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Fallout Equestria: Return of the Guardian of Equis - King Artermis



This is an alternate universe to the original Fallout: Equestria by Kkat.

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Memories

It has been five years since my brother and sister died. Celestia and Luna are still mourning the loss of their parents. I understand their pain. My brother was my closest friend before he was slain by that grand ursa.
I went and killed the beast with my fiancé Terra. Its bones are hidden inside the royal treasury for they are priceless and hold magic qualities that cannot be found elsewhere.
Terra is the alicorn that came before I did, and she created the planets that orbit the stars that Aurora created prior. I fell in love with her soon after my moons were created.
“Lord Artermis, art thou in here?” I hear a guard ask from my chamber doors.
“We are. What is it guard?” I ask him in the “royal we.”
“Ladies Celestia and Luna hath asked to speak with thee.” The guard answers me.
“Send them to us please. They must be tired.” I say before closing my personal journal, and placing back onto one of the shelves that is nearby. I stand from my laying position atop my writing pillow, and exit my personal library.
“Of course milord, they will be here shortly.” The guard replies before leaving my chambers, signaled by the two large doors latching closed.
I move to my desk that is in my office, and sit down behind it on another large pillow. I pull out a few pieces of parchment, and begin writing a summons for the other alicorns across Equis, as we needed to elect one of us as the new King or Queen of Equestria.
There is a group of knocks on my doors.
“Enter.” I call from my desk. I hear my doors open, and close before looking up from my work, and looking over the two young fillies that entered my chambers.
“Hello mine nieces.” I greet the white and blue fillies that came to the front of my desk rather morosely.
“Hello uncle.” They reply in unison before sitting in front of my desk next to each other. I frown slightly at their mood, and move from behind my desk, and embrace them both.
“What is wrong?” I ask gently.
“We don’t know.” Celestia answers for the two of them as I pull away. I look at both of my nieces in turn before sighing.
“Come, I hath something I want to show both of thee.” I say to the fillies before making sure they followed me.
I led the fillies through my chambers, and into my personal library. They followed silently as we approached the oldest section.
“The books in here hold ancient spells of creation. Only alicorns can use them, but there is a particular one that I want you to see.” I tell the fillies as I light my horn, and pull one of the scrolls off of the highest shelf.
“Why are we back here Uncle?” Luna asked me.
“Because you both are so sad that you are causing me sadness, so I’m going to make something for you both. One thing that your imagination can conjure. I cannot recreate your parents, but I can make anything each of you wants.” I tell them as I slowly open the scroll in front of me, and reread the spells on it.
Before the scroll could blind me like they were made to do I rolled it back up, and replaced it.
“You mean we could have any one thing we could want right now?” Celestia asks me.
“Yes, so long as it is something I can do. Even alicorn magic has its limits little ones.” I answer before heading to the center of my library, and grabbing a piece of chalk.
“So have either of you decided?” I asked them. Luna looks to me before lighting her horn in what magic she could use.
[Wouldst thou make me a bird made of ice that gets reborn from itself after it dies by having it freeze over, and hatch again?] I heard her ask in my mind.
“Of course.” I say before my horn explodes into a brilliant pure light of magic.
I could now see the strings of pure energy that made up everything. Using the magic that I had only harnesses once before, when I had created the moon, and began shaping Luna’s wish into reality.
I slowly formed the life that I was creating, and then pushed the small detail of rebirth after a frozen death into its soul before gathering the physical matter to create the egg of Equis’ first bird of ice, a Sirin.


I woke up in the bunk I had slept on in the New Cloudsdale. I was crying from the memory that I had relived while I was unconscious.

\You’re awake!/ I hear Pyrelight say before she lands in front of my head so I could see her.

/Yes, why are we on the thunderhead?\ I ask the phoenix. She gives a soft coo before looking me in the eye.

