Chapter 1
:16 Years later
:Ransoms farm
It has been 10 years since dad died, it has been hard but I have managed.
The tall colt steps out of the house he has a long clock on and goggles to keep the dust out of his eyes, but bits of his black fur stick out with a his sliver mane in full view.
He has what looks like a large wrist watch around his front right hoof, it is what is called a PIP-Boy It was his fathers, it one of the few things he left behind.
This day seemed normal as ever ransom got up watered his field, fed the cows, picked what crops were ready. During the midday meal The tall colts robot Tobin who is a mister handy, a kind of home butler from before the war he is about the height of a pony but is floating about two feet off he ground, he has a light blue paint on him and has six arms around his dome of a head that also acts as his body, the robot brought out some food and spoke to his master.” How is your day sir?" The colt replies.” Still alive I guess and almost done with the work."
The robot says.” Very good is..."He is cut off by the sound of a loud motor as a motorcycle
pulls out around the farm. Ransom puts down his food and get up to see what the noise is, but as he walks around the farm house The bike fly’s around almost hitting him. "What is wrong with you?" he yells.
The rider of the motorcycle stops and gets off.“ Oh you don’t know how to have any fun!" As the pony get of the motorcycle and pulls off its helmet and goggles.
She is a unicorn with tanish fur with a red main.” How goes the work ransom?"
Ransom lets out a sigh and sits back down at the table.” You cant just ride up on people like that Mel, You know that somepony will think you are some kind of raider and shoot
on sight..."
Her full name is melody but most call her Mel.” Oh come on ransom you know it was just a bit of fun!" She walks over and puts a hoof on his shoulder.” Are you ok?" Ransom sighs.” Well...no...Its dads birthday..."
Mel nods and sits down by him.” Do you want to talk about it?" Ransom just shakes his head. Mel nods and says.” Well...maybe we could do something."
Ransom looks at her and says.” Yeah a nice drink at the haybale would be nice."
Mel is quite for a few seconds that says in some what of a shy voice.” Well, I was thinking we could just go some where just the two of us... You know like a date?"
Ransom looks shocked, the mare that he has had a crush on since he was little had just ask him on a date, but for some reason That just made him mad, like she was just trying to spite him, she knows this is his fathers birthday and she knows that he just wants to be left alone for a day to, so he snaps.” WHATS WRONG WITH YOU, YOU KNOW I JUST WANT TO BE ALONE RIGHT NOW!” He slams his hoof on the table, looking back on this there is no reason he should be acting like this, Mel has been his best friend for most his life, But there she is now run back to her motorcycle with tears running down her face. Ransom watches as the bike rides off into the hills and says.” Now I rely need that drink..."
He get up from the table and walks around the back of the house passing some cows, they are horribly mutated from years of breading in the wasteland, they must have been some of the only animals to make it though the war with out dieing but it came at a cost…
As ransom walks past them he walk over to a small barn and pulls out his own motorcycle, it is nothing fancy and covered in rusty parts but it is great for getting from point A to point B quick.
As he pulls it out of the barn he stops and looks at two small graves right next to the farmhouse, there is a bushel of flowers that have been placed there recently. He is upset by this because the only other person that knew about today was mel and he had just run her off…
Ransom pulls out of the farmland and on to the rundown road, there is not much left of it but there is enough to give him an idea of where he is going, he checks the side pouch of the bike and gives a brief smile as he pats the bat that sits there ready for any kind of combat. As he drives through the wasteland he looks at the rundown state of everything, there are a few farms here or there but mostly it is just the burned ground for miles upon miles a few piles of ruble that were once houses. Ransom spots a stray pack of wolfs on a near by hill and makes a note to himself to check the fence around the farm in case they come to explore….
After about a half hour of riding he sees a good sized town with a wall made of anything and everything, he let out a sigh and pushes forward to make it to the city…