“Are you fucking kidding me?! Out of all the security ponies, it has to be Ripper (the biggest asshole in the stable.) If he catches me, I’m fucking dead! Shit... what do I do… I might be able to run...” Cap was pondering in his head, while running for his life as Ripper was right behind him. “No, that would only bring me to a dead end. I’ll have to hide, but where?”

Cap saw he could either hide in the dinner or the mare’s bathroom. He knew Ripper would check the dinner since it would be obvious, so Cap dashed ahead, and around the corner into the mares bathroom. He leaned against the door with his ear pressing against it to find out if Ripper was coming.

Eventually Cap noticed the hoof steps following him started fading until they were completely silent. Cap if Ripper was gone or behind the door.

While Cap was thinking of a plan, he started to hear humming coming from inside the bathroom. He tried to remember who’s voice the humming belonged to until it hit him.

“This isn’t happening! Why is Cherry in the bathroom during a lockdown?” Cap whispered to himself. “I have no where to hide! It was either go back out into the hall with Ripper and get murdered, or stay here and get the shit beat out of me by Cherry!” Cap started thinking of multiple ways Cherry would kick his flank. Some possible ways were getting beaten up and smashed into the sink, and/or getting a mouthful of toilet water. Cap shivers at the last one, but comes back to real life when a mare was just trotting out of a bathroom stall and about to look in his direction.

“What in Sam’s Hell are you doing here?” Asked the crimson mare who was staring at Cap.

“Fuck! Cherry, I was uh… On my way to see you?”Cap spoke the blatant lie with a cheap smile.

“Cap, get the fuck out now! I don’t know WHAT you’re doing in the mare’s bathroom, especially if you’re ‘trying to see me’.” Cherry frustratingly barked at Cap.

“Hey, it’s Ripper, is that you, Cherry, in there?” the deep voiced stallion asked, standing at the other side of the door. Before Cherry responded, she saw Cap was shaking in fear. so with a sigh she replied to Ripper.

“Yeah, it’s me Ripper,” Cherry groaned with a stressful look on her face.

“I was chasing a mare down the hall then she got away. I wouldn’t suppose there’s anypony else in there with you?” Ripper said while chuckling.

...She? Cap thought to himself.

“No I’m the only one in here, so leave me alone and go catch that mare, or whatever.” Cherry said with a long sigh. After Ripper dashed off she went back to the matter of Cap being in the mare’s bathroom.

Cap immediately spoke, “Do I really look like a mare? I mean… Really... A mare?”

“Cap shut up! You have two choices. One, leave and go back to your stall, or two, I kick the shit out of you and drag you back.” said the enraged mare. Then before Cap could pick an option, the Overmare started to speak.

“A stallion has broken lock down rules, and is on the run. From what I hear it is a light grey stallion with a blue and black mane. Keep a look out for him and bring him back to his stall.” The Overmare’s announcement was ended with a radio screech that you usually hear at the end of all announcements.

“Hey Cherry, you don’t think Remix would just leave our stall on his own?” Cap asked while giving a look of confusion.

“No I don’t think he would, but who would make him leave?” Cherry asked in reply to Cap’s question, then she started to put two and two together until they both knew it.

“GEAR!” Both Cap and Cherry exclaimed.

They then started dashing through the corridors checking stall name after stall name until the Overmare made another announcement.

“I have spotted the run away, and what looks like to be another stallion inside the atrium. I closed the doors and locked them in. Any security pony can come and pick these two up will be much obliged too .”

The only thing in Cap’s mind was that they need to be the first ones there. It took Cherry and Cap five to eight minutes to reach one of the locked atrium doors. Cherry, being the Overmare’s pet had the key to unlock the door. When it opened, Cap ran straight to Remix.

“What the hell, Remix!? I told you to stay in the fucking stall where you would be safe!...” Cap said with a mixed expression half was anger the other half was relief his brother was now safe, but that all faded when Gear spoke up.

“When I got to your stall, Remix was worried you were dead, so we decided to set off to find you.” Gear also mentioned that the water control room was cleared out during a crucial test, and that if the test goes wrong with no pony to watch it the stable might flood.