\You absorbed the magic that the machine was going to use to destroy New Apploosa, before letting loose a beautiful rainbow of magic into the sky./ She answers but takes another breath to continue, \When the general tried to order the pegasi to attack they refused, and took the machine in your name./

I smile lightly at the thought of my little ponies fighting for the right cause again before asking, /How long have I been asleep?\

\About two suns now./ She answers before the door to Feather’s room opens, and in walks Feather herself.

“Oh thank the goddesses you’re awake.” I hear her say quietly to herself.

“Where are we?” I ask her.

“The thunderhead is still just outside of New Apploosa. Is there something you need?” She asks me.

“Armor, and water.” I reply before slowly trying to stand up. I manage to get up onto my hooves, but feel dizzy, so I lie back down onto the bed.

“I can get you some water fairly quick, but the armor will have to wait until the rest of the thunderhead’s power is restored.” Feather says before moving into an adjacent section of the room. I hear the sound of running water before she returns with a glass held in her hoof.

“Thank you.” I tell her before grasping the glass with my hoof, and taking a long drink.

“Will you bring Calamity and Little Pip to me? I wish to speak with them.” I ask Night Feather.

“Yes your highness.” She says with a bow before leaving to do what I had asked.

“Pyrelight, come here please.” I say to the phoenix that was still in the room.

\What is it my friend?/ She asks me.

“Would you like to be able to speak as I am now?” I ask her. She tilts her head before ruffling her warm feathers.

\Yes, it would be nice to speak with Lady Remedy./ Pyrelight answers with a happy trill.

“Well, once my magic is stable again I’ll bless you with the ability to speak as I do.” I reply with a smile.

This was said right before Little Pip, and Calamity entered the room.

“Is there something you need Prince?” Little Pip asks me as the door closes.

“Of both of you if you have the time.” I answer before looking down to my chest plate and sighing at its state.

“What in the hell happened?!” Calamity asks as he eyes my armor’s new hole.

“A Pegasus that has already been detained.” I answer before looking up to Little Pip

“I need you to reboot the thunderhead’s spell matrix.” I tell her. She blinks a few times, rapidly.

“This thing has a spell matrix big enough to power it?” She asks in shock.

“Yes, it is what I drew magic from a couple days ago. I didn’t realize how much I had absorbed, and I blacked out from over-storage.” I answer.

“Yeah and when the Ursa-ma matrix tried to recharge the guns it couldn’t keep up with you sucking out the power, and you ended up killin’ it.” Calamity finished for me.

“That sounds about right. But I need the HMT Alicorn Blade to be ready to move ASAP.” I reply before the door opens, and in walks Velvet Remedy.

“Prince, I’ve been told that…” She pauses as she sees the other two here, “why do I have the feeling that you’re not going to listen to me like my other patients?” She asks as she sees Pyrelight still snuggled up to me.

“Probably because of the way the world likes to screw with me.” I answered before moving to get up, but am forced back down by Velvet’s magic.

“Release me.” I say flatly. I never submit to being restrained unless I tell the one restraining me to do so.

“Not until you are as healthy as I can get you to be.” She replies. I delve into my darker self so that I could growl at her. I feel my magic give me an evil or dark feeling in my horn, and growl in a way that ponies just cannot.

“Release me!” I command forcefully. The malevolent magic I was calling upon giving my voice a dual tone.

I feel the Velvet Remedy’s magic field fade away swiftly, and I calm down.

“My apologies if I was rude, but I loathe being restrained against my will.” I say with my head bowed.

“I accept your apologies, but please take it easy for a while?” Velvet asks me.

“I fully plan on doing so, but with what needs to be done, it will become a secondary priority on my list.” I answer before moving to stand up again.

I manage to get up to my hooves once more, and manage to keep myself standing without getting lightheaded.

“Little Pip, please go reboot the spell matrix for the Alicorn Blade. Calamity, I would like your help in making me some new armor that can take more than one hit before being useless.” I tell the other two ponies that were still in the room. I try to light my horn for simple levitation, but find that my magic is thoroughly exhausted.

