1 00:00:00,060 --> 00:00:05,609 day light I had never seen the Sun and 2 00:00:03,270 --> 00:00:06,990 it was fair to say I still hadn't but 3 00:00:05,609 --> 00:00:08,699 the power of its light filtered down 4 00:00:06,990 --> 00:00:10,380 through the thick angry cloud cover 5 00:00:08,699 --> 00:00:11,699 turning a sickly color yet still 6 00:00:10,380 --> 00:00:14,548 brighter and warmer than the humming 7 00:00:11,699 --> 00:00:16,289 lights of stable to the air itself 8 00:00:14,548 --> 00:00:19,410 looked somehow wrong in the light of 9 00:00:16,289 --> 00:00:21,510 color but everything was illuminated I 10 00:00:19,410 --> 00:00:22,350 could see motes of dust and ash floating 11 00:00:21,510 --> 00:00:24,269 about the room 12 00:00:22,350 --> 00:00:26,429 I wondered how healthy was we breathing 13 00:00:24,268 --> 00:00:29,070 it and for the first time I really 14 00:00:26,429 --> 00:00:31,070 grasped the expanse of the outside it 15 00:00:29,070 --> 00:00:33,450 made me want to hide under the window 16 00:00:31,070 --> 00:00:36,119 while working up the nerve to step into 17 00:00:33,450 --> 00:00:37,649 the very very big outdoors I pre 18 00:00:36,119 --> 00:00:40,229 occupied myself with opening the locked 19 00:00:37,649 --> 00:00:42,120 chest I discovered the night before it 20 00:00:40,229 --> 00:00:44,849 took two of my bobby pins but it was 21 00:00:42,119 --> 00:00:47,578 worth it inside was the most beautiful 22 00:00:44,850 --> 00:00:50,579 dress I had ever seen such lines such 23 00:00:47,579 --> 00:00:52,620 folds of fabric and the colors elegant 24 00:00:50,579 --> 00:00:56,489 and regal the fabric was light and 25 00:00:52,619 --> 00:01:00,299 breezy and not sag it was a dream sadly 26 00:00:56,488 --> 00:01:01,858 a dream for another taller pony joined 27 00:01:00,299 --> 00:01:04,259 his appointment mixed in equal measure 28 00:01:01,859 --> 00:01:06,510 but even if I could not wear it at least 29 00:01:04,260 --> 00:01:07,978 not without some major tailoring it was 30 00:01:06,510 --> 00:01:09,320 the prettiest and most cheerful thing I 31 00:01:07,978 --> 00:01:11,819 had seen since leaving the staple 32 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:14,429 carefully folding it up I slipped it 33 00:01:11,819 --> 00:01:16,408 into my saddlebags mindful the sniper 34 00:01:14,430 --> 00:01:18,210 pony from the night before I stood back 35 00:01:16,409 --> 00:01:19,880 behind the cover an overturned table and 36 00:01:18,209 --> 00:01:22,140 used my magic to open the door 37 00:01:19,879 --> 00:01:25,228 tarnished Bell hanging above tinkled 38 00:01:22,140 --> 00:01:26,819 cheerfully muted sunlight poured in the 39 00:01:25,228 --> 00:01:29,159 sounds of outside flowed into the room 40 00:01:26,819 --> 00:01:31,709 the Twitter of birds the faraway 41 00:01:29,159 --> 00:01:35,490 sloshing of the river fresher air pushed 42 00:01:31,709 --> 00:01:37,039 back the stale cautiously I moved into 43 00:01:35,489 --> 00:01:39,179 the doorway and looked about 44 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,850 post-apocalyptic Ponyville was a rotting 45 00:01:39,180 --> 00:01:43,110 skeleton of a once a homey little town 46 00:01:40,849 --> 00:01:44,849 between collapsed buildings and burn 47 00:01:43,109 --> 00:01:48,000 homes the streets were littered with 48 00:01:44,849 --> 00:01:50,000 rubble and refuse everywhere garish 49 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:52,319 paints of depravity in grotesquerie 50 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,540 greedy was not limited to the outside 51 00:01:52,319 --> 00:01:56,188 the writers had defaced the carousel 52 00:01:54,540 --> 00:01:57,960 boutique with an almost ecstatic fervor 53 00:01:56,188 --> 00:01:59,849 I turned from the doorway 54 00:01:57,959 --> 00:02:01,259 my gaze following the lines profanity 55 00:01:59,849 --> 00:02:04,408 that curled up the walls towards the 56 00:02:01,259 --> 00:02:06,409 rafters I shrank back choking revulsion 57 00:02:04,409 --> 00:02:08,909 while the sunlight revealed above me 58 00:02:06,409 --> 00:02:09,868 dozens of dead and desiccated cats had 59 00:02:08,909 --> 00:02:11,159 been hung from the ceiling like 60 00:02:09,868 --> 00:02:13,110 decorations 61 00:02:11,159 --> 00:02:15,960 I'd slept directly beneath three of them 62 00:02:13,110 --> 00:02:18,480 I took an involuntary step back one hi 63 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:21,750 to have found the door beep what was 64 00:02:18,479 --> 00:02:23,189 that beep I turned and spied the 65 00:02:21,750 --> 00:02:25,349 half-buried orange disc in the ground 66 00:02:23,189 --> 00:02:26,280 just outside the door the little light 67 00:02:25,349 --> 00:02:30,479 was pulsing on it 68 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:31,590 beep beep beep close the door the boys 69 00:02:30,479 --> 00:02:33,479 came out of nowhere 70 00:02:31,590 --> 00:02:35,789 tinny and mechanical but somehow full of 71 00:02:33,479 --> 00:02:38,729 urgency my heart lurched and I jumped 72 00:02:35,789 --> 00:02:40,620 back inside slamming the door hard the 73 00:02:38,729 --> 00:02:43,259 explosion just outside tore the door off 74 00:02:40,620 --> 00:02:45,509 its frame hurling it and me back into 75 00:02:43,259 --> 00:02:47,549 the room I crashed through a tattered 76 00:02:45,509 --> 00:02:48,840 Vandy divider the smoking door landing 77 00:02:47,550 --> 00:02:51,450 over me duh 78 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:52,939 I was more shocked than hurt as I slowly 79 00:02:51,449 --> 00:02:56,789 dragged myself out from under the door 80 00:02:52,939 --> 00:02:58,259 my ears were ringing a trap under the 81 00:02:56,789 --> 00:03:01,829 Raider ponies had invaded while I was 82 00:02:58,259 --> 00:03:03,629 asleep they left a present instead hurry 83 00:03:01,830 --> 00:03:05,520 there could be more on the way I could 84 00:03:03,629 --> 00:03:06,979 barely make out the voice my ears felt 85 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:09,960 like they were stuffed with cotton candy 86 00:03:06,979 --> 00:03:11,789 who are you I queried but moved through 87 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:14,460 my canteens over my neck while magically 88 00:03:11,789 --> 00:03:15,870 drawing out the combat shotgun I had 89 00:03:14,460 --> 00:03:17,939 been dismayed to learn that it only had 90 00:03:15,870 --> 00:03:19,500 one shot left but if a Raider Pony 91 00:03:17,939 --> 00:03:20,069 stepped through the door I intended to 92 00:03:19,500 --> 00:03:23,580 make it count 93 00:03:20,069 --> 00:03:27,000 an entirely different voice replied come 94 00:03:23,580 --> 00:03:29,280 out come out whoever you are the Raider 95 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,830 Pony slid into the doorway grinning 96 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:33,810 maniacally with something in her teeth 97 00:03:30,830 --> 00:03:36,360 it looked like a metal apple she tossed 98 00:03:33,810 --> 00:03:38,150 her head it flew into the room at me but 99 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:41,250 the stem stayed behind in her teeth a 100 00:03:38,150 --> 00:03:43,110 memory flashed through my mind I was a 101 00:03:41,250 --> 00:03:44,639 younger pony trotting to the stable 102 00:03:43,110 --> 00:03:45,900 schoolroom when an older Pony stepped 103 00:03:44,639 --> 00:03:48,059 out of a door away and Eve the water 104 00:03:45,900 --> 00:03:50,010 balloon at me it had burst against my 105 00:03:48,060 --> 00:03:53,009 horn soaking me and my homework 106 00:03:50,009 --> 00:03:54,959 hey don't look so sad blank flanks I was 107 00:03:53,009 --> 00:03:57,299 just trying to help you you know in case 108 00:03:54,959 --> 00:03:58,770 you mark is supposed to be a target the 109 00:03:57,300 --> 00:04:00,660 older Pony had laughed and hurried off 110 00:03:58,770 --> 00:04:03,300 the class leaving me dripping and 111 00:04:00,659 --> 00:04:05,069 miserable in the hall lesson learned 112 00:04:03,300 --> 00:04:07,920 when somepony throws something at you 113 00:04:05,069 --> 00:04:10,769 don't let it hit you don't even let it 114 00:04:07,919 --> 00:04:12,419 hit near you because it might splash the 115 00:04:10,770 --> 00:04:13,920 combat shotgun clattered to the floor as 116 00:04:12,419 --> 00:04:15,750 I focused my magic on the metal apple 117 00:04:13,919 --> 00:04:18,060 catching it and hurling it out the door 118 00:04:15,750 --> 00:04:20,038 the grenade barely cleared the doorframe 119 00:04:18,060 --> 00:04:22,680 would have exploded dust and splinters 120 00:04:20,038 --> 00:04:25,469 of wood flew at me getting my eyes 121 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:27,538 a tinkling erupted at my feet looking 122 00:04:25,470 --> 00:04:29,340 down blinking the debris from my eyes I 123 00:04:27,538 --> 00:04:32,490 saw the little bell from over the door 124 00:04:29,339 --> 00:04:34,310 it landed mangled at my hosts my eyes 125 00:04:32,490 --> 00:04:36,449 hurt and I kept blinking to clear them 126 00:04:34,310 --> 00:04:39,600 cautiously lifting the combat shotgun 127 00:04:36,449 --> 00:04:41,009 