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Foray stared at the stallion. Though she tried not to, it was hard for her to not feel sorry for him. Eyeing the gun speculatively, she raised it in her magic and made sure it was loaded and unaltered.

 

She pointed the gun at his head, eyeing him speculatively and glaring. As far as she could tell, he was a bloody liar. How else would he have known the location of this camp? He did mean to do this, he just didn't mean to get caught. But there was one thing he was right about -- she didn't care whether or not he starved. And despite the fact that he'd spared her, bringing her to this camp had practically sealed her fate for either a slow, painful death during the night, or being torn limb from limb by the raiders. Regardless of her feelings, he deserved to die.

 

But then what about her? How was she to survive alone, with a broken bone and a leg wound, against a camp full of raiders? At least he wasn't too badly hurt, and he could fight rather well...

 

Lowering the gun, she shook her head and set it next to her. "No. I'm not gonna shoot you. And don't thank me either. You don't deserve the mercy and assurance of a quick death. I swear want to shoot you... by Starswirl's oversized beard I swear... but I'm not gonna, because if I do, I'm gonna die. Those raiders aren't dumb, and you know it. I bet you know it real good."

 

Taking a sigh and struggling to keep her shaky voice stern, she added, "You're going to get me out of here, alive and in one piece, or so help me Celestia, I'm gonna make your death as agonizing and painful as I possibly can. Got it?"

Edited January 19, 2016 by Meson Bolt

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Quiet moved inched to the mare coming face to face with her, raising an eyebrow at the unicorn's sudden fierceness. "You think you know me?" The stone colored stallion asked, giving an unamused smirk and returning to his original position atop the haystack. He was starting to grow a huge dislike for this pony. Storm nabbed his bow and arrow and opened his mouth to speak

 

​"I'll be staying up to make sure none of these raider try to pop there head in here, I refuse to be killed in my sleep."  Quiet informed.

Edited January 20, 2016 by Fl@mstre@k1990

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Foray's expression didn't change, although her eyes did dart around his face briefly as she studied him. "Fine, have it your way. But as soon as I can, I'm gonna leave this place. Whether or not you get in my way is your choice, and your fate..."

 

The mare was less than disgusted with her situation, and with her captor. His untimely attack had not only cost her at least what caps, ammo, and weapons she thought might have been in the stash, not to mention two severe wounds and bringing her to a raider camp. It would take a lot more than a rough life story to garner any sympathy from her, and she was already hard-set on not giving any to him.

 

Turning away to lean on her alert side and verifying that her pistol was nearby and loaded, she gently nuzzled her saddlebags and began to drift off.

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Quiet grunted in response, swiveling his head around to the tent's opening fashioning a arrow into his bowstring.

 

 4 HOURS LATER

 

A few hours were gone, Storm had kept his eyes peeled for any intruders, occasionally going outside to check if the raiders had woken up. None did, although a few them looked as if they were about to stir awake. Back inside Quiet's tent the earth pony rose to his hooves, planning on waking up his apparent "prisoner".

 

"Get up, the raider's are still fast asleep, It would be desired if we go now."

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Foray's awakening was accompanied by a series of annoyed grunts and mews. Though she didn't need much sleep, it was quite essential for her to get at least some each day. The mediocre amount she'd received would be enough to pull her for another day, but she'd need rest quickly afterwards.

 

"Uuunnggh..." she mumbled as she was stirred, less alert than she'd hoped to be. Sitting up quietly and strapping her saddlebag to her body, she nodded towards him and whispered, "Fine then, what's your 'grand escape plan' for the night?"

Edited January 20, 2016 by Meson Bolt

[Flamestreak1990 1,172]

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"Um I was thinking we would just.......trot out I mean everyone's resting and it's not like they'll wake up anytime soon, so unless those ponies have some type of superpower, I don't think sleeping raiders will pose much of a threat." He was legitimately confused at the mare's question, the reason going while they're asleep should have been obvious.

 

"Now do you need any help getting up?" He asked expecting a no.

Edited January 20, 2016 by Fl@mstre@k1990

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"Help getting up?" she echoed in a deadpan voice as she hopped down. "Puh-lease... I didn't-" The pain in her rear leg suddenly returned as she put weight on it. Having completely forgotten about it during her sleep, she now winced in pain as she landed, though she didn't make any noise. "I'm... I'm fine, really... let's just go, hmm?"

Edited January 20, 2016 by Meson Bolt

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"You don't look so hot, let me know if you need anything. also, and I now this long overdue but, I'm sorry I.......nevermind let's just go." He grabbed his stuff and ventured to the outside, holding open the tent flap for the mare. "Here's your bag back I'll just find another way to get bits, again sorry." Tossed the bag over the unicorn and  began to walk again.

