Fallout Equestria: Wasteland Guardian
Chapter 44: The Pyre
Previous ChapterNext ChapterBack at the town of Crimson, Rocky Road was able to convince the descendants of the Stalliongradian soldiers from the old Stalliongradian 190th Rifle Division to go assault Fort Celestia/ The Pyre. So they did a long walk to Fort Celestia/Pyre only armed with M44 Bolt-action rifles and SSMG-41 Submachine guns they have.
"Damn how far is this walk?" asked Midnight Twister before taking a shot of his Dash
"About thirty-two miles." said Paladin Sapphire, "Thirty-two miles. Well it's getting dark so we should set up camp."
"I agree." said Rocky Road, "No Sapphire you're not making "Wasteland Chili" again. "
"Good my hooves are starting to ache," said Starry, "I can lay down and rest for a bit."
"Thought you grew up on a farm and use of walking and using your hooves a lot?" said Midnight
"Critical." said Rocky, "Do you think you can you can scrounge up some food real quick?"
"I'll go bring up some food," said Critical Shot
"If Purple was here," said Midnight Twister tiredly, "Paladin Sapphire would be getting food from him by giving him a blowjob."
"Ok brother what's with you against Sapphire Heart?" asked Rocky Road, "No seriously since yesterday you've been hostile to Paladin Sapphire since yesterday saying mostly she can give Purple a blowjob and that."
"Purple is nieve." said Midnight Twister tiredly, "For a while, she been throwing him signals or singles. She wants him and she wants to be with him. But he doesn't see it and thinks there's something wrong with her or just wants attention. He doesn't see that Paladin Sapphire wants him. Purple doesn't see that Paladin Sapphire wants to fuck him and bear his foals. He's stupid and doesn't know when a mare is hitting on him. He doesn't see that a mare wants him but he's blind to it."
"Maybe he just isn't interested in the mood for a relationship for the moment." said Rocky Road, "Also he was just exiled from his Stable give him some slack. He just hoof over his rifle and pistol back over to the Stable he was born and raised in. He can't go back to his home."
They both saw Paladin Sapphire get out of her power armor and she lay in a ball and go to bed. The night was nice and peaceful where the only thing that they could hear was the fire crackling due to the campfire they made and almost all of them were sleeping. Some of the ponies who are descendants of the Stalliongradian 190th Rifle Division stayed awake to keep an eye out for Raiders, Slavers, Alicorns, and a creature called a Denizen that only comes out at night and usually in dark places.
Paladin Sapphire jumped up and screamed only to see them sleeping so she got back into her power armor with a modified helmet to allow for her horn because she isn't going to cut it off without a fight.
Paladin Sapphire accessed the map and saw that the time is 1:30 AM where she had been sleeping for four hours and three minutes. She wondered what to do because she couldn't go back to sleep because she had a nightmare of being raped by her father again. She hasn't had a good night's sleep in fifteen years.
In the morning the ones who were sleeping got and walked for a total of ten hours with their hooves aching and legs getting tired. But they kept their mouths shut and stayed away from Raiders, Slavers, and Alicorns because they wanted to save as much ammo they could and can.
For the second night, they made a makeshift camp and slept there but their night was cut short when they heard gunfire and the sounds of Novasurge weapons as well so they got up only to see that it's Hail Battalion assaulting Fort Celestia/ The Pyre where Purple, Rocky, Midnight, Paladin Sapphire, and Starry had a chance to "rescue" Base before Hail battalion got there with the Raptor class cloudship the Typhoon providing aerial combat but taking heavy damage from the surface because the old anti-air cannons are shooting. The thunderclouds aren't tearing holes into the armor and at the massive magical energy cannons.
They saw a Vertibuck fly by with an engine on fire and it crash into one of the mountains blowing up killing all on board.
"We need to take the Fort and have it for ourselves," said Rocky Road, "After we get past these Enclave ponies. And take out those defenses. LUNA DAMN IT! Now I just talked like Purple with his "military lingo" damn it!"
Rocky, Midnight, Paladin Sapphire, and Starry stayed behind a crashed Vertibuck and used it as cover where 20x102mm rounds from the rotary cannons firing 1500 rounds per minute. Doesn't help that the sky is turning green meaning a rad storm is coming.
"Trick or treat, motherfucker." said Critical Shot, "Either way you all are dead."
Critical Shot fired his .30-06 Sniper rifle hitting one of Base's Grand Pony Enclave which is something as the Grand Pegasus Enclave but he allows all types of ponies in his army even though he forces them to join if they hate it or not because Base wants to "build a better future".
