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// Chapter 2 
// Story: Fallout Equestria: Golden Rangers 
// by Unit645 
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As the Vertiuck touched down, I looked out the viewport to see three ponies in grey combat armor. One was a unicorn mare with a white coat, and a short blue mane. The other two were both stallions, one with a red coat and a black mane, and the other with a yellow coat and a purple mane.
As I exited the Vertibuck, the yellow coated stallion trotted over to me, accompanied by his two squadmates.
"You the new squaddie they sent here?", he said in a Trottish accent.
"Sir, yes sir!"
"Welcome to Manehattan. Oh, and please cut it with that 'sir' crap. Im your squad leader, not the Goddess-damned elder. Call me Switchblade" Now, I had to approach my next sentence with caution, lest I make myself look like an idiot.
"Yes, sir"
He sighed "Go meet your squadmates. I want all three of you in the briefing room in 15 minutes." He then turned and trotted towards the entrance to fortified structure I would now call home. I then turned to the mare and the stallion, both conversing, and exchanging caps. As I drew closer, I began to hear their conversation.
"...three days. Tops.", said the stallion.
"I give him a week." replied the stallion.
They were betting on my life! Wasn't I supposed to trust these ponies with my life? Aren't they supposed to watch my back? Now they're betting on my life?
"Hey, new guy, come on over here." called the stallion, motioning me to come.
"I don't think we've met yet." said the mare. "I am Knight Bandwidth. The squad's tech expert."
"And Im Shortfuse. I like when things go boom. Just not when it's something important."
"Im Gambler, as you already know. I just got transferred here because I'm still 'useful'."
The mare nodded at me. "Yeah, well, we all got a story. I accidentally deleted the contents of a stable's mainframe. Shortfuse here collapsed an Enclave occupied building."
"Well, that's not so bad." I interjected.
"Some Paladins were still inside...." said Shortfuse, head hung low. He suddenly perked up "They were alright though. Took only a week to dig 'em out."
"And what about Switchblade?" I asked curiously.
"Follow me. I'll explain while we get you some armor." She said, beginning to trot towards the base's interior.
"Well, this ought to be fun." I said, following her to the armory.