Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria...
When Balefire baptised all of Equestria, life itself was nearly extinguished. As the dust settled, little was left save for shattered ruins and broken hopes, shadowed beneath a cloud-filled sky, the survivors crawling from their shelters to eke out a meager existence amid the remnants of the past.
It was far above the surface that last shreds of Civilization held firm. The pegasus ponies, whose capitol of Cloudsdale was obliterated in the Last Day’s first strike, closed off the sky in grief. Proclaiming the surface lost to it’s fiery fate, they turned their backs on the surface world. Anypony who defied the new Council’s ruling would be branded as an outcast forever, and cast down to the hellscape below to die.
It was here that the greatest minds and strongest warriors the pegasi could produce gathered for their greatest undertaking yet... A great return; a new war nearly two-hundred years after the first.
Even as the dust settled and corpses cooled far below, the pegasi turned back to a culture of war... Just as in the days of old, ponies divided themselves and fell to chaos, distrust, and discord.
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This fic will be a starting point for stories to come, and is also a prequel to a work-in-progress piece entitled 'Fallout Equestria: Finding Harmony' by RedSquirell456 (the author of My Little Metro and Whisper Sun, Silent Moonamong others) that will feature some familiar faces.
Well, at least the cover art doesn't look
like complete assbad like all the others.Obligatory "because we needed another one" comment here.
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Ignore MrPones, he's a troll, just a nice troll
You have a good set up here, not enough FO:E stories use an Enclave point of view, your depiction of the Enclave military is excellent, though I can wait to see how Dares reacts to some regular wastelanders...
the only thing I don't seem to understand is Dare gay or bi? you say he's a coltcuddler, yet he seems to be checking out mares.
can't find any spelling or grammar errors, so that's always good
also ignore a couple of downvotes, there are a couple of trolls/haters who downvote every FO:E story
Stringtheory:
Firstly, thanks! I've always found the Enclave to be a compelling if untapped possibility in the Fallout Equestria universe for exploration, and I hope to continue to do so with the various characters within Presumed Lost. If anything, I consider this to be a "hub fic" where I can use a particular event or period and explore the various characters around it.
Secondly! Dares would be considered 'bisexual,' though he favors stallions due to Enclave propaganda encouraging that stance. Basically, in taking Confirmed Coltcuddler, he's walking the 'party line.'
Lastly, so long as it's an honest opinion, I would encourage people to share theirs, negative or positive. So, if Mr Pones wants to troll here, I won't be one to stop him. ;)
good chapter looking towards the next
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This is a prequel to a story featuring some familiar faces and some new characters that's currently in the early stages of pre-writing. As such, this current bit is 'complete' as a prequel, and will be continued in a different story.
So after more than 2 years: is there a continuation?
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The writer has been offline since 2014. I'd say its unreasonable to expect further contributions