Fallout Equestria: Brothers

The Pegasus mare stood atop the hill looking down at the ruined store. She had managed to get in and out before the three ponies had arrived. She managed to plant the holotape in the manager’s office with very little trouble. The mare had a long flowing black mane that rested just behind her front shoulders, it was messy and bedraggled which was more than likely from what little sleep she had been getting as of late. Her tail matched her mane in color, but it was short and spiked out in style. The mare had on a set of metal armor that looked like it had been cobbled together at the last minute. Her cutie mark, a pair of fangs that were piercing a heart was hidden underneath her duster.

A few moments had passed when the mare heard the telltale noise of a Sprite Bot coming closer and closer. Its spherical metallic gray body flew steadily with the help of its clear and transparent wings. It approached the mare, and looked to her, before it began to speak in a calm and cool tone. Its music had been shut off.

“So, you planted the holotape right?” It asked coolly.

“Yes, I did.” The mare stated as she adjusted a dagger underneath her duster, the sheath had been strapped around her back left thigh. She calmly spoke once more. “It was planted, Watcher. We should be getting onwards to Tenpony Tower, you have made a promise and I intend to ensure that you keep it.”

The mare and the sprite bot turned and started to walk. The two of them focused as they kept on moving forward, neither of them said very much as they focused on the road ahead. The silence was broken after a couple of hours passed by, and the two had decided to stop at a run down newspaper box. The mare sighed as she tapped her right forehoof on the top of it.

“Watcher, I’ve been doing my part in this deal without hesitation or haste… I think it’s about time that you tell me a few things.” She said with a tough tone in her voice.

“Well, that depends on what you want to know.” The Sprite Bot said in response, its own tone of voice was cold and methodical as it spoke. “I will not be telling you anything about your father, until we get to Tenpony Tower. And I have some stuff that I must speak with him about in private, after you have reunited with him.” It had a very matter of fact tone in its voice.

“Well, alright then… Let’s start with the elephant in the room, then.” The mare said with a smirk. “You were there when the Light Bringer brought about Sunshine and Rainbows, right?” She asked and gently prodded the little Sprite Bot with a hoof. “That was, what? Two years ago, now? What were they like?”

Watcher floated in the air in front of the mare for a few moments, he had been pondering and reflecting on his time helping out the Light Bringer. A few moments passed by before he responded. “The Light Bringer was a good pony.” Watcher said in response. “The Light Bringer was a pony that was a bit on the troubled side, mainly when it came to drugs… Their special somepony and their friends were there to help them out through the hardships and the pain.” Watcher gave her a soft nod. “It has indeed been two years, DJ Pone3 has been setting aside the anniversary of the day that the Light Bringer made their sacrifice to save the wasteland.” Watcher said as it looked out to the west, and then back the way that they had come from.

The mare took a few moments to catch her breath, before she and the Sprite Bot resumed their journey. The mare gave Watcher a relaxed look as she flicked her tail.

“Do you miss the Light Bringer?” She asked the Sprite Bot gently. “It seems like you and them were rather close.”

Watcher went silent for a moment before he responded in a solemn tone, sadness could be heard in his voice as he spoke. “Yes, I… We all miss the Light Bringer.” The Sprite Bot softly exhaled, before resuming. “Since you will learn about who the Light Bringer is in due time, I feel that I need to clarify a few things before we reach Tenpony Tower.”

The mare gave a firm nod. “That would certainly be rather helpful, yes.” She said in a calm tone. “For one thing, you already know my name.”

“Yes, Love Bites.” Watcher replied calmly. “I know your name, due to having managed to hack the Matrix of a certain pony. It was from back where you came from, and I know that your father has a bone to pick with him.”

Love Bites softly snorted as she looked at the Sprite Bot. “I’m guessing that this pony has been keeping tabs on everyone that my father had been traveling and interacting with?” She said with a half laugh.

“...” Watcher went silent for a moment before he spoke, the tone of his voice was grave and worried. “Yes, the bastard was keeping tabs on your father and his friends. He thought that he was powerful enough to where the others that your father was traveling with, would be throwing themselves at his hooves. He thought that they could not resist his commands, and that they would beg for him to help them to save their homes and families.”

“Wait, you’re kidding me… Right?” The Pegasus mare said with a disgusted tone in her voice. “Ugh… I may have once been a raider, but even I never thought that highly of myself.”

