Fallout Equestria Inferno's First Flame Chapter 2 Raiders
"So where to now?" Armor asked looking around.
"For now we need to at least fina place to call home for the time being" Inferno proclaimed putting the shotgun down and into a holster.
Sally nodded so the three of them walked down a hill to find a place to rest or at the very least find some weapons in case trouble reared its ugly head. As soon as they got up the hill, Sally could notice some houses destroyed by the explosion earlier and couldn't believe all those innocent ponies died or went insane thanks to the sudden blast of nuclear radiation.
"To think we're still alive while everypony else is...well deceased" Sally said looking sad a little.
Inferno acted like he didn't hear her as he himself was trying to cope with Roseluck's death and blaming himself for her death. He wanted to why despite what Armor taught him about not exacting revenge in somepony's namesake.
"We should check to make sure it's all clear" Armor announced.
"Good idea" Inferno replied zapping him out of his trance for the moment.
All of a sudden Inferno's ear twitched and motioned his friends to hide even though they didn't understand why but did it anyway. Engines of off road vehicles can be heard speeding down the dirt street with ponies wearing body armor salvaged from others, most were wearing face paint until they decided to get out to check for any fresh meat.
Inferno kept Sally's mouth shut but took a peek at their cutie marks which was a lunar eclipse, the same as Slyvia has when she showed up earlier.
So these punks must be her raiders Inferno said to himself.
"What do you think we should do?" Armor asked, turning his attention to his best friend.
"Sneak past them and get their attention by any means, Sally and myself will pick them off while they're distracted" Inferno planned out.
Armor nodded and snuck by them then pulled out a noisemaker; threw it into the air causing it to make an ear piercing noise. Inferno bursted on the scene and fired his gun at them killing 3 of them as Sally shot 2 more, one tried to escape but Armor uppercut him knocking the raider down with Inferno's shotgun pressed against his face daring to get up and the flame unicorn would pull the trigger at any moment.
"Tell us where Slyvia is or your brain is going to be all over the place" Inferno threatened.
"You're not going to make me talk!" the raider said testing Inferno's patience.
Sally stepped on one of his hooves cracking the bone and breaking it.
"Now talk or the next bone will be your face!" Inferno said again but this time with more anger.
"Ok ok I'll talk but first what do you wanna know?" The raider was willing to say something now that one of his bones were broken.
"Where did Slyvia go?" Armor asked in a more calming voice.
"Slyvia...well I don't know she never tells anypony about her plans" the raider tried to weasel his way out.
Inferno pressed the shotgun on his muzzle with an angry death glare.
"Tell me right now or you're going to hell in a handbasket!" Inferno this time screamed at the raider to speak up or he will shoot him.
"Ok ok I'll tell you just please don't shoot me" Pleaded the raider knowing that Inferno was serious.
The shotgun was removed from his muzzle as Inferno sat down on a tree stump waiting for an explanation.
"Slyvia has this big plan to eradicate all surviving ponies including us raiders and she's going to start at the Ponyville Harbor. You won't be able to stop her" explained the raider smugly.
Sally felt a little intimidated by what he said but Armor put a gentle hoof on her shoulder reassuring her that they will get to the bottom of this.
"We will" Inferno said stepping over the raider walking forward.
"Guess we're going to the Harbor to an alicorn queen" Armor said walking beside Sally.
Inferno ignored that comment and kept walking with his new friends following close behind.
Slyvia watched from above as Inferno walked further as the changeling queen flew down to meet her master.
"Chrysalis I am shocked that you even survived that blast" Slyvia pondered, wondering how a changeling could survive a nuclear explosion.
"You doubt me?" Chrysalis asked sharply.
"Don't make me rearrange your organs" Slyvia said getting into Chrysalis's face.
"My apologies" Chrysalis apologized quickly.
Slyvia went on to her plan know as total Armageddon that would destroy Inferno along with everypony else which put a smile on her associate's face seeing that could work in their favor.