Cherry’s first reaction was “We need to tell the overmare about this!”

“Oh, hell naw!” Cap protested (Which wasn’t a surprise to anyone) “That bitch probably knew about it.”

“Fine, then!” Cherry yelled at Cap. Her gaze then went towards Remix “What about you, Remix?”

“Fuck that! He’s not going anywhere with you!” Cap yelled over at Cherry so she would look at him and not his brother. “We need to leave this place Cherry, not help save it.”

“No we need to help save it…” Cherry started to turn her tone to a more sincere one “Cap this is our home, why won’t you listen to reason?”

“This place is not a home, Cherry. It’s a fucking prison!” Cap then was about to lose it when Gear spoke up.

“How about this. Cherry, if Remix goes with you to see the overmare, you have to give us the key to the stable door. Does that sound good to both of you?”

Cherry and Cap stared at each other for a long time (Which began to get a little awkward), but it was until they nodded at each other which ended conversation. Cherry gave Cap the key in exchange for Remix.

Cherry and Remix arrived at the overmare’s office after having to go through several locked doors, five security ponies, and one ass of a stallion. (This of course being Ripper, who also happens to be part donkey. He refused to let them go see the overmare, but as you can see Remix and Cherry got past him) Cherry opened the door and was shocked at what she saw. The Overmare at her desk acting so calm during a lockdown.

“Overmare, we need to send all the engineering ponies down to the water control stall because if you don’t the stable is going to flood!” Cherry said with a panic that at any moment the stable will flood and kill everypony.

“My dear Cherry, where are you getting these ideas from?” The Overmare said while acting like it was all a big lie.

“I get these ideas from one of the engineer ponies who told me you called a lockdown on the day for testing the the water control system.” Cherry at this point was suspecting the Overmare could be hiding something. Before the Overmare could reply Remix finally steps into the room, so she changed her train of thougt.

“How could you Cherry… I thought you were my loyalist security officer that’s why I trusted you… But now you have shown me that you’re a backstabber!” The Overmare got up from where she was sitting, and walked over to Remix. “And you…” She didn’t say much but she finished her sentence by hitting him with the baton she stole behind Cherry’s back.

“What are you doing!” Cherry shouted at the overmare.

“I’m teaching you and this pest what defying me leads to.” The Overmare countered at Cherry while giving her a look saying I will do worse to you if you stop me.

“P-Please help Cherry...” Remix said crying in pain.

When the overmare finished Remix could barely stand up. The Overmare trotted over to Cherry. “See what happens to the ponies that disobey me. You’re just lucky you're the number one security pony down here or I would’ve done the same to you.” The Overmare saw Remix was trying to stand up “Aw look at that hes trying to get up” She then hit him five more times with the baton. “Now this time stay down!”

Cherry saw that the overmare has gone bat shit insane. While Remix looked up at the Overmare standing next to Cherry and he said in a weakened voice. “You’re insane my brother was right about you.”

She looked at him with a mad and disappointed look in her eyes. “Really I’m insane now well then… Cherry give me your pistol now!”

Cherry was shocked and starred in the eyes of the overmare who then yelled “Hand me your pistol now Cherry!” But Cherry shook her head and trotted over to Remix who was badly hurt. “You dare disobey me Cherry like that pest you’re helping... Well then I’ll just take care you two by my self.” The Overmare said while trotting over to her desk. She pulled out a knife, and while Cherry was focused on Remix the overmare swung the knife at Cherry hitting her combat barding. Knocking Cherry’s pistol on the floor Cherry startled, and brought her baton across the Overmare’s face which caused a bone in her muzzle to make a cracking sound. The Overmare dropped her knife, screamed and galloped to her desk, and grabbed a needle full of some green liquid and inject it into muzzle and into her side.

While Cherry and Remix were dealing with the Overmare. Cap and Gear were getting shot at by the security ponies guarding the stable door.

“Cap what the fuck do we do now.” Gear shouted over the gunfire.

