Fallout Equestria: The Last Princess
Chapter 2, The Capital
Previous ChapterNext ChapterWaking up in the quiet crystal palace has become routine to me. I get up and look in the mirror. That dark purple scar still remains from when I was sick with a magic disease called Wither Heart. Wither Heart is an incurable disease that is only detectable once the host starts showing symptoms. The grater ones skill is in magic the worse the symptoms become. It was thanks to a gamble I took with experimental surgery I survived when every other magic user of my skill infected with Wither heart has died. After starring in the mirror I get ready for the day. I head to the kitchen after picking out my outfit for the day. My butler Deeds was waiting for me.
“Good morning empress. What do you desire today?”
“I desire my usual breakfast.”
“Rite away madam”
Deeds is a strange stallion who's always around when I need him for a task. He freaks out the other government officials, but I don't judge when you have lived for 243 years you kind of get used to that sort of thing. After having breakfast I ran diagnostics on my pipbuck; a robotic voice then played.
“Gen 23 Mark 5 Pipbuck operational. User Empires Flurry Heart status: strength: 20, Perception: 20, Endurance: 30, Charisma: 25, Intelligence: 40, Agility: 20, Luck: 10.”
After it listed my status I began to walk toward the palace balcony as it began to list my skills.
“Strength Skills: Iron Hoof: 5, Big Leagues: 5, Armorer: 5, Blacksmith: 4.”
My skill makes me capable of forging armor and weapons out of star metal and even with just my hooves I’m quite formidable.
“Perception Skills: Rifle Stallion: 5, Awareness: 2, Demolition Expert: 4, Refractor: 5.”
I may prefer swords but I'm still very capable with guns and explosives.
“Endurance Skills: Toughness: 5, Life Giver: 3, Star Metal Skeleton: 5. Cannibal: 1.”
That last one confuses me more than anything else. I have never eaten a pony. I have eaten zebra before but is that cannibalism? I’d imagine the Ministry of Peace would have said it is, but everyone else would probably have said it’s just disgusting.
“Charisma Skills: Local leader: 3, Intimidation: 3.”
I may be an incredible leader to my people, but the enemies have always been terrified of me.
“Intelligence Skills: Medic: 4, Gun Nut: 5, Science: 4, Magic: 25.”
I’ve always been an incredibly fast learner.
“Agility Skills: Commando: 5, Action Mare: 4, Moving Target: 3, Quick magic: 3”
I’m often misjudged on how fast I move.
“Luck Skills: Better Criticals: 4, Critical Banker: 4, Grim Reaper's Sprint: 9, Four Leaf Clover: 4.”
At that moment I reached the balcony. Looking out I could see the rooftops of the many buildings in Crystal City, the capital of the Crystal Empire. The balcony looks out over the southern side of the city. Flying to see the north side I can see the ore mines to the north. It’s a good thing I kept the knowledge of those ore reserves under lock and key or else Luna would have had more incentive to pressure my parents into taking sides so the ore could be drained for Equestria’s stupid war. Now the ore is being mined for the Crystal Empire’s industry. I Flew over to the mines for their monthly inspection. The manager of the mine was in his office when I arrived.
“Oh Welcome Empress you’re early.”
“I know I've had to reschedule my week on very short notice and I didn't have time to send a prior notice.”
We quickly walked around the mine seeing everything was operating without any issues. Upon reaching the maglev yard, I noticed a few security guard ponies were apprehending some pony. Walking over I noticed a maglev engine wasn't hovering as it should and showed signs of tampering.
“Common thief?” I ask the guards
“Yes, we caught him in the act.”
“Sorry about this Empress. I’ll call a Maglev technician to fix the engine.”
‘It’s all right sir. You can’t plan for everything. You passed the inspection.”
A notification then appeared on my Pipbuck. It read that I had to attend a meeting with Starlight and Gemstone who have settled well into their new lives. I quickly eye the pony how tampered with the maglev.
“Tell the authorities I would like to see the tape of his interrogation. I would tell them myself but I’ve got somewhere else I need to be.”
Before I could hear a response, I used my magic to cast a teleportation spell.
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