//------------------------------// // Broken // Story: Fallout Equestria: WNC - Fallen Star DLC // by Alamut //------------------------------// We must be honest, decent, loyal, and comradely to members of our own blood and nobody else. oooOooo The room she was sitting in was making her nervous. Plain gray walls with a single door surrounded the big table she was sitting at. Two chairs, a clock over the entrance and a few lamps on the ceiling concluded the decor. Ruby wriggled on her haunches. No matter how she sat, the chair was simply uncomfortable. The young mare looked to the door, as she did countless times in the past hour or so. She had the weird feeling that the clock was going wrong. It seemed that it sometimes skipped whole minutes while ticking backwards at other times, but the pegasus was unable to actually catch this kind of alterations. She sighed – waiting was boring. The two stallions that picked her up at the moment weren’t of the talkative kind, silencing her every time she tried to start a conversation. The flight through Ravenclaw was nevertheless breathtaking. Ruby got a pretty good look of some of the tall buildings, but a big stadium was the thing that had caught her main interest. It rose from a cloud on the opposite site of the city than the military academy where Hellfire and Milky had brought her earlier. Like many of the pegasi buildings it seemed an impossible feat of architecture, its arches and the winged statues along the edges way too big and yet filigree to support themselves. She was brought to a big building standing in the middle of the cloud city. Its big doors were flanked by gigantic columns, many stories high, and the tympanum that was supported by them bore the symbol of a single lightning bolt. Under it were three words written in strange letters: Δικαστής. Πίστη. Φόρος. The mare recognised the alphabet from a book about the ancient Pegasopolis, from the time before Equestrias unification. She couldn’t be sure, but the writing apparently meant something along Justice. Loyalty. Duty. On each side of the entrance stood a pegasus in a similar power armour as her escorts, but theirs was bulkier and they had some weird Gatling guns on their battle saddles. After entering the edifice she was brought underground into this room and told to wait. A silent “click” came from the direction of the door, making the mares ears perk up. It opened silently and a pony entered the room. It was a pegasus stallion with a healthy, cobalt coloured coat and black mane and tail. Ruby’s eyes darted towards his flanks and she saw five lines of vibrant red, strongly contrasting with the dark blue colour of his body. The mare frowned slightly, she couldn’t grasp the cutie marks meaning. He wore a black uniform that matched his mane, with a white shirt and a black tie underneath it. At each side of his collar was a white lightning bolt, identical with the ones on the power armours of the pegasi earlier. But the most characteristic part of him were his eyes. From behind a pair of reading glasses two golden orbs were looking at Ruby without a trace of emotion. The mare watched him with surprise – his eyes didn’t have irises! The stallion gave the young mare a charming smile while walking towards the table in the middle of the room. “Hello little filly, my name is captain Scourge Cloud and I will be the one leading this little interview with you.” He sat down o the chair opposite to Ruby and took out a file from under his wing and a small device with a holotape plugged into it, placing it in the middle of the table. “I hope you don’t mind me recording this conversation. It’s a standard Blitzwing procedure.” The mare slowly shook her head, her eye still fastened onto his. The stallion chuckled. “It seems that my eyes have caught your interest, allow me to answer the question in your mind before it eats you up. It’s a genetical defect called aniridia. It makes me stand out, but it doesn’t do much besides weakening my eyesight. Don’t worry about it, I’m used to the questions.“ He smiled and waved a hoof at her, seeing that she blushed. “So what’s your name my little filly?” “I’m Ruby. Ruby Star.” The pink pegasus gave him an apologetic smile. She wanted to facehoof for staring at him. Ruby knew that it was rude to judge somepony by his looks. Crackshot, the “grandmare” of her best friend, was a ghoul. Her milky eyes and the mostly skinless body gave her a disturbing appearance, but she was nevertheless one of the nicest ponies she’d ever met. The stallion in front of her seemed nice and behaved like true gentlecolt. The irisless eyes didn’t disfigure him. They made his handsome face even more intriguing... The mare gave herself a mental slap. “And I’m not a filly anymore.” “Oh, of