//------------------------------// // Just A Walk In The Wastes // Story: Past Problems // by SteelyThePally //------------------------------// Canterlot Castle, 8:36 Celestia trotted happily with Luna towards her room. Luna herself was still waking, being taken off bed by her sister. Celestia had just found what she needed to examine the human race: a spell. "Tia, where are we going?" Luna said, laziness in her words. "Haven't you heard me before? We're going to test a new spell. So, we can see how humanity is." "But why can't we just leave them alone? I want to sleep..." Luna replied, rubbing her eyes shortly with her hooves. "Because they are extremely advanced in technology. Who knows what we can find there?" Celestia opened the large door to her room, that was even larger. It had gigantic bookshelves, much like Twilight's library. She gripped one book off the thousands, and put it over a table. "So, I just need to concentrate and..." Celestia's horn began to lighten up, but Luna cut her sister off: "Sister, are you sure of this? It doesn't look normal. It says that the caster and anypony at the vicinity will be teleported to the desired dimension. Who will rule Equestria in our place?" "Of course I am sure of this. And we won't disappear from here. We will be replaced by other 'us' that will keep doing the things that we would do if we wouldn't go to the human plane. So, no worries." "And the 'going back' part?" Luna asked a question that Celestia pondered about for some time. "They must be so advanced that they must have dimensional portals. Come on, Luna! What's the problem?" Celestia the began to charge her spell. And after mere seconds, a blinding flash of light filled the room... The Citadel, 12:23 p.m, a week after the Enclave's defeat. Jason walked calmly at the Citadel halls. Since he got back to life for the second time and defeated the Enclave, the brothers and sisters of steel stationed there had their spirits lifted. Finally, the Brotherhood Of Steel emerged victorious and was seen as the true defender of the Wastes. Humming a unknown tune, but familiar to himself, he opened the squadron's room, finding Twilight reading a book, relaxing in her bed. Jason neared her and the couple gave each other a long kiss. "So, what's up, Jasy?" Twilight asked, returning her gaze to the book. "Want to wander with me at the Wastes? See some of the Sun's light today?" He asked cynically, Twilight staring daggers at him, but smiling shortly after. "Where are we going?" "Nowhere. C'mon Twilight! What do you want to do here in the Citadel? Play chess with Kodiak for the 5th thousand time? Hear Rothchild babbling? Or be massacred by Gunny's training? Let's stay some days off, camping." Jason completed his phrase as he got his power armor from under his bed, and quickly dressing in it. Twilight accepted Jason's offer, shuting her book, and dressed in her T-45d. Prepared, The Wanderer called Dogmeat, that was running around the A ring, since it had nothing to do. Jason still had his sleeping bags with him, so camping would be a lot more easier. Leaving the Citadel under the Sun light, they began their walk. The Wasteland wasn't better, but it was way more safe now that the Brotherhood destroyed most of the Enclave's camps. But it was still the same thing that it was when Jason first left the Vault. Eyebots hovered around transmitting the Enclave's radio bugged message, raiders tried to hunt mole rats, and deathclaws traveling with their babies. Jason avoided the previously mentioned creatures, flashbacks of his adventure at Old Olney, something that he didn't appreciated remembering. "So, anything new Twi?" Jason asked, breaking the weird silence. "No, only that when me and you... well..., kissed for the first time, Rainbow, Pinkie and AJ got drunk." She blushed while mentioning their first kiss. The Wanderer replied: "Twi, you don't need to be embarrassed. Do you love me?" Jason's question made Twilight's cheeks get even more red. "Y-yes, Jay, I love you." "Then, there's no problem in saying that we're together." He put his arm around her shoulder, bringing her to his side. The couple kept travelling to the nowherer. The passed by various places in the Wasteland, like the Corvega Factory, Paradise Falls (Though they passed far from there), Big Town and even Megaton. Stopping by, they entered The Wanderer's house. It was familiar to Jason, but to Twilight it was completely new. "Well, it's not too much. Full of dust, isn't? I haven't been here since I met you girls." The Wanderer stated, taking some dust off his small dinner table. Twilight herself was intrigued with a collection of strange bobbleheads. "What are those things?" She asked, pointing her finger at his collection. "Ah, promotional bobbleheads from Vault-Tec. Most of them were in strange places. And when I moved to Megaton, this stand was already here. Some times I wonder if they put this here to mock me, since I came from a Vault." He sighed, and went upstairs. Twilight surprised herself with the big quantity of knives that Jason had on top of his desk and some stimpaks sitting in his chair. Jason took the stimpaks and stored in his Pip-Boy, before continuing their walk. Outside, they continued their trip heading to the Wasteland's west. Passing under a decaying bridge, the couple and Dogmeat could see the vastness of the west, that ended up in a enormous mountain range. The Sun was already setting in the horizon. The Wanderer stopped, looking around for any threat. Feeling safe, he took the two sleeping bags out of his Pip-Boy and collected wood from a dead tree. Lighting the small campfire, he sat down, Twilight doing the same. Relaxing, Jason gazed at the horizon, zoning out within seconds. Twilight herself was thinking deeply about all the time that she spent in the Wastes. For her, it was both good and horrible. Being with her friends and someone that she loved was one. Witnessing gruesome deaths was another. She couldn't blame herself for what she had done. Twilight even had to admit that she was liking the Wasteland 'lifestyle'. The Wanderer woke up from his zone out, and looked around at the desert and found a group of raiders. The tribals were harassing two wastelanders, who tried to run away. Since they were armed with melee weapons, the wastelanders had a small chance of surviving their attack. Determined to save them, Jason took his sniper rifle and aimed at the attackers. With military accuracy, he pressed the trigger, the bullet hitting the raider's head, exploding his head in the impact. His followers jumped in shock, as they stared at their friend headless body. The group looked around, trying to find who had killed their presumed leader. Jason pressed the trigger again, ripping one of the raider's arm off. The man fell to the ground, holding what remained of his arm, blood spouting continuously. Noticing that one of the raiders had a grenade in her belt. 