Fallout Equestria: RainFall

"No dictator, no invader, can forever hold an imprisoned population by the force of arms. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power governments, tyrants, and armies can not stand. The Centauri learned this lesson once. We will teach it to them again. Though it will take a thousand years, we will be free."

G'Kar, The Long, Twilight Struggle

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Sterling a day later

I have been asked to speak a few words for all those who died. It’s estimated that fifty were killed during the entire battle. One of them came from the airship, a camel who spent most of the time just speaking with the other camels in the airship and not the others.

I stood on the podium looking at the others closing my eyes and sighing. I open my eyes, staring at all the eyes looking at me. I look over at the castle, the body of the large queen still connected to it. It will take a long time to remove the poor creature from the castle. I look back at our new friends. I look at Amandla. She has her side wrapped in a cast and one broken leg. Melody must have gotten shot at least two times. She has one of her wings wrapped. Ruby looks unscathed and I am told Gimzo will have an awful case of PTSD. Even though she didn't go through a harsh time like many of the others who went through it all their lives. Just what she was forced to do didn't help her at all. From what she said her mental health is always poor.

Rhyolite, Dust, Rep, and Beezen are the only ones who haven’t needed any care. Wicker stood beside Oil and Gizmo. Oil has one of her eyes covered and her side bandaged up. I close my eyes tightly again feeling tears fall down my face. This is the funeral for all the ones who died and even the king, queen, and the court.

I look over to the Stone Back which has the next part of the map to Dream valley. Catrina leans on her friend Rep. She said she would stay before she returns with Bumble and her hive. Then Ruby and her friends will follow after they help us clean up. I look at one more friend Joona. She is unscathed as well; she has been crying about the deaths. Gem didn’t want to come. Mellow is here thankfully alive. She gave us a scare there for a bit. Gunpowder stands beside her since she is willing to help.

“I didn’t want to do this. I didn’t want to. I knew Gearshift all my life including those she led. I am sad to say half of the dead are her gang. The west side gang has practically ended thankfully the war is over and…we can rejoice. I will name all those who died. Nova, Joken,”

I name many including many from bumbles hive. Then I get to the final name.

“Gearshift.”

I sob softly, smirking weakly.

“She wanted me to marry her again when I came back. She wanted children and a family with me. But she and I both know I am unable to give her what she wants. Those who spent many years frozen in those tubes can have children. Unless there is a cure found for us those who spent years in this broken city will die out. While those from the days of old will take over.”

I let out a shuddering sigh.

“We give them back to the sea when we all will go to the sea when the time comes. Celaeno will sing the upholi song of old. We will also change our names back to what we should have been named. The queens have said who we are now and it’s what we should have been. From this day forth we are no longer upholi. We are now Orthiaines when the new queens take over. The clean-up begins.”

I close my eyes again, tears falling from my eyes again, look down at Gearshift and then nod to Celaeno as she comes up to the podium and smiles weakly at everyone. I know full well she left so long ago and the ponies brought her back.

“Years ago I left this lovely home. I became a pirate and worked for the Storm King. I learned he is back when the time is right we will come and help Ruby with her fight. I feel we don’t have the right to go now till we get our lives back to normal. I knew the ponies of old and they were my friends and I feel I failed them and everyone here. I will be helping my two friends lead as the new military General.”

Celaeno closes her eyes sighing. She puts her claw to her chest. The look on her face all I see is sadness and hope for the future. There is no hope for those who lived in the wake of necromantic magic.

“We will try to find a way to cure those who won’t be able to have children. We can’t allow those who lived through everything to die out. We old guard is the reason for what happened here. So I promise you with the help of the ponies and zebras who are staying with us. We will do what we can for all of you.”

She goes silent again looking at everyone. She turns her gaze to Ruby and her friends. A gentle smile forms across her face.

“As a promise to Ruby and her friends we will not say who came here to save us. They will be honored with a feast and we will see them off after they help us clean up. Now to honor those who gave their lives for everything.”

She takes the mic out of the stand while all of us head to the edge of the water and all the caskets hold each soul who died from each side. We know the dead are going to grow when we clean up the castle.

