Fallout Equestria: Wasteland Guardian
Chapter 43: Stable 195
Previous ChapterNext ChapterPurple Artist, Rocky Road, Midnight Twister, Paladin Sapphire, Critical Shot, and Starry got up and they followed Purple up the mountains and they found a concrete wall and a steel door with a yellow "195" on it. Purple remembered the raider mare Firery Thought nicknamed "Pyre" mentioned she was born and raised in "Stable 195" so Purple used force to push up on a lever thing on a control box and they soon heard a loud noise.
There was a loud ear-piercing, teeth-clenching sound as the steel slid across the steel and concrete and the door rolled over to the side. They peaked in and saw some ashes and Purple's E.F.S says that they were Stable 195's Stable Security until they went in where Stable 190 got an advanced version of it.
They carefully entered the hallway where they saw more ash piles. Purple gulped and hoped none of them were fillies, colts, or foals and he hoped to Celestia and Luna that they weren't. Rocky, Midnight, and Critical went left, Purple, Paladin Sapphire, and Starry went right and in the hallways, they saw nothing but ash as far their eyes can see.
"Does this make you homesick Purple?" asked Paladin Sapphire, "Because you were born and raised in a Stable."
"Yeah. This is making me homesick." said Purple, "But I don't want to talk about it. I'm sure you can understand."
"Yeah, I can understand where you're coming from." said Paladin Sapphire, "I miss my friends in Bucklyn Cross. But I heard somepony she killed them if she has friends then Celestia help them. I'll rip them a new one. I'll rip them hoof from hoof, limb from fucking limb. It'll rip their heads off and shove it up each other's asses!"
"Calm down Sapphire." said Purple, "Karma will get them It usually does."
"You're right." Said Paladin Sapphire calming down, "It's just I never got a chance to say goodbye to my friends. Now they're friends. I guess we got one thing in common. Or something in common"
Purple looked down, "Yeah we don't have any friends back home because they're dead."
"You're eyes." said Paladin Sapphire, "You know what I'll tell you later."
They approached a door that says "PATRIARCHAL SIDE" Rocky, Midnight, and Critical approached a door that says "FREE SIDE"
"My brother would be in heaven if he entered this side of the Stable," said Purple, "Because Base he's a sexist, misogynistic, and patriarchal."
"Maybe one day your "soldier" can enter my stable," said Paladin Sapphire
Purple tilted his head in confusion where he doesn't know what she means because he was trained to fight as an Equestrian soldier during the war in case they ever went out into the Wasteland and take over and rebuild the pre-war Equestria. He wasn't trained to have his mind in the gutter nor he was trained or raised to chase mares whereas Base was the only one in the Stable who chased skirts.
"I know that Purple isn't like the average stallion." said Paladin Sapphire, "Hey Purple can I tell you something?"
"Sure." said Purple, "What's on your mind?"
"On Bucklyn Bridge." said Paladin Sapphire, "I had fifteen Stallions try to woo me and climb into my power armor if you know what I mean. But I had a boyfriend he's like you or was like you."
"What happened to him?" asked Purple, "Hope I ain't prying. But what happened to him?"
"Well when I turned fourteen." said Paladin Sapphire, "I became an Initiate. My parents and older sisters wanted me to be a scribe like them. Well after some fiery firefights against Raiders, Slavers, and Alicorns I got promoted to Knight. After I chose to be a Knight my parents told my boyfriend that I was gay and he called off our engagement. I was devastated not adding my father raped me. I tried to kill myself more than once. But soon I ranked up to a Crusader which is more or less what you call a "Sergeant" or a "Non-Commissioned Officer" back in the way before these hellhole days. After doing some advanced recon and all that well I got promoted to Paladin. We were told to come here so we packed up and walked here. It took almost three months to walk from Bucklyn Bridge which was an old suspension bridge that connected Manehattan to Bucklyn. We had one-hundred Steel Rangers now they only have forty-eight. We lost fifty-two on the long walk here. Well, I've heard that we were getting some reinforcements. Also don't know why Not add our Onyx Rangers which formed out of it. I'm nineteen and I'm the youngest Paladin."
They continued to see more ash piles. They saw a room which a sign that says "NURSERY" and the two looked in where Purple just ran the way they came in.
