open Fallout Equestria: Endeavor

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Dashia says, "any radio communication system should be able to tune to it. I have the Zaphyrian Army patrol Radio signal. Should I check if any patrols are ahead of us? It would make our travels safer knowing whats ahead of us and how far."

Dashia taps a few buttons on the pipbuck and pulls up her radio signal system. Waiting for the go ahead to activate the signal for the Zaphyrian Army patrol monitor.

Edited March 26, 2015 by Midnight_Aurora

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Chip looks at Dashia and at her pipbuck, he had always admired the technological advancement of the pipbucks. "I'd say yes just keep it quiet so we don't draw attention if end up approaching and camps. Unfortunately I do not have any radio communication devices, use to until it got destroyed in the last brawl that happened in my shop." He replied.

[KlutsyDraconequus 120]

The reconnaissance team had noticed the team approaching and made their presence known to the team. "Hey Chip, how ya been? Look, we are called back to base. Here is our radios if you need to communicate back with camp. Just don't get killed eh?" Laughing now. They spoke when they were thought to be out of hearing range of the others among themselves. "Stupid pony, going to die another pitiful death like his father," the raider said to the other. Chronos heard Dash's question and replied, "I never questioned the logic, I just know that I need radiation like plants need sun. Just never considered the meaning behind the photosynthesis." I refocused on the mission at hand. "So, what distraction can I make today, I am more than willing to lead a frontal assault if you guys want to flank the tank. I need a couple volunteers with guts. What do you think?" 

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The reinforcements were almost there at the base in Ponyville. Ricto went into his cabin while he plotted his next move against those ponies who would dare antagonize him and his men. He opened a safe on his floor pulling out a letter that was sent from Chip's father to him himself. 

 

 Dear Son,

 

These raiders are bad news, I might be killed soon. This Ricto character doesn't seem trustworthy at all and I made damn sure he knew it. When you get this letter one day. I probably will already have been killed but I want you to move on. Take your lessons and be a good filly. One day, you'll run the shop just like me. Continue the family legacy and keep inventing to your hearts desire. No matter what, remember you'll always have my love behind you.

 

Yours truly,

Dad 

 

He laughed putting the letter back in the safe as he laughed. "Some fool he was. I'll get rid of the son too when his use to me is nothing like his father was before him. I guess he really will follow in his foot steps after all," he said as he poured a drink for himself relaxing for the evening. 

[Unicorncob 5,681]

Crackshot nodded to Dashia. "We shouldn't be too close for them to hear, any advantage we can get will work."

 

He turned and watched as the recon team exchanged words with Chip, and gave over a radio before setting on their way. He heard them muttering and chuckling to themselves behind him, but couldn't make it out properly. He shook his head, paying it no mind.

 

"We can use this radio to keep in contact with Dashia," he instructed, then looked up to Chip, "if you can get it to the right frequency?"

Edited March 26, 2015 by Unicorncob

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Chip begun playing with the radio while looking very upset after overhearing the raider's comments "at least if I die out there i'll be making a difference, which is more that can be said for you shit slinging raiders." He muttered under his breath while still hunting for a frequency that no other radios were running on.

 

He looked at Dashia "I'm assuming you can adjust the frequency on your pipbuck to find individual radio transmissions right? If so I found no other radios anywhere near the frequency 31.3." 

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Dashia smiles and says, "That's my pipbuck's communication signal. I rarely use it because am usually alone. My pipbuck already has it recorded."

 

Dashia looks to Arial. She says, "It will be easier if you make use of my tail winds. The speeds I go may make a tunnel effect, allowing a flight partner to go at almost the same speeds. Let's go when ready."

[SteamyPancakes 29]

Arial nods his head. "By the way, Dashia... Can you teach me to fly better after we do this? I can't fly that well... I only learned 1 month ago." Arial thought that Dashia was a very cool pony and wanted to hang out a lot more. "You're a really cool pony..." Arial had a smile to try and persuade Dashia.

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Dashia says, "I can in the same way my ancestor taught her closest fan."

Dashia took to wing.

 

"Let's go. I can teach in flight. It better to see then to hear."

 

Before flying to the clouds she sets the signal for patrols and listens a bit to see what is ahead and if the enclave pegasi had any encounters today.

Edited March 26, 2015 by Midnight_Aurora

[Unicorncob 5,681]

Crackshot watched the pegasi take off ahead, and looked to Chip. "I have a feeling we'll only have a one-way communication, since I doubt this thing has a microphone. Keep us posted on any messages Dashia sends us."

 

He quickly noticed the look the other unicorn had on his face; he was troubled. It was probably by what the raider party was muttering to themselves as they walked by.

"Anypony who talks behind your back, deserves to be shot in their own," He advised.

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Chip looks back at crackshot, looking not as upset from hearing someponly else who hates ponies who talk behind somepony else's back "while part of me agrees with you, i've always had to tiptoe around there raiders. I'very always felt they were just waiting for me to slip up so they could shot me. So I feel it best to just ignore them before I start a war that would surely end in my death." he admitted continuing down the path.

[Unicorncob 5,681]

Crackshot just shrugged, walking alongside Chip. "It's worked for me so far."

 

A more stern look came across his face. "Look, if those raiders wanted you dead, they would've done you in a long time ago. Raiders don't need a reason to kill somepony; just a weapon." He looked ahead, following the tank tracks down the dirt road. "Besides, Ricto obviously finds you useful, at least for now. You wouldn't be alive if he didn't need you around."

