Cover Art by MylittleSheepy
When the war came to it's end, the destruction of Equestria was overwhelming. Entire cities were wiped off the map in but a flash, the once beautiful lands became poisoned and twisted. However, life still went on, only with a new war to fight. An unending war for survival against the wasteland itself. And war? War never changed.
Amidst the worst hit during the apocalypse, the Islands of Marewaii were left as shadows of their former selves. Being the center port for Equestria’s naval campaigns, when the bombs flew, the Islands were a priority target for the Zebras. Megaspells of Balefire mostly bombarded the big island, and the magical fallout that followed covered each of the others. The magical destruction was so great that the air itself became poisoned, a poison that has persisted for over two hundred years.
But like with the rest of Equestria, life continued to go on. Deep under the cities during the war, a vast metro system had been made. It was constructed both for transportation, and for emergency shelter in case the war ended in a balefire rain. Tens of thousands of ponies had fled underground, unsure if they would even survive the end of the world at all. Many closer to the surface didn't, but the ones that did, went on to rebuild society in their new underground home.
Over two hundred years later, our story picks up. A mirage pony mare, named Vibraphone Echo, received a message about a job. This "search and rescue" job will give a year's worth of bits as payment. A simple job, one that gave her a bad feeling, but was worth too many bits to pass up.
They say that war never changes, but ponies do, through the paths they chose to walk.
71 Chapters:
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Introduction [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 20th, 2015
1,341
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Prologue [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 20th, 2015
4,691
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Chapter 1 - Red Flags [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 3rd, 2016
9,387
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Chapter 2 - Blood Hound [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 5th, 2015
10,223
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Chapter 3 - Predator and Prey [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 16th, 2015
8,501
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Chapter 4 - Sleepover [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 16th, 2015
9,765
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Chapter 5 - Corps Brigade [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 16th, 2015
9,620
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Chapter 6 - The Void [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 2nd, 2016
7,181
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Chapter 7 - Pound of Flesh [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 2nd, 2016
11,749
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Chapter 8 - Parting Ways [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 2nd, 2016
11,449
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Chapter 9 - Guns Glorious Guns [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 20th, 2016
8,216
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Chapter 10 - Disco Panic [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 8th, 2015
7,692
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Chapter 11 - The White Rabbit [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 14th, 2016
11,523
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Chapter 12 - Dinner and a Show [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 25th, 2015
11,818
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Chapter 13 - Storm of Troubles (pt 1) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 2nd, 2016
10,962
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Chapter 14 - Storm of Troubles (pt 2) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 18th, 2016
10,402
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Chapter 15 - Sleeping Giants [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 5th, 2016
8,807
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Chapter 16 - Out of the fire, into the frying pan [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 2nd, 2016
9,373
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Chapter 17 - Orientation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 6th, 2016
13,491
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Chapter 18 - Equality, More or Less [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 19th, 2016
11,899
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Chapter 19 - Equality, Door to Door [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 1st, 2016
9,881
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Chapter 20 - A Game of Deception [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 16th, 2016
9,567
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Chapter 21 - Reef Front Property [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 30th, 2016
12,877
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Chapter 22 - Blue Blood [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 14th, 2016
12,644
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Chapter 23 - Persephone Station [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 28th, 2016
10,027
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Chapter 24 - Clockwork Apple [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 11th, 2016
12,910
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Chapter 25 - Fear No Evil [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 25th, 2016
11,144
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Chapter 26 - Dragon-Slayers Gambit [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 9th, 2016
13,407
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Chapter 27 - Political Compass (Part 1) [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 24th, 2017
10,370
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Chapter 28 - Political Compass Part 2 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 6th, 2016
9,514
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Chapter 29 - Political Compass Part 3 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 20th, 2016
8,383
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Chapter 30 - Spelunking [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 15th, 2017
13,468
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Chapter 31 - To the Orphic Kindome [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 30th, 2017
11,795
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Chapter 32 - Abrupt Costumes Party [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 14th, 2017
9,176
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Chapter 33 - Desperate Maneuvers [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 28th, 2017
9,065
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Chapter 34 - Don’t Fear the Reaper [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 10th, 2017
13,114
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Chapter 35 - Ascent [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 21st, 2017
11,642
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Chapter 36 - City in the Sky [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 5th, 2017
12,171
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Chapter 37 - Smut Radio [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 23rd, 2017
9,350
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Chapter 38 - Raid [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 29th, 2017
12,890
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Chapter 39 - Predator and Prey [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 12th, 2018
13,032
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Chapter 40 - At a Paths End [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 12th, 2018
11,831
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Chapter 41 - Reunited [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Feb 25th, 2018
9,105
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Chapter 42 - Stable 50 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 24th, 2018
10,742
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Chapter 43 - All Fall Down [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 14th, 2018
13,482
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Chapter 44 - The Weeping Pegasus [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 5th, 2018
10,034
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Chapter 45 - A feast for all. [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 18th, 2018
9,773
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Chapter 46 - Hunted Hunters [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 11th, 2018
9,334
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Chapter 47 - The &D Stable [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 10th, 2018
7,813
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Chapter 48 - Harsh Interrogation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 22nd, 2018
5,932
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Chapter 49 - Labs A [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 5th, 2018
6,434
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Chapter 50 - Labs B [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 26th, 2018
5,924
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Chapter 51 - Labs C [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 9th, 2018
5,378
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Chapter 52 - Labs D [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Sep 23rd, 2018
6,399
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Chapter 53 - At the end of time and space. [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 8th, 2018
10,445
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Chapter 54 - Tartars [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Oct 23rd, 2018
9,508
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Chapter 55 - Royals who bleed blue [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 5th, 2018
11,822
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Chapter 56 - Calm Before the Storm [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Nov 20th, 2018
6,462
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Chapter 57 - Mutiny aboard the Weeping Pegasus [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Dec 11th, 2018
8,725
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Chapter 58 - The Goddesses Chosen [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jan 12th, 2019
7,576
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Chapter 59 - Negotiations [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 10th, 2019
11,570
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Chapter 60 - The Skin Deep Truth [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 5th, 2019
9,335
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Chapter 61 - Try the Alternative [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Apr 30th, 2019
8,760
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Chapter 62 - Big Sister [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 14th, 2019
10,454
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Chapter 63 - Rampage [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 25th, 2019
10,949
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Chapter 64 - Terrorism [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 8th, 2019
9,608
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Chapter 65 - Servants of Darkness [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 22nd, 2019
10,376
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Chapter 66 - All things must come to an End [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 6th, 2019
9,543
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Chapter 67 Battle for New Cloudsdale Part 1 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 21st, 2019
8,677
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Chapter 68 Battle for New Cloudsdale Part 2 [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 3rd, 2019
14,991
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Epilogue [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 3rd, 2019
3,372