Paladin Sapphire didn't know why until she walked in and saw that all of the cribs have ashes in them. It was where once foals were when they were sleeping. A deep chill ran down her spine where a lot of the stallions she worked with said that he has "breeding hips" and she thought about having a foal with her ex-boyfriend before her parents spread a lie about her being a lesbian.
***
Over in the "Free Side"
They all saw the same thing but when they walked into the dining hall they all saw birthday party balloons and birthday decorations with ashes with a banner saying "HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAPPHY!" and every booth and stool is an ash pile.
"Damn that's cold," said Critical Shot, "A mare it was only her ninth birthday they get turned into ash. She must've had a kickass ninth birthday."
There was a memory orb which Rocky Road accessed the memory orb.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAPPHY!" Thirty-Two ponies in the room shouted.
"Go on Sweetheart." said Sapphy's mother, "We all threw this birthday for you."
"It's alright Sapphy." said Sapphy's father, "It's filled with your friends and family."
Sapphy ran over to her friends but she tried to put a memory orb in her mouth thinking it was a jawbreaker until her mother told her about the memory orbs. They heard some screaming but they thought it was somepony having a nightmare. The dining hall door came open where some raiders used some weapons turning ponies into ash and Sapphy transferred her memory of what she saw and when she got done she turned it into ash.
***
"That was dark and disturbing," said Rocky Road
Rocky Road told them to leave where she quickly followed behind closing the door.
They quickly kept walking but kept seeing ash piles everywhere where they went into the security room which had a room next to it but they couldn't lockpick it.
Critical Shot's jaw opened and drool came out where he saw 10mm Pistols, IF-9 Combat Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, Assault Rifles, and Automatic Rifles where he's more interested in the sniper rifle where he wants the semi-automatic sniper rifle.
They just continued on saying that they were going to come back for it.
***
Over in the Patriarchal side of the Stable.
Purple was on his Pipbuck which had two numbers where Purple hates his Pipbuck where it has levels he "leveled up" to eleven then twelve where he forgot to do so yesterday.
Under his skills says
Barter: 37
Energy Weapons: 58
Explosives: 60
Guns: 100
Lockpick: 62
Melee: 55
Science: 30
Survival: 100
Unarmed: 84
Sneak: 82
Throwing: 23
Traps: 14
Outdoorspony:18
First Aid: 100
Doctor: 100
Pilot: 3
Speech: 55
Athletics: 2
So Purple carefully boosted up his athletics from 2 and put it up to 14 and with a few points up from 14 for Traps and added the remaining three points to 17.
"Thanks, Stable-Tec." said Purple, "Thanks for making a model of the Pipbuck that we have to bump our skills even if we don't learn a darn thing. What were they thinking?"
"Who knows," said Paladin Sapphire, "Maybe somepony said "Let's torment some of our Stable Dwellers by giving them a different version of our Pipbuck". Like I said who knows."
The three of them found their way into the security room and found an armory locked where Purple hotwired the door and soon the door opened.
"There we go." said Purple, "I'm lucky I actually paid attention in class to how to hotwire and rewire."
"If I was a stallion." said Paladin Sapphire, "I would've gotten a boner by now. Just look at all these weapons."
They both saw Double-Barrel shotguns, IF-9 Combat Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, Revolvers, Assault Rifles, Rifles, Submachine Guns, Scoped Assault Carbines, Automatic Rifles, Missile Launchers, Miniguns, Grenade Machinegun, Rocket Launchers, and Magical Energy Rifles. Just seeing all that firepower made Paladin Sapphire say, "I'm so lucky I'm not a stallion or my boner would've been hitting the steel power armor."
They both made their way to an atrium and Midnight asked, "Did ya see anything."
"Dead foals and dead ponies in their beds," said Paladin Sapphire, "What did you gals and guy find?"
"Ash piles." said Critical, "And a kick-ass ninth birthday..."
There was somepony looking out of the Overpony's window.
"At least there's a survivor," said Starry, "At least Purple. You can be happy that somepony survived."
"I don't think it's a survivor." said Purple, "I think it's Pyre. Or a raider."
"I disagree," said Critical. "I'm with Starry with this one."
"My E.F.S. will disagree with both of you." said Purple, "It shows red. So it's hostile."
They just followed Purple and entered a staircase and went up to the Overmare's office and found two doors which the first door says "OVERMARE" and the other says "OVERSTALLION"
They went in to find Pyre sitting there.
