Fallout: Rainbows?

Chapter 1: Whats a legion?

Richards was nearly done looting the bodies of the dead Legionaries when all of a sudden he heard a loud noise. Turning around, he saw a purple....cloud of energy expanding in the middle of the clearing. Slowly backing up, he eventually started running and took cover behind a car as a bolt of energy shot out of it. Hearing the sound of wind dying down, Richards peeks over the top to see a mysterious hole in the air where the "storm" was. Slowly getting up, Richards walks over to it. Looking through it, Richards sees something that shouldn't exist, something from fantasy, something from....his childhood? The It in question was a small purple.....UNICORN......looking through the portal with what could only be wonder at him. "What the hell......", he said, and the unicorn gasped! Richards backed up in shock, then slowly said "Hello?". The unicorn slowly looked at him, then said "he-h-ello". Richards gasped, and said "You can speak english!?" The small equine slowly said "Whats english?", to which Richards responds with a "Am i hallucinating?" The unicorn looks at him, and says "You act like you haven't seen a unicorn before". Richards responds with "They're just from fantasy, and not real. And they definitely don't talk!" The unicorn slowly gazed at him, then said "Well, i have never seen a creature like you before.' Richards sighs at this, and says "Look, we got off on the wrong foot. My name is Richard, but you can call me the courier. I'm a human." Richards smiles and extends his hand, briefly calling himself stupid thinking that this small horse would know what a hand shake is.To his surprise, the unicorn extends her ha-hoof, and somehow grasps Richards hand. "My name is Twilight", the unicorn said. The unicorn looked around, then noticed the bodies. "Wh-y-y are those...humans. dead?!", Twilight shouted. Richards just simply said "I killed them", not realizing the repercussions this would have. Twilight gasps at him, then says "But why! You don't go around killing everypony you see!". Richards sighs, then explains. "Those bastards where trying to escape from a major battle a few hours walk over there. They're part of these humans called the Legion. They've raped and killed countless people, and destroyed countless lives. These ones were trying to escape, and i couldn't let that happen, now could i?" Twilight responds, saying "Why would they do these horrible things!" Richards sighs, then thinks "Another innocent one", then goes into an explanation.

15 MINUTES LATER

"So, they believe that they can have a better live if they commit these horrible acts, and its your job to stop them?", Twilight said, while the courier responded with a nod, "People would do anything to have a better life these days. Especially after the war.....", Richards said. Twilight looked at him with a blank expression, and Richards sighed. "If you don't know what i mean, listen to this. Years ago, this was a prosperous land of the free. Formerly called America, we got in some deep shit when resources started running out. Oil, uranium, you name it. We needed that stuff to keep our way of life, but those damn Chinese thought they could take it. A war was started, further straining the Earth's lowering amount of resources. Finally, it all came to a breaking point when the missiles launched...." Twilight gave him another blank stare, to which he explained "A type of rocket filled with an uranium core. Years before the war, we figured out how to actually split the atom, and harness enormous amounts of energy. Unfortunately, those could be used in a bomb...", Taking a deep breath, he continued to explain,. "After the bombs dropped, the land was destroyed. Animals mutated from the leftover radiation or energy from the bombs into horrible creatures. Billions died. Most major cities were destroyed, and nearly all bodies of water were contaminated. People kill each other just over clean water here. All we can do is hope to survive to the next day, and try to find a way to rebuild. Assholes like the Legion aren't really in favor of organized government, and they'll do anything to keep the Wasteland a hellhole." Finishing his story, Richards sighed and said "Do you get it now?" Twilight only had a tear come out of her eye. "For you to endure that, and keep going..." Twilight said, and she drew him into a hug. Richards stared at her for a few seconds, then shrugged and embraced her as well, giving him comfort under the hot Wasteland sun.

TO BE CONTINUED