Fallout Equestria: Wasteland's Beauty.

by D1scordant

Eleven

Chapter Eleven
Mornin’, sleepin’ beauty!

My eyes opened and I saw the ceiling. I glanced around the room, getting my bearings. I was laying in a bed in one of the rooms of the Desert Rose Inn. I had been converted into an impromptu hospital room. Next to my bed was a heart monitor and several other medical devices. How long had I been out?

Outside the room I heard hoof steps. I heard my mom’s voice. she sounded distraught.

“Blossom, I think it’s time.” she said.

Desert Blossom replied, “Now, are really sure you want to do this, Emerald? There is a slim chance that she could come out of it.”

"What is it time for. Come out of what?" These questions spun around in my mind.

“She’s been in a coma for a year and a half now with no signs of recovery. As much as hate this, I think it’s time.” Mom answered.

Well that answered two of my questions.

“Did you ask her friends what they thought?”

“Yes, they also agreed that it’s time to pull the plug.”

WHAT?! I coughed loudly, choking on my spit.

“What was that?” my mother asked.

The door opened. I smiled and waved. The two mares standing in doorway’s eyes widened.

“Diamond!” Mom cried, ”Your awake!”

“I heard your conversation.”

She raced over and trapped me in a embrace. She started crying.

“I’m sorry you had to hear that” She said, “I just didn’t want you to be a vegetable for the rest of your life. I’m sorry.”

“I forgive you.”

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After mom had left, and my ‘physician’, Desert Blossom, had given her medical advisement then left, I walked over to the bathroom. Blossom had told I’d be completely fine. I looked into the mirror, my mane was a mess, and I looked pale. I noticed several pale scars covered my body.

I stepped into the shower, praying there was hot water. I turned on the water, it was miraculously it was hot. This was my first real shower I had had in a long time. The warm water ebbed away the stress in my shoulders and back. My sinuses were cleared by the steam, my mind was clearer than it had been since my last day in the stable. I lingered under the warm water for about half an hour, then I heard a knock at my room’s door.

“Diamond, You OK in there?” Blossom called.

I shut off the water and started drying myself with a cleanish towel.

“Yes.” I replied, feeling a little embarrassed.

“Why don’t you come down, lunch is in five minutes.” she said.

My stomach grumbled, I hadn’t had real food in a year and a half.

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After everypony had eaten, Winter excitedly dragged me out into the town to go 'shopping’. The first stop we made was at a gunsmith named Hot Lead’s shop. I hadn’t seen much of the town the first time I visited.

Hot Lead was a young and tall grey earth pony.His eyes were a silvery blue He had a jet black mane and tail, and wore a worn black leather vest.

The vest had a badge that was shaped like a demonic pony skull with chains. The word Pönyhead was printed at the top.

He was also quite attractive.

“It’s good to see you awake, Diamond” He greeted “The name’s Hot Lead.”

I wonder how he knew my name.

“Nice to meet you, Lead ” I replied, with a grin.

He showed me his selection of firearms, Most were cobbled together, but there were a few that where newish.

“Why don’t you follow me, Diamond?” he said, walking towards the back room.

I followed, then the gunsmith pulled out four poorly wrapped boxes.

“Happy birthday, diamond.” He said smiling.

I looked at him puzzled.

“ I know, I know, it’ s a bit late. But hey, you ain’t gonna pass up free guns, are you?” He replied, still smiling.

I smiled back, then tore into the boxes. The first one was my old stable rifle! My name was scrawled into the stock in a school fillies hoof-writing. My smile got bigger.

“How did you find this?” I asked.

He grinned.

“I got it off a raider about three days before you showed up the first time,” The stallion replied, “Never got a chance to give it back.”

Two of the other boxes contained my revolver, which he told me needed a name, and the rifle Derpy gave me. I assumed one of my friends recovered it. The other box had a scoped rifle of some kind and ammo for it. I looked at it with a curious face.

“It’s called a Gauss rifle,”he explained. “It uses electromagnetic coils to accelerate a steel projectile at high speed. It’ll punch right through raider armor like butter.”

Interesting.

“Ammo’s pretty rare, though. You should get going, your friend’s getting antsy.” He said, glancing at Winter, who was pacing in the main part of the store.

I nodded and left.

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The next place The blue mare dragged me to, was a combination blacksmith shop, house, and boutique? I found that to be an odd combo. Winter told me to stay as she went in. She squeed as she reached the door.

I sat down, and looked around. I saw Vanilla and a filly sitting and talking under the shade of an umbrella. I recognized the filly as Holly Leaf. I waved a the two. They turned and smiled, excitedly waving back.

The door opened with a jingle of bells, I turned. Winter was using her magic to carry several outfits. She floated two towards me. One was a red dress, it was kind of plain, but all the same beautiful. The other resembled my stable barding, it, however, was cleaner and not shot full of holes.

I smiled, ”Thank you.”

She returned the smile, and dragged me to the next location, a beat down old house. She walked up and knocked a the door. The door opened, and out stepped a earth pony ghoul. I took a few steps back, in horror, I didn’t do well with ghoul ponies. I had always been afraid of zombies as a filly.

The ghoul pony put a box into winters saddle bags and turned towards me. I cringed.

“What’s her problem?” She asked.

I stayed mute.

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Me and winter had been shopping for several hours before we finally went back to the Inn.

Sitting a the bar was the grey earth pony, Hot Lead. He had a some what frustrated look on his face. He glanced at me, smiling.

“Hey, Lead, whats wrong?” I asked, not really wanting to pry. I was just kinda curious.

He smiled “It’s silly, I know, but I was trying to escape from some raiders in the city, and I saw an old record store, and most of my records are in bad shape. I just thought about it today, and nopony wanted to come with me, so I guess I’ll just try to fix them.”

He wasn’t asking me to go, but he was hinting at it.

His smile grew. ”So, Diamond, wanna test out your new Gauss rifle?”

Comments

[Deathpony]

woah 1/2 years dang thats long cant wait for the next chapter

[Reggie the Griffon]

OH WOW a coma didn't see that coming