Fallout Equestria: Frozen Clock

I woke up with my forelegs tightly around Hops. The two of us had a wonderful night. But I wanted to give her what I felt. I kiss her forehead and slowly untangle myself from her legs. I stood up and everyone else was already awake.

“Hey, Rose we were talking to Maria and Deco. I think you need to sit down and hear this.”

I glance at Bowser unsure what he means by this. I sat down by the others we have become close friends over these past few days. We protect each other and they told me to pursue this relationship with Hops.

Maria turns on her holo device on her systems and Deco forms infront of us so the others can finally see her. The pink pony looks around at them smiling at them. The fact the others can see what I have seen in my vision for so long now makes me happy.

“It’s nice to see you all finally. I am the one that has been in poor Roses’ vision the entire time. Now I have been learning more about what is going on. I was able to learn something but not why Maria is a Frozen clock.”

I finally hear the word frozen clock again. I had no idea what it meant normally it meant a clock is frozen without power. I look at the others who stay silent. I could tell they weren’t sure how to take Deco and all this.

“I am sorry to say you can’t back out of this. You are now part of a war between two robotic factions One faction is called the True ones. The pony that attacked you Rose is part of them. The other is the faction that might help us if we help them. They’re called the worker’s old worker robots created during the war.”.

I took a deep breath I wanted to lose my cool. I exhaled because I didn’t want to wake Hops. I looked to the others to see what they thought about all this. On each of their faces, there are no emotions.

“My question is this why we were forced to have these devices implanted in us?”

I look over to Bowser that is a good question. I wish I had the guts to ask that myself. I didn’t understand why us?

“That I am still unsure. I am hoping maybe we will learn from the workers why you did. Maybe we will find out in random factories we see if they have upgrades that could teach us why. Now I want you all to gather what food you can. Maybe ask Hops to go back to her down and get you more supplies. Because we have a long trek ahead to get us to the worker’s main base. It’s in the middle of Detrot.”

I took a breath standing on my metal hooves heading back to Hops shaking her awake. Kissing her cheek. The mare wakes up looking up at me with a sweet smile. I give a smile in return and I tell her what is going on.

“So the stories of two robotic factions is true then. Many of us have been hearing stories going on for a long time. Now you need ammo food and whatever else? Well, then I will do so but remember to search every nook and cranny love. You will find many items in them and sometimes chems.”

I stare at her that confuses me to even do all that. I quickly nod and she leaves I go back to the others sighing. Sitting down on my ass again stroking my head with my metal hoof unsure what to do or feel.

“She will go gather what she can for us. But she told me to go look in random trash and other places to find useful things.”

Bowser shrugs.

“Well, we learned that Deco has more for us. She thinks she could lead us to the workers but also some upgrades along the way. But she also is going to try to find more info on why the four of us.”

I didn’t trust Deco at all. I trust Maria even less.

“Listen Deco I don’t trust you. I am sure you understand this correct?”

The computer pony didn’t look hurt from what I could tell she understood.

“Well yeah, I understand I was kind of forced on you. But I feel maybe we should do our best to at least trust each other. But I feel like I am part of your family now. We need to make Maria feel welcomed as well. I want to understand what she meant by Frozen Clock.”

I quickly nod at that.

“A frozen clock to me is one that we trample as buffalo do. Also, can we go I need to feel the real ground under my hooves.”

I glance at June I could tell she was getting tired of being on the hard ground. Looking over to the others I took a deep breath and exhaled soon after again.

“Maybe we can help others on the way and maybe gain friends in this world that won’t attack me on sight if you know what I mean.”

Drift looks over to the others she is unsure what to think. The orb in her chest turns purple from the look of a bit of fear and blue for sadness. She keeps silent she uses her wings to hold a fork to eat some veggies.

“Drift do you have anything you wish to add?”

I look over to Drift who just shrugs her shoulders.

“I ain’t sure about all this. I have no choice but to follow and if I feel we need to leave you will listen to me correct?”

I look to the others. Bowser from how he looks over to Drift and then I look over to June. She just stands there looking very confused.

“If Drift feels it’s best to leave then we do so. But you better let me at least gore something. I am not going to just sit by and allow her or Bowser or even you to get hurt. Like it or not we are now family. I know that is much to say but for now, we are family.”

I agree with her we look to Maria and Deco and I look to the others.

“If you do leave me and Maria behind we won’t feel angry at that at all. I have been forced on you and Maria is just another tag along. Even though she doesn’t feel that way herself. But we can’t just leave her here.”

I agree with her we can’t just leave these two here. I look at Hops and others from her town farther down the bridge bringing the supplies we need. I wasn’t sure really but we will know.

It took us like an hour to get ready. We had been given a wagon to make us look like traders. Maria wraps around my leg making her look like a decked-out pip-buck. She had to push herself into my nervous system so Deco could tell me if we are near any upgrades.

“Alright, are we all ready to go?”

I look to Bowser who has been given a machine gun. Drift who has been giving a battle saddle. June doesn’t need any weapons but her horns. Looking at the barding and armor on my body. I have an old run-down zebra gun on my side and a chipped sword. They all say they’re ready and I look back to Hops as we get ready to leave.

“What will you be doing with this village?”

