Fallout: Equestria Swift Tale

Chapter Six: A Crazy Noisy Bizarre Adventure.

"Your not a joke your fit right in."

Whatever flew up there was flying fast. I wasted no time in standing up and got into a stance. This caused the two mares to fall to the ground wake up. My visor started to scan the flyer and go crazy as stardust started yelling at me for not fucking her and hurting her head. (Fuck whatever drug those raiders used is make in her get on my nerves)

“Get to cover!” I screamed as I took stardust’s sniper rifle as Ditzy doo covered Stardust.

The flyer was coming right at us and my visor switched to this dog fight mode. I had zero Experience in fighting in the air at all. The unknown flyer started to shoot at us as I just barely managed a shield around my group. Whoever this was they weren’t fucking around. And with our lack of supplies could be our downfall.

The flyer was coming back for another run this time I was ready. I shot into the air and started to tail them. Even though I didn’t have much flying experience I was pretty fast in the air. They took notice of me and started to shoot at me. The visor started to lock on to them and it zoomed up on them and I got the full picture.

This wasn’t a pony…

It was a griffin.

The griffin swooped down and into an old factory. There was a lot of old crates and stuff around. Some skeletons and scrap metal. I landed and hid behind some of them. I didn’t realize how far I was from ditzy doo and stardust till I didn’t see them. I didn’t recognize the factory but I did know that the griffin was perched on the roof waiting for me.

“Where are you?”

I slowly poked my head out and looked over the create, only for there to be a muzzle flash and a bullet break into the create and something warm in my armor. Too my surprise it was the bullet it just barely missed but it did leave a nasty burn in my skin. She had a sniper rifle too…but hers was in much more quality and deadly. With no other choice I ran out of hiding and dived into another create. The next thing I heard was humming not just humming but it sounded like a female humming. It sounded like she was close to me...No she was up there and…

I looked up and saw she had moved from the roof. She was trying to flank me to get a better shot.

This was a game of cat and mouse, And I have just falling into her trap. I had to keep moving if I stood still I was screwed. My visor was looking for her with its E.F.S and sending it to “My” PipBuck. I started to look for her with the sniper rifle up ready to kill her.

“If you are here I don’t want to fight!”

I yelled as I snuck around the factory. The door was unlocked and I snuck inside. I didn’t know what I was going to do if I met face to face with her. But if it had to come to it one of us would end up dead. Inside the factory was messy and dark. Some file cabinets where overturned and built like a wall. Some of the roof was caved in but I jumped up and stayed low. The humming was getting louder as I slowly moved around. She was here somewhere and I would be ready for her as I stayed away from the windows.

Click.

“NANI!”

I was not ready for that.

Without warning I had stepped on a trip wire. Fearing I was going to blow up I did my “famous” “force yourself back with my insanely large wings trick.” I hit a wall as expected but there was no explosion…In fact there were just some rattling cans. Confused I lifted them up and gave them a shake and there was another gun shot. Well It turns out this was not the trap I was expecting. This was a sound trap and in the cause that I was being hunted down It had worked perfectly. The she-griffon didn’t need to see me at all…she could hear where I was.

I made a mental note to watch out for more of these in the future and started to run up the stairs.

If I could make it to the roof I could have a vantage point. I also made the point to watch my step as well. I started to think about why one would go through all this trouble just to kill me. This place and its traps. This was her playground and I bet she knew everyplace to hide. Why would anypony want to kill me? There was no reason to do so…I think.

I open the roof access and she was there waiting back turned. She knew I was there as I made a lot of noise. I aimed the rifle at her and she turned around and throw off the cloak. She didn’t look scared or anything as she shown no emotion at all.

“You going to do it?...One free shot alicorn scum.” She said in a low monotone growl.

“Why do you want me dead?” I asked quickly.

She didn’t fear death at all. She came closer and started to walk around me. I keep the gun on her at all times. I didn’t know what she was planning at all yet she knew I wasn’t going to shot her…at least not till I get some answers. Her talons scratched through the dirt as she left dusty paw prints. I got a full look at her. She was unarmed and some of her feathers rustled. Her green eyes where red as she with either high or had not slept in a while. She looked like the other griffins I had seen in the army. She was completely naked as in she had nothing.

I pushed the gun at her head and she just smiled.

“I will ask again…Why do you want me dead?”

This she-griffon was not fooling around. I could have just shot her and that was it. But there was no reason to now. The more I thought about it, it came to me. I gave her a free pass as in she was testing her luck. She had information I wanted and she knew that I was not going to kill her till I got it.

“You are real pathetic you know that? After all a Alicorn that killed and ate a group of raiders and left one alive to tell the tail...I would have thought you would do the same to me.” She taunted me.

“I don’t know why I am who I am and I don’t want to fight.”

She turned around and walked to a box. I was going to shoot her but she seemed calm and quite.

“You do know that you dropped this…right?” She chuckled as she held the clip in her talon.

I froze in place as I looked at the gun. The clip holder thing was broken. She got all her stuff and grabbed a can of old fruit cocktail. She returned and opened it with her beak as I just sat there.

“Look if you’re not going to kill me and you thought I was somepony else I will be leaving, I have a kid and a ghoul to watch over.” I started to walk away.

“Do you know why I wanted to kill you?” She said in a full beak of pineapple.

“No…will you please tell me why” I stopped.

“Because I need to.” She Smirked.

