"The sun to many is the glow of a heart. The glow of a sun...is something that is hard to come by... The idea of the sun being the heart of the universe that it's in... Shall be formed that the sun will go out someday... But the warmth of the son is something we need to see in the end."

Day 50

Pow camp Early morning. It was very early morning and came out of the room that was given to me... I felt so much better and stretched. I walked out of the building and Star Shooter came to greet me and I smiled, sitting on my haunches to smile at her.

"Hello, there again little one...how are your parents?" She giggled and shrugged.

"They're following Kip and Bulwark they're looking for holes in the wall to make sure everything is good. Fleur needed to get back to her crew... She said she will come back later. So I was waiting for you since every adult seems very busy." I chuckled and stroked her mane and smiled. Loving the little black filly. I got very protective of the little one. So I walked around calmly looking at everything that is being worked on noticed that some stores are being built too near the far end of the camp... That used to hold the platform that had the tank on it.

I mostly stayed around the filly watching all the workers. Since knowing Kip she wouldn't let me do any work. Deep Thought was speaking to Crow and they seemed to be speaking in some tongue I didn't even understand. I looked down to Star shooter who I hoped would become a big member here.

I looked up to Silver Gunner who came over and Star shooter hid behind me seeming scared of him.

"Hey, Silver what's up?" Silver gunner chuckled.

"Well, we might have to go back out soon...But I got everything fixed and set up in the system... But we will need spare parts... Maybe the next trader that comes through... We should see if they have what we need."

I held the little one closer and nodded. "Well, I will see if Kip lets me go, Silver... Now apparently I am babysitting this filly today." Silver laughs and trotted off.

"So little Star shooter what do you want to be when you grow up?"

Star shooter blinks and thinks a moment.

"OH, yes... I want to be a singer. I want to offer my voice to all ponies in this world... When I get older I hope everything will be peaceful again. I was born here... I wasn't even treated well Bulwark tried everything to make it easy for me." I nodded and held the little one a bit and looked around hearing a gun shot. Ponies looked up and Silver laughs.

"Oops... Sorry, I think he discharged his blaster." RA Proto spoke.

"You touched it you crazy robot...pony...!" The robot seemed to be trying to be a joker.

"Says you..." The two robots seem to be talking back and forth as Silver laughed.

I sighed and looked at the little creature with a smile. I got on all fours and stood a bit on my back feet as the little filly followed me and I smiled at her. As I got back in the chair I was given. The filly got on the chair and layed against me falling asleep. I was watching everyone else do their job... As I kept resting and leaned back a bit. Bulwark came over and chuckled.

"I see you met little Star shooter... I am happy you found her. She was one of the newest born here. I love her parents and she didn't deserve to be born here."

"Oh great... I am happy I came before she got badly hurt." Held the little one closer and nodded to Bulwark.

"So did you find any holes?" Bulwark shook her head.

"Star shooters parents wanted to help Kip keep her mind off her husband and wanted her to relax. She thinks of you and me. Because she demands that everyone follows her as her health thing gets to her."

I nodded calmly. "It would take awhile for Crossfire to get back. If manehatten is being guarded and watched by Enclave he would have to find a way to get there without getting those he care for hurt."

"Speaking of which."

I turned on my pip-buck and heard the Dj.

"HELLO PONIES this is Bowser wowser!!! Now the news...it seems something big is going down. One of the tower's got attacked and the Enclave is trying so hard to keep power. To those that have family in Manehatten if they are on the outside of the city... They will be fine... They seem to mostly care about the deep inside the city. I will keep you up to date to what I find. Now for the music."

A song started to play as I turned it off and sighed.

"It's getting worse out there... I think its best for the rest of us to stay here till it calms down out there..." I sighed and stroked the little fillies head as she sleeps and I see Kip talking and chatting with the two raider's as they seem to be close now... I lifted my ears a bit to hear them.

"I was born...in Old Appleloosa my parents were not the kindest but they did love me. But I was tossed out after I got my cutie mark and my parents killed. I spent my young years walking along the waste and found Silver gunner then my husband... I am happy with my life... I just wish one of my friends would care for herself." She looked towards me with a smile. I lowered my ears and looked down, listening to them still.

