Fallout:Equestria-Reckless

May 1, Saturday

I can’t stop thinking about that Luna forsaken place, Moon Tower. It was burnt pitch black when the megaspells reduced both Zebras and Ponies to ashes. Now it’s a fucking RSMC prison with it’s holding and processing in the old subway system stretching to Yonkers. I can't get that place out of my head, and I know that neither can Re. I still can’t believe they just put him back on duty after he dragged himself 75 miles back to HQ. All the way from fucking Yonkers! With a stump leg no less! Probably worse. He barely got me out 3 months earlier and I’m just getting back to scouting. At least we know where to go if the RSMC takes prisoners from No Zera.

If they do, then they'll regret it!

*

I finished reading Silvia’s journal entry as I began to chew on another piece of Bulk.

“Hun you gotta stop using that stuff,” Jacker said, worriedly.

“And you should stop following me! I already told you guys to leave me alone,” I yelled as I looked over the diagram of the subway that was on the next page.

“Hey Blossom, what's the plan,” Mecha chirped as the peeked over my shoulder.

“To find my sister without annoying ponies following me,” I snapped pushing the pegasus away.

“Hey you didn't have to push me!” she exclaimed confused. I ignored her and began looking over some floor plans for the building.

“She has a point Blossom it was uncalled for,” Jacker said agreeing with Mecha.

“Just shut up if you two don't want to help then leave!” I yell at the two of them. “I have family in there and I won't let you two talk me out of it, so just leave!”

“I am not saying we won't help but this mission is suicide if we do it now,” Mecha explained but my anger grew.

“Then I don't want your help now leave!” I yelled, grabbing my rifle and pointed it at Mecha. “You have to the count of ten before I shoot you.”

“Easy now Blossom,” Jacker said as she began to approach me.

“Stand back Jacker, or I will kill you too,” I threaten to grab my bag and Silvia’s journal. “Don't follow me,” I turned and ran.

“Blossom comes back,” Mecha shouted after me.

I was sick of the bullshit, so I ran. Soon enough for my enraged mind, the miles seemed to blur together until I saw a compound around a warehouse in the distance. When I thought about it, it made little to no sense that it would be here in the middle of the forest. I dived and landed in the brush to stay out of view. I then used the scope on my repeater to scout out whatever enemies ahead.

From what I could tell, there were three Red Star snipers guarding the armory, and I assumed that their reinforcements had gone, so I moved and shot all three in the head before running for a hole in the fence, and sliding through. I then went inside, but I was forced to duck as four rifle ponies shot at me from cover. I hid behind a crate but was met with a CLICK as I poked out of cover to shoot back. My gun had jammed.

“Fuck,” I shouted.

The shooting stopped and one shouted, “Surrender, there’s no way out! Throw out your guns and step away from the crate with your face to the door!”

I threw my guns out of cover and did as they said.

“Good, now walk backward until I say stop,” he shouted.

I did so, looking for any way out before my eyes settled on the crate I was behind as well as the one beside it. They were marked BM60s and the second was marked 7.62 mm AP ammo, so I dove behind them once more as they opened fire. When they began to reload, I looted the crate and loaded two BM60s before firing back and turning their insides to a pulp.

I threw the second machine gun aside and gathered my guns before putting my new addition over my shoulder. I started searching around the many crates and decided to just take the ammo I needed. Soon I was wearing bandoliers of bullets, and my saddlebags were heavy with what I took.

I walked over to the seven dead Reds I searched the bodies until I found a set of keys and shoved them into my coat pocket. Maybe it unlocks something important, now where would they put a safe? I asked myself mentally.

I walked to the back of the warehouse and found a set of stairs that lead up to an office. When I entered, there were three bookshelves to my right lined with Wendigo helmets and dog tags and an old oak wood desk with a wall safe behind it.

I shook my head at the sight and began looking at the papers scattered over the desk. One had written in bold on the envelope containing it, Prison Entry Spell.

I shoved it in my pocket and searched the desk for anything useful, but only found an old vile of red liquid that I pocketed. I then tried the keys I found on the safe, and the third one did it.

On top of the stack of documents and some ledgers were a chrome D50 and a bag of caps. I took the bag, and heard a loud thump from below me and left the gun as I went to investigate.

I looked around, but I didn't see anything but when I was about to go back, I saw a big steel door behind the stairs.