Critical Shot just stayed behind and said,
"One shot, one kill... He/She won't see this one coming."
"I've got them all lined up. Going for the kill."
"Die you fucking Grand Pony Enclave die! You Pony Enclave are a nuisance on the wasteland!"
"Like hunting back home on the farm. Like hunting Hedgehogs and Radhogs like a colt and a teen with my ma."
"Heart or Head, either way, fucker's dead."
"Trick or Treat motherfuckers!"
"Who believes in the boogeypony?"
To him, it was easy because the defenders were standing still using magic to hold and fire the rotary cannons or battle saddles armed with automatic rifles.
***
On the inside some dust fell Purple for some reason wasn't restrained and the hoof cuffs he had were worn out and not maintained. Purple was to break free and the cell door wasn't even locked so he walked out. But he knew it wasn't easy. He knows that there are roaming death guards or evil ponies who'll drop him in a moment's notice but he walked out.
"Inmate!" said a Grand Pony Enclave officer, "Back in your cell. Or I'll drag you into it."
Purple replied, "Your jacket's on backward."
"Aw shit." said the Grand Pony Enclave officer, "Damn it."
As the unicorn Grand Pony Enclave pony was trying to fix his jacket Purple walked away and he thought it would be easier than that only for him to hear some metallic hoof steps approaching so Purple quickly hid in a supply closet in the fort. The hoof steps left and Purple went on his way.
Doesn't help that he hears moaning coming out of a room only to see a mare soldier under Base's command masturbating. He just continued and didn't disturb her.
Purple came across a pegasi soldier just standing guard. Purple used his right wing to put over the pegasus soldier's mouth. He used his left-wing taking the pegasus's combat knife and did a stealth kill of stabbing the pegasus soldier in the heart three times and slit his throat.
"Didn't want to kill you." said Purple, "But you were in my way and you would've killed me if I walked by you." where Purple thought bad about killing the pony but knew that the pegasus soldier he just killed would've killed him without hesitation.
Purple soon came across the armory and he opened it and he thought that the Equestrians must've been planned for an all-out defense and no retreat if the Zebra's assaulted Fort Celestia. They never did because the Last Day happened before a clear winner came to the war.
Purple picked up an Ironshod Firearms IF-22 semi-automatic pistol in .357 Caliber rounds, an IF-100 "Thunderhoof" Anti-Materiel Rifle in .50 caliber rounds, and an IF-37 Patrol which the shotgun was manufactured by Ironshod Firearms but made for the pre-war police forces for high-risk situations.
Purple couldn't hold the .357 rounds, .50 caliber rounds, and 12 gauge rounds so he picked up a saddlebag but he walked over to the armor workbench and modified the saddlebag with padding to make it more sturdy to gunfire and cushioned to make it comfy.
"I guess they wanted soldiers to modify their armor and weapons." said Purple, "Because they left dozens if not hundreds or thousands of adhesive, aluminum, ballistic fiber, circuitry, leather, and plastic.". He then found some gears, screws, steel, and wood.
So Purple went over to the weapons workbench and modified his IF-100 "Thunderhoof" with a lighter frame, and a better bolt to be cycled faster. He also modified his IF-37 Shotgun and put on a choke, and a long tube.
Before he left he opened a locker and he found a dark olive green tiger-stripe camouflage uniform with a medium-sized pack and a Boonie hat but he slightly modified the uniform he's wearing where he replaced the nametag with a new nametag that says "Astrology, "Purple" L" and he went on his way after grabbing twelve fragmentation grenades, seven pulse grenades, and eleven Stun Grenades.
***
Outside of "The Pyre" some Grand Pegasus Enclave soldiers were going to breach the main gate instead of flying over because Base followed in Purple's hoofsteps and read a field manual and maintained the anti-air cannons. They would've gotten shot down and don't want to end up to the couple of platoons that got killed. That's because Base was stupid and still is.
Rocky, Midnight, Paladin Sapphire, Rainy Night, and Starry closed their eyes and looked away but they could still hear twelve Grand Pegasus Enclave soldiers scream painfully. The fort had some old oil that they boiled and dropped on them.
They couldn't believe nor saw and doesn't help that Rainy Night was about to cry because her sister was one of the twelve GPE soldiers that had hot oil fall on them. But the Grand Pegasus Enclave cloudship Typhoon blasted a hole in the main gate with one of its massive magical energy cannons.
