Rambo Reborn

by Vartil-Shadowalker


A Fathers Plight

POV: Artificer, Tall Tale

The sounds of metal on metal can be heard ringing out in a semi large blacksmith shop on the west side of Tall Tale. Artificer works to keep himself from slipping into a deep depression and self loathing *clang* *clang* *clang*. "I shouldn't have let her go to the woods" he says to himself, "If only her cutie mark had been in this trade or something else, instead her talent is with animal's and there just had to be a bear that wouldn't leave the forest that she needed to help." But he was lying to himself he knew that his daughter would've gone either way.

It had been almost two weeks since she had dissapeared, two excruciatingly long weeks. No one wanted to help him track down the one's responsible and there were only two others he knew of that felt as strongly as he did *clang* *clang*. As he finished workingthe final piece of metal that needed to be worked he levitated it over to the water bucket, and lowered it down to cool. As it sizzled he looked in the mirror that was close by, his red mane was disheveled, his apron and pants had seen better days but then again, those had been better days.

He finally came out of his musings of himself and set to work setting the final piece, "You'll help me, I know you will" he said to the steel construct he had been working on. "They said I was crazy when i started you, that making a golem was impossible, but look at you know" it had been two months since he started building his black smithed steel golem. Ever since he had found a book by his great grandfather in the attic on the subject he knew he wanted to build it if for nothing more than to say it could be done. The golem was exactly three feet tall and it wieghed about twenty five pounds as it was, he had made sure it had working limbs, hand's and everything else it might need, he had also used bits of sodium metal.

He had also designed and built a saddle bag that would hold his creation, he had used fuel soaked rags to make the flesh for his golem and there for it needed to be carried in a fuel soaked container. "Now my wonderful distraction, lets see if you work" he said as he lit his horn, the eye sockets, or what passed for them lit up. "Mommy" the golem said, "YES!!" Arbiter exclaimed, "It works, it works, now distraction tell me your programming I need to make sure it's correct."

"Of course mommy, Name: Distraction, Designation: To help mommy get sister back, Programing to sleep in my bag, until it hits the ground. I am then to call out mommy, and if you don't answer I am to tear my way out of the bag to protect you. I can make myself burst into flames using the sodium metal on or near my joints to start the fires, and I can also use the acid bag in my stomach to blind enimies and corode metals, stones and other iteams." Distraction said finishing its preset designation.

"Very good Distraction, now go back to sleep, and I'll have you start your programming if I need you to." Artificer said and with that the glow in the golems eyes died and Artificer set about making some new ammunition for his friends. "Sharp Talon, Derpy, I know you'll see things my way and when you do, you'll have new ammo that brings pain and suffering."

POV: Rambo, Tall Tale

As we were walking through Tall Tale once more Derpy was explaining about her friend Artificer. Apparently he was a master blacksmith and he also designed weapons and ammunition for Sharp Talon but no one had seen him in two weeks. Apparently he hasn't left his shop since his daughter was taken and he had been in the process of building a pony like golem out if steel and if she knew anything he still made it but it's going to be radically different.

"Alright Mr. Rambo were here" Derpy said as they stood in front of a two story shop. It looked like a stable, but less open, as Derpy and Rambo walked through the door, Rambo immediately noticed the smell of a forge, and how clean the shop actually was for the line of work it did. Armor, swords, shields, bows, arrows, and even a few guns were displayed on the walls. But what caught his attention were the bullets lying on one of the counters, as he walked over to pick one up and examine it he didn't hear the door to the smithing part of the shop open.

"Jacketed hollow point, deadlier than a normal hollow point" a voice said behind him and as Rambo turned around there standing before him was a black unicorn stallion. The stallion was wearing normal steel toed work boots, a pair of dark blue denim jeans that had a faded worn look as if they had been used for years, a dark red button up shirt and a black work apron that was also worn and ragged. It didn't take introductions to know who was in front of him.

"Artificer I presume" Rambo said.

"You would be correct, now who or what are you" Artificer said.

"John Rambo, I'm a human, and Derpy over tgeir said you might be able to help us" Rambo said while motioning towards Derpy.

"Yaeah Art" Derpy started "I know about your golem and that you make the best armor and weapons in all of Equestrisa. And I also figured you'd want vengeance."

"And he'd help us" Artificer said motioning to Rambo. "How could he possibly help, I mean he looks strong but how can he."

"I'm ex military, I've fought more silent wars than anyone else, I know how to lay traps, how to infultrate silently and I also know your pain." Rambo said "Someone that was like a daughter to me was taken, drugged and raped repeatedly, and you know what I did. I set traps all over my farm, went back to the country that she was taken to and sent a message then slaughtered about 45 highly trained men by myself."

"Thats one hell of a resume" Artificer said and after a few seconds of silence from everyone he said. "Alright, I'll help youb follow me and you can see what I bring to the table."

Artificer turned back towards his work shop foor and motioned for Derpyb and Rambo to follow him. As they went through the door the first thing rambo noticed was the golem laying on one of the tables, he also noticed old knight armor and newer armor. "The princesses of our lands believe their soilders don't need anyother type of armor than the old kind, but I've designed newer armor. Completly bullet proof, air filtering helmets, and I even designed a warp pack that can hold unlimited wepons and ammo" Artificer said.

"Good" Rambo said. "We'll take three pair's of the newer armor considering you've already got your own. Jacketed hollow points for all of our guns and any other types of ammo you've made."

Artificer just smiled at that and said I've already built armor for Derpy and if I'm right Sharp Talon will be joining us so I've made him armor. All i need to do is make yours I have two crates of JHP's [Jacketed Hollow Points], two crates of fletchet shotgun shell's and a crate of hollow point shotgun shell's. I've also got two crates of Dum Dum bullets, at least three crates of teflon-coated bullets, and finally two four crates of full metal jacket, and I can make more so long as I have the meterials.

Rambi just smiled back "I tgink you'll make an excellent addition to the team. Now lets pack this all up, grab whatever you need to make more and lets not forget your golem on our way the base you can fill me and Deroy in on what it does."