Hops shrugged her shoulders.

“This town used to be connected to mine it might happen again but I don’t think we can defend ourselves. It would be too big unless we use the hellhounds to let them be the guards of the extended town.”

I nod and the others are getting ready to leave. I look to them as they call to me. I look back to Hops. I took a deep breath expanding my cheeks breathing out.

“So um…”

Hops rolls her eyes and kisses my lips and pushes me away to the others.

“I will wait for you so go do what you need to do then come back to me you zebra.”

I was confused at the sudden kiss and then looking to the others walking close to them and then looking back to Hops. I wave to her and when we leave the town an old door closes to block off anypony else from entering that town till it’s time to open up again.

Deco forms in my eyesight again.

“You seem happier since you meet her Rose. Now um thank you for allowing me to be in your vision again. Now um if we follow the road with these old factories and if you wish to go into any of them you might find something interesting.”

I took a deep breath feeling a bit stressed from having to deal with all this again looking to the others.

“Well Deco had an interesting idea since we need to look the part of traders maybe we should go through these factories “

Bowser looks at the factory we are close to and then back to me.

“Well, It may take us more time to get Deco and Maria to the workers. I am sure they don’t mind since it may keep them from being found.”

June unhitches herself from the cart and I stay with Drift near the cart. Bowser and June go inside since it may take a few hours or so for them to get out. Drift and I get out some of the food that we have with us and eat.

“Do you think it was wise for two of us to stay out here Rose?”

I was about to speak when I heard laughter. Looking around and seeing strange ponies with bloodshot eyes and blood all over their armor and bodies. I look to Drift nodding to her as we keep eating and not allowing this to bother us.
“Heh heh heh. Two mares all on their lonesome.”

The strange ponies come towards us I have a bad feeling about them. They get closer to us and surround us there must be like five of them. I could tell from the orb in Drift’s chest was very scared. I pat her shoulder giving a quick nod.

“How may we help you, boys?”

The raiders look at each other confused. They whisper at each other because I have a feeling they aren’t used to others not scared of them.

“We are raiders shouldn’t you be trying to shoot us or scared of us?”

I shrug my shoulders.

“No, I am not scared of you. You just seem to try too hard and if you were trying to scare us you would have shot us from far away instead of doing this. So why don’t you stop playing and move along please.”

They aim their guns at me they leave Drift alone. Who enrages because she is not only scared by full of rage from them wishing to harm me. I look over to Drift and then to the stallions I took a deep breath.

“Excuse me.”

They force their guns into me more.

“Shut up!!”

“But..”

“Shut up!!”

I shrug and Drift smashes her hooves into the ground causing the ground to shake to make the ponies drop on their butts and I quickly smash their guns with my metal hooves and then sit back down making Drift sit again. When the raiders stand back up they look at their guns.

“Oh got to watch for those sudden ground shakes. I am sure they don’t like guns either.”

They look at each other scared.

“Boys she is a zebra she could have done her magic on us.”

Wow, these ponies are dumb they think my species use evil magic. Maybe there is more to the zebras of this new world than I give them credit for. I pick up a rock with one of my hooves and smirk showing them it.

“I shall do one of my magic spells then on this rock it would be used on you as well then.”

I chant some strange words that would sound like my species way of speaking. Then when they stare at the rock I crush it down with my metal hooves and it turns into powder and I pour the dust onto the ground.

“I think… we better leave her alone.”

I smash my hoof on the ground staring at me.

“Leave us alone. If you even try to harm me or my friend again I will not only use a spell on you. I will eat YOU!!!!”

I laugh loudly causing the raiders to run away in fear. They drop all their broken weapons. I laugh softly looking at Drift and she relaxes as we both go back to our normal time of eating. I place the broken weapons on the back of the cart.

“What made you think of doing that Rose?”

I shrug my shoulders.

“Their brains looked cooked from so many drugs. They look used to everyone being scared of them. I think we may have to deal with ponies like them on our journey.”

After a while, June and Bowser came back out. Bowser had a lot of strange items in his arms. June snorted she was covered in dust and the metal that forms around her has burns on it as it forms back into her horns.

“That was fucking dumb… Bowser here triggered an alarm and we got attacked by security but we found some drugs and magic bandages but there wasn’t much in there.”

Bowser laughs putting the stuff he found in the cart. He looks at the broken guns and looks back to Drift and me. He sat by Drift she still looks a bit shook up he whispers to her and they talk and she told him what happened.

“Wait you two got attacked?’

June looks over to Bowser she snorts loudly looking around to see if she could find the ones that tried to attack us. But she cools down when she doesn’t see anyone steam shooting out of her horns.

“Yes but we better get going just in case.”

We finally get going again and before we could do anything we get an hour on our journey and we don’t even see other souls along the path but when we get to another large factory standing infront of us is a large robotic creature.

The robot looks poorly created and like it was put together very quickly. On the shoulder of the robot creature is a wrench. It stands up on its two legs looking ready for something. We stop before we even go even further.

“Surrender the frozen clock or die!!”

We look at each other and the armor forms on my legs. June hides the cart behind a large rock from a building. Drift and Bowser ready to defend themselves I took a deep breath and the robotic creature opens its gun ports. For our first battle has come