course, what was I thinking calling such a fine young mare a filly!” It was the stallion's turn to smile sheepishly while he wrote down her name onto a form. “Could you tell me your age Miss Star?” “I’ll be turning sixteen in a few weeks.” “Fifteen it is.” The cobalt blue pegasus stated calmly, making the pink mare frown. He clapped his hooves together and rested his chin upon them. “It’s a really impressive feat for a pony your age to fly alone to Ravenclaw, all the way from the surface. Remarkable, indeed.” Ruby looked to the side, feeling a little bit embarrassed. It wasn’t easy, truth told, but objectively seen it was just a simple, if tiresome, ascend. Earlier she had seen the way how the pegasi from Hellfire’s squad flew. Full of grace and yet economical, each flap of their wings perfectly utilizing the full of the movement’s energy. Compared to them the pink mare could only think about herself as an amateur. “The feat is even more noteworthy if you consider that you’ve chosen to penetrate the cloud cover and our security network at a spot deprived of lightning rods.” Scourge Cloud continued in a calm voice. “Lightning... rods?” The mare tilted her head, eying him not understanding what he meant. “A defence system designed to shoot down anything trying to invade the Enclave.” He chuckled and smiled as she folded her ears back in shock and went pale. “A miraculous amount of luck I must say.” “I... didn’t even know that it was this dangerous...” Ruby answered with a weak voice. Her mother never told her about anything of this. Sure, she told her not to fly as high as the cloud cover, but she always thought it was because of the strong and unpredictable wind currents up there. If the clouds were full of weapons, then how were earthborn pegasi even supposed to ever reach the Enclave? Did those ponies indiscriminately kill everyone, no matter if pony or other being, friendly or hostile, who trespassed their turf? The cobalt blue stallion shook his head. “And then the situation at the manoeuvres...“ His voice seemed pitying and the mare wasn’t sure if she liked this tone. “Almost at the goal of your journey, you nearly died. You were once fortunate, that cadet wing commander Hellfire’s squad spotted you during their scouting flight simulation.” The pink mare nodded slowly. “I was lucky that those ponies saved my life...” “Yes...” He said looking at the mare from behind his glasses, seemingly lost in his thoughts. Scourge Cloud collected himself, ears once again perked up and started with a smile. “This cleared, let us continue. Where do you come from Miss Star?” “It is a place called the Collective. It used to be a pegasi airbase before the war but...” The stallion cut her off. “The term collective suggests that it isn’t a settlement purely consisting of pegasi doesn’t it?” Ruby blinked, surprised by this sudden interruption. “N-no, we also have unicorns and earth ponies and also some ghouls.” “Ghouls Miss Star?” “They are... ponies, but different.” Ruby frowned while thinking about the answer. “They used to be normal, but the balefire and radiation changed them. Some lost their skin, others even their mind... But the ones at the Collective are still good ponies.” Scourge Cloud tilted his head. “Ghouls... So that’s how the muckdwellers call the Type I mutations. Wouldn’t have thought that they even were intelligent.” “Type I... mutation?” The young mare looked at him insecure, she didn’t like the way he spoke the word “muckdweller”, but remained silent about it. Sometimes unicorns and earth ponies also called her names. Featherbrain was ok, but she never liked “sky-stealer” and there were even worse ones. It had to be similar up here... “Specimen that were victims of high radiation poisoning resulting in severe skin decaying.” The stallion shrugged. ”We’ve encountered them during our scouting flights after the bombs fell, took some tissue samples. Enclave researchers speculate the reason for that is some unknown genetic characteristic.” Tissue samples? The mare didn’t like the sound of it. They were ponies. Scarred and maimed, different, but nevertheless ponies. Why was he talking about them as if they were just... Things? The stallions voice brought her back to reality. “Could you tell me how many ponies live in the Colective? Are there many pegasi?” The mare eyed him with an uncertain expression. She was starting to dislike the way those golden eyes watched her. “Why would you want to know that?” He smiled at her. “As an officer of the Blitzwing it is my duty...” “You said that name again.” The pink flier interrupted him, cocking her head to the right. “What is the Blitzwing?” One of Scourge Clouds eyes twitched almost unnoticeable and a sigh left his muzzle. He gave her another charming smile and put a hoof to his chin, thinking aloud. “You’re asking me what is the Blitzwing, but it’s a little bit tricky to describe the full spectrum of our activities without going into boring details.