Fear. Equestrians were overwhelmed with it when the megaspells hit. The devastation took away everything. Was it the last day, though, that really killed Equestria? Maybe it was the day politics consumed the higher class ponies. Either way, ponies of every race once lived together without being afraid to leave their doors unlocked.

Skip ahead one-hundred sixty years and you’ve got the wasteland. Too many ponies live their life in an unending hell starting from birth. Everypony’s afraid to help each other as their ancestors did so long ago. Nopony can be trusted. Especially not the Enclave.

If you don’t know the Grand Pegasus Enclave, I’ll explain. They were a militia (made up of mostly pegasi) to aid in the fight against the zebra. The Ministry of Awesome’s top pony, Rainbow Dash, led them to several victories, until the pegasi retreated into the sky. Rainbow Dash became an outlaw when she disagreed with the Enclave’s decision to abandon their home. From then on, those who deliberately disobey the strict laws of the pegasi are branded with the ministry mare’s cutie mark and considered a Dashite. They are then banned to the surface, where danger lurks in every corner. Once on the surface, they are shunned by most unicorns or earth ponies. The only thing you can do, is trust nopony.

I apologize for rambling. Let me introduce myself. Sienna is my name, sauntering in conversation is my game! I try to be focused, especially since my occupation requires me to be. Being an officer in the Enclave gets boring, though. All I do is sit at a desk. I thought I could at least work in the field and command from there, but I was terribly mistaken. Of course, it wouldn’t be the first thing they have lied to me about.

Growing up above the cloud curtain, I never knew any other life. My grandparents raised me on the belief that underneath us, lay nothing but a vast wasteland covered in nothing but dust and ash. See, my parents disappeared when I was but a foal. Grandma always said they were away for work, but now I know better. When I was enlisted in the military, I quickly learned they were branded and fled to the surface. I got around to questioning Major Cloud Hopper of their whereabouts. The answer I got? Dead. They were killed by the savages that now thrive in the wastes. That conversation broke my heart. I stayed depressed in my room for days. Try as they might, my grandparents just couldn’t console me. After all, they lied to me throughout my foalhood.

I did eventually come to accept this reality and forgive them, but I still wondered. I wondered why they fled. I wondered why they chose the dangerous surface over the safety and security of the clouds. Most of all, though. I wondered what really inhabited the Equestrian wasteland.

Author's Notes:

*Fixed Spacing*

Thanks to Kkat for the amazing world of Fallout: Equestria and the various details put into it! I recomend reading it.
Anyway, this is my first fanfiction! *squee* I'm probably not going to make the chapters very long, as I do have a pretty busy life. I just hope you guys enjoy reading as much as i enjoy writing! My grammar is far from perfect, but the only person I have proofreading also stays busy. I will accept any criticism I can get! That's why they call it "constructive criticism", right?
One more thing: I do have coverart that I've made myself, but it doesn't seem to want to upload. I will try to fix this problem as soon as i can.
Thank you for reading!
-AP