Fallout: Equestria (IC)

[Mooseolini]

"I'm laughing to death!" Pitch giggled childishly, "You know that goddess of yours? What a Joke! 'Great and Powerful Trixie' my plot!"
Pitch turned towards Thunder. The evil ghoul arranged his knives, creating an even bigger wall of knives, each of them thirsty for Thunder's blood! The ghoul took flight, chasing after the Pegasus.

Confused by Pitch's statement, Thunder Flare shouted out over the rushing of the wind, "One! I ain't one a' the monarchists. An', two! I ain't even heard a' 'the goddess' 'till today!" Throwing his fourteen point two wingpower into full force, Thunder Flare found it was moderately easy to maintain a fair distance between himself and the knife-levitating insane ghoul. Gaining elevation with every flap, every push, Thunder flare attempted to bait Pitch as high as he could. Higher and higher the combatants went, ever nearing the cloud cover above. Until, finally, Thunder Flare leveled out for no more than a second, and dove forward, bypassing Pitch. Like greased lightning, the amber and azure pegasus pony plummeted towards the ground below, Pitch now hot on his tail. "C'mon, let's see how well that thing heavy winged contraption a' yers stops", Thunder whispered to himself as the ground scenery grew ever larger in his view.

But, being a trickster himself, Pitch saw through Thunder's scheme. He stopped in place, hovering below the pegasus.
"Nice try, pal! But why don't you ask your alicorn friend about the 'goddess'? Go on, tell her; tell her everything I said about the shamed and pitiful Trixie, she calls a goddess." smirked Pitch.
But then noticing that he has a clear shot of Crossfire, Pitch grinned at Thunder. Hoping to kill two birds with one stone, Pitch sent a good chunk of his knives flying towards the Pegasus Mare, and sent the rest flying at Thunder.

[Socialist Shadow Republic]

But, being a trickster himself, Pitch saw through Thunder's scheme. He stopped in place, hovering below the pegasus.
"Nice try, pal! But why don't you ask your alicorn friend about the 'goddess'? Go on, tell her; tell her everything I said about the shamed and pitiful Trixie, she calls a goddess." smirked Pitch.
But then noticing that he has a clear shot of Crossfire, Pitch grinned at Thunder. Hoping to kill two birds with one stone, Pitch sent a good chunk of his knives flying towards the Pegasus Mare, and sent the rest flying at Thunder.

Ignoring the obvious bait thrown at him verbally by Pitch, Thunder swooped forward in response to the sound of air pushing against Pitch Black's wings as the ghoul came to a halt. With the parting of skin and tissue, Thunder Flare suddenly felt a sharp pain in his rear ankle. Looking back at the wound, Thunder saw that one of the knives had left a deep gash right above his left hoof. The other assortment of knives, lacking any form other form of guidance except gravity, due to now being outside Pitch's sphere of magical influence, missed Thunder Flare. But, those knives hadn't been all of them. He saw a large group of the remaining blades falling towards a newly recovered Crossfire. Instantly, he was on her, forcibly shoving her out of the way as the blades embedded themselves in the piece of cracked street the pegasus mare had just been occupying. Once again, he felt a piercing feeling as one of the steel edges came into contact with Thunder's rear leg. This time, though, the knife had become stuck in his flesh. But, as both Thunder and the knife had been falling, it had failed to sink very deep. Shaking it out with a pained grunt, Thunder Flare shot towards Pitch. The ghoul was all out of his weapon of choice. With his full ascending speed behind him, Thunder Flare crashed into Pitch; the amber pony attempting to slice, stab, and slash at what he could.

[New Willow]

Sulphur was stunned by the first grenade; feeling her legs lock she clenched her eyes shut and screamed in terror. None of the shrapnel hit her though, she was behind several other ponies who worked as unintentional "meat shields" several were caught in the kill radius of the grenade and were dead on the grown or in severe pain. Many were lucky enough to only be effected by the blast radius and only suffered minor injury though. Before Sulphur could let off another scream of terror she heard Crossfire raise her voice in the midst of the chaos. She slowly opened her eyes to see large amounts of ponies with some form of a weapon drawn, feeling helpless she clenched her eyes shut again.

Before she could even comprehend it, another loud bang went off. This time a few pieces of searing metal found their way into her left side; the three coats doing little to halt the metal. She let out a high pitched yelp and fell to the ground; her legs finally unlocking themselves and buckled beneath her weight. Her vision grew blurry but she did manage to catch two darkened flying figures appear to be... dancing? It was the least of her worry, she was more focused on the pain; not much damage was inflicted on her especially compared to some others who the grenade hit, but it still hurt a great deal.