again I edged towards the door I could 128 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,419 barely see the four Lake of the Raider 129 00:04:41,009 --> 00:04:44,910 Pony around the edge of the doorframe 130 00:04:42,418 --> 00:04:46,978 completely still the second thought 131 00:04:44,910 --> 00:04:48,389 levitated the table so that formed a 132 00:04:46,978 --> 00:04:50,788 barricade over the lower half of the 133 00:04:48,389 --> 00:04:52,800 doorway and crawled up behind it quickly 134 00:04:50,788 --> 00:04:55,560 popping my head up I looked to see if 135 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:58,020 the Raider pony was still conscious the 136 00:04:55,560 --> 00:05:00,478 leg wasn't attached to the rest of the 137 00:04:58,019 --> 00:05:02,909 pony it took me a moment to spot the 138 00:05:00,478 --> 00:05:05,430 rest of her torn body mercifully dead 139 00:05:02,910 --> 00:05:08,039 I dropped back under the cover feeling 140 00:05:05,430 --> 00:05:11,478 of strangeness pass over me I just 141 00:05:08,038 --> 00:05:11,478 killed somepony 142 00:05:11,670 --> 00:05:15,990 sneaking out of Ponyville had been 143 00:05:13,350 --> 00:05:17,280 harrowing I realized early on that I had 144 00:05:15,990 --> 00:05:20,610 been neglecting cues my eyes forward 145 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:21,719 Sparkle once I brought up my EFS was far 146 00:05:20,610 --> 00:05:23,960 easier to determine where the Raider 147 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:26,310 ponies were and to avoid them 148 00:05:23,959 --> 00:05:27,750 despite actively looking for me the 149 00:05:26,310 --> 00:05:30,000 Raider ponies proved less than the depth 150 00:05:27,750 --> 00:05:31,620 hunters I used my magic to bang a 151 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,730 mailbox lid down the street or break an 152 00:05:31,620 --> 00:05:35,160 empty bottle against a free-standing 153 00:05:32,730 --> 00:05:37,310 chimney several yards away providing a 154 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:39,660 decent distraction to get past them 155 00:05:37,310 --> 00:05:41,069 I'd almost made it past the last house 156 00:05:39,660 --> 00:05:43,500 when the sniper pony started taking 157 00:05:41,069 --> 00:05:44,639 shots at me again the closest shot 158 00:05:43,500 --> 00:05:47,629 grazed my flank 159 00:05:44,639 --> 00:05:49,800 / burning pain and flowing blood 160 00:05:47,629 --> 00:05:51,990 fortunately the wound looked far worse 161 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,250 than it was even my meager medical 162 00:05:51,990 --> 00:05:56,250 skills were enough to stop the bleeding 163 00:05:53,250 --> 00:05:58,350 and bandaged it I crouched in a little 164 00:05:56,250 --> 00:05:59,449 gully sheltered by trees and fought to 165 00:05:58,350 --> 00:06:01,620 catch my breath 166 00:05:59,449 --> 00:06:03,930 somewhere in the distance I heard music 167 00:06:01,620 --> 00:06:05,639 playing again the rumble from my stomach 168 00:06:03,930 --> 00:06:08,160 was much louder minding that I hadn't 169 00:06:05,639 --> 00:06:09,750 eaten in almost a day I floated out one 170 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:12,600 of the apples from my saddle bag while I 171 00:06:09,750 --> 00:06:14,069 uncorked one of my canteens of course I 172 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:15,689 had no more than taking a sip for my 173 00:06:14,069 --> 00:06:18,060 pipbuck through dancing red light onto 174 00:06:15,689 --> 00:06:20,160 my EFS compass not something from the 175 00:06:18,060 --> 00:06:23,189 Raider town but from up ahead deeper 176 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:25,320 into the hilly woods of course something 177 00:06:23,189 --> 00:06:28,469 else was coming to get me because the 178 00:06:25,319 --> 00:06:30,329 wasteland clearly hated me i reeked orc 179 00:06:28,470 --> 00:06:31,820 the canteen and stood up wincing at the 180 00:06:30,329 --> 00:06:34,500 flare of heat in my wounded flank I 181 00:06:31,819 --> 00:06:36,920 lifted the combat shotgun still with a 182 00:06:34,500 --> 00:06:39,990 single shot and perked my ears to listen 183 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:42,629 my surroundings are quiet even the music 184 00:06:39,990 --> 00:06:45,090 was gone then I started to make out a 185 00:06:42,629 --> 00:06:46,740 faint buzzing I lifted the gun to eye 186 00:06:45,089 --> 00:06:47,129 level and focus down the top of the 187 00:06:46,740 --> 00:06:48,870 barrel 188 00:06:47,129 --> 00:06:51,930 lining it up with the warning mark of 189 00:06:48,870 --> 00:06:55,050 red on my EFS at first I saw nothing 190 00:06:51,930 --> 00:06:57,810 then I spotted it an ugly little flying 191 00:06:55,050 --> 00:07:00,449 creature bloated in grotesque hovering 192 00:06:57,810 --> 00:07:02,129 between the trees it spotted me too and 193 00:07:00,449 --> 00:07:04,889 shot a spiny dart through the air at me 194 00:07:02,129 --> 00:07:08,610 it missed me mostly getting tangled my 195 00:07:04,889 --> 00:07:10,589 Mane I aimed but hesitated the damn 196 00:07:08,610 --> 00:07:12,780 thing was so small could jerk her out so 197 00:07:10,589 --> 00:07:13,899 erratically I had almost no chance of 198 00:07:12,779 --> 00:07:16,388 hitting it 199 00:07:13,899 --> 00:07:18,728 I didn't dare waste my only shot so I 200 00:07:16,389 --> 00:07:21,370 did the next best thing I dodged behind 201 00:07:18,728 --> 00:07:23,019 a tree prepared to gallop another mark 202 00:07:21,370 --> 00:07:25,000 appeared on my EFS followed by a 203 00:07:23,019 --> 00:07:27,038 zorching crackling sound quite unlike 204 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,750 anything I had heard before the red 205 00:07:27,038 --> 00:07:31,089 light winked out leaving only the new 206 00:07:28,750 --> 00:07:34,418 one which my pipbuck had defined as 207 00:07:31,089 --> 00:07:36,099 friendly I'm really sorry about what 208 00:07:34,418 --> 00:07:37,930 happened back at Ponyville but that 209 00:07:36,100 --> 00:07:38,620 Raider didn't give you any choice she 210 00:07:37,930 --> 00:07:41,590 would have killed you 211 00:07:38,620 --> 00:07:43,030 it was the same mechanical tinny voice 212 00:07:41,589 --> 00:07:46,089 that it shouted out the warning that 213 00:07:43,029 --> 00:07:47,709 surely saved my life earlier with a 214 00:07:46,089 --> 00:07:49,388 mixture of relief in bewilderment 215 00:07:47,709 --> 00:07:53,079 I watched the spritebot fly up to my 216 00:07:49,389 --> 00:07:54,280 hiding place who are you what are you 217 00:07:53,079 --> 00:07:56,500 was the question that wanted to escape 218 00:07:54,279 --> 00:08:01,329 my muzzle but I suspected that we rude 219 00:07:56,500 --> 00:08:03,430 to ask a friend I raised an eyebrow okay 220 00:08:01,329 --> 00:08:04,709 a passing acquaintance but one that 221 00:08:03,430 --> 00:08:08,490 doesn't mean you any harm 222 00:08:04,709 --> 00:08:11,069 after pregnant pause call me watcher I 223 00:08:08,490 --> 00:08:15,519 regarded the spritebot critically 224 00:08:11,069 --> 00:08:16,930 watcher okay I slipped out from behind 225 00:08:15,519 --> 00:08:18,519 the tree and started looking for my 226 00:08:16,930 --> 00:08:20,829 Apple had rolled when I dropped it 227 00:08:18,519 --> 00:08:23,288 not far away near the flying creature 228 00:08:20,829 --> 00:08:27,009 I'd seen I spotted the glowing pile of 229 00:08:23,288 --> 00:08:28,509 pink ash you did that blood sprites 230 00:08:27,009 --> 00:08:31,000 that's what you get when you mix 231 00:08:28,509 --> 00:08:31,569 parasprites with paint can't stand it 232 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:34,360 myself 233 00:08:31,569 --> 00:08:37,838 glad to help finding my Apple i 234 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:39,459 levitated up thank you and thank you for 235 00:08:37,839 --> 00:08:44,260 the warning about that thing in the 236 00:08:39,458 --> 00:08:47,379 ground mine I blinked you did you want 237 00:08:44,259 --> 00:08:49,360 my Apple the spritebot laughed which was 238 00:08:47,379 --> 00:08:52,330 a very weird sound since the artificial 239 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:54,550 voice didn't have any inflection no no 240 00:08:52,330 --> 00:08:56,110 no that's what it was called the 241 00:08:54,549 --> 00:08:58,000 explosive on the ground it's called a 242 00:08:56,110 --> 00:09:01,629 mine it triggers when he stepped close 243 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:04,208 oh I took a bite of the Apple that's a 244 00:09:01,629 --> 00:09:06,490 very stupid name for a weapon the 245 00:09:04,208 --> 00:09:09,159 spritebot laughed again it was a little 246 00:09:06,490 --> 00:09:11,589 unnerving then strangely I found myself 247 00:09:09,159 --> 00:09:13,719 chuckling as well I really thought you 248 00:09:11,589 --> 00:09:15,670 meant my Apple was yours I share it with 249 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,860 you if you wanted although I don't know 250 00:09:15,669 --> 00:09:20,439 what you'd do with this you can't eat 251 00:09:16,860 --> 00:09:21,820 huh for