Beyond the eternal cloud cover of the Equestrian Wasteland, the pegasi live in ignorance of the daily horrors surface-dwelling ponies are facing; radiation, Taint, and the results of the sadistic experiments created by Stable-Tec, not to mention the cut-throat raider gangs and parties of slavers. But for Corporal Nimbus, a scout for the Pegasus Enclave, the reality of the terrestrial world is all too obvious, and it's not pretty.

When his father is declared a Dashite, and his reputation in the Enclave teetering on the edge of the clouds themselves, leaning towards the abyss, there is only one thing he can do.

Leave.

[Tagged Mature for violence, sexual references and adult themes]
[Character tags aside from 'OC' and 'Other' will be added when certain pre-war characters become significant]
(Thanks to Filthma, Tonto the Trotter, donutsforthewin and SigmatheAwesome for pre-reading/proofreading/editing. You guys are awesome! Also, kudos to Sigma for drawing the cover image)