She tried to yell, get some ponies attention but her voice was faint, "H...lp" She said quietly. Her head lightly thumped on the cold ground.

She had no idea of what state Crossfire, or Bright were in; her view masked by the crowd of ponies, a thought struck her. 'What if Bright was killed by the bomb?' She thought, feeling tears form in her eyes, though these tears were not of the physical pain she had just endured but the thought of her close friend dead. She imagined the corpse of Bright, laying mangled and torn up, this only saddened her. She tried to get up, but couldn't, she felt weak and vulnerable; she could only lay in pain and feel warm tears slide down her cheeks as the cold began to seep through her clothing.

[Mooseolini]

Pitch noticed that his plan failed. Seeing the cursed pegasus mare unharmed made his blood boil. Upon seeing the charging pegasus, and noticing that he's out of weapons. Pitch simply dematerialized in the collision, and rematerialized, a short distance away from Thunder. After giving a sarcastic bow to the victorious Pegasus.
"Pleasure fighting with you," he said, with a crackle, "But, again, my fight is with Crossfire. If I am to die, it would be by Crossfire's hooves. You, on the other hoof, are not worthy to even taste my blood. Ta-ta. Tell Crossfire, I said, hello."
And with a demonic laugh, the ghoul dematerialized for the last time, not before taking the falling knives with him.
Pitch rematerialized in his carraige. With big plans for Crossfire on his mind.
'Soon,' he thought, 'Soon.'

[The Flutterlands]

Butch, Dustbowl and Red Dawn, arrived at a Moon Tower in chaos. Death stunk the air.
"What the hell happened?" cried Dustbowl, in shock of what the pegasus was seeing.
Red Dawn looked around, finally seeing a bloody Crossfire, Red Dawn ordered her friends to split up, and help out as many wounded as they can. The Alicorn, Red Dawn swooped towards Crossfire, hoping that there's still time. Ignoring the first-aid kit, next to her, Red Dawn used her Alicorn Magic to heal Crossfire's wounds.
'Please,' she begged in her thoughts, 'Don't die on me now!'
Meanwhile, the griffin, Butch saw a pegasus, hovering, high in the air. He looked injured. Butch rushed towards the pony.
"What the bloody hell happened?" he shouted, "Who or what did this?"
Dusty, found the pony, Sulphur, weeping near by. He swooped down to aid her.

[Fantrum]

Ruby heard the grenade go off, and something in her mind followed it's example. She felt like she was blacking out, for a second there. She lay on the ground for a second, clutching her head, she heard a loud screeching sound. Her fragile mind overloaded.

"Somepony!" she cried out. She was surrounded by ponies, but she saw a ground soaked with blood and body organs. Some of them appeared like skeletons. Walking, talking, skeletons, who disintegrating into dust. The red fur, blue haired pony raced around, before seeing Eris, standing over another pony, trying to help. In her deluded mind, she thought Eris was holding a butcher's knife, and was trying to butcher the pony. She leaped on her, biting and pounding.

Eris was blindsided by a sudden weight, though it was diluted somewhat by the air balloon she carried, none the less; Eris was sent to the ground and put up her fore-hooves in the face of an onslaught of blows from her unnamed opposition. She lost her telekinetic grip on the medical supplies and they landed somewhere on top of the buck she had been wrapping up. She managed to get all four hooves under the attacker's belly, who seemed as good at hoof to hoof combat as Eris was (Which wasnt very good), so with a great heave upward, Eris tried to dislodge her attacker, "Get off of me!" Her smile was gone and had no right to come back any time soon, but Eris rolled from her spot and got to her hooves, ready to face this heartless heathen that would attack those just tying to help.

[The Grey Wolf]

Ruby heard the grenade go off, and something in her mind followed it's example. She felt like she was blacking out, for a second there. She lay on the ground for a second, clutching her head, she heard a loud screeching sound. Her fragile mind overloaded.

"Somepony!" she cried out. She was surrounded by ponies, but she saw a ground soaked with blood and body organs. Some of them appeared like skeletons. Walking, talking, skeletons, who disintegrating into dust. The red fur, blue haired pony raced around, before seeing Eris, standing over another pony, trying to help. In her deluded mind, she thought Eris was holding a butcher's knife, and was trying to butcher the pony. She leaped on her, biting and pounding.