“Oh is there a bounty on my head?” I asked in response.

“Nope more like a rite of passage…I killed many normal ponies before and yet they want you dead.” She stuffed her beak into the can slurping all the juices like an animal.

“Oh and I guess the pony was a Pegasus in a weird robot suit huh.” I told her meaning the vault thing which I didn’t tell her about.

“Nope I can’t tell you much as in well its confidential…and I didn’t know you were a parent.” She threw the can off the roof and got up.

“It wasn’t my choice.”

“Oh knock a mare up did you now?” she smiled.

She was really getting on my nerves. How would a griffon who would put her own head to a gun joke around after trying to kill me? She was a professional yet maybe she was leading me into a false scene of security.

“Look I am going to leave now you’re wasting my time.”

I started to leave only for her to tackle me (Or would it be pounce?) and pin me to the ground. I struggled but she was stronger than she looked. (After all being part lion and all.) I gave up and didn’t move. I could feel her breath on my face.

“I. Hate. Alicorns.” She hissed.

“I. Can. Tell.” I managed to spit out.

About 2 minutes of just her with a talon on my throat ready to rip it out she let go and sighed. I had no Idea what the fuck was going on at all. I have never met someone as weird as her. This was super awkward. What she was going to do next was going to change everything. She laid down and surrendered.

“I am useless…I can’t even kill you to prove to the rest of talon crop I am not soft and not to be fucked with.” She said in a sad tone. “Just kill me…I am no better than the raiders I sent to scout out the area.”

I understood what she was saying. She was a griffon trying to prove her worth to the rest of her…corp.

(bird term fuck yah I am smart.) I stood over above as my shadow case over her. I she had found another alicorn then she would be dead. I could had just kill her and move. I took up the rifle and put a bullet in the chamber manually. And aimed it at her. I could hear that even though she was trained in being a merc and how she looked death in the face she was breathing heavily trying to hide it.

Bang!

She looked up and saw that I had shot next to her. The bullet hit the stone and bounced somewhere else. She saw the hatred in my eyes yet the kindness in my face of sparing her life. A tear went across her face and down her beak. The she-griffon that killed many for was begging for mercy at the hooves of death.

“To day I killed you…” I said.

I started to walk away to find my group however they were in the court yard. They had followed the sounds of shooting. Stardust was on the back of ditzy doo asleep. They had been watching me as I walked to them. Ditzy doo was relieved to see me as stardust slept. I was happy to see that they were safe and we could make our way to new appaloosa. We were walking when the she-griffon landed in-front of us stopping us once again. Ditzy doo growled like a ghoul when she came in to view and she pulled out a note book that they found and started to write into it.

“No-Pony!” she wrote.

“No-pony What…that is a griffon.” I asked confused.

Ditzy doo looked at me un-impressed and wrote down angrily.

“No-Pony is her name!” She finished.

I thought for a bit then I got it. Think of this when she hurts someone and they go to a guard…they say
“No-Pony did it” as in the guard thinks that no one hurt the pony and they are crazy. That was clever…maybe I should have killed her as this “No-Pony” was to clever for her own good.

“Oh it’s you nice to see you again Derpy, still leaving your shop roof hatch unlocked?” No-Pony said.

“Look “No-Pony” I “killed” you…your dead why are you here?” I asked.

“I know...but I failed my mission and if I got back without your head, they will kill me on site or laugh at me.” She exclaimed.

Stardust woke up and jumped off of “Derpy” and hid under. She pulled my wing feathers in causing me to lay on her me like a chick hiding under a mother hen. She felt safe when I was with her to protect her from strangers or things that want to hurt her. (Thank fuck the drugs wore off). She likes cuddles and hugs as well as chocolate cake. Her body was rolled up under me I “sat” on her blushing hard and awkwardly as just a while ago she wanted me to fuck her. She poked her head out from my wings and looked at me with her cute sickly blue eyes.

“Mister Swift…didn’t she want to kill you?” She muffled.

“It’s…well fine sweetie.” I said kindly as I nuzzled her.

Stardust went back into my fluff and hid their getting comfy. Derpy however was still angry after losing a lot of stuff from the talons of “No-Pony” and was at least wanting an apology. “No-Pony” was looking at us as griffons do by turning their whole head to one side and was surprised to hear my name.

“Your name is Swift McGlides?”

“Yes…It is...” I said concerned.

“You…show kindness…even to ones that don’t deserve it…I owe you my life…” She bowed.

“Miss “No-Pony” I appreciate the offer…But I don’t think you would want to travel with me…we are taking Ditzy doo home and going to stay there for a bit.” I said.

“Please…something about you…I just…your too good for this world…you shown me that it’s not about the score…I feel empathy.” She admitted.

“I am glad you had learned something from me but…” I was interrupted.

“I want to learn more! This feeling is so different then what I have been through…It feels…good. Your just like the book said…I was surprised you were even alive and it was you I found!” She smiled.

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. This assassin was engaging in a powerful conversation. Maybe there are still good ponies in this world. If only we could all come together, talk and rebuild equestria.

That was too much to ask as I have seen true evil. She was face to face with the broken soldier. “No-Pony” was going to sell me the world if it meant she could tag along. Who was this she was talking about and what did it have to do with me?

“What book?” I asked carefully.

“I will explain everything later; I am sorry if I am not making sense I am all jittery.”