“Our wings have been clipped so long ago that our souls become one. The Storm King took our will to fly. We gained the will to sing for ourselves. In the end, our song shall bring forth the dreaming of Orhtiana. We upholi have lost ourselves and we no longer see the future within.”

She goes silent for a moment while the music of the world plays. I have been asked to sing for Gearshift before we push her into the water. I glance over to Ruby who looks at me and she looks down at Nova. Ruby begins to sing.

“I am Ruby Glide, a magic eater corrupted by Majesty so long ago. I am just a simple magic eater wishing to bring peace to the world. I can no longer lie to those around me. I am no hero. I am just a guardian hoping to do what is right. Being a guardian even though the world will see me as a hero.”

She goes silent for a moment looking down at Nova unable to sing more. Melody leans into her wife smiling and the yellow mare sings for her.

“I am Melody Glide, a simple doctor who wishes to bring peace to those who need it. I have been trained to help those along the path to death or hope. Nova helped us so much in this task to bring us peace. Our journey is not over but Nova’s journey has started to meet the warriors of the past.”

Melody and Ruby place the cover on Nova’s casket and push her into the water and she slowly drifts away. One of the guards who survived the fight tosses a torch to burn the casket as we did in the old days.

Celaeno puts her beak to the mic again.

“All those in the future will be by our side. When the time comes for us to follow their path. Oh, we can’t let this end. We must sing to them to lead their path to the next life. We can no longer let them end. Their memories are the songs in our hearts. Oh please bring forth their souls to the history books.”

She stops singing and turns her eyes to look at the casket holding the body of Joken. Dancer stands over her former slaver and her bodyguard. Tears fall down her cheeks while Beezen is trying to comfort her. The first to sing for her is Beezen.

“A judge of the stars will tell you your bodyguard and former slaver won through will and force alone. I have no right to judge for what I did in the past. The one is known as Williams the powerful one the one who brought hope to the ponies of old. The one who sang the song in the face of the smooze it is now time to sing my friend, bring forth your heart and show your love for your dead friend.”

Dancer takes a deep breath blowing air out of her beak. Her gentle voice sounds through salt water air.

“I shall be by his side when the time comes to see him again. When the time comes I shall see him again and I shall tell him how I feel. I was in love with him and I wanted to give my heart to him. I wanted to have him close to me in my bed and marry him after our time of love. He and I saw each other as friends. I saw him as a lover close to me. He gave me my first kiss, he gave me my first time in bed. He gave me everything after he broke my soul and broke me.”

Beezen gives Dancer a torch to burn the body.

“I give him his path to the great beyond to meet with the warriors of the past. So he is now at peace and my heart shall always sing for him even when I find new love. With the last of my broken heart. I light his way to the next path.”

Beezen pushes the casket into the water and she tosses the torch into the casket. The casket floats and sinks with the fire. The great captain puts her beak back to the mic and she lets out a gentle sigh before singing again.

“The last and final soul of reference who deserves the song of one more. Then we all shall sing when it comes to honoring them all. I don’t know much about this soul. Her name is Gearshift real name GearSong, a wonderful wife and friend to many. I never knew her, I never knew her song. I wish I could learn from her.”

I felt the song hit me hard. I shake a bit remembering her being my wife. I look down at Gearshift. She is still wearing her helmet. She never took it off; it was who was when she became the new gang leader. There is no need for gangs anymore. There is no need for land to be divided by gang members. I find it hard to sing and before I could sob, Amandla put her hoof on my leg. I look down at her and then at my new friends. Gizmo smiles sweetly at me while the others nod to me. I wish Gem was here. She said she doesn't care for funerals because she has seen too many in her life.

It took a while but I finally found the will and the heart to sing for Gearshift. I felt my heart beat gently in my chest.

“The story begins with two friends on the night of the song. The world was different, the world was painful. It’s going to take forever to clean up the city. We will never forget those who came before us. Our mothers are fathers our brothers and sisters. I look down at Gearshift I remember the soul I married. I remember the songs we sang I remember when she cried when we tried to have children.”

I took a deep breath blowing out the air.