My horn sparks a few times, but that was it. I’m completely burnt out.

“Alright, but what kind uh armor do you want?” He asks me.

“The kind that you think Princess Luna would use.” I answer before looking over to the door to see one of the dark blue armored pegasi that I had seen on the bridge when the general had called for somepony to take the two assassins away.

“Yes?” I ask them.

“Prince, I am Captain Shock Wave of the Wonderbolts, and I would like to speak with you on what you plan to do with the New Cloudsdale.” The Pegasus mare, by the tone of her voice, tells me. I nod to her, and look back to Little Pip.

“Please work on the projects if you have the time. If we’re here after three days we’ll need to leave.” I tell her. She nods, and bows before leaving with her friends.

“What is it about my plans for the HMT Alicorn Blade you need to know?” I ask the captain.

“HMT Alicorn Blade?” She asks as she enters the room completely to let the door shut.

“HMT is short for His Majesty’s Thunderhead. I also renamed this machine as it is now under my command.” I tell her before moving to the door.

“What are your plans for Equestria?” She asks me. I stop walking slowly, and look to the armored mare.

“I plan on revitalizing what was killed and lost. The Alicorn Blade is going to be my insurance that I can do that.” I answer. I push open the door to let her out of the room, and she leaves without much trouble.

“One more thing Captain,” I say before she left the room, “If I find that anypony is harmed or stars forbid killed, then those that committed the crime will be given the same fate, but three times worse. I want this known to the entire crew.”

“As you say Prince.” She answers before bowing with her wings spread.

I nod to her before going, and returning to my bed. I am suddenly exhausted.

It has been two years since I had made Celestia and Luna their pets, and I was now spending time with my wife, Terra.

“Artermis, thout seems troubled.” Terra says before nuzzling me.

“I hath a feeling that something will happen soon, but cannot tell if tis good or bad.” I answered her before returning her affection with a quick peck on her cheek.

“Thou are nervous for Celestia and Luna?” She asked me.

“Tis been years now Terra, yet they still mourn.” I said with a sigh. I stepped away from my dear one, and looked out upon the capital city of Equestria.

“They were still very young; they may mourn for many more years.” Terra answered before she moved to my side, and gazed at the civilian alicorns as they went about their lives.

“Let us hope not.” I answered before hearing the bells from the top of the castle signal the time for night. My love and I moved out onto the balcony before lighting our horns in a glorious light, and pushed the sun below the western horizon, and pulled my moon up over the east.

“Shall we retire to bed tonight?” Terra asked me. I nod, and we retired for the night.


I woke up again just in time to feel the Alicorn Blade rumble as it powers back up to full capacity.

I step off of the bunk I was on, and stand up without a single problem. I had recovered enough to be independent again.

I exit the quarters I was in, and start on my way up to the bridge. I was joined by Night Feather not long into my walk.

“Prince, the HMT Alicorn Blade is ready to travel. Little Pip was able to reboot the ursa-ma matrix without too much of a problem.” She reports to me.

“Good and what of Calamity?” I ask her as we enter the elevator to the bridge.

“He was close to finishing your new armor when I last checked on him. That was ten minutes ago.” She tells me. I let the corners of my mouth tilt up in a small smirk.

“Anything out in the wasteland that is noteworthy news?” I ask her.

“The enclave is struggling with the civilian pegasi protesting about their lies. Nothing violent has happened, but if the Enclave doesn’t change their plans they will have riots.” Night answers as we step onto the bridge.

“PRINCE ON THE BRIDGE!” Shouts the first Pegasus that spotted me.

“At ease everypony.” I say before taking the general’s chair.

“Status report.” I say to the eight pegasi.

“The Alicorn Blade is almost ready to take off. Once the engines are fully charged we can leave whenever you’re ready.” Night Feather says as she takes a seat in the chair to my forward right.

“Very Good, are all of Little Pip’s friends aboard that are traveling with me?” I ask in return.

