1 00:00:00,060 --> 00:00:06,028 alive I was still alive as consciousness 2 00:00:05,099 --> 00:00:08,009 came back to me 3 00:00:06,028 --> 00:00:09,870 I found myself laying on a mattress with 4 00:00:08,009 --> 00:00:12,000 the blankets talked about me feeling 5 00:00:09,869 --> 00:00:13,919 warm and rested and far more comfortable 6 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:16,679 than I had since before I left stable 2 7 00:00:13,919 --> 00:00:17,309 3 days ago at least I thought it was 8 00:00:16,679 --> 00:00:19,259 three days ago 9 00:00:17,309 --> 00:00:22,528 I had no idea how long I'd been 10 00:00:19,260 --> 00:00:23,880 unconscious by habit I lifted up my form 11 00:00:22,528 --> 00:00:26,460 of to check the date and time on my 12 00:00:23,879 --> 00:00:28,518 pipbuck doing so unsettled a blanket 13 00:00:26,460 --> 00:00:31,650 which proceeded to slide to the floor oh 14 00:00:28,518 --> 00:00:33,359 look who's awake the pretty voice of a 15 00:00:31,649 --> 00:00:35,850 mayor awfully close to me shocked me 16 00:00:33,359 --> 00:00:37,799 into full alertness looking up and about 17 00:00:35,850 --> 00:00:40,109 I found myself surrounded by several 18 00:00:37,799 --> 00:00:42,689 ponies only one of which I recognized 19 00:00:40,109 --> 00:00:45,329 and that was the Pegasus who shot me in 20 00:00:42,689 --> 00:00:48,329 the first place I wondered if I was his 21 00:00:45,329 --> 00:00:50,128 prisoner the voice had come from equally 22 00:00:48,329 --> 00:00:52,079 pretty white coated earth pony whose 23 00:00:50,128 --> 00:00:53,609 cotton candy pink mane matched the pink 24 00:00:52,079 --> 00:00:56,399 and yellow striped nurse's dress she was 25 00:00:53,609 --> 00:00:58,079 wearing scanning when I could see of the 26 00:00:56,399 --> 00:01:00,390 walls for the small crowd of ponies I 27 00:00:58,079 --> 00:01:02,609 saw a line of three medical boxes all 28 00:01:00,390 --> 00:01:05,549 the little pink butterflies perfectly in 29 00:01:02,609 --> 00:01:06,868 a row a faded pre-war poster apparently 30 00:01:05,549 --> 00:01:09,360 advertising jobs and health care 31 00:01:06,868 --> 00:01:11,489 services you don't need to be a steel 32 00:01:09,359 --> 00:01:13,290 ranger to be a hero join the Ministry of 33 00:01:11,489 --> 00:01:15,569 peace today announced the mayor on the 34 00:01:13,290 --> 00:01:17,130 poster barely more than a filly who wore 35 00:01:15,569 --> 00:01:19,949 the exact same dress that I saw brought 36 00:01:17,129 --> 00:01:22,530 to life before me between the decor and 37 00:01:19,950 --> 00:01:24,030 the lack of ropes or chains I concluded 38 00:01:22,530 --> 00:01:27,359 this was a clinic and I was not a 39 00:01:24,030 --> 00:01:28,070 captive besides was actually feeling 40 00:01:27,359 --> 00:01:31,099 quite good 41 00:01:28,069 --> 00:01:34,589 tired almost like I needed a good nap 42 00:01:31,099 --> 00:01:38,179 except I wasn't sleeping just tired and 43 00:01:34,590 --> 00:01:40,170 kind of warm i sat up in the room spun 44 00:01:38,180 --> 00:01:42,000 take it easy there partner 45 00:01:40,170 --> 00:01:44,250 the Pegasus whose name I recalled was 46 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,109 calamity although I was a bit fuzzy on 47 00:01:44,250 --> 00:01:48,509 how I'd learned that said stepping 48 00:01:46,109 --> 00:01:51,090 towards me i scooted back on the 49 00:01:48,509 --> 00:01:52,618 mattress oh sure he looked polite and 50 00:01:51,090 --> 00:01:54,899 gentle now with all these ponies around 51 00:01:52,618 --> 00:01:58,329 but I'd seen when he was all murdered 52 00:01:54,899 --> 00:02:01,159 from above guns blazing death Pegasus 53 00:01:58,329 --> 00:02:02,810 grandi one of the other ponies a gray 54 00:02:01,159 --> 00:02:04,790 coated earth pony with a black mane and 55 00:02:02,810 --> 00:02:06,799 tail asked as he looked my nurse 56 00:02:04,790 --> 00:02:09,379 although to me it sound like he was 57 00:02:06,799 --> 00:02:11,840 calling her candy and I felt an oddly 58 00:02:09,379 --> 00:02:14,269 cheer flourish to