Fallout Equestria: Wasteland Guardian

In Stable 192.

"Back then a long long time ago," Overmare Bell/Crusader Maneframe, "I was assigned to the Equestrian First Infantry Division, Sixteenth Regiment. Our job was to hold a pass after we took it. As they say, "Taking it is one thing. Holding it is another". But the Zebra's most elite including their tanks were sent to re-take it. They threw everything including the kitchen sink at us."

***

Two Hundred Years ago.

On a 4x4 wagon.

"Alright rookie," said Sergeant Hawk, "The Zebra's been doing their best to drive us back and take out home and been increasing their assaults against us since when we landed on their homeland."

"Get off the damn one-way road!" yelled the Earth Pony soldier pulling it going by a galloping Unicorn soldier.

After a couple of minutes, they exited the pass and heard tumbling only to see five Zebra Heavy tanks.

"What are they?" asked Private Bell Break

Sgt Hawk replied, "They're the heavy tanks I was telling you about. Apparently, they run off of Alchemy. That's what a Zebra P.O.W. said. We run of ours off of Kerosene, Now man that gun, Even though you need four ponies to pull it!"

The Orange Earth Pony got out and ran over to the M8 Half-Track with a 75mm Anti-Tank gun where she would pick a tank, fired it, and used her hooves to load the Armor Piercing round, and fired it.

There was an explosion that destroyed it and knocked Private Bell Breaking out of it and she got up and grabbed her Battle Saddle and galloped over to a foxhole and joined her fireteam.

The Zebra's used their Zebra Assault Carbines and shot at the dug-in Equestrian Soldiers and the Steel Rangers. Private Bell used her battle saddle and fired the Automatic Rifle and shot them but would take cover against the sand and sandbags.

"Hope those 37mm light tanks can hold back for a bit," said Pvt Bell

Sgt Hawk replied, "We got more tanks on the way with more soldiers on the way. We got to hold the line so keep firing. If they break through then command will be threatened and overwhelmed. Not adding in between us and Command is a little town that has our wounded."

Bullets and tank rounds flew back and forth and it felt like the Equestrian's were on the verge of withdrawing or surrendering. But Private Bell her Battle Saddle ran out of ammo.

Hope those reinforcements get here soon, Private Bell thought, Want to go home when this war is over. Not in a body bag.

There was a loud cannon sound and their reinforcements came and above were Pegasi wearing Pegasi Power Armor used their Battle Saddles where they destroyed the Zebra tanks before flying back to rearm their weapons.

"Come on let's go," said Sergeant Hawk, "Let's rally with the platoon commander and see where she wants us,"

Private Bell looted the ammo off the dead Equestrian soldiers for her battle saddle even though it felt wrong to her to loot the dead. She even found a letter from one who was dead and the letter said, "Dear Sleepy Night. I know I'm in the Zebra homeland and slowly pushing towards the Zebra capital. But I wish I was back home with you and be there when our newborn arrives. Sleepy Night? Do you remember that night at the Carnival in Ponyville? When we rode the Ferris wheel and it got stuck? Even though I wished I knew you work for the MoI/ Ministery of Image. I'm glad that Ministery Mare Rarity is glad to have a Unicorn like you. Who knows maybe our daughter or son will work alongside you and Rarity in the Post-war era. I'll see if I can get a furlough for Heartswarming and Hearts and Hooves Day. - Love Corporal Sweetener Pie."

***

At the most forward command post.

Private Bell stood outside due to she wanted to.

Why did I sign up? Private Bell Break thought, Patriotism was a majority of it wanted to serve my country yeah. But this I was hoping for a cushy desk job if not a messenger job or a Military Policemare. Not wanting the frontlines. But beggars can't be choosers. I have to do my eighteen months and either can sign back up or take my papers and go back to Baltimare. No fuck Baltimare nothing but trouble like a mother who drinks and smokes and if we even made a peep at night she would've beaten us with a vodka bottle or some kind of alcohol bottle with a cigar or cigarette until it was fully burned out.

"Alright. Come on Delta 3-2 let's go," said Sergeant Hawk, "We got some Zebra's to kill, and recapture our captured artillery as well."

They went up some desert stairs and the nerdy one called "Bucklyn" even though he's from Manehattan he bucked the door opened and found that the small village was deserted and they passed through the wooden gate.