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

"That's probably why I'm still alive, if you kill your only weapon and tech expert then you screw yourself. You can tell they hate me by the look of my shop, I have repaired it too many times to count. From those raiders just destroying it, similar to how chronos decided to smash one of my workstations." He debated still looking down the path.

[Unicorncob 5,681]

Crackshot glanced up to Chip, still as stoic as ever. "If I were you, next time somepony messed with your shop, I'd kick the ever-loving piss out of him. Show him I mean business."

 

He lifted Persuasion closer to his face, taking a good look at the rifle. "Especially when you have repair skills like this. Persuasion took a lot more effort to reload before you looked at her. She hasn't worked this smoothly in a long time."

 

Credit where credit was due.

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

"I'm good with guns, whether it be repairing or building them from the ground up. As well as using them. What I really suck at is hoof to hoof combat." Chip said as a grin began to work it's way on his face "besides, most those raiders aren't even worth the price of the bullet it'd take to put them down."

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Dashia continued with the group a bit and listened to the radio signal. She noticed it was being a bit too quiet on the chanel.

 

Dashia though continues to listen. She knows a patrol was ment to go out a few days before a trade team. She looks to the others, letting them talk, while still listening for anything on the chanel.

Edited March 26, 2015 by Midnight_Aurora

[Unicorncob 5,681]

Crackshot let out a scoff, the ghost of a smirk appearing on his own face. "Damn right."

 

He looked over to him. "You don't need to be a combat expert to deal with a raider; just pull the trigger before they do. They're too hopped up on Dash to know much else about fighting."

[SteamyPancakes 29]

Arial flew alongside Dashia. "What kind of cloud are we looking for? One with cover yet enough visibily that we can see the tank?... Would the tank be able to aim to the angle where it could shoot us? Hopefully not because I don't feel like being food for some mutated timberwolf." Arial thought more about what a mutated timberwolf would look like in real life. He had never gone into the remains of the ever free forest.

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Chip looked up to the sky above "besides those raiders are just being jackasses, as long as they're not threatening me or harming innocents then my dad would would end up frowning at me. He was always the type of pony who tried to help anyone who needed it, so long as they deserved his kindness." Chip smiled thinking about his dad.

[KlutsyDraconequus 120]

Chronos walked beside them overhearing their conversation. "Ricto talks about your father from time to time Chip. I met him on several occasions you know when he first started helping the raiders out. Nice stallion, he loved your mother very much. I didn't stick around much though, I had my own business to take care of. Also, about your door, I did pay you back so you can't say I did it without mercy or anything," he said suddenly giving him a wink. "I did come back though and Ricto said he left before I could come back to visit again. It's a shame really. He was a nice fella then, even if I wasn't as cordial as I was now." I said casually laughing now.     

[Unicorncob 5,681]

Crackshot nodded, listening to Chip. "Your dad sounds like a good man. Has his priorities straight."

 

Chronos then spoke up, talking about how he'd met the guy. It was Crackshot's time to raise an eyebrow.

"I never thought of Ricto to be the type to reminisce about old friends," he muttered to the ghoul, "he's too busy leading his gang, or in this case, town."

[KlutsyDraconequus 120]

"I never said it was in good faith either. He sometimes needs a good ass whippin' to remind him of his manners but we never had a reason to exactly create fiction either. I personally think it's our commonalities that make us...well friends," laughing again. "The hell we caused at the bar and other places make us kinda deep when it comes to being comrades. He is a plotter though, I am at least decent enough to make reparations. He'll just spit in your face and tell you to fuck off right after. Of course though, he leads by having the biggest stick. Take that away and I am honestly curious how he would react. I just never seen someone do myself. I just never cared for leading Ponyville myself."   

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

While chip walked along with the other two, he smiled hearing chronos talk about his father in a positive way as well as Crackshot approving on his father as well. Chip looked up for a second thinking and turned to Crackshot "So what about you Crackshot, I notice you looking at that pendant a lot. Was it a belonging of someone close to you?" He asked, his head kind of twitched as he begun to speak again "If i'm crossing a line, no need to say anything about it."

[Unicorncob 5,681]

Crackshot nodded at Chronos' description of Ricto. It was rather accurate; he'd best describe him as a remorseless schemer.

 

He tensed up a bit as soon as Chip mentioned the pendant. His stoic expression softened ever so slightly, he hoped not enough for him to notice.

He blinked and swallowed, before looking to the other unicorn. "Look, we're friendly and all, but I don't know you well enough to get into that. We make it back from this alive, maybe I'll tell you over a drink."

[Chip Circuit 1,842]

Chip noticed the expression on his face changed and looked off to the side of the path. After Crackshot commented Chip let out a sigh "Sorry didn't mean to pluck a nerve, but if we do make it out of this that drink will be on me." He turned his head back to Crackshot with a smile on his face. 

 

Chip looked around doing a full 360 scan around them, even walking backward for a second "So I guess that Caliber which I think you called him really isn't coming. Guess he went off with that mare instead, oh well good news for you."

[Midnight_Aurora 571]

Aurora says, "I will send word. Arial it's time to go. This silence in the radio signal is bothering me."

 

Aurora took wing up towards the coulds. She stays slow enough to create said tunnel and allow Arial to keep up but fast enough to make sure their scouting goes well. She heads off with Arial.