All sense of understanding just flew right out of my shelves in my head…

My eyes and mind could not believe what I was seeing in front of me. A living pony! His body has not aged over two hundred years of stasis and his heart was steady. I can’t believe this… Twilight actually managed to do the impossible…I was looking at Harmony whose reaction would pretty much answer my question but I had to confirm it.

I shifted my attention to the pod seeing a name written on it. It was rusty and some of the letters were faded but closer inspection revealed his name and what role he was. Epsilon, Overstallion of Stable 150. My mind was reacting to this like it was on sugar load. This was Harmony’s supposedly deceased brother. He was alive all this time in a pod.

Epsilon was an earth pony having a brown coat with a lavishing blue mane and tail. His cutie mark was two swords behind a shield with the Sun and Moon motif as the centerpiece of the shield. He looked to be within his twenties, but with the pod, he’s actually much older than that. Looking close through the small pod, I noticed that he too has cybernetic upgrades! Though it was only on the back legs it looks like.

Harmony instinct was banging on the door of the pod trying to wake her brother up, “Brother, it’s me Harmony please wake up!” I wondered on how to open this pod and wake him up… I’ve never seen this before in my entire life and I did not want to mess it up if there were some consequences.

While Harmony was still banging on the pod, I looked at the mechanics of the pod wondering on how to open one. So much wiring and advances in technology, why am I not so smart with these kinds of things? I looked at what seemed to be a terminal with a fancy big red button on it. Being the idiot (At least in technology) I am, I was about close to pressing the big red button until Harmony stopped me again. She repeated what she had said to me before. I repeated what I said back; with no other options I pressed the big red button.

The pod released scalding steam burning my face there. I backed away cooling my face as the pod let out a loud hissing sound as it opened slowly. The gears were turning loudly resonating through the room, prompting me and Harmony to cover our ears shut. As the steam dissipated and the door opened, I was about to walk in front of the pod seeing the young pony but Harmony pushed me aside and was in front of him first. Goodness Harmony, a bit worried much?

Epsilon as what the nameplate said slowly opened his eyes as he saw her sister in front of him. The image in front of him was blurry as he rubbed his eyes asking a question in his dazed state, “What happened? Where… Where am I?” He tried to get up from the pod but fell. I saw Harmony grabbed him as he fell down. She putted her brother on my back since I can fly.

I wasn’t so sure on how to answer his question but right now, he needed a little medical attention. I’m not worried if he was able to last this long, but a check-up would be better than nothing. I saw Harmony being a bit jittery from seeing her supposed deceased brother alive and well. He groaned as he tried to move looking at me again, “Where are… you taking… me? Who are… you?”

A smile formed on my face as I looked at Harmony first, then to Epsilon, “Just a friend of Harmony helping out.” He was about to say something but it was incoherent as he clutched his head. The two of us looked around the room seeing if there was a way out of here. Epsilon was very tired from the sounds of him groaning and trying to move. A bright light blinded me as I moved out of the way. A metal ladder came down as the light brightened.

Seeing no other way out, I gestured Harmony to climb the ladder. She obliged as she climbed with me not far behind. I flew up with Epsilon as we were outside of Stable 150 and outside. As the light enveloped the three of us, Epsilon covered his eyes as the light blinded him for a moment. He moved his hoof as he looked to see that he was outside, “I’m… outside?” I nodded to his answer.

I looked at Harmony who was standing on the edge of the cliffside. Tears were falling down her cheeks as she looked back at me with her brightest smile, “My… brother… is…he’s truly…alive…I’ve never felt this elated before…” I pulled her in my embrace as she put two hooves on my chest letting her tears fall on me.

After a heartfelt if not noticeable reunion, I began my flight to the hospital. My wings were not fully healed yet as I was straining myself to keep myself aloft. With Epsilon on my back, it was more demanding to my wings as they struggled to keep flying. In the end, I had to walk to the hospital as my wings could not keep up. Harmony caught up to me as she was smiling seeing her brother every few moments.

The walk there was demanding to my body but it was not that hard. During my return to the hospital, some of the ponies began to wave to me and Harmony before stopping as they noticed Epsilon on my back. They eyed him curiously as I went into the hospital. They all followed me (stalkers much?) as I bought him to the hospital room with Gemini and Pisces looking at me weirdly with me laying Epsilon down, “Can you two check up on him to see if he’s okay?”

They looked at each other debating on whether to accept my request or not. Harmony pleaded with them with the magic word, “Please?” They looked at once, and then saluted to her. I took that as a yes as they went to check up on him. The other ponies that saw and followed the two of us left, either to tell Luminescence about this or to head back to do their duties. Probably the former if I think about it.

Both me and Harmony followed Gemini and Pisces to the designated hospital room. Harmony went to a chair next to Epsilon as I pulled out the Wasteland Survival Guide and continued where I left off. I really should return this book back to Luminescence when I get the chance.

I left off where I was reading about the Pink Cloud continuing from there. I put up the headsets of mine clicking to DJ Pon3’s radio seeing if there was any news. According to DJ Pon3, no important news about the Stable Dweller’s various actions or anything else from the outskirts of cities such as Manehatten or Fetlock. I looked back at the two siblings seeing them bond even if Epsilon was dazed. It made me smile to see a family bond like this.

Returning my focus to the book, most of the things in the book were stuff I was familiar with. There were a few noticeable exceptions I needed to learn like Taint. I only learned partly about it decided to refresh myself about it. Reading about it was not easy once I got to it.

Taint is a mutagenic agent invisible to the naked eye. It is unknown as to what it actually is but caution must be made for this. If exposed to the effects of Taint, it can caused mutations to occur as it has already happened for several species around the Wasteland, such as bloatsprites, floaters, and hellhounds. There are areas confirmed to be seeping with Taint so be best to avoid those areas at all times readers! Those areas include Splendid Valley and Old Olneigh.

Taint is not shielded by air filters, and professional medical care is required to purge it from one's body after exposure. Any effects and mutations that have already taken place, however, are not easily reversible with post-Apocalyptic medical procedures.

An invisible mutation agent that once exposed once will likely change your biological structure… The idea of such a mutagenic agent was barbaric and abhorrent. I looked at both Harmony and Epsilon who was still dazed.  Looking through the window, it was still noon if the positioning of the Sun were to be true. I was ready to leave the room when I heard Epsilon groaning. I looked to see Epsilon holding his head and blinking his eyes.