“I will never forget the happiness she gave me. I will always see her smiling face. She stood tall, she stood right. She is a hero to us all. We have become free because of her and the others. It is time to move on from the past. It is time to sing for us all. We can no longer end this world. It is time to bring forth the dream.”

I grab the torch.

“I take this fire to follow her song. I will follow her path when the time comes. I wish I could have been there to help her. But I was asked by her to stand and watch. I am not one for battle. She told me if she dies to follow Ruby and bring back the peace beyond the stars. It is now time for the path to go.”

Amandla and I push Gearshift's casket into the water and I burn the casket and she floats and then sinks to the sea below and to be food for the fish. When she sinks I stand back and Celaeno puts her beak to the mic again.

“Now everyone will sing with me while we push everyone who died. We will find more in the coming days. It's all we can do now but allow them to be at peace.”

The first to sing is Rhyolite.

“I am not much of a singer. I am not one for songs and hope in my heart. I never knew this species. I am just a simple creature who normally just wants sex and battle. But I watched these creatures fight for their lives and they fought with such will and might in their hearts and souls it’s all we can do but to sing for them.”

The raptor holds the torch and keeps singing to her heart's content.

“I have found my battle, I have found my family and I will be with them to the end of time. Till the time for me to follow my path again. The path to lead me back to my husbands and the path to making children with them.”

Ryo holds the torch looking over to Gizmo. She smiles weakly as she looks down at Wicker and looks at Oil they both nod to her telling her it’s okay. She takes a deep breath and steps up to the casket of a few. She begins to sing for an old girl. She sings very amazingly.

“I have never sung before, I have never had a reason to sing. I see my heart is broken. Most of those in the castle died because of me. I told them to run before the smooze took me over. I tried so hard not to follow what the creature wanted. I wish I could have done more. I know full well I would never know.”

Gizmo takes a deep breath, blowing air out. She is having issues staying together and tears fall from her face. She wasn’t taken over for long but she did so much from the stories she told us. She didn’t want to talk about it at all. She lifts the torch looking over to Oil leaning into her and she is going to need her more.

“I lift this torch and they will be led to the next path and the next glory to the next life.”

She glanced down at Wicker. The pirate mare looks up to Gizmo. I could tell from the look on the Kirin's face she had never sung in her life. If she did I doubt I would have heard it. She takes a deep breath, closing her eyes to sing.

“Oh, the great demon of the sea. We bring forth food for you my friend. Allow their souls to go to the next world. You have their bodies to be your minions but let their souls move to the next life oh great demon of the sea. You gave hope to those on the water and the song within their hearts. I am but a pirate at heart. I shall always sing when it comes to your glory oh demon of the sea.”

Wicker takes a deep breath blowing the air out of her mouth.

“I had to fight my loving mate soon. I am normally one for males but Gizmo has shown me what it’s like to be in love with a female. Even if she is older than I and she will watch me grow old. I see what is coming and I shall help her through her pain.”

Wicker closes her eyes to sing the rest of her mind.

“We finally brought the magic of freedom back to the hearts of our new friends.”

Beezen lifts another burning torch. He has the others looking at him. He chuckles to himself. It’s odd for him to sing, I am sure it is. He looks at Joona who is standing by and talking to the stone back. They agreed to give the other part of the map to the judges so they could get to Dream Valley.

“I am just a judge. I will be fighting for the side of Grogar when the time comes. When the time comes I will see my death and my song. The story within my next path will come and it will be when Ruby is my foe. It’s time to move on to the next path. But first, the forge so we can make the moon-touched weapons.”

Beezen wasn’t much of a singer and he showed it. He went silent soon after and Joona smiled weakly singing herself with the Stone Back joining in.

“I am lost in this world.” [Joona]

“We are both lost in this new world.” [Rock Back]

“We have a song showing the path to Dream Valley. I am a lost Panna. My family showed me the truth when It was time. Majesty oh Majesty showed me peace. She showed herself to me when I went below to show she wished to help.”