I walked around the stairs and tried the door only to find it was locked. I tried the first key and it worked. I opened the door and looked at the steep downward stairs before following them down. I heard the sound of chains being pulled on and was met with an awful sight.

A mare with a soot-covered silvery mane and the platinum coat was chained to a table and had electrical burns. That wasn't the part that made me gasp. The worst of it was her angelic wings that lay in tatters on the table beside her.

She spasmed and the chains jangled as she sobbed softly.

“Please...no more,” she said.

I took a step toward her. I saw her flanks branded with the symbol of three linked chains in place of her cutie mark.

“It's ok, I’m not here to hurt you,” I said stepping slowly toward the platinum mare trying not to frighten the poor thing.

I was worried about being caught after I heard some hoof steps as well as talking, so I looked around and dove into the locker on my left with my pistol ready for an ambush.

“Looks like a single pony raiding party, and because there’s no evidence of a Wendigo attack I believe it may just be a gang rat flexing their muscles. It doesn't appear that they’ve left either,” the first voice, which belonged to a mare, said.

“It looks like they have the keys and have found where we’re keeping the dear colonel,” the second voice, which belonged to a buck, said.

“I just hope they didn't take an easy revenge and kill her, we need to find the rebel HQ,” the first voice said.

I heard them coming downstairs, so I tensed with anticipation as they entered my view and passed. I then heard a click followed by the sound of arcing electricity and a blood-curdling scream that caused me to freeze.

As soon as it stopped I burst out of the locker and focused as they turned to face me. I shot their horns followed by their forelegs. They screamed as I glared at them.

“Question time, who thought that cutting her wings off was a good idea,” I yelled, furious.

When all they did was groan and whimper, I grabbed a drill from the table and drilled the buck through the eye, but not into his brain. He screamed and I grabbed the teary-eyed mare and lifted her by her mane and pressed the drill bit against her temple.

“It was me,” she screamed in tears.

I slammed her head to the porcelain tile floor, splattering the area with her blood. I then looked over to my right, where I saw a chopping block and some tools for cauterizing heavily bleeding wounds.

“When I’m done with you, you’ll wish you were just a downed pegasus,” I seethed as I dragged her by her mane.

“NO PLEASE NO,” she screamed.

“That pegasus more than likely begged you the same fucking way, and yet you mutilated her all the same,” I yelled.

I used my magic to hold her foreleg outstretched before picking up the glowing piece of metal and a bone saw.

“I swear I'll never do it again just don't hurt me,” she screamed bloody murder as I prepared to cut through her foreleg.

I snorted as I began sawing and she began screaming like a banshee. When I finished, I cauterized the wound and tossed the limb aside before repeating the process with the rest of her legs. I even blew her eardrums and blinded her before tossing her aside and turning to the scared and shaking buck with my gun pressed to his skull.

“Free her,” I said.

When he did nothing I blew his brains out and took the keys from his body and uncuffed the mare, who just cried, so I carried her out of the basement and out into the wasteland.

*

We walked through the woods She didn't speak after she finally stopped crying. I was getting worried, but I soon forgot when I heard rustling nearby. We both stopped and hid in the brush. We waited for it to pass before we kept moving.

“I’m Colonel Silver Hawk of the 117th Cavalry Regiment,” She finally said softly.

We continued like this for hours until we found ourselves on the edge of a small town. I looked at my silent companion who was staring at the ground.

“Hey, miss we finally arrived at a town,” I informed the silent mare who got a scared look on her face. “So no town then?” She shook her head no to answer my question, I sighed and began walking around the town’s outskirts. “I know you can talk, it would make my life a little easier if you told me where you want to go.”

“Sorry,” I heard her say softly before I turned to see her collapse.

“Damn it,” I said running to the mare and checked her heartbeat.

It's weak. “I did not save you for you to die now,” I said as I lifted the mare and carried her to the town.

‘She needs a doctor or she will die,’ I thought.

*

I burst through the door of the local clinic, panting like I’d run a marathon, because I may as well have.

“What the fuck do you want a lady, we’re closed,” a lab coat wearing buck said in a nasal voice.

“You need to save her life,” I shouted.

I was on edge after seeing an incoming platoon of RSMC troopers moving in on the town.

“Leave, or I’ll call the guard,” he said.

