Fallout Equestria: Viva Las Pegasus

by S3rb4n

Prologue: Viva Las Pegasus

Prologue: Viva Las Pegasus

Excerpt from the combat diary of Sunlight Forger, Sergeant of the 6th Recon Squad "Dusk Rangers" of the New Equestrian Republic:

1400 hours. We’ve reached detonation point. Rad levels are stable, no signs of Taint or mutated wildlife of any kind. Honestly, I really don’t know what Captain Stonetree was expecting to find down here apart from rubble, bones, and ash. I guess he wanted closure for what happened here. NER’s finest recon squads have been stuck shifting through debris here for four months though. There has to be some better reason for this.

1811 hours. Fried the lock of a trapdoor and uncovered a passage leading to an underground level. We searched for survivors, but ended up fending off the local automated defense systems, we've only found a terminal and a locked safe.

This might be what Captain Stonetree wants us to find. The terminal contains a brief text log and the command to open the locked safe. The vault, on the other hand, contains probably the most complete model Stable-Tec PipBuck I’ve ever seen. It has both the memory mod and extended storage. The content of the log-file from the terminal is copy-pasted below:

Congratulations. If you're reading this, then you have no doubt been able to breach the security of this bunker. I can only assume you are no raider and are definitely interested in what I've got to say. Probably because you're looking for answers to what happened to New Pegasus, and no doubt you know my role in its destruction. All the details are in the PipBuck that lies now inside the safe. Basically, it's a memory storage device with all my life in it.

There are some things you must know first, though. I know I’m looked upon with disgust, as the evil traitor that selfishly abandoned his friends after having used them for his own devices. That is no lie. I know I was no role model. Actually, many times I look back at my life in shame and regret. Don’t get me wrong, though. I don’t regret any of my actions. I regret not having enjoyed the little moments of true happiness I had in this soulless world we live in.

That doesn’t matter anymore, since I’m already dead and you’re looking at a screen inside a rad-proof vault under the ruins of what once was a beacon of light in the middle of the Wasteland. My feelings won’t bring back the dead, won’t avenge the injustice. However, I needed to tell my story, I needed to keep a record of what I went through in this world. I wasn’t always like the pony the world says I was. I once was a peaceful colt with a bright future in the peace of a Stable. Life is a harsh mistress, though, and she taught me a great lesson. Don’t fight the power. And you know what? I rebelled. I fought the power with all my might, until I became the power; then others fought me.

And even if the former is true, the lesson of my life is another. Trust nopony, because everypony lies. Everypony is selfish in the Wasteland. Everypony is cruel. Everypony is disloyal. Everypony is dishonest. Keep your friends close, and your foes closer.

However, I think I’m getting carried away with philosophy, which isn’t my intent at all. As I’ve said, I’m here to tell a story, the story of my life, and of how I came to be the leader of New Pegasus, just to end up destroying it. Take a look at my PipBuck and you’ll see what I have to say.

Farsight.

2000 hours. We’re back in basecamp, and I’ve decided to activate the PipBuck to find out what we have been digging for. I’ve latched it to my hoof in order to be able to search the contents of the memory array. All checks positive, device running. Accessing data storage. Life Diary found, starting playback...

*CLICK!*

Comments

[Tonto the Trotter]

Pretty interesting first chapter. We know the events Farsight is going to go through have already happened so this is like living his memories before creating the vault and sealing it with his Black Opal inside. Few things to fix. Telekinesys is spelt Telekinesis and Pip-Buck is spelled PipBuck.

[Doomande]

After haven read this is there only one thing I can say. I am intrigued.

Making a megaspell isn't a easy feet, and I want to learn a lot more about the pony who can pull that of in the middle of the Wasteland. That we are going to learn about the story trough a others eyes now after he have done it is also a new thing that I look forward to see how you pull of

[Delvius]

Well, good sir, I am glad -- very glad indeed, and proud -- to say that not only have you piqued my immense interest, but you have also gone down a writing style somewhat similar to mine! Congratulations, good sir, you have yourself a follow!

[primepersephony]

Hm...This is such an interesting hook you've got. I see the way that you framed this to make farsight become the villain by the end of the story (which is something I should take note :) ) I also like how politically inclined aswell as how progressive you've made the story. The journal style is pretty cool aswell. My only really concern is that the description is lacking a bit. I shall have to see what happens in the further chapters to this effect, as this was a journal (so technically its alright)

Anyway, once I can secure some time a little later I will. ;D

[Port Raptor]

so far this is really good. glad that i got the time to read this

[Adder1]

Finally started reading this. I know I promised to do it, and I apologize for making you wait for so long. I blame a mixture of finals, Skyrim, trying to get work done on my own story, and various other things. Blegh.

But now, as promised, I just finished the prologue. Without looking any further, I like the character you've crafted so far with Farsight. We get a clear understanding of his experiences in Stable 188 and his influences. I especially love some of the more chilling quotes he uses. "The more you know, the less you hope." I really liked that one. So we have Farsight the unicorn stallion, cynical, introverted, an intellectual. Interesting. Most of the reason why I like him so far right now is your style. You did a great job writing this little prologue, even if it's still confusing what exactly is going on in the present day and why they bothered to get into this vault to obtain the PipBuck. That's really my only qualm, and I can at least suspect that it will be cleared up in the future.

Another note is that your spelling and grammar look nice and clean. The only few things I saw were comma splices, most of them clearly stylistic. Just do look out for them, though. I'm sure they become less common in future installment.

So yes. I'm still going to read the rest of this and give you feedback... *sigh* eventually.

Apologies,
Adder1

[Kippershy]

Just finished the prologue since it's only small and I thought 'why the hell not?' even if I'm not up for a full reading session at the moment.
Interesting idea. I understand how you'll get the rise *and* fall in now. Makes sense.
If it's all pre-recorded messages then that makes it easy to explain and puts an interesting twist on it all. Obviously we know now that the protagonist never dies, but then that's hardly a bad thing.
I did find the fact you added timestamps a little weird, but I'm not going to say you should remove them or whatnot. Perhaps some formatting to make them stand out a little more? Or were they spoken aloud so to keep contact?
If spoken aloud, always remember your quotation marks.

[TechnoBrony]

They were written reports to the guys superior 3545253

[Runcible Spoon]

Agreed with all below.
I am intrigued, and shall continue.

[Travolore]

Interesting and strong begging begging. I like.

[APB]

New Equestrian Republic:

What happened to the New Canterlot Republic?

[G2PLAY]

One step for dragon another step on reading the chapters

[AlsoSprachOdin]

Pretty interesting start for a story.