“All but Xenith.” Feather answers.

“Alright, will someone bring Little Pip to me?” I ask one of the few pegasi that were guarding. One of them bows before moving off to do as I asked. I sit into my chair as I wait.

After ten minutes of listening to pegasi calling readings out to each other as they check the Thunderhead’s systems over, Calamity enters the bridge.

“Prince, I finished the armor ya asked for.” He says before bowing to me. I also noticed that he was wearing the revised armor that Feather had repainted.

“Feather, you’re in command until I return. Don’t take off without my permission.” I say as I stand up, and move to follow Calamity.

“As you say Prince.” Feather says before taking my chair.

I nod to her before leaving with Calamity.

Before the elevator got to the selected deck level it stops, and Little Pip, along with the Pegasus that I had sent to find her enter.

“Ah, just the young mare I wanted to see.” I say as the doors close again.

“Okay, what’s up?” She asks me. I blink a few times before looking up, and searching for what it was she was asking about.

“I do not understand, what am I looking for?” I ask her as I look at the ceiling of the elevator. I look back down to her to see she is giggling along with the other two.

“No, hehe, ‘what’s up’ is a way to ask how are you, or what do you need.” She tells me before letting loose a few giggles.

“Oh?” I ask before thinking about it before letting loose a chuckle as well.

“Well, I wanted to know if Xenith was coming along with us to Canterlot.” I tell her. She smiles a little bit before shaking her head.

“No, she said she wants to stay here with Ditzy and help around town.” Little Pip tells me as the elevator stops on the level that Calamity had my armor on.

“Oh, that makes things easier. Where is Steel Hooves?” I ask as Calamity leads us into a hallway.

“He’s where we’re headin’.” Calamity answers as we round a corner. I nodded as we then entered a room that Steel Hooves was waiting in.

“Good, You’re here.” The armored ghoul says as the four of us entered the room.

“Yes, and we have good news. We’re moving out now.” I say as I look over my new armor.

“Guard, get word to General Night Feather that we are to be heading to…” I say as I look to Little Pip.

“Canterlot.” She says with a nod.

“Get word to General Night Feather to make way to Canterlot as swiftly as possible.” I tell the Pegasus that followed us.

“As you say Prince.” He says

“All righty then, since ya didn’t specify on the type of armor that ya wanted, we made ya a set of medium enclave armor that match your natural colors rather well. Steel Hooves here will teach ya how to use power armor, as ah doubt that ya’ll have ever worn it before.

“It looks rather flimsy. What is it made from?” I ask them as I look over the set of armor that they had made me.

The armor that was in front of me had a partial helmet that has a sliding visor. The weapons that were hooked to the sides were constantly glowing with magic, telling me that they are energy weapons.

The entire set was white with dark blue accents, the colors that Night Feather had chosen for the Revived Equestrian Crown.

“It is made from Obstinatium, and will take more than three hits from the main guns of a Pegasus enclave raptor. But just because it can, doesn’t mean you should go looking to get hit.” Steel Hooves says as I circle the armor, and see that there was a place for my crown to be locked onto the helmet, and that it still has elements of royal armor regalia.

“All right, how am I to use this Steel Hooves?” I ask the armor ghoul that helped make the armor.

“Okay, you may what to sit down, for this may take a while.” He starts before sitting his steel haunches down on the floor.

“When using any kind of power armor you let the armor bear the weight of your equipment…” Steel Hooves says as he explains to me how to use magic enhanced power armor.

“… and that is how you use power armor without injuring or killing yourself.” He finishes about twenty minutes later.

“I see, and I can also see why this was important, but now is it time to adorn my new regalia?” I ask the steel covered ghoul pony.

“Yea, that seems like a waste of time since the enclave armor has a few more safety features, but I think the prince is right. Its time to suit ‘im up.” Calamity says as we feel the thunderhead’s main engines, the black thunderclouds, rumble to life once more.

