Fallout Equestria: Dark Shroud

Chapters

Celestia's Note
Chapter 0: Prologue
Chapter 1: Countdown
Chapter 2: The Lockbox
Chapter 3: My Guardian Angel

Celestia's Note

H...Hello? Is this working? Before I show the edited versions of Platinum Law's memories I should first explain what happened on the day the sun should have been released… That day, the day that I truly met the wasteland savior, was the day that the timeline broke. As I was trying to persuade Littlepip to go back to her friends and come back later the Elements of Harmony where attacked. The Enclave going after Spikes cave. Sensing that they where being threatened, the Elements reacted in a way never known to have happened. They scattered themself all across Equestria, in an attempt to hide from the people who threatened them. Doing so caused reality to split, One of those realities is where Littlepip entered the S.P.P and saved Equestria, another is where I persuaded Littlepip to go back to there friends. This one is the one that we will be following in the story shown.

Author's Note

I thought i would add this part due to the fact that people might get confused with how this fits in with the Fallout Equestria timeline... it kinda doesn't...

Chapter 0: Prologue

Before I start talking about what I did… No, what happened on that fateful day that spawned my adventure I should tell you about Stable 151, and more importantly myself.

Stable 151 was the stable in which I lived in my whole life. The dull grey walls where the only thing I knew. The only place in which I called home. From the history books within the minimal library of Stable 151, I found out that the first stable dwellers and the Overmare Entered the Stable when there was a warning of a Megaspell striking. As generations went past we soon realized that Stable 151 was not meant to open… We never realized that that was going to change though…

Now about myself, My name is Platinum Law. I’ve got a beautiful Platinum coat with a charcoal Grey mane with streaks of green. The same green matched my emerald-like eyes. I know its strange, Hearing a mare talk about herself like this but as a performer, I have a duty to make myself look as beautiful as possible, and that means taking care of how I look.

That brings me to my next point, my role in Stable 151 was unique… And by unique I mean that I technically had two roles. One was being the main performer of the Stable. Boosting morale and helping to dull down the effects of living in what was essentially a glorified catacomb. The other job is on the complete another side of the coin. I’m the main leader of the Security force in the stable. How I got such a unique combination of roles? Well… it's kind of funny actually. Before I had gotten my Cutie mark I decided I wanted to take the Cutie mark Aptitude Test, also known as C.A.T, as I was getting impatient of getting my Cutie mark. This was met with much confusion from the ponies who helped score the tests. I had gotten high marks on both preforming and Security so they tried me at both. At first, I did not get my Cutie mark from either job, that was until I was late to performance class and had to run there in my assistant uniform for the security job I was placed in. Somehow once I got to preforming I managed to get my Cutie mark. A crescent moon on its side, accompanied by an upside-down cross… how that symbolized either job I had no idea.

As I grew up in the stable I soon became well known, popular and also well respected. Both in my security job and also my Performances. Even the Overmare sometimes came to watch my Performances. Soon enough I was appointed Head of security. This gave me access to much more information. Even some that I was really not expecting to gain in my life as a stable dweller… The Overmare at this time called Violet Everspark called me into her office. I had been looking around the office for a little bit, partly distracted by just how ordinary the office looked. I expected that the Overmare would have had a much fancier office as she basically ran the whole Stable, even used her magic to help grow the food that we ate each day. After a long meeting, Violet Everspark gave me a book, which told me EVERYTHING about Stable 151. This information gave me the exact heads up to survive what was to come.

Author's Note

So, the start of my journey to completing my first ever fanfiction... lets hope that this goes well.

Chapter 1: Countdown

Another day in this dull, grey tomb that we call home. As much as I love being well… alive I’ve always felt as if I could have been somewhere a little bit more… beautiful but I guess we all have to make sacrifices to be safe. I looked around my room, I was one of the few ponies that was given a little bit of colour, my room having a little bit of uplift. I was special after all when it comes to the dwellers of Stable 151. I looked down at my Pipbuck, the Almost useless device that was stuck to my hoof, glowed with a faint green glow. My gaze rose to the terminal at my desk, It had the lyrics to a song that I was going to be preforming at tomorrows show. After a long while I shook my head, my soft, silky mane flowing through the air. “This should be my best performance to date.” I said to myself. I got up and looked around my room.

