private Fallout: End of the Road

[Stone Cold Applejack 381]

After Malt said he'd take the first watch I tried to fall asleep. "Hopefully this stuff will be gone when I wake up." I said trying to move my still paralyzed legs. "Dammnit." I whispered with a sigh. I closed my eyes and fell fast asleep. I dreamed of life as a guardian. There was ups and downs but nothing was as stupid as that thing that a platoon of us guardians were sent to do. Nothing was as stupid that day.

[nx9100 1,013]

Laying down on his back against a log, Quick Strike stretched out.  "Well, guess I'll nod off, then.  Keep an eye out for them Nightcritters!  Heh Heh."  He reached up and pulled his hat down to cover his face.  "Time for some shut eye..."  Crossing his front legs over his chest, he drifted off to sleep...

[MisterRe 21]

"I can't sleep." Re suddenly woke. "I can't shake the feeling but I just can't relax."

 

Re sat up and looked at his Pip-buck. His sleep deprivation meter was 400 and slowly rising up as the minutes passed by. "Malt, I can take all of the night. Don't worry." 

 

Re got up and circled the perimeter with the light of his Pip-buck.

[Suitaloo 743]

"You sure?" Malt asked. "I mean, y'all look like you've been up for the past few days. I got a full night of decent sleep last night. Just lay down and watch the fire or something. Maybe that'll help you relax. If you really can't fall asleep, then at least wait up for a few hours. And even then, I don't know if you should be watching for trouble if you are that tired, ya know, in case you fall asleep on the job."

[Stone Cold Applejack 381]

"Load up your stuff Star Gaze." Solar one of my best friends said to me. "I'll be there in a second." I was having a dream about that day. "You know where were being sent to?" I asked. "No. Hell none of the guardians know. Not even Lt. Shiner." Solar responded back. "Fuck. Always makes for a fantastic mission when not even a superior knows where were goin." I said sarcasticly. "Well...Major Frost knows where." He told me. "Shit. Really that coc-" "Watch your mouth Pvt. Gaze. You don't talk like that about a superior. Especially not one like Frost." Lt. Water Shiner said walking into my tent. "Pack your stuff lets go." I packed up everything they told us we need and got into the back of a troop transport truck. "Well were about to see what we do." I said to my friend Ajax.

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Soprano couldn't sleep. He pretended to be asleep for a while, but he just wanted to study. That's all his life was, and has ever been. Wake up, eat, study, eat, sleep. That was his constant routine until now. He tried to get his routine back on track, but he slowly drifted off to sleep. He was too tired to memorize て verbs.

[Stone Cold Applejack 381]

I awoke the next morning in a stir. I had a dream about that day. Of course I wouldn't share it with anyone. What we did that day was unforgivable and you never knew who was out for vegance for it. I looked around the camp has everyone was getting up as well. "Morning everybody" I said with a yawn. "Time to get moving. Neighton ain't that far now."

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"Beast Mode!" mumbled Quick Strike, as he stirred awake, stretching our his limbs.  "Huh, strange dream."  He slowly got to his feet, and fixed his hat.  "So," he asked, "how far we's got to go?"  Reaching for his revolver, he popped out the chamber, checked to make sure it was loaded, spun it, and popped it back in.

[MisterRe 21]

He saw his sleepless meter was 700. He was worried a little, because 1000 meant death for some reason. Re stopped pacing around like a crazed mare and talked to the other ponies.

 

"Very well then. Let's go. Hey Day star... I'm mean Stare gaze... I mean Star Daze. Never mind. You wouldn't mind carrying somepony if they were to fall... a-...sleep..." Re collapsed.

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"Tarnation!" Quick Strike sighed, watching Re fall to the ground.  "Someponies just ain't got stamina."  He walked over to Re, and gave him a smack with his hoof.  "Move it!" he shouted.  When Re didn't respond, his sighed, and looked up at the others.  "Well, he's out cold."  Adjusting his rifle sling, he reached down and started lifting Re.  "Well don't just stand there," he snapped to the others, "Help me get'em up!"  

[Suitaloo 743]

Malt shook his head as he woke up, rubbing his eyes. "Huh? Wha?" He mumbled as he stretched and yawned. "Oh. Well, damn. Yeah I'll lend you a hoof." Malt said, moving over and helped lift the unconscious pony on to Quick's back. "If you get tired holding him, I'll carry him for a little while. You feeling any better though Star? Legs all working again?" He asked.

[Stone Cold Applejack 381]

"Eyeup. They're working just fine I believe." I got up from sitting and walked over to Re. "Son of a bitch Re! Neighton's like a mile away and he falls asleep!" I turned the other way to look at the road to Neighton. "Well shit. Lets get moving I guess. Soprano wake up buddy." I nudged Soprano to wake him up. "Come on when we get to Neighton and that caravan you study all you want and fiddle with that radio."