"It's quiet." said Pvt Bell almost whispering, "Too quiet. My gut says the Zebra's left in quick haste or left but set a major ambush for whoever comes here."

The unicorn sergeant used his hoof and the five pony squad spread out and found that it was completely deserted and all their stuff in the homes are gone.

"Hey, Sergeant?" asked Pvt Bell, "How do we have mechanized stuff and flying machines?"

Sgt Hawk replied, "It's called research and development. We got monoplanes, bombers, tanks, and Half-Tracks. Yeah, Research was hard but when the MM's come together we can create anything to crush the Zebra's. Just not even almost a decade ago along the border we just stood in trenches and just shot bullets and artillery shells at each other. We got power armor they got Zebra Assault Carbines. They got cheap soldiers who are fast to train and good armor while we are an all-round country with great tanks, infantry, air, anti-air, artillery, and anti-tank capabilities not adding most advanced possessing high tech stuff. Yeah making the combustion engine was hard but it's a success and it runs off of Kerosene like lamps."

They left the village and kept walking on the sand. There was a gunshot sound and they all took cover.

A Unicorn arrived and fired his .30-06 bolt-action sniper rifle and fired at the Zebra and he got up.

"Alright I got him or her," said the Equestrian Unicorn Sniper

There was another gunshot and there was a huge hole in the Unicorn stallion's head. Sgt Hawk took the sniper rifle and killed the Zebra sniper.

"Let's go," said coldly Sgt Hawk, "These fuckers won't die easily. Yeah, they may have convinced multiple Dragons and hired mercenaries like Griffins to fight for them. But I want to say that Fluttershy screwed us but I hope I'm wrong. If not I'm going to track her down and kill her."

None of them asked why and some frontline soldiers believed what their Zebra spies say of Zebra's that work for Equestria and they reported that Fluttershy gave the schematics to a battlefield restoration to heal others but turned them into Balefire Bombs.

They kept the sniper rifle with them but quickly crossed as they heard sounds where the Zebra's are trying to find a way to cut off the Equestrian soldiers in the pass and either make them surrender by attrition or completely annihilate them even though they want their heavy war machines in there to fully block them not just regular Zebra Soldiers, Zebra Snipers, Zebra Inferno/Flamethrowers, Zebra Launchers, & Zebra Dragoons.

"Better watch out for those Zebra Dragoons," said Sergeant Hawk, "They wear their invisible cloaks and they're armed with Officer Swords, Zebra Shock Swords, or broomhandle pistols or Zebra Assault Carbines. They're almost impossible to spot. They're trained while either still in their father before going into their mother or trained while in their mother's womb or after getting birth. They will kill you without hesitation and more deadly than our own special forces."

Pvt Bell replied, "Interesting. And terrifying."

Sgt Hawk replied, "Oh Bell Breaking. I read your file. What happened to your father?"

Pvt Bell replied, "He was a storm chaser. Hurricane took him. Don't know what he saw in my mother. Last time I saw him. I was five years old."

There were some more heavy grinding sounds so they carefully looked and saw it was Equestrian Medium tanks that came to hold that route where it's the obsolete medium tank with a 75mm cannon in the hull and a small 37mm cannon on top next to a .50 Caliber Machine gun.

The other medium tank was relatively easy to produce over the other three Equestrian tanks and vehicles but only has a 75mm cannon and two .30 Cal machine guns.

On both sides, the tanks fired at each other but there wasn't a lot of time where the Equestrians only sent them until they could come up with something more concrete to stop the Zebra's.

The fireteam hid and watched and soon the sound get closer only to see the Zebra tanks go by. They quickly wiped out the Equestrian tanks and just went on as nothing happened.

Damn we're cut off, Pvt Bell thought, But we got to continue with the mission and find a way home.

They pressed on and kept walking in the hot sun and on the hot sand.

I'll probably die out here, Pvt Bell thought, Either by a heat stroke, dehydration, both, or those vultures circling above us. Going to die in the middle of a safari or desert or whatever the hell this place is.

They then heard five multiple loud explosions and they looked over a ridge and saw five captured Equestrian M101A2 105mm Artillery firing at Equestrian positions.

"We're going to go around back," said Sergeant Hawk, "Let's go,"

Pvt "Bucklyn" replied, "Get the advantaged on them, Hehehehehehehe,"

Pvt Bell replied, "What the fuck kind of laugh was that? Sounded like Woody Woodpecker,"

***

Behind the captured Equestrian small artillery camp.