I was next to Harmony as I saw the first signs of life returning to Epsilon. He opened his eyes looking at the two of us. He blinked once and then twice as he extended a hoof to his sister touching her face, “Harmony… you’re…” I saw fresh tears well up in Epsilon’s eyes now as a smile formed on his face, “You’re still alive… by the princesses, you’re still alive…”

I saw Harmony put her right hoof on her brother’s hoof as she too had tears in her eyes, “I should be saying the same thing to you…brother of mine.” She embraced her lost brother in a tearful hug that admittedly would break any hardened heart, “I…miss you…Epsilon. I truly missed seeing your beloved and annoying self…”

Epsilon wrapped his sister in his free foreleg as he put his head on hers, “I missed you as well sis. I missed your beautiful singing voice Harmony.” I smiled, I did not want to ruin this for them. I heard a few long sounds of ‘aw’ as I saw a few of the freed slaves smiling. They saw me returned their smiles as they shared my idea and left them be.

Before I did leave though, I pulled out the Wasteland Survival Guide and put it in front of him. He looked at me oddly seeing why I left the book. I only smiled as I looked at the two siblings, “For you Epsilon, you wanted to know what happened while you were in stasis and this book will answer your question….” I looked at the both before deciding to leave them, “I’ll leave you two be…you can read that anytime you desire.”

I looked at my PipBuck as two were still embracing each other. Checking through m inventory, I realized upon seeing it that I left all of Epsilon’s things back at the Stable. I facehooved on front of them right then and there as I forgotten his own inventory. I glanced at them one more time (how many times have I looked at them?) before leaving to get his inventory.

Leaving the hospital door, I end up walking right in front of Luminescence as he looked at me, “Heard that you found somepony from the Stable.”

So the liberated slaves did go and tell him. Even then he deserved to know this, I looked back and returning my attention to him as I answered his supposed question, “Yes, I did find some pony in the Stable. He’s in the hospital rekindling back with his sister as we speak.”

A smile formed on his face hearing the news from me, “That’s great! I’ve heard from the slaves how they all went…” He put two hooves on his face as he made an expression of someone loving the scene and going in awe of what they’re watching. That face elicited a chortle from me, “Aw from seeing the two of them together. Honestly though, who wouldn’t?”

Again I let a small laugh escape hearing this from him. This was rather unexpected yet it threw me off guard actually hearing it from him. I looked back at where the Stable was. I did not want to delay a bit longer, “I appreciate you loving and respecting those two’s privacy but I must return back to Stable 150 to gather Epsilon’s inventory. Goodness knows how they did not rust when he was in a pod though.”

Luminescence looked shocked to hear that from me. I’d be shocked as well if I didn’t know about it ahead of time, “Wait, wait… So you mean to tell me that… he’s from the past? As in a pony from the beginning of the war two hundred years ago?” I nodded to his answer. He looked like he was dreaming, like he wanted to either pinch or slap himself in the face to wake up from it. It almost ended up becoming true before he stopped himself, “Can I see him?”

“Not if you want to interrupt him rekindling with his sister.” He scratched his head forgetting that soing that would be rather rude of him.

He looked a little sad about it but soon changed topic since he can see him any time after he’s done hugging it out with his sister, “Well if I can’t see him, can I see those pods?”

“That I can do…” I lowered myself down as he went on my back. It does feel weird having a pony on my back at times. I began my flight to where Epsilon and I exited. The flight was rather difficult as I was having trouble staying aloft with the extra weight from Luminescence.

I managed to exhaust myself as I made it to the entrance of the pods. He went off my back as he climbed down the ladder. I flew down to the big room where Luminescence was in awe of the pods’ design. I can hear him whistle as he was looking at the technology used for the pods, “Well Luminescence?”

He looked at the pod where Epsilon was originally was in admiring the amount of work used to create and make these pods work, “I’ve got to admit, this is some advance stuff even with the current technology. Guessing this was made from the Ministry of Arcane Science?”

I nodded as he looked back. I went to where Epsilon’s inventory was and put them in my saddlebag. My PipBuck named each of the items I put in and apparently gave a price tag for each one. What surprised me even more was the currency used, Bottlecaps? Of all things used for currency, they’re using bottlecaps? I just shook my head much to the confusion of the currency.

I looked at Luminescence as he was looking through the pods. He was vividly checking through the one working pod sightseeing all the details of the pods. I liked the fact that he was curious, but… “Don’t your ponies need you right now Luminescence?”

He stood there for a few seconds before realizing that. He chuckled lightly in embarrassment forgetting about that. I smiled to see that he cares for them. We both climbed out of the pod chamber. He went on me again as I flew down to the entrance. I suggested that we take a walk to the hospital instead of me flying due to my body not fully healed. He obliged and we both walked there.

Some of the ponies waved back at the both of us as they were getting settled to this freedom they obtained. I found a liking to seeing ponies giving others the respect they deserve. I looked at the whole army of freed slaves and was curious about something, “Hey Luminescence, have you thought of a name to give to your own faction now?”

“Aw great, not you too…” I raised an eyebrow much to my confusion, “Sorry… Everypony here has asked me that question after the liberation. I was thinking up on it, but everypony kept asking it for the last two days! Ugh, can I take a break from it for once!?”

“Well, you can’t blame them there. You’re the one leading this new faction now and they’re curious about the name for this…” I raised my hoof waving around us putting emphasis on it for Luminescence’s sake.

He groaned from me waving my hoof around him much to his chagrin, “I know Zodiac… It’s just getting on my nerves is all...”

I had a big grin on my face that made Luminescence worry about me for a minute there. I let the grin go replacing it with a gentle smile and a rather pleading look that made him curious, “I got a name for this faction…”

Now Luminescence was interested from hearing that as I saw his ears perked, “Oh? Do tell me so that I can get ponies to stop asking me this…”

I rubbed my chin wondering if the name was suitable for this. That action made Luminescence not happy as he was scowling at me for that. I had a teasing grin on my face that I swear I was putting it up just to annoy him more. After I stopped rubbing my chin, I gave him my suggestion, “How about the People’s Liberation Army?”

He looked at me in both gladness and bafflement. He was scratching hea head wondering if the mname of that title sounds good for this small but expanding army. A smile formed on his though not without a question, “I like the name but why People? Shouldn’t it be Ponies?”

I expected him to ask that question when I bought the name up. I gave him my best explanation for him to understand, “Listen, I know that the name is confusing, but think about this for a moment…” I gave Luminescence some time to think as he was pondering about it. He shrugged at me having no idea about it at the moment. I just chuckled seeing that he had no clue, “I know that ponies are the only inhabitants here but sooner or later more inhabitants of the Wastelands will probably aid you if they think it is right…” I let myself for a few seconds as Luminescence’s eyes had the glimmer in his eyes. I smiled as he saw the picture in his mind finishing the sentence, “Including griffins and other races…”

He looked at all the ponies he garnered to help his allies in the liberation. There were a few other race members that are not griffins he saw that did go through slavery now that he thought about it. These other races were unheard of in the Wasteland as they were often not in it at all, yet sometimes there was a rare few of them you would see. One of the slaves freed looked to be a hybrid of a dragon and a pony. He shook it off as probably just his imagination, but closer look revealed that the freed slave was indeed a hybrid. She, from the guess of her facial structure with a pony head, waved at the both of us.