Eris was blindsided by a sudden weight, though it was diluted somewhat by the air balloon she carried, none the less; Eris was sent to the ground and put up her fore-hooves in the face of an onslaught of blows from her unnamed opposition. She lost her telekinetic grip on the medical supplies and they landed somewhere on top of the buck she had been wrapping up. She managed to get all four hooves under the attacker's belly, who seemed as good at hoof to hoof combat as Eris was (Which wasnt very good), so with a great heave upward, Eris tried to dislodge her attacker, "Get off of me!" Her smile was gone and had no right to come back any time soon, but Eris rolled from her spot and got to her hooves, ready to face this heartless heathen that would attack those just tying to help.

The hot air balloon had been tethered to the building, ever since Ruby's arrival at the Tower.
"Die, you unholy ghoul!" Ruby shrieked like a madpony, biting into Eris' arm, as well as punching and kicking. She had to kill it. The infernal ghoul in front of her.
When Eris got up, Ruby turned around to face her. She growled viciously. Suddenly she grabbed her revolver and aimed it at Eris.

[Fantrum]

Marciline haddn't seen the fight, not in it's entirety, but she knew something was wrong. She had heard Thunder's 'Be right back!' And had seen him take off, but she didnt know where in the Goddess' name he had gone off to. Her eyes were drawn to the distinctive flash of somepony teleporting, and she found Thunder there. Walking up slowly, Marci extended a greeting, "Hey Thunder, what have you been up to..." She trailed off, taking in his gashes and the scattering of sharp knives around the area, "By the Goddess! Whats happened to you!?" She forced her voice to stay calm as she rushed to his side, looking for anything still lodged inside the stallion.

[Fantrum]

Eris was blindsided by a sudden weight, though it was diluted somewhat by the air balloon she carried, none the less; Eris was sent to the ground and put up her fore-hooves in the face of an onslaught of blows from her unnamed opposition. She lost her telekinetic grip on the medical supplies and they landed somewhere on top of the buck she had been wrapping up. She managed to get all four hooves under the attacker's belly, who seemed as good at hoof to hoof combat as Eris was (Which wasnt very good), so with a great heave upward, Eris tried to dislodge her attacker, "Get off of me!" Her smile was gone and had no right to come back any time soon, but Eris rolled from her spot and got to her hooves, ready to face this heartless heathen that would attack those just tying to help.

The hot air balloon had been tethered to the building, ever since Ruby's arrival at the Tower.
"Die, you unholy ghoul!" Ruby shrieked like a madpony, biting into Eris' arm, as well as punching and kicking. She had to kill it. The infernal ghoul in front of her.
When Eris got up, Ruby turned around to face her. She growled viciously. Suddenly she grabbed her revolver and aimed it at Eris.

Eris' Eyes went a little wide, shit had just gotten real as she found herself staring down the barrel of a gun. "Hold it there, friend. There isnt a need for this." Eris knew she couldnt pull her own gun, she'd likely be shot in the process, so she resorted to reasoning. "Im not your enemy here. See," She levitated her gun from its holster, nice and slowly, and moved it away from her. What this pony didnt see however was the rock that she levitated as well, and though it was hard to do, she levitated the good sized rock above the Mare. When she let go of the revolver, she too let go of the rock, watching it fall.

[Das Metro]

Eris was blindsided by a sudden weight, though it was diluted somewhat by the air balloon she carried, none the less; Eris was sent to the ground and put up her fore-hooves in the face of an onslaught of blows from her unnamed opposition. She lost her telekinetic grip on the medical supplies and they landed somewhere on top of the buck she had been wrapping up. She managed to get all four hooves under the attacker's belly, who seemed as good at hoof to hoof combat as Eris was (Which wasnt very good), so with a great heave upward, Eris tried to dislodge her attacker, "Get off of me!" Her smile was gone and had no right to come back any time soon, but Eris rolled from her spot and got to her hooves, ready to face this heartless heathen that would attack those just tying to help.

The hot air balloon had been tethered to the building, ever since Ruby's arrival at the Tower.
"Die, you unholy ghoul!" Ruby shrieked like a madpony, biting into Eris' arm, as well as punching and kicking. She had to kill it. The infernal ghoul in front of her.
When Eris got up, Ruby turned around to face her. She growled viciously. Suddenly she grabbed her revolver and aimed it at Eris.

