Fallout Equestria: Junction

Fallout Equestria: Junction

Chapter One

Rude Awakening

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With a sharp jagged breath my eyes shoot open, not being able to see but I can still feel my eyes roll back into their proper places. I suck in more air and cough after every breath. Where am I? What day is it? My vision be come back to me and I can see is a rust covered roof of a Stable. I blink a few times allowing my vision to clear and the black and white spots start to disappear. I realize I'm laying down on my back and I try to sit up, only for my body to snap and pop as every bone, joint, and tendons in both my back and wings to move after being stiff for a long time. Why am I in some kind of pod? I finally sit up and look at the pod like thing I've been laying in.

Its a faded white and blue color and as I start to remove the various small heart monitor pads that dotted my blue body, I realize this had to be some sort of life support pod, obviously a creation of the Ministry of Arcane Science. The pod is shaped like a half circle or more like a an egg or an oval. I realize a few things as my perception improves, one I was wearing a light blue hospital patient gown, and two I was hearing screaming and gunfire. I know the sounds of gunfire well. With a push I slide myself out of the pod and onto the floor but my hooves slip and I fall face first into the dusty metal flooring.

But while I was picking myself back up the intercom crackles to life, something I didn't notice is that my metal room of
the Stable is sealed shut, and the only other things inside keeping me company is a cabinet locker with some openly exposed shelves, its rusted and discolored. The other thing is a lone brown table that looks too decayed to set anything on as it would collapse. But the slightly panicked voice draws my attention back.

"Hey you! Yes you in the sealed off room! Listen, you don't know us nor do we know you but you need to get out of he-" There's static and I can hear more gunfire."Raiders have invaded the place, you need to get out of the Stable! In the locker there should be a Pip-buck and a gun, use it! Hurry! You may-" More static, "Kill them." The intercom shuts off and I'm left sitting on my haunches in utter confusion. What's a Raider? Who or why is this place being invaded? A sudden burst of pain throughout my head causes me to groan and grab my head with my hooves.

With a groan I get up on all fours and start limping as I'm still struggling to walk again. The locker wasn't locked and there was nothing on the exposed shelves so I open up the locker and I'm greeted to the things I was told by the intercom voice, a Stable-Tec standard issued Pip-buck, a standard issued Stable barding with the number 149 printed in yellow on it. The gun, a security issued 10mm pistol, something I remember using. But that memory causes another white hot burning in the back of my brain, my ears begin to ring and my legs go weak so I lean onto the locker for support. A few seconds later it goes away and I can stand up gain on my own. I decide to toss the gown I was wearing for the Stable suit was a better option so I dress in the suit. Its snug yet allows almost full range of motion, even has holes for my wings.

Behind the suit is a pair of saddlebags so I pull those out of the locker. I grab the Pip-buck and slap it onto my left forehoof and lock it into place before booting it up. After going through the loading screen I quickly familiarize myself with its variety of functions and screens. I remember being trained for these things in the army. Wait...was I in the army? I think I was...I can't remember. I can't remember...at all...fuck I can't even remember my name..what is my own name!?

I blink and shake my head, feeling that more important matters need to be accomplish first. I pick up the gun and examine it closely. Its old and worn, hasn't been cleaned in a long time either. The was two ways to use it, either by mouth or by magic but..something in my gut tells me that I could use it just in my hooves alone. Something in the back of my head, like a very very tiny voice speaking to me. I can remember only bits of information...I remember the war, the bombs, the ministries...but anything about me is lost to the depths of my subconscious. I sigh and pocket the the 10mm as well as the two faded yellow boxes of 24 rounds each. But behind the boxes was two keys, one a security override clearance card and a simple key with the only label on it is'A'. I put of the saddlebags and over to the door.

With a metallic hiss the door opens and I realize how damp the air was and the air smelled of mildew. The hallways were rusted and corrosion has set in. At least the lights were on. But the sounds of voices perked my attention."Lets just kill the little bitch and move on!" One voice screamed.

