It's been a week and finally the classmates finish there final day of education. The classmates all cheer and began to celebrate by having a large dinner. Everypony residents was there serving the soups and vegetables. They all gotten happy and on the deck as they were all celebrating there. There were no alcohol for the older ponies to drink but they did have a good time with the music. Including Beetlespring tapping his back hoofs on the steel floor of the deck, while having a banjo in his front hoofs playing some good music.
Timothy was there to listening and laughing to see his good friend Beetle at the banjo again. Tim would always like hearing Beetlespring playing that banjo. It's like Beetle likes to never stop playing his father's banjo, and he also never wants anypony else touching his favorite banjo. Everypony was clapping there front hoof's, they all love the music from Beetlespring.
Just near the end of Beetlespring fun time music there was a loud voice from behind, but the music kept playing. Timothy did turn to hear the loud voice, and saw two armed guards, and Larkhoover marching up from behind the crowd that Bettlespring made. Beetlespring saw Larkhoover and began to stop as Lark shouted again. All ponies looked over to Lark and the two armed guards as ponies step away a bit. Timothy began to think of why he brought two guards and very much armed with battlesattles. But Timothy was in his mind knew that this was some trouble news that Lark was going to bring, and it was indeed trouble.
"Ah yes, i have all your attention now." Everypony nodded even Beetlespring nodded and putting his banjo down. Timothy was on the other side of the crowd so he mostly was far back.
"Now i'm sorry to ruin the celebration for you graduated ponies. But we have a couple of serious problems now. One of the problem's is that just as the celebration was going on, one of the technician's just discover a huge break down to the waterpurifier. Just within minutes the waterpurifier quickly fell to radiation. It is now impossible to fix, since it need's to be fix on the outside of the ship. Second we are loosing our steel, meaning our steel scraps are almost done with." Everypony on this point was looking down, and ponies gasp on hearing all of this. Larkhoover continued. "This ship won't last another few more weeks stallions and mares. Without the steel we need, we can't build the bolts, or screws, and not be able to fix the windmill's. Will loose power, the lost of our plants to grow our food, and no clean water." Timothy was shock at this point, Technician's thought they didn't use that much steel and supplies. Lark began to look over at Beetlespring that was in front of the crowd of ponies.
"Somepony was near the purifier when the radiation began to spread out. Your mother Beetlespring is now with Dr. Oaklen now in his room. I'm sorry." Beetlespring stood up having one tear on the right side of his eye. He began to hurry and run down the towards the steeldoor to the lower levels. All Timothy heard from him as Beetlespring screamed while running.
"MOTHER!." was all he scream out as he reach the lower level of the ship as his voice faded down the lower level.
Dr. Oaklen was taking blood samples for the morning as lied on the bed was Beetlespring's mother, just on the patient bed. Beetlespring was watching through the window to see his mother on the other side. His mother wasn't moving but the Doctor told him that she was in a sleep. Mostly Dr. Oaklen describe this radiation to be to dangerous, and that nopony else should step inside the room, for the safety of them not catching the this radiation disease. The disease would cause a overheating, and random body part failures. That's all the doctor could describe for now, but mostly he said that this was rare. Meaning that the disease wouldn't be around as often, but most of the radiation that was clogged inside the purifier was to much.
Just then Larkhoover came right next to Timothy and Tim looked over to him.
"Timothy Tim, i need to have a word with you." Lark said looking over at Timothy.
"Alright Captain." Timothy nod as he said that as the captain walked away to the corner down the hall. Timothy pat Beetlespring's back and Timothy walked away to meet the Captain in private.
"I'm sorry about your friend, and-" Captain was going to continue but Tim spoke very serious and little loud.
"Captain the ship, what we going to do, all the ponies will die here without any food, no clean water." Larkhoover now putted on a serious look on his face, and lowered his eyes.
"Timothy i know this looks bad, but this might be the end for our ship." Larkhoover turn away down the hallway.
"The end? that's it...the end? no...no way, we are not dying in this ship Captain." Timothy walked up beside Lark, his eyes were shut close. There was a three second pause then Tim spoke again.
"What about that land, Equestria. Surely we can get enough supplies from Equestria." Lark turned to Timothy to give him a glare, then putting his head down.
"Oh...your right Timothy, i can't listen to my father warnings anymore. Tim i think your right, this old ship needs a lot of repair." Larkhoover walked down the hall. Timothy just stood watching him walk down the hallway.
"Timothy?" Lark stop and turn his head to Tim.
"Yes Captain?" Lark reach a hoof down inside his captain jacket and threw some keys at Timothy as Tim caught them using his telekinesis.
"start up them engines." Lark opened a steel door which leaded to the stairs to get to the deck of the ship. Timothy knew what he went and quickly began to run down the stairs, passing each corner of halls and making it down the last level of the ship. There stand in front of Timothy was a large steel door with a keyhole, he levitated the keys that Lark gave him and put in one of the keys. With just a swift turn of the key inside the keyhole Timothy heard a click and steel doors slowly open as he saw a large furnace and two large pipes going all the way to the top of deck. Then from behind Timothy was a voice, it was the speakers, it was Larkhoover speaking. Timothy march down inside the furnace room and picked up old pre war coal from the sacks.
"Everypony, this is very important. I know we are looking at horrible life staying on this ship with no food, water, and loosing everypony here. But i'm not willing to let you all starve or be left to lay thirsty. That is why i'm speaking to you now is because where not going to be walking around this steamship much longer."
Timothy pulled the sack of coal into the furnace, after three sacks of coal were inside the furnace. Tim went over to a wheel and began to turn it.
"Oh miss Lolly is taking us back to the land of Equestria, we will go and get supplies to fix and get our Lolly working again." Timothy turned the wheel fully and fire began inside the furnace as there was a rumble and Timothy felt the ship as it was moving slightly forward.
"We are getting supplies at Equestria and we will fix Lolly, we will go to Equestria, get our supplies and bring it to oh Lolly no matter what it takes. This ship is still our home but out there in Equestria there is loot, and supplies. So who is with me!"
There was a loud "YEAH!" from up in the resident level of the ship that even Timothy heard from above him. Timothy smiled and began to sat on the step of the stairs and close his eyes.
"Equestria, here we come." Timothy said quietly to himself resting his head on the other step of the stairs.