//------------------------------// // A Murky Ever After // Story: Fallout Equestria: After Everything // by Visharo //------------------------------// Fallout Equestria: After Everything Chapter 2 *** It was a long journey. After all, my tears stopped flowing and after all the crushing hugs that were being delivered, I got up. I still had a silly grin on my face as I hugged them a second time, as if saying that they were real and not a dream. "I knew you would come back, Lil'bro! I never lost hope!" Glimmer grabbed me and ruffled my mane, much to my delight. I leaned against her, sighing contently. I missed this. My peace got shattered when everypony started asking questions that I couldn't keep track of. *** I sighed tiredly from all the questions I answered. Unity, seeing how overwhelmed I was, grabbed me and hauled me over to the bookstore. My heart swelled to see that my friends kept their promise. It felt right, that this was here. My eyes went a little blurry once I saw a metal plate above the door frame: Protoge's Library. "How are you Murk?" Unity glanced over at me, a small smile on her face. "I'm great! I'm better then great! H-How are you?" I stared at her with concern; the last time I saw her, she couldn't remember a thing. "I'm doing great as well! Coral said you sacrificed yourself for me, that you stayed behind to recover my memories. That was brave of you." Unity's voice lowered to a whisper, her eyes shimmering with new tears. "It's ok, I'm alright. I made it, didn't I? And look, I can fly now!" I grinned as I tried to flap my wings in the tight library. "Hey, stop! Do you know how long I've spent cleaning these books?" She huffed indignantly, but her eyes were shining with laughter. "I've missed you," I leaned in and gave her another hug, to which she returned with the same intensity. "You have no idea how it felt, not knowing if you made it or not. Not knowing if you remembered anything. It was horrible!" "Shh, It's ok. We're here together. It's fine." She gripped on to me as I felt tears fall onto my shoulder. *** I was being led around by Glimmer. She was touring me around the village, showing me the various different houses. Her grin was wide as she gestured at every little thing. I didn't care much for who loved where; it was just enough to see my sister again. To see that bright smile on her face. "And over here, is your house! I hope you like it, I've spent hours on it, trying to make it as perfect as possible!" Glimmer's grin went even wider as she saw my shocked face. "Well, what do you think? Come on Lil'bro! You can't keep me hanging like this!" "I-It's perfect!" I jumped on top of my sister and hugged her as tight as I could; her squeals of surprise made me laugh. *** I sat next to a hulking pony, sharing a drink. "How's farming Blitz?" I grinned at how happy he seemed; farming must've done good for him. "It's good. I'm hoping to collect the crops later this month." Brim rumbled, a small smile playing on his lips. I giggled at how unsuccessful he was at trying to tamper with his happiness. "Murky! Brim! Dinner's ready!" Coral's voice rang out in the crisp air. We got up together, and trotted in sync towards the big house, a smile on our muzzles.