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// Chapter 4 - Welcome to Ponyville (Part 2) 
// Story: The White Paladin 
// by Alpha777 
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		Chapter 4 - Welcome to Ponyville (Part 2)

It's been a few minutes since they left the apple farm and Dash was asking Joshua questions...

"So... Joshua, was it?  What are you?  Some kind of golem?"  Dash asked.

Joshua answered, "No, I'm human.  The thing I'm wearing is a Winterized T-51b Power Armor, my first and favorite."

Dash's eyes widened in glee as she replied, "Did you say power armor?!  Like in those science fiction books!?"

Joshua chuckled a little before answering, "Trust me.  Where I'm from, it's a reality to us, along with domesticated robots, fusion-powered transports, and all sorts of things... but..."

Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash looked at Joshua as he paused for a second, then continued, "... war never changes."

That surprised the three of the Mane Six, but Fluttershy was slightly surprised since Joshua had already mentioned to her that his home is a wasteland resulted by war.

Applejack then asked him, "H-how bad was this war ya talkin' 'bout?"

He replied, "Bad enough that it has infected the entire world, destroy many cities and countries, and almost wiped out the entire human race, along with the wildlife.  And the fact that it has been two centuries since this happened, not alot has changed, except beginning to get worst, but at the same time, better.  Slowly, but surly."

Now this revelation truly shocked the three.  It's not everyday they hear about a war, let alone almost destroying the entire planet and killing off an entire race of sentient beings and the wildlife, two centuries ago. 

Fluttershy then asked him, "How is it getting better?"

"Well, ever since I came around, I've been helping the people out in the wasteland out with their problems and giving them hope.  They basically think of me as some kind of hero or Messiah, since there were a few people who called me by those names."  He answered.

Dash then asked, "And do yourself think your a hero or this 'Messiah' they claimed you to be?"

Joshua shook his head and replied, "No.  I thought of myself as someone who just helps people because it's the right thing to do.  Nothing more; nothing less.  Besides, I'm just fighting the 'Good Fight', as my friend, Three Dog, says it."

As they just arrived in town, Rainbow Dash was about to ask another question until a pink blur came out of nowhere.

"RAINBOW DASH!!!!" the pink haired girl screamed as she tackled Dash in a hug.  The girl's pink hair was slightly darker shade of pink than Fluttershy's is, and was poofy like cotton candy.  She was wearing a pink shirt with some blue and yellow balloon designs on it, a white jacket with some pink on it, a pink skirt, wearing white knee high socks with pink stripes, and pink tennis shoes.  She appeared to be on an endless sugar rush since the look on the others' faces says that they are used to it.

Rainbow Dash struggled as she replied, "Pinkie Pie!  Can't breathe!"

Pinkie Pie then let Dash go and was bouncing around as she replied, "Sorry Dashie!  I'm just so excited to meet Joshua!"

That made him uncomfortable, since he just met her without saying his own name to her.

Applejack then asked, "Wait, how did ya know his name, Pinkie?"

"OH!  I know alot about him!  I know he's part of a faction known as the Brotherhood of Steel as a Paladin, He came from an underground Vault labeled '101', that he pranked the entire Vault with his best friend, Amata, and many more!" Pinkie Pie replied.

At this point, Joshua was now disturbed by this.  He thought, 'How the fuck does she know this?!  Especially the prank!  Nobody knows that but me and Amata!'

Then he noticed that she was gone.  Her friends seemed to noticed this and he looked around, until...

"HI!" she shouted as she revealed herself.  This scared the living daylights out of him because of two things.  The first was that she caught him by surprised.  The second was that she had somehow appeared on top of his head now.

He screamed, "WHAT THE FU-!" but was cut short as he fell on his back. 

Pinkie Pie was now standing right next to him as he quickly stood up.  He asked her, "Good Golly Holly!  How the Hell did you do that?  And how do you know so much?!"

She giggled as she replied, "Well, DUH!  I'm Pinkie Pie!"

He responded, "That does not explain much."

But she did not answer as she bounced away.  Joshua then turned towards the three and asked, "How does she do that? And how does she knows so much about me?"

Dash replied, "I don't know.  In-fact, nobody knows.  It's just her thing.  She just knows things that we don't know.  Just don't try to figure her out, though.  Twilight tried to and she ended up crazy."

Joshua was still disturbed by this, but nodded his head and went with it.  Then the three went towards the same direction Pinkie Pie went, heading towards Twilight's place.

To be Continued...