I stare at the Panna when she sings these words. I looked over to Ruby and she told me all about Majesty. Ruby seems to be relaxed when it comes to the name of this alicorn. Rock Back helps Joona lift their torches. Their song ends and they turn to look at Dust while he stands by Rep and Catrina. Dust shrugs his shoulders.

“I shall sing for these two as well. Because my life connects with theirs if that is okay Catrina.”

Catrina nods. Rep shrugs his shoulders. Dust sighs while the three lift their torches to get ready to burn the rest of the bodies and Dust begins to sing.

“I was trained to follow the path of this one traitor of my species. I was trained to follow the path of those who wished to bring Catrina to justice for what she did to many of us. She has done much in her life. She has betrayed she has turned slaves to make witchweed potion. The one known as Williams helped her.”

Rep joins in.

“We have been down this road before we have watched friends die. We have seen the world around us end in fire. I have watched my dear friend grow evil and become a drug-riddled being using slaves to make the drug. The drug within her heart begins to make her grow dark and hard within her heart. It took a baby pony for her heart to melt. To show she is not corrupted by this magic.”

Rep holds a torch ready to burn the remaining bodies. There will be so much more we will be mourning. The prince of old we will be burying so many if we don’t find a cure. The cure of this necromantic magic. While all this goes on I hold the torch wondering how wonderful this paper will be. We are finally free but at a cost and a loss. Catrina glances over to Dust and puts her paw on his shoulder.

“I deserve to be hunted by my species. I am no longer part of them but one who destroyed many. One who destroyed many souls and hearts including the will of ponies to get them to make my witchweed potion. When the fire takes them it will become the story of a lifetime.”

The song ends and all the caskets burn and are pushed into the water for them to sink. I stood there watching with the others. After a while, one began to leave. Ruby stayed with me when everyone else left. Most went to clean up, and most went to eat. Mellow went to make food for us. My mind is focused on Gearshift. I don’t know what Ruby is thinking.

“I am sorry Sterling.”

I turn my head to look at the pink magic eater. Just the look in her eyes I could see the sorrow for one she barely knew. I didn’t say a word putting my claw on the pink bug back. I look at her stomach. I will be seeing little ones or eggs laid on my journey with this bug. I worry about what is going to happen to her when the time comes.

“It’s not your fault Ruby Gearshift knew the risk so did the others. There will be more food for the sea soon. Including your friend the queen of Mirelurks. I hope she is at peace including the children she lost. How many survived the death of their queen is there enough to protect the new one?”

Ruby sighs looking towards the water treatment plant. The look in the features the beauty shining from her armorless body I never had a good look at her. She always hides her face, even her body. Ruby turns to look at me, noticing I am staring at her. Her cheeks burn brightly. I just laugh loudly.

“I am sorry you’re not used to someone admiring your beauty are you?”

Ruby smirks.

“No I am not, it's rare for anyone to say I have a type of beauty. Thank you for your kindness, Sterling. It helps me feel better about bringing the war to this city. I feel if I didn’t show up here things would have ended differently.”

Just hearing those words a frown forms across my feathered face. I closed my eyes, sighing no it would still happen even if she didn’t come here. It would have been far worse if she didn’t take the time to talk to everyone and bring back the water and bring back peace to most of us. Just oh Gearshift I wish you were here to see this new world.

“No Ruby It would have happened. I don't think it would have been in my lifetime. I thank you for everything you did even if Gearshift died. She told me even if she died during this battle. She would want me to move on and find someone else. I am thinking of pursuing a relationship with Dancer. Dancer wants to come with us and she will be staying with me if it’s okay with Gem.”

Ruby chuckles

“If it will keep you from feeling alone Sterling then do what you must. After what you and Dancer have been through I doubt it will be wise to stay. Have you and Dancer been together before?”

I smirk and laugh.

“Well, it used to be normal to have threesomes with my species. We did everything to try to get children. I slept with Gearshift and Dancer once at the same time. It wasn’t something I am very proud of but I have had deep feelings for both of them for years. Gearshift always told me to go to her and I ignored her wanting her. But now with Gearshift dead, I feel it might be wise to make children with her and name one. After Gearshift if we have a female.”

