Fallout Equestria: Survival

Prologue: The Great War

So, you want to know about our story?

About how we survived the Wasteland and got to where we are now.

Well, we should probably start from the beginning--with The Great War.

The Great War was a decades-long militarized conflict between two global superpowers, the pony nation of Equestria and an unnamed zebra nation with whom it shared a border. This war lasted multiple years and forced Equestria into a rushed industrial revolution as the two superpowers raced to outdo each other in the fields of arcane science, industry, and wartime technology.

One of these developments, the megaspell framework for amplifying the power of spells, was powerful enough that its use led to the destruction of much of Equestria. Those that survived had taken refuge in Stables.

Stables were shelters designed to withstand a nearby megaspell detonation and still function self-sustainably. They could each hold at least 300 ponies (possibly more) and, paired with a near-everlasting spark generator and water talisman can function and sustain life nearly indefinitely.

We were born in a Stable.

I was a mechanic

I was a veterinarian. The best they had if I might add.

Settle down.

We were about 5 years old when the Stable first opened. While we never saw what was out there, our father told us it was a desolate place: a wasteland full of nothing.

The Overmare made it clear nopony was ever to leave the base, with the exception of scouting parties sent out to look for supplies or other survivors.

Out father was usually among them. Whenever he came back, he'd given us gifts that he had found. One day, however, the scouting party he was with never came back.

Since then, the Overmare had permanently anypony from leaving.

While I was fine with that, my sister here wanted to go out and explore the wasteland.

Hey, fake all you want. You eventually saw things my way.

Yeah, yeah. Well, we didn't see eye to eyes at the start. Our point of views caused us to argue a lot.

Yeah, but in the end, it was a memorable journey.

It sure was sis. It sure was. Oh! We never did introduce ourselves. My name's Gadget.

You can call me Ace, pleased to meet you.

This is our story...