"Want to guess who these ponies were?" asked Fiery "Pyre" Thought
"Your lovers?" asked Purple,
"Your friends?" asked Starry
"Your rivals?" asked Midnight
"My parents. My father the Overstallion." said Fiery Thought, "My mother the Overmare. My mother wanted me to find somepony to love and marry and give her grand foals. My father? He wanted a colt, not a mare. So I killed them all. My mother tried to force me into relationships since when I was ten and my father hated me just for being a mare. Now they're both in hell. You can imagine the look in their faces when I came in with my raider force."
"So you killed a thousand of innocent ponies just to kill your mom and dad?" said Purple, "You're sick in the mind and need help... Need serious help."
Soon all of them besides Purple looked around where they saw a purple shield around them all and behind them was a group of raiders with Magical Energy rifles and flamethrowers. When a raider fired at Purple with a Magical Energy rifle it bounced off of his shield right back at the raider and disintegrated her.
"Fire will burn them out." said Pyre, "Or sweat them out."
The heat grew intense inside where it made them all sweat. All of them felt like the prewar food called "Ice cream" and were about to melt on a hot sidewalk on a hot day.
They all saw Purple steady his magic and soon the shield expanded where all of the raiders were knocked down and Purple's shield dropped where Purple dropped to the cold hard steel floor. Paladin Sapphire used her magic and picked Purple up and said, "Let's go we're out of here."
On their way out and back to Safesville, they ran into the Onyx Rangers and the Onyx Rangers Leader said, "Out of the Wasters! We don't want to use more ammo than we want to but we will."
"Venom Canberra." said Paladin Sapphire, "Can you pretend that he's dead. Please?"
"Sorry Paladin." said Onyx Ranger, "We've got our orders, and the Elder, Elder Encoded Pibble told us to kill him. Now get out of our way or we'll kill all of you!"
Soon there was a moderate cobalt color and soon Purple, Rocky, Midnight, Paladin Sapphire, and Starry disappeared. They all soon appeared in front of a cave which there's a sign that's pointing to a wooden door that says "STABLE 190 THIS WAY"
"That's new." said Purple, "Never seen that before."
They saw hoofprints and followed it into the Stable 190 where they saw the Stable door opened and Purple sensed trouble.
Gunfire echoed in the distance so all of them ran and saw a three-way firefight in the atrium between the Grand Pegasus Enclave, Steel Rangers, and Stable 190's security and citizens trying to defend themselves from both the Grand Pegasus Enclave and Steel Rangers.
"Doctor!" yelled Azure Blue Sapphire, "We need a doctor up here!"
Purple just dashed ahead and went over to where Stable security is.
"Nice to see you again." said Azure Blue Sapphire, "You coming back to stay or just helping out?"
Purple just used his magic to equip his automatic 7.62mm Battle Rifle. He used his right-wing to slide the bolt back and said "Just came by to see how my mother is doing but I guess I came by the wrong time. We can always leave if you want and come back later?"
Purple saw some Frag grenades where he used his wings to grab one, hold it, pull the pin, and throw it where he threw it over to the Steel Rangers. There was a loud explosion and some screaming where Purple killed a Steel Ranger Star Paladin, Senior Paladin, and a Crusader. Purple just sat there for a minute just thinking what he has done so far. Killing ponies for survival where he has no problems with self-defense but the only fights he had in Stable 190 were hoof-to-hoof fights, not guns.
A Stable Security officer said, "The ones in black armor are easier to kill than the other ones! Guess due to their wings are exposed or their armor is made of weaker material."
Paladin Sapphire couldn't believe what she did and that was she betrayed the Steel Rangers and killed one of them with her captured Novasurge rifle but to her, it felt kind of good where the first one she killed he told her that she has some fine hips for popping out foals. She even hit him in the face for that remark but that was back when they were on the Bucklyn Cross though.
"Maybe Purple will," said Paladin Sapphire, "Maybe I can spend my life taking care of him and be with him."
"Why don't you suck his dick while he's sleeping." said Midnight Twister, "He'll probably let you do it all the time."
"Midnight!" said Rocky Road, "Apologize to Sapphire now for what you said!"
"I meant it." said Midnight Twister, "She should go suck his dick if he likes him that much."
