For four hundred years, society has been surviving underground in solitude. The land above completely forgotten to the denizens. And in this underground utopia dubbed New Equestria, ponies have risen to take charge and lead the new civilization to a peaceful utopia. However, in order to survive with scarce resources, volunteers are tasked with exploring underground bunkers to find and retrieve supplies and oxygen.
On one expedition, however, a young pegasus stallion awoke an ancient AI program known as Apocalyptica and it tells him to venture to the outside if he is to save the suffocating underground. With different plans in mind, he escapes into the world above with his adoptive zebra sister and finds that society has survived outside, unbound to law and order. If they are to survive this cruel, unforgiving sand driven wasteland that was once named Equestria, young Candlejack must set out to revive an age old project.
A project that was meant to save the land from itself and revive its' once forgotten civilization.
Special thanks to EZTP for the cover art. You should check him out as he is one talented individual.
This story was inspired by many things. But most of its' inspirations drive from Desert Punk. At least, world setting wise. And to my personal favorite show Samurai Jack for the dystopian future and the recent Neir Automata for inspiring me to create the interactions of the mechanical in a dystopian society.
Also, just a side note, this is not Fallout Equestria related. In fact, any characters, settings or events are purely coincidental.
18 Chapters:
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Prologue Act [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Mar 20th, 2017
7,015
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Act 1-Chapter One: Expedition [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 8th, 2017
6,531
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Act-1 Chapter2: Somnus Apocalyptica [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 12th, 2017
7,368
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Act 1-Chapter 3: Invasion [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 30th, 2021
7,162
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Act-1 Chapter 4: Deserted Equestria [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 20th, 2017
9,872
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Act-1 Chapter 5: Aurora.EXE [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 22nd, 2017
8,348
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Act-1 Chapter 6: Taste of the Wastes [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
May 29th, 2017
8,555
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Act-1 Chapter 7: Laws [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 6th, 2017
9,549
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Act-1 Chapter 8: Wanted [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 20th, 2017
7,423
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Act-1 Chapter 9: Manic the Mechanic [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 20th, 2017
7,317
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Act-1 Chapter 10: Parts and Recreation [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jun 24th, 2017
6,150
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Act-1 Chapter 11: The Last Migration [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 8th, 2017
12,207
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Act-1 Chapter 12: Unusual Troubles [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 13th, 2017
8,286
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Act-1 Chapter13: A Problem for Two [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 22nd, 2017
11,853
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Act-1 Chapter 14: Something Strange This Way Comes [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Jul 25th, 2017
9,676
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Act-1 Chapter 15: The Cult of the Eclipse [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 6th, 2017
8,831
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Act-1 Chapter 16: Aretilla Security Service [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 13th, 2017
9,553
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Act-1 Chapter 17: The Eclipes's End [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
Aug 30th, 2017
9,078