having no emotion its voice the 252 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:22,980 spray part did a good job of conveying 253 00:09:21,820 --> 00:09:25,620 confusion 254 00:09:22,980 --> 00:09:28,680 you don't eat food because you're a 255 00:09:25,620 --> 00:09:30,328 robot and you don't have a mouth a third 256 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:33,120 time with the laughter although this was 257 00:09:30,328 --> 00:09:36,000 more of a slight chuckle oh you made the 258 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:37,440 spritebot well at least I wasn't the 259 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:40,230 only one this conversation managed to 260 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:42,930 confuse although I was more confused now 261 00:09:40,230 --> 00:09:44,339 than ever the spray pot isn't actually 262 00:09:42,929 --> 00:09:45,870 me I'm somewhere else 263 00:09:44,339 --> 00:09:48,320 I just learned how to hack into these 264 00:09:45,870 --> 00:09:51,448 things to communicate and look around I 265 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:54,089 was beginning at the picture isn't that 266 00:09:51,448 --> 00:09:55,078 music oh gosh not turn that crap off for 267 00:09:54,089 --> 00:09:57,060 the one when I hack into one of these 268 00:09:55,078 --> 00:10:00,028 you have no idea how old that music gets 269 00:09:57,059 --> 00:10:01,679 as an afterthought hacker in the sprint 270 00:10:00,028 --> 00:10:04,559 mod added yet 271 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:06,838 I finished my Apple my stomach felt much 272 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:08,819 better now that did my spirits thanks to 273 00:10:06,839 --> 00:10:11,370 finally having a civilized if uh turley 274 00:10:08,820 --> 00:10:13,528 bizarre conversation oh look times 275 00:10:11,370 --> 00:10:14,820 almost up look there a few things you're 276 00:10:13,528 --> 00:10:17,519 going to need if you want to survive out 277 00:10:14,820 --> 00:10:19,290 here a weapon or at least a lot more 278 00:10:17,519 --> 00:10:21,570 ammo for the one you have armored 279 00:10:19,289 --> 00:10:22,799 barding bit of guidance and more 280 00:10:21,570 --> 00:10:25,589 importantly you need to make some 281 00:10:22,799 --> 00:10:27,719 friends armor at least shouldn't be too 282 00:10:25,589 --> 00:10:29,269 hard although I shuddered hard and 283 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:32,579 started putting on a dead ponies parting 284 00:10:29,269 --> 00:10:34,049 still a grazing shot I've been outside 285 00:10:32,578 --> 00:10:36,239 less than a full day and already had 286 00:10:34,049 --> 00:10:37,649 come terrifyingly close to death they 287 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:39,019 probably slipped back around the bridge 288 00:10:37,649 --> 00:10:42,000 and just rip it off the corpses there 289 00:10:39,019 --> 00:10:43,620 and a weapon if the idea of stripping 290 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:45,089 Armour from the dead made me cringe the 291 00:10:43,620 --> 00:10:48,750 idea of possibly killing again stopped 292 00:10:45,089 --> 00:10:49,949 my heart and as for friends I'd had no 293 00:10:48,750 --> 00:10:52,409 luck with that when I was a foal the 294 00:10:49,948 --> 00:10:53,969 stable what chance do I have in a world 295 00:10:52,409 --> 00:10:55,139 we're saving some place from Raiders and 296 00:10:53,970 --> 00:10:57,600 slavery didn't get you a friendship 297 00:10:55,139 --> 00:10:59,759 welcome mat if this is what I needed to 298 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:02,750 do to survive I wasn't sure I was up to 299 00:10:59,759 --> 00:11:05,039 the task what do you mean by guidance 300 00:11:02,750 --> 00:11:07,078 the bobbing spritebot was silent a 301 00:11:05,039 --> 00:11:09,179 moment I'm gonna take a shot in the dark 302 00:11:07,078 --> 00:11:13,049 here and guess you like books am i right 303 00:11:09,179 --> 00:11:14,578 well yes I there's great book for people 304 00:11:13,049 --> 00:11:16,109 traveling through the question wasteland 305 00:11:14,578 --> 00:11:19,229 I'm pretty sure there's a copy in the 306 00:11:16,110 --> 00:11:20,778 Ponyville library give me a second ok 307 00:11:19,230 --> 00:11:24,389 I've sent the tag for it to your pipbuck 308 00:11:20,778 --> 00:11:26,789 my eyes widened alarm the Ponyville 309 00:11:24,389 --> 00:11:29,759 library you mean place it has barely 310 00:11:26,789 --> 00:11:32,458 escaped from town full of six like a 311 00:11:29,759 --> 00:11:33,529 Pathak ponies are you trying to get me 312 00:11:32,458 --> 00:11:36,289 killed 313 00:11:33,529 --> 00:11:37,909 look you've got to trust somebody the 314 00:11:36,289 --> 00:11:40,339 memory of Monterey Jack surfaced in my 315 00:11:37,909 --> 00:11:42,199 mind why should I trust you 316 00:11:40,340 --> 00:11:45,740 I've never even met you you're hiding 317 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:47,810 behind a robot radio oh I don't know how 318 00:11:45,740 --> 00:11:49,100 about the Mesa of your life part I was 319 00:11:47,809 --> 00:11:52,219 trying to kill you why would I have done 320 00:11:49,100 --> 00:11:54,290 that the voice watcher had a point 321 00:11:52,220 --> 00:11:56,149 before I could say anything to that 322 00:11:54,289 --> 00:11:58,549 effect however the spritebot burbs 323 00:11:56,149 --> 00:12:00,139 static and began playing music again the 324 00:11:58,549 --> 00:12:03,349 music featured multiple harmonicas and 325 00:12:00,139 --> 00:12:07,159 trombones it flew lazily away as if it 326 00:12:03,350 --> 00:12:09,529 didn't care I was there the Ponyville 327 00:12:07,159 --> 00:12:12,699 library was in a tree not in the 328 00:12:09,529 --> 00:12:14,870 treehouse but literally inside a tree a 329 00:12:12,700 --> 00:12:16,220 massive gnarled tree bigger than most 330 00:12:14,870 --> 00:12:18,320 buildings had been grown in the middle 331 00:12:16,220 --> 00:12:19,610 of the town clearly the product of magic 332 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,920 and hollowed out to be the public 333 00:12:19,610 --> 00:12:24,379 library the south side of the tree was 334 00:12:21,919 --> 00:12:26,000 scorched black and dead but there were 335 00:12:24,379 --> 00:12:27,860 still a few leaves cling to life on the 336 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:29,149 opposite branches the tree was 337 00:12:27,860 --> 00:12:32,060 surrounded by a wide-open space with 338 00:12:29,149 --> 00:12:33,409 absolutely no cover any hope of my luck 339 00:12:32,059 --> 00:12:35,029 at the carousel boutique would hold out 340 00:12:33,409 --> 00:12:36,860 here it was dashed when I look up to the 341 00:12:35,029 --> 00:12:39,350 highest balcony and finally spotted the 342 00:12:36,860 --> 00:12:41,960 sniper Pony an earth pony armed with a 343 00:12:39,350 --> 00:12:43,279 powerful looking rifle the rifle was 344 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:45,230 attached to the balcony railing with a 345 00:12:43,279 --> 00:12:47,629 gliding swivel mount allowing the Raider 346 00:12:45,230 --> 00:12:49,220 to aim it wherever she could see the 347 00:12:47,629 --> 00:12:50,659 only safe approach was from directly 348 00:12:49,220 --> 00:12:52,370 behind her or the door to the balcony 349 00:12:50,659 --> 00:12:54,620 and the narrow top of the tree beyond 350 00:12:52,370 --> 00:12:58,100 blocked her line of sight there were 351 00:12:54,620 --> 00:12:59,600 surely more Pony Raiders inside sneaking 352 00:12:58,100 --> 00:13:01,190 up carefully from knowing direction that 353 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,509 wouldn't mean instant death I was 354 00:13:01,190 --> 00:13:04,730 trembling with nerves by the time I 355 00:13:02,509 --> 00:13:06,860 reached the door as swiftly and silently 356 00:13:04,730 --> 00:13:11,029 as I could I slipped out of Ponyville 357 00:13:06,860 --> 00:13:13,039 and straight into pony hell pony corpses 358 00:13:11,029 --> 00:13:15,199 were everywhere not like the bridge 359 00:13:13,039 --> 00:13:17,419 where ponies had fallen in battle these 360 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:20,900 ponies have been mutilated desecrated 361 00:13:17,419 --> 00:13:22,699 and put on display some poor pony's body 362 00:13:20,899 --> 00:13:24,740 hung from the ceiling head and Hove 363 00:13:22,700 --> 00:13:26,089 severed and flesh sliced open and pulled 364 00:13:24,740 --> 00:13:29,000 back to reveal the meat and bones 365 00:13:26,089 --> 00:13:32,030 beneath heads and limbs hung from chains 366 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:33,679 like sick party decorations the rotting 367 00:13:32,029 --> 00:13:35,929 body of a pink pony with a violet mane 368 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:38,599 was mounted spread eagle over bookcase 369 00:13:35,929 --> 00:13:41,629 with railroad spikes two had been driven 370 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:43,550 to her eyes on another wall doors who 371 00:13:41,629 --> 00:13:44,990 had been skinned in the