Xenophage
Equestria
Eye of the Storm
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Ponyville General Hospital
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“A. Real. Live. HUMAN?!?!” Boomed Lyra.
“Yes, apposed to a fake dead one.” Dead panned Bon-Bon. “Lyra said the humans would come and see you and let you do test and what not.” This made Lyra’s eye huge.
“R-really? They’re coming? YES! This is going to be my big break!” Screamed Lyra as he hopped up and down on her desk.
“Okay calm down, you have an appointment in five minutes. A Griffin named.... Gilda. She wants to talk to you about a few things, mainly child birth.” Said Bon Bon as she walked back to the lobby of the hospital. 'Right. Gilda, Gilda is the princess of the Rainclaw family, right? What ever as long as it’s not too creepy I’ll tell her about it, now where are those muffins Ditzy gave me?' Thought Lyra as she looked through he desk for her not so deserved treat.
“Hey, mom. I’m heading back to Canterlot now. I’ll see you when school ends?” Asked Lyra as she walked into her mother’s office.
“Oh, that’s right you’re heading off the high school today, sorry got rapped up in work.” Said Lyra as she walked over to her daughter.
“Don’t worry mom, I know what you’re like. I’ll see you in a few months?” Asked Lyra as she hugged her mother.
“Yeah, have fun, a word of advice, don’t drink too much punch. It’s always, always! Spiked.” Said Lyra as she trotted back to her desk.
“Yeah, mother told me the same thing.” Said Lyra as she walked out the door. Be safe, don’t drink the punch. Thought Lyra as she looked out her window to watch her daughter get on the school carriage. Knock, knock, knock sounded the door.
“Hey, ugh, Doctor Lyra Heartstrings? Yeah, the receptionist told me to come in.” Said the voice of no doubt, Gilda.
“Yes, have a seat. What can I help you with?” Asked Lyra as she sat down in her odd pose.
“I am really embarrassed talking about this. Me and my girlfriend want a kid. But she’s a pony, normally I would just talk to a Griffin doctor about this but that’s too far away for me right now.”
“Well” started Lyra.
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Canterlot alpha gate. Two hours prior to the interaction with Lyra and Orion.
“Did you see that?” Asked Iron.
“No, but I heard it.” Replied Tix. True, both were staring at the group and only saw one bolt to the one of the two guards and snap his horn off without effort.
“He broke the guards horn off, he didn’t even try. He just did it!” Said Iron with a squeak in his voice. Rightfully so too, a Unicorn’s horn is one of the strongest bones of any creature. It needs to be because of all the magic that courses through it.
“Looks like you made the right call, we for us anyway. Let’s head back to the shop. I still need breakfast.” Said Tix as she tugged on Iron’s mane.
“Yeah, let’s see if a train at the station. I’d hate if I had to walk back.” Replied Iron as he slowly walked back towards the train station.
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Ponyville Blacksmith shop.
“So, how do you think the princesses are going to react to the creatures?” Asked Tix as she hefted the salt shaker to her plate of eggs.
“No, clue, try to have them hung? Be-headed? Or let free to do their business. Who knows, either way we’re going to pay for it.” Said Iron as he made his way to the front of the shop to open it. Just then his friend, Buck, came half walking and half trotting in due to a gust of wind.
“Hey, Iron. A lot of people are talking about the creatures that are going to see the princesses. They say you met ‘em. Care the fill me in?” Asked the southern accented colt.
“Yeah, guess I could tell you. You want the long version or the short?” Asked Iron as he pulled out his chair.
“The long one brony!” Said Buck. Iron sighed.
“Well my day started normal enough, until this stallion walked in, you could easily mistaken him for Celestia, if he had wings.” Said Iron as he began to tell Buck about the story.
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Apple family orchard
“Little Mac, mind getting the plow out for me? Buck ran off to ponyville.” Said an elderly, pale green mare who sat on an old rocking chair.
“Yes granny!” Replied a spry young voice of a colt. This colt took after his father in many ways. He had his father’s red coat, his pale orange mane, his dark green eyes, and even his height and strength. But he had his mother’s ideals, attitude, and brains. Yeah, Little McIntosh got the best parts of his parents, only if his mother was still around to admire them. His father was around but he’s almost always at Canterlot thanks to the war. “Buck if I ever get my hooves on you, you’ll regret ever skipping out on work.” Whispered Little Mac as he pulled out the old heavy plow. Buck is the son of Applejack and Clad Steel, he takes after his mother’s attitude and laziness, true he works in the fields for hours, but he slacks off every time one of his friends come by. True he does his work, but Applebloom, Little McIntosh, and Babs do the extra work that has piled up thanks to Big McIntosh and Applejack being in Canterlot helping the military with the war effort. “Babs, mind giving me a hoof?” Asked Little Mac as he came to a slow stop.