"We should've been busy fighting raiders, slavers, and other evil ponies." said Starry, "Not a militaristic group."
"They are raiders." said Rainy Night, "A militaristic raider group. They're the same as raiders but more militaristic."
"Now I get it," said Starry
They joined Hail battalion because Lieutenant Honey Cake ordered it to have them partake in the battle and that they're still allies even though Colonel Autumn Leaf sees them as enemies, enemies that they would have to fight even though Purple would rather have peaceful options with them.
***
In a hallway, Purple lied down and fired his IF-100 "Thunderhoof" Anti-materiel rifle and fired until the magazine was empty and reload and if Base's Grand Pony Enclave forces got close to him he would switch over to his IF-37 pump-action and fire the 12 gauge shotgun. Purple even told himself that they're undertrained or just plain stupid for running out into the open.
This is just sad. Purple thought, You think they would be better trained unless if my brother trained them to act like idiots and charge headfirst.
It didn't help that Purple used his wings to hold a grenade and threw it and they didn't even notice and the frag grenade blew up.
What scared Purple was when two Ultra-Sentinels and three Sentinels rolled out and fired at Purple. He ducked and rolled into another room where he found his stuff but he used his magic and threw four EMP grenades he found in the room and the EMP grenade fired the Ultra-Sentinels and Sentinels circuits.
Purple then equipped his Star Blaster and had it battle-ready and he was glad to have been born and raised in Stable 190 to at least prepare him for combat and he was trained to act like a soldier from the war days before The Last Day happened. Not adding getting an advanced education.
All right Purple you've been through war scenarios hundreds of times in Stable 190. Purple thought, It's not like the old days of you knowing your enemies.
Some of Base's forces came running through a door and he fired his Star Blaster incinerating them down to a pile of ash. He decided to save ammo and switched over to his IF-37 12 gauge pump-action shotgun. The unarmored ones didn't survive or stand a chance against the double-00 buckshot rounds.
There was a loud explosion. Purple saw his friends come in and he almost shot them because they ran in without warning or anything.
They heard Base say over a PA system, "Excalibur danger close fire mission target package, Butcher."
"Damn it." said Purple, "Why do I have a brother who knows military lingo! Damn Stable 190! And what he said isn't good either."
"What do you mean Purple?" asked Starry. "Military lingo? What's that?"
"In Stable 190 Stallions were taught to fight and talk like the prewar military of Equestria." said Purple, "Instead of talking normally we say things for example instead of saying "What the fuck" we were taught to say "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" but now when you're fighting against someone trained like you it's hard."
They heard a lot of explosions outside and they heard Base say over the PA system again, "Thunder 4 prepare my Vertibuck. You got three minutes, I'll meet you in the hanger."
"Convenient." said Midnight Twister, "This thing shows us where this "hanger" is."
They passed another armory and Purple went in and came out quickly where he has a .45 Auto Submachine gun, a .45 Auto Pistol, and a Minigun. He thought that he would make it unfair for Base's Grand Pony Enclave and he didn't think about why Base just changed "Pegasus" to "Pony" but kept "Grand" and "Enclave". He thought that Base could've changed "Grand" to another word like magnificent.
The door opened and they went into the hanger where they saw five Grand Pony Enclave gallop towards it where Purple laid down with his newly acquired .45 Auto Submachine gun, and Rocky Road with her Varmint rifle fired at the unarmored Grand Pony Enclave soldiers.
Soon they heard a clatter where Purple dropped all of his stuff where he teleported into Base's vertibuck and all of his soldiers tried to attack Purple where Purple just said "Let's go."
They all but the pilot and co-pilot attacked Purple who held the combat knife in his left-wing and magic with his .45 Auto Pistol that's nickel-plated finish. They blindly attacked Purple just going to use their hooves and wings but Purple just shot them in the head.
Purple just used his magic to release the empty magazine and used his right wing to slid in a fresh magazine. He noticed that none of them were Base until he heard over the radio, "Purple if you're hearing this you fell right into my trap. I'm not here and this Vertibuck will soon blow up with you and your incompetent friends."
The message was on repeat until soon there was a poof sound where Purple teleported himself, the pilot, and co-pilot away. They saw from a distance of the vertibuck explode and saw another one fly by. Purple just teleported himself and the pilot and the co-pilot back to Fort Celestia where the pilot and co-pilot were captured by the Grand Pegasus Enclave and will be taken back and face punishment for desertion.
"They're probably going to be branded as Dashites." said Rainy Night, "If not executed."
