//------------------------------// // They Shot the Sheriff: Epilogue // Story: Fallout: Equestria - Lovely New Pegasus // by No one is home //------------------------------// “And that is why everything we just did is legitimate self defense!” Sweets concludes her auto tuned argument masterfully.  I can’t see it but the tingle in my left hoof suggests she might have bowed.  There might be residual head injury things going on…  My Pipbuck feels extra tingly for some reason… no… not mine…  I haven’t worn mine since… it’s Doc’s pipbuck.  Doc’s pipbuck just feels weird, now.  And I don’t think I can actually take it off anymore, neither… -=-=-=-=- New Companion Perk: Dance-Dance Synchronicity You can now access Sweet-E’s enhanced ballistic targeting system in real time for quicktime actions.  Have fun with that. -=-=-=-=- “I mean girl’s not wrong.” I’m all smiles to the nice NCR lieutenant.  “This is a courier settlement.  We settled it internally.” “Under whose authority?” The disgruntled NCR officer needs to say and not spray it.  “Prim and Proper gave refuge to enemies of the New Canterlot Republic!” “Well since the old nag done retired that leaves me acting postmaster.  And my last act as postmaster is to turn over all authority the new Postmaster of the Marejave, Princess Xena.  Hay, Four, what the highest number you know of?” “31.”  The elderly nag cackles back.  She was always a fun boss. “Courier #32.” I really hope my smile is reassuring.  “So yeah, on her authority!” “You can just call me Princess Sherriff.” -=- Faction change -=- NCR: Unknown → Meddling Hooligan  The NCR are aware that you exist.  They haven’t decided how to deal with you yet, but see you as a trouble maker and a wild card. -=-=-=-=- “That’s Postmaster Princess, missy.” Courier 4 snickers. “So what? I can be two things!” Princess Zena Sneers proudly. “Recognize the power of the bubble gum stripes, yo!” -=-=-=-=- Achievement Unlocked:  Blazing Battle Saddles “The sheriff is a Stripe?!?!” -=-=-=-=- “Message playback…”  I can feel Sweets go stiff as a board on my withers.  The voice and the words that follow are not hers.  “The solution was simple really.  An extension of of the Pip-Buck’s inventory sorting spell.  All I had to do was to make it hold other computation spell matrices.  The tricky part was networking the spell matrices to work together as a single processor.  I could potentially put an entire crusader mainframe in a robot the size of a foal…” -=-=-=-=- Mission:  Sweet-E My Love (2/X) Continue performing friendship missions with Sweet-E to unlock more hidden audio files and learn more about your Faithful Cybernetic Companion. -=-=-=-=- “Well, Sugrcube, I said me and you was gonna have a talk.”  Jackie is not projecting a happy pony face on her screen.  “I ain’t none too happy with how you handled things back there.” “Come on Jackie, they were raiders.  Me and Sweets were just having a little fun, you know running interference while you and Princess did the part that requires… I dunno, functioning, not-damaged brains.”  I feel like I’m making a really good case here. “That’s another thin’ I don’t like.”  She rolls right up in my face.  “Your awfully attached to that little robot that your apparent enemy left you as a present, earlier today.  If anythin’ I think that little bot mighta gone and made you more blood thirsty than you already were.” “Firstly, Five is more of a rival than an enemy… although given recent events, I should maybe re-evaluate that.” Now I’ve got my angry, squinty face on.  “Secondly, don’t put that off on Sweets!  Those second rate raiders came in while we were scattered, and they took down the Marejave Express, and they killed Nine!  She happened to be a friend of mine.  She’s dead, now!” “Easy there, pardner.” The Securitron rolls back and raises her arms in what I assume is a consolitary series of gestures.  Or maybe she’s casting a wizard spell… it’s honestly hard to tell.  “I guess when you put it that way, I can see where you’re coming from.  I’m just trying to look out for ya, ya know.  Keep you on the right path, as it were.” “I know ya are Jackie.” I heave a sigh as I try to straighten my head out.  “I know ya are.  Sorry for snapping at you.  But anyone that worked with Checkers is goin’ down, and they goin’ down hard.” “Well on that count,”  Four steps in between the two of us, “We gotta lead.  The new Boss Lady questioned the leader of them Powder Gangers, and Checkers got a name.  He’s Winner Gold, and he runs the Tops Casino up in New Pegasus on the strip.” “Winner Gold?” I can’t help but suppress a snort.  “His parents must’ve hated him more than I do.” -=-=-=-=- Mission Complete: They Did not Shoot The Deputy