BOOM!

The sound of mortar fire sounded like mechanical thunder, and I became more frantic.

“Your guards are dead, so you best get working! I’ve gotta go,” I yelled before running back outside.

The dust stung my eyes, but I still moved into an alleyway and waited until the dust settled. I peered around a corner and seen twenty RSMC soldiers standing three yards away from where I stood which means they are very close to the Clinic I needed a way to draw their attention.

Suddenly I was back to my sister being taken and my mind went blank. I put more bulk in my mouth and drew Sparky. I walked around the corner and everything slowed down I pulled the trigger killing one of them.

I charged in closer, but by the time they pointed their guns at me I was close enough to smash my hoof into the neck of one of the Mercs, crushing his windpipe while simultaneously firing my 9mm killing another.

As these two fell two more fired, somehow my focus slowed down the bullets enough for me to dodge them. At the time I didn't care how or why it happened. I smashed the one on my right in the face as Sparky claimed another victim. Three charged at me at once I quickly dispatched them with three shots from my pistol. Eight down twelve to go I noted before an I felt a slight pain under my right eye but I ignored it as I turned my attention to the rest of the RSMC soldiers.

I took a deep breath and focused as I ran toward the soldiers, raising my gun and shooting two others as I dodged another bullet before I grabbed a merc and snapped her neck, 9 more to go I noted.

I felt it, I was running outta juice, so I dove behind cover, reloaded, and popped another piece of Bulk into my mouth, before jumping out and using the merc nearest to my cover as a springboard to launch myself into the group of mercs. I shot and dropped six before dodging the but of a rifle and shooting a merc with said rifle. The last two ran off screaming, so I turned and saw the doc looking out of the window in awe before I began my trek back.

*

I waited.

It was all I could do. In the meantime, I refilled my magazines, but I only had the one drum mag of about fifty 7.62 rounds with no other bullets for the BM60, so I would probably pick up a couple of mags for it at the shop later, but for now, I worked on my 9mm. I was bored and I was worried, but I tried to focus on my tedious task in the meantime.

I almost wished I had someone to talk to, but I didn't let that bug me too much. At least until I realized that I was done. It sucked being in this dingy, moldy waiting room alone. All the magazines were rotted away, so I had nothing to read. The tv was just playing Purifier propaganda, so I turned it off. It became a boring cycle until at long last the doctor informed me that Silver Hawk was fine but needed to rest, so he told me to come back tomorrow as he escorted me out.

*

I sat outside and chewed on a piece of bulk while I worked on my 9mm’s receiver. I was using the parts I had found behind the general store to increase the hitting power and the fire rate. I had already bought a reflex sight and ten extended magazines that I filled with now 24 bullets each. I was finished as the sun began to rise, so I put it back together and installed my extended barrel as I did so. Sparky would now pack the punch of a .44 magnum at medium range. I holstered it and walked back to the clinic and waited for it to open.

*

I walked inside as the doctor rambled on about Silver’s condition.

“She had a surgical implant that had a proximity sensor to leak poison into her system if she strayed far from wherever she was,” he said.

“Crazy,” I said blankly.

“You sound like your not surprised by this revelation,” The doctor says in disbelief.

“Well, I did find her being tortured by a group of mercenaries who cut her wings off,” I informed the stallion who had a look of fear. I walked into the room and sat down beside the bed.

“I’ll wait outside,” the doc said before he left.

After he left I turned to look at Silver Hawk who was starting to stir from her sleep. I watched her as she slowly opened her eyes and looked at me.

She seemed puzzled but still looked as gloomy as ever as she lay there in bed. I couldn't help but feel bad as we gazed into each other's eyes. She looked away, seeming almost afraid of me.

“Why did you bring me here,” she asked.

I thought carefully about how to respond before saying, “You’ve experienced unimaginable horrors and I couldn't let death be a horrific end for you by the hooves of your captors. You deserve the last laugh.”

I surprised myself with my words, and she relaxed and now wore a small smile.

“Thanks that's twice you saved me today, and I don't even know your name,” she said sitting up.

“Well my names Radiant Blossom,” I answered with a smile. “And don't mention it Silver, you would have done the same for me.”

There was a knock on the door before it opened to show the doctor.

“Excuse me miss, but the mayor wants to see you,” he said.

“Why,” I asked.