agree Oh she'll be 59 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,469 perfectly fine I mixed up last healing 60 00:02:14,270 --> 00:02:18,530 potion she needed and gave it to her 61 00:02:15,469 --> 00:02:20,409 less than an hour ago mixed the grey 62 00:02:18,530 --> 00:02:23,090 earth pony raised an eyebrow dubiously 63 00:02:20,409 --> 00:02:25,039 candy smiled while with apple snaps of 64 00:02:23,090 --> 00:02:27,469 course I find medicine always goes down 65 00:02:25,039 --> 00:02:29,239 better that way I couldn't understand 66 00:02:27,469 --> 00:02:32,359 why the gray Pony facehoofed 67 00:02:29,239 --> 00:02:35,959 I felt perfectly fine now better than 68 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:37,370 fine and pleasantly warm the gray 69 00:02:35,959 --> 00:02:39,800 stallion started shooting all of my 70 00:02:37,370 --> 00:02:41,750 guests away that made me feel slightly 71 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:44,390 sad although I really didn't know any of 72 00:02:41,750 --> 00:02:46,519 them I'd felt so lonely these last few 73 00:02:44,389 --> 00:02:49,279 days so eager to find civilization 74 00:02:46,519 --> 00:02:51,860 and here it was but he wasn't letting me 75 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:54,080 he bit a font which I realized didn't 76 00:02:51,860 --> 00:02:57,050 quite make sense although I wasn't sure 77 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:58,519 why come on out when you're feeling up 78 00:02:57,050 --> 00:03:00,290 to it I know there's some ponies would 79 00:02:58,519 --> 00:03:02,239 like to see you you're a stallion smiled 80 00:03:00,289 --> 00:03:04,870 at me then looked at the rust-coloured 81 00:03:02,239 --> 00:03:07,280 straggler you to calamity how you go 82 00:03:04,870 --> 00:03:09,950 clan we took one look back at me before 83 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:11,810 scooting out candy prance up to me and 84 00:03:09,949 --> 00:03:14,419 whispered dream Lea mr. handsome stag 85 00:03:11,810 --> 00:03:16,939 and isn't he who while calamity of 86 00:03:14,419 --> 00:03:21,919 course she giggled I was at a loss for 87 00:03:16,939 --> 00:03:24,019 words no no I wasn't he shot me she 88 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:25,879 waved that off with a hoof wiggle I'm 89 00:03:24,019 --> 00:03:29,509 sure it was just misunderstanding 90 00:03:25,879 --> 00:03:31,879 it was I recall but why was I having 91 00:03:29,509 --> 00:03:33,979 this conversation if anything I wanted 92 00:03:31,879 --> 00:03:38,209 to talk about how pretty candy not candy 93 00:03:33,979 --> 00:03:39,768 candy not talk about calamity least of 94 00:03:38,209 --> 00:03:42,170 all whether or not he was handsome 95 00:03:39,769 --> 00:03:45,230 none of which seemed to find a suitable 96 00:03:42,169 --> 00:03:48,919 way to be spoken aloud sulking Lea I 97 00:03:45,229 --> 00:03:52,169 fell back on reiterating he shot me then 98 00:03:48,919 --> 00:03:54,699 added a lot 99 00:03:52,169 --> 00:03:56,589 more wrestling with a much clearer head 100 00:03:54,699 --> 00:03:59,560 I was eager to meet the ponies of new 101 00:03:56,590 --> 00:04:02,979 Appaloosa by my pipbuck I've been out 102 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:05,469 for nearly two days I gazed over the 103 00:04:02,979 --> 00:04:06,969 railing at the walled village multiple 104 00:04:05,469 --> 00:04:08,949 lines of what I had realized were 105 00:04:06,969 --> 00:04:11,318 railroad tracks converged into a town 106 00:04:08,949 --> 00:04:13,389 made of largely of dozens upon dozens of 107 00:04:11,318 --> 00:04:15,818 virtually identical homes built from old 108 00:04:13,389 --> 00:04:17,858 passenger cars many of them stacked two 109 00:04:15,818 --> 00:04:20,709 or three high most still had their 110 00:04:17,858 --> 00:04:22,899 wheels heavy metal' boxcars formed a 111 00:04:20,709 --> 00:04:26,439 ring around the town with a massive gate 112 00:04:22,899 --> 00:04:28,929 on either side armed Pony guards walked 