“Well, we’re on our way to Canterlot, and we’re finally moving to heal Equestria again.” I say as my magic takes a hold of the armor before me, and I start to put it on with the help of the three ponies in the room. The whole process took ten minutes to finish, but after my armor was finally on my form, I smiled like a grizzly bear that had caught a fish.

“Thank you for making me new improved armor you two. Maybe now I can finally keep the promises I made so long ago.” I say to the two soldier like stallions.

“Ah shucks, wasn’t a problem Prince.” Calamity answers before I exit the room, making my way back up to the bridge. I noticed that Little Pip was following me.

“Prince, can I ask you something?” The young mare asks me.

“Yes, you can.” I answer her. We enter the elevator, and I press the button for the bridge.

“Is there a way to bring a pony back to life?” She asks me. I look down to the young unicorn with my brow furrowed.

“Yes, there is a way to do such a thing, but I am curious as to why you wish to know.” I answer her as the elevator lifts us up through the levels of the Alicorn Blade.

“Well, it’s just that the last time I was in Canterlot, I found the bones of Princess Luna.” She tells me. I didn’t hear the next part of her reasoning as my anger blocked out all of my senses.

“What happened to her remains?” I ask in a quiet low growl.

“I-I b-b-burned them.” She answers in fear. I smile lightly before sighing in relief.

“Good, that makes my job easier.” I say to her as my body starts to shift.

“W-w-what are you g-g-going to d-do?” She asks me.

“I’m going to need three dead foals and the ashes of Luna’s bones so I can bring her back.” I say before the doors to the elevator open to the bridge. My body was normal again, but I was enraged on the inside.

“Night Feather, I need a high speed vehicle, and I need it for a few hours.” I say to the General that was sitting in my chair.

“Of course Prince.” She answers before speaking into her headset.

“Hangar Crew, ready one of the Thundernovas for the Prince.” After a few seconds Night Feather nods to me before looking to the guard that had escorted me before, and nodding again.

“Right this way Prince.” The guard says before opening the other elevator to the bridge, and letting me and Little Pip on.

“Um, Prince…” Little Pip starts before trailing off.

“No, I will be going in alone.” I tell her as the doors opened.

“But what about-” I cut her off with a stomp of my front hoof.

“I will be going alone this time. This is not up for discussion Little Pip. The magic I am going to use may very well bring Luna back, but it may also destroy half of Canterlot.” I tell her as the guard leads us to a rather intriguing machine.

“Alright Prince, there is a training program on the computer inside of this lovely aircraft, so It shouldn’t be too hard for you to learn. It may be a tight fit because of your size, but you should be fine.” The guard says as the pilot’s spot in the machine opens to show the inside.

It looks rather cramped inside, but seems easy enough to fly.

“Thank you, and tell General Feather that she is to guard Canterlot from any outside threats.” I say as I slowly climb into the very sharp advanced flying vehicle.

“Yes your majesty.” The Pegasus says before I press a button to close the cockpit.

“New username input.” Says a simulated voice softly in my ears. This simulated voice was also very familiar, but I can’t remember why or who it reminds me of.
The voice repeats it’s previous statement. The screen in front of me is displaying a microphone symbol. It’s a feminine voice, and sounds almost like a mentor or teacher.

“Prince Artermis.” I say aloud in my normal voice before it could repeat the request again.

“Welcome, Prince Artermis. Initiate first flight training program?” The machine asks me.

“Yes.” I answered. I see a few lines of text appear on the screen.

[Strap in.] I did so and let my mind wander to who I knew that was very studious, knowledgeable, and kind. As I did this I read the new line of text.

[Place hooves, and wings on control surfaces designated by your EFS glow.] I placed my limbs onto the various glowing surfaces that my eyes forward sparkle designated as controls to the aircraft.

“Please sit still while this Thundernova synchronizes with your power armor to be able to control the craft efficiently.” The machine tells me. I do as it says as feel a few things plug into my armor.