“ Ruby eyed him sceptically but he didn’t show any reaction on that. “I think the best would be to say, that we deal with the unexpected and are there to ask the right questions.” The mare’s browns frowned. ”You’re some sort of security force then?” The stallion chuckled. “That would be an exaggeration, we’re still part of the Ravenclaw and Enclave military but our priorities differ slightly from the other troops. We follow three great virtues that are chiselled into the fronton of this great edifice.” The ears of the pink pegasus perked up as she remembered the words under the lightning bolt. “Justice, loyalty and duty?” For a brief second Scourge Clouds face showed a mixture between anger and irritation from the interruption and great surprise over her knowledge. His eyes narrowed, a blank expression upon his muzzle. “How did you know that?” “I’ve read the words over the entrance.” Once again there was the look of uncertainty in her eyes. “You can read and understand ancient pegasi?” He tilted his head and smiled. “The old saying seems to be true: Diploûn horôsin hoi mathóntes grámmata.” Rubys eyes widened. “You know Pytrothagoras?” “Proper education is obligatory for officers of the Blitzwing. But I’ll admit that I underestimated you Miss Star.” He leaned back in his chair. “I’m curious where does your knowledge come frome?” “Ancient history is my special talent.” She looked towards the scarabaeus on her flank. “I see, and it’s represented by the ancient solar symbol from Saddle Arabia.” The mare once again looked at him in amazement. “Your curiosity filled let’s go back to my questions.” He eyed her with those empty golden orbs. “What else can you tell me about the Collective? I would like to know if they have any troops or...” “I won’t answer anymore of your questions.” Ruby looked him in the eyes. “I think that I’ve told you enough and I still have things to do.” Scourge Cloud smiled, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly. “It can wait. For what reason, did you come to Ravenclaw?” “I...” Ruby stopped, eying him warily. “I’ll discuss that matter only with the council.” “I represent the council; you can state it to me.” The pink flier watched the stallion sitting opposite her for a few long moments. The good impression she had of him at the beginning has slowly faded away, replaced by wariness. What were his intentions and why was he insisting on her telling him the names of the other pegasi in the Collective. Always smiling, he stayed an enigma to her. Finally she sighed and took a deep breath, before looking him in the eyes with determination in her face. “I came here to ask the council to acquit my parents.” “And who would your parents be?” The officer’s smile broadened. “Maybe Nova Star and Dawn Star?” Ruby eyed him puzzled. “How do you...” “That would make a certain Miss Firefly your aunt, wouldn’t it? Or is she already a Missis?” The stallion chuckled, amused by the surprise written all over her muzzle. “As a society with limited resources we have to keep a strict population control. We notice when somepony defects and there weren’t that many cases in the last twenty five years. Especially ones concerning ponies, with knowledge about the lightning rod grid.” He eyed her for a few moments and the mare shrunk together in her chair. ”Dawn Star told you about it, didn’t she?” Still caught by surprise the mare shook her head. “No! She only told me about the location of Ravenclaw and from where I should start my ascend.” “Old reports do claim, that she was a clever one.” The stallion muttered under his breath and gave the pink pegasus a charming smile, leaning back in his chair. ”Nevertheless, coming all the way up here to plead for one’s family is definitely a noble cause, I have to admit that. There’s only one obstacle Miss Star.” “What would that be?” “The Enclave doesn’t take back traitors and dashites.” He raised a hoof before the mare could respond. “But there’s nevertheless something, that we could do for you.” Ruby looked at him in silence. “From the eugenic point of view you’re a pureblood Enclave, your genome untainted by the mutated population down there. We would need to do a few tests in this regard but general Cloud Striker from Thunderhead has made a much worse precedence a few years ago.” More than saying them, Scourge Cloud nearly spat out the last words with disgust. The mare frowned thinking about his words. “You are saying, that I... That, I could stay here, in Ravenclaw?” Scourge Cloud nodded. “Yes and after serving your term in the military you could even become a full citizen of the Enclave with all the privileges and responsibilities that come with it.” He put a hoof to his chin, thinking about something. “The lack of proper education would be a hindrance of course, but seeing what an intelligent young mare you are that shouldn’t create such a big problem. Some individual tutoring should solve that in no time.