"So then I met that wolf over there and at first I didn't know what to think about her and Shadow. Shadow and I became siblings and I love him. I love her too... Like she is a sister... Why I get how I do... She risked her life just to come back and save us all... I feel she could have just let us die... But I think we made a big impact on her."

I smiled softly, stroking the little fillies head and stayed there calmly relaxing as it seems that's mostly what I will be doing the next few days. I relaxed a bit and closed my eyes a bit to rest but I wasn't going to be sleeping. I just wanted to relax my brain a bit and I got a big kiss and chuckled, opening my eyes to see Sand.

"Well hello, big guy... I am babysitting right now..." He laughed, nodding.

"I see but I am just seeing how you are Tiria..before I get back to work" We heard a strange howl and the fog started getting thicker. I stood up and grabbed the filly tighter and lifted her up calmly and took her to my room and set her on my bed and rushed back out. The Junk reaper's still working on the guns. As I went into the case and grabbed my pistol and Bulwark was on the gate watching.

I got up the gate and suddenly we saw it... Large wolves like creatures that had the gas come out of holes in their bodies.

I looked to the Orb was it calling them as they howled everypony got on the gate and the wall aiming their weapons we waited to see if the wolves would get closer but they stopped staring at us. They started growling and howling.

My ears deceived me... I could understand them...

They spoke in a tongue.

{"Strange...thing calling to us...we must come to it... We must..."} I looked to Sand and he nodded to me and I growled and howled back to them.

{"Stay away the orb could kill you... We have innocent little ones in this camp... Please, we don't want to harm you."}

The leader growled and showed his teeth and growled and howled back at me.

{"We don't harm...those that speak and talk...we only eat the weevils why...our bodies release the fog. We knew what you wanted to do... The enclave murdered some our kind... So we wished to help by causing the fog. But...something is calling...us... It wants to give us power."}

I looked to the howling dance and I never thought I would do this. I opened the case. "Everypony back away from the gate and open it." I grabbed it and ignored the pain for the time being. I was using my bad arm again. I carried the orb as the pain grew... Kip wanted to rush to me but I gave her a look and walked out with the Orb.

I growled and howled to them. {"This is what is calling you this... Simple."} I groaned in pain showing them that it's a bad idea being near it. As I felt something inside me getting affected. I didn't know it at the time... But If I knew I would never have grabbed it. It affected my ability to give birth. I groaned my stomach as I felt so my pain in that spot. I held my stomach with my other paw as I held the orb... I removed the bandages as I held the orb. My arm getting more deformed.

{"Don't come near it... Don't allow it to control you."} I fell to my knees, blood draining from my nose a bit as the orb glowed brightly from the fog. It seems rads from other creatures powered the orb up. {"It will kill you like it's doing to me it will mutate you as well... Don't be the smart one... Don't allow yourself to be affected by it. Go..."}

The wolves look towards it and slowly back away. I groaned and stood up feeling so much pain. I was asked. {"Why do you keep it if it does this to you?"} I said calmly in English because I am sure they could understand.

"Because... I have seen what it took to create my species... This~" I groan... "Orb of death... If it got into the hooves of anyone else... It will be used to hurt more...ponies... Just like my kind... Used to be ponies and then became like this... Because of this orb... I think someday it will just die out and then become empty." I held the orb more, groaning again and the arm got more in pain and deformed.

"I am doing this because I know sooner or later someone else will try to come for it..if I can convince through my pain... That they don't wish to take it." I walked back into the gate, trying to stay strong and put the orb back in the case and passed out. My pip-buck screaming that is dangerous to come near me.

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Day 51 hospital.

I opened my eyes weakly seeing Fleur and I was hooked up to an iv that was connected to Rad away. Kip was outside I could hear her losing it.

"What if she is dying in there?! What if she is about to lose her arm... What about~!" Shadow calmly wrapped around Kip and she started sobbing.