No Name had been wrapping the foreleg of an older Stallion when he heard a shouting. Not one of the distressed groans of the wounded, crying for helo, but an angry shout. No Name snapped to and turned his head towards the noise and caught sight of Eris and Ruby. No Name's eyes widened and he could hear the UFO Voice chanting an inner chorus of, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" No Name galloped towards Ruby and launched himself head first into her side, unaware of the rock above her. Dazed, No Name sluggishly levitated his book from his Saddlebag instead of Timberwolf after recovering from the improptu head butt. He blinked for a moment before pointing the book at Ruby, believing it to be his beloved Sawn-off. "Get away from Eris! Or you won't have enough brains left to move at all!"

[The Grey Wolf]

The hot air balloon had been tethered to the building, ever since Ruby's arrival at the Tower.
"Die, you unholy ghoul!" Ruby shrieked like a madpony, biting into Eris' arm, as well as punching and kicking. She had to kill it. The infernal ghoul in front of her.
When Eris got up, Ruby turned around to face her. She growled viciously. Suddenly she grabbed her revolver and aimed it at Eris.

Eris' Eyes went a little wide, shit had just gotten real as she found herself staring down the barrel of a gun. "Hold it there, friend. There isnt a need for this." Eris knew she couldnt pull her own gun, she'd likely be shot in the process, so she resorted to reasoning. "Im not your enemy here. See," She levitated her gun from its holster, nice and slowly, and moved it away from her. What this pony didnt see however was the rock that she levitated as well, and though it was hard to do, she levitated the good sized rock above the Mare. When she let go of the revolver, she too let go of the rock, watching it fall.

Suddenly, Ruby's mind began clearing up, and she realized that Eris was not bloodthirsty, much less a ghoul. She dropped the revolver. "I am so sorry," she curled up into a circle and began sobbing. She didn't know if she would have another episode like this, and even if it would revert back before she actually hurt some pony.

[Fantrum]

Eris' Eyes went a little wide, shit had just gotten real as she found herself staring down the barrel of a gun. "Hold it there, friend. There isnt a need for this." Eris knew she couldnt pull her own gun, she'd likely be shot in the process, so she resorted to reasoning. "Im not your enemy here. See," She levitated her gun from its holster, nice and slowly, and moved it away from her. What this pony didnt see however was the rock that she levitated as well, and though it was hard to do, she levitated the good sized rock above the Mare. When she let go of the revolver, she too let go of the rock, watching it fall.

Suddenly, Ruby's mind began clearing up, and she realized that Eris was not bloodthirsty, much less a ghoul. She dropped the revolver. "I am so sorry," she curled up into a circle and began sobbing. She didn't know if she would have another episode like this, and even if it would revert back before she actually hurt some pony.

Eris walked up to stand beside No Name, putting a foreleg around him, "Thanks No Name." She turned her head and addressed the pony laying on the ground before her, walking up and putting a fore-leg around her too. "Its ok, we all have occasional bouts of insanity." Her side still hurt from where Ruby had crashed into her, but she managed to hug her anyway.

[The Grey Wolf]

Suddenly, Ruby's mind began clearing up, and she realized that Eris was not bloodthirsty, much less a ghoul. She dropped the revolver. "I am so sorry," she curled up into a circle and began sobbing. She didn't know if she would have another episode like this, and even if it would revert back before she actually hurt some pony.

Eris walked up to stand beside No Name, putting a foreleg around him, "Thanks No Name." She turned her head and addressed the pony laying on the ground before her, walking up and putting a fore-leg around her too. "Its ok, we all have occasional bouts of insanity." Her side still hurt from where Ruby had crashed into her, but she managed to hug her anyway.

Ruby didn't respond at first, just laying in a circle and crying. After a minute or so, she hugged Eris, crying into the other pony's shoulder. It felt good to have somepony else to talk to. To confide in. At least someone to understand her. Ruby had neither of these things.

[Das Metro]

Eris walked up to stand beside No Name, putting a foreleg around him, "Thanks No Name." She turned her head and addressed the pony laying on the ground before her, walking up and putting a fore-leg around her too. "Its ok, we all have occasional bouts of insanity." Her side still hurt from where Ruby had crashed into her, but she managed to hug her anyway.

Ruby didn't respond, she just lay curled into a circle, sobbing. Finally, she lifted herself up and hugged Eris.

Ruby didn't respond at first, just laying in a circle and crying? After a minute or so, she hugged Eris, crying into the other pony's shoulder. It felt good to have somepony else to talk to. To confide in. At least someone to understand her. Ruby had neither of these things.

