open Fallout Equestria: Endeavor

[Steel Accord 6,660]

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"Right behind you." Ezekiel said. He had went off to meditate and collect himself in the only place where Ponyville seemed to have any kind of solace, Sugarcube Corner's upper floor. There was a kind of giddy aura to it that he couldn't place but found warming.

 

. . . . There was also a Raider with a head and leg missing but that was self defense.

[Unicorncob 5,699]

Crackshot perked up from the familiar voice, and saw Ezekiel trotting up to the group from Sugarcube Corner. Not exactly the place he'd think a zebra shaman warrior would go to relax, but that was his business.

 

"Good, we're grouping together outside town before Captain Bloodthirsty gets back," he announced to the zebra as he led the group toward the road. He couldn't help but notice he seemed...chipper. "Feeling better?"

Edited April 28, 2015 by Unicorncob

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Once Chip and Greshken had what they had came to the farm for they gathered up on the road toward ponyville.

 

As Greshken had the tank cannon in hand and chip with the virus source in his bag, the two begun to make their way back toward ponyville to catch up with their team.

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Dashia says, "Did the Zebra have a good time? He looks like it."

 

Dashia heads off to meet with Chip and Greshken. Dashia is doing her best right now to hold back her desire to kill that buckface, Ricto. She seems to be doing a good job of it. However she knows one more thing to agitate her against Ricto And she will try to kill him at first chance.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Crackshot perked up from the familiar voice, and saw Ezekiel trotting up to the group from Sugarcube Corner. Not exactly the place he'd think a zebra shaman warrior would go to relax, but that was his business.

 

"Good, we're grouping together outside town before Captain Bloodthirsty gets back," he announced to the zebra as he led the group toward the road. He couldn't help but notice he seemed...chipper. "Feeling better?"

 

"I am feeling much better than before, although against that fiend I still wish we'd done more. That must now wait now apparently, let's deal with this new foe, this 'Captain' shall we?"

 

The apparent metaphor was once again lost on the zebra shaman. Although he was feeling "better" he still wasn't exactly thrilled at sharing the space with so many evil doers under the guise of sharing their worldview.

[Unicorncob 5,699]

"Don't worry," Crackshot's dark smirk returned as he gave Ezekiel a pat on the shoulder, "once we've told Chip what's happened, I'm sure he'll let you do whatever you want to him. As long as he gets the killing blow."

 

He raised his brow at his last comment. Did he take him seriously with that? Great fighter, but a bit naive.

"Yeah well, Ricto is our 'Captain'," he explained, "and chances are you'll get a turn at him. Just be careful; I know the guy, and he's built like a brick shithouse. Doesn't go down easy."

 

Eventually the two parties reunited, Greshken carrying the cannon on his shoulder. At least that was something.

Crackshot met Chip with a look to say 'We need to talk'.

Edited April 28, 2015 by Unicorncob

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Chip saw the rest of the group approach him and Greshken. As the group was finally reunited Crackshot approached Chip looking serious saying they need to talk.

 

"Glad to see you're okay, what is it you need to talk about?" He said almost seeming like he forgot that Crackshot was talking to Ricto.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

"Don't worry," Crackshot's dark smirk returned as he gave Ezekiel a pat on the shoulder, "once we've told Chip what's happened, I'm sure he'll let you do whatever you want to him. As long as he gets the killing blow."

 

He raised his brow at his last comment. Did he take him seriously with that? Great fighter, but a bit naive.

"Yeah well, Ricto is our 'Captain'," he explained, "and chances are you'll get a turn at him. Just be careful; I know the guy, and he's built like a brick shithouse. Doesn't go down easy."

 

"Oh . . . " Ezekiel pawed at the ground.

 

"I think you misunderstand me though, it's not vengeance that drives me so. Before, I tried to explain, I would not deceive but be plain. Be forthright and not hide behind a presentation, it was the act of being a savage that filled me with consternation." He tried to explain.

[Unicorncob 5,699]

"Well, thanks for doing that for me," Crackshot muttered, breaking his look at Chip to give Ezekiel an honest thank-you, "I won't ask you for that again. Next time we run into a pony like that, we do it your way." His dark smirk returned.

 

The smirk quickly faded as he approached Chip, putting on a serious look.