113 00:04:26,439 --> 00:04:32,050 round the tops of the boxcars keeping 114 00:04:28,930 --> 00:04:34,090 their eyes on the waists outside inside 115 00:04:32,050 --> 00:04:36,819 scores of herbs and unicorn ponies 116 00:04:34,089 --> 00:04:39,759 trotted about their daily lives the 117 00:04:36,819 --> 00:04:42,699 place was dirty rusty and altogether 118 00:04:39,759 --> 00:04:45,279 wonderful how did you get him stacked 119 00:04:42,699 --> 00:04:47,649 like that I asked looking up with stack 120 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:50,559 train cars the tallest group being for 121 00:04:47,649 --> 00:04:53,409 high railing and catwalk spanned out 122 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:55,478 from it connecting to other towers the 123 00:04:53,410 --> 00:04:59,080 highest roof brainley glowing letters 124 00:04:55,478 --> 00:05:00,728 announced Turnpike tavern Rail right the 125 00:04:59,079 --> 00:05:03,159 gray in black Stan you had turned out to 126 00:05:00,728 --> 00:05:04,629 be the sheriff slash mayor slash general 127 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:07,090 hold together of the town 128 00:05:04,629 --> 00:05:09,939 deadpan had one of them unicorn ponies 129 00:05:07,089 --> 00:05:12,069 do it I turned with a gasp staring at 130 00:05:09,939 --> 00:05:13,660 him I'd never heard of a pony and 131 00:05:12,069 --> 00:05:14,370 levitating anything that bigger have you 132 00:05:13,660 --> 00:05:16,660 before 133 00:05:14,370 --> 00:05:18,250 rail right held that serious expression 134 00:05:16,660 --> 00:05:21,100 just a moment longer before chortling 135 00:05:18,250 --> 00:05:22,899 I'm just playing with you my 136 00:05:21,100 --> 00:05:25,150 astonishment faded into a sheepish grin 137 00:05:22,899 --> 00:05:27,449 as he smiled and pointed towards the sky 138 00:05:25,149 --> 00:05:29,978 behind us that's what the crane is for 139 00:05:27,449 --> 00:05:31,839 looking back up I could see the huge 140 00:05:29,978 --> 00:05:34,209 orange Tower of metal jutting out above 141 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:37,029 the town a massive hook dangling from 142 00:05:34,209 --> 00:05:38,978 its long arm although he intended if 143 00:05:37,029 --> 00:05:40,899 you're looking for heavy lift sir you 144 00:05:38,978 --> 00:05:44,259 can't do better than crane you should 145 00:05:40,899 --> 00:05:46,029 talk to him talk to the crane I said 146 00:05:44,259 --> 00:05:49,810 slowly trying to gauge if this was 147 00:05:46,029 --> 00:05:51,728 another joke but it wasn't crane he told 148 00:05:49,810 --> 00:05:54,220 me was the name of a unicorn Pony who 149 00:05:51,728 --> 00:05:55,959 worked in the train yard won't find a 150 00:05:54,220 --> 00:05:58,539 better and stronger telekinetic this 151 00:05:55,959 --> 00:06:01,699 side of the Camelot ruins with that 152 00:05:58,538 --> 00:06:04,439 railroad offered to give me Grand Tour 153 00:06:01,699 --> 00:06:06,930 new Appaloosas general supply store was 154 00:06:04,439 --> 00:06:09,389 called absolutely everything it was the 155 00:06:06,930 --> 00:06:11,280 fourth stop on the tour rail right 156 00:06:09,389 --> 00:06:13,500 smiled knowingly as he coaxed me towards 157 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:15,329 the odd-looking building three train 158 00:06:13,500 --> 00:06:17,819 cars each a different type had been 159 00:06:15,329 --> 00:06:19,649 fused together to create the store one 160 00:06:17,819 --> 00:06:22,920 of them was a barrel shaped car of black 161 00:06:19,649 --> 00:06:24,479 metal dominated by a smokestack this was 162 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,670 one of the sources of smoke I'd seen in 163 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:28,439 the distance pausing in front of the 164 00:06:26,670 --> 00:06:30,230 door I read the signs beneath the 165 00:06:28,439 --> 00:06:33,209 playful block letters of the store name 166 00:06:30,230 --> 00:06:35,030 yes I do deliveries no hooves nasty 167 00:06:33,209 --> 