No Name just nodded and looked at the book confused. Quickly he slipped the book back into his saddlebag and slumped off away from Eris and Ruby to take a moment to collect his thoughts. Over by the carriage he plopped himself down onto his haunches, though still warily watched Ruby and Eris from afar. Carefully he levitated Timberwolf to his front and gave it a lengthy stare. His hypervenilating stopped and the anxiety began to leave him. Right when he started to feel at peace among the general chaos, the UFO Voice returned, in a clear, condescending tone, "Dear me you are a silly head aren't you? You pulled the book out by accident! How embarrassing."

No Name stopped cold. This was indeed not his voice. This vouce was deeper, much deeper and had a sickly sounding verve to it, like running a knife on a chalkboard. No Name thought back at the voice, which made him feel a tad bit ridiculous, "What the hell are you?

The voice chuckled and responded, "I am you, and you are me."

No Name's sense of unease grew as he continued the conversation, "That makes... no sense."

The UFO Voice gave a grumpy sigh, "Do I have to spell it out? I am you! I am the Prince of Genocide, and you of Justice! I am Helborn silly head!"

No Name just sat and stared before mumbling aloud, "What in the buck?"

[Fralinia]

When the first grenade had been thrown, Bright had seen the small projectile land on the ground. He recognized it from all of the times he'd seen raiders use one, but there was nothing he could do but flinch. He was right in the line of fire.

The detonation of the first bomb knocked him back about a meter, impacting him with Crossfire's entourage before the shrapnel ripped outwards. He felt, as if his mind was in slow motion, three bits of sharp steel rip through his side like bullets. He fell, bleeding. Several ponies landed on top of him.

The second explosion wasn't as bad, mostly because Bright couldn't ear the deafening boom this time. He felt the blast wash over him, with a sickening thud, but the shrapnel was absorbed by the bodies on top of him. As the initial pain gave way to copious amounts of adrenaline, Bright looked down at the three gaping holes in his side. One had destroyed his right flank, just below his cutie mark, the other two had ripped holes in his gut. He suddenly felt rather queasy, and he quickly realized he need for medical aid.

But what if there was a third grenade? Bright could still,in his shell-shocked state, deuce who had thrown the bomb. He weakly stumbled to his feet after crawling out from underneath the ponies and grabbed his new rifle. He wasn't quite comfortable with it yet, he missed his old shotgun, but it would do. He pointed it right at Pitch Black's chest and then watched with horror as he dematerialized into nothingness.

Chase him!

To where? Crossfire's probably dead, we don't know where Sulphur is, what do you think is a smart plan of action?

Find Sulphur.

Stumbling about, he saw the small bat pony weeping and mumbling incoherently nearny. He sat down next to here, eliciting some yelps of pain.

[Mooseolini]

-snip-

[Lunas Legion]

The Warrens

The Alicorn chuckled, a strange, ailen sound. "There is always a way back, little ponies. Watch the ground, for it has many secrets." The Alicorn kicked the ground, hoof clinking on a metal pony hole cover hidden under dust. "This should lead you out of the Warrens. Take the twelfth ladder to the surface. Do not turn from the passage, no matter what you see or hear from it. The Silence lures ponies who use the tunnels into traps, and do not tarry. The Fyre takes all who remain too long."

The Phoenix Building

"I have no issues leaving the Silencer Hive Mind to you, if that is how they operate. The Rangers was that Vault for what technology may lie within and the Vault itself, we do not have any grudges against the Silencers. We merely despise them for controlling what should be ours by right."

The Octagon

There was a muffled rustling of feathers as the Alicorn from Moon Tower set down on a balcony, nodding to Utopia and Zene.

"So..." Utopia idily plucked a feather from his tattered wing. "Flashbang, what is Moon Tower looking like?"

Flashbang shrugged. "Same as usual; some monarchists think they can rebuild Equestria." He spat. "They cannot; the old is dead, the new can only be born through fire and blood; fire and blood they are not willing to give to achieve their goal."

"Very well. Since you're alive, they must still be loyal to myself and we should join them." With that, Utopia nodded back to the doorway and the trio trotted into the tower.

[Neo Byzantine Empire]

Crossfire was being tended by several others; who busied themselves trying to secure the vastly influential pony, ill equipped for dealing with injuries such as these. Those tending to their fallen leader stared in awe as an Alicorn approached; backing up and giving her some room, whether due to intimidation or realization that the powerful entity could be of more help, it wasn't quite clear.

The Mare was fading; losing consciousness by the time Marci reached her. She felt light-headed, like she were floating; her awareness of her surroundings fading bit by bit, until that moment where dozens of pieces of shrapnel, big and small, were simultaneously ripped from her body; adrenaline bringing her back into the waking realm, while the pain was too much for her to bear without screaming.