"Nah how bout we have a little fun with her before we pop her head like a cherry!" The other voice, a gravely voice of a mare cackled. What? Kill some random pony? For what purpose? My blood boils and I'm certain that I have no clue what 'm getting myself into but I'm 100% certain about one thing...I have no clue what I'm doing! Cursing myself for this I step out from my hiding spot around the corner.

"HEY!" I shout as loud as possible. Both ponies look up at me. Dirty is an understatement for these two and their makeshift armor highlight those features. Its literally pieces of shopping carts and other bits of random metal strapped together by leather and glue. They were hovering over another pegasus like me, though armored in black metal.

"Its another one of em Enclave fucks! Kill em and I want to rape his skull first!" The stallion screeched at me before pulling out an equally ugly weapon like himself and starts spraying my direction with rounds. I quickly duck back behind the corner again and load a fresh magazine into my gun. Pulling the slide back I wait for the two to round the corner. As

I expected the dirty blonde colored mare rounds the corner with a large rusted knife in her mouth. I instinctively shoot a round right through her front left leg, a hole easily tearing through the exposed flesh I shot through. She stumbles and I
club her in the head with my gun. Dazed and confused and now on the ground struggling to get up, something sparks in me. I can't kill her can I? I can't....I...I look away and blindly aim at her face, which she had no helmet on, and fire off two shots into her head. I let out a jagged breath as my brain tries to catch up with what I have just done, but only two words echo through my mind,

Adapt and Survive...

I pick up the dead mare's knife and hold it in my left hoof while my right hoof is occupied with my 10mm. I hear more
clopping of hooves and I take a position hugging the corner with my back while standing up on my hide legs. As soon as I see the muzzle of the buck who started shooting at me emerge I swing my gun again like a club and connect with his muzzle quickly, hearing the distinctive sound of bones breaking in his face causes him to stagger back so I make my neck move. I spin around to face him and drive the knife into his unarmored side and as he cries out in agony I pistolwhip him again to bring him to the ground. I pull out the knife from his side and drive it into the back of his neck, killing him too. I let go of both knife and gun and fall onto my back out of shock. I just...there's blood on my hooves and...it feels strange. I feel...almost...I can't even describe it. My breathing is heavy and then I feel pain. I press a hoof to my side

reveals that I have been indeed shot when the buck sprayed the hallway with bullets one seemed to hone in on my left side.
I can feel it move around with every movement.

I groan and get back on my hooves and pick up my gun and decide to take the bastard gun the buck was wielding for my own, payment for shooting me. I limp over to the armored mare who seemed either dead or unconscious. I poke her with my hoof as I don't feel like talking.

She doesn't react at all so I assume the worst. I let out a sigh and send her a silent prayer before walking down the hall and into the atrium. I...I don't have any memories of being in here at all. I remember entering but nothing else. I look the signs and find one pointing to the clinic, maybe somepony could help me get the bullet out. I quickly trot down the hall and find the clinic. Its empty bar the few yellow medical containers hanging on the walls. I open one up and find two healing potions a roll of magical bandages and a scalpel. I let out a sigh and realize I will have to remove it myself. I take the contents and start at myself in the mirror. My two toned blonde mane is all over the place and most of my blue coat is covered bar the hole in my stable suit.

Taking scalpel in hoof I bite down a leather belt that was laying on the near by table and dig the small blade into my side and poke the bullet. With quick movements I fling the bullet from my hide and watch in the mirror as fresh red blood
oozes from the wound. I take and wrap my side up in the bandages before putting my suit back on and go over to other box and open that up too. Two more healing potions, another roll of bandages, and two syringes of Med-X. I take everything and leave the room. But right before I do leave the intercom crackles to life again.

"Good excellent! You survived this far but you will have more raiders to fight before you can reach us. And as for the mare
in the other hall...we'll recover her body later. But quickly hurry!"