sliced open the 372 00:13:43,549 --> 00:13:46,459 pony's entrails pulled out to decorate 373 00:13:44,990 --> 00:13:49,370 the shelves like streamers 374 00:13:46,460 --> 00:13:50,778 blood and gore were everywhere dripping 375 00:13:49,370 --> 00:13:52,250 from the ceiling and painting the walls 376 00:13:50,778 --> 00:13:54,200 in equal parts with the graffiti that 377 00:13:52,250 --> 00:13:58,129 had somehow gotten even more mocking and 378 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:59,540 cruel between the bookcases pre-war 379 00:13:58,129 --> 00:14:02,059 posters were mounted and shattered 380 00:13:59,539 --> 00:14:04,309 frames some Raider pony had painted over 381 00:14:02,059 --> 00:14:06,229 one of them reading his magic with a 382 00:14:04,309 --> 00:14:08,719 crude but effective description of mega 383 00:14:06,230 --> 00:14:10,370 spell detonation another the most 384 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:12,379 beautiful ponies have beautiful minds 385 00:14:10,370 --> 00:14:14,750 was covered over by a painting that was 386 00:14:12,379 --> 00:14:15,769 simply pornographic the books have been 387 00:14:14,750 --> 00:14:18,409 burned into piles 388 00:14:15,769 --> 00:14:21,069 the floor was layered ash and filth 389 00:14:18,409 --> 00:14:23,569 stench was unbearable 390 00:14:21,070 --> 00:14:25,820 the room was dominated by three cages 391 00:14:23,570 --> 00:14:27,200 two large square ones and a smaller one 392 00:14:25,820 --> 00:14:29,620 hanging from the ceiling which was 393 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:32,509 barely big enough for a pony captives 394 00:14:29,620 --> 00:14:34,310 filthy beaten and misused or curled up 395 00:14:32,509 --> 00:14:36,588 inside their hooves tied together with 396 00:14:34,309 --> 00:14:38,449 stained ropes the two in the nearest 397 00:14:36,589 --> 00:14:41,029 cage looked at me pitifully and my heart 398 00:14:38,450 --> 00:14:42,500 wrenched painfully my eyes kept going 399 00:14:41,028 --> 00:14:43,879 wider until I had to clench them shut 400 00:14:42,500 --> 00:14:46,309 and bite down one hoof to keep from 401 00:14:43,879 --> 00:14:48,350 screaming I backed against the door 402 00:14:46,309 --> 00:14:50,000 heaving and unable to breathe properly 403 00:14:48,350 --> 00:14:52,759 not wanting to breathe this errand at 404 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:55,909 all the horror of the room flooded over 405 00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:57,588 me drowning me I pulled my hoof away 406 00:14:55,909 --> 00:14:59,899 barely fast enough to avoid vomiting my 407 00:14:57,589 --> 00:15:01,040 Apple all over myself the stench of it 408 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:05,028 mixed with the reek of the room 409 00:15:01,039 --> 00:15:06,829 assaulting me further please a whisper 410 00:15:05,028 --> 00:15:11,059 from one of the ponies terrified to 411 00:15:06,830 --> 00:15:13,730 raise her voice help us this was beyond 412 00:15:11,059 --> 00:15:15,889 horror I pressed my eyes tighter and 413 00:15:13,730 --> 00:15:17,240 tighter then opened them as a wave of 414 00:15:15,889 --> 00:15:17,838 brutal determination cut through the 415 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:21,850 sickness 416 00:15:17,839 --> 00:15:24,230 please help that was no voice 417 00:15:21,850 --> 00:15:26,750 disembodied and trapped in internal loop 418 00:15:24,230 --> 00:15:29,600 coming from some radio signals floating 419 00:15:26,750 --> 00:15:31,789 through the aether these were living 420 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:34,579 ponies they were right in front of me 421 00:15:31,789 --> 00:15:36,528 and they needed help and I was as a 422 00:15:34,578 --> 00:15:38,349 damned diseased rotten Raiders if I was 423 00:15:36,528 --> 00:15:40,600 going to make them beg again 424 00:15:38,350 --> 00:15:41,860 the screwdriver in Bali pin slipped out 425 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:44,350 and immediately began working on the 426 00:15:41,860 --> 00:15:47,500 nearest lock with a click metal cage 427 00:15:44,350 --> 00:15:48,820 door swung open inside two ponies found 428 00:15:47,500 --> 00:15:50,799 and laying in their own filth 429 00:15:48,820 --> 00:15:52,870 I realized uncomfortably that I had 430 00:15:50,799 --> 00:15:54,009 nothing to cut the ropes with I tried to 431 00:15:52,870 --> 00:15:55,600 untie them with my magic 432 00:15:54,009 --> 00:15:57,939 the first money's ropes were so low with 433 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:59,490 blood that I could pull them apart the 434 00:15:57,940 --> 00:16:03,280 second ponies were bound too tightly 435 00:15:59,490 --> 00:16:08,440 are are you for real the first when he 436 00:16:03,279 --> 00:16:10,629 stood shakily I I'm I'm free I nodded 437 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:12,190 then glanced to the other ponies I had 438 00:16:10,629 --> 00:16:15,490 no idea how I'd reach the one hanging in 439 00:16:12,190 --> 00:16:17,980 the cage if you could help me with the 440 00:16:15,490 --> 00:16:20,350 pony blanched and shook her mane oh no I 441 00:16:17,980 --> 00:16:21,759 can't stay here any longer but here take 442 00:16:20,350 --> 00:16:22,149 these supplies mention the squirrel them 443 00:16:21,759 --> 00:16:24,700 away 444 00:16:22,149 --> 00:16:26,649 Tony dug into the floor muck with her 445 00:16:24,700 --> 00:16:28,090 hoof revealing the utterly pathetic pile 446 00:16:26,649 --> 00:16:29,949 of scraps laying on a dirty rag that 447 00:16:28,090 --> 00:16:32,769 bound to her entire worldly possessions 448 00:16:29,950 --> 00:16:34,810 a can of diced carrots a box a pre-war 449 00:16:32,769 --> 00:16:38,439 single-serve cake handful of bottle caps 450 00:16:34,809 --> 00:16:40,869 it broke my heart no you keep it you'll 451 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:42,600 need it more I paused my eye catching a 452 00:16:40,870 --> 00:16:45,340 single shotgun shell on the pile 453 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:47,409 actually I'll take the shell thanks I 454 00:16:45,340 --> 00:16:51,430 magically opened the shotgun and slid 455 00:16:47,409 --> 00:16:52,870 into place now I had to the pony had 456 00:16:51,429 --> 00:16:54,459 already folded up the rag picked it up 457 00:16:52,870 --> 00:16:55,929 in her teeth and slinked rapidly out the 458 00:16:54,460 --> 00:16:58,269 door before I could say anything else I 459 00:16:55,929 --> 00:17:01,239 said to prayer up to Celeste you for her 460 00:16:58,269 --> 00:17:02,620 and focused on saving the others looked 461 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:04,720 over to the second pony who hadn't said 462 00:17:02,620 --> 00:17:07,088 a word and are cold as I saw the blood 463 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:10,600 taking the inside her flanks what did 464 00:17:07,088 --> 00:17:12,159 these raiders done looking about I took 465 00:17:10,599 --> 00:17:14,159 in the shape of the room trying to blot 466 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:16,689 out the horrors everywhere as I turned 467 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:18,750 above the front door was an aged fresco 468 00:17:16,689 --> 00:17:22,329 of a beautiful white winged unicorn 469 00:17:18,750 --> 00:17:23,949 Celestia may be unusually large and 470 00:17:22,328 --> 00:17:25,990 graceful a book floating in front of her 471 00:17:23,949 --> 00:17:27,789 her wings outstretched over a rainbow of 472 00:17:25,990 --> 00:17:30,370 foals as they smiled up and listen to 473 00:17:27,789 --> 00:17:31,990 story time not only had the ponies been 474 00:17:30,369 --> 00:17:34,239 painted over with images of blood knives 475 00:17:31,990 --> 00:17:34,890 and violence the frescoed been used for 476 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,789 target practice 477 00:17:34,890 --> 00:17:38,830 everything from bullets to flung 478 00:17:36,789 --> 00:17:41,440 excellent and was now shattered and 479 00:17:38,829 --> 00:17:43,329 stained unspeakably the room was oddly 480 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:46,509 shaped with balconies in rooms branching 481 00:17:43,329 --> 00:17:48,069 literally off in all directions I'd hear 482 00:17:46,509 --> 00:17:50,650 the voices of Raider ponies in the other 483 00:17:48,069 --> 00:17:53,919 and judging from the décor knives 484 00:17:50,650 --> 00:17:56,140 wouldn't be far behind I'll be right 485 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:57,700 back I promise with a whisper then 486 00:17:56,140 --> 00:17:59,380 levitating the combat shotgun 487 00:17:57,700 --> 00:18:02,019 I moved towards the nearest interior 488 00:17:59,380 --> 00:18:04,030 door I jumped back as the door swung 489 00:18:02,019 --> 00:18:06,759 open at me Raider Boni stepped through 490 00:18:04,029 --> 00:18:08,319 and stopped staring me blankly his coat 491 00:18:06,759 --> 00:18:11,740 was a dark black under his makeshift 492 00:18:08,319 --> 00:18:13,809 armor his main wild holsters were 493 00:18:11,740 --> 00:18:15,519 strapped