"Shhh, it's okay Kip..."

Fleur noticed my eyes were open and she gave me an angry look stared right in my eyes.

"You are very lucky to be alive Tiria..." She had so much anger in her eyes it was unreal. I have never seen this mare so angry.

"Kip she has had some of it removed from her system... You may check her now." She said in a disappointed voice.

"Fleur...do you hate me for what I did?" Fleur turned back to me and chuckled.

"It would take a lot for me to hate you Tiria... I am just unhappy that you went to hurting yourself to prove a point that orb is not wise to be near if you're a wolf being."

Kip walked in and stared at me her eyes full of anger as Fleur layed down and watched to see what would happen. Kip's horn glowed and gasped tears forming her eyes and she started sobbing hard as Fleur blinks.

"Tiria...you're pregnant...but...but... If you give birth...you will die." Fleur stands up quickly

"Can you heal her?!" Kip shakes her head...

"N...no... I can't." I sat up and sighed.

"I am going to have this little one... It's the future and who knows, maybe I will live..." I smiled and gave Kip a hug.

"Tell no one else...please Kip just let them know I am expecting..."

Fleur looked towards me she had fear in her eyes.

"Fleur... I feel this needs to happen... I feel this is needed... Keep it a secret, please... But I need you by my side until the time...happens... I want you there...and to be the Godmother of my pup." Fleur blinks and a weak smile forms on her face.

"I shall for you... Tiria." Looks to Kip who had tears form in her large teal eyes.

"Please, Kip...they don't have to worry." Kip gains her composure again and nods weakly.

"I shall...do as you ask."

She smiles, nodding.

"I want to make sure I use every day to bring happiness to you all and get this town up and going." I tried to get off the bed but Fleur forced me back down.

"You aren't really to move yet Tiria... She needs to check you more."

I sighed nodding as Kip look through my body to my arm and blinked.

"Your arm... Tiria... It's very bad..." Kip gave a gentle smile and tried not to cry anymore as she wrapped the arm in a bandage. As I felt so much pain my arm and smiled softly.

"Don't worry Kip." I gave her a tight hug and then tried to get off the bed groaning a bit holding my head.

"That orb really packs a punch." Kip helped me out with Fleur opening the door with her magic and I went outside.

"Welp... I am pregnant."

Shadow blinks and looks to Kip.

"Really is she kidding?" Kip smirks

Shadow looked up at me and blinks.

"When did you get time to do what you said the dance of continue of life?" I chuckled softly.

"Before I came to save you guys... Sand and I kind of ahem...did that." Shadow stared at me, so did Kip and Silver Gunner. Fleur giggled

"So...you wanted to rescue us...and you got yourself pregnant...wow..." Shadow laughs and Kip giggles and smiles.

"I want you all to be her godparents same with you Fleur." Fleur eyes softened and smile.

"I would be honoured." Kip eyes fill with tears and rushed to me and hugged me again as I got on all fours to hug her as well.

I smiled and went outside and sat in that chair to rest again. Bulwark came up to me and chuckled.

"Well hello, there you crazy wolf." I smiled at her.

"Eh hello to you too..." Bulwark blinks.

"Bulwark I got a question for you..when my pup is born will you protect them with your life?" Bulwark gave me a look it didn't strike her at first and then it did.

"Wait...you mean your~" I gave a nod and Bulwark sighed and gave me a hug.

"I will do my best Tiria..." She smiled and trotted back to the gate. Fleur layed beside me as the rest got back to work. I was in so much pain and then something small jumped on my stomach looking down seeing the little Filly.

"Oh hello, little Star shooter." I hugged the little one. She giggled and I held her close being protective again as I watched the ponies and others worked. I felt my heart beating slowly. Even though my body was in pain from touching the orb... I looked back to see the orb locked in the case now. So It can never be opened again. It was a strong lock it seems... That Silver gunner probably made. I sighed and watched them make progress finding more Enclave dead and taking them out of their armours to use them for later. Then burning the bodies pretty far from us, it seems this little town was moving on as fast as it could. I rested a bit as the little filly watched me and nuzzled my chest and I looked down at her.