"Gonna warn you right now, you're not gonna like what I got out of him," he began, and took a deep breath, "the reason you and your old man had a weapons deal with Ricto is because the son of a bitch took out your mother as 'incentive'. Your dad eventually decided he'd had enough and tried to get out, but Ricto wouldn't have any of it. Your old man exchanged his life for you to keep living."

 

He stood back, and awaited Chip's response. He realised he'd just dropped a bombshell on the poor kid, but he deserved nothing but the whole truth.

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Chip's eyes widened as he sat in the dirt looking horrified. He tried to talk but was unable put together the words.

 

As a few tears begun to fall down his face Chip blinked wiping his face with his hoof. As his hoof swiped across his face his expression was replaced with anger and rage. He stood back up pulling his goggles down over his eyes. "I'm going to kill that Bastard, Greshken hold that cannon higher." He said as he pulled the power core back out of his bag.

 

Chip walked under the cannon quickly connecting the power core back onto the cannon. After the core was reinstalled Chip stomped out from under the cannon and begun marching toward ponyville.

Edited April 28, 2015 by Chip Circuit

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Ezekiel followed with a smirk. At last, no more deceptions, no more facades. Chip Circuit was out to avenge his father and without false pretense. He sidled up next to him and gave the pony a strong nod, indicating his support and protection should anypony get in the way.

[Unicorncob 5,699]

Crackshot watched as Chip broke into tears in front of him.
Another deep sigh escaped him. "I'm sorry."

 

He watched as his expression quickly shifted from sadness to total white-hot rage, and he pulled the goggles over his eyes and loaded the cannon with its power core.

 

He knew exactly what he was going to do. He was going to go back to Ponyville and cut down every stupid son of a bitch standing in his way before he took Ricto's head clean off. Ezekiel swiftly walked along with him for backup.

 

Crackshot levitated the old rifle toward Dashia. "You should hold onto this. If you're going ahead, we'll catch up."

 

He trotted to catch up with the two stallions, Persuasion in his magic and feeling ready to fight. He gave Chip a nod of his own.

"Hey Zeke, we're going to show you how we deliver justice out here."

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Chip continued forward hardly noticing Ezekiel and Crackshot were beside him. Greshken was following the three stallions with the cannon in his hand.

 

Chip intended to shoot Ricto with a direct shot from the tank cannon. Chip didn't have his head on right after hearing that news. He had been living in Ponyville for the last year and never even considered that Ricto was the one that raided his lab.

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Dashia had had enough. The look on her face mirrored chip's. "Let me have him for a bit. I will make him regret ever living." He words were not loud but they held a lot of pent up anger.

 

She claims the rifle and flies right next to Chip. She desided long ago she was going to kill him if he hurt Chip and he did. "Chip lets play blow him from the sky. I drop him, you and Greshken shoot. Deal?"

Edited April 28, 2015 by Midnight_Aurora

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Chip kept looking forward after Dashia made her comment. "No I'm making this cock sucker bite a tank shell point blank." Chip was raging inside his head, he wanted Ricto's blood for himself.

 

Let alone carrying him into the air could put Dashia at risk, even though he was furious he could still think.

[Unicorncob 5,699]

Crackshot glanced up and noticed Dashia had decided to come with them. That left just Aile and Virtue, though if they wanted to come, they'd be smart to hide away somewhere till it was over.

 

She suggested a plan, but Chip's mind was set. He wanted this asshole to himself, and Crackshot understood completely.

His voice was cold, and his eyes murderous beneath his goggles. Crackshot had been to that dark place before.

 

"Let him handle this his way," he told the pegasus, glancing ahead to Ponyville like Chip, "this is his fight, we're just the backup."

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

 

Ricto:

 

After searching ponyville after returning Ricto was unable to find any sign of Crackshot. Furious after being betrayed he returned to his home going inside. Ricto realized that Chip's rifle was gone.

 

Infuriated he pulled one of his swords off his back and begun swinging his sword against the wall, cutting deep gashes into the wall.