Both of us waved back at her, “I… never thought of it that way…” He gave his best smile as he decided to keep the namesake for this newly made faction, “All right Zodiac, you win… From today and onward, this faction shall be called the People’s Liberation Army.” He hugged me as his way of saying thanks for the name. I just stood there glad to help some pony out even if it is just a small feat. He let go as he left me heading for the communications tower, “I want to deliver this to DJ Pon3 as soon as possible so that everyone that thinks we’re right can join in. I want us to be known to everyone here. ”

He left for the tower immediately hoping to spread this to every corner of the Wasteland starting with Manehatten. I smiled as I shifted my attention to the hospital walking the rest of the way there. I checked on my PipBuck, checking if I did get the inventory beforehand. Seeing them there, I continued my walk.

I turned to see the Sun illuminating the Wasteland a bright and beautiful orange as it was over the horizon. I stopped for a while letting myself bask in the Sun. Ever with the cloud cover, at least you can’t stop the Sun from showing the beautiful sight. I passed the double doors of the hospital as I continued on to Epsilon’s room.

I got worried for the soldier as I stood to the side of the entrance. There was nothing but silence in the room. I was worried that he read the book and he’s suddenly not rekindling his sister again. It’s unlikely but you can never know. I took a peek inside the room to find it clean.

I went inside to see him there. I saw Harmony sleeping next to him with a smile as I saw Epsilon lying down. Surprisingly, he too fell asleep with the book opened to the halfway point. Fast reader… I thought to myself as I around the bed to him. I placed his entire inventory on the table at the back of the bed. Looking at the two sleeping siblings, I wondered how strong how will their bond will be. Will it be able to stand the test of time against so many things here?

Looking back at the book and Epsilon, I was very worried on whether to leave the book here or not. I was concerned now about the knowledge in that book at hoof for the brother. On one hoof, him not learning about this now will lead to major problems and it is best for him to learn. On the other hoof, to learn about all of what happened will likely shock him so much that he can’t act out there.

This was probably the most difficult choice for me to decide upon. Leave the book to him to finish or not let him learn the horrors of the world we live in now? I let out a small sigh; this was not easy for me to decide. I looked at the two siblings and decided to let these two decide on letting him read.

I knew that there was going to be a lot of pain once he fully learns of what happened to Equestria. But this was a decision for the both of them to decide. I pulled out a piece of paper from my saddlebags and wrote a note to them. How should I word it? I wrote it down making it as blunt as possible for the soldier.

I left the note under the book as I saw the two smiling in their dreams. I did not want to leave them alone, but seeing the two like that… it made me smile. I pulled my saddlebag and left the hospital in good terms with myself for now. I looked to see the Sun setting and dusk beginning to settle in.

Night was upon Baltimare as I went to a room that Luminescence decided to give me as my temporary living quarters. I was thankful for him to give me this as a gift. I threw my saddlebag onto the floor as I collapsed on the bed. I needed to sleep badly to get all these events out of my head for now.

Small things wouldn’t normally affect me much, but today’s was different. So much has happened, I wondered how crazy my life in here would be like from here on out? Again my mind would not allow me to sleep; I just wanted to sleep so badly. Blame my stupid brain preventing me from falling asleep in my nice and rather comfortable bed.

I put on the headphones and turned on DJ Pon3’s radio station wondering what music choice he chose this time. He was telling some news not related to the Stable Dweller but of another pony that managed to garner some attention, “And for all you folks out east who feel like you don’t have a ‘Stable Dweller’ of your own, here’s a little heads up on what Security’s been up to. Yes, Hoofington, she’s been busy busy busy. If you thought cleaning up the Manehattan Highway was impressive you should see what else Security is doing for the Hoof. It looks like the Fluttershy hospital is open for business again, courtesy of… whoa, can this report be accurate? It must be! Looks like Security actually got the Eggheads and the Bluebloods working together. Talk about a miracle. And it seems like she’s got a bone to pick with the slavers in Paradise. Let’s play the audio!”

I listened to the audio. She was a mare no doubt about it with the way her voice sounded, “Get the fuck out of here. Find another line of work. Tell every slaver you know to find another line of work. I see you doing this shit again and I will turn you into paint! Do you understand me? Do you fucking understand me?!” Followed by a cry of ‘Yes!’

“Looks like the Security Mare is just reminding Paradise that ponies selling ponies to ponies who work ponies to death is wrong. And Security doesn’t like wrong. So in light of that, Hoofington, this is just for you from Sapphire Shores’s hit…” A smile formed on my face, looks like there are now three ponies going around freeing ponies and doing some rather interesting events. First the Stable Dweller, then Security from Hoofington, and now me as the Angel of Darkness to add to the list of people doing grand events. This was a rather interesting turn of events… Wonder if I might get the chance to meet both the Stable Dweller and or Security… The news was cut to the music. It didn’t help much but it made me relax as I dozed off to sleep.

All of us were enjoying our lives as the day was going well. I was with Twilight and her friends as we were playing with each other. The day was to be glorious, until the sky blackens and everything went wrong from there. We all looked all around us as an entity was covering the world in nothing but black. Ponies that were caught in it were consumed by it and gone forever never to be seen again.

“Run my friends! Get away from it!” All of us were running away from an entity we cannot banish or even kill. It was creeping its way towards us as it seemingly moves without life consuming every known species without question. It was not sentient as well as it did not care who it consumes, it will devour the entire world no matter what it takes. We were running desperately, not stopping at all as it crept closer to us as it swallowed many ponies and cities that were not so lucky to escape it.

We stopped going as another scream pierced my ears. I turned around to see Twilight being consumed by the monstrosity. She was screaming for help as the being was pulling her in. I went to her as I tried to pull her out of the grip of the darkening. It was useless as the fiend was stronger than I was as she tried desperately to get loose.

I heard more screams as the other five were caught by the fiend as they were being pulled by it. I used my telekinesis as I tried desperately to pull all six of them away from it. My magic was dissipating as I struggled to pull it away. The fiend managed to make contact with the six of them as it began to crept its way to them. They struggled and screamed as they tried to get whatever it was off them. They were calling for my help wanting to get free from it. I tried to the best of my abilities but in the end, it was all for naught as they were consumed by it.

