//------------------------------// // Trust // Story: Fallout Equestria: Brass Sentinel // by Chemtest //------------------------------// We walk down the old road, keeping an eye out for Legion red. I don’t imagine Terra will give up easily. Even if that skirmish back there brought no casualties on our side, I don’t believe that the ponies back there were anywhere near the amount the Legion has to spend. Even if they only use machetes and are easy enough to beat, they outnumber us. The caravan is much more talkative now that we’ve fought together, Hail and Rattle getting along, Hunter and Shot talking about rifles, Shield and Fuse talk quietly. The only silent one is the pegasus. I walk up to him, “So, what’s-“ He interrupts, “Do you believe that owning slaves is morally wrong?” I’m a bit taken back by his sudden question, “Yes, but I can see where most slavers come from. They struggle to get enough money to live, just like raiders struggle with insanity. I free them from their struggles, and leave judgement to the Creators.” He doesn’t look at me, simply looking forward, “Religious pony, are you? Believe some Gods are going to come save you, like the Lords of old? Believe the Ministry ponies will be there when you die to bring you to paradise for believing?” I shake my head, “I don’t worship any Gods, I know they exist, but I don’t worship them. Gods are simply beings who are powerful, and demand worship for it. They interfere and kill, torture all who dare not worship. Most Gods are simply petulant children who want attention for their newest trick. Then there are normal powerful ponies, like the Ministry ponies. They were very powerful, but never called for worship. I worship no Gods, I only worship the Creators.” He scoffs, “God, Creator, simply dumb semantics that mean nothing.” I look over at the side of his head, “No, very differnt. Gods interfer, they are limited in their universes. The Creators only make and observe, only interfering in cases where the very universe is threatened. God’s live in the universes they make, Gods are infinite, expendable in these universes. There are only three Creators, there will always be only three. Not two, not five, three. Chem the Creator of Harmony, Larson the Creator of Chaos, and Faust the Creator of Order.” He shrugs, “If that’s what you believe, that’s what you believe. I find no issue with that, only with those who foolishly believe God’s are all their cracked up to be when they live in a Wasteland. Say, have you heard of the idea of Democracy?” I shake my head, “No, I haven’t.” He looks at me, his blue eyes meeting my orange, “No big surprise, I don’t guess you lot had schools down here.” He then looks away, looking up for some reason, “It’s an idea made by one of the Ministers back before the war. Every few years, a leader is put into power. Say you were in as King, and the term passed by. You would be put to an election against somepony else over who becomes King. The idea originates off of the continent of Griffonia. Specifically from the Ponish-Griffonian Commonwealth. Except they had the nobles vote on the leader. Democracy as said by the Minister would make the ponies vote up the leader, not the nobles.” I nod in interest, “Why didn’t anypony use this?” He continues scanning the skies, “It was an idea made too late, at a bad time. Celestia’s Revolutionaries were strong, and the ponies in Equestia needed a definitive leader for the time. You don’t generally make sweeping changes to the government when your fighting a bloody war. Tell me, Sentinel, do you believe Democracy could work?” I think over it a bit, “In time, yes. The Wasteland, If to be united, would need a strong monarchy for the beginning until everything is settled down. If that time passes, then it might be implemented without much backlash.” I can see him smile, “I’m Beam, Light Beam to be specific. Tell me Sentinel, would these other ponies share your opinions?” I shrug, “Rattle would love Democracy and would want it implemented immediately. Hunter and the siblings probably wouldn’t care all that much. Hail, I believe he would probably want a government dedicated to just science, and improving technology. Fuse, he might be either way. They’re all good ponies, I’m sure of that. They might sometimes do something near bad, but they always have good intentions.” Beam nods, “Would you trust them with your life?” I nod, “I already have.” Beam smiles, “Then I will trust them too. I need friends to protect me.” I look over at him, “Protect you from what?” He loses his smile, “I used to be a citizen of the Enclave, one who loved useing his freedom of speech. I said opinions unpopular, views on history and politics King Blueblood didn’t like. In fact, he hated them so much he ordered my execution. Our top general, General Autismo, took it upon himself to personally see me dead. After some running and shooting of laser rifles, I escaped alive. But, General Autismo still hunts me. I’m afraid that he will attack me soon, and I need guns to back me up.” I nod, and smile, “Don’t worry, Beam. We protected Fuse, we’ll protect you. Now, we might not all have guns, but I can jump up at him.” He lets out a happy smile, “Thank you.” I shrug, “Can’t let somepony die for stupid reasons. I’m sure that we can beat General Autismo.” With that, we continue looking for Legion red, and now for steel in the sky. ——— Footnote: Level Up. New Perk Added: Mutual Friendship — With everypony finnaly connected with each other, you share more than just words and feelings. Your party is near jack of all trades level. Sure, a bunch of ponies charging with the same armor, same tactics, same weapons, same everything, might be effective in some cases. But a bunch of ponies with differnt skills working together is a lot more powerful, and fun! To show your differnt skills, the Perk PrinterTM herby will make you all more powerful. Hunter likes guns, his Guns skill goes to 100, and his Perception gets +5. Sure Shot talks good, her Speech goes up to 100, and Charisma gains +5. Rattle likes his Crusher, his Melee skill goes to 100, and his Strength +5. Sure Shield is a brick wall, Barter to 100, Endurence +5. Light Beam likes laser beams, Energy Weapons goes to 100, his Agility goes up +5. Fuse likes explosives, Explovises skill to 100, Luck gains +5. Hail adores his miniguns, Big Guns to 100, Intelligence +5. Sentinel learns from them, and all his S.P.E.C.I.A.L stats go up by two.