We packed up and fixed the rifle as we got back on the road. Stardust would hum and sing a little song she heard off the radio. I didn’t fully trust “No-Pony” but if what she said was true then I could give her a chance. She hadn’t killed us yet and that was fine with me but one wrong move from her and it was going to get messy. To keep my mind off of what happened I began to think of what we would do at this New Appleloosa. “My” PipBuck already strike the who wants me dead quest as well a lot of ponies do for some reason. With some careful planning I put in the PipBuck.

Quest: Home on the range.
Quest Info: I have befriended a merc calling herself “No Pony” And she is taking us to New Appleloosa. Hopefully I can get some answers to my many questions I have.

It was a really long walk as for the many detours and some bathroom breaks. Most of us where just quiet and didn’t really talk. Stardust looked bored as she walked along, So I decided to play I little game with her. Carefully I lifted her up in my telekinetic aura slowly to see if she would notice. She must have been day dreaming or something as I managed to lift her off the ground above me. “No Pony” and Ditzy doo looked and smiled as stardust finally snapped out of it and saw that she was being levitated.

“Oh Mister Swift!” She squealed as she looked down and saw us from the top down.

“Took you long enough sweetie, what’s on your mind?” I asked her.

“I am just thinking about what we have been through…how you have risked life and death caring for me these past days.” She continued.

“I feel like we have known each other forever and I wanted to thank you.” She blushed.

“Well thank you Stardust I appreciate it.” I set her down and nuzzled her.

“So that’s a family right?” “No Pony” asked.

“I guess it is a family, I care for her and after all we have been through those last days I guess that makes it official.” I said.

“Huh…I guess your lucky little unicorn…I was raised in a hatchery with others.” “No Pony” explained.

“Griffins don’t like each other as much…I was trained to hate ponies and only worry about the money.”

“Huh what is different about you?” I asked.

“I got to meet you like the book.” She smiled.

Just being with “No-Pony” was strange. She was quirky for a lone griffon and she liked to talk a lot. (Maybe they sent her out because she was annoying.) Just then Stardust started running forward at a fast speed.

“Mister Calamity!” She said in-between breaths as she panted.

There was a caravan up ahead but having stardust leave my side to a bunch of strangers made me jumpy as I ran after her ready to fight if needed. They were up ahead as Ditzy doo and “No-Pony” ran from behind. Now It would have gone much smoother, but by the time the pony and his friends looked and saw an alicorn chasing after a filly as a ghoul and a griffin followed. Well…It could have gone better.

Long story short there was lots gun fire, lots of screaming, lots of blood and a blackout.

It was summer.

I was laying down on a lawn chair in a backyard I didn’t recognize. There where children playing and the smell of pie was in the air. I slowly got up and the door opened and a purple tail backed out. As I stood up I saw it was my love. Sarah looked different as in she had an apron and her mane was up in a bun. She looked older and well…pregnant as she set a pie on the table and looked at me.

“Oh your up sleepy head.” She said softly.

“I…uh…where am I?” I asked confused.”

“You’re at home honey, you took a long nap.” She smiled as she laid down next to me kissing my cheek.

I was very confused I didn’t know what else to think. Everything was so real. If this was a dream or a vison I could tell…I think. She wrapped her hooves around me and hugged me as I felt her baby bump.

“Third baby is going along nicely honey. “She whispered.

“Oh uh…good…uh I am going to get some water.” I said nervously.

I got up and walked into the house. It was beautiful and the interior decorating was amazing. I made my way to the kitchen and splashed water on my face. It was cold as in I could feel the coldness from it. I levitated a towel and dried my face. I started to pour a glass of water and drink it. Even the taste of the water was felt real as in went down my throat. I saw a wall mirror and I saw my reflection.

I had no wings and my stubs where gone. I looked like I had aged a lot and I looked more tired.

There was a shelf with pictures of me, Sarah and some children that were my family next to the mirror.

Some other pictures where from the army days and school photos. Others were of my parents with all of us together.

“Daddy? What are you doing?” A voice said.

I turned around to see a filly that looked like Stardust…No it was Stardust! It was her from her dark blue coat to her light blue eyes. She had a white bow in her mane as she looked at me.

“Uh nothing sweetie just freshening up.” I quickly said.

She smiled in response and trotted off back outside leaving me in awe.

“This is weird” I said to myself as I went back outside and laid down next to Sarah.

She was cutting the pie and gave me a slice as the kids sat down to eat. I could get used to this if it was real. Maybe everything I had been through was just some crazy dream. I thought as I ate the pie which was the best damn thing I have eating so far. Sarah started to hum as she started to take a nap.

I played along and ate pie and cuddled her as the children played. When our neighbor popped his head over the fence.

“Hey McGlides, you want to go bowling?” A stallion said.

I turned and saw it was Buckshot. Well if Buckshot took a shower and was my next door neighbor.

“Me and my cousin wooden ladle are going later if you want to come.” He continued.

“Uh…maybe some other day.” I replied.

“Alright then see you later.” He said before going away.

I was just about to take a nap just as Ditzy doo crashed in my bird bath waking Sarah up and scaring the kids.

“Oh mails here.” Sarah said.

She got up and lifted ditzy doo up and drying the letters and the pony with her magic. She took the mail and gave the mail mare a tip before she sped off to the sky. Sarah gave me a letter from Doctor Aloe Vera about my stubs being a cancer. A tumor of some kind and they were removed without a hassle.