After their little chat, Slyvia turned into a shadow closely pursuing Inferno and his friends making sure they don't get to the Harbor.
Inferno stopped at a nearby campsite to rest seeing as how the sun was going to set soon. Armor agreed to stand guard since his automated system can detect danger and take them out quietly.
"Hey Inferno I'm sorry about Roseluck I know you two were very close" Sally said feeling sympathetic for Inferno.
"It's ok I thank you" Inferno thanked her with a smile on his face.
Sally smiled as well before going to sleep for the night.
I want to make sure she is safe along with Armor Inferno said to himself worried about his friends safety.
Just having his friends by his side made him remember all those times, soldiers protected him from incoming fire power while sacrificing themselves in the process. That was something he didn't want from both Armor and Sally so Inferno vowed to keep them safe even if it meant sacrificing himself then he was ready. With that being said, Inferno laid down then drifted to sleep.
Slyvia transformed into a injured mare with a broken hoof then pretended to limp away shouting 'Help Me' until Armor guided her by the fireplace and sat her down.
"You ok?" Armor asked checking out the wound.
"I think so I was running away from some raiders and then my hoof hit a rock, injuring myself" Slyvia explained hiding a sinister smirk.
"Your ok now little one" Armor said stroking her mane gently.
Slyvia pulled him into a kiss holding him close to her putting some kind of device on his back before she let go of the kiss.
"Whoa" Armor said shocked at the sudden kiss.
Slyvia giggled.
"Anyway you should go get some rest; you think your going to make it in the morning?" Armor asked concerned for her safety.
She nodded and slept on the ground by Armor's leg.
Early morning came and before anypony else woke up Slyvia ditched her disguise then slipped away quick enough so nopony else saw her.
Inferno waked up first to notice that Slyvia had left but could see through her disguise.
"Everypony wake up" Inferno shaked Sally to wake her up.
Sally woke up rather quickly.
"Wow I never expected you to shoot up so quickly" Inferno complemented jokily.
Sally just smiled and sat up in bed.
They both walked out of their tent to see Armor out cold, upon further investigation Sally confirmed that he was asleep when he was supposed to to keep watch over them. Inferno didn't complain as the same thing happened once before during his time working under Celestia's rule but those times are over.
"You ok sleeping beauty? I know you had a good sleep" Inferno said in a kind of stern tone.
Armor woke up quickly but almost fell at the sight of his commanding officer.
"Sorry I fell asleep after seeing this mare who was about Sally's height come by with a broken hoof. After that...well that's a different story" Armor explained rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
Inferno sighed while Sally giggled.
"In any circumstance we have to keep moving forward to the Harbor" Inferno said with passion.
"Right but one problem; how in Equestria are we going to find the Ponyville Harbor?" Sally asked puzzled.
"Don't worry I think we can find somepony sane enough to help us find it so Slyvia won't know what hit her" Inferno explained fluently.
When they all agreed to Inferno's plan, they all packed what was necessary for travel.
Inferno heard Roseluck's voice in his mind, see her ghost as every turn making him think about Rose's final moments. A single tear burned his cheeks as every emotion Inferno felt drove more no matter how hard he tried to deny it.
"Hey Armor" Sally began to say walking beside the armored earth pony.
"What's up?" Armor asked.
"I never knew Roseluck meant so much to Inferno. How long have they been married?" Sally asked pondering to wonder how Roseluck would marry a stallion like Inferno.
"An exact date would be difficult but to calculate how long they were married...about 20 years. They met when Inferno was finished with a mission, after that it was like they were made for each other and losing Roseluck is worse than getting shot in Inferno's case anyway" Armor explained in detail.
"Oh I see" Sally responded smiling.
Inferno could hear the whole conversation and smiled to himself that Armor would retain information so Sally could understand why he felt the way he did.
Roseluck keep me and my team safe through this terrible time Inferno said to himself.