[Defender of Tomorrow 323]

Xerath (Flashback)

"Ahh!! Run Nova, save yourself it's too late for me!!" A young white unicorn mare with blue mane shrieked as bombs exploded all around them, noxious fumes escaping from the canisters that were left from the explosion. "NO! I won't leave you I swore to your father I would protect you from any harm that came your way!"  Nova shouted with a slight muffle from the oxygen mask he was wearing, he rushed over to the frightened mare with incredible speed, the fumes were beginning to smother the remaining oxygen making it very difficult to breath for those unprepared, the majority of the combatants from both sides began suffocating. "I-I can't breath Nova!!" The mare began coughing violently and wheezing as the fumes began to envelop her location, the stallion magically removed his mask and forcefully put it on her face, the sight of her struggling pained him dearly. "You have to go! There is nothing left here for us!"  Rustling could be heard, the plants that had sprouted from the eyes of the dead ponies were being stimulated by the fumes and rapidly increased their growth, spore production, and harvest speed, green was covering the ground quickly. "W-why Nova? You can escape with me, we can share the mask until we get ou-" Her voice wavered as tears began to roll down her cheeks, her heavy breathing could be heard from the mask. "J-just fucking go! Let me honor my promise to my dear friend..." His face shed a few tears, it was near impossible to breathe or speak normally now, he turned away from her, struggling to stand from the lack of oxygen. The mare entered an extreme gallop, she ran probably the fastest she had ever ran in her life, running from her only friend, the only pony she cared about, maybe even loved, tears flowed down her cheeks like a river as she continued running, not looking bad, not even for a moment.

 

Gasping for air Xerath sat up from his bed, breathing heavily as he rubbed his face, he cybernetic hoofs frantically searching for the face mask he had always worn for as long as he could remember. His ears perked up at the sound of commotion outside the building, judging by the 'friendliness' of it and the moans of various other ponies he determined he was in some sort of hospital or clinic. He groaned as he got up from the bed, stretching his cybernetic limbs, mid-stretch a middle-aged mare pony came to him "You shouldn't be out of bed yet, even if you are special, you're quite lucky you know, you're belongings are on a table to your left, near the wall, and one last thing, we took some caps from your pouch to cover the costs." With that the mare left, grumbling something about ponies always thinking they're good to go and end up coming back here the next hour. He thought nothing of it and made his way over to the table and gathered his belongings, they were more tattered than last time he remembered but still in usable condition. His hoofs fumbled slightly with his special mask as he put it back on his face, the mask immediately interfacing and going to work. (functions sort of like echolocation but much more intricate as it in a way provides him with sight) He found it much easier to equip the rest of his armor, duster/hood-like outfit and special sword, he didn't have much caps or supplies left for that matter but he knew he would be able to get around one way or another. 

 

His ears perked up as he heard the commotion move into the hospital, it wasn't anything important, or at least meaningful to him and he simple watched the funky looking pegasus' go about their business, he scratched his hoof to his hood as he didn't quite understand why they weren't getting shot at or anything. Just as he was about to turn around a white coated mare with blue mane and tail walked into the establishment. "I-it can't be...y-you didn't clear the blast radius..there is no way.." He whispered to himself, his voice shaky and his movements shakier than before, he shook his head in disbelief, it had to be a mere coincidence until she spoke, her voice exactly the same as the mare he was sworn to protect, emotions of immense sadness, joy, and anger filled his body, something he hadn't felt in a long time. She was much older now, her voice changed just a bit, it had to be her. He approached the unsuspecting mare slowly, he noticed she was holding something, a chip. That same fucking chip that had gotten them into that mess and tormented him for so long, did she not remember what that chip brought upon her, upon him?! In sudden rush of rage he rushed at her with unparalleled speed, running into her like a football player and knocking her off balance, the chip flying out of her hand and snatched it up in his. "Sorry! It's for your own good!!!" The ponies inside the room gasped as the whole ordeal unfolded, talking in quickly and softly to each other as he exited the establishment. "THEIF!! Who the fuck do you think you are asshole!!" Aile growled as she got up and went out to chase him, she was quite some time behind him now and he was running out of ponyville, in the distance she could make out her friends that had disappeared on her, appearing just at the right time to catch this asshole.

 

"Stop that THIEF!!" Aile shouted louder as she began closing in on him, the mysterious pony now being caught between her and her friends. 

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Dashia was surprised. A Cyberpony was before her or she thinks it is one. He looked complete or nearing too it, in the legs. She wsnted to make sure he was one. So she decided to help them both. "You know it isn't nice to steal. That chip is all that is left of her keep sake. I would suggest returning it. I don't want to hurt you but I will if I have too."