“ He smiled at her. “Who knows? The Blitzwing could need the services of somepony as smart as you.” Ruby looked at him in bewilderment. Staying here above the clouds, far away from the dangers of the Wasteland? It would be a dream coming true. The young pegasus always imagined the live in the Enclave and the possibilities that came with it. The refined culture, the knowledge coming with a proper education, the safety and the stability her mother always told her about. Her mother... The mare thought about her family. The officer in front of her had already mentioned that it was impossible for Nova Star, Dawn Star and Firefly to ever return. If the pink flier accepted this offer she would never again see her parents and aunt... Ruby looked Scourge Cloud in the eyes. “Nothing comes without a price, doesn’t it?” The stallion nodded sagely. “Wise words, for such a young pony.” He mused about his next words. “The disappearance of your parents and aunt happened almost simultaneously with a terrorist act in a settlement not far from Ravenclaw.“ The mare’s ears folded back as she remembered Sonic’s outburst from a few hours ago. ”The Blitzwing never had enough evidence to link the two cases together but there are already rumors circulating, and it seems a little bit too much for a coincidence, don’t you think?” “I don’t know anything about that matter.” The pink mare swallowed hard and continued with a weak voice. “I haven’t heard anything about this before coming to Ravenclaw.” The cobalt pegasus nodded once again and smiled. “That wouldn’t be a problem Miss Star.” She looked at him, a grim realisation forming in her head. ”W-what do you mean?” “We only need a statement that would validate our suspicions so far and in which you would reaffirm your loyalty towards Ravenclaw.” The mares eyes widened in disbelief. “You want me to... to lie?” Scourge Cloud gave her a charming smile. “And to cut off the ties with your family.” Ruby leaned her forelegs against the table, rising from her chair. She glared at the stallion in front of her. “No.” “Miss Star you should consider the possibilities that come...” He started calmly but was cut off by her furious response. “I said NO!” She yelled, her wings spread wide in agitation. ”No fucking way am I going to betray my family!” The stallion sighed and rubbed the back of his nose. “Miss Star, please calm down. Let’s keep this talk professional...” “NO! I had enough of your horse apples! Let me out! I’m going...” SLAM! The cobalt pegasus rammed a hoof into the table, the sudden reaction silencing the mare. He looked at her with his emotionless gold eyes, a blank expression on his face. “I said CALM DOWN. Believe me, you don’t want me to get unprofessional.” There was something in his voice that made the mare tremble inside. She sat back down, glaring at him. “Let me out.” “When our little talk is done.” “I won’t answer anymore of you questions.” The stallion started to put his notes back into the file. “We will continue this tomorrow, maybe a night in a holding cell will change your mind.” “You don’t have the right!” Ruby yelled at the stallion. The idea of staying here filled her with dread. Scourge Cloud gave her another charming smile, sending shivers along the mare’s spine. “We are the Blitzwing Miss Star. We have all the rights we need and we usually get what we want.” oooOooo Hellfire fought against her restraints, her screams muffled by the piece of cloth gagging her muzzle. She couldn’t stand it anymore! Sweet Celestia please! Please make this torture stop! Tears were streaming from under her eye band as she cursed her louse mouth. By Lunas divine pale fanny, why hadn’t she simply held her trap? She had to bitch around and play the alfa mare, didn’t she! Her body arched and she could feel the bonds around her legs cutting deep into her flesh. The gag in her mouth was choking her, she felt like suffocating! Somepony removed the piece of cloth and the mare snapped after air. Panting heavily the yellow pegasus started to talk in a trembling, almost breaking voice. “P-p-pleahse stop-p... I c-can’t take it anymore... I...b-beg you... sto...” Her words where sealed off by a wet muzzle, that started kissing her passionately, once again depriving the mare of air. After a few long moments their lips broke apart and the blinded mare took another deep breath. “Your such a wimp Hellfire.” “W-why, are you doing this to me?” She asked weakly. “Silly filly...” A sultry voice poured into her ear. “I love to blow your mind.” A pair of hooves delicately pulled of her eye band, and the yellow pegasus saw a blue mare leaning over the restrains over her forelegs. She felt herself blushing. Milky Way took of the bonds and leaned towards her, peeking her nose. “Besides that I always liked red coated mares. Your mane is fine, but I prefer the rest of you when you’re moaning... That’s what I mean.