She wasn't bleeding too badly any longer; though the blood loss and shock had taken its toll, the young leader barely capable of standing, let alone moving. Still; it was a testament to her strength that she had not lost consciousness by this point. Still; the attack had shaken her, greatly.

An Earth Pony who had formerly been attempting to bandage her wounds hurried to stand beside her, allowing Crossfire to lean on him for support. They walked through the crowd of ponies; assessing the damage done and what could have caused it... No; she had to get her priorities in line. There would be time to figure out who was responsible later; though only two likely candidates ran by her; the "Silence", or that Ghoul from before... Either way, she knew it could mean trouble. For now, however; the task at hand was tending to those with injuries.

The Merchants who had joined her could prove invaluable at this point. "Gather whatever medical supplies you can muster; help those with the worst injuries first." She ordered, her strength returning, somewhat, as she walked through the crowds of ponies tending to wounded and collecting the dead.

"Ma'am... I-I don't think we have enough for everypony..." One of the Merchants replied; Medicine being in such high demand, and the merchants more dedicated to seeking out, obtaining, and distributing such things had been among those who refused to embrace the ideals of a new Monarchy.

Crossfire's attention turned to one such merchant, whose stance on the situation she could not quite determine. He had remained with his wares, along with several hired guards; suggesting nopony he knew or cared about deeply had been caught up in the blast. The Pegasus Mare signaled for several ponies to follow her, standing and walking on her own as she approached the medicine merchant, still clearly weakened after her near-death experience, though none of that mattered to her right now.

"Sir;" She began, approaching the merchant, hoping he could be talked into helping, as a confrontation now was the last thing she wanted, though with the lives of others at stake... "Your supply of medicine could be of great use in light of this recent tragedy. Will you kindly permit us to take what's necessary? I'm sure many here would be grateful for your generosity." She said, appealing to this Stallion's better senses first and foremost.

[Lunas Legion]

The merchant smiled grimly. "Moon Tower's a place of wealth. You only get what you can pay for, everypony knows that and everypony gets the same treatment. But, since I'm a nice pony, I'll make you a deal; all the medicine that I have in stock and you pay me back later." He gestured to a few other merchants standing off from the scene. "Money is the only language we understand, but since you're a mare who should keep her word, I have no doubt they'll be willing to part with supplies in exchange for being paid later. Debt is something we all understand, after all."

[The Flutterlands]

The Warrens

The Alicorn chuckled, a strange, ailen sound. "There is always a way back, little ponies. Watch the ground, for it has many secrets." The Alicorn kicked the ground, hoof clinking on a metal pony hole cover hidden under dust. "This should lead you out of the Warrens. Take the twelfth ladder to the surface. Do not turn from the passage, no matter what you see or hear from it. The Silence lures ponies who use the tunnels into traps, and do not tarry. The Fyre takes all who remain too long."

"Very well." said Hope, "All right men, this way."
Hope went through the hole first. As the gang followed, Spot looked at the Alicorn intently. Just looking at it ran shivers down his spine. But, with his question still unanswered, he looked at the Alicorn in the eyes, and asked for the third time, "What is the Silence?".
"Come on, move it!" scowled a gang member behind him.
"Actually," said Hope sticking her head, out of the hole, "That is a good question. What is the Silence?"

The Phoenix Building

"I have no issues leaving the Silencer Hive Mind to you, if that is how they operate. The Rangers was that Vault for what technology may lie within and the Vault itself, we do not have any grudges against the Silencers. We merely despise them for controlling what should be ours by right."

"And I despise them because I was so foolish to unleash them!" said Dark Heart intently, "I don't care for the treasures inside anymore. Only for the Silencer's extinction."

The Griffin then turned to his Clan.
"Prepare yourselves!" Dark Heart ordered, "The time is close for us to strike. But for now, it's time for rest. I don't want any sleepers on the field; They make for easy targets. You are dismissed."
The Clan parted from each other to there quarters. Dark Heart made sure of it that they are treated with the same dignity and respect, as rangers.