Ruby smirks weakly, nodding her cheeks bright red. I had to leave, turning around and seeing her still watching the water. I want to say something before I could Dancer puts a claw on my shoulder I turn to look at the former slave.

“I don’t think I can come with you Sterling, they will need new guards and military. I will wait for you and marry you when you return. Will you do the same wait for me?”

A gentle smile forms across my beak.

“Dancer, I have known you for a long time. How about we do this? I marry you before I leave and I give you a wonderful night before the time comes. I feel it’s the only way to have peace in my soul and heart. I know it’s much to ask to have sex with you after an awful battle but it’s all I can think of.”

Dancer smiles from the movements of her body. She pulls me close to her and I just stare into her eyes. I feel the same love I had for Gearshift. I close my eyes, sighing. I open them staring into the eyes of Dancer. We can’t pick and choose anymore who we want, the one I want is now fully dead.

“I would be happy to be with you, Sterling. I just wish I could give you hatchlings. I wish I could give you so much without a cure it wouldn’t be easy. I will give you a lifetime of happiness just please when you leave, return to me please.”

I chuckle holding Dancer tightly to me.

“I will.”

Dancer lets me go and I turn to see what she is looking at. I see Ruby still there just hovering where everything happened. I look over to Dancer and then back at Ruby. I am now very concerned about why she is not moving on.

“Is she okay?’

I shook my head.

“I think when her journey is over she will be okay. Right now I think the poor bug is feeling guilty for all the death. I told her this battle would have happened even without her here. I don’t know how to take care of her. I don’t know what to do and her wife went to check on the wounded.”

Dancer sighs walking over to Ruby. She puts her claw on the back of the pink bug. Dancer pulls the large bug into a hug. She just held her tightly and finally, I could hear it. Ruby started sobbing loud enough so others could hear. I am starting to wonder if all the deaths hit her harder than the rest of us.

I walk over to Dancer joining in the hug letting the poor bug cry her heart out. I don’t know how long this will be or how long this will take. I just hope when she finally lets go of her sorrow and pain she will be able to help clean up.

Melody comes over while we hug the poor bug. Dancer and I put the sobbing bug on the back of Melody.

“Come, my love, let's get you some sleep. Your emotions are taking control again.”

Melody looks up to Dancer and me.

“Thank you for staying with her. I wish I could have stayed with her but the wounded needed me.”

She gives a sweet smile. For having a broken wing it hasn't stopped her bubbly sexy personality. Personality she only gives when she is friendly to someone. She trots off with the pink bug on her back heading into the airship.

“Come on Dancer let's go relax and talk of the past and Gearshift. I am sure she will cheer for us in the next life.”

Dancer chuckles.

“I am sure to.”

I look back at the water all the bodies burned and sank into. I close my eyes. 'Goodbye Gearshift.’ I walk with Dancer to my home, the newspaper printing plant. I have to give the lost children my story of the war.

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Ruby the next day

I spent most of the day helping clean up. I didn’t sleep very well at all. I keep seeing everyone who died in my dreams. I lay in bed just laying my head on Melody. She strokes my cheek with her non-broken wing.

“Ruby, you need to take your broken sword and rebuild it in the forge. Then you will have two moontoched swords. We will come and join you to make our weapons to fight the stars. It’s never going to be the same. This is almost the final stretch of your journey Ruby. Then we must return and fight.”

I chuckle weakly

“Yes, I know. My journey to Dream Valley is coming to an end.”

Melody giggles sitting up on the bed.

“Now my wife needs to get off our bed before I make her blush so red again.”

I smirk, blushing my pink cheeks turning bright red and I chuckle. I love the feeling when I blush makes me feel very alive.

“I would love to be red in the face again just from staring into your beautiful eyes. But it can wait. I need to find Silver and get going to find the forge.”

I get out of bed get into my armor, open my bag pulling out the hilt of Spitfire. I stare at the hilt. Looking at my other sword I remember this blade so well. I hope the spirit of Spitfire is willing to return. I put the hilt back into the bag and got out of my room. Beezen was standing there waiting for me.

