Fallout Equestria: Injustice

Many ponies would probably love to be like me and have this curse because they can live forever and do some great things, but the one thing they don’t realize is that I can still feel pain like if I’m shot in the head I feel the pain for a few seconds, then when I wake up again I have a splitting headache and it takes time to go away, so some may see this as a small inconvenience to being able to live forever, but that’s not the worst part.

Here I am again waking up in knee-deep black water with a sludge pony staring at me
“Hello Hammer, welcome back” I managed to get up from the liquid, rubbed the back of my head, then looked towards the thing in front of me

“Oh, it’s you again, if I may ask, why are you appearing to me now, I’ve been in the wasteland for two years why not earlier?”

“Well, there’s two answers to that question, the first is that she is closer than she has ever been before and...” I quickly interrupted her

“What do you mean she, who is she?” But I got no answer from the sludge, it just stared at me, well I think it was staring at me hard to tell since it had no eyes.

“The second reason is that thanks to her I can now talk to you, but only when you appear in this void which means that you have to take a hit that would usually kill a pony” I just stared in disbelief, this made no sense

“Ok, but I’ve died before in the wasteland why now?” The creature just shook its head

“Like I said it’s thanks to her that I can talk to you now”

“Ok hold on I saw you yesterday, when I was in Nova’s home and I was only asleep” The creature then smiled

“Do you really believe that?”

“But it was only me and Nova in his home and I dealt with the Burner Brothers that were sent to kill me, you would think somepony would have heard the gun go off” The thing cocked its head in confusion

“What made you think a bullet killed you?”

“Probably because of the headache, but now that I think about it, there was no blood or anything like that, and they clearly didn’t slit my throat or anything like that, so I don’t know what it could have been”

“I think what killed you isn’t important, what is important is that we need to who did it and I have a feeling you know, but you don’t want to believe it”

“The only pony who was with me at the time was Nova, but he’s a friend, why would he try and kill me?”

“You’re a bounty hunter, a hired gun, and a pony that kills anypony that knows your secret, your not supposed to make friends only rivals who will one day try to kill you”

“But I still don’t get why?” The thing just let out a deep sigh, then looked at me again

“I think for once you need to get your head out of your hammer and use your eyes for once, you took all the best bounties and you even killed a few bounty hunters just to protect your secret, and of course they want that hammer, so I think that may have been the push they needed” I sighed

“Fine, what should I do now?”

“Talk to the hostages”

“But why?”

“You will probably need their help and I think they will need yours as well”

“But they know my secret, how can I trust them?” Then the thing growled at them

“Hammer for once in your Luna forsaken life actually try and use your curse as a benefit, many ponies die every day, but you can change that, be a hero”

“Yeah, you clearly weren’t there when I tried that, and let me tell you it didn’t end well”

“Yes, but back then you were alone and now you have a chance to be a hero with other ponies who might possibly want to do the same thing,” I thought that over for a minute

“Fine I’ll talk to them, but before I go, how do you know all of this?”

“All in due time my friend” and with that sentence, it went black again.

When I awoke the first thing I saw was the raider pony that had shot me and he was messing around on a terminal, talking to another pony on the other end.

“Yes, I got him, I managed to put one in the back of his head, so he shouldn’t get back up again” there was a crackle of static and the voice on the other side of the terminal spoke

“Good now just get rid of the body and head to the location on this terminal, also don’t forget the hammer”

“Ok got it, but what do I do with the hostages?”

“I don’t care just get rid of them” The raider nodded then cut the connection, and when he turned around, he was struck with War and promptly lost his head, with that I returned War to my back and spun around to face the two mares who I promptly untied and ungagged, the orange one spoke first

“Thanks, I guess” they were both still clearly in shock, I just smiled

“Yeah, no problem, I’m Hammer by the way” The orange mare nodded and pointed to herself

“I’m Thunder Flame and this is my friend Sapphire Frost, but you can just call us Flame and Frost” I nodded, then Frost walked next to Flame

“So, if you don’t mind me asking, what just happened?” Frost asked hesitantly

“Well yeah it’s a long story, but the shorter version is that I’m immortal, don’t know why or how all I know is that I can’t die”.

“Oh ok, so just your normal wasteland ponies then,” Frost said sarcastically

“So, how did you know how to find us?” Flame asked while Frost went to gather up their armor and equipment.