Dark Heart went to check on the trio, he was frustrated to find them gone.
"Blast it!" he roared, "Where did they flew off to now? Razor."
Razor flew beside him.
"Yes, Dark Heart?" the Alicorn said, kind of glumly.
"Last time we saw Red Dawn, Butch and Dustbowl was at Moon Tower, anything happened there while you were out, that may have gotten their attention?"
"Well," replied Razor, looking back at recent events, "There was this one pony, who spoke of forming a new government, a new Monarchy, to be exact."
"A new Monarchy, eh?" asked Dark Heart, he didn't really care for government, only leadership, "Well, in that case... you know what? It's cool. If they want to run off and follow some false dream, then more power to them. It's not like our numbers dwindled enough all ready. Celestia rest their souls."
Dark Heart remained silent for sometime, then he turned to Razor Feather.
"Say," he started, "You've been looking kinda glum for awhile. It's unlike you. What's eating ya?"
Razor Feather didn't waste any thought on Dark Heart's question.
"Do you really think that it's all your fault?" he asked.
"What kind of question is that?" cried Dark Heart, "What do you mean 'is it really all my fault'? Of course it is. I'm the one who opened the vault, I'm the one who ignored the warnings of the Alicorns. So, yeah, I'm the bigger idiot here."
"But," stated Razor, "I could have stopped you; I could have stood up to you at full force and destroy that journal at the very beginning. Aren't I to blame here to?"
Dark Heart placed his arm around the big, slender, hunk of mass, that is his friend.
"Look," he said, "To be serious, I thank you for hitting me with that shovel. You saved my life back there, as well as the clan. Your penance, has been paid already. Now it's time for me to pay mine."
"But..." cried Razor, trying to hold back tears, "I don't want to lose you again."
"Hey." chuckled Dark Heart, "Trust me. I know what I'm doing. Good night, partner."
At that, Dark Heart sprouted his wings and took off into the night. Leaving Razor buried in his thoughts. That conversation some how gave him hope.
'I will save you again, Dark Heart.' Razor promised in his thoughts, 'Your burden, is my burden'
The silver Alicorn then sprouted his wings, and he too, took off into the night.

[MYAWESOMENESS]

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[Lunas Legion]

The Warrens

The Alicorn chuckled, a strange, ailen sound. "There is always a way back, little ponies. Watch the ground, for it has many secrets." The Alicorn kicked the ground, hoof clinking on a metal pony hole cover hidden under dust. "This should lead you out of the Warrens. Take the twelfth ladder to the surface. Do not turn from the passage, no matter what you see or hear from it. The Silence lures ponies who use the tunnels into traps, and do not tarry. The Fyre takes all who remain too long."

"Very well." said Hope, "All right men, this way."
Hope went through the hole first. As the gang followed, Spot looked at the Alicorn intently. Just looking at it ran shivers down his spine. But, with his question still unanswered, he looked at the Alicorn in the eyes, and asked for the third time, "What is the Silence?".
"Come on, move it!" scowled a gang member behind him.
"Actually," said Hope sticking her head, out of the hole, "That is a good question. What is the Silence?"

"A good question. The Silence are a old foe made new, a hidden foe that has become visible. They are a counterpoint to the Voice; bringing the cold depths of Silence wherever they go while the Voice brings enlightenment and knowledge. Do not trifle with them; death follows wherever they go no matter how far you run. Time is their ally, not yours. You would do well to remember that. The Voice has foreseen it."

[Neo Byzantine Empire]

The merchant smiled grimly. "Moon Tower's a place of wealth. You only get what you can pay for, everypony knows that and everypony gets the same treatment. But, since I'm a nice pony, I'll make you a deal; all the medicine that I have in stock and you pay me back later." He gestured to a few other merchants standing off from the scene. "Money is the only language we understand, but since you're a mare who should keep her word, I have no doubt they'll be willing to part with supplies in exchange for being paid later. Debt is something we all understand, after all."

Crossfire scowled at the idea a pony could only care about profit, even in a dire situation such as this. Still; on the bright side, he hadn't demanded a down payment, at least, and she was a Mare of her word. They would be repaid for their assistance, eventually. "Very well; it's a deal." She said, nodding to those around her who took the liberty of taking the Medicine the merchant had in stock, to put it to good use caring for the injured.

While Crossfire made her deal with the Merchants; ponies affiliated with her and Moon Tower picked over the dead and dying; sorting out who was who, allowing families to claim the corpses of sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters claimed during the terror attack; while the injured were taken into the care of those with some medical knowledge; Bright and Sulphur discovered and taken to a portion of the courtyard covered with wounded; ponies with talents for medicine or medical care tending to a wide variety of ponies. Those taking orders from Crossfire were doing as she said; tending to those worst-off, regardless of wealth. Other doctors, however, whose skills might have been better put to use treating those who actually needed it, were either being harassed by or paid to tend to wealthier clients whose injuries ranged from nowhere near as grave to just as desperate, though much to the dismay of ponies such as Crossfire; the former seemed to be the case far more than the latter.