I know Stable 151 was never meant to be opened, not just because of the systems in place but also from the book that the Overmare had given me. I looked to that book, It had much more information than I was both expecting, and wanted to know about our life. Our Stable had been picked out to endure a social experiment formed by Stable-Tec, the Social Experiment was to Keep a race of Ponies safe from any harm. Not just the what laid beyond the vault from generations ago but what is to come in the future. We where supposed to be the Equestria’s last hope.

My terminal gave a soft beeping sound as a new message was received. The title was named “Countdown” I walked over to the terminal, my curiosity getting the better of me. The message was a text based message, which in itself was a worrying thing, Within the stable we usually used Audio Messages. My eyes widened as I read the message.

“You have 20 minutes. Pack what you need and get ready. You will hear a signal and on that signal you need to run. Don’t look back and just RUN. Pack as much food, equipment and anything else that you might need to survive.”

I gasped as I read the message, once, and twice. No… this can’t be possible. My first reaction was to check to see who sent this message, There was no sending address linked to the Stable Communication Center. I connected my Pip-Buck up to the terminal to transfer the message. Deciding to do as it said. The worst that could happen is that I had some supplies. Even if I didn’t get why, or who sent this.

15 Minutes later I had my Saddlebags full of food, water, Pip-Buck tools and a few other supplies that I might need. Walking back into my room to put on my security outfit, if all else fails I could just say that I was using the items as props for an upcoming performance. My ears perked up as the lights shut off, replaced with a Ominous red.

”Warning, Stable Door has been opened. Stable-Tec HQ has been notified.” Said a tinny mechanic voice. Though it was barely Audible due to a loud hissing sound that blended with the sound of metal scraping against rusted metal.

“What the fuck! I didn’t know this would be the Sign!” I growled to myself. Questions fogged my mind as I looked at the message open on my Pip-Buck. Eyes locked onto the “RUN” part. Fuck… I was going to have to get out, that is what the message meant. I now knew that the message was not just a stupid prank that was being played on me. Luckily the room that I had been situated in was close to the Stable door. As I ran out of my own room I saw it. The source of the sounds that filled the stable. Over 50 figures stood on the other side of where the Stable Door should usually be. There Gaze staring right at me!

It seemed as if I was not the only pony that decided to see what that noise was, these zombie ponies where already digging themself into a few of the ponies that I had grown up with. My view turned to a dark red as my mind went into rage. My magic gripped onto the Baton that I was carrying. While I was part of Security there was a lack of Lethal weapons within the stable so I was only able to get my hands on the usual set of weapons. As the Baton landed its first blow I heard a thud, then the sound of bone shattering, My body locked up for a second as I realised that I had just lethally killed a being. Though that thought was rent from my brain as I head the violent sound of flesh being ripped from bone. A stench that burned my nostrils hit me like a tidal wave.

Everything about this was wrong. This wasn’t meant to happen! As my anger fuelled attacks kept locking onto the nearest being that was not friendly I could hear screams from the other residents. It seemed while I was making my way through the hoard of zombieponies others where not as lucky, or trained as I was. It wasn’t too long before even the baton gave its last signs of life as it shattered. Leaving me defenceless. I knew that whatever I did here it would not be able to save anyone else. Not even the Overmare would be able to stop this. There was no way to actively open or close the Stable on the inside or outside so someone must have done this far away. Someone who knew how to send me that message.

“You will hear the signal” kept ringing through my head as I shoved and barged my way through the hoard. There where more zombieponies coming from the sound of the stable giving distress. A sharp sting came from my hindhoof as I felt the jagged, and mangled teeth of a zombiepony clamp onto my hindleg. I bucked as hard as I that hoof would allow me too, it rimming part of my stable outfit off as blood dropped onto the ground. I could make out the other side of the hoard, my goal was to get beyond this and try and find help. As I bore through the pain of the missing flesh I knew how I was going to be able to get to the end... and it wasn’t going to be pleasant.

I lowered my head, using my magic to put down the visor of my riot helmet and ran as fast as my injuries would allow me, I felt the sting of flesh hitting my horn. Green blood running down my visor leaving my view spotty as I kept running, using the zombiepony that I had just impaled as a batting ram, my horn stinging from the usage that was unnatural for it. My magic flared up as I got to the end, throwing the body off myself as I winced. My magic changing to grab a bandage out of my saddlebag.

