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.