“Well I could use you as a shield.” Cap said jokingly.

“Cap fuck off this is not the time for jokes!” Gear shouted.

“Who says I was kidding Gear. The look on your face though Gear.” Cap continued joking with Gear.

“WE. ARE. Getting shot at, so stop with the JOKES!” Gear was finally about to lose it.

Then Cap shouted “Gear there’s the armory lets get some guns!”

Cap dove into the armory with Gear not far behind him. When inside they both took cover behind the firearms table. Cap took an smg and started shooting the ponies at the door. Well shooting in the general direction off them, and Gear was looking through the assorted guns and ammunition lockers for anything. He found an apple shaped object with a pin on it.

“Gear throw it now!” Cap yelled, and Gear threw it without pulling the pin out. Cap face hoofed at the mistake Gear made. “Gear what the fuck!”

“I’m sorry Cap you said to throw it.” Gear responded.

“You were supposed to pull the fucking pin before throwing it!” Cap shouted at Gear. While Cap and Gear were arguing the apple shaped object came back, but this time without the pin Cap looked down and said fuck. Both Gear and Cap then jumped opposite directions Gear landed in a pile of gun parts for a 10.mm. An smg barrel was right next to his chest and could’ve impaled him.

Cap on the other hand had a shrapnel from the apple shaped object in his flank, and had hit a locker before falling to the floor with a thump. When he looked up the locker was unlocked and opened slowly, no real surprise for him since the locker belonged to Sprayandpray.

“What an idiot.” Cap thought to him self because Sprayandprey left behind his 10.mm smg, a few clips, secerty barding, satel bags, and two healling bandages. Cap loaded a new clip in his smg, and fired at the three security ponies. The first one was a mare with no helmet but had armor, so 10.mm ripped through the mare’s face killing her. The two others behind her yelled shit Cap aimed the smg at his next target a stallion named Lockdown he didn’t put up to much of a fight, so all that remained was one finale security pony.

“Damn I didn’t think the little fuck had it in him.” The last security pony said to himself. Two more security ponies had arrived, and Cap wasted all thirty shots of his smg at one of them. He looked behind the locker seeing Gear trying to find something help out with, so Cap inserted a new clip as a stallion with a combat shotgun pecked his head around the door. A 10.mm round hit the stallion right in his left eye he hit the floor. The other stallion looked at his friend's dead body laying on the floor with a blood puddle forming, so he dropped his pistol and ran as fast as he could down the hall.

“I really fucked up his day.” Cap said before turning towards Gear. “Gear we need some medical items, so grab whatever you can and put them into my saddles.” While Gear was grabbing medical items Cap helped himself to Sprayandpray’s locker putting on the security barding. When Gear was done loading up the saddle bags Cap put them on, and started to explain the next part of his plan. “Okay Gear lets go back to the stable door and start getting it opened.” Cap then picked up a pistol from inside the locker and gave it to Gear. Leaving behind the combat shotgun covered in blood Cap and Gear went back to the atrium to only see its flooding.

“Oh goddess’s we got to help the ponies on the lower levels.” Said Gear

“Gear I don’t know how to swim, and you probably don’t know either, so we best get to the entrance.” Cap said while started to make his to the entrance.

“But Cap they will all die if we don't try and help.” Gear pleaded

“Well gear I have the guns and the armor, so if you want to go get shot or drown yourself go ahead.” Cap said not giving two shits about anypony else.

Gear finally got in front of Cap’s way “Cap you are a selfish asshole, and if you don't help those ponies I will never forgive you!”

Cap side stepped Gear and continued to trot to the door. “Big whoop like I care, so have fun on your little suicide mission i’m getting my flank out of here.”

Gear knew he wasn’t going to make a difference, so taking one last look of his home he caught up with Cap. He was about to say something, but a voice came from the down the path.

“Don’t fucking move or you’re going to die! Now take all your weapons, armor, and supplies and set it on the floor.” The stranger demanded. Cap knew the voice it was the same one chasing him earlier, but what puzzled Cap was Ripper not counting his size and strength wouldn’t go against two ponies alone. Who was Ripper with it jsut didn’t add up until another pony spoke.