"Wait! Who are you? What the hell is going on!?" I cried out but there's no response. I curse myself again and leave the room and search for the exit. I hear more voices and I realize that I'm going to have to fight again. Readying the bastard gun, a very crude sub-machine gun made from pieces of pipes, wood, and other junk pieces I feel as it would crumble in my hooves after a single shot. But I have have fifteen rounds so if I time my shots right I could take a few down. Goddesses I'm awake for all of an hour and I'm already thinking of killing ponies. But said ponies are armed and intend to harm myself so I guess that cancels everything out.

I walk around a corner and find three ponies pounding on one of the metal doors.Come out ya fuckin pigeons! We only want to kill ya all!" A buck cackled so I take the opportunity to take the 10mm in my mouth while I hoof wield the SMG. I get
their attention by stomping my hoof on the ground, as I am reared up on my hindlegs again. They all are in various starts of shock before one mare gets a few rounds right in her. Well two pierced the armor on her chest while the third ricochets off the wall. The mare struggles to pick herself up but the two bucks charge at me with weapons drawn, a pool cue and a
baseball bat with jagged nails sticking out of it. The bat is also floating in magical energy, one buck is a unicorn.

I get cracked in the side with the pool cue, which hurt like shit. But I'm forced to drop the SMG and throw the buck who
it me away from me. But the unicorn tries to get the drop on me while I was distracted but he realized too late that I was still armed with the 10mm and a single bullet rips through his neck has he tried to jump on me. He falls to the floor choking on his own blood and the pool cue buck gets back up but two more rounds put him down for good. My side hurts from that pool cue striking me but I could care less about that. I pick the ammo off both corpses but hear a whistle and the
sound of a gun cocking."Forget somethin?" The mare, also a unicorn, cackles some more.

"Yeah I did. And it's right behind you." Dumbass actually turns around and that allows me to put the gun back in my mouth
and she turns back and just deadpans.

"Dammit...I actually fell-" I pull the trigger before she could finish her sentence. Dumbass. I take out the gun and let out a sigh and I hear the metal door near me open. Out walks three ponies dressed in similar armor like the dead mare from before. All of them are pegasi, an interesting note."Thank you so much!" The buck salutes me and I return it to him.

Soldiers by the looks of them but...these ponies dressed in fucking shopping cart bits and carrying essentially pipe weapons are kicking these high tech armored ponies. Ugh I really resist the urge to facehoof right now.

"Ugh no problem. What's happening? And who are you three?"

"I'm Sergeant Lightning Clap and these two are Violet Wave and Rocky Road." The buck now known as Lightning Clap gestures a hoof to a dark purple mare with a very light purple mane and a buck with a light creamy brown coat and two toned light brown and white mane respectively. Lightning Clap himself is a bright almost annoying blue with a cherry red mane. I greet them all with a wave.

"I'd offer you my name but....I honestly do remember if I have one or not. But putting that aside, why are you all here?
And where are your guns? Armored ponies with no guns is confusing to me."

"It's a long story but right now we're getting the fuck outta here. You're welcome to join us." Lightning said sheepishly.

"I gladly accept but do you know anything about a mysterious voice over the intercom?" Like a ghost coming to steal your
soul the intercom comes to life and speaks.

"You mean I? Yes I'm with them and we're all glad you rescued them despite whats happening right now. But I urge the four
of you to get to the exit while you have the chance. I'm assuming you have some grenades on you Lightning?"

"I do have a few. But not many Blue." I'm guessing the intercom voice is name Blue, why is everypony here blue? That's my color. There's a silence but a few more gunshots ring out before the intercom can continue."Shit their almost through the
dammed door! Look you four need to hurry now!"

"You all heard Blue Sterling, let's move! You...uh...well till we figure out your name, uhh 49, you can stick with us if you want." I just shrug and nod and start following the soldiers down the hall to the right of us. I...remember something...a little clue...I WAS a soldier...a veteran of the Great War...that's how I wound up here. More buzzing and ringing in my ears cause me to start to hug the wall. My vision blurs again with little pin pricks of black and white. I slow down from the brisk trot to a slow walk as I hug the wall. I blink twice and then I...I start seeing ponies walking the halls dressed in Stable-Tec uniforms and suits like my own. But they all have a white outline to them.

