Fallout Equestria: The Metal Ring.

It took us but a day but with the help of our new friend Topaz, we made one of the most intact warehouses in a place to stay at least for now. I wish she would have taken her help again. I want to see what she looks like.

“So tell me why are you three here?”

The bug creature turns her helmeted head to look at me and the others. It’s like she was staring at us. I got a good look at her armor and I saw a sword hilt called Spitfire with a black blade and another beside it called Starseeker. That metal is strange to me but I didn’t know what to say.

“We are here to find instructions to start up our homes again.”

I couldn’t tell if Topaz was interested or not but she was cleaning her swords and other weapons she had with her. I wanted to know so much about this creature but it’s like she was hiding.

“Before we go any further.”

Topaz turns her helmeted head like she is staring at me through the visor.

“You need to at least tell us why you won’t take that armor off.”

It took a while for the creature to answer and she set down her cloth and set down her weapons. The bug creature didn’t speak for a while. I do have a feeling though that she would at least give us a little bone of why.

“I can’t go into why but I had to do many things to protect my family and friends. I had to give up my old life and change everything to protect those I love and even my children. I laid my brood and they will never meet their mother. I had to tell my mate to find a new mate and raise them like I never existed.”

I finally got something this creature was a hero of some land here in Equestria and the ones she saved turned on her? Maybe someday she will go into it. I am hoping she will at least. But that is all I got.

“I am sorry for you miss Topaz.”

I turn my head look at Root Beer. I am sure she would know how it feels. Since her kind has always been treated as outsiders even in the Metal ring community many have been trying to fight old issues and problems of the past.

“Now like we told you before we came here. We are from a community in the middle of the sea and searching for manuals to start up the ability to move the ships again. The way has been destroyed for years and non of our ancestors even were allowed to keep it. So that is why we are here.”

Topaz sighs.

“So you come to the Hoof a place that is kind of insane kind of crazy and you’re here looking for instructions to start your homes again. I see well then I will do my best to help you. But I was hired to meet someone here. Those zebras aren’t the ones I was meant to meet. I just came to their defense even if many of them died. Tomorrow I want you three with me for this deal. You..”

Topaz lifts her leg pointing one of her strange little gloved buggy fingers at me

“I will tell you and then you will have to remember everything I told you and tell your friends here. Are you willing to do that?”

I turn my head looking over to Moonglow and Root Beer the griffin just shrugs her shoulders. The zebra just seems unsure about it but they don’t argue. I stood on my hooves a little wobbly since I am still getting my sea hooves.

Topaz leads me to another room and sitting in the room are many cases. I open one of them staring at many weapons and ammo.

“Are you an arm’s dealer?”

Topaz closes the cases and shakes her helmed head.

“No, I am making a deal for this for freshwater. Not just freshwater but also food medicines and seeds. You see many years ago something called sunshine and rainbows happened. It fixed and brought rain to many lands of Equestria. But not every area of Equestria is getting this treatment. The Hoof may be getting help. But many are suffering still without fresh water and all this.”

It was hard to buy this. Of course, I am sure she has her reasons for selling weapons to these ponies or whatever.

“You don’t seem to agree.”

I wish I had a helm myself. My emotions are so easy to read since I had the look in my eyes I don’t buy this.

“Just why would anyone trade that stuff for weapons? If water is that needed around here why would that be a thing?’

Topaz took a deep breath in her helm and breaths out. I could tell that it wasn’t easy for Topaz.
“No one in these lands is a hero. You may hear stories of heroes. The Lightbringer Security The Buzzer the wolf. I could go on about many stories of heroes. After what I have seen and done and learned. Heroes should just stay as legends and myths. Anyone who tries to become a hero in the land will just backstab you. For heroes make a deal with the devil and she will never smile at you.”

My ears pin to the back of my head. I have a feeling that something bad happened to Topaz if she is willing to bash heroism like this.

“Then if I get the feeling of being a hero what should I do?”

Topaz looks away looking through the weapons of ammo and guns with a clipboard. She is checking off what she has and even counts what is in the boxes.

“If ponies start calling you a hero and say you bring them hope. Don’t allow them to make stories about you. Don’t even let them sing your praises you’re just another simple creature in this land. If you even allow one to call you a hero. You’re as good as cannon fodder for their little wars and you will become the threat.”

I didn’t care for her words but I doubt I could argue with somepony or some bug that feels this way.

“Is that what happened to you Topaz you became a threat to them?”

Topaz closes a case with a loud snap turning her head to look at me.

“Do you remember what I told you about the deal?”

“But I.”

Topaz grew more upset from the sound of her voice in the helm.

“Do you remember everything I told you about the deal?!”

My eyes turn to pinpricks my ears fold to the back of my head and I back up gulping and nodding.

“Y..yes I will remember to tell them.”