My magic dissipated as they became a part of the fiend. I stared as their bodies seemingly merged with the darkness no unnerving sound of a crunch or any blood at all. As it finished them off, it sets its sights on me being the only living being left, “No! No! Get away from me!” I ran away from the impending darkness as it crept its way towards me.

Everyone that I cared for was gone, tears escaping my eyes as I tried to escape it. I began to fly away from it, but it was more agile than me as it appeared in front of me. I maneuvered out of its way as I went to a different direction fearing for dear life as I tried to hopelessly escape. Each time it went in front of me I maneuvered out of its way hoping to escape it. I was only prolonging the inevitable as it kept up with me each turn I was making.

I was getting extremely tired and I was faltering in my flight almost running into the black abyss numerous times. I was breathing heavily, my body was aching, and my mind was beginning to fail on me. It was going to tire me out as I futilely tried to escape it. In the end, my body failed on me as I crashed onto an area where the black entity did not cover.

I struggled to gain air as I reached my limit. My body would not allow me to fly as the creature crept closer to me. All of my closest friends were consumed by this thing and soon I was going to join their numbers. I had failed them and the pain was too much for me to bear. The entity made contact with me and began to slowly creep its way on me.

I pulled my hoof from the thing. It was like a sticky residue as it tried to keep my hoof still to the ground. I pulled it away as it detached from the ground but it did not do anything as it still continued to crawl up my body slowly. Despite my tired body, I struggled to escape its grip as it crawled up my body. Pain erupted through my entire body as the black fiend continued to crawl covering about half of my body. The thing was giving me a slow and painful death as it slowed down and pain beyond my imagining swept through my body. I screamed the loudest I ever did as it felt like my flesh, muscle, tendons; everything was being forcefully ripped off my body.

Continuing my futile struggle proved to do nothing as I was only prolonging the inevitable as it reached my neck closing on my face. I looked at the thing creeping up my face as it slowly crawled up me. I looked upward reaching up for the tiny speck of light that was in the sky. The fiend covered the light as I was consumed by the entity and my vision became black.

I screamed from the top of my lungs as I woke up from that heavily breathing. Just what kind of crazy nightmare did I dream of for whatever I dreamt of could do that!? (Goodness, I used dream three times there, that’s an academy record) I looked out the window seeing that it was morning as the Sun was beaming through the clouds.

I was clutching my head as I began to wonder what could cause a nightmare like that. Was this world end up getting to me? Had I lost my mind with the consequences even when I did not kill any ponies at all during my raid on the tower? As of now, even I was not so sure on what I was thinking…

I wanted to calm myself down, try to relax so that no pony here thinks that I was going nuts or thinking of suicide from that nightmare. I opened the door to the bathroom as I hopped into the shower hoping the water might sooth me for the time being.

I turned the faucet as lukewarm water cascaded down on me. It had been a long while since I was soaked in the wonderful warm water. Maybe it was a few weeks, but a few weeks of not being soaked in water like this was not on me. That and I needed a shower badly considering how I smelled right now. Maybe I should let myself soak in a bath for the heck of it… I put the plug in the drain closing it off as the water filled itself.

I lay on the tub as it begun to fill itself from the water pouring over my body. I picked up a bar of soap with my hooves. Soaking the soap bar in the water, I rubbed it over my body in between the hooves, to my wings, getting all spots that would be difficult to clean. Not so sure on how long was I cleaning myself, but I think I’m clean enough for the most part.

Even then I stayed inside the bathtub a bit longer. The water was so warm I did not want to ruin this moment. The shower did indeed ease my thoughts as I lay in the bathtub filled with pure water. It being not irradiated did perplex me a bit, but the lukewarm water made me forget about that. I let out a breath; I’d never felt this relaxed in a long while.

A knock came to my door during my state of bliss. I went out of the bath as I pulled the plug letting the water drain itself. I dried myself up as I was walking to the door, I opened the door to meet both Liberty and Lycan at the door, “Hello you two…”

“Hey, say how’s it going?” Liberty was eyeing me curiously as I tossed the towel on a coat hanger.

In all honesty, I was fine for the most part, but I was still shaken up by the nightmare. I did not want them to be worried for me. I put my best façade feigning good health, “I’m good Liberty… Why are you two here?”

“Well we heard that you were leaving Baltimare Zodiac, so we wanted to see you. If that’s all right with you that is…” Wow, role-playing Fluttershy much Lycan?

I chuckled from that response from Lycan of all ponies. Never thought of him to try to impersonate Fluttershy herself, “It’s alright with me Lycan but please do not do that response again, you sounded like the head of the Ministry of Peace there.”

Liberty punched him on the gut laughing from that response, “See Lycan! And you thought that I was joking about that impression!”

Lycan could only shake his head and just shrug from her response, “Alright you got me there Liberty, now can we get back now?”

Another punch to the chest as Liberty chuckled, “You’re so impatient you know that right Lycan?”

“Well, if you two are going to bicker again, I’m just going to leave you two be and go to the hospital…” I left just as they began their bickering over each other again. Seriously, how do they get along so well?

The walk to the hospital was rather calm today. With the exception of the rising bickering from the battle couple as ponies tried to split them up again, it was a rather nice walk. I passed the double doors of the Baltimare Hospital walking to where Epsilon’s room was, “Hello? Epsilon, are you there?” I entered to find Gemini and Pisces right next to the bed. He left his entire inventory at the table. I looked at Gemini who had a look of concern. Pisces shared the same concern as her twin, “Gemini, Pisces, what’s wrong?”

They gave me a letter that was apparently on the bed. The handwriting was definitely Epsilon’s. How I can tell? Well, that’s hard to explain really well without giving you ponies a headache.

To those that are reading this letter, I’m out of the hospital for the moment and taking a walk outside. Please don’t follow me, I want some time alone and to contemplate things around me especially no thanks to the book that Harmony’s friend left behind, I appreciate the help there.

Signed,

Naturia Epsilon

This was rather worrisome even with the thank you. I asked the doctors where he was taking a walk and shook their heads in confusion. Apparently they don’t know either. I saw the book I left was all the way to the end. He did manage to make it to the end of the book. This new knowledge for Epsilon was now making me worried.

That worry escalated as I saw Harmony running inside the hospital room screaming out her lungs, “I can’t find my brother!” I shot her a look of concern. She only glanced at me once and it was enough for her to almost go into lecture mode. She pointed to the book, “I’ll explain that while we’re searching my brother Zodiac! Just please help me here! I just found him now and I don’t want to lose him again!” I nodded my head in agreement as I followed Harmony. She explained while we were searching…

I was yawning loudly covering my mouth a few times in rhythm. I looked to see me brother stirring awake as he opened one eye looking at me. I gave a smile to him as I put a hoof on his shoulder, “Good morning brother, how was your sleep?”

