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// Story: Fallout Equestria Short Story: Arrival of the Steamship 
// by NatetrixNarratorBro 
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A holotape was being played on a terminal as the audio began to play and a Stallion voice was heard. He had a rough but firm voice. "Captain Alaskan Wailer, Your orders from the Princesses are to steer and land at the Docks of Manehatten. Have only the maximum of the three hundred ponies on board onto the Steamship. After that close the plank bridge down immediately, and sail off hundreds of miles away from Equestria. Then never ever sail back to Equestria lands or near Manehatten's docks again. You are to remain the ship at the location at all times." There was a sigh after the stallion just gave out all the orders. After three seconds of silents the stallion began to speak again. "May you and the ponies that get on board your ship have safety. This is Shinning Armor, Prince of the Crystal Empire. Be safe on your travel." 
The audio ended, and the holotape ejected automatically out of the terminal. A hoof reach over and picked up the holotape from the terminal and began to move it away from the desk. Then a microphone was being place on the side of the desk and plug onto the terminal. Next a new holotape was inserted into the terminal, as it was starting up, then on the terminal screen was words that said "recording".  Then a pony lean in close to the microphone and began to speak.
"This is Alaskan Wailer, Captain of Steamship Lolly. The ship has arrived at our location, it only been two days since we left the docks of Manehatten. Our location is well in the middle of the ocean...Middle of nowhere. The ship was also able to hold down after the blast, and the radiation wasn't able to get through inside the ship, so ponies down inside the ship were just fine, also my workers on the ship. Me though well i made to stay up on inside the captain's deck with rad proof walls around it, and a couple of oxygen filters inside here. I was able to keep the ship in balance after the blast, and keep myself safe inside the room. I also brought a gas mask after we left those ponies behind, i felt bad for leaving almost half of Manehatten's population to just die against the mega spells. I had no choices, i was ordered to bring only three hundred onto the ship. Well i guess i should tell then since i brought that up. I should tell how Miss Lolly was born."
" Upon almost a year on constructing the Steamship, we were led to building it by myself, and couple of high powers. Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna. By the Steamship in helping was Stable Tec. They put down new things like indoor gardening, and water purifiers inside the ship. My dream was coming true, as a foal i always wanted this to happen. I just knew that me telling Stable Tec this would put there minds on it, and having a second talk with them. They finally agreed to tell the Princesses about it. When i checked on the ship i saw ponies in lab coats, they had the cards on their coats with words of their names, and something else. Ministry of Arcane Science, they were here so they can have a research inside my own ship. I just told them to buzz off my ship and away from the dock where we were hiding the ship. Near the end, i had bunch of papers to sign, and send off to the Princesses. Mostly for agreements and laws to past down, just so much work. 
"It was around that day where the mega spell exploded in Manehatten, in the morning we had info that Cloudale was hit by Megaspells. That's when Shinning Armor sent a message threw my advance terminal, i recorded what he said onto my holotape i have here. I got onto the ship just in time and let the workers let ponies in, guards were already at dock keeping the ponies controlled as one by one ponies were getting onto the ship. Once that the guards just told me to set off into the ocean. It was my second time i drove the ship and the second time the ship was drove. i was afraid the ship might break down, but with luck the ship began to move and i was relieve that the ship was moving down towards the ocean. As i was miles away from Manehatten i heard a big boom from miles away behind the ship. I didn't turn around since i knew what just happen. The ship was rocking to the right and i had to keep the ship in balance and good thing it was able to do so. Now i just had to get to the location."
"That's that, Like i said it's been two days and ponies are starting to walk around the inside of the ship to get comfy. But soon tomorrow there going to be work, and tomorrow is the whole new life." There was a click on the spacebar of the terminal and Alaskan takes the holotape out of the terminal ,and puts it in his jacket. Alaskan the young stallion with dark blue mane walks out of his room to get some alone time on the deck on the ship. As he see's in his view nothing but ocean for miles and miles around him and his own ship.