Edited January 20, 2016 by Fl@mstre@k1990

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"No, wait..." Foray mumbled, gently grabbing his hoof with her magic and pulling him back. "If we're planning on surviving the first three minutes, we'd better start talking straight to one another, or we may as well call it quits." Taking a deep breath and letting it out as a sigh, she continued, 

 

"Look, I... I'm sorry too. For blowing up on you last night--well, this morning, I guess. I was... in a pretty bad mood. I'd just gotten my stash stolen from me, lost my crowbar in a scuffle, and of course got my rib and leg bucked up. But the truth is, I don't hate you. I don't like you in the slightest; buck no, you're a raider, and I hate all raiders. But I'll tolerate an informal partnership, as long as I--we, I mean--get out alive. Sound good?"

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 Quiet was relieved when she first started talking, although he didn't believe the mare had anything to apologise for, Storm was at least grateful that the mare had somewhat forgiven him. However she might as well have stopped at "Your a raider" cause the earth pony had stopped listening after those words. Quiet stepped up swiftly to the mare grabbing her by the neck to make sure she could see his eyes

 

"I. AM. NOT. A . FUCKING. RAIDER."

 

He had a very low and dangerous tone of voice, Quiet released her.

Edited January 20, 2016 by Fl@mstre@k1990

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Foray hadn't expected the turn of events to go as it had. Her expression changing back to emotionless and stern, she retorted, "No, you're a liar is what you are. What do raiders do? They attack innocent ponies and steal their stuff -- the same fucking thing you did to me. I don't care if you're part of a group of raiders, or Troop 92, or any kind of organization, but you're certainly no better than any of the ponies in this very camp. Y'know what? Why don't you stay here? I'm sure they enjoy company of your type."

 

Snorting as she brushed past him, still carrying her rear leg lightly, she added, "Or... don't. Whatever. I don't care... screw you though," as she exited the camp.

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"Liar? Ok when you run out of all your food and water, Lose pretty much every single weapon you have aside from one rusty bow and arrow that isn't in good shape, and have your only hope in life is a mare you continually search for, despite not seeing said mare for two years, despite not knowing if their dead or alive, despite not knowing if the mare even REMEMBERS you. When that all happens to YOU.....tell me you truthfully won't be desperate for SOMETHING good to happen to you, no matter what means are or who you have to sacrifice to make it happen." Quiet's stoic facial expressions certainly didn't match his increasingly agitated tone and emotion. It took every decent part of Quiet to avoid killing this mare. "Besides I doubt former slaves become raiders, But you know I'm just some fucking liar isn't that right?

Edited January 20, 2016 by Fl@mstre@k1990

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Foray frowned at him angrily, more so because he wouldn't shut up and she feared the raiders would hear his bantering. "And after all this violence, all the unjust, unpunished wrongdoings that happened in your life, after all that, you think violence and theft is the answer? You can't repay evil with evil, you've got to overcome evil with good. Be compassionate. Show others you care." She snorted. "Or at least don't steal from them, fuck their leg and rib up, and carry them off to some raider camp in the middle of nowhere. I have every right to be upset with you... whatever your name is."

 

She sighed and shook her head. "If you don't like me calling you a raider, that's fine. I won't. It's just a label. But in my eyes, you're no better than one. And you'd better remember it. Now let's get the hell outta here, we've wasted enough time already."

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Quiet scoffed at the mare's assessment of his life, Nopony living in the wasteland could be so naive. Good never won over evil , that was the only rule in the wasteland and what the wasteland said is what goes, no if, and's, or buts about it. Although, could it be possible that she was...................... right?............nope, no way, uh-uh,  that was crazy talk.

 

"It's hard to be compassionate when every time you open your heart to someone they either get brutally murdered or are taking away from you. Also, my name is Qui-AH!!" Quiet Storm was cut by a bullet that passed not-so-cleanly through his leg. A raider had caught up to them overhearing the argument the two were having. Quiet wailed in agony holding his leg and rolling around in the grass , the searing pain in his leg mentally ripping him to shreds. After a few minutes the pain had formed into unbridled rage.

 

"Fucking BITCH!" He shouted hopping to his hooves as if nothing happened and starting sprinting like a freight train toward the pony. Once he got close enough  The stallion jumped, he flipped in the air and delivered a perfect kick to the raider's ribcage certainly breaking a few ribs and likely busting a lung. Quiet got on top of the pony. punching his face in until it was nothing more a bloody mess. Quiet however, wasn't satisfied with this as he continued to mash the pony long after he was dead,  The strikes growing wilder after each swing. 

 

It became obvious he was gonna need some assistance to get him to stop attacking the raider, as Storm was content with it as long as he still had hooves, 

Edited January 20, 2016 by Fl@mstre@k1990

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Drawing her gun and taking cover the instant the shot was fired, Foray slowly peered around the corner of the tent as she heard the fighting start. A combination of shock and a sick guts made her gag as she saw Quiet mutilating the pony, however she didn't stop him at first for fear of her own life.