“ She smiled as she saw her mate flushing. Hellfire probably could’ve died out of shame, but she was unable to lie to herself. She simply loved the things the blue mare did to her... ”You also needed to relax after the manoeuvres. And I promised you some serious spanking.” The wing commander looked away ashamed. “Where did you even get that riding crop?” “This one?” Her fillyfriend gave her a coyish smile while holding the after mentioned object in her teeth. “Your mother gave it to us last Heartwarmings Eve...” The yellow mare rose up.“My mother?! When?” Her eyes widened in terror. “US?” The blue pegasus shrugged and circled around her to unwrap the bonds on her hind legs. “We had a little talk while you were playing hoofball with your dad and little brother.” “You’re talking about our sex live with my MOTHER?!” Hellfire hid her face in her forelegs. “She’s quite open minded about those things and please...” She kissed her still pulsing flank. “... don’t say you didn’t like it.” The yellow mare answered with a groan. Although they were sometimes polar opposites, she nevertheless loved her mate, but in moments like this... “Celestia burn me with your flaming gaze...” Hellfire sighed and she turned to her apparent subordinate, the roles reversed in the bedroom though. Her forehead frowned as she saw the other mare fumbling with some rope in her hooves. She seemed lost in distant thoughts. “Is something wrong Milky?” The yellow pegasus tilted her head, read streaks of her mane falling down on her face. “I was wondering...” She answered in a pensive voice. Hellfire frowned. “About the kiddo?” Milky Way looked up to her, while rubbing her shoulder with a hoof; she had a worried look on her face. “What if something’s going to happen to her? You know those tales about the Blitzwing...” “Shhh.” Hellfire embraced her friend, hugging her with her wings. “Nobody’s going to harm her. She’s just a little filly.” The blue mare nodded, but she didn’t seem fully convinced. The yellow pegasus nuzzled her neck. ”Want to cuddle?” “Mhm.” She murmured while lying down. She pressed herself tight against her fillyfriend. “I love you Hellfire.” “I love you too Milky.” oooOooo The door to her holding cell opened rising the pegasus from her sleep. The mares eyes were blinded by the bright light. She squinted them together and saw five guards coming inside. A grey stallion wore some sort of a device on one of his forelegs, similar to a pipbuck, but seemingly less advanced than the Stable-Tec device. Ruby sat up and jumped of the bed. She eyed them with surprised eyes. “Am I free to go?” “Not yet, my little filly.” He pushed a button and the door closed behind them. The young mare frowned. “What do you want then?” One of the guards laughed and another one started circling her from the right. “We thought we could keep a cute little filly like you some company in this dunk, old cell...” “I-I’m not a filly anymore, don’t call me that.” She said a little bit insecure. “Of course you aren’t...” Said the one with the device on his foreleg, apparently the leader of the group. ”What’s your name filly?“ He asked while putting the accent on the last word. All of them were getting closer towards her. “How did you get your cutie mark? Are you good at stumping bugs?” Laughed a stallion to her left, briefly brushing the Scarabaeus on her flank with a hoof. She eyed him with fear and put her tail tighter between her legs. ”N-no I...” “Did you have to eat a bug to earn your cutie mark?” All of the guards laughed at the joke. “N-no... My special talent, is history and ancient languages. I...” Ruby was becoming more and more terrified. “An egghead?” Laughed the pegasus on her left. “Are you good at reading body languages too?” The stallions were scaring her. She breathed faster and felt her legs turning into lead. The fear was paralyzing her. “Filly you have a way too nice flank to be an egghead!” Exclaimed the other one, eyeing her rear. The mare didn’t like that look, it made her feel soiled just by lingering over her body. She looked towards the door. Could she outrun them? They were five, but she was probably more agile, maybe a better flier even. A realization struck her. The door was closed, and the one with the key... “I’ll keep it short filly.” Said the grey pegasus in front of her, cutting of her thoughts. “These fine gentlecolts are called Swift Wing, Windbreaker, Grey Storm and Snowfly. I’m called Hard Buck...