While moving away I wrapped the damaged leg as best as possible. It seemed that whatever those creatures where seemed to want to get into the Stable more than get at me. Which was both a good and bad thing. I had escaped but what did that mean for the ponies that I had known… I was alone…

Author's Note

Hopefully, this is a good first chapter... honestly I'm not too sure what I should be expecting but hopefully it's not bad... Hopefully...

Chapter 2: The Lockbox

As I stumbled out of the cavern that hid the Stable that I had once called my home I was bombarded with a forgn feeling, I took a deep breath through my nose and instantly had to recoil. The air around me was not fresh like I was used to, but Stail, Rancid. It took me a while to get used to the feeling of this empty land that lay before me. The burnt malformed trees loomed over me like an arch of death. It was at that moment my Pipbuck Beeped softly, giving a steady rhythm of clicks, something that I later learned would be crucial to me. I checked the map first, the usual layout of Stable 151 had completely disappeared and in its place was a near empty map, except from the place that i was standing in currently.

From what my pipbuck told me i was standing at the outskirts of hayseed Swamp, could this be the reason the air was so bad? No… I checked through my Pipbuck, Checking to see if I had all of my Equipment, then the Medical Menu. It was flashing a warning about the Hoof that I had injured getting out. The bleeding had stopped for the most part but without proper medical care it could be bad. Sadly the stable didn't have any Magical Healing Treatments so i just had to use normal bandages. My Ears perked up as a sweet *Ding* came from my Pipbuck, a Warning that i have never seen in all my life with one of these things stuck to my hoof.

“New message from Unknown.”

I didn’t know how to react, how was this pony… if this was even a pony, able to message my Pipbuck. This time it was an Audio Message. My Curiosity got the better of me as i popped in the inbuilt wireless Earbloom that came with my Pipbuck and listened

“If you are hearing this then that means that this message actually got through, and you have survived Platinum Law. I have to say, I had some Doubts whether you would or not. Now I know that you have many questions. Sadly these questions i cannot answer just yet. For now I would suggest you travel North. Past the stream that segregates Hayseed Swamp and Baltimare. In Baltimare you should find a Pegasus, she is a friend of mine. Once you find her she will help you.”

As the Audio Cut out I felt a chill through my spine. The voice seemed to have been put through a voice changer to Hide their true Identity. The worst part was that they knew me, they were using me though they were right about one thing. I did have questions.

The Audio Message was saved onto my Pipbuck automatically which was great. I shook my head and sighed, I had to follow what the voice was telling me too, even if the little pony inside of my head told me it was a trap, i had nowhere else to go, no friends, nothing. I was alone, without any other guidance.

Carefully I started to walk. Both walking and staying still made me a sitting duck without a weapon. As I walked I kept listening to that almost Melodic Clicking sound that came from my Pipbuck. “What the fuck is that.” I asked myself. As I stopped to check. The Medical page started flashing more warnings. “Injury flooded with Radiation, Environment has Moderate Radiation. Prolonged exposure will lead to Damage.” Fuck… After I read those warnings twice I started to run. Or as close to running as possible with a damaged leg such as my own. Luckily the the stable wasn’t in the middle of this swamp, seemed the goddess’s where shining down on me.While running i had to dodge fallen trees, sinking mud and other obstacles. Luckily any creature that was around here before the Stable had opened where either scared away or lured towards the sound of sirens, screaming and screeching, I Winced, not because of my injury but because i was getting flashbacks from those noises that came from the place that was once her home.

I skidded to a halt as the rush of water swept over my hoofs, making me slide to the ground, a hard *Thud* came from my fallen body as I panted. The running had taken a lot out of me, though it wasn’t for nothing, the clicking had died down rapidly. Though the exposure had already set in. As I slowly got back up I noticed that my armor and stable barding had gotten muddy. With a groan i stepped into the water to wash it off, i didn’t care if it was cold, i just wanted to be Semi Clean.