"Conserve ammo," said Sgt Hawk, "Choose a target and shoot when the guns go off,"

Pvt Bell aimed her Battle Saddle and the moment the guns fired simultaneously the Equestrian fired their weapons shooting the Zebra's who weren't looking or going to get the 105mm rounds.

One badly injured Zebra tried to crawl away only for Sgt Hawk to walk over to the Zebra mare and placed a Fragmentation Grenade into her mouth and walked away and the grenade exploded.

Unexpected reinforcements showed where it's Corporal Sapphire Love, Farming Green, Violet Soaring, and Aroura Surge. Their job was to re-capture the captured artillery guns but their V-1 Vertibuck got shot down and they had to walk three times the distance.

"Recon says a whole division of elite Zebra soldiers will go through the pass," said Corporal Sapphire Love, "But they don't expect that the tables have turned. Sergeant get your fireteam on those guns and I'll call them out,"

Soon the unicorn mare teleported away and after a few minutes.

"Fire for effect," said Corporal Sapphire Love, "Grid coordinates W81 A35 Range 28. Fire for effect,"

Private Bell didn't know how to operate the artillery gun but she pulled a string and the gun went off and the loud bang right next to her scared the living daylight out of her.

Damn, that's loud, Pvt Bell thought, From a distance, they're loud but not that loud. But we got to stop them before they overwhelm our G.I.'s in the pass.

***

Half an hour later.

"Ceasefire," said Corporal Sapphire Love, "Ceasefire. All Zebra infantry and tanks are destroyed. Well done. You saved a lot of lives. The sector's clear we're gone,"

The Special Forces team quickly teleported away and the one who wasn't a unicorn or an alicorn was also teleported away.

***

In Stable 192.

"With the Pass secured and fresh recruits even volunteers and expeditionary force from the Crystal Empire and Stalliongrad. Even though the latter was neutral but some wanted to fight." said Overmare Bell/Crusader Maneframe, "It was a tough battle a very tough one. The Zebra's outnumbered us twenty to one. But our will and determination held them back even annihilated a whole elite Zebra division. A whole division! Of their best soldiers twenty thousand Zebra's blown away and in Gorey ways!"

Rainy Night replied, "Where is this pass at?"

Overmare Bell/Crusader Maneframe replied, "Calculating... Calculating... Calculating... Calculating... Here you go."

There was an old printer sound coming from the Crusader Maneframe and Rainy Night got it.

The piece of paper said that it's 1,295 miles northeast of Stable 192.

"I guess this is a goodbye?" asked Overmare Bell/Crusader Maneframe

Rainy Night replied, "It is goodbye for now. Don't worry I'll come back later to talk to you again. Take care Private."

Rainy Night and her squad left and took some time until the Grand Pegasus Enclave reached the pass where once two mighty armies took part in a battle.

They walked around seeing rusted either destroyed or left to decay Equestrian tanks, half-tracks, wagons, weapons, anti-air guns, & artillery guns.

What crept all but the hyper-lethal one out was that they could hear the gunfire, explosions, and the sounds of war not adding screaming and painful moaning sounds from both Zebra's and Equestrians.

They then searched the area and went more and found the old Equestrian Artillery guns that once the Zebra's captured to use against the Equestrians for them only to re-capture them and used it to fully hold back the line.

When they went back to the pass they saw skeletons that were both Equestrian and Zebra soldiers. But they kept walking northeast and soon came upon a town and the flagpole had a red flag with a white circle, the side of a Zebra's head, two small rectangles which are white but with a light gray light going horizontally, and four stars two on the bottom and two on top. The flag has the words which say "livorem imperare"

The Heavy Weapons Expert said confused, "livorem imperare? What the fuck does that mean?"

Rainy Night replied, "livorem imperare means "rule over bruising". If I had to guess Zebra's had a harsh life back then and beaten their young into submission or something like that."

They heard some noises and soon it was Feral Ghoul Zebra's in their old military uniforms and the ferals were no match for the overly prepared elite squad of what the GPE Armed Forces has to offer.

"Once a division of twenty thousand strong," said Rainy Night, "Defended against Eighty thousand Zebra's. Outnumbered four to one. But they held on tightly. They were brave to hold out against their own against a huge disadvantage. This place was a huge battlefield."