Sky Bliss, a young pegasus in The Grand Pegasus Enclave, finds herself labeled a traitor after mistakenly helping a Dashite carry out a terror plot. Unfortunately, escaping the brand means braving the horrors below the clouds. To survive, the desperate mare has to change everything about her timid self, including the authority of her image. When presented the opportunity, she suddenly finds herself with power she'd never have dreamt of, being saluted by the very pegasi who seek to brand her a Dashite. Promising to rescue them back to the clouds, she can only hope they don't suspect her charade as she becomes emboldened to command them to an uncertain escape from the dangers of the wasteland.

I originally wrote this story for Fallout Equestria: Alphabet soup, a collection of Fallout: Equestria one-shot challenges with a range of different themes for the writers to base a fic on. You should go check it out and maybe even sign up to write one yourself!

It was my intention to eventually expand this story from just a one-shot to a full story, so... here's my attempt!

Mature rating given as the fic expands into more graphic content.

Wish me luck and leave some feedback!