Date: Day 188 of Year 203, Time: Evening, Location: Just outside New Appleoosa

Our brave little adventurer just got shot. Four times. And she’s still going. Just. Fell unconscious, which makes sense, and the ponies she was trying to protect took her in. Good ol’ Calamity. Shooting ponies based on appearance. Eh. Worked out in the end. Anyway, he’s gone in with them. I’m heading into the town myself. Gotta pick up some supplies.

Date: Day 190 of Year 203, Time: Early Afternoon, Location: New Appleoosa

Hey, she’s finally up! Just spotted her going into Ditzy’s place. Always liked her. Before I came here, last time I saw her was in Manehattan, with another ghoul, her friend, who was apparently called May. According to Ditzy, she went feral. I know it happens to every ghoul eventually, (Though maybe not Ditzy, she’s been going just fine) but it’s still sad. Anyway, I’ll stick around till our adventurer’s left, then I’ll tail her. I really need to find out her name. Besides, I still need one last thing…

Date: Day 190 of Year 203, Time: Night, Location: Just outside New Appleoosa

She’s left with Calamity. Not for good though, from what I’ve gathered it’s to take out the old Stable. Don’t remember which one it was. I think it was… Number 24? I’ll be able to clarify once we get there. Bloody giant numbers on the doors. There’s a thunderstorm going on, and I just spotted her literally trying to hide under Calamity, only for him to push her away. Guess she hasn’t seen thunder before. There was a big flash of lightning, think she might have seen me for a second. Anyway, I managed to finish my weapon, and I’ve got it in my saddlebags now. Faust, I love matter-compression spells. Partially break the laws of physics, but then again magic’s been doing that for Faust knows how long. I’ll check up once something interesting’s happened.

Date: Day 191 of Year 203, Time: Dawn, Location: New Appleoosa

Well. She got back. And immediately crashed in the clinic. Fair, considering she spent most the night presumably fighting ‘chimera’ they’re apparently called. I didn’t try to see in. Stables have a kind of barrier around them that blocks things like E.F.S. Why? How should I know? Most likely another of Stable-Tec’s sick ‘experiments.’ Anyway, she blew up Stable 24, the river flooded in, goodbye chimera. It’s actually kind of sad. As a scientist, I really wanted to study the things. Still, probably for the best. Though, I am interested as to how in the name of physics a filly created literal death on legs. Guess we’ll never know. G, signing off for now.

Date: Day 191 of Year 203, Time: Around Noon, Location: New Appleoosa

Littlepip. That’s her name. Was in the tavern, and learnt a couple of things. Her name’s Littlepip, she apparently thought Red Eye was our leader. Considering she didn’t know, it’s okay. She’s also just discovered DJ, who was talking about her. Looks like my message got through. She and Calamity just headed off, I think to Old Appleoosa.

Date: Day 191 of Year 203, Time: Noon, Location: Between New and Old Appleoosas

Following the train

Date: Day 191 of Year 203, Time: Afternoon, Location: Old Appleoosa

Sorry about that earlier log, they left rather suddenly, and I didn’t have much time to react. Thank Faust that I still remembered my ‘Fast-run’ spell. (Rarity would be disappointed with the uncreativeness of the name, and, to be blunt, so am I.) Currently watching them sneak in. Thank you, Sightline. The Wallhack Scope is proving useful for the millionth time. Well, not the millionth, but you know what I mean. Oh, didn’t I mention it? It’s pretty much a detachable sniper rifle scope, which uses a combination of E.F.S, blunt magic, and heat-tracking technology to, well, wallhack. It’s better than ‘See through walls’ spells, because you can actually see exactly where somepony is instead of it just looking like they’re floating in the void. It was a joint project between the M.W.T, the M.A.S, and technically myself, as they used designs I created. It’s technically still a prototype, but since no more are going to be made… Sorry. Another ramble. I’ll make another log detailing how their break-in attempt goes.

Date: Day 191 of Year 203, Time: Afternoon, Location: Old Appleoosa

Seriously? She had to start firing, didn’t she? I’ve had to leap in, across the town, just so that she doesn’t get overwhelmed. Again, thank you matter compression spells. You generally don’t expect a scythe to spring out of nowhere, do you? Needless to say, about half the slavers I’ve encountered so far flat out ran away. The other half… Wheat. I’m currently writing this while watching out for any more with the Scope. I can see Littlepip, the slaves, the slavers she’s fighting, and Calamity. I think most of them were gone beforehoof. Welp. See you for now.

Date: Day 191 of Year 203, Time: Late Afternoon, Location: Old Appleoosa

What. The. Actual. Let me tell you what happened. She stopped. I could see hostiles, Littlepip herself (I’ve given her a marker, so I can tell that it’s her), and another neutral. She ran off, I presume to plan, coming across a group of slavers. They started going down, along with gunshots, so I think either she or Calamity took them down. Anyway, it caused a firefight. It turned out to have been Calamity, as Pip started moving despite shots still ringing out. The slavers came out of the barn, Pip slipped inside, the two hostiles inside winked out. Later I discovered she stumbled upon the armoury, so you can guess what happened next. Yep, she barricaded herself in. At least, I think she did. Scope can’t magically display non-living stuff. (Though I don’t know if I’d show up on it.) Then she turned herself into a trotting arsenal. Again, I think. Started messing around. I think she started using a terminal, since she sat down like she was. Then, she stalked around for about two seconds, and was blown back from the door. I could audibly hear the ‘thoom’ of the missile from half a town away. The slavers started going down, and Calamity ran in, bending down over Pip, I presume giving her a healing potion. Terribly useful, those. She split up with Calamity, him running off towards the sheriff’s place, her heading towards the other neutral mark. They met, and just stood there. I think they were talking. Then, after roughly a minute, they headed off to go meet up with Calamity, who was with a bunch of slaves, considering what their outlines looked like. They broke the slaves out, got into a big fight, then I left my post because I realized either things would go badly or they’d win and get on the train, and head starts are always useful. It ended in the latter by the way. Sorry about that very long entry, I wanted to be able to give you as many details as possible.

Date: Day 191 of Year 203, Time: Night, Location: Between New and Old Appleoosas

Well. That happened. Around twilight. No, not that Twilight- dunno what even happened to her. Probably died in the megaspells. Anyway, around twilight, up the mountain, the train got attacked. They had just set up to go careening downhill (Highly dangerous if you ask me. I mean, have ponies seriously forgotten buffer spells, snail spells, and the like?), when griffons and slavers started attacking. I saw Calamity flying overhead, Pip’s mark looked like it was making progress, and basically they were doing well. I only wish I had a sniper rifle to attach the Scope to. Then I could have actually helped instead of watching like a coward. I can’t die, so not much use in staying out of the fight, especially against slavers. I have a special hate for them. Pony lives pass so quickly, why deny them the right to live it in as much peace as the Wasteland offers? Problem is, I wouldn’t have got there in time, even with the fast-run spell (Which I will now call the Gallop Spell. It needs a name, and that one’s as good as any.) So yeah. Eventually, the slavers all died, Calamity kicked the caboose off the train, lovable idiot, they jumped off, and yeah. I decided to send a message to DJ Pon-3 saying that they died. I think they should lay off the heroics for a bit. Otherwise, every meanie in the Wasteland’s gonna be after her head, just so they can say “Hey, I killed the Stable Dweller!” Again, long entry. See you tomorrow, hopefully.

Author's Note

Here ya go, 'Chapter' 2!