A little later It started to get dark as the sun was setting. We just had dinner with “No-Pony” as she was in town. I helped clean up and put the left overs in the fridge. Sarah reading a little before getting up and lifting me up in her magic. She took me to the bedroom and smiled with lust.

“Surely my swift wants some more dessert.” She giggled.

She laid me down and got on top of my chest as we had a long kiss.

“Sarah your pregnant…And I am not really up for it now.” I admitted.

She rubbed herself up and down my chest moaning a bit before noticing I wasn’t getting into it. She sighed and she laid down next to me. I smiled and held her as I rubbed her belly. We just laid there in silence before going to sleep.

Or at least I thought.

It was summer…again.

I woke up laying down on a lawn chair in my backyard. Our children were playing and pie was cooking its smell was strong. I slowly got up again as the door opened and a purple tail backed out.

“Strange…” I thought.

As I stood up I saw Sarah again. She looked the same as yesterday still older and still pregnant. She had the same apron and her mane was still up in a bun. She set a pie on the table and looked at me.

“Oh your up sleepy head.” She said softly again.

“Oh hello Sarah.” I said.

“Have a good nap?” She smiled as she laid down next to me kissing my cheek again.

I didn’t respond as I was too busy experiencing déjà vu. I had already had lived that day…but everything was going more or less the same. She wrapped her hooves around me and hugged me as I felt her baby bump.

“Third baby is going along nicely honey, want to take bets if it is a colt or a filly? “She whispered.

“Honey I am going to get some water okay?” I said quickly as I got up.

I got up and ran into the house. Even inside was the same as I made my way to the kitchen and splashed water on my face. I was getting scared I have already lived his day. The water was cold as normal and I levitated a towel to dry my face. I wasn’t thirsty I just needed to leave for a bit. I looked in the mirror and saw myself again.

No wings and my stubs where gone. I looked the same as before. On the shelf with pictures of me, Sarah and our kids that were my family next to the mirror. They were the same pictures where from the army days and school photos. Others were of my parents with all of us together.

“Daddy? would you like some water?” The same voice said before.

Stardust was there with the same white bow in her mane as she looked at me levitating a glass of water in her magic.

“Thank you sweetie” I nuzzled her and kissed her head taking the water and drinking it before walking back outside with her. Sarah was cutting the pie as the kids sat to eat. I laid down on the lawn chair and waited for her to give me my pie. She did just that and I wanted to talk to her before she hums and falls asleep.

“Sarah we did this all this yesterday.” I said concerned.

“What no silly we went to the park yesterday.” She said.

“Sarah I can prove that I have seen everything before and what is going to happen next.” I said quickly.

“Okay then…Let me take a nap.” She started to dose off.

“No naps just watch honey.” I woke her up a bit as I walked to the fence.

“Our neighbor is going to ask us if I want to go bowling.” I said.

Sure enough buckshot raised his head over the fence once again.

“Hey McGlides, you want to go bowling?” He said on cue.

Sarah was surprised but dismissed it as a fluke. I kindly refused his offer again and went to the bird bath, waiting for Derpy to crash into it.

“Now Derpy is going to crash into the bird bath.” I said with a smile.

Just then the bird bath fell down and a wet Pegasus and mail flopped on the ground.

“Oh mails here.” I said.

I helped her up and dried everything off with my magic as I took the mail and tipped her.

“Sarah see what I am saying?” I told her.

Sarah nodded and got up as everything started to disappear leaving me and her in an empty plan of existence. There was no pie or babies just the two of us.

“I thought you would take longer to notice.” She said.

“Sarah…I know the bond magic left some of you still in me…but this what is this?” I asked.

“You were shot up real bad and are in a comma like state for 3 days.” She sighed.

“Huh and your just here because?” I continued.

“I am here to offer you a choice love…To die and live with me in harmony…Or wake up and face the horrors that await you as you struggle to survive.” Her tone was serous.

“Sarah…there are ponies that count on me…I love you but…I couldn’t forgive my self-letting a child down.” I said.

Sarah walked to me and gave me a hug. This was the side effect of bond magic if a pony dies then a part of then is left with you as a spirt. What Sarah was basically doing was talking to me from the other side somehow. A whole new discovery in magic that will never be documented because no one cares anymore. I don’t know if this had to do with “other swift”. But I didn’t want to find out.

“Then I will wake you up…And see you later my love.” She whispered and kissed me as she stared to disappear.

“I will Sarah…I will…” I said

The floor was stone cold.

I woke up only to find that I was chained up and in a cell. There was a strange magic ring on my horn blocking any form of magical ability from being used. I was healed but Everything was sore and bandages where on my chest. I tried to get up but the chains held on tight.

“Stardust! “No-Pony”! Derpy!” I screamed.

Using whatever strength, I had left I pulled at the chains. They were rusty but still strong as I pulled them around trying to find the weak link. I was causing a lot of noise and I could hear screaming and yelling from outside.

“That doesn’t sound good!” I thought

One of the chains snapped from my struggling giving me the room I needed to brake the others out as well. I was going to kill the motherfucker that shot me. I felt feral because I was hungry as the logs from Aloe Vera said that was bad. Some ponies busted through the door of the jail armed to the teeth.

“HE’S UP!” One cried.