“It’s time to rebuild your weapon, Ruby. Then the others will come and build their weapons. Just be prepared it will be hard to convince the spirit of the sword to return.”

I close my eyes tightly wondering what to think. I take a deep breath blowing hot magic air out of my mouth. Opening my eyes back up looking up to Beezen. A weak smile creeps across my face.

“Beezen… will the guilt ever vanish?”

Beezen stares at me.

“Ruby, it is not your fault for all the deaths. Even if you never came here many of them said it would have started and gotten even worse. So don’t blame yourself, my dear friend. You have such a big heart there is no way you will be happy with this answer, you just have to accept it.”

I closed my eyes, nodding. I knew I would have to accept it. Beezen and I leave the airship. He leads me through the city while many start rebuilding and they keep finding many dead and dying in the rubble of some buildings. We go into the tavern and Silver is sitting at the bar talking with Bumble. I haven’t seen the two princesses now queens. I think they might be at the castle.

“Silver, can you lead Ruby to the hive?”

Bumble turns to look at me and then at Beezen.

“We will be leaving so I don’t mind you going into the hive Ruby. Beezen we might make it there first if we do. We will make you a camp for you to rest. Would that work?”

Beezen smiles.

“If you could or convince Majesty to let us stay at Dream Castle whatever works.”

Bumble nods. Silver gets off the stool drinking the rest of her tea and looking at me. I look at her stump. She told me after the funeral was over she retired and will just be an advisor to the new queens. Silver smiles leaning down to kiss my head.

“Thank you so much, Ruby, you did more than I hoped. We would have never gotten this far if I didn’t push you into coming. Do you forgive me for giving you up to the Storm King? I heavily regret doing that to you.”

A weak smile forms across my buggy face.

“I forgive you for it. It changed me and it helped me learn more about myself. It may not be what I fully wanted but now I am no longer dead. The Storm King I am sure thinks I am not but Wheel Tread. He is the one I worry about the most.”

Silver smiles leading Beezen and me through the city. I keep my helmet off so others can see me and I don’t hide my face. While we walk I see so many bodies of the dead. Some of them are the lost children and some are from inside the castle. Rhyo told me she thinks most of the ones who trained with her might have been killed in this battle.

I see my friends walking around helping the citizens of this lovely city pick up and clean up the dead. Melody turns to look at me waving her hoof. Catrina waves to me they’re staying and will go ahead soon with the other side of the map.

I felt awful for what happened and we finally get to the building made into a hive. Silver leads Beezen and me to the basement. When we get into the basement there is a heavy metal door locking the forge inside. When she opens it up this forge has what looked like a glass light to use the moon in case the metal I was using is not from space. Silver clicks a few lights and then turns on the forge tossing in some wood.

“This place hasn't been used for many years. But the ability to use it has been shown to us for so many years I even remember what my parents and family told me. Ruby, please don’t use anger or hate to forge these weapons. These weapons from space focus on your emotions and those emotions are very powerful.”

Silver moves away from the forge. She pulls up an old chair to relax. I glance over at Silver who just relaxes her mind and seems to focus on other things. I look back at Beezen who pulls out all the metal we will be using. I pull out the old hilt looking at the hilt of Spitfire. I hope the spirit is still within the sword.

“I will be making this weapon for you Ruby. When the sword is said and done we will try to contact the spirit and I warn you she may not want to speak with you. I hope you understand this and you know full well that it might not happen.”

I groan nodding and Beezen takes the hilt of the sword. He looks at it and sighs holding it to his chest. He finally remembered this is the sword I used on him. I think he forgot it’s the one I used on him and we both held it for so long. He held it for many years and then gave it to the others. It was given to me so I could rebuild and remake it. Beeze begins his work on the forge; he takes a strange hammer that has strange moon ruins on its body. When the hammer hits the metal it causes the moon to glow into the metal.

“Ó, veľký mesiac neba a hviezd. Naplňte tento kov nádeje a snov. Prineste zbraň, aby ste porazili hviezdy a priniesli svetlo nádeje.”

