Fallout Equestria: Dark Shroud

by Endernia

Chapter 2: The Lockbox

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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.

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