They ran out of there as fast as possible. So much for guards more like pussies. I wrapped the chain around the door and started to pull hard and jerk it hoping to pull it off its hinges. Only with a few more tries I pulled the door down with a crash as the chain whipped me in the face scratching my cheek causing me to bleed. Not having time to retaliate the pain I ran out to the street.

I was causing a scene.

“Stardust! Derpy! “No-Pony”! where are you?!” I yelled angrily.

There where chains on my wings over the bandages that I couldn’t remove. This horn ring was digging into my horn every time I tried to take it off or use magic. I ran down main street looking for my group.

“Mister Swift!” She cried

Stardust was running to me only to be tailed by the Cowpony Pegasus bastard that shot me. Without thinking bolted at him horn ready to fucking stab through his heart. He must have known what I was planning as he flew up just as Stardust stopped running. I snapped out of it just in the nick of time or I would have run over the filly. I slid to a halt causing a big dust cloud as I dig into the sand and hugged Stardust tight, she was crying and I started to as well.

Some ponies came to look at us and I plopped her down and laid on top of her using my body as a shield covering her and screaming gibberish if some pony came near. Stardust went quite as she had passed out from stress as I laid there bleeding and protecting. It took about an hour before anyone would talk to me. That being “No-Pony” and Derpy coming back from a delivery.

“Oh Swift your up!” “No-Pony” Said in a whistle click.

“You...Okay?” I asked weakly.

“Of course! After all we are in New Appleloosa.” She chirped.

The town was full of old train cars. Some used as houses and others used as walls to protect the town.
Ditzy Doo was hitched up to an empty cart. The rest of the towns people started to looked at what I was going to do. I felt Stardust wake up and struggle under me as I moved over and let her out.

“Mister Swift I am so glad you are Alive!” She whimpered.

"Now…take me to that rust coated winged desperado.” I growled.

“I have a name ya know?” His voice said behind me.

“You better I have a damn good excuse before I shove those guns up where the sun doesn’t shine.” I said angry.

“Well for starters from a distance you looked like you were chasing the poor girl.” He said calmly.

“Plus your kind is known for being a pain in the flank.” He continued.

I stood up only to flop over in the dirt. The pony chuckled and walked over offering a hoof. I just looked at him in disgust. All I knew was he could be part of that enclave. He sighed and started to walk into a store as “No-Pony” took off the horn ring and chains after helping me up.

“Come on McGlides…you must be famished.” She said.

I was taken into Derpy’s shop and the sign above read.

Absolutely Everything

Yes, I do deliveries!

No hooves, nasty stingers? No service.

Ask me about special orders! I won’t answer, but I’ll get right on it!

Wasteland Survival Guide! Available now! First copy for every family is free

“Wasteland survival guide?” I asked

I sat on the couch as “No-Pony” looked around for something to give me to eat. Stardust brought “My” PipBuck and laid on my chest as “No-Pony” dug around the shop.

“Uh…what do you alicorns eat…besides ponies?” She asked.

“Anything that is edible…but meat sounds good.” I said.

“Okay…I will be back!” She said.

She grabbed her rifle and flew out the hatch in the roof as Derpy and the rust colored Pegasus came into my view. Derpy smiled and went to the back room as the Pegasus sat down close but not too close to me.

“The names Calamity sir…” Calamity said.

“Makes sense” I growled.

“Well I am sorry we uh…shot ya It’s not every day a we see a nice alicorn.” Calamity apologized.

“So you think apology to me will change the fact what you guys did at the stable? I bet you were at stable 2 killing children and trying to find me…Well good thing I killed a whole lot of you robot looking heartless fuckers. “I said in with so much pent up anger.

I must have busted a nerve in calamity that he held deep down inside him. He just sighed and walked away knowing that I didn’t want to talk to him at this time. These ponies have taken me in and have helped me, even if it meant chaining me down. It wasn’t for a punishment it was more like a safety measure to make them feel safe. I started to feel bad later after “No-Pony” came back in holding what looks to be a mangled ghoul bunny.

“One raddit for McGlides.” She said.

My nose smelt the rust of the blood dripping from the raddit and I had changed to the simple minded animal Doctor Aloe Vera said I would. Just seeing “No-Pony” take the raddit and start to cook it made my mouth water. Stardust must have taken notice and jumped off as I came to get a closer look.

“Now you ponies can’t really handle meat but you guys eat it anyway.” She said.

After it was cooked she took some for the rest of the group and gave me half of it. I as I tasted the cooked flesh of the raddit I started to recover and snap back to reality as I ate it. It wasn’t that bad and it could be a good source of food on the go. After I was feed I thanked “No-Pony” so much I swore I saw her blush. Stardust came in holding the PipBuck in her magic and looked at me.

“Mister Swift after you do your little talk with the PipBuck, can you teach me magic?” She asked cutely.

Well lucky for her I could try to teach her what I knew. I told her about a healing spell that she didn’t recognize. (As in she used a simple one and more heath potions and bandages to heal me before.)

This one however if toned right could heal a pony from very bad wounds. (Something I should use more often.) She was interested in in expanding her knowledge in magic as all unicorns are, so I spent the most of the day helping her train.

More on magic if in combat the caster would have to be focused to cast and charge an effective spell. Meaning you would have to clear your mind and charge that spell as you are being shot at. Most spells however can be casted quick and don’t need a charge as long to be cast but it is weaker but faster.