Beezen keeps chanting these words. The metal closes and begins to mold and bend the heat from the light connecting with the fire coming from the anvil and forge. He keeps folding the metal and it burns in his hands but his hands don’t burn? I notice it closer he has protection from the stars of peace and glory. He keeps chanting the same spell while he uses this forge. It’s starting to get very hot as I get closer and I just stare at it like it’s something very new to me.

“The life within the moon shall sing for you. It’s been dancing and showing its shape to you. When you come to battle to the minion of the stars. You will sing, dance and you will fight to the end. Don’t let the path end let the path sing for you, my friend.”

It takes a few hours for him to get the entire weapon forged and after he is done. I open my eyes. I was asleep and when he sets the blade down I lift the blade and it was now a darker color than the pure white it was. It’s like the weapon Wicker found for me. I hold the hilt tightly closing my eyes now I just need to speak to the spirit.

“Now I am going to go get the others to ask what kind of weapons they want. I got enough for everyone including Amandlas's weapon for her armor. Are you willing to sit in a dark room and try to speak to the spirit of the blade?”

I take a deep breath and hold the blade going into the pure dark room next to the forge. I sit in the darkness unsure of what to say to the spirit. All I can think of is speaking in old poenish or zebra. I take a deep breath. Spitfire seems like a powerful captain of a group a powerful army. I could be wrong. I hold the blade tightly feeling the spirit at least a bit of it in the hilt of the sword.

“Oh, great Spitfire if you wish to come back to your weapons till I don’t need you any longer and you can finally rest.”

Silence is nothing but pure silence a silence as profound as when the bombs destroyed the world. I take a deep breath trying to focus more on my core to speak to the pony. I use the magic within my body to try to communicate with her.

“Spitfire please come to me. I wish to speak with you.”

For a moment again nothing but silence.

“You didn’t listen to me before, little bug. You ended up losing yourself to the moment and becoming the villain you said you wished to fight. I have been watching you from the land beyond all this time. I have spoken to those who knew your hero and spoken to many who came here after me. Including part of myself, I lost half my soul to this sword you wish to call me back to. If I come back it will be my entire spirit and you will listen to me when I feel you’re going down the wrong path deal?”

I take a deep breath going silent for a moment.

“Is this what you want Spitfire? I don't want you to feel trapped in this sword.”

Spitfire laughs, she finally comes into my vision and I finally get a look at the pegasus spirit. The beauty of her figure. She looks very young but also has the age of wisdom in her eyes. I would ask how she died but this is not the wisest time to ask.

“I'd rather be of some help than in the world beyond the world between lands. The land of the dead you could say. I want to be useful till the end.”

I hold the sword tightly and I feel the spirit of the mare go into the sword. The sword glows brightly burning like it’s on fire. I drop it from the heat and when it falls to the floor with a heavy metal thump it lands and bounces just a second. The fire dims and I pick it back up, closing my eyes tightly trying to remember the words Hunter helped me learn in zebra.

“Ngiyabonga ubuhle benyanga. Ngiyabonga, Spitfire futhi sizolwa njengomunye.”

I put the sword back into the old scabbard it’s been in my bags for so long and I place it back on my armor and I head out into the forge. I watch Beezen make weapons for each of my friends. The first is my lovely wife Melody. He forges a gun through the metal it’s a shotgun and when he sets it down he smiles.

“It will use normal ammo but when it hits the minions of the stars it will hurt them. Now for the others.”

Next, while I watch Melody stick close to me and she holds me close to her and I just relax. Rhyolite has her weapon made. He uses the sword she uses now. He forms the metal around her bone sword. Making the metal strong and keeping the bone hilt nodding to her. She stands beside us holding the blade.

Next Wicker comes in and she already has two weapons made from these forges: her flintlock pistol and musket. He breaks apart her club and while it takes the time he makes her a heavy metal club and she holds it in her magic.

“Use it when the time comes.”

Wicker nods coming over to watch with me. Next is Sterling he makes Sterling a broadsword, a large sword used to cleave many in two. After the sword is finished he holds it tightly in his claws coming over to us when it’s all done we will be naming these weapons. Sterling looks at me smirking, winking at me and my face turns bright red from his flirting. Next comes his Joona and he makes her moon-touched wing blades and he attaches them to her wings.