"Everything okay little one?"

She nodded and smiled.

"I wish to know a story..." I blinked and thought a bit to remember the stories my mother used to tell me. I thought for a bit and Fleur looked up and giggled softly she knew... I would probably have odd stories. I thought about it for awhile holding the little one closer to me... I knew I wouldn't be seeing her grow up... My heart broke from thinking that and sighed.

"I got a story...it's about a warrior that fought with honour. Long ago in the land far away... In the land of green fields and wonderful skies. Bright blue skies. A warrior with an honour filled heart that wished to follow the sun. The sun was but the path it held for his journey. The journey of honour. He followed the path as the sun lead him. It's something that is through the path that will become close to nothing and endless streams."

I looked at the little fillies eyes were locked on me I smiled gently. I stroked her head and nuzzled her.

"The warrior followed the path to find the sun itself. He said it glowed so brightly and it felt so warm. If only the sun could be seen now... But the sun to him is but a path that shall never end our lives. It's something that will always become a way to learn the idea. It's not always the idea of other's to be there in the way of being there as the sun will speak and sing. It's how we know we are watched by the Goddess... The sun he followed just to see Celestia...and sing to her his love for what she has done for the world. He then wishes to sing to the moon... But fight the evil that condemns the two wonderful beings."

She looks to everyone in the camp as they build and help and eat.

"Look around us little one... We are the warrior's of the sun and the moon. We work to fight in the name of the princess of the past. All warriors that wish to protect this world... Fight with honour sometimes they fix with both ways to learn the idea of the ending story. It will never give an idea. The path that sings and the tongue shrilling music that calls us... To fight for them... I fought for my own heart...and then I fought for the honour of them. All warriors even will fight alongside those in the endless future of the past."

I looked to the rest again and held the little filly closer.

"But yes the story...the warrior followed the sun... To get through the pain of the endless dreams. This was before his world turned dark and evil."

"Tiria..." I looked down to the little filly. "Why does the robot pony hold that named shotgun...Do you know the story to that?" I smiled and stroked her head.

"I am sorry little one I don't... I met him he had that shotgun...it is named Remembrance. It seems that he didn't remember at first where it came from. He is slowly remembering how and why he got it."

Star Shooter frowned a bit and I smiled and hugged her tightly. "Now...back to the story alright?"

"The sun was leading the warrior to his hope to find peace in his heart that wished to show him honour. He faced a lot of creatures along this path that tried to stop him from fighting for the sun. He was broken after most of the fighting... But he stayed with the honour in his heart... But the honour never gave up on him... For the peace of the endless night, he fell asleep to be welcomed by the moon. He spoke to the moon to relax and calm his heart."

Looked down to the filly who fell asleep. I left her there, getting up from the chair and calmly walking around to see how the place is coming along... Looked at the Junk reaper's finally getting the turrets set up. I sat there watching them work as these two were mares in garbage armour I could tell they were close or wife and wife. I never got their names either.

I watched them for awhile as they teased each other and laughed. The two just seemed very happy to be working and they finally finished one of the turrets and went to the next. I followed the rest and when I talked about the sun... I was hoping to see it again. It's something I have been wanting to see again... But hopefully, we will see it again in my lifetime.

I sat there watching the two mares one of them looked at me and she seemed a little bothered by me watching and she looked to her wife and they whispered and they nodded as they came down and smiled.

"Can we help you miss Tiria?" I blinked and chuckled.

"No no, I am fine I am just seeing what you're doing... It's interesting."

One of them removed her helm she was gold earth pony mare with one eye missing.

"Ah yes, it's a lovely bunch of work..." The earth pony mare smiled and leaned against her large wife. Who removed her helm and I noticed something she had wings.

"Wait you're a pegasus?" I looked at her and she chuckled.

"Yes... I am a dashite you could say..." The earth mare giggles and nuzzles her.

"A wonderful one at that... She saved my life so many times..." The Dashite smiles and nods.