As I was washing my barding something caught the corner of my eye, something glistening in the water. I forced my body to move towards the object with a bit of curiosity. My Magic flared up and I targeted a Levitation Spell onto the object. As rocks shifted from under the water I was able to see the object much clearer. It was a waterproof lockbox, the box had a beautiful diamond Crescent moon inlay on its top. I Moved to the shore to check out the box that i just uncovered. The key, Which was Quite rusted, was still in the box and the box itself looked like it had been in that river for many, many years. Slowly and carefully i unlocked the box. My curiosity is getting the better of me.

Inside of the lockbox was a pistol. Which at first was quite odd to me, till i noticed some sort of Magical Cell Ammo, The last thing that caught my eye was a Audio tape, one that would be compatible with my Pipbuck, and any terminal with the Needed hardware. As i lay on the ground i clicked the Audio tape into my pipbuck. And pressed the play button.

“Dear Little Pony, My name is Princess Luna, Or as many might think of me as a Goddess. As you might know, when Celestia Stepped down from the throne I was the one that took her place. Doing so will bring new dangers to the Kindom and I, So that is why i am sending you a Starblaster. One that was created with the armour that i had once adorned during my time as Nightmare Moon. I am Entrusting you in modifying it to look more like a usual Gun, I do not want ponies knowing that the weapon that i carry is that of a Starblaster. Thank you for what you are doing for Equestria and i hope that it is not too much Challange.

-Princess Luna”

My Mouth hung open as I looked down to the gun, that was the gun that would have protected one of the two goddesses, but if i had to guess it never made it to her before the war got out of hand. The gun itself looked like a heavily modified revolver, each chamber holding a glowing bolt of magic. As i slowly picked the gun up with my magic i felt a surge of… Power. I looked at the barrel of the gun, An inscription in the most eligant writing i had ever seen wrote. “Luna’s Revenge.” I slipped the now open lockbox into my saddlebag. Placing Luna’s Revenge into the hoster that once housed my Baton and started to walk, Attached to the Audio Message was a text based Message, which seemed to be a reply. “Dear Princess Luna, I have modified it to the best of my ability to look as close to a revolver without impeding the power of the weapon you sent me. Though while testing it I found an unusual feeling. Are you sure you want to be using this weapon? There are way more weapons to choose from.”

The pony that had worked on Luna’s Revenge had felt the same thing that i had done when I first picked it up, oddly though that feeling made me feel stronger. The pain in my hoof surprisingly easier to bare now than it had once done. Part of me thought this was due to the boost in confidence with a weapon now.

As I walked I looked over the gun some more. On the handle was yet another diamond in the shape of a crescent moon with a black opal filling in the rest to form the Princess’s cutie mark. The rest of the handle was coated in reinforced leather. The barrel had 12 shots on it, the reload being semi automatic. The engraving stuck out to me. On the side was another of the magical cores which i now guessed was what powered the gun. Part of me felt wrong using the weapon meant for a Goddess but what if it was the Goddess that wanted me to find it, knowing without it i would probably be dead within a day.

Author's Note

Chapter 2, im slowly getting there, recently i have had more hype over making this, slowly planning out how the story will go.

Chapter 3: My Guardian Angel

As i packed up the minimal amount of supplies that i owned i looked around. I had been told to go to Baltimare by an unknown pony, to find a pegasus who is equally unknown to me… great… Using my pipbucks map i aligned myself in the right direction and started to walk towards the place that i had been told to go. While on the way I kept fiddling with my Pipbuck, learning how it worked. Including an incredible program called ‘S.A.T.S.’ which would come in handy i bet. As I moved closer to the structures that would have once been homes for ponies, skeletons started to show up, I had to physically stop myself from throwing up. All of those bodies just left there... it was inhumane! I know that the world had gone to shit but the least that could be done is given the ponies a proper burial… Tendrils of black, scorched trees seemed to pierce the buildings, its long, twindly fingers searching for anything to grasp into.

I decided to go into one of the buildings. After all, my E.F.S had not picked up anything hostile just yet so I was in the clear. As i slowly tried to open the door the rusted hinges gave way, and with a abnormally loud *Thump* the door hit the floor. I looked around in panic. Making sure that nothing was coming to attack me if they had heard the noise. So long for being stealthy. After I was sure that nothing was going to attack me I started to walk into the house. The ages had not done well for the building, the whole place smells like rotting wood, Shelves had fallen off the walls, spilling its contents onto the floor. My hoofs rolled a can of centuries old food around. Sighing a little. I knew that there probably wasn’t going to be anything fresh per say so, using my magic, I lifted the cans into my saddlebag. Opening draws seemed to be like a godly haul. Bottles of water, food that probably would give me a stomach ache eating. And even a few medical supplies! I sat myself down and lifted a magical Healing Bandage to my hood and wrapped it as best as I possibly could, i was no medical pony after all. I checked my pipbuck and made sure that the bandages were actually doing its job before I left the building. I had enough supplies for now.