Topaz nods.

“Good and no more questions. I don’t want to leave you here. I don’t want to push anyone else away because of what happened in the past. So please leave me till the deal.”

I go to leave the room turning around to watch Topaz I have never seen someone like this in my life. Maybe someday I will be like that myself. When I get back to MoonGlow and Root Beer I look back at the open and to them. I explain everything to them about the deal and that it’s tomorrow morning.

“I see if that is the way this world lives then we can’t stop it and allow it.”

Moonglow nods in agreement with Root Beer.

“We are strangers to this new way of life. It’s why I might tell the griffins it is wise not to return to shore till we feel this type of life is fully changed. Of course, to my kind, they want to get back to land no matter what.”

After an hour we had some dinner and we all fell asleep. At least I tried to fall asleep. I kept my eyes close. My mind finally allowed my body to fall asleep. It was morning and we brought all the cases outside at the request of Topaz.

“Now you three are here to mostly help me.”

My ears perk up hearing strange Hydraulic sounds. I fly into the air just a bit to see what is coming. I stare at the group that is coming. A camel with some strange yeti creatures and I stare at the robotic creature. I have never seen a creature like this before.

I quickly land back and down and they finally come. I stare at the large robotic creature that had on its side the name Hawk. The yeti creatures pulled carts with them of everything. The camel comes up looking at Topaz and then at the three of us.

“Hello miss Topaz. It’s good to see you again I am hoping you got what we need.”

Topaz nods looking over to the mech named Hawk and the guns prime and they burn ready to fire.

“I see that your friend is ready to fire on me if I don’t fall through with the deal.”

Pinda cranes his head just a bit to look at Hawk sighing.

“Former hero that refuses to trust anyone even her old friends.”

A creature that refuses to trust her old friends. I look at Hawk who’s cams stare at me like they’re looking through me.

“I see, I got the weapons you asked for. I hope whatever you will use them for is the correct choice.”

Pinda nods and the cases are being switched and one of the yetis opens one up to look through the ammo. Pinda turns his head to look at Yeti who gave a thumbs up.

“It seems all is there miss Topaz.”

Pinda turns his head to look at Hawk.

“You can relax now Hawk.”

Hawk turns her other cam to look at Pinda or at least I think she was looking at Pinda it’s hard to tell when you don’t have eyes.

“No, I won’t not till we are out of this place. Now please let’s get out of here so we can allow whatever comes to murder this group and forget they even exist.”

Pinda sighs and he leans closer to Topaz.

“She hasn’t been the same since it happened.”

Topaz just quickly nods looking through the cases and to make sure everything is here. She looks towards me and I do my best to count everything and my two friends stand guard with the weapons they recently learned to fire.

“Okay, everything is here. I am sorry I asked you to bring clean water, oh and you even added a pure water talisman.”

Pinda quickly nods.

“Yes, we have extra water in our land now thanks to..”

Pinda turns his eyes to look at Hawk and stays silent about what happened. Pinda refuses to speak about what happened and Topaz refuses to go into what happened as well. I want to learn why they’re so unwilling to speak about it.

“Come on everyone let’s get back home”

Pinda and the others leave. Hawk turns her head to look back at me the cam stares at me like they’re watching me. Then at Topaz after a while, we can no longer hear Hawks legs move and Topaz picks up the cases and puts them into a cart.

“Sprocket how strong are you?”

How strong am I? I doubt I am that strong to pull all those cases.

“I don’t think I am strong enough to pull all those cases. I am sure all three of us together will be able to.”

Topaz helps the three of us to get hitched to the cart. Moonglow didn’t do much complaining but Root Beer snorts and didn’t care for the idea of pulling a cart. I turn my head to look at Topaz arming a weapon of hers and mounting it to the cart.

“Now just follow the road it will be a two hour to three-hour walk. No complaining please you three I don’t want to regret meeting you.”

I took a deep breath blowing air out of my mouth. I look at the eyes of the two I came with if this is how we need to find the manuals by doing all this then so be it. I look at my cutiemark that is half covered by my barding. I have to think of why we are here and the fact we are here longer means we could get sick.

The three of us pull the cart and the wheels groan and move while we finally get moving. I look back at the dock. I don’t know what to think and I worry about leaving the boat there. But I highly doubt they could go back and find our homes.

Looking ahead I see a city coming into view. I am told this is the Hoof. I am hoping that this city will at least be calm and less stressful. But I worry that Topaz could be one of those that bring problems to us.

Footnote: level up

Perk added: Bad perk: The truth of a hero: You learned the sad but truth of being a hero. A hero’s way of saving everything is nothing but a myth and a legend. In truth for a hero to even work is to cause just as much death and destruction in the name of a fake sense of justice. As you feel this go through your mind. Your morale will drop to zero each time you think about it.