fallout equestria: blood of the hero

Fallout Equestria: Blood of The Hero

Chapter 7 pt 1: The Fall of Earth Day 1

“The fall of one life is the way to move onto the next.”

May 14th, 2024, 08:30

“Atom, are you awake?” Dad shouted up my stairs

“Yes!” I responded, dragging myself out of bed and getting dressed before going downstairs to prepare for another long day of school. “Two more weeks until my birthday; hopefully, I will be done with school by then,” I muttered to myself, and then I heard something. A profound sense of responsibility, not just for myself but for my family and my future, weighed heavily on me.

Opening my window, I thought that I saw something until something exploded outside. Running downstairs, I shouted at the top of my lungs, “WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!” but looking around, I saw no signs of my parents. Running upstairs once again, I grabbed a backpack and began to pack until something exploded and the roof collapsed, and I was knocked out…

Modern Day

“Is that it?” asked Scarlet quizzically.

“You are being impatient, little one,” I remarked, my annoyance evident in my voice. “Yes, I was knocked out, but there is still more, so if you are done interrupting, may I continue? It is already hard enough to tell this story. Not even my children know it…”

“YOU ARE A FATHER!” Scarlet shouted suddenly.

“Yes,” I responded with a flat tone, “I have two biological children… the twins… and two adopted. Now, can I please get back to the story?” Scarlet simply nodded, and I was about to return to my story, but she opened her mouth and closed it. “If you have a question, just ask it.”

“If you do not mind me asking, how old are you?”

“I was 46 when the bombs fell, but I look 21 because I lost the ability to age, but that is a story for another time,” I responded with a shrug. “Now, can I please return to my story?” She nodded, and I returned to my story…

Date…unknown… time… unknown… year 2024

Groaning, I looked around only to see a bright light all around me. Am I dead? I thought to myself until I felt a sharp pain in my right arm. Looking down at it I saw that a similar glow was coming from my hand. Moving my hand around, something above me shifted and i realized that it was a pile of rubble on top of me. After a bit of time, I was able to crawl out to the remnants of the roof of the house. Looking around the remnants of my neighborhood, I saw that out of all the houses, my house was somewhat in good condition. Releasing that my stairs were somewhat clear of debris, I moved my way down the stairs into the ruins of the house.

Walking through the hallway until I found something surprising, the entryway was fairly clear. Stepping in, I found a pair of hiking boots that I put on quickly. Standing up, I put on an orange sweater and a brown hat that I have had ever since my trip to Ireland in first grade. Walking into the living room and reaching above my fireplace behind a picture to feel the grip of one of the many machetes that we had throughout the house and putting it on my belt. Grabbing a backpack that was sitting by the couch and looking around the living room to see if i can find anything that will be useful, upon not finding anything, i navigated my way upstairs again and i grabbed a flashlight, a pocket knife, an inhaler to manage my asthma, a few replacement clothing objects (pants, shirts, socks underwear and other things.), and even grabbing a book that was in well enough shape.

After grabbing what I needed and throwing it into my backpack, I navigated my way downstairs hoping to find a way into the basement but had no such luck as the staircase had debris covering it. Looking for a possible entrance before I was going to exit the house and finding none until I remembered something. Reaching my hand towards the block and I was about ready to start until I thought that I heard a faint “help” from outside. Bursting through the front door, I looked around until I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. A person was trapped under some rubble. Running over to them, I began attempting to lift the object up. After trying several more times, I thought that there was no hope of saving that person, the object is too heavy, even for me. Reaching out my hand once again and focusing intently on the object and… nothing happened, I was about to give up until I felt a strange pull and the same glow that was around me just a few hours before was now around the debris. Straining a tiny bit, I removed the debris from the person and helped them up and moved them into my house where I could treat their injuries to the best of my ability.

Upon putting the person down gently onto the floor, I rushed into the bathroom to grab what I could. Upon making my third run into the bathroom for more medical supplies, I heard something shift inside of my parents bedroom, dropping the supplies off, I went in. Compared to most of the house, my parents' bedroom was in the worst condition. Looking around, I heard something shift again. Using my telekinesis, I removed the rubble from… my father. Upon realizing who it was, I rushed to get him out with my telekinesis and into the living room to treat his injuries. Running around the house again, I grabbed my phone from the kitchen only to see I was getting an unusual signal. Pressing it i was surprised to find that it was a government massage.

“Attention all survivors, with the recent events i know that it seems like that we will be able to weather this storm but there are more meteors coming and it seems unlikely that we as a species will be able to survive. Now it seems like all hope is lost but with the disaster came something that might be our salvation. Near the city of Bozeman Montana, an unusual ship was found near the debris. Upon some research, the ship is usable and will be leaving on may 20th and will find a new home. To all who make it, godspeed i say to you and keep our spices alive… emergency broadcast, White House Washington D.C. message is set to repeat”

As the massage started again, I looked outside then looked at the date on my phone, May 17th 2024. Releasing that we only had three days to make it to the launch site I began to panic, there was no way that my dad could drive and even if he could, we had no idea where it was. Looking at the survivors in my living room, I realized that I could not panic yet, they were depending on me. Closing my eyes to calm myself but I was interrupted when I felt something from about 2 miles to the southwest of town. It almost felt like the grass was speaking to me, opening my eyes, I began to load the three other survivors into the white jeep that was sitting in my driveway. Using the trees and grass as my guide, I reached the ship, helping the survivors out of the jeep and onto the boarding ramp. I looked behind myself before I went to the jeep once again.

“Hey kid! What are you doing?” one of the survivors on the boarding ramp shouted.

“There are more survivors out there” I responded with finality. “I am going to save them” as soon as i said that, i got back into the jeep and drove off into the runes to save those who cannot save themselves, and possibly my last act in this life.

Three days until the departure of the capital ship Montana…