Location Discovered

Diamond Dog Tunnel

Time. 12:37 A.M

Standing at the entrance to the tunnel I notice the ground is wet with the remains of the diamond dogs that I recently dealt with. A part of me wants to look down while another part wants to keep moving quickly to save the slaves. Reloading the one round I fired earlier, I looked down the dark tunnel seeing to my surprise more darkness. Activating the mask's night vision, I crouched and headed down. It wasn't the green night vision we all know, but it makes things lighter and a bit saturated, a bit Like cat eye from the games. It was a little while until the tunnel opened up to a huge room filled with cages full of colorful ponies and buffaloes.

"Get the slaves out of the cells and back to work mining for gems!" A huge dirt brown diamond dog dressed in what appears to be clumped together metal armor with a red cloth like skirt around his waist. "The boss wants more gems faster and that's what he'll get." He says while throwing the keys at a bluish diamond dog in a crowd of at-least seven.

Pulling my rifle from my back I quietly lay down to use the scope. "Lets see eight here, five dead ones outside, and one left to live another day. That makes sixteen total, must be a small operation." I mummer to my self. Loading my rifle with armour piercing rounds . The diamond dogs start to split up and go to their position. The boss sits down while two start to get straps hooked up to carts and the others go deal with the slaves.

"Get the big ponies first they'll put up the most fight." An archer in leather armour unlocks the cage to the buffaloes. Only two come out just to quickly get shackled. They protested but having spears poking you, theirs not much fight they can do. "Little one come out to you no slouch!" The archer yells yanking a little buffalo out and strapping her two a cart.

"When my dad hears about this your all done for!" She yells fidgeting with the straps. Shes the chiefs daughter definitely but I cant act now their all of weapons are still on them. Damn now it looks like its the ponys turn. They are very colorful and cute If i might say so myself. Coming in all sets of colors. A guard opens the cell and leads the ponys out.

"Why ya'll doing this to us you have no right." Wined a yellow pony with orange/gold hair also with, and I'm calling it and sticking to it, an apple tramp stamp on both sides of his rear. Not that I was checking it out or anything just observing ...wait they all have a tramp stamp on their rears. Whats that about?

"Don't worry Braeburn there just low life evil scum." A grayish pony with gray hair and a star on his rear. Must be the sheriff than. *CRACK* And he just got whipped. Now I'm super angry. The ponys get out and line up while the guards stand by them eager for them to get out of line. There seems to be four in total and they do not like the buffaloes based on that look they are giving to each other. To bad the pony's mean face is cute almost like they are little kids. Taking one last look at the slaves my eyes widen when I see a rust brown unicorn's horn start to light up. I quickly turn off the night vision since the light is so bright. The light in the room gives me enough vision to make out the rest. Braeburn is on the left next to the sheriff, who is next to the final pony a girl.. sorry ma'am didn't mean to look...who is light red with pinkish hair and a tramp stamp of soda bottle with fizz coming out of the top. The buffalo are to the right of the ponys hooked up to carts to.

"Now time to go mine for more gem slaves!" Mister I'm the boss since I"m the best dressed said. Damn. Quickly entering VATS, time stops and numbers appear on peoples body parts. How did I do that? Just happened like I knew what I was doing, in fact all of this seems like I'm doing this as if I have actually done all of this before. I lock onto the leaders head 90% chance to hit. Next I lock on to the guards with spears next to the slaves four in total, all my rounds in the mag will be used up when fired. Will have to have to kill the last three with the revolver.

"Die scum!" I yell while letting VATS go. The leaders head quickly explodes into a shower of gore all over the unicorn while the rest of the rounds hit the four other diamond dogs ending their lifes in a matter of seconds. The last three, all archers go figure, notch their arrows and turn towards me while the ponys and buffaloes panic and struggle to flee. Jumping down with my revolver out all of us fire at the same time. *Boom* *Pang* *Pang* *Rip* It all happened so fast the first dog going down while an arrow bounces off my helmet the other breaks upon hitting my chest armor and pain lots of pain as the third one goes into my thigh. I grunted in pain falling onto my knees while I enter VATS to finish off the last two dogs.

On my knees I see little Strongheart squirm out of her straps and free the buffalo. They all three approach me Strongheart is the first to speak. "You weird creature who saves us while risking death. For what purpose?" She asked while titling her head like a dog.

"Ranger Wolf of The New California Republic. Its what we do, also chief Thunderhooves told me where you guys where at." I say loud enough for all to here. My voice came out all gravelly maybe due to the mask?

"Then you are here to save us quickly we must go." I stare up at and past her to see the ponys free and huddled together with the sheriff at front. Must of gotten free when I fell. Its funny why am I so calm about all of this? I have an arrow in me and is in extreme pain, but I don't care about that right now.

"Not with out them to." I point at the ponys. She looks up at them then sneers.

"They can rot in here." She spits out then starts to head out while one of the buffalo leaves with her. I try to get up to follow her but the last buffalo blocks my way saying.

"No you help the ponys. I'll keep her safe, this you must do" He grabs a spear and walks away with the others. Next thing you know the ponys are surrounding me.

"Here let me help you" The rusty red unicorn says going for my leg. Now that he is here I can get a better look at him. A doctors bag on his butt with an orange mane and tail.

"Doc if you can get the arrow out of me I can deal with the wound" I say digging through my pockets for a stimpack.

I feel hooves wrap around me and the culprit talks. "Thanks there partner I'm Breaburn,, the docs Thread Needle, over there is Sheriff, Sheriff Star." He points at the sheriff. What is all I can think before he points at the mare and says. "And She's Fizz Bottle thanks for saving us." As he kisses my helmet I fell alot of pain as the doc pulls the arrow out.

"There. Now how are you going to stop the bleeding?" Thread asks as I stab a stimpack into my leg. 11 left. The wound heals as he stares at it. "Remarkable!"

"Thanks doc for pulling that arrow out"

"Your welcomed but you owe me answers." Thread says standing up.

"Of course" I stand up. "We need to leave more could show up and plus all this death is bumming me out." The Ponys all grimace as we start to head out. "How long of a walk is it?"

"About three hour walk back in the hot sun." Sheriff says as we all whine.

"Great."

Author's Note

Some of you like it I guess but expect chapters randomly since life likes to keep me busy with work and random distractions.