“Don’t worry little colt, Babs in on the case!” Said Babs in her very Manehatten voice as he pushed the plow.
“Thanks, Buck really dropped the apple when he left, I’m not use to doing this.” Said Little Mac as he made his way to the farm house.
“Don’t worry ‘bout it! Best cousin Applebloom did this by her self for some time when ya dad was really sick.”
“Ture, but come on, this is really hard!” Yelled Little Mac as he made one last tug.
“If you kept calm and quite you could have done this by ya self. Ya, know, conserving energy and all that.” Said Babs as she walked in the farm house. “Eh!, Applebloom, your turn to oil the plow. Keep him nice and clean!” Yelled Babs.
“Don’t yell so laud. You could scare Granny Smith.” Said Little Mac as he unhooked him self.
“You and I both know Granny Smith can’t hear too well, she probably never even hear me.” Said Babs in a low tone.
“Oh, I can hear you just fine, Babs.” Babs’s face went pale. Just then Granny Smith started to laugh lightly.
“Well, Babs, looks like I’m right.” Said Little Mac as he past her to enter the farm house. No doubt to get a glass of water. Babs stood there for a few moments longer, but then shrugged it off to feed Waunona. Before she could Applebloom came flying around the corner and slammed in to her.
“Sorry, can’t stop, gotta go!" Yelled Applebloom as she ran to the barn. Now what in the hay was that about? wondered Babs, then she smelled it, the brewer was backing up, and sending yeast everywhere. Looks like the Apple Elixir is out of commission for a while.
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Ponyville Common goods store
“What? Oh, okay, That’s not good, well okay, bye.” Said as Pink maned Unicorn mare who was on the phone.
“What happened?” Asked another mare.
“The Apple Family brewer has shot the hay, mixed the Mead with the Wine, Elixer, Coffee beans and messed up the furnace. And Big MacIntosh is away in Canterlot for the next week, so no one can fix it, but we’ll still get the shipments from the Flim & Flam soda factory.” Replied the pink maned Unicorn. Ring ring ring. The near silence of the room was quickly squashed.
“Hello, Ponyville Commons goods store at your serves, you need wood, steel, or tools we have them, need some junks food for a big game we got that too.” Said the Unicorn as she answered the phone, the other mare was still adjusting to the new invention. “Oh, Tix it’s you, come to tell us our order is backed up? Oh I'll send some one over to get it now.” Said the Unicorn as she got up and walked around her desk. ”Tell, Iron thanks, and his payment will be delivered when the pony who is meant to pick it up arrives at your shop.”
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Ponyville Blacksmith Shop
“I’ll tell him, have a good day. Bye.” Said Tix as he lowered the phone. She started to fly to the front of the store to tell Iron about the shipment.
“And then Tix and I got back and got back to work.” Finished Iron. He spent almost two hours on his story.
“Cool brony, oh hey Tix, looking fly today.” Said Buck as he got up and took a drink of water.
“Yeah yeah, Buck. Iron, Shopper is sending someone to get their order. Oh, right. What would I do with out you, Tix?” Asked Iron as he got up and started to open the back door of the store to his forge.
“Your business would crash and burn, and you would be homeless.” Said Tix as she flew to the loading gate.
“True, Buck aren't you meant to be work?” Asked Iron, Bucks eyes widened.
“Oh hay, that’s what I forgot.” Said Buck right before he bolted for the door. Iron gave Tix an ‘oh well’ look and began to pull out a pallet for the shipment.
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Canterlot Royal Hall.
Nathan and Celestia locked eyes as soon as he stepped in the Thron Room.
“So, you’re the one who broke off one of my guard’s horns?”
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Name: C. James Wesley [Gaz]
Age: 18
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Dark Brown
Height: 6‘
Weight: 204.2
Race: Human, Native American
Affiliation: Brotherhood of Steel and Common Wealth of Great Britian
Rank: High General of the New Brotherhood of Steel
Karma: Good
S: 10 P: 9 E: 9 C: 8 I: 9 A: 9 L: 7
Perks: Rad Resistance [25% more resistance] and Rad Requiem [75% more resistance], Action Boy, Solar Powered, Night Person, Infiltrator, Computer Whiz, Robotics Expert, Cyborg, Adamantium Skeleton, Animal Friend [Rank 3], Silent Running, Light Step, Strong Back [Rank 5], Commando, Sniper, Toughness, Bloody Mess, Iron Fist, Child at Heart, Nerves of Steel, Almost Perfect, Nuclear Anomaly.
Master Perks: Hematophage, Wired Reflexes, Rad Regeneration, Auto Axpert, Ghoul Ecology, Xenotech Expert, Covert Ops., Power Armour Training, Ant Might, Survival Expert, Booster Shot, Pitt Fighter, Superior Defender.