Exodus

[size=14Fallout Equestria: Crusader Chronicles.

Prologue: Exodus.

A DistractionToYourLeft Production.[/size]

"Mechaniiiic!"

I squealed as I rushed into Mechanic's room, skidding across the carpet laid down just inside the door and colliding with the wall. I landed in a heap on the floor and perked an ear. "Oh no, my suit is dirty..."

"Aah.. No worries, we will wash it for you." Our mama turned from her project, pushing her black mask up, revealing her pretty face. I smiled a little bit. I was a unicorn pony, just like our mama Mechanic. "Now, dairthair... Are you and your sisters ready for your journey?"

I nodded a little bit as I leaned against her. "Yes, I've got our instruments packed up, and plenty of water... Hacksaw's got provisions, and Bounce's got more stuff in her pack." I nodded a little bit and smiled as wide as I could, before the other mare sighed a little bit and made a shooing motion.

"Hold out your hoof." I did, and she clamped an odd thing around my right leg. Well, not really odd, I'd seen some on the other Stable ponies... "This is called a Pipbuck. It will organize your things, and help you stay out of danger. It also has a spell called SATS- Stable-tek Arcane Targeting Spell. I don't expect you'll find much use of it."

I nodded a little bit, before frowning a little bit as she started coughing, and spat up a whole lot of red stuff into her hooferchief. "Yes mom."

She smiled just a little bit and patted my head with a hoof. "Now, go find your sisters, and let's get you on your way to your adventure, Diesel..."

I smiled again, and followed her out of her workshop, pausing long enough to have her clean the stuff off my suit I'd picked up during my slide. Nice rakish hat, neat pocket-square, I smiled at myself and adjusted my red tie in the mirror, before humming a little song as I slung on my heavy packs.

Then, we all sat in a little half-circle in front of the big round Stable Door while Mechanic opened it. Three pairs of filly ears twitched to the screech and heavy thump it made, before I took the lead and trotted over the threshold. Bounce the pegasus followed, hovering about a foot off the ground, bobbing her head a little bit to some song in her head. She didn't wear a nice suit like mine, she insisted on wearing a top hat and goggles, with only a black duster. Then behind us trudged Hacksaw, who was bigger than both of us, and wore a Stable jumpsuit with a fake-leather jacket over it.

We turned and waved, all smiles, as the Stable door rolled shut on its last living resident. Mechanic waved back, until the door slammed shut, and we turned around. I checked the map on the thingy on my leg, and nodded. "Up the stairs, girls! Time's a wastin'- and we got an adventure to have!"

With that, we trotted up the stairs, into Fillydelphia... And on to our adventure!