“Sadly, that is the way that the wasteland is.” Watcher said. “It is a place of hardship, a place where good ponies fall to the corruption of those in power. It is where most of the time the good die protecting others, and doing the right thing.” His tone took on a more somber quality as the little Sprite Bot turned in the air to face Love Bits.

“Yeah, I killed my fair share of innocent ponies when I was with mom in our old raider clan…” She looked to the Sprite Bot and then briefly at the ground before she then looked back ahead. “Watcher, how can I make up for all of those lives that I took? I’ve done unspeakable things to those poor ponies back in the great north… I killed a stallion who was protecting his family’s crops.” She went silent as they stared at one another. “Even when I killed all of those innocent ponies, I never-”

“Love Bites, I know that it hurts.” Watcher cut her off, his voice kept that sombered tone. “I know that having killed all of those ponies hurts you immensely. You have to learn to forgive yourself, as well as that you have to improve yourself. We have been traveling together for the past three months.” He said as his tone eased up and became more soft and gentle through the Sprite Bots speaker. “I have watched you mature from being the rough and tumble ex-raider that you were when we met, into a more kind and gentle mare that your father will be proud of.” He softly sighed and gave a soft flutter of his wings. “You just focus on learning how to do the right thing, and make sure that you never lose your sense of right and wrong.”

Love Bites gave a nod as she and Watcher resumed their journey. They walked for hours, only to stop so for rest when it was needed. The next day flew by as the two made their way closer and closer to Tenpony Tower. At some point, they had passed by what looked at one time to have been an airfield for Pegasus to fly around during races. A small building made out of metal and wood had been situated at the edge. The two decided that whoever lived there would be better off without visitors.

Their journey seemed to stretch ever onward as they encountered outposts and settlements along the way, the all knowing Sprite Bot and the Pegasus mare had encountered many friendly and welcoming faces as well as unfriendly and hostile ones. One afternoon they arrived at a small run down building, it had a thick piece of wood mounted on it, the faded letters on it that spelled out “stop” had been left to the elements over the years.. The two approached the empty door frame and looked inside. They found the remnants of a Unicorn skeleton on the floor, the blue security guard uniform resting uselessly against the cold and forgotten bones.

A couple more days passed by when they saw the tower in the distance, its sleek gray exterior was like a beacon to the two. Love Bites looked to Watcher, who gave a soft nod with the Sprite Bot. The Pegasus mare spread her wings and grabbed the Sprite Bot in her snout as she lifted off of the ground with a mighty kick from her hooves. She flew as fast as her wings could carry herself and the Sprite Bot. It took them a bit more time to reach the tower, the sleek gray exterior and its many floors stood the test of the Equestrian Wastes. Its many windows overlooked the wasteland, stone pillars were all that was left of what had once been a grand walkway.

The Pegasus slowed her speeding body as she and the Sprite Bot reached the door, a thin layer of dirt was swept up from the ground as she landed and set the bot down. The Sprite Bot floated next to her as it lowered its volume to a soft whisper.

“I am unable to enter due to my current appearance.” Watcher said quietly to Love Bites. “Ponies don’t really like the Ministry of Morale, and this appearance could draw a lot of angry attention…” Watcher took a moment before he resumed speaking. “The stallion that you are looking for has a blue coat with a black clean cut and short mane. It won’t be hard to miss him, as he is a Bat Pony with a somewhat long black tail.” Watcher put music playing from his speaker as he then flew out of eyesight quickly from the building.

Love Bites was going to say something, but couldn’t get it out. The Sprite Bot had flown away quickly before she could even respond. She took a moment to look around and spotted a small button on the side of the wall underneath a speaker. With a gentle press of her left forehoof, a soft buzz from the speaker, a gruff voice came through.

“Tenpony Tower security, can we help you?” The gruff voice said as he spoke.

“I hope that you can. My name is Love Bites and I’m looking for my father. His name is Stacked Chip.” She responded calmly as she tilted her head and blinked. Her tail flicked as she listened to the voice on the opposite side of the speaker.

“You’re looking for Stacked Chip? And you say that he is your father?” The stallion said in a cautious tone. “Why should we believe you? This could just be some sort of ruse to get us to open our doors, and allow you to come in and slaughter us all.”

The mare exhaled and rolled her eyes. “I’m willing to take a DNA test, and I’ll even let you do a full body cavity search, if that makes you feel any better. Also, I am pretty thirsty, and tired… I haven’t slept on an actual bed in a week and a half.” She said calmly with a bit of a soft laugh. “Believe me, I don’t want to harm anypony. I’d rather protect everypony here, and I’d give my life to do so.”

