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Designation:Prologue
Time and Date:[REDACTED]
Destination Folder:Strange Circumstances
It all began on a cold December morning in the Equestrian wasteland.
Two Stable Hunters were hiking through the jagged peaks of the Crystal Mountains as they carefully searched for a large structure bearing the EastStar Industries Logo. "Solena, are you sure that this damn rumor is true? We've been searching for two whole weeks and haven't found anything" Crimson Gale asked the Wyvern whom she had worked with for three decades straight. Solena remained silent, normally she wouldn't accept such risky ventures, but they desperately needed the caps after spending most of their savings on an outpost, a type of safe house outside New Canterlot that Stable Hunters use to rest up between expeditions.
Crimson knew Solena was ignoring her, the half dragon always did so when money was on the line. But that didn't deter Crimson at all " Our food is running out Sol, if we don't turn back soon we'll either have to eat each other or starve to death.Do you really want to end up fighting over…"
"It won't come to that Crimson" Solena said as she looked into the valley below them.
"And why do you say that?" The Hippogriff asked unconvinced.
Solena pointed down with her wing and grinned" Because I just found our ticket to early retirement". Down in the valley there were several bent metal beams and plates poking out of the snow,on one of those plates was the image of a stylized letter E within a comet.
Crimson couldn't believe what she was seeing. "How did we miss something that big?!" She said with utter disbelief after looking upon the unusual structure buried under the ice.
Solena shrugged, spread her wings and leaped into the air."Eyes on the prize Gale! Once we get in there we'll be rich I tell ya,Rich!" She shouted as she flew down, with Crimson not far behind.
"Celestia burn this place to fucking hell!" Solena screamed in frustration as another turret exploded. Instead of vast riches the duo found a heap of trouble in the form of high tech security system.
Crimson reloaded her combat rifle and surveyed the area" I think that was the last of the defenses in this hallway, whatever's at the end of it must be worth a lot if people are willing to create a deathtrap."
Solena grunted, a small puff of smoke leaving her nostrils as the two of them walked onward. Even if the building was packed to the brim with bullets it still proved helpful due to a fully stocked kitchen, though it was rather unsettling to find skeletons inside the freezer.
" Ever wonder if things will go back to the way they were during the time of Little Pip?" Crimson asked her friend in an effort to take their minds off of their unfortunate circumstances.
" Not sure. The Elements of Harmony have been dormant for a long time Crimson, not to mention them lacking bearers to use them." Solena answered and as the conversation her stress slowly faded away, if she could say one thing about the Vampiric Hippogriff by her side it would be that she definitely knows how to make someone feel better.Both emotionally and physically thanks to her medical knowledge. Solena herself handled navigation across the wasteland, money along with occasionally using her staff to heal minor injuries or blast molerats with a ball of searing magical energy. Eventually they reached a large hatch with a keypad lock. Bypassing it was done with care though because both women were sick of dodging bullets. How some turrets never seemed to run out of ammo was as mysterious as their surroundings.
After five minutes of tinkering the hatch unsealed with a low hiss only to be replaced with a robotic voice repeating dire phrase " Warning!Vital signs Critical,medical assistance required!". This caused the Crimson to hastily enter what was revealed to be circular laboratory. She would have marvelled at the technology around her if it wasn't for the grizzly scene that greeted them.
In that room I layed helpless, slowly dying from hypothermia and blood-loss caused by a bullet wound in my head. And I would have died if Crimson didn't convince Solena that I wasn't a lost cause. "He's still breathing Solena, I can save this griffon if we use our Beacon to teleport back to the Outpost." Solena was hesitant for two very important reasons: First being the fact that Beacons could only be used twice, Second was the unfortunate truth that I had a blood soaked weapon on my back and a dead unicorn next to me.
"I don't think saving this guy is worth the risk Gale." Crimson was shocked even if she wasn't against killing she refused to let a random stranger die. " Remember how me met Solena. Remember that I could've left you to die on that day, but chose to heal you instead".
Solena was about to protest once more when blood started soaking through the bandages Crimson put on me " Sigh, don't make me fucking regret this" she relented and activated the Beacon.
My vision swirled as I slowly regained consciousness "Wha-what happened?" I groaned before slowly realising that I was in a medical ward. "Wat de flip? Why in hell's name am I in a hospi….gah!" A splitting headache replaced most if not all other concerns of being somewhere unfamiliar.
Luckily Crimson and Solena were just down the hall and heard me talking " Looks like bleeding beauty us finally awake" Solena commented as Crimson came closer to assess my current state.
I got a good look at the two strangers in front of me. The one who called me "bleeding beauty" was a dragon although she had green feathers on her head, wings and spine and looked like a pterodactyl; then there was the Hippogriff. She looked about my age ( 24 for your convenience) with a lavender coat, blood red mane and bat-like features? All I could do was stare in bewilderment at their strange features.
This caused Crimson to stop a few steps short of my bed " Is something wrong sir?" She inquired.
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Author's Note
The second part of the prologue shall be longer and published as soon as possible.
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Designation:Intro
Time and Date:[REDACTED]
Destination Folder:Strange Circumstances
Long ago, this world you call home was plunged into chaos when the nations of Equestria and Zebrecia declared war over ever dwindling resources. Virtues like Friendship eroded with each life taken in cold blood. Then it ended along with everything else--
megaspells rained from the sky, drowning entire cities in fire and black magic. Society had been reset through its own hubris. Luckily some had survived the devastation by hiding away in bunkers like the Stables built by Stable Tec; though I must mention that said company only operated in Equestria. When these remnants emerged they were faced with the Wasteland that used to be home.
For many years this new reality smothered any hope of building something new, but this too would change due to the actions of Little Pip and her allies. Together they found a way to restore the world to vibrance, ushering in a Golden Age which lasted for centuries…
...until a new threat emerged without warning. Faced with extinction, their descendents decided to scorch civilization once more and thus the wasteland was reborn.
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