As I drew closer to the center of Baltimare, the location came up on my pipbuck, which meant I was in the right place. Luckily. My ears perked up as I heard gunshots from down the road. My head bolted towards the sounds before I thought I saw a while and almost golden blur in the sky, but that can’t be true. My slow walk turned into a gallop and I upholstered Luna’s revenge. I had never killed a pony, but from the gunshots it felt as if that was going to be changing very soon. As I turned the corner my face turned to horror. I had just ran face to face into an earth pony stallion holding a shotgun in his Mouth. I winced lightly as a singular blast of Luna’s revenge turned his brown coated chest into ass, blood spewing onto my stable barding. As I saw his guts fall to the floor, the sound of Luna’s revenge had made the other ponies' attention move from something above them to myself. Damnit! Why did my only weapon have to be as loud as the goddess’s themself!

Shots were being fired at the corner that I had taken refuge behind. Every once in a while I would poke Luna’s revenge out and shoot at the nearest Pony. My mind was racing, where they innocent ponies that I had just randomly shot… did they deserve this? I knew the world was fucked up but ponies shooting at ponies… I shook my head as Luna’s revenge shot for the last time. Smoke rolled off the barrel as the gun Cooled down. I stepped out from behind the corner, my E.F.S telling me that the hostile threats had been eliminated. I looked at the ponies that i had just slaughtered.There armor charred and skin burned and sometimes even turned to dust. I winced. I knew that I needed armour but something didn’t feel right about just taking armour from a dead body that I had just killed. It was then that i heard another *Ding* from my pipbuck that told me i had another message.

“New message from Unknown.”

I groaned lightly. I wish I could at least get this mysterious ponies name. But for now I only got Unknown.

“So Plat, I see that you have already gotten yourself a weapon. That's good being defenceless is not a good idea in the wasteland. Again i know that you have many questions for me and when the time comes i might be able to answer a few but till then you will have to deal with Guardian Angel. I have sent you a location to the meeting point. You should get there as quick as possible before that place gets compromised.”

As I listened a location popped up on my map, as I checked it out it was named “Meeting” and was a temporary location. Whoever this pony was they sure knew how to get around a pipbuck. As i sat there, i realised that it was only down the road and would only take me 5 - 10 minutes depending on if i found any more hostile ponies. I decided to leave the armour for now. Find out what Guardian Angel suggested. I did grab a few of the weapons that the ponies had, including a shotgun, Pipe Pistol and assault rifle. I started to walk towards the location, keeping an eye on my E.F.S incase trouble showed its face. Surprisingly nothing came up, except a green entity that i guessed was friendly. I kept moving now towards the mark, till i was standing ontop of it, my eyes glanced over to the green mark, which was the edge of a building before i slowly looked up and that was when i saw her.

A white pegasus with blonde mane stood at the edge, wearing vague armor on her body, no… they were not wearing the armour, it was fused to her body! The Pegasus glided down till she was face to face with me. “So your Platinum Law, i have heard some things about you.” she said in a surprisingly sweet tone. I was awestruck by her beauty that looked out of place against the dull wasteland that was not my home. “U...uhm… yes, that's correct.” I said nervously. Holstering Luna’s Revenge. “Good, we need to get moving.” she said as she started to walk away. “Movement will be slow as i can’t fly you around.” she said as a bit of blood dripped from one of her wings.

“You were the one that those ponies were shooting at!” I exclaimed before blinking. “Where… they bad ponies?” I asked nervously. The Pegasus spat. “You could say that they are raiders, Not like the run of the mill ponies like you probably are used to. They will kill ya for ya supplies, that and they are just foul in nature.” She explained. “Once we get to my camp we should leave. I've been told to accompany you so I hope you know what you're doing…” I gulped as I heard that.