to his flanks one with a small 494 00:18:13,809 --> 00:18:17,500 gun the other holding a blade who said 495 00:18:15,519 --> 00:18:20,139 to his jacket like a saw ensuring the 496 00:18:17,500 --> 00:18:22,779 most grievous of wounds in stark 497 00:18:20,140 --> 00:18:25,360 horrified disbelief I saw that his cutie 498 00:18:22,779 --> 00:18:27,190 mark was actually displayed torso the 499 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:28,359 Raider burner covered quickly swinging 500 00:18:27,190 --> 00:18:30,309 his head around and drawing up a small 501 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:31,389 gun in his teeth what was he gonna pull 502 00:18:30,309 --> 00:18:33,429 the trigger with his tongue 503 00:18:31,390 --> 00:18:36,009 just before SATs help me pump two 504 00:18:33,430 --> 00:18:37,450 shotgun rounds into his face I felt no 505 00:18:36,009 --> 00:18:39,279 remorse his head turned into spaghetti 506 00:18:37,450 --> 00:18:41,590 sauce splattered all over his instantly 507 00:18:39,279 --> 00:18:43,960 lifeless body I hadn't just killed pony 508 00:18:41,589 --> 00:18:46,539 these Raiders had given up any right to 509 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:48,069 that title these were not ponies they 510 00:18:46,539 --> 00:18:50,740 were sick monsters that needed to be put 511 00:18:48,069 --> 00:18:53,169 down and Celestia help me if I wasn't 512 00:18:50,740 --> 00:18:56,230 going to do just that I didn't realize 513 00:18:53,170 --> 00:18:57,820 it until the moment but I was mad the 514 00:18:56,230 --> 00:19:01,319 pure evil of this place had shaken me 515 00:18:57,819 --> 00:19:03,069 the core and my core was furious 516 00:19:01,319 --> 00:19:04,779 collecting the knife and gun 517 00:19:03,069 --> 00:19:06,789 I dropped the empty combat shotgun to 518 00:19:04,779 --> 00:19:08,379 the side the smaller weapon was not 519 00:19:06,789 --> 00:19:10,599 going to be as powerful but was fully 520 00:19:08,380 --> 00:19:12,730 loaded six shops in a revolving barrel 521 00:19:10,599 --> 00:19:13,929 and that was good because there was no 522 00:19:12,730 --> 00:19:16,779 way the noise wasn't going to bring 523 00:19:13,930 --> 00:19:18,220 every other rate pony running the first 524 00:19:16,779 --> 00:19:20,440 three Raider ponies galloped in the main 525 00:19:18,220 --> 00:19:23,140 library almost immediately one of them 526 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:24,940 crying out thrilled insults SAP's helped 527 00:19:23,140 --> 00:19:26,710 me fire three shots at her head the 528 00:19:24,940 --> 00:19:28,269 first two missed the third found a home 529 00:19:26,710 --> 00:19:30,970 and one of her ugly red eyes and down 530 00:19:28,269 --> 00:19:33,400 she went a second started firing another 531 00:19:30,970 --> 00:19:35,710 small firearm me what do you know they 532 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:37,990 do shoot with their tongues bolts 533 00:19:35,710 --> 00:19:39,490 impacting the doorframe one shot 534 00:19:37,990 --> 00:19:41,980 punctured one of my saddlebags but 535 00:19:39,490 --> 00:19:43,660 didn't pierce flesh I crouched and poked 536 00:19:41,980 --> 00:19:46,240 my head around levitating the revolver 537 00:19:43,660 --> 00:19:47,650 in the open doorway I fired two shot the 538 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,849 second pony but like pick Bucks 539 00:19:47,650 --> 00:19:50,380 targeting spell was refreshing 540 00:19:48,849 --> 00:19:53,049 without it I might as well been a me the 541 00:19:50,380 --> 00:19:54,760 ceiling still gunslinger Raiders 542 00:19:53,049 --> 00:19:56,210 scattered away using one of the captive 543 00:19:54,759 --> 00:19:57,769 ponies for cover 544 00:19:56,210 --> 00:20:01,519 the dishonorable onus poured gasoline 545 00:19:57,769 --> 00:20:02,960 all over the fire of my anger I stepped 546 00:20:01,519 --> 00:20:05,000 fully into the doorway looking for the 547 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:05,569 third spotting on the far into the main 548 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,490 room 549 00:20:05,569 --> 00:20:09,470 the third Raider going to lowered his 550 00:20:07,490 --> 00:20:11,120 head a pool cue clenching his teeth and 551 00:20:09,470 --> 00:20:14,150 charged at me I blinked 552 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:15,709 really I took a single step back the 553 00:20:14,150 --> 00:20:16,460 pony rushed at me Full Tilt and was 554 00:20:15,710 --> 00:20:17,750 nearly on me 555 00:20:16,460 --> 00:20:20,450 when the ends of his pool cue struck the 556 00:20:17,750 --> 00:20:22,519 doorway snapping him to the stop I fired 557 00:20:20,450 --> 00:20:25,009 the roll her last shot point-blank into 558 00:20:22,519 --> 00:20:27,500 his neck even I didn't need SATs that 559 00:20:25,009 --> 00:20:29,559 range shouldn't you ponies be smarter 560 00:20:27,500 --> 00:20:32,359 than that you live in a library 561 00:20:29,559 --> 00:20:33,889 as Tony slumped to the floor bleeding 562 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:36,019 from the gaping wound through his neck I 563 00:20:33,890 --> 00:20:38,420 saw the gun wielding Raiders standing in 564 00:20:36,019 --> 00:20:40,549 the open aiming through the door I vibed 565 00:20:38,420 --> 00:20:42,860 to the side shots rang out and screamed 566 00:20:40,549 --> 00:20:45,740 as I felt a bullet sing it at my side it 567 00:20:42,859 --> 00:20:47,329 hurt more than I thought it would I fell 568 00:20:45,740 --> 00:20:49,490 against the wall leaving a bloody smear 569 00:20:47,329 --> 00:20:51,470 as I collapsed next to the doorway pain 570 00:20:49,490 --> 00:20:53,569 seared my side flaring with each breath 571 00:20:51,470 --> 00:20:55,579 I'd hear the klopott the Raiders hooves 572 00:20:53,569 --> 00:20:57,439 as he approached cautiously I tried to 573 00:20:55,579 --> 00:20:59,149 focus my magic to close the door but the 574 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:02,480 body the pool cue Pony was in the way I 575 00:20:59,150 --> 00:21:04,280 cast about the room it was a kitchen on 576 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:05,779 a table surrounded by knives with a body 577 00:21:04,279 --> 00:21:07,789 of a fearsome creature of scales and 578 00:21:05,779 --> 00:21:09,109 teeth the Raider pony with displayed 579 00:21:07,789 --> 00:21:11,859 doors of the Cutie Mark had been carving 580 00:21:09,109 --> 00:21:14,659 it up to cook a refrigerator oven 581 00:21:11,859 --> 00:21:17,599 they're scattered books but all ancient 582 00:21:14,660 --> 00:21:18,950 destroyed unreadable was beginning to 583 00:21:17,599 --> 00:21:21,469 doubt Watchers assertion there was a 584 00:21:18,950 --> 00:21:22,580 book here like he described then my eyes 585 00:21:21,470 --> 00:21:24,680 fell on what I was hoping for 586 00:21:22,579 --> 00:21:26,299 in one corner mounted on the wall over 587 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:28,130 several metal boxes of ammunition 588 00:21:26,299 --> 00:21:30,609 there was a faded yellow box with a pink 589 00:21:28,130 --> 00:21:33,310 butterfly symbol on it medical box 590 00:21:30,609 --> 00:21:35,659 double lock box looked to be locked 591 00:21:33,309 --> 00:21:36,889 there were knife scrapes all over it 592 00:21:35,660 --> 00:21:37,250 where the Raiders had attempted get it 593 00:21:36,890 --> 00:21:39,380 open 594 00:21:37,250 --> 00:21:41,720 she'd still have a few medical pulses 595 00:21:39,380 --> 00:21:43,790 and maybe even a healing potion but I 596 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:45,140 had to survive the Raider Pony first and 597 00:21:43,789 --> 00:21:47,059 I was wounded and out of bullets 598 00:21:45,140 --> 00:21:49,250 crossing to the ammo boxes wouldn't be 599 00:21:47,059 --> 00:21:51,409 moving across the open doorway scooting 600 00:21:49,250 --> 00:21:53,019 back I looked around again folks my 601 00:21:51,410 --> 00:21:54,910 magic the pain 602 00:21:53,019 --> 00:21:56,440 when the Raider Pony stepped in he was 603 00:21:54,910 --> 00:21:56,830 met by a swarm of flying knives at his 604 00:21:56,440 --> 00:22:00,370 face 605 00:21:56,829 --> 00:22:02,169 gah he turned and fled back out knives 606 00:22:00,369 --> 00:22:04,539 all either mr. struck uselessly gets his 607 00:22:02,170 --> 00:22:07,029 armor was even more pathetic with melee 608 00:22:04,539 --> 00:22:08,230 weapons that I was with guns but got him 609 00:22:07,029 --> 00:22:10,599 out of the way long enough for me to get 610 00:22:08,230 --> 00:22:13,269 to the ammo boxes luck was with me again 611 00:22:10,599 --> 00:22:15,308 one box at a mo and large clips for type 612 00:22:13,269 --> 00:22:17,558 of gun idea to see the other had both 613 00:22:15,308 --> 00:22:19,599 designed for my revolver the Raider 614 00:22:17,558 --> 00:22:22,058 poked his head around calling out draw 615 00:22:19,599 --> 00:22:24,509 little knives Missy why don't you just 616 00:22:22,058 --> 00:22:28,058 come out promised I'll let you die 617 00:22:24,509 --> 00:22:30,700 eventually he said turn in my direction 618 00:22:28,058 --> 