Fallout Equestria: Fallen Fortress

Medic stood there mouth agape, millions of questions flooding his mind. He spoke the first thing that reached his lips, “HOW ARE JOU ALIVE!?” Medic shouted at the women on the other side of the screen,

“Now mister Heisenburger, is that really any way to talk to your employer?”

“Heisenburger? Who… Vait… Is that me?” The Administrator laughed wholeheartedly,

“So you forgot! Seems the side effects mister Conagher mentioned were a bit severe!” Ruby sat up glaring at the TV screen,

“Hey! You creep! Quit talking to Medic like that!” The Administrator frowned,

“Why is this child,” The Administrator asked crossly, “defending you?”

“Vhy do jou care!?” Medic stood over the filly defensively, “Jou only ever sought to destroy vat friends und families ve had or created!” It was Administrator’s turn to glare,

“Mister Heisenburger, may I remind you that you are still legally under contract. I pay you, and you do as I tell you. (Granted, you haven't even done that.) If I tell you to kill your family…” The Administrator takes a puff of smoke. “Then you kill your family.” Medic felt like he had been slapped. How dare this woman talk to him like this!

“Jou! Jou... No more! I refuse to work for jou any longer!”

Medic telekinetically pulled out all the guns he had, pointed them at the robot’s head and opened fire. The robot went down but the TV remained intact, “Oh dear…” The administrator smiled, “Do you remember section 37.4, article B of your contract?... I wonder, how long you can run.” The robot started to heat up and the part of Medic that was Demo screamed at Medic to run and Medic went wide-eyed as it clicked in him what was happening,

“RUN RUBY!” Medic gathered all the supplies in his telekinetic grip that he could and ran for the back entrance, Ruby ahead of him by just a little, the Administrator’s laughter filling the old building. They reach the door as the robot explodes sending the two of them flying through the opening. Medic’s magic falters and he grabs Ruby mid-fall to pull her close for protection. Archimedes was launched from the blast out of the doorway a little behind the two flying ponies They land with Medic taking the brunt of the landing. The old building crumbled from the force of the blast crushing anything Medic had left behind.

Archimedes and Bloody Ruby were crying Medic’s name when he came to. He had hit his back on an old light post and was knocked out by the force. “Vhat? How long vas I out?”

“Over an hour. Enough time for Ruby to collect the supplies you saved, but also for me to worry.” Archimedes talked with a robotic voice in reply, “And her too, I guess.”

“Archimedes? Vat am I going to do vith jou? (Und vhen did you learn to talk?…)” Medic mutters as Ruby sighs in relief, hoofing over the guns and medical supplies that Medic managed to save. Medic smiled comfortingly and glad that he was able to save as much as he did. Especially, his friend’s guns, “Danke Ruby.” He then checks his violin, amazed to find it unscathed, “How?” Ruby looked surprised too, “Zat landing should’ve-” Souls. The word echoed through Medic’s mind, “Nein… Did I? Nein… I couldn’t have! Is a part of me in zis?” Medic felt fear rise up in his heart,

“Medic? What’s wrong?” Ruby asked fearfully seeing Medic’s face,

“I-I don’t know. Vithout mein memories… How much does she know?” Medic looks back at the wreckage of the collapsed building, “She knew mein name. Mein real name… Zhrough she only mentioned part of it… Vat did I do to lead me to zis?...” Medic moaned, “Listen, Ruby. Ve have to get moving. Mein actions have broken mein contract vith her… Now… Like ze contract stated… I’m an enemy, und… She’s going to try to kill me… Jou have to come vith me. If ve start moving she von’t find us very easily.”

“Kill? That crazy lady? How? Who is that smoking b-”

“She’s powerful und if she used a robot to communicate to us, zen… She’s bound to have more… Und maybe… Some of Gray Mann’s, only repurposed… I-I couldn’t live with meinself if jou got hurt… Since jou defended me… She’ll be after jou to.” Ruby’s eyes went wide with true fear and she gasped,

“She would attack a filly!?”

“Jou heard vat she said about me. ‘If I tell jou to kill jour family, zen jou kill jour family.’ I had to, but zat lady.” Medic shook his head, “She is vay more insane zen I’ve ever been. She’s villing to kill anyvon who gets in her vay!” Ruby glowered,

“That’s sick!” She shouted, “Alright, she’s going down!”

“Nein, ve can’t do zat now, if ever. Vat ve should do is get moving, avay from here, und avay from her. Ve need to survive.” Medic stuffed the supplies, his violin, and guns. Except for the Diamondback which remained levitated by Medic’s side. Getting the hint Bloody Ruby grabbed a Slaver gun nearby and checked the load, before going towards a similar gun to get ammo and replacement parts. When she finished she had a nice looking Glock 17 locked and loaded. Medic smiled slightly at the filly’s smarts, “Next, ve need to quickly grab jou some armor. None of zis stuff. Too big for jou und I’m not zat good at repurposing.” Ruby nods and the two of them quickly run around the checkpoint ruins finding a pair of filly size fire resistant boots, a bike helmet and some kid’s pretend knight costume made from real metal, “Zis’ll have to do for ze time being.” Medic comments after Ruby is dressed, “Now come on, ve’ve got a long valk ahead of us to who knows vere.” Ruby nods and the two of them start walking east, following the train tracks. Vaguely, Medic thought he could hear a train.

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Level up:
New perk: Gunslinger: You can draw and fire weapons at a quick speed and high accuracy. 5% damage boost when using small firearms.