I saw that his expression was mixed with emotions, curiosity and worry, a bunch of emotions both positive and negative. To his side I saw that the Wasteland Survival Guide was under his foreleg. He pulled it out and put it in front of him. He was looking at me first before returning his attention to the book. I saw him pull out a note from within the book and gave it to me. Curious I went to read it…

Hey there, how’s it… No, that won’t do. Okay let’s try this again,hello the two of you, how… Aw come on I should be able to do this! Ugh, never mind I’ll just get to the point. The book you see in front of you Epsilon, like I said, will answer all current questions you have in your mind. But…

The information you’ll find in the book will likely, no, will very much shock you beyond all your thoughts. The reason I’m writing this is to give a warning about reading this. You have your sister with you who knows all of what’s written in here so you can ask Harmony to confirm all of what’s written. I’m worried about giving this vast knowledge to you so early which is why I wrote, if you feel like you don’t want to know all of what’s written, you don’t have to read the book. The decision falls upon you, just remember, what you will read will be in your thoughts for long.

Signed,

Zodiac

P.S. Let Harmony know this as well… oh, and good morning to you two by the way.

I stared at the letter for some time before I looked at Epsilon who was staring at the book. I let out a sigh seeing what he was thinking of right now, “You want to read the book don’t you brother?”

He pulled the book to himself as he opened to the first page, “Will you be willing to stay by my side until I reach the end?” A smile formed on my face as I put my head on his lap looking at the book. This action was enough to make my brother smile as we read the book together.

“From there on out he asked me questions concerned many of the important stuff like ‘what happened to Canterlot’ the usual questions. It’s when we reached the end that he asked for me to leave.” I saw the tears welling up in her eyes (She is a sensitive mare no doubt). She blinked them away as she gazed at me, “I obliged because I knew he needed some time to think about this, I just didn’t expect him to leave. I did wait but he was gone for an hour.”

He was gone for that long? Who knows if he was even still alive? For someone to be gone that long… no, no negative thoughts right now. If he is still alive, then we have to stop before he does do what I fear he might do. Even I had to tell her about it, “If he’s gone for that long, and we can’t find him, you know as well as I do what this means…”

I saw Harmony shaking her violently. Her eyes had a fire burning intensely both from the anger and the love of her brother, “No! I refuse to believe that! I will not go there until I see him!” I backed a few steps away from her in precaution. After her outburst, she went off on her own possibly to keep on looking for brother.

I let a small smile form on my face seeing her determination. I looked to the setting Sun seeing the ethereal orange expand upon the horizons. Form the corner of my eye; I saw a figure on the cliff overlooking the Wasteland. The cliff has an extremely steep drop which made me worry that whoever was there was going to commit suicide.

I squinted my eyes a bit to see who the pony was. Upon seeing the coat and mane color of the pony, I almost froze… Oh no… No, don’t tell me he is going to…! I immediately gained a head-start run and flew as fast as I can. Time felt like it either sped up or slowed down as I raced to save the brother of Harmony from committing suicide. I know that living in this harshness is not worth it, but I swear, I will not let one die of suicide as a way of escape!

Everypony saw me sped as I was closing the distance as fast as I can. They saw who I was reaching to and they realized that I was saving a suicidal pony. I swear, I felt like I was about to do a Sonic Rainboom In front of every pony here based on my speed alone. I was getting close to him as I hastily sped myself up. Nopony deserves this Epsilon, but I’m not allowing you to go through this! Come on, don’t fail on me now body!

Just one step, just one step and I’ll be away from this hell. Even with the knowledge that my sister is alive and well, my whole country is destroyed from the two hundred years I was in the stasis pod. Why, why did the war end up leading to this? I don’t want this to be true, but look at the world we’re in now. I don’t want to be a part of it. I’m sorry Harmony but I won’t be with you for long.

I took one step off the cliff as the Sun was beginning to set pass the horizon. I didn’t feel the ground below me as I fell down the cliff ready to embrace death’s calling.

I felt the wind buffeting me as I was falling down, speeding up as the ground felt closer and closer to me. Looking at the setting Sun, I felt at peace seeing the Sun shone for one last time on me. Looking I saw something coming for me. Was it an angel here to bring to heaven? I don’t know what it was, but as I closed my eyes for the last time, I felt light like a feather. Am I in heaven?

My body feels rather light and I felt like I was on a bed of sorts. A rather familiar feeling for odd reasons that I can’t seem to fathom. I tried to open my eyes but all I saw was blackness. My ears did pick up on the sounds of voices, ones that I was familiar with, “Harmony calm down, he’s gotten through one such experience and I don’t want to make it worse.”

No… was I saved? I…I didn’t want to be saved, I wanted out of this world. I don’t deserve to be in it! In my indefinite hatred for the pony that saved me, I can hear Harmony’s voice in the background. Her voice was hoarse and frail like she had been screaming to the heavens and kept continuing it until her last breath, “I don’t care Zodiac! He was about to commit suicide there! Had you not saved him, I…I would have lost the one thing that keeps me going no matter what…”

She…she treated me like an idol? Oh how idiotic of me, of course she does. I was the only pony she could go to whenever trouble was brewing around her. But…that last day when we met in a long while, she was acting different. I’ve wanted to know about why she was acting different from her usual self, but I was too much of a coward to even ask. I shifted in my bed looking away from them. I now know that I was blindfolded but I can tell where they were form the voice. What I did not expect was to hear Zodiac acknowledging the fact that I was awake, “Harmony, your brother’s awake.”

I felt the blindfolds being removed as looked at Harmony’s eyes. Her eyes were bloodshot, she’d been crying for so long, so worried about me. I was about to say something, but I felt a punch to the face by my own sister no less, “You have got to be the biggest idiot ever to try something like that! Why would you do that!? I was worried sick about you when I saw Zodiac carrying you and telling me that you were committing suicide!”

I didn’t even want to look at my own sister’s eyes. In the advent of me thinking about leaving this broken world of Equestria, I’d forgotten how much my own sister would be hurting to hear that me, her own flesh and blood, committed suicide out of grief and left her alone in this rotting world. I felt so ashamed at myself for allowing negative thoughts to cloud my judgment.  I looked away from her blaming myself for making her feel worse. I feel two forelegs wrap around me. Surprised to get this such reaction, I looked to see my sis hugging me. Her tears were falling from her face as she was muttering her words to me, “Please…don’t leave…me again… I don’t’ want what happened to our last meeting to be like this again…please.”