"I'm Fire storm. this is my life, Peach Rose." The pegasus removed her helm she is pure black.

"She found me after I was banished below here and we joined the Junk Reaper's together. Hoping that someday I will be able to go back up to see my family." She leaned into Peach Rose and they both seemed content just to be working.

"You two could live around here if you wished..." Peach Rose chuckled.

"Well, we will talk to them about that... But I could feel very happy here. The fact that Wheel tread is dead and now...we can enjoy the fact...he won't try to steal from us anymore."

Fire storm nodded, looking towards the rest of the town with a smile.

"It's peaceful...hard to find when other parts of Equestria are fighting a hard battle."

I nodded sadly, sadness filling my eyes and my features. "I wish I could help...the rest of Equestria but I am not a big time hero...All I can do is try to help The Lightbringer in my way... By trying to keep her behind from getting shot." They both nodded and I sighed.

"Not every hero has the will to go through each path of their heart to make the strong heart build. If we can build the path that always ends. We can enter the back way in... Let her take the hard part... We take the small part and remove the threat that could stop her. But that's the hard part. Sometimes the innocent might be the problem."

Peach Rose nodded and nuzzled into her wife.

"I do agree with you of course." The large pegasi said. "But we can't always just help those... Even if they don't ask for it." I gave a nod and looked around.

"I will let you two get back to it..." The two smiled, putting their helms back on and getting back to connecting the turrets. I went to Deep Thought and listened to him teach children and kept them calm.

"Now Nightmare Moon caused a lot of problems when she forced to keep the moon in place... She didn't wish to move it she wished to keep it as a pure darkness... Now I know that seems strange... But you got to remember this is the past and the past had a lot of interesting issues. But as we go on and learn more about it." The Changeling seems to be trying his best to keep the minds of the children from wandering.

"Remember Nightmare moon was Luna... Luna and Celestia were sisters that lead Equestria but... Let's just say the war wished to remove them from that role. It's something that will never be easy for others to admit but the path that lead them to this... Was allowing the war to get as bad as it did... Now I won't accuse the princess of this... But I will accuse the past ponies... Who got too hungry for power."

I watched with a smile listening to the changeling I felt at peace as he did... I sat there listening to it. I calmly watched them and the little ones. Loving the fact the little ones listened over and over. I sighed softly closing her eyes and then stood back up and walked past them. I saw the gate open up and coming in was Crossfire and the rest of the ponies of Misty moon apartments watching Kip trotting to Cross and kissing him deeply.

I walked over to them and Cross chuckled.

"It was getting nasty over there... Very deadly, the Enclave was looking through each building for ponies. So I got those out as quick as I can... I got them all and your tools, Kip... So you can do your doctor work..." He smiled. "Also I think no pony followed us." I sat there watching them as they smiled and young little ones rushed around giggling and playing.

As it seemed they had cook gear within the back of a wagon.

I watched all them and felt my heart ease up... Now Kip can be happy and I felt a lanky ghoul nuzzle my side and I looked to Fleur with a smile.

"Hello, my friend... How is your ship?"

Fleur chuckles.

"We are thinking of taking it apart and moving in this little town. Because I feel it's safer for the rest of us to be in here... Than out there. Maybe I could build an inn in the cave and have my crew take care of it with me."

I chuckled softly nodding.

"I agree that would be interesting... But you're going to take it all apart? Did you tell your crew that you wish to do this?"

She nodded calmly and leaned against me I didn't care for the smell I got used to it.

"Yeah... I told them I needed to keep an eye on you and the little pup you have... I feel that is the only way I can help. I heard you were telling Star Shooter a story about the sun?"

I stayed looking at the ponies from Misty moon apartments.

"It's a story that my race made up... But with some truth... Before we became so ... some of our race did travel the land. One of them walked following the sun. But the sun was his heart mostly. He was a hunter not a warrior like me... But this was during a time our species was dying of hunger...he was crying for the Goddess to give us food. So he kept following the Sun... But the sun is not the orb...that we normally see in the sky."

I sighed.