“Do as he says or else.” Came a strange yet familiar sounding voice.

Sprayandpray came to Cap’s head. Cap then ordered Gear to drop his gun, and just wait for what Ripper and Sprayandpray were planning. For a while there was a long silence until Ripper broke it.

“Hey look that mare has your gun Sprayandpray.” Ripper said while motioning at Cap.

The hall started to flood and Cap looked at his pipbuck to only see the rads meter was rising slowly, and that’s where the real discussion began. Ripper demanded the stable door key, but cap denied to hand it over. He stood up on his hind legs then came down on the water with his front legs causing a splash in the water for a distraction, which during that Gear was able to grab his gun. When Ripper and Sprayandpray figured out what was going on they started to shoot at Cap and Gear. Cap grabbed his gun and started to put down suppressive fire. Quickly running out of bullets in his smg clip he pulled a new one out which read “incendiary rounds” Cap not having time to argue with the name of the clip. He loaded it into the smg and shot at Sprayandpray. One of the bullets penetrated SprayandPray’s saddlebag, igniting a grenade causing Sprayandpray to explode in a big bloody mess. Ripper was stunned by what he just witnessed Cap was able to put a couple rounds in his head. Cherry and Remix finally showed up after everything died down.

“Took you long enough…” Cap said before looking at his brother. “Cherry what happened to my brother!” he shouted.

“When we were talking to the Overmare took my baton and started beating Remix with it.” The crimson mare said not looking Cap in the eye.

“Well why didn’t you help him.” Cap responded with a lower tone.

“Well at least I didn’t give the Overmare my gun when she asked for it…” Cherry was now getting irritated. “Look can we just go I don’t want to spend anymore time in this place.”

That being said they all started to work on the stable door and getting it opened. When it finally started to open a ear piercing screeching sound was made (must’ve been from it being shut for far too long, and having the metal rust.) Cap was the one to lead the group to the outside equestrian wasteland. When they got out the light was blinding, living in a stable doesn't prepare you for real sunlight, or the cracks of sunlight coming out of the black clouds. It must be morning, but to them it didn’t matter what time it was. Cap was happy to be finally free from that prison. There was a long peaceful moment of silence which felt like it lasted for hours, but the moment of peace was interrupted by water bursting out of the cave and hitting the group they all lost balance and got pushed by the water downhill. After a couple minutes of being pushed by water it finally stopped, and they got back up. Well except for Cherry who was about to do the most unprofessional thing she’s ever done since becoming a security pony.

“Eww, get it off!” The soaked crimson mare exclaimed.

Cap just bursted out laughing at Cherry, but while being by laughing distracted Cap didn’t see Cherry get up and trot over to him.

“You think that’s funny?” She asked

“Of course.” Cap replied still laughing.

Cherry then slapped Cap causing him to stop laughing, he then looked back at Cherry and they got into another argument. While that was going on Remix and Gear were sitting down watching Cap and Cherry argue. Gear nudged Remix and gave him a look saying “This is gonna be interesting.” Remix nodded and looked back at his brother arguing with Cherry. Gear and Remix looked at the cold dead wasteland, the ash black trees, the rubble of buildings in the distance and the clouds just clouds nothing special well there is a little sunlight peeking through the cracks in the clouds. Remix and Gear looked around for a settlement, and with luck they saw a small barn and a farm house

“Hey guys there's a barn over there.” Remix said while turning his head to check on Cap and Cherry. When he saw cherry sitting next to Cap drinking a bottle of water.

Cap started to get up he was whining like a filly, but got told by Cherry to shut up. Cap let cherry go a head of him, so he could stare at her flak the whole way. The trip itself was quiet to say the least untill they got to their destination. Which they then learned the place is home to 10 to 12 badly dressed ponies with blood stain rags and some creative designing choices, by that meaning Gore City printed in blood on the rags. Cherry and Cap went around the left while Remix and Gear went around right.