I rubbed her head trying to comfort her and myself. I looked at Zodiac who was watching the both of us with a smile. I couldn’t help myself but ask and thank him, “Thank you for saving me Zodiac, but why do you continue living in this Wasteland knowing what happened to it? I can understand my sister but why you?”

I saw him look away for a bit. He was scratching his chin possibly pondering on how to word his answer right. He still continued his smile as he answered my question, “Because I chose to Epsilon. You do everything you can to make up to it, knowing that you’ll never succeed in getting rid of the guilt. You devote yourself to spending every second trying to do better despite the fact that it will never be enough. And you pray that with every single good act you do, somehow when your life is over… within your lifetime, all the good you’ve committed comes close to making up for the wrongs you committed.”

The speech that Zodiac gave to me managed to reach to my battle-hardened heart. I can just imagine the shell of my own heart shedding from the speech he gave. I looked at me for a long time before finally speaking, “I… I need some time alone…with my sister that is.”

He still continued his smile as he left. He stopped for a moment before he turned around looking back at me one more time, “Don’t go suicidal on us again please. I’m allowing you this because you deserve this, but please think over what I said…” I was silent as he turned around and left the room. I looked to the setting Sun as I pondered on what he said.

I felt Harmony move a bit as she looked back at me. I rubbed her head and for the first time in a long while, I smiled back at my sister, “I am very sorry for putting through all of that again.” A smile formed on her face as she laid her head on my lap. I let the both of relax as I felt sleepy. Comparing to the suicide I did, this truly felt like I was at peace.

I was at the entrance for some time listening to the conversation with the two siblings. Only one line was elicited as everything else beyond that fell to silence. I checked up on them and they were in the same position like before except this time, I saw a genuine smile from Epsilon. I let a smile curl as I went back to the guest room.

Before I did leave though, I heard a few ‘aws’ from some of the people here. I only chuckled hearing that so suddenly there. I was back at my guest room as I looked out the window seeing the sunset. I was very concerned about him, but with Harmony with him, I was not as worried as before. I packed my things for tomorrow’s journey to Tenpony Tower.

I needed to go there soon and sooner because even with the newfound knowledge I learned from the Wasteland Survival Guide, I still had questions left answered. That and I wanted to meet DJ Pon3 so suddenly now… I wonder if both Harmony and Epsilon will stay behind in Baltimare… perhaps it’d be better for them to stay, they’ve already went through so much trouble, I don’t want them to go through more now that they truly reunited. As dusk settles and the stars glimmer in the blanket of the sky, I went to sleep hoping that this time I don’t have a nightmare.

I was in my room seriously dazed from the extra-special party that Pinkie gave. Ugh, my head was throbbing and in need of another major rest. Note to self; never drink that cider that Pinkie made ever again… I looked around my room seeing that I somehow made it here relatively clean. That is until I felt a wing on my back. I looked seeing the wing and finding… Ah! Finding Twilight next to, no, sleeping with me!

I backed away immediately from the shock of seeing her next to me on my bed; my face was red upon seeing this really wishing that me and Twilight did not go through with the… Oh crap, I checked on her back quarters (don’t ask about it because I’m concerned!) seeing no sign of an intercourse. I sighed calming down that at least we did not go that far.

Twilight yawned and rubbed her eyes as she wakes up getting up from my bed. She goes pass me saying ‘hello’ to me before immediately stopping walks backwards and sees the situation, “Oh dear Celestia I am so sorry Zodiac! I did not mean to…!”

I put my hoof on her mouth silencing her in her freak out. Looks like the two of us had the same reaction from our recent discovery, “No worries about it, you are fine.” Well, almost fine, “I can’t seem to remember what happened after the party ended, Twilight do you know?”

She shook her head in disagreement. Clearly she doesn’t remember what happened during or after the party either. She then blushed having realized what she was about to say, “So… Um, did we go through, you know…?”

Oh God why did you have to ask that question Twilight, “No Twilight, we did not go through what you are asking with each other.” I really need to remind myself double time to not get drunk anymore especially with Pinkie’s parties.

She rubbed her hoof in embarrassment having asked that question out of nowhere, “Sorry Zodiac, it’s just that party can really…”

I cut off Twilight’s sentence finishing what she was going to say, “Drive every pony there crazy to the point they can’t think straight?” She just nodded to that answer. She did not like the situation she was in that’s for certain, “Look just go back home right now and let’s pretend this never happened okay? I’m sure Spike is missing you.”

She smiled as she hugged me from out of nowhere again. I didn’t oblige though as she let go of me going back to her library. I looked back at my home situated in Gaia Falls where nature was blossoming. I took a breath of the fresh aromatic air as I looked over Equestria itself seeing the country. It was a beautiful scene to take in.

Well, at least it wasn’t a nightmare this time; it was one of those dreams where I really wished it never happened. I woke up seeing the Sun rising from the barren Wasteland. A new day was beginning and it was time for me to leave soon.

I had already packed my things when I was at the front gate of Baltimare. All of the ponies were there to say farewell to me. Their looks told me that they were going to miss me greatly. I smiled at each one of the liberated ponies hugging mainly the five I knew. They hugged back as well glad to have me around to be of help.

The front gates began to open as I turned around waving farewell to the ponies. They waved back as I passed through the gates and back into the forbidden Wasteland. The gates begin to close behind me as I took the first few steps. I was sad by Epsilon and Harmony not coming along but this was their decision and I will not argue against them. I began walking ahead ready to brave the journey. About a few meters away from the gate, I saw and heard the sound of the gate opening. As I looked back at the closing gates, I saw two forms hastily going through them. I pulled some binoculars from my saddlebags to see both Harmony and Epsilon coming to me both screaming, “Wait!”

They managed to get to my side as they wer heavily breathing. Epsilon was now wearing his old Royal Guard chest plate as well as bought some stuff he needs bringing his whole inventory with him. Harmony, though had no physical changes, was tied from her saddlebags being stuffed with something.

They were hyperventilating, gasping for some air. I gave them some water. Epsilon happily drank it first then gave it to his sister as she took some gulps from the bottle. He managed to calm himself down as he looked at me, “I thought about what you said and you were right, that speech gave me some to rethink my decision. I’ve decided to come with you!”

I smiled seeing that he begun to think about it. I looked back at Harmony who was eyeing me as she returned the bottle to me, “What about you? I’d expected you to stay behind even with what you told me at the tower.”

She let out a chortle as she looked at me, “And miss out on our little misadventures with you and my brother? No thank you, besides you two are reckless, I’d be better to stay with you two should you try something stupid.”

“Hey!” I couldn’t help but join in harmony’s laughter when he screamed that out loud.