“Well, I was sent to help the town of Knives’ edge with raider problems and kill their leader who was supposed to be a Deadshot, but it turns out that they weren’t being led by a Deadshot, they had captured one and their friend, so I was sent in to save them and clear out the raiders” with the mention of the word Deadshot Flames eyes went from normal to shocked in a split second

“They must have been referring to me, but I’m not a Deadshot, I only killed one and took their armor” I smiled

“I’m quite impressed that you managed to kill a Deadshot” Flame adverted her gaze for a second then looked back at me, the comment seemed to make her uncomfortable

“Thanks, so does that mean you have to kill me now for your payment?” Flame asked, I could see that her eyes were darting back and forth from me to Frost

“Don’t worry, I’m not going to kill you, turns out the town that hired me were all raiders and this was all a ploy to kill me” Flame visibly relaxed and cocked her head

“I’m guessing they don’t know that you're immortal then?” I nodded, then frost walked back over carrying Flame’s gear which included, black Deadshot combat armor with a helmet attached to the side and a modified sniper rifle battle saddle with ‘Vengeance’ written on the side of it, also it had a mouth grip meaning the user could fire it while prone or while it is on the saddle, I turned to look at frost who was wearing a stable jumpsuit with the numbers 86 written on the collar and she had a holstered pistol on her side

“So, what’s your plan now then?” Frost asked

“Well, there is a pony in that town who isn’t actually a raider, she was also captured, and I promised I would get her out, what about you two?” They both looked at each other for a second, then looked back towards me

“Well we owe you one for saving us, so do you want some help with the town, then we can decide where to go from there” I took a moment to think about it, was this what the sludge pony meant, I mean I could easily say no and deal with the raiders on my own, then deal with the bounty hunters and then move on to something new, but I think for once I need to make the right decision

“Yeah, I could use the help” they both smiled

“Ok, then it's settled, but if you want us to stick around afterward, then you will need to explain exactly who you are,” Frost said while pointing towards me

“As long as you two do the same, then I’m fine with that” They both nodded, and before we left, I turned to the terminal and walked towards it, I clicked a few keys, but I really had no idea what I was doing

“Hey, Hammer, are you alright?” I shook my head

“Do any of you know how to use a terminal and find out where that last call came from?” Frost then walked to the terminal as well and after a few minutes she spoke

“Well, I can’t trace the call, but there is a meeting location on here at a place called Celestia’s Rest if that helps” I sighed, but then I heard a BEEP noise come from one of Frost’s front hooves and I noticed she had a pipbuck on

“Well, there’s something to do later I guess,” I said kind of defeated, I was hoping I could know who was on the other side of that call, so I could deal with them as well “Well there’s no point in sticking around here any longer, let’s go”.

When we got closer to the town, night had fallen, and we positioned ourselves on top of a hill so we could get a better angle on the town, the town itself seemed to be empty, there were no sentries or any guards which kind of confused me, even if they thought I was dead, they would still need ponies to watch out for other attackers.
“So, what’s the plan?” Frost asked while loading her pistol

“Flame how good are you with this sniper rifle?” Flame hesitated before answering

“I would say I’m a decent shot”

“Ok good, so here’s the plan, Flame I want you to stay up here and provide covering fire for Frost while she sneaks her way into the town and looks for Candy, also Flame if any try to run, shoot them”

“So, what does Candy look like?” Frost asked

“She has beige hide and a dark brown mane and she’s around about your height but be careful because there is another pony who looks surprisingly similar, but that would be the raider boss” both ponies just stared blankly at me

“Weren’t you a bit suspicious of her since like you said there are two ponies that look similar and one is a raider, how do you know Candy isn’t just part of the plan?” Frost questioned

“I don’t know, it’s just she told me that it was a trap, so I believed it” I responded, maybe Frost was right, and I just fell for another trick, why do helping other ponies have to be so difficult, why can’t I for once just a get a chance to save a pony without having to kill another.

“Hammer, you alright?” Flame asked while tapping me in the shoulder, I had phased out and didn’t even notice

“Yeah, I’m fine, do you both of you understand the plan?” They both nodded in response, then I and Frost made our way down the hill while Flame set up her sniper, when we neared the front gate Frost turned to me

“Listen Hammer about Candy, I’m not questioning your judgment or anything but...” I put up my hoof to stop her

“It’s ok Frost, even if she is part of the trap, I still want revenge on this town for trying to kill me” Frost just nodded

“Do you know where she might be?”