00:22:32,490 his eyes went wide I don't know if it 619 00:22:30,700 --> 00:22:35,110 was the look in my eyes or the revolver 620 00:22:32,490 --> 00:22:36,400 SATs was with me again and this bastard 621 00:22:35,109 --> 00:22:40,899 wasn't gonna get another chance he's a 622 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:43,179 raped and beaten captive as a shield one 623 00:22:40,900 --> 00:22:45,040 more dead Raider a pic medical box and a 624 00:22:43,179 --> 00:22:46,990 healing potion later I trotted quietly 625 00:22:45,039 --> 00:22:49,539 back into the main room serrated knife 626 00:22:46,990 --> 00:22:51,039 floating by my side I moved to the open 627 00:22:49,539 --> 00:22:53,920 cage and sawed away the ropes binding 628 00:22:51,039 --> 00:22:56,049 the board mone go you're free get 629 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:57,640 somewhere safe with a blink 630 00:22:56,049 --> 00:22:58,750 I remembered the sniper Pony and quickly 631 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,910 held her which direction to sneak away 632 00:22:58,750 --> 00:23:03,970 in she's not a mutant Lee in the end of 633 00:23:00,910 --> 00:23:06,490 slink out I moved to the next cage when 634 00:23:03,970 --> 00:23:08,160 I saw sickened me a pony even locked 635 00:23:06,490 --> 00:23:10,420 inside along with the decaying corpse 636 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,679 foot it was whimpering in her sleep and 637 00:23:10,420 --> 00:23:14,200 had her tail wrapped around the gas to 638 00:23:11,679 --> 00:23:15,580 the body like a teddiursa unlike the 639 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:17,500 other bodies I couldn't tell how this 640 00:23:15,579 --> 00:23:20,500 one had died for it wasn't carved apart 641 00:23:17,500 --> 00:23:22,210 the body lost all of its coat its skin 642 00:23:20,500 --> 00:23:25,599 was a sickening blotch work of red and 643 00:23:22,210 --> 00:23:27,179 gray flaking away its eyes were open dry 644 00:23:25,599 --> 00:23:29,949 and staring in the wrong directions 645 00:23:27,179 --> 00:23:31,360 she threw horribly yellowed matching the 646 00:23:29,950 --> 00:23:34,539 few strands of hair left on its mane and 647 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,959 tail odd fleshy groves hung from its 648 00:23:34,539 --> 00:23:37,750 sides 649 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:39,279 at first I mistook the permutations but 650 00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:41,558 then I realized that I was leaning at 651 00:23:39,279 --> 00:23:43,779 the pony's wings this was the body of a 652 00:23:41,558 --> 00:23:45,970 Pegasus pony stripped of feathers and 653 00:23:43,779 --> 00:23:47,538 hair the wings looked strange even 654 00:23:45,970 --> 00:23:49,999 repulsive 655 00:23:47,538 --> 00:23:51,888 I screamed a fool through cry of terror 656 00:23:49,999 --> 00:23:53,868 when the corpse shifted position sat up 657 00:23:51,888 --> 00:23:56,319 its eyes sliding around till they both 658 00:23:53,868 --> 00:23:58,728 focused on me it was a zombie pony 659 00:23:56,319 --> 00:24:00,648 zombie pony blinked at me then tried to 660 00:23:58,729 --> 00:24:02,330 get up only to fall over one wing inside 661 00:24:00,648 --> 00:24:05,538 as its hooves are bound and ropes like 662 00:24:02,329 --> 00:24:09,019 the others it she stared at me 663 00:24:05,538 --> 00:24:10,368 plaintively my mind was reeling of the 664 00:24:09,019 --> 00:24:12,858 scattered half thoughts had filtered 665 00:24:10,368 --> 00:24:15,108 through my brain untie the nice zombie 666 00:24:12,858 --> 00:24:16,939 so she doesn't get mad at me man should 667 00:24:15,108 --> 00:24:20,210 be the most coherent if not the most 668 00:24:16,940 --> 00:24:23,538 sane swallowing I moved the knife down 669 00:24:20,210 --> 00:24:24,889 to her ropes now hold still I looked at 670 00:24:23,538 --> 00:24:26,898 her eyes and was quickly forced to look 671 00:24:24,888 --> 00:24:30,168 away one of them was sliding again 672 00:24:26,898 --> 00:24:32,058 breath was fetid now if I let you go and 673 00:24:30,169 --> 00:24:35,720 you try to eat my brains we're going to 674 00:24:32,058 --> 00:24:37,368 have harsh words I had freed the second 675 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:39,108 two captives including the zombie podium 676 00:24:37,368 --> 00:24:39,728 both of whom slipped away without an 677 00:24:39,108 --> 00:24:41,839 offer to help 678 00:24:39,729 --> 00:24:45,859 although the zombie at least smiled at 679 00:24:41,839 --> 00:24:47,089 me which was deeply unpleasant I was 680 00:24:45,858 --> 00:24:48,798 trying to figure out how to get to the 681 00:24:47,089 --> 00:24:51,199 hanging cage when two more Raider ponies 682 00:24:48,798 --> 00:24:52,908 appear on the balcony above one of them 683 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:55,519 was a unicorn Pony with a very scary 684 00:24:52,909 --> 00:24:58,129 looking firearm I drove into the shelter 685 00:24:55,519 --> 00:24:59,749 with stairwells Raider opened fire the 686 00:24:58,128 --> 00:25:01,728 gun let out a terrifying cacophony of 687 00:24:59,749 --> 00:25:04,009 rapid fire cracks that sprayed the main 688 00:25:01,729 --> 00:25:05,598 room with bullets at least I knew what 689 00:25:04,009 --> 00:25:08,058 type of gun the large clips were for now 690 00:25:05,598 --> 00:25:09,648 I waited until I heard and reloading 691 00:25:08,058 --> 00:25:12,528 then dashed into the room and spun to 692 00:25:09,648 --> 00:25:14,748 face him focusing all my magic not on my 693 00:25:12,528 --> 00:25:17,089 own weapon or him but the bookshelf 694 00:25:14,749 --> 00:25:18,348 behind him the glow of my horn stood out 695 00:25:17,089 --> 00:25:19,878 brighter and brighter as he lifts up the 696 00:25:18,348 --> 00:25:23,239 reloaded assault rifle it took aim for 697 00:25:19,878 --> 00:25:25,819 my head crash the bookshelf came down on 698 00:25:23,239 --> 00:25:27,348 top of him knocking him unconscious the 699 00:25:25,819 --> 00:25:29,808 assault rifle fell to the floor a rain 700 00:25:27,348 --> 00:25:31,489 of dead books something else showered 701 00:25:29,808 --> 00:25:33,769 down as well thrown from the falling 702 00:25:31,489 --> 00:25:35,479 bookshelf knocking away book that had 703 00:25:33,769 --> 00:25:37,278 fallen over it I saw that it was an 704 00:25:35,479 --> 00:25:40,009 ancient dusty pair of pre-war binoculars 705 00:25:37,278 --> 00:25:41,569 at first it struck me as extremely odd 706 00:25:40,009 --> 00:25:44,179 that someone would need binoculars in a 707 00:25:41,569 --> 00:25:46,950 library that requires some really bad 708 00:25:44,179 --> 00:25:48,720 eyesight but the silly thought passed 709 00:25:46,950 --> 00:25:51,389 I couldn't see where the other Raider 710 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:52,500 Pony had gotten too swiftly added the 711 00:25:51,388 --> 00:25:55,829 assault rifle to my growing collection 712 00:25:52,500 --> 00:25:57,480 and the binoculars for good measure then 713 00:25:55,829 --> 00:25:59,009 I looked back to the balcony considering 714 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:01,409 it as a way to get to the cage Pony 715 00:25:59,009 --> 00:26:03,658 hanging from the ceiling if I get up 716 00:26:01,409 --> 00:26:05,700 there I thought I had leap from it to 717 00:26:03,659 --> 00:26:06,840 the cage that would get me close enough 718 00:26:05,700 --> 00:26:07,819 that I could see what I was doing while 719 00:26:06,839 --> 00:26:10,259 I picked the lock 720 00:26:07,819 --> 00:26:13,349 the second Raider Pony peered back at 721 00:26:10,259 --> 00:26:15,119 the railing wicked grin on his face with 722 00:26:13,349 --> 00:26:17,699 a hoof he shoved forward an ammo box 723 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:19,168 then tilted it over the lid spurring 724 00:26:17,700 --> 00:26:21,080 open and half a dozen orange discs 725 00:26:19,169 --> 00:26:24,000 poured out into the library below a 726 00:26:21,079 --> 00:26:27,500 terrifying Orchestra beeps began as the 727 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:29,880 mines clattered to the floor oh fuck I 728 00:26:27,500 --> 00:26:31,558 dashed as fast as my little legs could 729 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:32,940 take me leaping over the body of the 730 00:26:31,558 --> 00:26:35,220 pool cue Pony and under the kitchen 731 00:26:32,940 --> 00:26:37,769 table using my magic toss it over as a 732 00:26:35,220 --> 00:26:40,470 shield the Carver démocratie Gator slid 733 00:26:37,769 --> 00:26:42,329 to the floor of the meaty sump behind my 734 00:26:40,470 --> 00:26:46,558 shield the world became blinding light 735 00:26:42,329 --> 00:26:48,778 and fire when I emerged the main room 736 00:26:46,558 --> 00:26:51,418 was a wreck fresh blood dripped down 737 00:26:48,778 --> 00:26:53,250 into my Mane looking up I saw the blast 738 00:26:51,419 --> 00:26:56,159 one remains of the pony and it's twisted 739 00:26:53,250 --> 00:26:59,250 metal cage Oh Celeste he had damned them 740 00:26:56,159 --> 00:27:01,200 to hell more determined than ever