Fallout Equestria: Equine War

Black Cross and Emala Jiss try to find a way out of Manehattan, every look and every turn they find a dead end. They sit down for a moment to catch their breath. Black Cross examines Emala Jiss, "Where did you get those scars?" asked Black Cross.

Black Cross had noticed some scars and stiches on her legs, while her left flank had a larger mark that was more noticable than the other ones around her hooves. "Those monsters were doing some things to me... horrible things" said Emala Jiss.

"Monsters? What do you mean?" asked Black Cross.

"They kept breaking it... every single bone in my body... they just wouldn't stop" Emala added. Emala Jiss desperately tries to hold her anger inside, not attempting to harm Black Cross as she slowly looks up to him, "You don't get it, I have special powers, my wounds regenerate on their own, powers... that not even mother could explain" she added. Black Cross pauses and suspects whether if this was an accient "So what happened?" he asked.

"I don't see anything broken, you look fine to me" said Black Cross.

"I was captured, they took me in and cut me opened" said Emala Jiss.

"How did you survived?" asked Black Cross. Emala tries not to think too hard when she decides to explain Black Cross every detail for him to be able to understand what she went through "I was in so much pain, that my anger came over me, emerging from all around me with this negative power and killing the bastards who gave me this scar on my ass, so this power I have flows through my entire body, I hate it but it's suppose to protect me, and it always have been guarding my family through generations but it's rare for a zebra like me to have some power," - she paused and remembers about her mother - "Mother calls it Lady Jiss" she said.

Black Cross was speechless but he tried everything to comfort her in any possible way without screwing up "Hmm... well that must've been really tough for you, sorry for asking" he said.

Emala Jiss punches Black Cross in the gut, he falls on his back as Emala gets on top of him biting on his ear but isn't causing any pain as if it was harmless to him, "Hey that tickles" he said, - Emala growls - "No, you're suppose to feel pain!" she tries to bite harder but her anger is not getting the best of her as if she doesn't really want to hurt him.

Black Cross was laying on the ground laughing his ass off, Emala Jiss gave up trying to and gets off of him feeling embarrassed. She had wondered why would some pony save her when both tribes are rivals "Why did you save me?" she asked.

Without being hasty, Black Cross tries his best to answer but he looked troubled "I don't really know, I just... felt like doing the right thing, I know this might sound crazy but just what if, what if we are fighting for no reason?" he replied.

"What are you saying?" asked Emala.

Black Cross thinks for a moment and decides to make up a mission for himself and Emala that would set them free "Emala, I have an idea, if you could take me to your tribe, then maybe I can find out why both sides have been fighting, I heard stories that the zebras attacked us, and are the evil ones but I didn't actually believe it until I met you, therefore, you don't seem so bad, from telling me that story, I would believe that you did nothing wrong to deserve what you went through" he said.

"I don't know if I can fully trust you, not after what I've experienced, I think ponies wanted something from me, but I'm just glad to be out of there and you were there, so I guess I should be thankful for that" said Emala Jiss.

"You have to trust me, I will protect you" Black Cross added.

Emala was worried that her tribe might go after Black Cross if they find out that she's been wandering around with a unicorn "You're going to get yourself killed, if my tribe finds out, they would execute you" she added.

Black Cross sighed "Then at least I died trying to protect you," - he felt uneasy about the decision but he's willing to sacrifice himself for her - "I will do anything to stop this war even if I have to kill every pony that try to hurt you, you are my only hope" he said.

Emala slightly blushes and moves closer to Black Cross where she can look at him between the eyes.

"So you would be willing to sacrifice yourself for me? No-one has ever done such a thing, not even my father, actually I never met him because he was never around, and mom... no, well she's always busy looking for another mate and not caring for me but the tribe" said Emala Jiss.

"What kind of mother would do that to her own child?" asked Black Cross.

"Don't worry about that, but she is the leader of my tribe, and it's like she doesn't spend a lot of time with me anymore however that does not mean she won't listen to me, we would need to come up with a plan," said Emala Jiss.

"Where is your mom now?" asked Black Cross.

Emala Jiss looks around to see where they are currently located.

"Let's see... are we still in Manehattan?"- Emala points to a sign - "Where're here at Dicks Stretch" she said.

"That says Dickens Street!" Black Cross corrected.

Emala scratched her head "Oh, then... y, you guys need a new name for that, it's kind of hard to pronounce some words you know, but anyways, I know where we are, if we can pass the bridge then we should be able to find a trail that will lead us there" she said.

"So how are we going to get there?" asked Black Cross.

"Hold on, follow me and then I'll show you" said Emala Jiss.

Black Cross decides to follow Emala Jiss to where they find an area surrounded by trees.

"Wait, where are we?" asked Black Cross.

"Just a second, before we go see my family, I need to make some adjustments for you" she added. Emala Jiss strips off Black Cross' jacket, but he quickly stops her and backs away, "Woaw! - Wait a minute, no need to get all hasty!" he shouted.

"Calm down, we just need to get rid of this jacket" said Emala Jiss.

Black Cross had brushed off the dirt from his jacket "What's wrong with the jacket?" - he looks at his jacket to make sure it stays clean - "No, I love this jacket" he added.

"I don't want my family to see you like this, so you might not have a choice, and you'll have to do what I say, otherwise, they'll think you're onto me like some stalker" said Emala Jiss.

"Alright, I'll remove my stuff" - Black Cross removed his jacket - "...but what are you going to do then?" he asked.

Emala Jiss picks up coal and mixes it with some mud.

"Okay, we can use this black paint to disguise you as a zebra, this mud will help it stay on there" said Emala Jiss.

Emala Jiss rubs the paint all over Black Cross making stripes and different patterns as similar as a zebra has.

Black Cross giggled a little "This feels weird..." he said.

"Okay, now I need to hide this plus sign on your right flank" said Emala Jiss. Black Cross turns to Emala Jiss to see what she meant "Oh that's my cutie mark" he replied. "What the hell is a cutie mark?" asked Emala.

"Umm... it's basically a mark that best represents me as a pony" said Black Cross. "What does it mean?" asked Emala.

"It means... I am a crusader, I protect those who I care and love" he added. "Oh... do you love me?" she asked.

"What? I mean, in a way... no that's not what I meant, I just do what I believe is right" said Black Cross.

Emala looks down to where she can see the floor by her hooves "I see... I wish I had somebody to love, it must be really nice to have such a caring husband" she said.

Emala Jiss stood silent for a moment and then covers the rest of Black Cross with paint.

"Hey, are you okay Emala?" asked Black Cross. "Huh? Yeah, I'm okay. Thank you for rescuing me back there..." Emala added.

Black Cross nods and Emala Jiss covers his horn with his own mane.

"There, all done" said Emala as she wiped off the mud with a small cloth she found.

"Alright, now let's go stop this war" said Black Cross. They exit.