“Get with the others and they will be named.”

Joona nods and lands next to Melody. Beezen begins working on Amanda's weapon and it turns out to be a new sniper rifle. A sniper rifle she can attach to her armor and he looks down at her letting her hold the heavy weapon and she comes over to us. Beezen finally takes off his clothing and he is dripping wet with sweat.

“Two more my friends and then the names will be burned within the weapons. They will help you with your fight in the dead world. The world may be healing but many parts of the world are still dead and will stay dead till the time comes.”

Dust whispers to Beezen about what he wants to be made. He nods and soon after another hour I don’t know how long it’s been. He makes an assassin knife for Dust. It has heavy sharp serrated edges and he holds it tightly placing it in his cloak. Next is Gizmo and Beezen smiles at the turtle and he strokes her arm.

“What do you wish for?”

Gizmo sighs whispering to Beezen and after a while Beezen. He uses the remaining metal he has to make a large sledge-hammer as the head of the sledgehammer is what remains of a probe. She holds it tightly in her hands.

“Now there is some more metal and I will make one for me and our new friend Rock Back.”

Rock Back laughs.

“I don’t need it, Beezen. Rock backs claws are moon touched and always have been, you can make your own and tell us what the names are later.”

Beezen smirks

“Now name them you first Ruby.”

I held the hilt of my new blade and closed my eyes.

“Spitfire.”

Wicker smirks holding her club in her magic.

“Knockout.”

Amandla holds her sniper, closing her eyes to think.

“Candle Light.”

Dust looks at his knife and swings it around. The blade makes a singing sound when it goes through the air.

“Singer.”

Melody looks at the pegasus-made shotgun. It has many places for her to shoot, even her mouth or her hooves and wings. She closes her eyes thinking of what to say.

“Cloudsdale”

Rhyo holds her bone sword smirking.

“Bonehead.”

I roll my eyes at the name.

“Alright, it’s my turn then. All these names are amazing. I am sure mine for a turtle will be amazing as well.”

Gizmo holds the hammer tightly.

“Turtle Song.”

Sterling stood there waiting for him to answer and he looks at me and the others. He sets the blade down and thinks for a second.

“Before I came to mine and we become heroes or guardians. I want to say these words to you and I want you to know what I feel.”

Sterling smiles.

“You’re not at fault for what happened to this city. You came at the right time to free us from the pain. We wouldn’t have done it if we did, it would have ended worse for us. The smooze would have done worse to us than you would think. It’s not something we want to think about. So all I can think about is this sword.”

He holds it tightly.

“Upholi. To show how far we have come.”\

Joona was next. She looks at the wing blades and she takes a deep breath unsure what to say she smirks weakly.

“Pluma the name of our great hero who helped the one known as Wiliams fight our greatest foe.”

After all the names are said the moon runs from the hammer glow and moonlight force the names into the weapons. It takes a while for some of them and they burn hot and red. I stare at this. I'm sure I lost some sight of this and I will deal with it later. Beezen smiles and sighs, grabbing the piece of metal to make his weapon.

“Now my friends go rest and do what you planned on doing.”

I sigh weakly.

“I am going to get more rest and then when I wake up I am going to help.”

We were dispirited and fly beside my wife while the others went their way. I stay silent for a moment looking back at the forge and seeing Silver talking to Beezen. I look back to the way out and we are back outside.

“Let's get you back to our room my love and I will give you a rub down and let you sleep.”

I smirk. It takes us at least a few minutes to get back to the room and right now the door knob is asleep. He has been asleep for a while. He told me all the sorrow and death make him tired and worried. So he feels to remove himself from it is to sleep. He said he will be awake when we leave.

I take my armor off and lay on the bed and Melody rubs down my pink body.

“Sleep my loving bug sleep.”

I close my eyes dreaming of what is to come.

Footnote: max level

Perk added: Moon weapons: You and your friends have gotten weapons to fight the minion of the stars. When you’re with them and fighting together your will to fight the stars is doubled and it becomes harder for the stars to control you.