 

Dashia hovers in between him and the area beyond. She is willing to let Chip handle his business. She will help with Aile.

 

She braces for him and looks capable of moving too. Her leg reinforced with Power armor legging.

Edited April 28, 2015 by Midnight_Aurora

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Chip was practically unaware of everything else going on around him an he focused his attention on Ricto's home. "Greshken with me please, I want you pointing that cannon right at that bastard's door." He said walking toward Ricto's home hoping Greshken would follow.

 

Chip stopped outside Ricto's home still filled with a white hot rage.

[Unicorncob 5,699]

Crackshot's ears perked up at the commotion coming from the medical centre, and he turned to see a stallion, with strange-looking implants on his body, sprinting through town with something familiar hanging out of his mouth.

 

Wasn't that Aile's chip?

 

As if on cue, the mare appeared from the hospital, giving chase after the stallion, who had stupidly stopped in the middle of the group.

Crackshot lifted Persuasion up, pointing her to the back of the stallion's head. The cocking of her barrel should be enough of a warning for this guy.

[Defender of Tomorrow 323]

Xerath

 

Three versus one, there were worse odds he had faced he thought as Dashia and Crackshot involved themselves, his magic enveloped the hilt of the sword "Maybe it doesn't belong to you to begin with, ever thought about that?" He said in a low cool voice, he wasn't going to allow these ponies to suffer through the same fate he and many others suffered, he unsheathed the reddish blade and entered into his fighting stance "You don't want to fight me, Aile." He secretly readied himself to activate his stealth buck, he had more than enough time left on it for seven one-minute uses and it looked like he'd need every last one.

 

Aile

Questions, Aile had so many of them now more than ever and no answers to any of them. "Well maybe you should take care of your shit better because it clearly is not yours anymore if you aren't responsible enough to save it!" She growled, she was more upset than ever, that was until he said her name, she never disclosed that to anyponies except her friends..

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Dashia's stance it one of neutrality. She asks, "How do you know Aile? Is she a friend of yours? Let's see a shotgun with light raider armor, a power armored mare with a Recharger Rifle and you with a sword and possibly cybernetic enhancements out matching normal ponies. I am willing to bet that you hide a full cyberpony body under that cloak if yours. Just a hunch. Those legs don't look to be cybernetic limbs medically given. Mom never said there was a successful experiment. Are you a cyberpony? Answer correctly and I think we can work a deal out here." [science 68+, Mechanics 70+, Perception 7 and Medical 27+]

 

Dashia shifts to a flight ready stance. Her hind leg planted firmly to the ground. Dispite what would appear to be a Power Armor leg, he can see she is in partial pain from her stance and is ignoring it for her friend.

Edited April 28, 2015 by Midnight_Aurora

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Chip looked back and saw most his group including Greshken was distracted by Allie and this colt. He was still so infuriated that he didn't care, he did care that he wouldn't be able to use the tank cannon.

 

Chip stepped forward taking his magnum in his magic. "Get your ass out here Ricto, you wanted me dead come try me yourself!" He shouted.

 

Inside the house Ricto could hear the sound of Chip shouting outside over the sounds of his sword cutting into his wall. "Looks like that little bitch came to die, once he's dead I'll make sure to make that crackshit pay." He said to himself.

 

Ricto tooK his magnum in his jaw and walked up to window peering out at Chip. He lined up his shot toward Chip trying to stay as covered as he could.

 

As Chip stood outside the house he saw something in the window move and swung his gun toward it taking a shot. Instantaneously another gun shot could be heard from the house. Chip saw a splash of red from the window as he took a magnum round behind his shoulder. Chip dropped to his knees from the shot, not sure if Ricto was dead or not he struggled back onto his hooves.

[Unicorncob 5,699]

Crackshot swung his head right around once he heard the sound of gunfire. Chip was on his knees and bleeding from the shoulder.

This little shit would have to wait, he had business to take care of.

 

He swung Persuasion around and fired at the doorknob, obliterating the pre-war apparatus and kicking the door wide open. He helped Chip onto his hooves before slowly moving inside with him.

 

No killing blows. That was Chip's job.