My E.F.S. places a ‘heads up display’ that shows what was around the Thundernova.

“Please go through the pre-flight checklist.” The computer tells me. My EFS blinks the screen in front of me, and I read the new text on it.

[Flaps: controlled by placement.] I looked over to each of my wings, and pivot them around. The Thundernova’s flaps twitched and moved in different directions.

My EFS pulls my attention back to the screen. The flaps text line was checked off to the left of it before the text slides upwards, and is replaced with: [Engines: controlled by forward position of pilot’s head.]

I blink before moving my head to point slightly down, and hear the engines on the aircraft rumble to life.

“Pre-flight check complete, please use your hooves to taxi out onto the runway. Front right hoof controls the brakes, and forward movement by pushing forward or back on the right forward control surface. The front left hoof controls landing gear steering while on the ground, and the rudder while in the air.” The computer voice tells me. I push my left hoof to the left a bit, and move my right forward a tad.

This makes the Thundernova slowly move forward for a second before it starts to turn left.

“This is Thunderhead Alicorn Blade to Thundernova Eclipse, you are clear for takeoff.” I hear over the radio channels. I press the button on the side of my helmet with my magic to reply.

“Thunderhead Alicorn Blade, proceeding to takeoff.” I reply before stopping my aircraft on the short runway that the HMT Alicorn Blade had in its hangar.

My EFS highlights the runway before blinking the screen again.

[For takeoff: position wings for a gliding position before a landing before increasing thrust to full.] I moved my wings to do so before looking back at the screen.

“Rewrite throttle control.” I say aloud.

“New throttle control?” The computer asks.

“Use right front fore hoof to control the throttle during flight, and take off.” I answer the machine.

“Control rewrote, save configuration to your armor’s spell matrix?” It asks me.

“Yes.” I answer. The Thundernova beeps a couple times in confirmation before I return my gaze to the runway. I push my radio button again before saying.

“Thunderhead Alicorn Blade, this is Thundernova Eclipse taking off.” I report to the hangar air traffic radio.

“Thunderhead Alicorn Blade to Thundernova Eclipse, have a safe trip.” The radio operator replies.

I smile as the hangar bay doors open letting a strong wind inside before I push my right front hoof forward until it clicked against the cockpit’s hull.

The twin engines burst to life and roar as they push my aircraft into the blue green skies.

“Please kick your rear left hoof to raise the landing gear.” The computer tells me as I slowly bank away from the Alicorn Blade. I do as it asks, and feel the gear lock into the hull.

“Set course to Canterlot Castle gardens.” I say as I circle my thunderhead, and level out facing Canterlot.

My EFS places a waypoint to where I wanted to go before I scream past the Alicorn Blade.

“Computer, does this aircraft have vertical landing options?” I ask as Canterlot slowly gets bigger.

“Yes, when wanting to land vertically please slow the craft down to seventy miles an hour before lowering the landing gear, and looking to where you wish to land. Once you are over the landing point the aircraft will descend and land itself.” The synthesized voice answers as I near the ancient capital of Equestria.

I slide the throttle back to about half power as I enter the city limits. I slow down, and hear the machine move around to compensate for the slow speed.

As I neared the gardens I slow even further before kicking the landing gear down, and looking at the spot I wish to land in.

“Landing site locked, please wait for this Thundernova to come to a complete rest in the designated landing zone.” The aircraft tells me. I feel my armor shift a bit as the Thundernova unhooks itself from me.

I bring my wings back to my sides, and rest my hooves on the steeping spots as the craft slows, and descends down onto the ground.

Once it was stopped the machine turns off, and the cockpit opens.

I make my way out of it, and step down onto the garden grounds. The city was empty, and quite, but it was clear of the pink cloud that was in it when Little Pip and her group came here previously.

I step away from the aircraft, and its cockpit closes. I then look up at the tower that should hold Luna’s bed chambers, and take off for it.

I can only hope that what I need is there.