She walked through row after row of wounded; finding one such doctor tending to a Mare with a few cuts and scrapes; nothing as serious as what she herself had endured. "Doctor; why are you tending to this mare when there are others in more serious condition than her?" She asked, studying the victim of the attack closely to ensure her assumption was correct. As far as she could tell, it was; no injury that could possibly warrant priority above others who had been as close to the blast as Crossfire and survived.

[Das Metro]

"Eat some of the soup then. Pour it yourself though; this isn't the Followers of the Apocalypse, you have to do things yourself here. In the meantime..." Gunner glanced towards the stairs. "I'm going back on watch. Ask Steels if you want anything. He isn't nice, but he does jobs well."

With that, Gunner stood up and trotted upstairs and glanced out the window, idily noticing something that sounded suspiciously like shouting over the roar of the building's magical shield generator which was on this floor.

"What the bloody hell do you want!". He shouted out. "This ain't a bloody soup kitchen, you know?"

Opium's ears perked up and he craned his head lazily up to the Seaddle Institute. Finally! Some service! He pranced in place for a moment before sitting down onto his haunched in the snow, turning his nose up before shouting like a madpony, "FIIIIIINALLY! Took you long enough! I want in, I am a merchant of ill repute and have plenty of combat stimulants if you are ever so interested! Oh! And my two best friends forever and 'ever are being violently assaulted by a few monstrous robots, they're probably dead, but whatevs'! I'm pretty hungry too, I ran all the way here and I'm still buzzed!"

[The Flutterlands]

Crossfire was being tended by several others; who busied themselves trying to secure the vastly influential pony, ill equipped for dealing with injuries such as these. Those tending to their fallen leader stared in awe as an Alicorn approached; backing up and giving her some room, whether due to intimidation or realization that the powerful entity could be of more help, it wasn't quite clear.

The Mare was fading; losing consciousness by the time Marci reached her. She felt light-headed, like she were floating; her awareness of her surroundings fading bit by bit, until that moment where dozens of pieces of shrapnel, big and small, were simultaneously ripped from her body; adrenaline bringing her back into the waking realm, while the pain was too much for her to bear without screaming.

She wasn't bleeding too badly any longer; though the blood loss and shock had taken its toll, the young leader barely capable of standing, let alone moving. Still; it was a testament to her strength that she had not lost consciousness by this point. Still; the attack had shaken her, greatly.

An Earth Pony who had formerly been attempting to bandage her wounds hurried to stand beside her, allowing Crossfire to lean on him for support. They walked through the crowd of ponies; assessing the damage done and what could have caused it... No; she had to get her priorities in line. There would be time to figure out who was responsible later; though only two likely candidates ran by her; the "Silence", or that Ghoul from before... Either way, she knew it could mean trouble. For now, however; the task at hand was tending to those with injuries.

The Merchants who had joined her could prove invaluable at this point. "Gather whatever medical supplies you can muster; help those with the worst injuries first." She ordered, her strength returning, somewhat, as she walked through the crowds of ponies tending to wounded and collecting the dead.

"Ma'am... I-I don't think we have enough for everypony..." One of the Merchants replied; Medicine being in such high demand, and the merchants more dedicated to seeking out, obtaining, and distributing such things had been among those who refused to embrace the ideals of a new Monarchy.

Crossfire's attention turned to one such merchant, whose stance on the situation she could not quite determine. He had remained with his wares, along with several hired guards; suggesting nopony he knew or cared about deeply had been caught up in the blast. The Pegasus Mare signaled for several ponies to follow her, standing and walking on her own as she approached the medicine merchant, still clearly weakened after her near-death experience, though none of that mattered to her right now.

"Sir;" She began, approaching the merchant, hoping he could be talked into helping, as a confrontation now was the last thing she wanted, though with the lives of others at stake... "Your supply of medicine could be of great use in light of this recent tragedy. Will you kindly permit us to take what's necessary? I'm sure many here would be grateful for your generosity." She said, appealing to this Stallion's better senses first and foremost.

Red Dawn approached Crossfire carefully.
"Are you in any need of assistance?" the Alicorn Mare asked, "It looks like there was another Silencer attack here, or worse."
Then again, what could be worse than the Silence?
"Me and the other two, whom you have met before, have decided to aid you in your goal. They are out aiding those who are injured. But, from hence forth, our services are in your hooves."
Red Dawn bowed her head in respect.
"I may not agree with the idea of an absolute ruler, but, I have some ideas that could fix that. I can only hope that the Goddess will see that with good intentions."

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