“Check the building with the three pink butterflies on it, that’s where she was last time” Frost nodded

“Ok one last question, how do I get over the wall?” I did not say anything I just wrapped Frost in my magic and lifted her over the wall “Ok this can work, good luck Hammer”

After she was over the wall, I lifted myself over it as well and I floated towards the center of the town, luckily there were no guards to spot me, but that was about to change, especially when I pulled out my revolver and pointed it to the sky then fired, and seconds later ponies started to rush out, there was about half a dozen with Sprinkles running towards me in pure disbelief

“Hello Mayor, I’ve come to have a word with you, and I think you know what it’s about” Sprinkles faced turned from confusion to anger

“But your dead, it was confirmed by the survivors at the factory” I just grinned

“Funny you call them survivors because now that factory is their tomb”

“How in Luna's name are you alive?”

“It takes a lot more just a few dozen raiders to put me down” Then I heard a struggle in the clinic and Frost was thrown through the door towards me, with Candy and two other guards following her out and joining Sprinkle’s side, I helped Frost up and she sounded like she had the wind knocked out of her

“Sorry Hammer, she’s a lot stronger than she looks”

“It’s fine, are you alright?” Frost nodded, then got back on her hooves

“Yeah, I’ll be fine”

“Ok good, also next time I need to make a decision, I’ll have to remember to have you and Flame there cause clearly you have better judgment than me” Frost lightly chuckled

“Yeah, I’ll have to remember that” then our conversation was cut off by the Mayor clearing her throat

“So, I see you found the hostages, frankly you should have just left them there because now you’ve just brought them to their deaths” I held up my hoof

“Quick question, Candy, why did you lie and say you were a hostage, couldn’t you just have stayed quiet?”

“Well we needed to make sure you came back to the town in case you did survive, but enough talk, it’s time for you to die” Frost smirked at Candy

“Ha, you have no chance at stopping us since we have the high ground” Sprinkles just cocked her head at us

“What are you on about, we have you surrounded” I smiled as well

“Yeah, but as you can see, I only have one hostage with me and obviously you don’t know where the other one is, and doesn’t that just scare you to death” Sprinkles growled

“Can’t you see that we have you surrounded” Sprinkles started to sound a lot less confident

“And can’t you see that I’ve killed nearly a dozen raiders already and that was on my own, now I’ve got backup, so as much as I would like to kill you, I’m giving you a choice, run or die” Sprinkles snorted

“Why would you give us mercy?”

“Because of two reasons, the first reason is that you don’t seem like proper raiders and the second reason is that, I’m looking around now and many of these ponies I think would love to run right now” Sprinkles started to get more and more worried by the second, I could see it in her eyes and after a few moments of silence all the ponies apart from Sprinkles and Candy ran, but they didn’t get far as I heard six cracks break the silence and all the ponies that ran, fell never to walk again

“So, I see you lied about the mercy,” Sprinkles said nervously, my face turned back to serious and I responded

“You should have made sure I was dead”, then Candy stepped forward

“Fine if we can’t kill you, then I’m at least taking your friend with me” and with that shout, she pulled out a pistol and fired it towards Frost, I managed to push her out of the way and I heard another crack and when I turned back to Candy, she had a hole through her head thanks to Flame who had flown down next to us

“No one shoots at my friend and gets away with it” Flame shouted angrily, I got up and turned to Frost

“Are you ok?”

“Yeah thanks, I guess I owe you again” I smiled

“Yeah, don’t worry about it, let’s just deal with her now” we both turned to face Sprinkles who was now holding Candy in her hooves and it was then that I realized how much had been wasted on just this one hammer "Was this really all worth it, all this effort just for your daughter to die, why?" I asked

“Just kill me, what's the point in letting me live,” Sprinkles said through tears, I slowly approached and sat down in front of her

“I’ll let you have what you want when you tell me why you want my hammer?” Sprinkles sniffed and looked at me

“Fine we aren’t raiders, we work for a gang in a city called Celestia’s Rest and the boss wanted that Hammer, since it apparently holds great power”

“What’s the name of the gang?” I asked but I got no response, so I got up and turned back towards my allies

“So, what’s the plan?” Flame asked while still glaring at Sprinkles

“I don’t know, I was planning on paying my old boss a visit, but I don’t know, do you two have any idea?”

“Well, I’ve been looking at my Pipbuck, trying to find out where Celestia’s Rest is and it turns out that it’s quite far east from here, it would take us at least a week maybe more to get there” Frost answered while tapping at her Pipbuck

“Well, how far away is your old boss?” Flame asked

“About an hour walk that way” I responded

“Well I don’t think it’s a good idea to stay here so I think we should leave, walk for about ten minutes then set up camp for the night” Frost suggested, I and Flame nodded and as we were leaving I heard a scream behind me and it was Sprinkles running at me with a knife, but before she could reach me she was shot in the two front hooves by Frost and Flame, and as she landed in front of me I didn’t say anything I just pulled out my revolver and fired.