//------------------------------// // Nine // Story: Fallout Equestria: Wasteland's Beauty. // by D1scordant //------------------------------// Chapter Nine Peace sells, but who’s buying? I looked at the poster on the wall of a building. It was weathered badly, but was still readable. It depicted a older yellow pony with a greying pink mane. Two evil looking zebras were lurking in the background. The pony had a sad look on her face, like she had had enough. “War? Fear? Death? We Must Do Better! MINISTRY OF PEACE” It proclaimed. I glanced at Winter, ” What’s this Ministry of Peace?” “It was an organization before the Megaspells went off,” She replied.” They built hospitals all over the place. They also wanted to end the war, without spilling blood.” I nodded. “Who was she?” I asked, pointing at the mare in the poster. “The mare of the Ministry of Peace, Fluttershy,” Winter answered “Thats all I really know about her.” We continued down the street, to the right was a large building. In front of it were several long dead trees. Most of the the front of the structure had crumbled away, but the door was still there. “That there’s one of those hospitals, Diamon’” Chip stated,”Ah think we should look for supplies in there.” I glanced at the building, surprisingly, it looked stable. I nodded in agreement, sure I really wanted to find my mother and best friend, but I knew mom was though and smart, She and Vanilla Cheesecake would be fine. Chip stepped in first, I followed with Winter right behind me. The interior of the lobby was trimmed with burnt wood and scorched and faded blue wallpaper covered the walls. There where several posters similar to the one outside. I looked down at the floor, it had patches of blackened carpet here and there, but for the most part, it was grey concrete. Shelves and filing cabinets were smashed and strewn across the floor. The place had already been looted. Several skeletons were scattered across around. I felt sorry for them, even though they had been dead for centuries. I stepped into another room, right into hell. I had seen what raiders had done to the ponies in my stable, this was far worse, this was completely sick, no, sick wasn’t the right word, more like completely evil! It was like the raiders considered mutilating ponies in the most gruesome and sadistic ways, an art. The room was decorated with corpses of ponies, cut apart and put on display. I backed out of the room with a scream. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Diamon’, What happened?” I didn’t even notice Chip’s question. I blankly stared at the wall, my body had practically shut down, my mind so focused on that room, that hell. I was in shock. “Diamond!” Winter cried “What is wrong? You’re worrying me.” I blinked. “Please, snap out of it, Darling!” Winter had tears rolling down her cheeks. I blinked, then slowly turned towards her. “We should leave.” I stated. I shakily got to my hooves, and walked out of hospital. “What happened?” Chip repeated as I walked almost aimlessly down the street “How...” I said, still not noticing the grey earth pony’s question.”How could ponies...How could they get so screwed up? How could they be this... Evil!? It’s just so...” Winter looked at me.”Whatever happened in there, is over” “It doesn’t make sense! Why... would they do this!?” I continued, “Ponies aren’t supposed to do this. They aren’t supposed to...” I sighed, then sat down. “What is wrong, darling?” She put a hoof on my shoulder,”Please tell us, Diamond.” I glanced around at the blue mare, crying.” I went into a room...and-and it was horrible, Winter!They-they had... Mutilated them, there was blood everywhere! They had decapitated a filly, then ripped her apart... She didn’t even have her cutie mark yet. A FILLY! What the HELL Is wrong with these... these monsters!?!?” I felt rage building up inside me. I wanted to kill every single one of these Celestia-damned raiders! I wanted to kill them all! I felt adrenalin rushing through my veins. The next raiders I met, were going to wish they were never born! I got back to my hooves. “Let’s find my mother.” ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We were walking somewhere in the city of Las Pegasus. Chit had returned with the news that Dessert Blossom had taken in Inky Blue. She was a wonderful pony. I hoped I’d see her again. Not that I was attracted to her, I’m proudly Heterosexual! But she was a good friend, and remembering her kindness, restored my faith in ponykind. I looked back at all the ponies I had met in the wasteland, Chip Boulder, Winter Darling, and Chit, were the best friends a pony could ask for. Steele Sparks was a loner, that must of had a hard life. Derpy Hooves, I didn’t really know any thing about her, but she seemed nice. And Desert Blossom, was a just a good pony. She had gone out of her way to take care of everypony in Shady Dunes. Then there were ponies like Dag and Axel. The thought of those two murderers, pissed me off. I wanted to kill them again. I heard a sound off to my right. I checked my E.S.F.. There was a Yellow dot several yards from me. I walked over to a building that the yellow dot would be in. I saw a ball of pink hair through the dusty window. “Vanilla, Is that you?” The pink shape moved to the door, then opened it. I felt myself get tackled by a hug. I had found my best friend! “DIAMOND!” She shouted joyfully, “YOU’RE ALIVE!” I smiled. Vanilla Cheesecake was an obese cream coated earth pony mare with a curly, bright pink mane and tail. Her grey eyes sparkled with joy, as she helped me back up. She then looked at my Friends, then back at me. “You didn’t replace me, did you?” she said somewhat accusingly. I chuckled “No. There’s no way could ever replace you, Vanilla. These are my new friends, Winter Darling, Chip Boulder, and Chit.” “Nice to meet you all.” she replied, she didn’t even freak out at Chit’s alien appearance. I hugged Vanilla. ”I’m so glad your OK.” “Me too, Diamond” She replied, a sad tone in her voice. “What’s wrong?” I asked. I knew her better than anypony else. Something bad had happened. She collapsed onto the floor waling. “It was horrible, a bunch of evil raider ponies took her into the street... And t-they hurt her really badly, one of them...Oh! Its just too terrible to talk about! They took your mom, Diamond. I’m sorry The raiders had my mother!? The raiders had my mom! I levitated the revolver to my temple.