“Log…whatever I don’t remember the number this is swift. So it has been a bizarre adventure. I was hunted down by this griffon and yet she is more or less my friend now. I was almost shot to death by this calamity…I will apologies to him. I was just scared. I had this crazy dream about Sarah and turns out she is somehow talking to me from the afterlife. I don’t understand but it’s true. I am going to teach Stardust some magic and find out about this book the griffon has. That is basically the gist of it…Oh and remember to use healing spells. Log end.”

“Let’s make some noise.” I said to Stardust.

After a few mishaps and close calls, she managed to get half of it done. She was proud of her self but really tried and had falling asleep on the couch as I cleaned up. I walked in to the back room to check on Ditzy Doo and how she was adjusting to coming home.

“Hey Ditzy Doo how are you doing?” I asked.

The ghoul smiled and presented me with some sort of heavy armor stable tech barding, and a saddle bag full of supplies. On the gift was a note that read.

“Never in my life have I met someone like you, take these supplies as a thank you for saving me and showing this mare a good time. “

~Ditzy doo ; )

I smiled and gave her a long hug. To think I would have a “ghoul friend” (A pun of quote on quote “Mare Friend”) I didn’t care if her skin was rotting or her eyes where dead, I had made a genuine friend. After breaking the hug and trying on the armor. (To my surprised was light because I was stronger than normal ponies) I looked into my bag and there was a lot of stuff added.

An auto shot gun.

2 boxes of shells each for had 12 shells for 24 shots.

A 10 mm pistol and 4 clips.

Assortment of dried food.

A large canteen.

Some medical supplies.

Now add that to my old stuff.

Lyra the machete.

The suit.

The visor.

2 boxes of cake.

Some lose bullets to the sniper rifle.

Broken SMG

50 caps

She had taken the broken stuff for parts and other lose things to her collection and given Stardust her own pack as well as filly armor. I took everything as the PipBuck shorted it and keep me light. Just then “No-Pony” bust into the room.

“You’re on the news McClydes!” She said.

I turned on the PipBuck’s radio and waited for what Dj Pon3 had to say this time.

“Hello there equestrian wasteland how you all doing? Good to hear any way so up with the news.

So our horned and winged friend has awakened from his stay at some inky dink town after being shot. Now If listening Mister McGlides if you don’t want to be shot at wear that red tie on your head as a bandana. Fellow listeners if you see a white alicorn with a red bandanna on his head don’t be a shooting, after all he just wants to live a quiet life with his daughter. I have faith in you Mister McGlides, now if you want ponies to like you I hear community service is a great way to help your rep.”

“This has been a message from the pony there self…Dj pon3”.

“You must be really popular if Dj pon3 knows your name.” “No Pony” said.

“I sometimes wish she wouldn’t tell everyone I exist.” I said.

Doing what Dj pon3 asked I took the tie in my magic and wore it on my head. It was a stooped Idea but if it worked less ponies would try to shoot me…However I could abuse it but that wasn’t way I was here. I was glad to see “No-Pony” as that my personal quest to see this book.

“ ”No Pony” can I see what book you were talking about three days ago?” I asked her.

“No Pony” nodded and pulled an old blue leather book from her coat. It was old with age but I almost broke down and cried when I recognized it. The book was Sarah’s diary and she had it in her talons and to add more pain to it is that her diary was buried with her.

“No-Pony” had dug up my dead lovers grave.

I swiped it out of her talons and held it close to me. This was Sarah’s private thoughts of every day we have been together. It was all here and I was about two seconds from punching the griffin so hard her beak would crack. Instead of freaking out as I already caused a scene in the middle of the street. I took a deep breath and counted to three.

“ “No-Pony” …you found this in a graveyard yes?” I sputtered.

“Uh…yes? I…oh dear you and her and the stable and old war…” She went on.

So instead of respecting my privacy as I lay dying for three days not only have they looked and listened to my logs on “My” PipBuck but now they have Sarah’s secrets that maybe she would want to just die with. My mind was doing flips as I sat down. I had her memories in my hooves and I didn’t know what to do with them. Should I read it? Should I fly to the ponyville graveyard and hope there is something left to re-bury? No there was no way in hell I was going to go back “home”.

“ ”No Pony” I am taking this because it belongs to…” I was interrupted.

“Sarah FlameHeart? sure you can keep it.” She said quickly.

“Thank you.” I said as I put It in my pocket.

It was getting late and if I was going to boost positively into my rep I could start by apologizing to Calamity. Then after that fix the jail door that I bust down. With my tie on my head I looked outside to look for him. The locals must have heard Dj pon3’s massage but they were still ready to run if I would to do something. I tried to stay out of everyponie’s way as I looked for him. Easier said than done as he was in the bar in the far corner.

Once I entered the building everyone stopped what they were doing to look at the winged horn freak show. I made my way to the counter and put some caps on the counter.

“Apple whiskey all of it” I said as the caps fell to the counter.

The bartender nodded and put some strange yellow apples on the table and magically turned them to a bottle of apple whiskey. They then sided it down the counter as I stopped it with my hoof. The rest of the bar patrons watched as I drank the whole bottle without stopping for air. After finishing it I threw it behind into the trash.

“What you all looking at?” I said.

They all went back to their normal business as I walked over to Calamity at his lone table and sat down.

He didn’t move his head but I knew he was looking at me. With a sigh I started to speak I knew the whole bar could hear it because world travels around town fast.