“Because you saved our town,” the voice of an old buck said from behind the doctor.

“It was my fault Mr uhh,” I paused and looked passed the doctor and saw a tall elderly stallion with a pale yellow coat and a neatly kept white mane dressed in a business suit.

“Mr. LaGuardia the mayor of this fine town,” he introduced himself before continuing. “You were not responsible for the attack yesterday.”

“What do you mean by that?” I asked confused by what the mayor said. “I attacked an RSMC outpost they were after me.”

“Yes but they sent several messengers to ask for us to join the Purifier Empire or they would kill us all,” Mr. LaGuardia answered.

“What's your name miss,” he asked.

“I'm Radiant Blossom,” I replied, shaking his hoof.

“Well Ms. Blossom, on behalf of my town I thank you for protecting it,” he said with a small smile.

I then pulled him close and whispered in his ear.

“I actually have to go, so if you could get that mare a radio, then she could get some rebel reinforcements to protect the town,” I whispered.

“Can do,” he said.

I turned back to Silver, who looked worried.

“You're leaving,” she squeaked, her eyes wide with fear.

“Yeah, I gotta save someone else Silver,” I answer looking at the silver-furred mare.

“But what if they come back?” she asked urgently.

“She has a point Radiant Blossom,” Mr.LaGuardia agreed with Silver Hawk’s question.

They have a point, I thought to put my hoof to my chin. But Cherry needs me, but the reinforcements won't be here for probably 4 days, ugh I can't leave them unprotected for that long Cherry would never forgive if I just up and left. I sighed audibly looking at the three ponies in the room.

“I can stay until the reinforcements arrive then I'm leaving,” I said kinda defeated looking at the ground.

“Thank you very much miss Blossom the townsfolk will sleep easier tonight knowing there is a ranger protecting the town tonight,” Mr.LaGuardia said happily before turning to leave.

“Wait you think I'm a ranger?” I asked confused by him calling me that.

“True the Rangers no longer exist but you look and act like a ranger,” Silver answered for the elderly stallion. “And I should know I worked with a few rangers a long time ago.”

I was dumbfounded but honored by the title.

“I just need a couple drum magazines for a BM60 machine gun,” I said.

“Just make a trip to Caliber’s store. He’ll get you what you need,” the mayor said.

“I best be going now,” LaGuardia said before leaving.

I was about to leave before I felt a tug on my duster and turned to see Silver looking up at me with pleading eyes.

“Can you stay with me until I fall asleep,” she begged softly.

I couldn't say no, so I pulled up a chair and held her hoof until her breathing slowed and she slept soundly.

*

I sat inside the bell tower on town hall as I loaded my BM60’s new magazines and watched the town and its surroundings.

I dearly wished that Sparkler was here. The thought burned my mind, so I quickly popped a Bulk in my mouth and chewed it quickly as I began to feel pins and needles throughout my body.

I sighed as I no longer felt sad or weary, but I couldn't help but notice something going on toward the western horizon.

There were three standing megaspell cooling towers about 75 miles away with one cooling tower destroyed in the middle of the second and third ones, but the weird thing was that I saw something strange flying around the second cooling tower. I didn't know what it was, but I had a bad feeling about that place.

I went back to watching the town, shooting a ghoul or a foolish mutant insect every so often, before night time when I saw somepony sneaking into the cellar of their house, but thought nothing of it as I looked at the few lights from the city and surprisingly a few lights had turned on at the power plant.

My eyes drifted back over the town and I saw a familiar blue pegasus pony out of the corner of my eye when I looked at said pony they were gone. Was that Mecha? I asked myself before shaking my head. No, I told her to stay away she would be dumb to have followed me.

I pick up my rifle and peer through the scope to look around the area. I didn't spot any sign if the blue pegasus I saw before, maybe I'm hallucinating, I thought to myself as I lowered my rifle again.

With a sigh, I look at the night sky with its mesmerizing stars. Suddenly an old memory of when I was a filly popped into my head.
*

It was an old one, it was the day I decided to become the protector of No Zera. I was covered in bandages sitting on an old cot in the town doctors house. Beside the bed was Cherry and Sparkler they had some little scratches and messed up manes.

See before this Sparky and Cherry were playing on the outskirts of town, a few hours later, they were attacked by a pack of Geckos who were nesting in the area. I being nearby was the first to react to their screams but instead of being scared I ran to help my sister.