 

Finally, after he'd beaten the raider to a bloody pulp, she sighed and shook her head. "This is probably a bad idea..." she muttered to her self, hobbling in his direction and grabbing him from behind. "Stand... down!" she grunted, doing her best to throw him to one side, whilst making sure he wasn't in a position to hit her. "The guy's dead already -- don't waste your energy!"

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(I'm off to bed after this post. Good night!)

 

Quiet was panting on the ground were he had pushed down., The mare had been proved right: What did Quiet was no better than what those raiders would had been willing to do to him.

 

"*Pant* *Pant*I hope your happy, I just proved your point. I am truly no better than a raider, not only that I got shot in leg, the same place I shot you. The difference is I got shot with a more lethal weapon! So not only are you proven right, I got some well deserved karma. Doesn't make you want to laugh? Go ahead, laugh a bit. rub it all in.".

Edited January 21, 2016 by Fl@mstre@k1990

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"Do I look like I want to laugh?" Foray asked, a slight hint of concern in her sharp, stern voice as she produced what appeared to be some sort of jacket from her saddlebag. "I didn't need you to prove my point, but getting yourself shot didn't help the situation in the slightest. Now c'mere..." Seizing his leg securely in her magic, her eyes constricted in concentration as she began probing for the bullet.

 

Knowing that her probing so would cause him much pain, she averted her tone of voice to a much smoother, soothing tone. "C'mon... calm down, big guy... I only got one shot at this..." Slowly she opened up a section of his flesh, locating the bullet and using her precise levitation to carefully extract it. Tossing the expended round aside, she finished by tearing a long strip off her jacket and tightly securing the makeshift bandage to his leg.

 

"That feel any better?" Her voice was back to cold and stern. Packing up her bags, she turned and added, "We'd better go before any of them wake up... I'm surprised they haven't already..."

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Quiet didn't seem to be fazed by the "surgery" the unicorn performed on him, Storm had exhausted his emotions on the mutilation of the raider and heated exchanges with his "partner", So much so, that even though the pain was still there it didn't register in his brain that he was supposed to feel anything at this moment in time. Quiet storm didn't respond to the mare's question as he started running away from camp, further ignoring his injuries.

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"Got nothing to say? Fine by me..." Foray frowned as he started off; she hadn't yet packed up her things yet. Unable to keep up, she simply watched as he dashed off into the woods. Her mind instantly wandered back to the group of ponies that had abandoned her a few weeks prior. "Guess it's just my lot in life..." she mumbled to herself, packing up and ambling forward as fast as her wounded leg would allow.

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Quite Storm, noticing a certain mare's absents,  impassively turned around to see her limping along to met him. Quiet huffed and made his way to the mare stopping at her side. "If you think I'm a raider, I guess I'll have to do everything in my power to convince you I'm not." Quiet said, the tiniest hint of a smile appearing on his face as he aided the mare.

Edited January 22, 2016 by Fl@mstre@k1990

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"That'll take some doing... unnghh..." she grunted as she put weight on her hind leg once more. Looking up and studying his face, she shuddered slightly as she thought of what he meant by that. "How about you start by helping a schoolfilly carry her books, eh?" she asked, nodding towards the saddlebags strapped on her back.

Edited January 22, 2016 by Meson Bolt

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"School filly? What's school?" He pondered, turning his head to the side moderately grabbing the saddlebags and slinging it over his body. "What kind of things do you at school? Is school a place where somepony might live?" He asked once more, The stallion was genuinely intrigued by whatever "school" meant.

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Foray rolled her eyes as she plodded along. "I was just using that as a figure of speech."

 

Falling silent for a few moments, she explained, "School's a place you go to learn things. Ponies -- older, experienced ponies -- teach fillies and colts important skills, like how to start a fire, how to find food in the wasteland, how to climb trees or steep cliffs, how to craft a pipe pistol, and..." She gave him a sly grin, "How to properly improvise a bandage. Just to name a few."

 

She sighed and stared forward blankly. "Then there's the boring stuff... arithmetic, reading and writing, history, sanitary rules, and so on. Hardly as fun, but you can never have cool stuff without boring stuff."

Edited January 22, 2016 by Meson Bolt

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Quiet was listening intently as she explained school to him, It was fascinating knowing there was a place one could learn survival skills, although most of what she mentioned he already figured out himself. "Some I'm guessing those last few things you said aren't important then? I never heard of them."

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"They're important, alright. They're just really boring... It's mostly because you kinda need them to learn all the other things -- you can't read about how to start a fire if you can't read, you can't measure the amount of gunpowder to make a grenade if you can't measure, things like that." Foray shrugged, passively kicking a rock out of her path. "History's not super important though, unless you're planning on becoming the overseer. And sanitary rules are pretty crucial -- well, they were. If we didn't follow them, we'd be infested with roaches."

 

Frowning in thought as she looked at him, she asked, "You've never heard of a school? I mean... somepony taught you how to speak, right? That's kinda like it, but... a lot more varied."

Edited January 22, 2016 by Meson Bolt