“I am sorry how I acted…I shouldn’t have snapped like that…it was the stress talking and this crazy world then suddenly being in a new place after being shot…I hope you understand.” I said.

“Well there is something to help you with your stress Mister McGlides.” Calamity spoke.

“What is it that and how does this play into my apology?” I asked.

“I here sex with Ditzy Doo is really good for stress relief.” He spoke trying to hide his laughter.

I gasped as the whole bar started to point and laugh. How much has stardust told these ponies and we are going to have a long talk. There is perhaps time for some punishment to be in order. I sat there embarrassed and as Calamity started to laugh with the others.

“Come on tell us how it was after all we are all very interested.” Calamity continued.

The whole bar stopped and waited for me to talk. This was Calamity’s revenge or a lesson for me to learn. That lesson being don’t talk crap about Calamity or don’t let your adopted daughter get captured and watch you be forced to fuck a ghoul.

“You guys really want to know?” I said awkwardly.

“Oh yes they do and you do this and all is forgiven Mister McGlides.” Calamity commented.

He gave me another drink and sat down.

“Well here it goes.” I said drinking the apple whiskey.

I spent the night telling them in great and absurd detail about how and what me and miss Ditzy Doo did in the middle of the street. The drink made me feel let awkward and more open as I told them about kissing to the whole sexual intercourse. Some left because it disgusted them and others made notes. It’s like the whole night went by faster.

“And as soon as we were finished I gave her a small kiss and pulled out letting my love pour out of her.” I said.

They all clapped their hooves and cheered. This was very embarrassing and I started to walk out of the bar blushing. Calamity swooped down in front of me and smiled.

“You are forgiving McGlides.” He said tipping his hat.

“Thanks…I guess.” I responded.

He flew off and left me to walk back to Ditzy Doo’s shop for the night. “No Pony” was on the porch enjoying the cool night air. I got up and sat next to her just listening to the crickets if there was any.

“Seems like you were really into it” She said under her breath.

“I don’t want to talk about it.” I said.

“Well At least you showed her a good time…mostly we she-griffins are pinned down and…” “No Pony” was interrupted by me.

“I don’t need the whole world knowing about my sex life…” I said sternly.

“Right then…uh I didn’t know you alicorns where so…horny.” She said smiling trying to make me feel
better.

“Fuck me…did you really make that joke?” I looked unimpressed.

“Uh…Well you are a nice pony and her book tells a lot about you…but I don’t know…” She said awkwardly.

“What are you saying?” I said confused.

Apparently she didn’t know that I meant by “Fuck me” as a way of saying “Everything has gone to shit and I am screwed.” Having talked about how I fucked a ghoul and this griffin reading Sarah’s diary like an ancient text.

“Nothing at all! nothing at all! Uh did it get hot in here?” “No Pony” quickly changed the subject.

I blushed and without hesitating I nuzzled her then went back inside leaving the griffin speechless.

I took off the armor and set it aside as I laid on the floor it wasn’t that cold as there was a small fire burring next to me. As I shut my eyes I started to doze off.

The next day was raining and wet.

I knew this after waking up in a puddle as water dripped on my face. (Good thing the dairy was put away safe.) The air was cold and smelt fresh. From what I knew either Pegasus raiders could mess with the weather or it was the enclave. Either way I was still tried from last night. Ditzy Doo’s shop was flooded a little and the mare herself was working on moving buckets of water to the next place.

I got up and yawned as she wrote down her to do list on the table.

Fix Roof (Asked Crane for lifting stuff).

Help Ditzy Restock shop.

Help Other Ponies.

It was a simple list but I smiled and told her I will help with the roof the best I can. Ditzy smiled and wrote down a note before giving me a peak on the cheek. (I swear it she is taking it like we are married.)

I looked at the note and blushed.

“I love you.” ~ Derpy.

I suited up in my armor and put on my red tie bandana before grabbing a tool box and walking outside.

It was windy, muddy, and rainy a gloomy day I believe. I opened my wings and caught the wind as a gust lifted me up and landed me on the roof. I could see the whole town and in the distance there was a crane and a train. I set the tools down and carefully glided over riding on the wind rather than flap my wings to keep myself air born.

The ponies where loading some supplies into the train. One of them being the unicorn called crane.

There was a locomotive at the front and some cars in-between and then a caboose. The conducer must have known I was looking at the train and started to talk about it.

“You see the train is pulled by a group of ponies because we don’t got any coal.” He said.

“You know if you got rid of the locomotive and switched it to a siding it would be easier for the ponies to pull the rest of the train.” I said intelligently.

He looked at me and stopped talking after realizing that we were on two different tracks and walked away. I brushed it off and walked to the unicorn that was loading the train.

“Are you crane?” I asked.

“Who’s asking?” He said.

“Ditzy needs help lifting stuff to fix the roof.” I said.

“Tell Ditzy I can’t do it today I have to pull the train.” He said.

“Uh…what about me? I can do it?” I asked.

“Sorry we aren’t letting you on this train...Besides you couldn’t pull it.” Crane said.

“I meant about lifting the stuff to fix roof…And I could to pull the train.” I said.

“I bet you 300 caps plus bragging rights.” Crane said.

“Oh I don’t have that kind of money.” I admitted.

He chuckled and went back to work leaving me alone as they started to pack up and roll out.