'Gotcha!' Jason thought, as the group was launched in the air, legless and armless. Letting a satisfactory sigh escape his lips. Looking back to the small camp that he created, he found Twilight leaning her head towards his shoulder. The Wanderer's heart was flooded with a warm feeling, as he took off his helmet. Jason turned his glance to the stars, where Twilight was looking all the time. The purple-haired girl held his hand firmly, as the couple melted in their embrace. Meanwhile, not far from Jason's campsite... "So, here we are..." Celestia's words were carried away as she examined her surroundings. "Where the hay we are, Tia?" Luna asked, her eyes focused in a small dead tree. "Maybe we are in a human desert, far from civilization. But don't worry, we will find a traveler." Celestia tried to convince Luna, who was looking at her new body. The two sisters kept silent as they walked through the dark Wasteland, the Moon's light being their only source of illumination. Luna began to worry about were they where, considering the sight of a small destroyed house. Finally, they found a small orange light being emitted from a campfire. Not sure of who or what was residing at that area, Celestia called: "Hey, anypony there? We came in peace!" Jason immediately put his helmet on, but Twilight let her face exposed due to the familiar word. Getting up, The Wanderer took his plasma rifle off his back. But the weapon fell from his grip, as he saw two naked women. Blushing heavily behind his helmet, he examined them: their hair waved even though that no wind was being blown. The woman who appeared to be the oldest had multiple light colors, and the youngest had only a dark blue with white dots that looked like stars. "Who the hell are you?" Jason asked, stroking Dogmeat's head, ordering it not to growl. "I am Princess Celestia, and this is my sister Princess Luna." Celestia said, Twilight instantly remembering them. However, the girl kept her wish of running and hugging them at bay. "Is this, Twilight Sparkle?" Celestia asked, pointing her finger at the young girl. "Yes, princess, it is me!" Twilight ran and gave Celestia a crushing hug, said person trying to let go of the embrace. "Twilight, how did you get to the human dimension? Did you use the same spell?" Celestia finally got herself out of Twilight's tight hug. "Yes, Princess. I'm so happy to see you here..." "Okay, so could someone explain me what the heck is happening here?" Jason cut off their conversation, trying to keep his eyes off from the two women bodies. "I am a princess from Equestria, Celestia, raiser of the Sun. Equestria is home to the ponies. And this is my sister Luna, who raises the Moon" The Wanderer threw his helmet away, as if he wasn't listening well. "Ah, Twilight said about you two. Considering that she knows you guys, I'll give some protection. Come here." He called the two once princesses to his small campsite. They sat down, Dogmeat keeping a close eye on them. "Please, dress in this armor, please." Jason gave them two combat armors, covering his eyes. Dressing up in the new piece of clothing, Celestia and Luna sat down at the campfire, examining Jason's and Twilight's armors with interest. "So, what is your name, human?" Celestia asked, receiving a weird glance from The Wanderer. "Name's Jason Miller." "Nice to meet you, Mr. Miller. We came to your world, or dimension, to check on how well humanity is going." "How well? Hah, than you should have come here on the pre-war times. Everything is destroyed now." "What?!? Are you serious?" Celestia's face showed clearly her worries. "Yep, Let me tell all the story already." 10 Minutes later... "... and now, America is this damned desert." Jason received shocked stares as he finished his explanation about the Great War. "So, humanity is now rebuilding itself?" Luna asked, hoping to receive a positive response. "Well, if chasing fellow survivors, mutilating them, hunting people for money, and seeing even more people being ripped open by mutated animals is rebuilding civilization, then I should get some psychological help." "Then we are going back to Equestria, and we are taking Twilight." Celestia said, nearing the mentioned person. "Back? There is no 'going back'. You're stuck in here. Why do you think that Twilight and her friends are with me since last month?" Jason stated, the once Sun-raiser launching a paranoid stare at the young knight. Celestia sat down defeated, Luna staring at her, anger in her eyes. "Tia, what have you done?" The younger princess asked, while her sister tried to think about a way back. "You say, human, that there is no way back. But I will find out!" Celestia stared at Jason's brown eyes viciously. "Really? Good luck." The Wanderer taunted, throwing a 10mm pistol at the challenging woman. She examined the weapon, not knowing it's purpose. "Sister, we need him. He said that this land is completely hostile. We won't survive a second without help." Luna commented, her sister sighing furiously. "Okay, Mr. MIller. I will follow you. But I will find a way back to Equestria!" "Go ahead and try. Just remember that your old authority doesn't mean shit here, so don't expect that someone will bow to you." The Wanderer taunted again, throwing his knife up and down. Celestia stared daggers at the calm knight, as he extinguished the fire with a small bottle of dirty water. Laying inside his sleeping bag, Jason meditated about what was going to happen in the future. But Twilight herself was arguing mentally over who she would side with: the love of her life, or the pony that mentored her?