"Fall back." said a Stallion Stable Dweller, "We can't hold them any longer. Back to the living quarters.".
All of the Stable Dwellers in the atrium and Security retreated back to the living quarters with the Steel Rangers giving chase. The Grand Pegasus Enclave went to go get the Overmare. They saw Purple run up the stairs up to the Overmare's office because he's going to go protect his mother because he's a mama's boy.
"If Sunrise was here what would she do?" said Rocky Road, "What would she do?"
Before Rocky Road could say something she saw her brother, Starry, Paladin Sapphire, and Critical Shot chasing after the Steel Rangers. So instead of standing around Rocky chased after them.
"Purple!" said Harp, "What are you doing?"
"Setting up a trap." said Purple, "Grenade bouquet tripwire."
Harp watched her son tie several Fragmentation grenades and place a string on the pins and he heard some metallic hoof steps coming towards them so he went into the Overmare's office and closed the door. "Mom hide quickly," said Purple.
"Purple I'm not going to hide like a child." protested Harp, "I'm not going to hide and see my Stable get taken over."
They both heard a door open and an explosion where several GPE soldiers are now dead thanks to Purple's boobytrap. Purple then equipped his Star Blaster and told his mother that she'll probably see a side of him she'll won't like but in war it brings out the worst in ponies for survival.
There was a loud explosion and the door leading into the Overmare's office blew open and several Grand Pegasus Enclave soldiers came running in. Purple didn't waste anytime shooting them turning them into ash.
Harp didn't know what to think or say where she doesn't know what happened or know how to describe what she just saw. She saw her favorite son just turn seven Grand Pegasus Enclave soldiers turn into ash like nothing in the blink of an eye.
"Purple?" said Harp, "What did you do? I don't know how to describe what I just saw."
Purple replied, "Fancy energy weapon I found. Any target turns into ash. I still get shocked to. Alright mother I'm going to help my friends and fellow Stable Dwellers. Use the tunnel and hide in there where the Grand Pegasus Enclave and Steel Rangers won't find you."
Purple then ran off and Harp did what her son told her what to do.
***
Over in the Living Quarters the Stable Dwellers and Stable 190's Security was getting overran by the Steel Rangers and with Midnight, Rocky, Starry and Paladin Sapphire helping them it was just too much firepower for them to go against.
"Medic need a medic here!" yelled Azure Blue Sapphire, "Somepony go get a doctor now!"
Before somepony could go and run to the medbay to go get a Stable doctor, Purple arrived using his Star Blaster firing it incinerating the Steel Rangers. Purple spent all of his Healing Potions and other medical aid stuff on his fellow Stable Dwellers helping them because he knows they would've done the same.
By the Stable Door in the hallway.
"Hey Purple do you got a second?" asked Harp.
Purple replied, "Yeah mom what is it?"
Harp replied, "Purple. I've made a lot and I mean a lot of tough decisions since I became Overmare but I made a lot of tough decisions since when Base, Blue and you were born. But none of them are harder than this. You saved us but they fear and I fear you'll kill us. I'm sorry, you're a hero... and you have to leave."
Purple replied, "You mean I'm exiled?"
Harp replied, "In different words but yes. Sorry Purple but you're exiled. So now that you're not a Stable Dweller anymore you need to hoof over your Pipbuck and Stable Jumpsuit. And we need your rifle, and pistol back. I would say we need your saddle bag back but you got a new one"
Purple used his spell matrix master key and removed his Pipbuck, gave her his rifle and pistol, and opened his Saddlebag and gave them to his mother. Harp wanted to give her son a final hug and a kiss only for him to walk away with his ears down.
"Goodbye Purple." said Harp which was her final words to her son, "I'll miss you."
"I love you Purple." said Officer 2 Azure Blue Sapphire final words to Purple, "I'll miss you."
Rocky, Midnight, Paladin Sapphire, and Starry quickly followed behind Purple before the Stable door closed shut for the final time.
"We're here if you want to talk Purple." said Starry, "At least you have us."
Purple turned around with his ears already down before he just walked away from them and when they reached the field below them he galloped away from them and they tried to keep up with him until soon he was far out of their sight.
It wasn't long until they heard a Vertibuck fly overhead and saw it land so they galloped to see it take off again and fly towards Fort Celestia/ Pyre.
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