"Hey hey, 49 you alright?" Lightning backtracks and starts to pick me up. I didn't realize that I completely stopped walking. I just blink and stare at the apparitions walking by us without a complete care in the world.

"I...I uh...don't you see them?" I point to nothing.

"No I don't. Look we'll get you looked at back at base. Now come on." As he picks me up but a huge explosion sounds out and seems to shake the entire place. I look back and see no more ghosts, well I have no clue what that whole thing was. We both meet back up with Violet Wave and Rocky Road. The four of us reach a large room, this another Atrium? I don't remember this either. But what peaks my interest is the 6 evil ponies along with a an even bigger pony dressed in thicker bits of metal and wielding a minigun battlesaddle. But they all see us. I'm not able to take on such an opponent.

"Well well well. Look's like the little birdies finally showed up! Y'all in a bad way but not fer long! Kill the Enclave fucks and save the little pretty buck for me!" The big metal pony, a buck, bellowed above us on a catwalk. This Stable is confusing but the ponies...wait what were they called? I think...raiders? Fuck it, they need a label so there they go.

"Fuck...anypony got a plan?" Rocky Road back peddles closer to us. I take a few looks to either directions and see a hole hidden between a fallen locker and desk being used as a barricade in the metal and concrete wall. It leads to another room, I may have an idea.

"Through here!" I shout to the three soldiers acting as my companions and make a dead sprint towards the hole. The big
minigun wielding raider bites down on the battlesaddle bit and the rotating barrels spin to life and start spraying down bullets in my wake. I reach the hole and belly flop onto the ground and slide through the hole. I'm actually surprised that worked. My three companions follow suit but I hear the metal ping of a bullet breaking through armor and I see Violet grab her left hind leg after breaking through the hole. I quickly knock down a tool cabinet with a well aimed buck.

It crashes to the ground and thankfully it covers the hole. Violet lets out a groan of pain as she holds on to her
hindleg."Ugh...fuck, a bullet made it through. I can't walk on it at all!" Shit.

"Dammit, and we're all out healing potions." Rocky grumbles. I hear Lightning let out an audible gasp.

"Guys...our luck may be turning around. We're in the armory!" I look behind myself and see the gated off area that held

quite a few decent weapons for a meer Stable. But a shotgun captures my eye, its gold inlay on a mahogany wooden stock with chrome finish. A real beauty. But my attention retreats back to our injured comrade. But I quickly remember the stuff I collected from the Clinic.

"Here, take these." I pull out one of the healing potions and the roll of bandages and offer them too Rocky Road. He

thanks me and starts administering medical care to Violet. I walk over to where Lightning Clap was, trying to get into the gated off area. But I stop in my tracks as something flashed in my vision. A small image, distorted but I can clearly make it out to be that same key I found in the locker with me. I gently push Lightning aside.

"Here let me." I pull out the key and unlock the cage door. With a good shove the gate creeks open and now the small weapon stockpile is open to us. Let's see a magic laser rifle, never cared for them, preferred ballistic weapons,

wait...err never mind. Anyway a magic laser rifle, the shotgun I've already made mental dibs on, two more 10mm pistols, a small pile of grenades only like 3 or 4, and a good stock of ammo for each weapon. Lightning immediately goes for the laser rifle. So I grab the shotgun. It's...it's beautiful and there's a name engraved on the left side of it, Margrave.

"This is mine," Lightning said like greedy colt on his birthday."Rocky how's Violet doing?"

"Bullet went cleanly through her leg. It'll take a while for her leg to fully heal."

"Alright, you two stay here. 49 and I are going to clear out the raiders and get Blue Sterling." Violet start's to get back up but is stopped by Rocky.

"I...I can still fight!"

"No Violet you're not. We've already got two dead and four more wounded, we don't need any more. Besides," Lightning gives me a quick glance,"I Think 49 can fill in for you." Why does the name 49 get under my skin a bit? Rocky cocks his head a bit.