We stopped laughing as I got up wiped away my tears and cleared my throat, “Does that mean you trust me already Epsilon?”

He shook his head although he had a smile that suggested otherwise, “No, I still don’t trust you yet. But Harmony trusts you and in due time, the trust will build itself as we take on these challenges… I want somepony, someone, to guide me right now. Even with the guidance from my sister, I’d still get lost and I need someone who at least knows about this Wasteland more than I do…”

I saw Harmony lightly punching her brother’s chest from his words. I was beginning to see the picture before he even finished his sentence, “That’s where me and Harmony come in… Alright then Epsilon, the two of us will be your guide temporarily. Soon you won’t need me or your sister as a guide and be able to learn yourself.” I pulled out the Wasteland Survival Guide and gave it to Epsilon, “Here you’ll need it more than I do right now…”

He looked back at his sister first before looking back at me, “Are you sure Zodiac? I mean you might still need to learn some things in here.”

I returned the book to him knowing that he needs the knowledge, even though he probably already knows, “I read that book during my two nights at the hospital, I think I learned enough for today…”

He smiled as he putted it in his inventory, “Thanks, I’ll read it in time.” He was curious of the current objective at hand as he reloaded his rocket launcher, “Say, what’s your current objective?”

I pulled up my PipBuck as I read the objectives at hand, “Well from the main objective, I’m still planning to go to Tenpony Tower…” Harmony just shrugged not minding the fact that the three of us have to go there.

I saw Epsilon scratched his head. I was wondering what he was thinking about. He ended up giving into it as he asked me about it, “Hey Zodiac, think you can hold off on going to Tenpony Tower for a sec? I want to visit a certain place…”

The way he said that threw me off a bit. Even Harmony was suspicious as she beat me to te cuestion. Why do a lot of people beat me to questions, “Oh? What’s this certain place you want to visit so badly Epsilon?”

“It’s my… our home Harmony…” I was listening to all of what Epsilon was saying about it. Harmony already knew what this was about but he let her brother do the talking, “Our home is close to Manehatten and since Tenpony Tower is in Manehatten. I’d thought that maybe we might make a stop there if you want.” My PipBuck uploaded an objective as it made a beep sound.

(Optional) Visit Epsilon’s home

Visiting their home doesn’t seem that bad of an idea. In fact, I was curious what their home looked like to be honest. I looked at both Epsilon and Harmony with a smile, “Sure, when we get there that is…” The three of us chuckled as we began the journey to Tenpony Tower.

Stupid fucking raiders! Okay, not all of them are idiots but these ones are sure acting like they are fucking stupid! We saw a raider encampment ahead as we were walking to Manehatten. Normally, we would probably go into the fight and take care of them since we had time, but Harmony suggested we leave them be. Me and Epsilon looked at each other before agreeing and tried to sneak pass them, emphasis on tried. It was working fairly well, until I crushed a can of Sparkle-Cola making a crunch sound. The Wasteland just hates me using stealth doesn’t it?

After that, all hell broke loose. We probably got, if I was estimating it right, about fifty or more raiders coming at the both of us, in vehicles no less! There was no way the three of us were able to outrun a fucking vehicle! I call utter bullshit on raiders having freaking vehicles (Aw great, I’m getting vulgar and without using the old language as well)! I still did not want to kill them even if they’re minds aren’t right.  

I flew off to the air pulling as I kicked in S.A.T.S. with time slowed down, I went charging at the drivers and paralyzed them. As the result of that action, the vehicles were swerving uncontrollably rolling to their sides crushing those unlucky to not have escaped the cars.

Raiders fired at me as I dodging each of their bullets. Some of the bullets grazed my hide leaving an open wound, but it was nothing a simple bandage can deal with. I see Epsilon charging at one of the vehicles with his rocket launcher to his side. He was speeding up as the vehicle was getting closer to him, the passengers firing at him. When he was confident with his range, he… pointed the rocket launcher at his back legs?! “What are you doing Epsilon!? Don’t do that, you’ll…!”

What I hadn’t expected to both mine and Harmony’s unending surprise was that as he fired the rocket, he jumped flying at the direction opposite of where he fired the rocket soaring through the sky. He turned around with the rocket launcher on his shoulders, the vehicles, set in his sight, “O-fucking-rah motherfuckers!” He fired three rockets on three out of the four vehicles out on the battlefield directly hitting them as they exploded burning the raiders first, before they exploded into a burning heap of bits. He did a safe roll as he landed distributing all the force he gained.

The two of us were very much shocked to see him do a freaking rocket jump! Now I’m beginning to see why he had cybernetic implants on his back legs. A stray bullet passed by my head shaking me out of the trance as I turned around to see more vehicles departing their camp firing at us. A vehicle could very much ease the need of walking. Epsilon ran forward trying to gain some speed so that her can rocket jump again. Harmony was right besides her brother as he gave him a tip for us to enjoy, “Epsilon, take all but one vehicle out!”

He was smiling as he got the picture gaining enough speed to begin the jump, “With pleasure!”  Harmony moved out of the way as he fired at his back legs. He soared through the sky again firing another rocket stray from the vehicles as he reloaded. He backlegs landed on the rocket exploding sending him higher and closer to the vehicles. I grabbed Harmony and putted her on my back as I caught up to him as he fired four rockets again on the vehicles exploding them. This time, the raiders were being smart as they exited quickly.

Four out of five vehicles destroyed by the rockets leaving just one for us to take. He safe rolled again as he reloaded his rocket launcher. Raiders were shooting at us as he was reloading. Harmony dropped off of me clutching her head in dizziness. She shook her wildly as she glared at me, “You know if you’re going to let me ride you, do it not on the battlefield please!”

We didn’t have time to chat as I went ahead getting close to them. Dodging a few bullets on me while getting hit by stray bullets, they were within close proximity as I jumped over them. I dodged some bullets directly fired at me hitting into a few stray bullets as I paralyzed each one of them.

I hear the sound of an exploding rocket as Epsilon was above my head with a shovel at hooh hitting one of the raiders directly at his head. Enough force was put into that hit as the head was literally ripped off its body. We managed to dispatch the last of the remaining raiders leaving behind a blood-soaked, burnt battlefield. I really did not want to go through this again, even if the death toll was small thanks to me not killing them.

Before I could get to some of the crippled raiders, Epsilon fired a rocket pass me as they exploded into tiny giblets of confetti. I looked at him shocked for doing that, “Why did you do that Epsilon!? I was sparing those ponies!”

