AN: I don't own Fallout, MLP:FIM, nor am I KKAT.

Balefire Visions

Chapter 1: How Did It Come to This?

Three little ponies looked at the moon.

They had done it.

The ultimate heresy, and they had done it.

It was far easier than it ought to have been—the hardest part had to have been dealing with Applejack's inherent ability to sniff out lies.

Luna hadn't even woken up until the ritual was almost complete, but by then there was nothing she could do. Her terrified sobbing nearly broke the trio's resolve, but they were ready for what came next.

Celestia arrived, an angry solar flare in pony form, tearing through walls as if they were made of paper, ready to strike down whatever had dared attack her beloved sister.

It was exactly what Apple Bloom had planned for.

As soon as she entered the room, the circle seized the alicorn, completing the spell.

Chains of ether grew from the circle and began to drag the Sisters into the ground. Celestia roared in anger and the flames in her mane flared brighter than the very sun that they were drawn from, only to be absorbed into the arcane trap that bound her.

Celestia tried to think of a way to escape, but in the end could only stare in shock and betrayal at three of her littlest ponies that sat in the corner of the room.

“W-why?” She asked.

“It's the only way to save everypony,” said Sweetie Belle.

“We're sorry,” said Scootaloo.

Celestia's eyes widened as she sunk further into the eldritch design.

“And T-twilight?”

“She'll be fine Princess. Ah'm sorry about everything. But this is best for everypony,” said Applebloom.

Luna was now gone entirely, and only Celestia's head could be seen protruding from the circle.

She gazed at the three fillies who stared at her, their eyes dark and haunted. She searched deep within them, finding regret, apology, and a great and terrible determination that frightened even her, a millennia old demi-goddess.

The Alicorn closed her eyes.

"I forgive you."

With that, she ceased her struggles, letting herself be pulled to her fate. With nary a sound, both princess and circle disappeared, leaving them alone in the room.

Three little ponies looked at the moon.

Two sad ponies looked down at the world.