“ He smiled lustfully. ”... and we’re here for a little fuck.” Ruby took a step back from him her eyes shooting between them. The looks in their eyes sent a shiver down her spine. “W-wait! What are you...” She started in a panicked voice. “Come one filly. You’re going to like it.” Said the one on her right and nuzzled her neck. The mare turned around and hit him in the face. The stallion took a step back and touched his cheek. He smiled mockingly. “You should have taken the easy way bitch.” Another guard, the one called Windbreaker, bucked her hard in the muzzle before she could even react. She fell on her side, the pulsating pain blinding her thoughts. It was so strong that she thought he had broken her jaw. “Get her on the bed and hold her down boys.” The mare heard Hard Buck say. One of the stallions bit down her neck and tossed her on the mattress. Almost immediately two hooves stepped down on her wings, pinning her down effectively. She was still stunned but the growing panic made her struggle under them. She got one wing free and tried to buck them with her hind legs in her adrenaline rush. The response was a brutal kick in her side that pushed the breath out of her lungs. The pain from the strike made her want to curl up but she was pinned down once again. Ruby made one more, vain attempt to get free, but they pressed the smaller mare down with their weight. Her heart froze as someone lift up her tail and a tongue licked across her cutie mark. She looked back and saw Hard Buck standing right beside her. He smiled sadistically when they eyes met and he was... Her eyes widened in terror as she looked down... Sweet Celestia, he was enjoying this... “P-p-please...” She stuttered, tears flowing down her face. “What did you say little filly? I can’t understand you.” He bowed down to her head, one of his forelegs resting on her back. “Please don’t... I-I’m still... I... Please...” She whispered with a weak voice, terror sweeping from every word, a pledge in her wide open eyes. She couldn’t move, the fear making her go numb. The emptiness in her head wouldn’t allow her to fight, only beg “Oh, I understand.. Did you hear that guys?” He turned his head towards the other guards. ”I’m going to be her special somepony!” He crackled a wicked laugh and the rest accompanied him. He leaned down towards her head, kissing her main and smiling at her shrinking together. ”I can’t promise you that I’ll be gentle my little filly...” He whispered into her ear and bit down on it, making her yelp. “But hell if it will be a night that you’ll ever forget!” He yelled almost maniacally and pushed himself into her. Ruby cried out in pain. Her screams echoed through the corridors into the dark of the night... oooOooo The young mare lay rolled up in a ball in the corner of her holding cell. She was sobbing silently to, her throat hoarse of the screaming. Her body was in pain, sore from the beating and... the things they’ve done with her. The bitter taste in her mouth made her want to puke and she could still feel the wetness between her hind legs. She knew it was blood and concentrated only on it. Blood was ok. Blood was natural. Blood was a part of her. You bled when you get hurt. Blood was ok. Her mind wouldn’t linger on other things staining her. Ruby could still hear their voices and the names they’ve called her. She put hooves over her ears, but they still ringed in her head no matter how hard she tried to ignore them. Whore. “You like that?” Slut. “Oh yeah! Scream for me!” Filly. “I love her mouth.” Best fuck toy ever... More tears streamed down her cheeks. They... They took... Eyes clenched she shook her head wildly. She didn’t want to think about it. She didn’t want to remember. She didn’t... A pained sigh left her muzzle and she hugged herself with her wings, rolling into and even tighter ball. Why had she come here? Ruby remembered the look in her mother’s eyes when she spoke about her former home. The mare always told herself that all she wanted was to make her happy. Allow her to see the world above once again. But she wasn’t that selfless. The truth was, the pink flier also wanted to see the vast blue sky from Dawn Star’s tales. Breathe fresh, unpolluted air while lying down on a soft cloud... But foremost she wanted to see the sun. Feel Celestia’s warmth upon her coat and bathe in its light. Instead she’d only found darkness worse than in the Wasteland... Her body began to quake and she bawled, caughing and crying, just like a little, hurt foal. “M-mommy... Dad-ddy... I... I... I... waaa-nt to g-go hooome...”