"And what about me?"

"Here take this and hold position with Violet here. 49 come with me." Lightning tosses a 10mm to Rocky before waving me to follow him. I simply nod and load the shotgun before follow him out of the small armory. The shotgun surprisingly can hold ten shells, nice. The hallway is dark, the lights have been busted out, clever. I sling the shotgun to my side and I can hear the raiders in the other rooms screaming and shouting various vulgarities. I let out a sigh."Fancy Pip-buck ya got there. I assume you're the one Blue mentioned?"

"Huh? Look pal, I barely got a clue on what's going on. I legitimately just woke up from...I dunno how long I've been out
but now my Stable is under attack. I don't know who or what military you guys are from, judging by that armor I'd take a guess and say the Shadowbolts, but minus the scorpion tail." Lightning was taken back by what I said and blinks a few times.

"S-so you really are from before the war then?" I just shrug, I have no clue what really 'before the war' means? There's a snap and something strikes me in the chest, sending me flying back a bit. I groan and look at what hit me. A small beam of metal, held suspended by a simple pulley system, a damn booby trap."Shit you alright?" Lightning helps me back on my hooves.

"Dammit, maybe. Maybe a bruised rip or two. Ugh lets just...rid this place of the vermin lingering around." I grumbled and then we continue to walk back, via another route, to the second Atrium, which is also confusing. Nopony has seen us yet so we could get the drop on them, the element of surprise. Lightning and I give a quick nod to each other before springing into action, which is something I guess we have a plan for? Lightning Clap chucks a grenade at the nearest raider while I finally activate S.T.A.T.S via my Pip-buck and fire three shots from my 10mm at the nearest raider near me.

BLAM!

My ears ring and I'm left disoriented, what the fuck was that!? I was knocked back by an explosion, somepony threw a grenade at us. I quickly get back up and see Lightning aiming up a shot with his rifle. These raiders immediately start
returning fire at us with their pipe weapons. I pull out my shotgun and rush one raider aim for Lightning and pull the trigger. That single shot peppered him with buckshot, no room for dodging. I pump another shell into the chamber and jump behind a tipped over desk as two raiders realize I was there. Dammit, I don't have enough ammo for the SMG. I decide to switch back to my pistol and peak round the cover, only for bullet to graze past my cheek. Ignoring the slow burn I fire off three more shots.

Click, click, click....

I'm out, fuck. I eject the empty mag and load a new one but after the first shot, the damn thing jams."AGH FUCK IT!" I make a risky move and jump out from cover and throw my jammed gun at one of the raiders before rushing over to the cover Lightning was using."I need one of your grenades! If we use one to blow the support beam we could topple the catwalk on top of them!"

"What really? Would that work? Ugh fine here, don't get killed!" Lightning gives me two of his grenades. Simple explosives, pull the pin and give it at least five seconds before throwing it.

"Cover me!" I ready myself to make a mad dash to the catwalk. Lightning Clap gives me a salute and a nod before shooting his rifle at the four raiders we still are dealing with. I rush, bullets pinning off the metal floor next to me, and I feel my legs burn as I haven't used them in a long time. What felt like a long stretch of time manages to squeeze itself into a matter of seconds. I reach the two metal and concrete pillars standing in the middle of the room but I also have to use them as makeshift cover. Two of the raiders decide to shoot at me and I feel another burning sensation. I guess I got pegged by another bullet as I ran. But time is of the essence so I put one grenade into the X split of the metal beams, I won't pull the pin just yet. I dash again to the next pillar and do the exact same thing. I draw in one breath and pull the pin and run to the next and pull that one too. I gallop back to cover with Lightning and cover my head with my hooves.

BOOM!

