"Associate with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation, for it is better to be alone than in bad company"
-John Henry Eden
The Courier woke up in a forest environment much like Zion but it seemed to be more alive and bustling with life (not say Zion wasn't). The Courier got off the ground searching for any one in his area and the women who had taken him here, though he hadn't got a response a from anyone human. He got a response from a squirrel that seemed to be mad at him.
"What's your deal?" The Courier bent down and asked the squirrel
"*Stomps feet* *Points to tree and nuts on the ground*"
[Animal friend]"Oh i,m sorry I guess I fell out of the sky and knocked your nuts, out of the tree." The Courier said feeling sorry.
"*Nods head* *does pickup motion*"
"Oh okay I'll put them in a new tree." The Courier proceeded to do so but was interrupted by a loud screaming coming from somewhere in the forest. Following his remaining good instincts he raced off to the sound with the squirrel following him.
The Courier continued running till he saw a mixture of a rad scorpion a Yao Guai and a Bloatfly of some sort. He got into a tree to get a closer look. From the tree it looked like it was taking swipes at something that wasn't in his vision. As the Courier tried to get a better look the tree branch snapped in half making the Courier fall into the pit with his most 2nd 3rd and 7th hated foe all rolled up into one.
The Manticore turned around seeing he had two versions of prey. A pony and a hairless ape wearing some strange attire. Now all he had to do was choose, and he chose the monkey because he had wanted to try something new. He roared a ear blasting roar and charged of at the Courier, but unfortunately for the Manticore the Courier had a plan.
The Manticore continued to charge the Courier till they were 6 feet between each other, then the Courier said his catch phrase when he used his 2nd best gun.
"Time for dinner !" The Courier yelled and whipped out his most trusty shotgun, Dinner Bell and fired at the Manticore's head sending chunks of brain matter all over him. When that had happened the Manticores lifeless corpse fell on the Courier crushing his heart (if he had one) under the weight of the Manticore. The courier tried to crawl out but it took him a few tries before he actually got out.
"That-that was worse than having a that Legendary Deathclaw smack you into a wall." The Courier said struggling to get up, though when he did he heard the sound of.
"Crying?" The Courier was used to this sound but he noticed it was coming from another animal, this animal was yellow and had pink hair and was actually crying over what had tried to kill it 2 minutes ago.
[Animal friend] "Look i,m sorry for killing the animal that was trying to kill you okay." The Courier said crouching down next to the yellow sobbing animal
"You-you didn't have to kill him." The yellow animal said between sobs.
"Holy shit you talk?" The Courier said shocked.
"yes I talk. So now I,m going to say leave me alone." the animal said sadly not even facing the Courier
"I said I was sorry geez." The Courier said getting up and beg. But then he heard another voice that wasn't the yellow animal this voice was rougher and seemed to come from the sky.
"Fluttershy where are you?!" When the Courier heard this he looked to the sky and saw nothing but when he looked down he saw a blue blur charging him and he didn't have time to take out a weapon. And so the Courier was tackled.
"What did you do to Fluttershy !" The blue animal asked glaring at him.
"Hold up I didn't do anything to her, in fact she should be thanking me because I just saved her life."
Her glare intensified "How do I know your not lying?" The animal asked suspicion in her voice.
The Courier sighed "If you took time to notice the dead creature over there you could see that I saved her from an attack." After The Courier said this the yellow animal spoke up.
"Rainbow. The Manticore was attacking me and I guess he did save me." The animal said but then turned to The Courier "But you didn't have to kill her." she said tears welling up in her eyes.
"I am truly sorry but there was no other way."
"There is always another way." She said then turning away and going over to the Manticore.
The Courier thought that the animal Fluttershy, was starting to sound like Gannon or one of the Followers of Apocalypse but maybe there was another way but the Courier seriously doubted it, this was Wastland justice and it had to be done.
"Now that you know the truth do you want to get off me?" The Courier said trying to move.
"Alright, buy I've got my eye on you." Rainbow said then got off of the The Courier.
When this happened four more pony's came out of the trees surrounding the three. The purple one spoke up first.
"Fluttershy?! are you okay your not hurt are you ?" The purple one spoke with concern.
"No Twilight I,m fine thanks to him." Fluttershy then pointed a hoof to the Courier who had taken out a piece of mutt fruit and was now eating."
Twilight then walked over to the Courier. "Um... thanks ?" Twilight said with confusion on her face, she had never seen a hairless ape before or one who even wore clothes.
"Finally a thank you." The Courier said with a mouth full of fruit.
"You talk !" Twilight said with shock
"Of course I do, i,m more shocked that you talk." The Courier said throwing the core of mutt fruit over to his left. It then occured to the Courier that since these creatures could talk they might know who Luna was.
"So do any of you know who this Luna is." When the Courier said this Twilight eyes grew wide in realization
"You must be the one Princess Luna was looking for." Twilight said then continued "You have to come with me."
"If you can take me to her then I will follow you." the Courier said
"Alright then come on girls were off to Canterlot." Twilight said but the Courier interupted her
"I,m a guy." The Courier said getting ready to move.
"Oh. Then lets go girls and one guy." Twilight corrected then the group began to go off on there journey.
"And one more thing." Twilight said "What is your name ?" She asked cocking her head to the side.
"Some people call me The Ranger while others call me The Courier, but my real name is Darius Claw." The Courier said walking with the group
"Nice to meet you Darrius." Twilight said with a smile.