I 741 00:26:59,250 --> 00:27:03,990 stripped the raider bodies what little 742 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:05,759 was left of them now they're armored the 743 00:27:03,990 --> 00:27:07,109 armor wasn't shredded tatters both some 744 00:27:05,759 --> 00:27:08,730 effort I was able to patch the best 745 00:27:07,109 --> 00:27:10,019 parts together something they gave me 746 00:27:08,730 --> 00:27:12,599 better protection my staple tissue 747 00:27:10,019 --> 00:27:14,159 barding the resulting outfit at almost 748 00:27:12,599 --> 00:27:15,778 no pockets so I'd have to dig the 749 00:27:14,159 --> 00:27:19,039 utility suit out of my saddlebags get 750 00:27:15,778 --> 00:27:22,048 most of my tools but it was a fair trade 751 00:27:19,038 --> 00:27:23,819 putting it on was gruesome my hopes were 752 00:27:22,048 --> 00:27:25,528 darkened with blood just from working on 753 00:27:23,819 --> 00:27:27,000 it every inch was covered in the 754 00:27:25,528 --> 00:27:29,490 flash-fried gore of dead ponies 755 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:32,069 I almost lost my nerve and abandoned the 756 00:27:29,490 --> 00:27:34,079 awful thing I slipped it on my stomach 757 00:27:32,069 --> 00:27:37,109 rebelled but I didn't have any more to 758 00:27:34,079 --> 00:27:39,808 throw up I took one last look around 759 00:27:37,109 --> 00:27:42,689 while I still had time the Raider both 760 00:27:39,808 --> 00:27:45,269 obviously assumed I was dead I would 761 00:27:42,690 --> 00:27:47,308 assumed I was dead too looting the 762 00:27:45,269 --> 00:27:48,659 bodies guarded me a little more ammo the 763 00:27:47,308 --> 00:27:50,428 gun from the earlier Raider had been in 764 00:27:48,659 --> 00:27:52,860 bad shape to begin with it was damaged 765 00:27:50,429 --> 00:27:54,389 beyond repair by the explosion several 766 00:27:52,859 --> 00:27:56,519 ponies apparently collected bottle caps 767 00:27:54,388 --> 00:27:56,808 which struck me as an absurdly odd thing 768 00:27:56,519 --> 00:27:59,659 to 769 00:27:56,808 --> 00:28:01,308 I left those alone the kidney's 770 00:27:59,659 --> 00:28:03,710 refrigerator a small stockpile of food 771 00:28:01,308 --> 00:28:05,329 cooked Eradicator meet a few skewers of 772 00:28:03,710 --> 00:28:07,610 barbecued fruits and what the pit bug 773 00:28:05,329 --> 00:28:09,288 identified is bloat sprite meat box of 774 00:28:07,609 --> 00:28:11,240 pre-work cakes because nothing says 775 00:28:09,288 --> 00:28:13,519 healthy like eating 200 year old food 776 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:15,009 and some water that looked like it was 777 00:28:13,519 --> 00:28:17,230 bottled straight out of the sludge River 778 00:28:15,009 --> 00:28:19,519 took everything but the cake and water 779 00:28:17,230 --> 00:28:22,490 apparently splayed torsa curator was 780 00:28:19,519 --> 00:28:23,658 also a decent cook ii thought i looked 781 00:28:22,490 --> 00:28:25,669 over the ingredients in the cake box 782 00:28:23,659 --> 00:28:26,990 filled with another preservative is that 783 00:28:25,669 --> 00:28:28,190 your stomach will still be intact long 784 00:28:26,990 --> 00:28:31,700 after the rest of you rotted away to 785 00:28:28,190 --> 00:28:33,080 dust and took it to the raider pony was 786 00:28:31,700 --> 00:28:34,279 in the main room looking over his 787 00:28:33,079 --> 00:28:36,740 handiwork when i returned from the 788 00:28:34,279 --> 00:28:38,359 kitchen one look at me and my growing 789 00:28:36,740 --> 00:28:41,120 pile of weaponry and you sled up the 790 00:28:38,359 --> 00:28:42,379 stairs i galloped after him fall 791 00:28:41,119 --> 00:28:43,849 resuming through the air and a cloud of 792 00:28:42,380 --> 00:28:46,190 levitation magic that matched the light 793 00:28:43,849 --> 00:28:48,649 around my horn he went through a door on 794 00:28:46,190 --> 00:28:50,480 level above it took me a moment to reach 795 00:28:48,650 --> 00:28:52,640 it but caution made me skid to a stop 796 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:54,319 before barreling through if that had 797 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:56,090 been me on the other side be waiting 798 00:28:54,319 --> 00:28:57,379 just on the side of the door i take the 799 00:28:56,089 --> 00:29:00,079 head off the raider who rushed through 800 00:28:57,380 --> 00:29:02,659 with positions reversed i was not going 801 00:29:00,079 --> 00:29:05,509 to make the same mistake fillies cry 802 00:29:02,659 --> 00:29:07,850 from inside that helped me change the 803 00:29:05,509 --> 00:29:09,798 scenario standing to the side i threw 804 00:29:07,849 --> 00:29:12,619 open the door when there was no attack i 805 00:29:09,798 --> 00:29:13,940 darted in and stopped short the room was 806 00:29:12,619 --> 00:29:15,889 lined with more shrug books on either 807 00:29:13,940 --> 00:29:17,929 side and in the large window that opened 808 00:29:15,890 --> 00:29:20,120 out to a Balmain this room was decorated 809 00:29:17,929 --> 00:29:22,669 as disgusting least the last but filled 810 00:29:20,119 --> 00:29:24,349 with stained sleeping mattresses near 811 00:29:22,669 --> 00:29:25,490 the open window a filly too young even 812 00:29:24,349 --> 00:29:26,899 have her cutie mark lay on a mattress 813 00:29:25,490 --> 00:29:29,509 stained with so much blood it was nearly 814 00:29:26,900 --> 00:29:31,429 black she'd been brutalized and raped 815 00:29:29,509 --> 00:29:33,019 repeatedly and flank was covered in so 816 00:29:31,429 --> 00:29:35,809 many small burns where a key mark would 817 00:29:33,019 --> 00:29:37,389 eventually appear ropes were on the 818 00:29:35,808 --> 00:29:39,980 floor near by looking chewed through 819 00:29:37,390 --> 00:29:42,288 doing myself and her the raider pony 820 00:29:39,980 --> 00:29:42,798 stood with a shocking hostage the zombie 821 00:29:42,288 --> 00:29:44,808 pony 822 00:29:42,798 --> 00:29:47,029 took me one to realize she must have 823 00:29:44,808 --> 00:29:47,990 flown from the balcony and if I was 824 00:29:47,029 --> 00:29:49,788 allowed to believe that there was any 825 00:29:47,990 --> 00:29:51,019 decency left in the world would have 826 00:29:49,788 --> 00:29:53,658 been her who not through the fillies 827 00:29:51,019 --> 00:29:55,658 ropes now she was against the wall with 828 00:29:53,659 --> 00:29:57,919 a blade of an axe against her throat a 829 00:29:55,659 --> 00:29:59,299 small part of my brain insisted on 830 00:29:57,919 --> 00:30:00,650 distracting me by wondering how the 831 00:29:59,298 --> 00:30:02,960 zombie party could have flown with her 832 00:30:00,650 --> 00:30:04,309 wings didn't have any feathers as if 833 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:06,019 that was a more significant edge to her 834 00:30:04,308 --> 00:30:07,490 than how she could be alive by some 835 00:30:06,019 --> 00:30:08,710 definition in her decayed physical 836 00:30:07,490 --> 00:30:11,058 condition 837 00:30:08,710 --> 00:30:13,190 my distraction was distracted by a 838 00:30:11,058 --> 00:30:14,629 nearby table an ashtray with a smoking 839 00:30:13,190 --> 00:30:17,269 cigar told me just how the filly had 840 00:30:14,630 --> 00:30:18,440 gotten these burns rage welled up in me 841 00:30:17,269 --> 00:30:20,900 until I felt it burst through my 842 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:22,490 eyeballs next to the ashtray too 843 00:30:20,900 --> 00:30:24,530 familiar metal apples rested on top of 844 00:30:22,490 --> 00:30:26,179 an only lightly stained book with a 845 00:30:24,529 --> 00:30:28,700 stylized Pony skull on the cover a 846 00:30:26,179 --> 00:30:30,048 second book this one shown revolver 847 00:30:28,700 --> 00:30:31,610 almost identical to the one floating 848 00:30:30,048 --> 00:30:33,139 next to me it slipped the floor where it 849 00:30:31,609 --> 00:30:35,000 rested on gets one leg of the table 850 00:30:33,140 --> 00:30:38,059 along with several pencils and a 851 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:40,009 Phillies lunchbox a smiling gentle white 852 00:30:38,058 --> 00:30:41,928 unicorn with a beautiful lavender pink 853 00:30:40,009 --> 00:30:44,480 mane stared back Neath the stable Tech 854 00:30:41,929 --> 00:30:46,059 logo till it wrong that something so 855 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:48,470 innocent looking should be in this place 856 00:30:46,058 --> 00:30:51,019 my eyes turned to the earth Pony Raider 857 00:30:48,470 --> 00:30:53,480 with the access teeth for a moment I 858 00:30:51,019 --> 00:30:55,940 just hated at him the room quiet except 859 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:58,819 with the Phillies occasional whimpers my 860 00:30:55,940 --> 00:31:01,548 voice returned my words surprised me by 861 00:30:58,819 --> 00:31:03,109 Celestia are you stupid hard to tell a 862 00:31:01,548 --> 00:31:05,389 pony to back off or surrender when your 863 00:31:03,109 --> 00:31:06,558 mouth is full of acts isn't it maybe you 864 00:31:05,390 --> 00:31:07,940 spent more time reading these books 865 00:31:06,558 --> 00:31:09,168 rather than destroying them 866 00:31:07,940 --> 00:31:10,100 