Chapter 3 From Town to Shining Stable

Walking out of the store I sat looking at the recollector seeing the unusual item. I then placed the item in my saddle bag.

“Flag Waver!” said a voice that was the mayor.

“Came back to my office. I think I can help your sable adapt to the waste.”

Entering the shack he sat down a worn seat. He buck then gave me a blunt look

“As you see this town is primitive. We would like your stable to help provide us with clean water and tech to help us thrive. I’ll give you time to talk it over with your sable. Oh! Here take this”

He handed me a book with a old worn looking cover. Looking at the cover it said

The Wasteland Survival Guide
Written by Ditzy Doo

“That book has most of what ya need to know in the wastes. Now head back to your stable and tell them about what I said.”

I went back to find my friends to see Blue Rose squealing over to muskiness of this town,

“Blue Rose got something for ya to read.”

“Really!” she expressed while using her magic to grab the book

“The Wasteland Survival Guide, this will help us.” She said using her magic to examine the book

Also we're heading back to the stable.

“Really! That was fast. But its getting dark and I don’t think its safe.”

“Your right. We need to find a place to crash.”
Scanning the town I Saw something that Said “Rover Motel and Tavern”. Thank Celestia at least we get a bed to sleep in.

Entering the room I saw the receptionist reading a 200 year old magazine

“Uhh hello?” Blue Rose said nervously noticing an eye patch on the mares face.

“Can I help you?”

“Uhhh yes me and my companions need a place to crash. So do you have any spare rooms”

“Here’s the key enjoy the stay. By the way ignore the the smell of mold and death.”

“What did she me.... Holy Celestia My Fucking nostrils!”

“Flag Waver it Ai..... Oh My Fucking goddesses it’s horrible.”

“Uhh you fucking Idiots.” Thunder Hoof said with annoyance.

The room had 2 beds as well as an old couch as well as a broken TV and radio that is playing some pleasant tune that is Sweetie Belle. Steam Belt looked at the shack with a grin.

“Well at least we’re sleeping under a roof.”

The radio was a pleasant surprise the song was just like something from the stable. In fact I’m pretty sure I have heard it from the stable. The sound was a depressing melody but so beautiful in the performance.

“Ummm Flag Waver are you crying?” asked Firebolt looking at me in shock
“Uhh I just love the beauty of song!”

“Flag waver you got issues!”

“Yes I do!” I responded smiling.

The song then ended followed by a voice that had a deep bass to it.

“Hello again my children this is DJ-PON3 to tell everypony, its all good. Know we have reports out in Haycago of a stable opening. Allegedly five stable dweller came out this morning. Reports tell that two of them are pegasi. To those pegasi be careful someponies don’t like your Kind. And this is DJ-PON3 telling you to have sweet dreams.”

Then the broadcast cut to a lullaby with a depressing tune that I appreciated

“Who was that on the radio?” asked Steam Belt.

Everypony then gave him a glaring look of disgust.

The sound of night crept through the shack as I heard the snoring of my friends half dead as I sat on the couch looking at the memory orb think of whether to look into it. I took out the recollector placing it on my head. Then inserted the memory orb into the slot and suddenly the world fades.

When everything came back in to view it was not the old motel room. But the sight was of blue skies with puffs of clouds in the sky. I was in a huge city that was surrounded with tall buildings. The place was full of ponies many of them wearing uniforms. Then all of them suddenly stood to attention looking towards a pedestal.

It was an light blue Pegasus buck with some kind of flag for a cutie mark that look like mine but on his left side was a sweeping mark under the flag. He was aged from years of conflict. The stallion then took made a sweeping look over the crowd with a slight grin on his face.

“Uh hello this is an urgent message to everypony in Haycago. This war has taken its toll on everypony, but we need to stand strong and kill them striped bastards.”

There was then a applaud from the crowd as well as me unintentionally applaud too. then I suddenly started walking away towards the old buck. I then approached the buck feeling a grin followed by me saying something.

“Hay Polski long time no see!” I unwillingly said to the buck

“Ahh Shining Armor I see you're still annoying as ever. So what do you want.”

“My sis Twilight requests the use of the guards in creating super soldiers.”

“Shining how many times do I have to say it NO! The Equestrian Guards are not servants to a half crazy unicorn. ”

Shining Armor then raised an eyebrow in annoyance.

“Why the fuck do you have to tell me and not Twilight. We need every soldier we got and use them as a mad unicorn’s guinea pigs. I have half a mind to report you to the Ministry of Moral.”

“Polski you can’t do that!”

“So? I’m going home and send Twilight my opinion on this.”

Polski then walked away with his wings unfolded in disgust of shining armor’s question.

then everything faded to white soon returning to reality.

The shack then came back into view. I looked at the recollector holding the device in shocked me with its ability. I looked outside seeing it was still dark followed by lay down to rest.

The next morning I Saw a glow through the clouds after outside taking in the memory I looked in.
“Flag Waver? Are you ready to head home?” Said from Blue Rose putting her hoof on my wing with a gentle smile on her face. I then looked at her with a calm smile in agreeance with her then we headed back out to the waste.

The trip back was bland and dull. Other than some idle conversation it was quiet.

“Flag Waver I heard weird noises last night? What was that about?” Fire Bolt asked

“Uh some fucked up thing lurking.” I responded

She then pulled the recollector out of my bag.

“What the hell this some kind of hat?”

“Damn it Fire Bolt give it back!”

I then pulled my Colt to her face. She gave me a horrified look slowly handing my recollector back.

“Flag Waver was that necessary?” Blue Rose said with confusion.

“Blue Rose I know Fire Bolt enough to know she won’t just give stuff back.”

Then I whacked her with my pistol. The Pain brought a giggle from Steam Belt and even grin from Thunder Hoof.

We finally made it the the stable looking at the gear shaped door. Steam Belt then activated the code to opened it. We were greeted by a dozen security followed by the overmare looking at the dusty faces we have.

“Look what we got here. It’s the ponies we sent out. So any news?”

then Blue rose responded.

“Um there’s a settlement about a half day northeast of here.”

I then intervened
“We made contact with a shanty town called Rover. Their mayor is willing to help us with adapting to the waste.”

The overmare Raised an eyebrow.

“Really? this is good news. Tomorrow you, Fire Bolt and I will talk to these people now get some rest.”

Later that evening I sat on my bed Looking at the memory orb thinking of the conversation shown on it. Who was Shining Armor and what did he have to do with Polski? Celestia only knows.

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