I sighed and went back to the shop to fix it myself. I didn’t know that it wasn’t roof tiles but the whole train car had to be moved. I had lifted up ponies before but not something as big as a train car. I knew that if I messed up I could crash some ponies or myself and that wasn’t worth the risk.

I came back down and went back inside all soaked as I told Ditzy the news. She looked kind of upset but understanding. I also told her about the bet crane had offered and she giggled. Because I wouldn’t risk crushing anybody I helped her restock the shop and move buckets to drips in the roof. It felt good to work and have a normal life for a bit. No more running around and getting shot at.

There was a knock at the door and Stardust walked in all muddy and angry. Turns out she was tripped by some colt and fell in the mud. Stardust being her lifted up some mud and started to throw it at him.

“Mister Swift…I need a bath and…my gun...” She said angry.

“Yes to a bath and no to the gun.” I said as I stopped her from reaching her rifle.

“He started it” She said as she ran upstairs and got into a big metal tub that ditzy was pouring hot water into.

“Well the less problems we have to deal with the more time we have to enjoy ourselves.” I said.

She started to clean herself as I left back then the rain started to come down hard.

“Another storm fuck!” I said to myself.

Why did there have to be another storm. I hated storms as they were nosy and always leave a mess afterwards. I made sure the door and any windows wear shut before it got too bad. Just then Calamity bust through the door gasping for breath. There was blood on his coat and his battle saddle was broken.

“McGlides We need your help!” He screamed.

“What is it?” I asked as I suited and loaded my shot gun.

“Alicorns!” He yelled.

I got ready quickly as I set the visor to its night vision mode as me and Calamity stormed out the shop. “No Pony” was already outside ready to fly to the train.

“How you think I can help?!” I yelled.

“Not sure but if posable shoot them!” Calamity yelled.

I never have met another alicorn out here and if they are attacking a train then that must be a reason to this weather. It wasn’t really far as I looked down to see a four alicorns on the ground. The light from the train car’s lamp lit up the battle field as lightning crashed on the ground. They didn’t look friendly or look like me. They were green, purple and one was blue.

There were dead guards as I landed on the ground leaving “No Pony” as a sniper and Calamity as a spotter till he fixed his guns. Then I heard a voice in my head.

“Sisters he is here.” It said

I didn’t know where it was coming from but I started up my magic shield. The voice still spoke as if they were right next to me.

“I feel strange sister…as if there is a burning between my legs.” A different voice said.

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I knew I was built to breed alicorns…but this I believe either it was because I was with in close proximity to them that they could “Smell” a potential mate. Or they just where in fact “horny”.

“We can hear you…and did you really think that shield will stop us?” The voice before said.

I walked out shield at the ready knowing we were going to do this the hard way. They looked kind of well if you cleaned off all the blood and mud. Pretty. They inspected me like I was some sort of trophy.

I was surrounded only by choice as one wrong move would mean death.

After getting a full glimpse of them my visor started to track their movements but then it turned black.

I lost all emotion and I was empty. I felt my self-change. This was the work of the visor it was starting up a command. I tried to take the visor off yet I couldn’t use my magic or my hooves. The other alicorns looked at me curiously. Everything was locked up the visor rebooting its self for a new mission…that one being repopulation.

I didn’t know what the others were doing but seeing how all these mares laid down next to me after killing all these ponies it was wired. They stopped the weather and started to playfully nuzzle me like I had put them all under a spell and “tamed them.”

“Oh yes goddess is pleased to have a mate.” A voice said.

“How do we make him join the unity, He doesn’t look interested in “playing” with us.” Another said.

“Goddess wants to see him in action and has chosen me to start.” The blue alicorn spoke in an awkward way as if she had not spoken a word before in her life.

I sat stood there trying to move as the blue alicorn stood up and waited for me to “engage” her.

I felt my self-walking to her only for her head to explode and fall over dead as “No Pony” and Calamity started to shoot at them. “No pony” kept faraway as Calamity flew around and shot from the sky.

The alicorns noticed them and started to get ready for the fight. This sudden action had allowed me to snap out of it and with some lucky shots from spray of bullets two alicorns where dead. Now let me tell you about that auto shot gun. This marvel of weaponry was a beauty. The way each shell was fired in a quick snap in your magic aura and the wonders it had. This one was special as I later found out (after all the alicorns where dead thanks to my team.) That this gun was remodeled. The drum was easy to reload and change and the magic touch trigger was calibrated.

After having a look for survivors and using whatever magic I hand left to put the train back on the track. (It was hard as hell) We managed to regroup and talk about what just happened. Calamity was kind of furious and confused as “No-pony” just stared at me. The weather was clearing up and it was awkward just being there.

“You are a very dangerous pony McGlydes!” Calamity yelled.

“I don’t know what happened it’s just…I was really scared.” I replied.

Calamity just sighed and hitched was going to hitch himself up to the train before I stopped him.

“You need some rest I will pull it.” I told him.

He just nodded and left me alone with the train. I was going to pull this thing back to new appleoosa with my strength alone. But even then he brought “No-pony” and they both hitched up to the train for team work.

“We are not letting you do this all yourself.” “No-Pony” chirped

“Team work remember” Calamity said.

I smiled and we started to pull the train back to town. This train was heavy and a lot of swears where said but it was much easier to do it together. We sang songs and we talked about stuff to pass the time pulling the train up the hill. I felt like a normal pony again and I loved that.