you'd be smart enough to come up with a 867 00:31:09,169 --> 00:31:12,620 plan that actually allowed you to 868 00:31:10,099 --> 00:31:13,819 negotiate a way out of this the grains 869 00:31:12,619 --> 00:31:16,159 levitated off the table 870 00:31:13,819 --> 00:31:17,720 i dangled them between us one that 871 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:20,419 doesn't end with me shoving one of these 872 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:21,620 up your tail hole the reader press the 873 00:31:20,419 --> 00:31:23,450 axe blade tighter against the zombie 874 00:31:21,619 --> 00:31:25,548 pony's throat enough to cut the flesh 875 00:31:23,450 --> 00:31:28,009 which split and pulled back as we've 876 00:31:25,548 --> 00:31:29,769 been strained taut Acree that might have 877 00:31:28,009 --> 00:31:32,419 been blood one Sue's from the wound 878 00:31:29,769 --> 00:31:36,319 zombie one didn't flinch or whimper but 879 00:31:32,419 --> 00:31:38,780 the filly did both right killer revolver 880 00:31:36,319 --> 00:31:40,129 floated forward next few aids that way 881 00:31:38,779 --> 00:31:42,918 there won't be anything blocking my shot 882 00:31:40,130 --> 00:31:44,240 I could see the Raider considering his 883 00:31:42,919 --> 00:31:46,370 options and not liking what he was 884 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:48,230 finding dropping the axe for his mouth 885 00:31:46,369 --> 00:31:50,389 he wouldn't eat pathetically and I don't 886 00:31:48,230 --> 00:31:53,029 want to die and - with the open balcony 887 00:31:50,390 --> 00:31:55,880 leaping over the cringing filly SATs 888 00:31:53,029 --> 00:31:57,490 sent four shots right into his ass it 889 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:59,809 was a pathetic way to die 890 00:31:57,490 --> 00:32:02,599 looking to the filly and the zombie pony 891 00:31:59,808 --> 00:32:05,690 I smiled grimly there's one left 892 00:32:02,599 --> 00:32:07,069 I'll be right back I turned and 893 00:32:05,690 --> 00:32:10,390 continued up the stairs toward the upper 894 00:32:07,069 --> 00:32:13,298 balcony and the slaver pony 895 00:32:10,390 --> 00:32:14,559 better equipped a lot more confident my 896 00:32:13,298 --> 00:32:16,480 heart still flickering with a righteous 897 00:32:14,558 --> 00:32:19,178 fire I made my way carefully out of 898 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:21,250 Ponyville up ahead I spotted a huge 899 00:32:19,179 --> 00:32:23,110 gazebo surrounding a marble statue of 900 00:32:21,250 --> 00:32:25,480 rearing Pony girded with combat barding 901 00:32:23,109 --> 00:32:27,849 and a sort of mouth the gazebo was 902 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:29,349 relatively free of graffiti beating 903 00:32:27,849 --> 00:32:31,329 through the binoculars I could see why 904 00:32:29,349 --> 00:32:33,699 the field of weeds around it were 905 00:32:31,329 --> 00:32:35,639 teeming with rata Gators my EFS was 906 00:32:33,700 --> 00:32:37,750 filling with red marks I drew closer 907 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:40,778 slipping at my newly-acquired sniper 908 00:32:37,750 --> 00:32:43,000 rifle i picked off a few there me I knew 909 00:32:40,778 --> 00:32:44,829 now was safe when cooked at least 910 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:47,500 relative to other food sources of the 911 00:32:44,829 --> 00:32:50,199 question Royce land slipping the sniper 912 00:32:47,500 --> 00:32:52,359 rifle back into its harness another gift 913 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:53,830 from the sniper pony I slid out the 914 00:32:52,359 --> 00:32:56,638 serrated knife and crouched up towards 915 00:32:53,829 --> 00:32:59,109 my kill alert flashed in my pipbuck 916 00:32:56,638 --> 00:33:01,538 checking it I discovered that it labeled 917 00:32:59,109 --> 00:33:04,949 the gazebo in front of me the McIntosh 918 00:33:01,538 --> 00:33:07,569 war memorial curiosity pulled me closer 919 00:33:04,950 --> 00:33:08,919 careful of Radig ators I neared enough 920 00:33:07,569 --> 00:33:11,829 to read the description beneath that 921 00:33:08,919 --> 00:33:14,080 even round binoculars in honor of Big 922 00:33:11,829 --> 00:33:16,240 Macintosh hero of the Battle of Chateau 923 00:33:14,079 --> 00:33:19,119 d'If Ridge and his noble sacrifice for 924 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:20,500 all the quest RIA as it lowered the 925 00:33:19,119 --> 00:33:23,229 binoculars I caught sight of something 926 00:33:20,500 --> 00:33:24,460 else a concrete circle sticking up from 927 00:33:23,230 --> 00:33:26,349 the ground roughly halfway between 928 00:33:24,460 --> 00:33:28,630 myself in the gazebo with a pony hold 929 00:33:26,349 --> 00:33:30,189 cover remembering the night before I 930 00:33:28,630 --> 00:33:32,950 turned my bit buck back to the first 931 00:33:30,190 --> 00:33:34,149 radio broadcast on the list I realized 932 00:33:32,950 --> 00:33:36,490 this had to be where the ponies were 933 00:33:34,148 --> 00:33:39,729 holed up at the old Morial they said 934 00:33:36,490 --> 00:33:41,710 right pulling up the revolver wary of 935 00:33:39,730 --> 00:33:44,079 radda Gators I crept toward the cistern 936 00:33:41,710 --> 00:33:46,000 opening it was almost there before one 937 00:33:44,079 --> 00:33:47,740 of the beasts charged at me it's huge MA 938 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:50,169 opening two real rows on rows of 939 00:33:47,740 --> 00:33:52,538 razor-sharp teeth I fired twice into its 940 00:33:50,169 --> 00:33:54,549 mouth war finally that wasn't enough to 941 00:33:52,538 --> 00:33:57,369 kill it but did make the base think 942 00:33:54,548 --> 00:33:59,829 twice the sound however brought more of 943 00:33:57,369 --> 00:34:01,569 them down on me abandoning the revolver 944 00:33:59,829 --> 00:34:04,000 and fright I used my magic to pull over 945 00:34:01,569 --> 00:34:07,210 the pony hall dived in sliding the cover 946 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:09,878 over behind me in the wake of my anger I 947 00:34:07,210 --> 00:34:11,769 was exhausted the aftermath of the 948 00:34:09,878 --> 00:34:14,469 library battle my whole body ached from 949 00:34:11,769 --> 00:34:17,139 exertion my nerves felt frayed from the 950 00:34:14,469 --> 00:34:18,608 constant drilling eating a bloat sprite 951 00:34:17,139 --> 00:34:20,019 skewer I looked over the small 952 00:34:18,608 --> 00:34:21,690 underground chamber once more before 953 00:34:20,019 --> 00:34:24,480 curling up on the upper bunk of a 954 00:34:21,690 --> 00:34:25,950 bunkbeds built into the wall tried not 955 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:28,469 to think of the cold skeleton on the bed 956 00:34:25,949 --> 00:34:31,199 below me the skeleton was father was by 957 00:34:28,469 --> 00:34:32,279 the door a sip from my canteen took the 958 00:34:31,199 --> 00:34:35,898 edge off my thirst 959 00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:38,339 it was almost empty I had to conserve I 960 00:34:35,898 --> 00:34:39,539 reflected how when I had come back down 961 00:34:38,338 --> 00:34:41,519 the stairs after dealing with the sniper 962 00:34:39,539 --> 00:34:43,639 Pony the zombie Pony was already gone 963 00:34:41,519 --> 00:34:45,898 and taking the poor filly with her I 964 00:34:43,639 --> 00:34:48,030 hoped it was to someplace safe 965 00:34:45,898 --> 00:34:49,529 I found it strange to the most decent 966 00:34:48,030 --> 00:34:52,379 Pony I had found in the wasteland was 967 00:34:49,530 --> 00:34:54,659 already sort of dead I also noticed that 968 00:34:52,378 --> 00:34:55,918 the assault rifle Pony was also gone he 969 00:34:54,659 --> 00:34:58,079 had woken up and freed himself from the 970 00:34:55,918 --> 00:34:59,368 crushing bookshelf that meant there was 971 00:34:58,079 --> 00:35:01,500 at least one more Raiders still at the 972 00:34:59,369 --> 00:35:02,660 waist I wasn't sort of planning to kill 973 00:35:01,500 --> 00:35:06,088 somepony while they slept 974 00:35:02,659 --> 00:35:07,649 not even a Raider I figured that if I 975 00:35:06,088 --> 00:35:09,210 slept here tonight that would be of the 976 00:35:07,650 --> 00:35:11,670 Radig aiders time to wander away from 977 00:35:09,210 --> 00:35:14,309 the exit if I was lucky I would even 978 00:35:11,670 --> 00:35:16,559 spot where I dropped the revolver until 979 00:35:14,309 --> 00:35:18,509 then I preoccupy myself with the two new 980 00:35:16,559 --> 00:35:20,309 books slipping them out from my 981 00:35:18,510 --> 00:35:22,349 saddlebags I looked the first one over 982 00:35:20,309 --> 00:35:24,900 the one with my now lost revolver on the 983 00:35:22,349 --> 00:35:28,829 cover guns and bullets very 984 00:35:24,900 --> 00:35:30,838 straightforward I set aside for now the 985 00:35:28,829 --> 00:35:32,339 second book a gray tone with a black 986 00:35:30,838 --> 00:35:34,739 pony skull on the cover was the real 987 00:35:32,338 --> 00:35:37,650 prize opening it to the first page I 988 00:35:34,739 --> 00:35:41,419 began to read the wasteland survival 989 00:35:37,650 --> 00:35:41,420 guide by ditzy Doo