“You what!?” Guardian Angel exclaimed. “SO what you are saying is that you have no idea what you're doing, and you're being told by an unknown source what to do. Im sorry but that is really quite hard to believe.” she scowled. I sighed a little bit and nodded. “Don’t worry, I'm as frustrated about this as you. But this pony supposedly knew when my stable doors would open, and knew about you so everything seems to be pointing in the direction that whoever this pony is being trustworthy.” I said with yet another sigh. Looking down at the map on my pipbuck. A few places were marked as not being found, but the location was shown.

“When we get to your camp we should figure out where to go if we don’t get any location.” I said to the pegasus that still looked sceptical. “That and we need to sort out your wing as soon as possible. You don’t have a pipbuck so we don’t know just how bad your wound could be.” I said sternly, the Pegasus just scowled and looked away.

Guardian Angel seemed to not be carrying a weapon but a few of her feathers were coated in the same bronze armour that now made up her flesh. This Pegasus gave me more questions than I had originally though one topped them all. “Angel, your armour, if it breaks what happens?” I asked. She turned to face me, it was the first time that i had seen her smile. “Oh, this damned thing that now makes my skin? If it's damaged i'm able to put any scrap of metal in its place and it will seal right back up in a given time.” she said proudly. “Mix of pegasus armour and Unicorn Magic, One of a kind from that i know.” she said happily, she seemed to be happy talking about that armour, it must be her pride and joy in this harsh terrain. “Now, if we are playing 20 questions it's my turn, huh?” she said as she went back to walking. “That pistol, Aye never seen one like it. Where did ya get it from?” She asked. I blinked and blushed, realising that no one would know what the pistol actually was.

“Cause it seems to be similar to a magical energy weapon, those don’t come easy.” she spoke once again. “Well i found it in the river between Baltimare and my Stable. From the recording that was with the pistol its name is Luna’s Revenge, A modified Starblaster meant for Goddess Luna herself.” I said, knowing that it sounded impossible. “Starblaster?” Asked the pegasus. She seemed as confused as I was by the name. “Never heard of no Starblaster.” She said as we grew closer.

It was then that my E.F.S lit up like a demonic lightshow. “Angel! Look out!” I cried diving for cover. Guardian Angel chose to do the same, without her wing healed she was a sitting duck. I growled lightly. Knowing that Guardian Angel at the moment was as useless as a wet rag. My magic levitated the pipe pistol and threw it in the direction of Guardian Angel, she needed a weapon while she was bound to the ground. I activated my S.A.T.S and locked onto one of the raiders. With a crack of magic the pony fell to the ground, their head disintegrated on impact with the magical bolt.the blast cauterising the stump where their head should be to stop the bleeding. *Crack, Crack, Crack* Three more shots were fired from Luna’s Revenge’s muzzle, One striking a raider’s chestpiece, another the wall behind the raider and the last one burning their hoof as bubbled flesh crippled him. They started to shoot back which made me duck behind cover.

Guardian Angel was not so lucky, she was struggling to use the pistol in her muzzle, it seemed she was clearly not skilled with using any sort of gun. A few of the bullets hit her armour, which gave a screech of metal clashing against each other. Another bullet just barely grazed her neck. My magic dropped from Luna’s Revenge and focused on pushing Guardian Angel back. I didn’t need my only ally to be killed during our first fight. That was when it hit me, quite literally, a metallic apple clicked at my hooves before it registered to me, it was a grenade! My magic coated the metallic object as I tried to throw it back, the object exploded at equal distance between its sender and the receiver. Which threw me off balance as I fell to the ground.

I had left my wireless earbloom in my ear, which now complained about the mass amount of internal injuries the grenade had done to me. My E.F.S showed that the blast had luckily taken out a group of the raiders. Leaving only too left. With the last of my energy i picked Luna’s Revenge up in my magic and activated S.A.T.S and aimed at the two of the ponies, the chestpiece of one of the ponies exploded in a brilliant purple dust which scotched the skin of the pony, the other landed between the armor plates, leaving them to slowly die of blood lost. I felt Luna’s revenge slip out of my magical grasp before I fell into a sleep that was unwelcomed to me.

Author's Note

Chapter 3 is done! sorry it took so long, with everything that has been going in in the world i think its fair that chapters will be getting out slower than usual. not that it really changes much for me.