The other side of the speaker was silent for a moment before a response came. “Fine, we’ll let you in. Once you are inside, we will be disarming you of all of your weapons and you need to report to the infirmary for your blood test and your medical exam. We can’t be taking any chances here.” His voice was rough now, as he pressed down the door lock on his end.

The door had unlocked and Love Bites stepped inside, the barrier soon shut and locked once more behind her. Four unicorns approached the mare calmly as their horns glowed. The four unicorns appeared to be stallions as they walked up to Love Bites and began to frisk her. Their attention was focused solely on her for the moment as their hooves roamed over her armor and her dirty leather duster. One of the unicorns blinked as his hoof took hold of the Pegasus mare’s dagger and took the sheath and strap off of her leg. The unicorns all looked at one another for a moment and then turned their gazes back to Love Bites.

“Usually we would be asking you several questions, and putting you through the proper protocols.” One of the unicorns said in a tough, if not wise tone. “But, this is a special circumstance.”

“Yeah.” One of the other three unicorns, a younger sounding stallion said. “I’ll be showing you to the infirmary. When we get there, the doc will have Life Bloom get your blood drawn and then have Stacked Chip’s own be drawn. The results will be viewed side by side.”

Love Bites gave the unicorn guard a nod and headed to the infirmary, as the other three unicorn guards took her dagger into the security office. The two made their way into the infirmary after several moments of walking. As they entered the infirmary, the interior was warmly lit and furnished with comfortable cotton chairs in the waiting room. A young adult tan earth pony mare with a well kept and clean golden mane could be seen behind the receptionist window, her brown eyes scanning the pages of the Wasteland Survival Guide as the two walked in. She immediately set the book down after slightly creasing the top right corner of the page as she greeted the two.

“Oh, hello!” The mare said with a friendly smile and tone in her voice. “Is there something that I can do to help you today, Bluegrass Melody?”

Bluegrass Melody gave a nod as he and Love Bites approached the receptionists desk. The unicorn hadn’t taken off his helmet. He spoke with a kind tone in his voice. “Actually, yes! I need you to get Life Bloom to draw blood from this mare, and then have him draw blood from Stacked Chip.” He said as he motioned to the Pegasus mare next to him with a hoof. “She claims that he is her father, and we only know of him and Emerald Song having a filly.” He said with a doubting tone in his voice. “I was told by the stallion in charge to bring her here for the bloodwork.”

The mare that sat behind the desk gave a nod and climbed off of her seat. She walked out of a door hidden just from view, and out into the waiting room. “Right this way, then! We’ll get you taken care of in no time.” The receptionist said with a warm smile, and began to lead her down the hallway towards an empty and sterile doctor’s office. The mare was a bit on the shorter side when compared to Love Bites. The shorter earth pony mare spoke warmly once more as Love Bites sat down on the bed. “Life Bloom will be in shortly, I will have one of the nurses come in and take your blood pressure shortly.”

The earth pony mare gave a warm smile as she exited the room, and shut the door behind her. The next couple of hours or so became a blur as Love Bites had gotten her blood pressure taken, her blood drawn and eventually was helped to a hospital bed in a separate room of the infirmary. The Pegasus mare had been relieved of her armor and duster, revealing some deep scars on the sides of her belly and her back legs. The scars were from blunt weapons and sharp bladed weapons that had left their marks on the once raider. She slowly came to rest on her back, and felt the thin paper-like bedsheet be pulled up onto her. The hospital gown rested against Love Bites' body as she slowly drifted to sleep.

Eight hours later, Love Bites woke to find that the day had turned into night. Her eyes adjusted to the darkness as she looked around. She was about to go back to sleep when she heard the soft movement beside her bed. Love Bites turned her head to face the chair, and that’s when she saw the bat pony stallion asleep sitting upright. His blue coat was covered by a black t-shirt and black jeans. The bat pony stallion’s black mane was short and combed over, his black tail was slightly long, as it reached to his back ankles. His agile wings had been folded against his backside, and she could see his sharp canines in the soft moonlight as they glinted in the darkness.

She had wondered where her father was, what had happened to him due to how she never got to meet him. Love Bites now was able to see her father, the stallion who she never had the chance to meet as a filly. As she looked at his sleeping form, she didn’t need to be told that he was her father. She knew that he was her father.

Footnote: Text file found!
Location revealed: Bloodbeak and Falcon’s munitions