Prologue - A Hint Of Lemony Snicket

"If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book”

Before I begin this story, I would like to issue a warning to anypony and everypony who reads or hears this. This story is not one for the faint of heart. It won’t be fun, it won’t be nice, and it most certainly won’t be pleasant. There is no happy beginning and very few happy moments in the middle that are few and far between. This is a tale of sadness and woe. But, I am pleased to announce that this story DOES, in fact, have a happy ending. But the course of this story is one of hatred, death, and suffering that all come to a boil. It is these moments where ponies… no, people, that care shine brightest. But those people are rare, and those moments even more so.

All those who do not wish to continue, then don’t. I won’t force you, but I humbly ask that you do, however because these events need to be brought to light so one day these horrors will truly be over, and so history doesn't repeat itself. So, if those who wish to continue, well… wish to continue, then I shall begin…

Everyone in the New Canterlot Republic knows the story of Littlepip, the Light-bringer (literally), and how she sacrificed herself to bring the Sun and sky back to the Wasteland. Everyone knows of her steadfast companions, Deadshot Calamity: Her first friend; Velvet Remedy: The one she followed out here in the first place; Xenith: A zebra slave she saved from the fires of Fillydelphia; and SteelHooves: The first Applejack’s Ranger. Well, if you came here to hear about them, then I’m sorry to disappoint you. This is not their story, although they play an important role.

No… This is the story of the outsiders who strove to do anything they could to make the hell that was the Wasteland a better place for all, without asking for anything in return, even if they were treated like lepers by most.

This is my story… the story of the Wasteland Outcasts.

Author's Note

This is a new story that I decided to write after re-reading Fallout Equestria and then reading Murky Number Seven. I hope you enjoy.