"Dashites." said Lieutenant Honey Cake, "I talked to the Council and convinced them to brand the deserters and traitors who left and fought with Base to be branded as Dashites."
"What's a Dashite?" asked both Rocky Road, and Midnight Twister
"Dashites are pegasus ponies who have deserted the Enclave," said Rainy Night
"They returned to the surface of the Equestrian Wasteland, They show apathetic to us," said Lieutenant Honey Cake finishing Rainy Night's sentence. "We burn their cutie mark off and put the first Dashite's cutie mark the cutie mark of a Rainbow Dash, whoever she is beside the first Dashite."
"Rainbow Dash was the Ministry mare for the Ministry of Awesome," said Purple, "The Ministry of Awesome has primarily dedicated the research, development, and field-use of clandestine technology and resources. You can thank Stable 190 for giving us materials and books about the six ministries.
***
Inside of Fort Celestia/ The Pyre. Starry, Critical, and Paladin Sapphire got lost, and when they would look at a map to find their way around they always ended up back where they were starring on the same map.
"I'm getting tired of getting lost." said Starry, "Whoever made this place needed a serious kick to the balls."
"How do you know a mare didn't build this place?" said Paladin Sapphire,
"Whoever built this place deserves to be beaten to death." said Starry, "I'm getting tired of getting lost."
Soon they found their way into the basement and found a giant door with a yellow numbered "197" and they opened it where they heard the same ear-piercing, teeth clenching sound and the Stable door opened up.
They entered Stable 197 they saw flipped over stuff and messed up stuff as if somepony looked for something important which lead Paladin Sapphire to say "Good grief! What's all this? Burglars?! Thieves?!"
"Burglars are thieves." said Critical Shot, "Nowadays you all call them raiders, I call them free target practice on junkies and nuisances of the Wasteland."
"Duck!" said, Starry
"Where?... Aah!" said Paladin Sapphire only to get hit by a swinging steel beam.
They saw Paladin Sapphire lie on the ground but she got up and told herself that she'll not be that stupid again.
They saw hundreds if not thousands of Cryogenic pods which none of them had ever seen before where it's filled with prewar Equestrian soldiers in deep cryogenic sleep but Paladin Sapphire decided to unthaw them but went to the Overmare's office.
Paladin Sapphire accessed a message from the Stable-Tec and played it.
"Good morning, or good afternoon or good evening." said a mare voice, "I'm Scootaloo from Stable-Tec and you brave service ponies of Equestria. Here at Stable-Tec, we created specific orders for you. If you're listing to this it means either your cryogenic sleep is finally over or your Crusader Maneframe detected minimum Balefire Radiation is either low or finally safe enough to return back to the surface and rebuild Equestria."
They heard a sipping sound coming from the recording.
Scootaloo continued, "Only the best of the best got chosen for this Stable. Delta Legion, Navy Frogponies, Army Rangers, Airborne Rangers, Airborne, and Green Calottes. You've been chosen to be frozen and now you're hearing this you're unfrozen and thawed out. You need to get ready and take back the wasteland for Equestria. Fort Celestia above will it's been stocked with plenty of food and supplies to last for one century. We at Stable-Tec salute you for your service and wish all of you luck when you all."
The message ended.
They beat the old Equestrian soldiers to the surface of the fort and with Base and a majority of his forces gone or killed the Grand Pegasus Enclave soldiers left and continued eastward fighting raiders, slavers, and alicorns. In the end of it out of all the Stalliongradians descendants, Purple had come from Fillydelphia to the town of Crimson. To defend other towns and attack the raiders and slavers, and alicorns 97% were killed in the battle and the remaining three percent went back doing what they did before.
Doesn't help that they're standoffish with other ponies besides them, Purple, and Rocky. But Purple has reserves though with the slaves he freed they said that they owe him and joined the Wasteland Guardians to defend others to prevent what they went through to the others.
Purple found a journal that says "Day 1. This is Private Lavender Lilac. I'm a Private in the Stalliongradian 190th Rifle Division. The division I'm in volunteered to go to Equestria and fight the Zebras but we won't wear our uniforms when we get to the front. I'm afraid that if the Zebras take over Equestria they would set their sights on the Crystal Empire and on Stalliongrad. I'm going to protect my wife and our twelve daughters and one son. I'm going to do my duty to protect Stalliongrad before we get drawn into the war."
On the long walk back to the town of Crimson to rest up a voice said, "Sapphire? Is that you?"
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