[Suitaloo 743]

"Well, we all ready to move out?" Malt asked the group, walking off in the direction of Neighton a bit. "If you notice any non-poisonous mutated creatures around, I could make us some food, if you don't mind eating meat. I know some ponies are still a bit dubious about it, considering we all apparently used to be herbivores, but when you're in the desert and there isn't any vegetation for miles around, you've gotta make do."

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"I have food in my bag. It's not much, but it's 2 apples (one smells and looks strange, but not rotten) and some sugar."

 

-2 apples

-1 strange apple

-500 grams sugar

 

"I don't know how we could ration this though." he said, getting the food out, noticing that his gun was gone. "Guys, my gun is gone."

[MisterRe 21]

Re's deprivation was counting down three times as fast counting down. In an hour he'll be functional, more or less. His sleep cycle was decimated b every living creature that happened up on him. No stead fast sleeper he was, so his rest suffered.

 

"Misery... why don't~... you come wid me." The stallion dreamt of past events and regrets, he just couldn't convince her.

[nx9100 1,013]

Adjusting the load on his back, Quick Strike balanced himself.  Taking a quick glance at the passed-out pony hanging off his side, "Geeze, this pony's heavy," he muttered.  "Hey Soprano," he called, "I'll take one of them apples, if'n ya don't mind."  He gave a small shake, bouncing Re's body as it hung over his back.  "Need ta keep up my strength if'n I'ma gonna carry him for awhile..."

[Suitaloo 743]

"Alright then, we all ready to roll? You can use my revolver, I can't hit the broad side of a barn with it. You can also save one of those apples. I'll eat when we get to Neighton, I can buy us some ingredients and make us some proper food when we arrive. Trust me, if you're used to rotting apples, it's going to taste like something from the Gourmand." Malt bragged.

[Stone Cold Applejack 381]

I turned back to the group. "Alright lets go. Move your ass." I said in a guardian like tone. I grabbed my rifle and slung it over my neck. "Soprano that other apple you can have. Actually I wouldn't eat it. Damn things poisoned probably." When I heard Malt say something about Gormand I laughed. "I've been there before. Those people in their are fuckin weird. When I get to New Pegasus I'm goin straight to Gomerah."

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[Suitaloo 743]

"Ah Gommorah... Basically the entire reason New Pegasus is known as Sin City. I'm probably going to check out a couple shows at the Tops, maybe visit the Gourmand. Never been there myself, but I hear the food is terrific. Though, I also hear the staff there are creepy as hell with their masks. Might gamble a little." Malt said, following Star.

[Stone Cold Applejack 381]

"There is only 3 reasons I go to Gemorrah. Gambling, booze, and mares." I said smirking. "Best part of The Strip is Gemorrah." I said still smirking. "Neighton ain't that far now." I said pointing at a water tower in the distance. "In about an hour we should be there." I said turning to the group. I turned back to walk. "So when we get to New Pegasus what are you guys gonna do?"

[nx9100 1,013]

Shifting the load on his back, Quick Strike replied, "Imma gonna get me a cold drink, food, and ammo."  He moved up to walk alongside Gaze, to make it easier to talk while carrying Re.  "Then find somemore work, I reckon.  Gotta keep my wits sharp!"  He laughed, which made Re's past-out body nearly slide off his back.  A quick adjustment, and his burden was back in place.  "That is,"  he turned to Gaze, "unless ya still need my services yourself."

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Soprano gave Quick Strike one of the good apples.

 

- -1 good Apple

 

"It's fine Malt; I hate having to use a gun." Soprano said. "I just thought it should be known that i'm 'unarmed and not-dangerous?" Soprano joked, knowing that his bad pun was very bad. "I'm sorry." he apologized.

[Stone Cold Applejack 381]

"Your services may not be needed once we get to New Pegasus." We trudged onward until we got to a sign that was covered in dust. I walked up to the sign and wiped away the dust to reveal a purple hair pink coated mare with a Sunset Sassarpilla bottle. I wipped away mors dust to reveal words. I read the words out loud. "Neighton 5 miles ahead. You hear that?!" Were almost there!" I was excited. Once we got to that caravan we'd be on a clean sweep to New Pegasus.

[MisterRe 21]

Mister Re wasn't sleeping anymore after Star Gaze's yell, he opened his eyes for a moment and saw Soprano giving Quick Strike an apple. His eyes met contact with the yellow pony and Re winked and fell limp again but fakely.

 

"Shh..." he said to Soprano, quietly.

[Stone Cold Applejack 381]

The group continued to walk up the road to Neighton. The water tower grew nearing as we got closer and closer. Until we arrived. WELCOME TO NEIGHTON! Population: 126. That what the sign said. I was smiling "We made it. Just in ti-" My sentence was cut off when I turned to look at Neighton. The town had smoke rising from it, a whole building was on fire, there was giant heaps of rubber set ablaze, the ponies of Neighton where not there except the dead body of one lying dead near a house. "What the hell?" I was terrified. "What...happened here? The whole towns a mess." I looked back to the group. Suddenly something popped into my head. I stared back at the building on fire before breaking into a sprint. "Come on!" I yelled back. "We gotta see if that caravan is still here."