When I found them they were on a rock that kept them out of the reach of the angry lizards. Knowing if someone didn't help them the geckos would kill them. So I picked up a rock and threw it at the head gecko who turned to me and snarled before the others turned to attack so I grabbed a stick to fend them off. Sadly I was quickly overpowered by the much larger reptiles lucky for me my mother was nearby and chased the geckos away before they severely hurt me.

Now I'm in that cot, knowing I almost died but seeing my Sister and our best friend save made me smile and set me down the path of becoming a protector of my hometown.
*

As I return to the present I notice my fur on my face was wet and I'm smiling seems I started to cry as I experienced such a happy memory, but as soon as realization hit me like a punch I was dropped back into a depression that made my chest feel hollow and my brain ache with my inner conflict.

There could still be good times.

What do you mean everyone you know is dead!

But-

I popped another piece of Bulk into my mouth and chewed it quickly to stop my brain from going down that road and went back to looking out over the town.

I was beginning to get tired, so I set up my sleeping bag and lay down. I closed my eyes and was met by an image of my sister being mutilated by those mercs and jolted awake.

“Fuck,” I said as I tried to catch my breath.

I lay down once more and drifted off to sleep.

*

When I awoke, I found a piping hot plate of pancakes and that could've fed three ponies at least as well as a pitcher of orange juice and a bottle of syrup.

“Holy crap,” I said in astonishment.

I noticed a note beside the plate and read it.

Dear Miss,
I hope you enjoy this breakfast. It's the least we can do for you after you saved our town.
Sincerely, Maple

“Wow,” I said in amazement.

I had expected the townsfolk to be grateful, but I hadn't expected this. This was incredible and thoughtful as well as expensive. This meal is a delicacy in the wasteland and yet they gave it to me instead.

Enough overthinking I’m starving!

I ignored the thought and grabbed the food in my magic.

There’s enough for me to share with Silver.

I made my way out of the clock tower and into the infirmary as Silver was waking up.

“Good morning Silver,” I said with a fake smile in an attempt to make Silver happy “I brought you some pancakes.”

“Th-thank you Blossom,” she said, surprised at what I brought.

“Where did you get these,” she asked as I split the pancakes and doused them with the syrup.

“It was a thank you gift from a pony named Maple,” I said as I waited for her to eat.

“What's wrong,” I asked after eight minutes of her not eating.

“I just wonder why are you so nice to somepony you don't know?” Silver asked poking at the pancakes.

“I don't know why myself,” I say with a smile. “I guess it just feels like it is something I gotta do.”

“You really are a strange pony,” she laughed dryly. “Very few ponies nowadays will risk their lives for somepony they know let alone a stranger.”

I paused at this, If it is uncommon for ponies to help strangers then why did Bio Jacker and Mecha Toy want to help me even after I abandoned them? I ask myself confused but I returned to the silver mare in front of me. “I’m nothing special Silver, truth be told I was saved twice by this one pony,” I said looking at her storm grey eyes. “She would have been able to do what I did better and with nopony getting hurt.”

“Are you kidding me!” Silver exclaimed causing me to look at her. “I don't think anyone could have done it better.”

I was awestruck by what the silver pony said. I tortured somepony and she almost died because of me how could it not be done better.

“You saved a village, terminated a Red Starbase, and saved my life,” she smiled at me. “It was you nopony else miss Blossom.”

“Thank you Silver,” I said, standing up. “Enjoy your pancakes,” and with that, I left to explore this town.

*

I was reluctant to leave that place, but I knew what I had to do. I found out that Yonkers was only five miles away. Silver, although bedridden, begged me to stay, but I politely refused.

As I arrived in what was left in that hicktown, shots rang out and I felt two graze me and a third bite into my chest before I could dive into cover. When I finally got out of my daze, I dove behind a building and felt like I was drowning.

I poked out of cover and returned fire and wheezed as I began to stumble toward the buildings from which that prick came. When I got there, my vision blurred and I still couldn't breathe, but I saw the subway entrance, but before I could even think of going there, I began choking on blood. I couldn't breathe and I was too focused on that to even notice that I was now on my back. My throat burned and I wanted to cry, but I couldn't as I drowned in my own blood.

TO BE CONTINUED...