War… War never changes
Such was the same even after the Zebra Empire bomb most of Equestria. What came next was a war of survival, a war to live our lives. It was that way for more than two hundred years, with small stories of heroism across the Equestrian Wasteland. While those may have shaped certain aspects of the Wasteland, it didn’t have the same effect that the Lightbringer did. She managed to unite it and bring what some thought would be an era of newfound peace.
In many cases it was true, the New Canterlot Republic proved itself to be a very stable government. They broke up the New Pegasus Enclave and brought something that the Wasteland hadn’t seen in so long, hope. They were a symbol of hope for Equestria, that it could be formed again, and with the elements of harmony they seem to be steering in the right direction.
However, unknown to everyone else, there was one place that the NCR had failed to gain the trust of. The Wilderness, the true last standing area of the wasteland. Covered in green forest and beautiful mountains, it's lack of overall significance to Equestria had kept it from being a major target during the war. While ponies took shelter in Stable's, they had no idea that they would totally avoid the mega spells.
Those who stayed above ground found themselves at a state of loss, with no government they had no power. Yet, from what I’ve heard, the Wilderness has stood united and more powerful then before the war. They didn’t need the NCR, proving that they would be fine, and so the NCR stayed out. For many years this was the way things went, but with the NCR expanding their territory, raiders, slaver, and many of the creatures from the wasteland started taking up refuge in the world above.
For us in Stable 17, we’ve heard the stories about the surface. Ponies have come up and back down to the vault on occasion and have brought back many things for the stable. We had a great life down here, but something tells me that’s about to change. An earthquake larger than any we’ve had has majorly damaged the stable, and we have found something that we didn't even know existed.