The explosion still causes my ears to ring out loudly. The whole room rumbles and the catwalk starts to buckle and collapses under its own weight and I watch as one part collapses right to the ground, crushing the raiders that were underneath. But once the dust settled there lying on the ground, in a puddle of his own blood is the big minigun raider. Lightning and I cough a few times and walk out into the open. Its completely silent bar the few pieces of debris still raining down on us. We approach the minigun buck and we realize he's still alive, somehow. I can assume that falling in that heavy armor of his and landing in the wrong spot broke his back, he's paralyzed. I let out a jagged sigh.

"Leave him, he can't move. He'll die anyway. Let's just..get your friend." Lightning is silent and we use the collapse catwalk as a makeshift ramp up to the second level. The Overmare's office, that's where he was hiding at. Lightning pounds a hoof on the metal door.

"Hey! Blue it's ok! They're all gone now, you're safe!" The door whooshes open and out steps a buck dressed differently than the previous soldiers, either an officer or some sort of an engineer. His coat is blue, hense his name, but his mane is black.

"Thank Luna's ass, thought you guys would never get rid of them. I...I'm sorry about Cherry, Lightning," Blue Sterling, I think that was is full name, let's out a sad sigh."But, I just wanna get out of here. Uhh and you must be the...err...honestly you don't have much of a name par a few letters." I just shrug, not really caring.

"I'm just calling him 49 for now. Where's Dip?"

"She...she ahhh...didn't make it either. I take it Vec didn't either?" Lightning just nods his head slowly.

"Let's just get out of here and back to Junction." Lightning then turns to me."I owe you a lot kid, wouldn't have made it out of here alive. So on behalf of the Enclave in Junction Base, we thank you. But...you are coming with us too." I just blink.

"Where? And who woke me up? I want answers now, seeing as the threat has been eliminated and I'm only more confused now than I have ever been..." I stops as that damn white hot burn renters my brain causing me to sit down suddenly.

"There's a lot more to explain than time we have right now. But all I can say is that you're safe with us, Ty." Blue jumps into the conversation.

"Ty? Is that my name?"

"No but it's what the Maneframe called you. But I almost like 49 better...hmm Ty, 49...Ty-49. There, there's a name for you, Ty-49."

"Ty-49, Ty-49, Ty-49..." I roll that name off my tongue a few times and...and it seems to be decent fit for me. Lightning Clap puts a hoof on my shoulder.

"Come on, we'll get you cleaned up and get you something to eat. Rolling Thunder will be eager to meet you." I just nod and get off the ground.

The walk to the entrance felt like time was slowing to a crawl. I kept looking back as if there was somepony watching me leave. We met up with Rocky Road and Violet Wave about half way from the entrance and we walked together. Thankfully Violet seemed okay, but she was limping still so it must still be injured. The gigantic metal door leading outside Stable 149 was massive compared to the metal doors behind us. Blue opened up the control panel but looks up at me."You wanna do us the honors?"

"Sure..." I go up the small ramp and hook my Pip-buck into the port made for it and like a giant groaning in defense, the
door hisses and rolls away on the tracks for the door. Light beams through and blinds me. I guess Lightning saw that I was being blinded by the light so he walks me out. Once my eyes get adjusted I see the...the world I once called home..its...

Destroyed...

-Footnote-

Starting Stats for Ty-49

S:3
P:8
E:7
C:5
I:5
A:5
L:4

Magic Weapons: 17

Melee Weapons: 23

Unarmed: 16

Guns: 32+5(Tagged)

Lockpicking: 24

Medicine: 26+5

Repair: 37+10(Tagged)

Sneak: 24

Speech: 24

Explosives: 20

Barter: 23

Survival: 35+5(Tagged)

Science: 27

Traits:

Repair Pony- Past experience in the Equestrian Army has honed in your repair skills, +10 to repair.

Specialist- You may not know your past but military experience has given you new skills in both use of firearms and being able to survive behind enemies lines, +5 to both Guns, Medicine, and Survival.

Level Up!

Quest/Companion Perks:

The Bleed- A mysterious side affect due to Stable 149's experiments. Causes both auditory and visual hallucinations as well as random loss of consciousness.

Confirmed Bachelor- +10% damage done to bucks and unlocks special dialogue options for certain characters.