"The orb is our honor...our way of living... If we never allow the sun to fill our souls with happiness we become empty and hateful... Like I did for awhile. It's something I am not happy about but... It's something I know that will happen again... Someday I will give hate... I will see hate. I feel the ponies of old lost their will and way with their hearts being empty."

I looked to the Howling Dance.

"I think that robbed our honour from us...because we cared too much about what created us... To learn that didn't really create us... It was a pony project to keep the pony way of life to expand... It made us live longer... But to what end though? To watch the world become more hateful as the Lightbringer tries to cleanse it of the hate?"

I looked to Fleur who had a gentle smile on her face.

"Tiria I think you worry too much for how others see you... I see you as a strong female trying to protect those that she rescued... You rescued me... My friend... I will do the same for you. I am sure Sand will be there for you for the rest of your time alive... Maybe even raise your little one when you leave." I nodded hoping that would be the case.

"I hope that is the case Fleur..." Fleur chuckles and seemed to be a very kind mare that just wanted what is best for those around them. She warmed my heart like Kip did... I never felt such kindness as Kip trotted up to me and nuzzled me as well.

"I need you both to be strong... I know... I won't be here... So please do what you need...for me please."

Fleur nodded and then stood up on her hooves.

"I need to head back to my ship. We will be bringing in a bunch of wood and whatever else evens the beds. So I may be gone awhile as we do this..." Fleur trotted out of the gate and headed back to the cruise ship to tear it down with her crew.

I smiled softly and Kip stayed near me and put her head on my side.

"What did we do wrong...to lose you so soon Tiria?" Kip was shaking and she had tears in her eyes.

"I would say fate had something to do with it... But no it was my stupidity, my friend... I feel I deserve this... For being weak and allowing those around me to fall. I don't want to see any more die because of my failing's Kip." I looked at her and she gave me a weak smile and Shadow came over along with Silver they sat by us... The first four of us...to save us...

"It would seem that we are the ones that helped save this little camp... Even if we have you to thank for that... Tiria..."

I gave a soft chuckle shaking my head.

"I feel it was all of us that did it... Thinking about you all...that made me fight so hard to get to you all... I had to see if you were alive or not... I couldn't sleep I couldn't stop myself from following the sun to get to you... I needed to see you again... Kip... I needed to hear your sarcastic mouth Shadow... I also needed to see my friendly robot friend."

Silver gunner nodded and held the Shotgun, looking down at it seeing the photo trying to remember these faces...and why he has this shotgun... Maybe someday he will remember. I looked over to him and got a bit worried.

"Silver you alright?"

Silver looked up to me his eyes glowing brightly.

"I know these faces... I just don't remember the names... I know they gave me this shotgun... I know I was there with them so long ago... But I don't remember how or why. It's something that is bothering me so much."

Kip leaned against Shadow who watched the ponies come in. Shadow seemed to relax and smiled at his sibling well adopted. As he wrapped his arm around her and wings.

"It seems that we are going to be together forever...hopefully."

Kip's eyes fill with tear and puts her face in Shadow's feathered side. I looked towards the howling dance... Someday that is going to cause something that we may never fix. I watched it glow... As it seemed like it was calling me... I stared at it... As they noticed I was staring at it... I slowly started to get up... As it seemed to be speaking to me in my mind... Why? Kip used her magic to keep me from moving and forced me to stop looking at it.

"Tiria..... Tiria!!" She yelled at me and I blinked, seeing her and wondered what the hell was going on.

"That...orb...can get to me even if you just stare at it... I need to make sure I don't."

Someday the orb is either going to be shattered or one that was to control its power will be shattered. It will be a time when this happens and the power will never end. I feel that day may be soon... When this orb starts to bring the fate it wishes to me. I hope when it does it won't harm my friends... I hope down the line we get to see those in the future... It's time to follow the sun and be the better creatures we wish to be... I hope that someday we all will be.

I looked to the sky hoping someday I will live long enough to see the sun again... Oh, that glow that brought hope in my heart...it's something I have been wanting for ages in my heart... To follow the son and finally see myself...on the other end of the road.