Epsilon looked at me oddly when I said. He let a little laugh escape as he eyed me, “You’re joking… you’re joking right?” My gaze hardened as I glared at him for long. His expression changed to a surprised yet stern reaction, “You’re not joking? Zodiac, I’ve read the book enough and I know that these ponies don’t deserve to exist. What they do is unforgivable, why let them live in the first place? For all I know killing them would allow them peace they want.”

“I…I don’t care! I wanted to spare them even with that knowledge. I don’t want to kill ever…” I looked at the scattered body parts. I can’t blame him, I would do that same as well, but… I can’t accept the moral of kill or be killed. It’s just not right at all!

I heard Epsilon ask a question as he interrupted my thoughts, “And why’s that? What other reason is there to not kill those with evil intentions?” I glared at him again before softening. I didn’t want to continue this argument right now, and I don’t want to delve one of my secrets to them.

After that heated debate the three of us went to the vehicle that we managed to not explode during the fight. The smell was retching as both Harmony and Epsilon backed away from it. Harmony let out all of her lunch in a rather long puke. Epsilon was covered his nose from smelling it, “Ugh, never thought that the Wasteland Survival Guide was serious about the smell of them, fucking sick…”

As Harmony stopped barfing, she wiped her mouth and eyes. She clearly never went through this before if she ever let out all of her lunch like that, “Welcome to the Wasteland Club, brother.” I looked inside seeing nothing but piles after piles of corpses of victims eaten by the raider, their intestines pulled out by force and eye sockets with no eyes just the brain left out. I backed away as I put one of my hooves over my stomach first and then my mouth. Now it was my turn to puke all of my lunch out.

Epsilon looked inside the vehicle sickened seeing the brutality of the raiders eating their own kind. Harmony was about to check inside, but Epsilon stopped her, “Stop, you don’t want to see this.” He removed each one of them one by one feeling very sick from just pulling them. Harmony almost let her lunch out but she held it back for now. She helped her brother in burying the corpses.

They wanted to give them some closure like I would do. He put some markers as he buried them. Returning back as he saw me wiping my mouth of all of my lunch, he went back to the vehicle on the driver’s seat. Harmony went to check to see if everything was in okay condition. I went to clean out everything the raiders left behind in this vehicle, no smell, no blood, no anything.

As I was cleaning out our transport now, she came out from under the car looking pleased, “Good news, our transport is in good shape for now. We’ll need to bring it to Tenpony Tower for repairs, but otherwise, it should be able to get going before it goes out.”

I went down the vehicle as I cleaned the outside. She went back to the underside of the car fixing some of the stuff she could fix, “Epsilon, mind helping me fix the underside of this car? Could use an extra set of hooves here…” I saw Epsilon hop off the driver’s seat as hr crawled under the vehicle.

I continued cleaning out the outside of all the muck and grim this thing went though. Epsilon pulled out of the underside as he got onto the driver’s seat. Luckily, they left the key in the starting ignition as he turned it. The first two times, the engine did not want to start. I heard the sound of clanging metal as Harmony was getting everything almost done. She came out of the underside as she nodded to him. He revved up the engine a third and final time.

The engine began to whir and fizz as it spewed smoke in front of my face. I backed away as he turned around seeing that I was behind it. He turned it off quickly, “Sorry about that Zodiac, did not know that you were behind it.”

I was now all black from the smoke as I pulled up in front of him not pleased. They chuckled seeing me all black, “Next time you two, tell me when you’re starting the engine so that I don’t get smoke blown on my face.” I shook out of the smoke particles as my coat returned to its original blue color. I went to the back of the passenger seat alongside Harmony as he started the engine again.

I’m not so sure but something about him rocket jumping was getting to me as I asked without me even knowing that I asked, “Epsilon, since when did invent the insane idea of you rocket jumping?”

He looked at the both of us with a look of glee at first, then to confusion, “I’m not so sure myself; the idea just came to me as I was mowing down some enemies. Some of the enemies were too far from my range and most of my allies would not be able to reach them in time. So then I thought, ‘What would happen if tried jumping with the rocket?’ And now, here we are.”

Harmon just shook her head hearing this from her own brother, “No wonder you got cybernetic backlegs, you are crazy brother, crazy…”

He chuckled as he began to drive the vehicle, “Well what did you expect from me Harmony?” The three of us laughed as we headed for Manehatten. We continued to talk about the rocket jumping as we drove, “Considering that I blown my own legs off after the first one, the Ministry of Wartime Technology or M.W.T. for short decided to give me some cybernetic legs for me seeing the amount of bravery to save my allies out there. I’d been proud of these legs ever since as I could rocket jump as many times as I can now, the rocket launcher they even gave me was a specialty as it runs on unlimited ammo never running out.”

That perked both of our ears. Harmony asked the question first before me, “Let me guess, the M.W.T. had some help from the M.A.S. to make that rocket launcher for you?” Let the smart pony of technology ask that question first huh?

I saw Epsilon nodding is head in agreement, “Uh-huh, they gave to me as a gift and I couldn’t be more proud of it. They said that I can name my weapon whatever I want since it’s a one of a kind weapon meant for me…”

I beat Harmony to the question this time, “And what did you name it per chance?” She looked at me angrily and all I did was shrug much to my amusement.

He pulled out the rocket launcher basking it in the sunlight as I was in awe with the amount of work needed to create his special weapon, “I named it Justice Bringer…” We smiled seeing that the name was oddly fitting for a bazooka like that. As we were on the way, my PipBuck beeped alerting us that we were in a new destination, “That beep better be something good…”

I only let a small laugh escape as I waved a dismissive hoof, “No worries Epsilon, it just told me that we are in a new area.”

Harmony asked the question as she was checking out her saddlebags, “Great so where are we?”

I looked at the PipBuck reading the name of the new destination. Well this is interesting, “Apparently someplace called Route 52…”

Footnote: Level Up

Zodiac:

New Perk: Nerd Rage! – 50% DR and Strength increased to 10 when ever health is below 20%... What, the guy’s a nerd, what did you expect?

Special Perk: Interrupted Suicide – Preventing a suicide has given you 5 points to Charisma.

Harmony:

New Perk: Trauma Conga Line – Having gone through some of the worst events to have ever happened has only hardened you for battle but for future endeavors as well. You gain +2 to survival.

Footnote: Naturia Epsilon is now a Companion!

Epsilon

Soldier of Equestria: Epsilon has awoken from his slumber retaining his sharp mind for battle, he gains +10 in action points but loses -2 to survival.

Tagged Skills: Tank, Cybernetics, Tech-Savvy

Epsilon gains a Perk:

Learning Curve: Epsilon has much to learn about the post-war event, he gains +2 in intelligence. Next Chapter: Chapter VII: Ghost of 52 Estimated time remaining: 2 Hours, 2 Minutes