“So how are we going to know if they’re friendly or not?” Cherry said in a whisper. Cap already had a shot lined up when he realized they could take the nice approach its just a nice peaceful town full of psychopaths who decorate with guts and bones. He thought hell why not give it a try right.

He trotted over to them and said “Anypony want a sparkle cola?”

Which they reply ‘kill that fucking filly’ and then bullets started to be sprayed everywhere, so Cap jumping back behind the rock with Cherry they began to open fire while Remix started to shoot from the right Gear was firing blank shots (not aiming while shooting) so he didn't offer Remix much support, but the nut job ponies had poorly kept melee weapons and rifles held together with duct tape and scrap metal. They were easily defeated them except for the last one which sounded like he was named back in good old boring stable 27 because who names their child Sawtooth.
Well he was a big unicorn stallion with two chainsaws yes two fucking chainsaws and on top of that he looked like he has been on chems since he took, and i’m being serious an entire clip from Cap’s smg, a clip from Cherry’s pistol, and all of Remix’s bullets which was five bullets. Don’t laugh he didn't raid the stable armory with Cap and gear although Gear probably has some in his saddle bags but it’s dumbass too give any to Remix oh yeah and did I mention the fucking sniper bitch shot Cap right in the fucking shoulder. Cherry shot that bitch in the hoof and watched as she fell to the ground.

Cherry put the pistol to the mares head and said “Any last words?”

The mare yelled “Pop!”

“Pop what are you talking about?” Cherry questioned

“My colt he is in the basement please don't hurt him.” She begged

Cherry felt like an ass’since she shot and almost killed a mother, so she gave her the last two healing potions. Two of them had to be used on Remix because of his battle with the Overmare.

“Cap is your shoulder ok?” Cherry asked Cap

“Yeah the bullet bounced off my boarding it may hurt a little, but its not as bad as when it first hit.” Cap replied to Cherry.

Quickscope yes the mare was named Quickscope had told them there was no more inside, so we took her word for it and walked into what seems to be an old kitchen. It was a pretty basic kitchen if it wasn’t for the mutilated mare hanging from chains off the ceiling. Remix ran outside and threw up Cherry and Gear yelled what the fuck and cap said sarcastically.

“Hey baby you hang around here often?” Immediately followed by a hoof to the back of his head.

“Cap there are times for jokes, and there’s not it.” Cherry said feeling very disappointed in Cap.

Quickscope said she tried to steal a bag of dash and run but they caught her. Cherry asked her what the mare’s name was, but Quickscope looked at Cherry and then continued trotting towards the basement door. Remix volunteered to go get Gear to come back in while Cap and Cherry followed Quickscope to go get her colt. After getting her colt back Quickscope lead Cap and Cherry upstairs to a secret gun stash and safe.

“So this is where they kept the backup weapons, but I don’t quite know what’s in the safe.” Quickscope said while pushing open a bedroom door.

The bedroom was of decent size able to fit six ponies despite there being only one bed. The safe was in the corner opposite of the door, and the guns were in a cabinet to the left of the bed. The walls were blood stained, and the bed mattress was stained with blood. Cap sat next to the safe while Quickscope sat on the bed watching Pop roam the room, and Cherry went back downstairs to tell Gear and Remix everyones upstairs in the bedroom. Time passed Cap was being bothered by Pop since he thought Cap was his father, eventually Cap got a reason to walk away from Pop when Remix, Cherry, and Gear came back.

“Hey wait dad where’re you going?” Pop asked

Cap looked back and told him “I’m not your father I’ve been living in a stable for most of my life got it.”

Quickscope took notice of the current situation and asked Pop to come over to her and sleep. “Well it’s getting late me and Pop are gonna get some sleep, and I think you should do that to.” She told the group standing at the bedroom door entrance.

Eventually they all noticed its been a long day and they were all tired. Cap took his sleeping spot near the safe, Cherry took hers near the gun cabinet, Gear took his in the middle of the bedroom, and Remix slept close to the bedroom door. It only took ten minutes until they were all sound asleep unaware of what happens in the Equestrian Wasteland at night.