00:06:37,680 stingers no service 168 00:06:35,029 --> 00:06:38,989 ask me about special orders I won't 169 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:41,310 answer but I'll get right on it 170 00:06:38,990 --> 00:06:44,060 wasteland Survival Guide available now 171 00:06:41,310 --> 00:06:46,879 first copy for every family is free I 172 00:06:44,060 --> 00:06:49,500 pushed the door open stepped inside and 173 00:06:46,879 --> 00:06:51,409 stopped when I gasped as I saw the 174 00:06:49,500 --> 00:06:53,699 zombie Pony from the Raider library I 175 00:06:51,410 --> 00:06:56,160 could tell she was the same one by the 176 00:06:53,699 --> 00:06:57,689 way one of her eyes rolled up the fact 177 00:06:56,160 --> 00:07:00,110 that she recognized me with an immediate 178 00:06:57,689 --> 00:07:02,730 too bright smile and - doh - give me an 179 00:07:00,110 --> 00:07:06,300 uncomfortably squishy hug were 180 00:07:02,730 --> 00:07:08,069 admittedly also cues she back trotted 181 00:07:06,300 --> 00:07:09,930 and waved the four of about in what was 182 00:07:08,069 --> 00:07:11,959 a surprisingly effective combination of 183 00:07:09,930 --> 00:07:14,040 welcoming and showing off the store 184 00:07:11,959 --> 00:07:16,019 something I hated to admit I was 185 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,430 thankful for the stench of her her as 186 00:07:16,019 --> 00:07:19,709 she hugged me forced me to hold my 187 00:07:17,430 --> 00:07:23,759 breath I had been sure gagging would 188 00:07:19,709 --> 00:07:26,728 have been impolite um hello again I said 189 00:07:23,759 --> 00:07:28,529 feeling a little awkward last time the 190 00:07:26,728 --> 00:07:30,180 Pegasus zombie pony saw me I was 191 00:07:28,529 --> 00:07:31,019 trotting off to put a bullet in a Raider 192 00:07:30,180 --> 00:07:33,569 his brainpan 193 00:07:31,019 --> 00:07:35,939 howdy said a familiar voice off to my 194 00:07:33,569 --> 00:07:37,349 left I'd been so focused on the zombie 195 00:07:35,939 --> 00:07:39,600 Pony that I'd totally missed that there 196 00:07:37,350 --> 00:07:41,400 were other people in the store turning I 197 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:44,129 found calamity looking back at me with a 198 00:07:41,399 --> 00:07:45,599 bashful smile look before you scamper I 199 00:07:44,129 --> 00:07:48,240 just want to say how sorry I am 200 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:50,340 I didn't scamper although it did take a 201 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:53,189 conscious step back I've been getting 202 00:07:50,339 --> 00:07:56,279 the story from ditzy Doo here see ditzy 203 00:07:53,189 --> 00:07:59,129 Doo I turned to the Pegasus zombie you 204 00:07:56,279 --> 00:08:01,228 wrote the wasteland Survival Guide both 205 00:07:59,129 --> 00:08:03,180 ditzy dudes eyes managed to focus on me 206 00:08:01,228 --> 00:08:04,939 and she was absolutely beaming with joy 207 00:08:03,180 --> 00:08:08,240 nodding fervently 208 00:08:04,939 --> 00:08:10,250 yes I do deliveries suddenly I had a 209 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:12,560 very good idea how that book ended up in 210 00:08:10,250 --> 00:08:15,160 Ponyville library which in turn 211 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:17,720 fortified my suspicions about watcher 212 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:19,520 while I was thinking did she do it 213 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,900 rushed up another copy of the book in 214 00:08:19,519 --> 00:08:23,899 her mouth and was stuffing into my 215 00:08:20,899 --> 00:08:25,879 saddlebags the zombie Pony was amazingly 216 00:08:23,899 --> 00:08:29,060 kind and generous and had the severe 217 00:08:25,879 --> 00:08:30,889 problem with personal space I opened my 218 00:08:29,060 --> 00:08:33,229 mouth to say something maybe that I 219 00:08:30,889 --> 00:08:34,668 already had a copy although considering 220 00:08:33,229 --> 00:08:36,410 there had been several pages torn out of 221 00:08:34,668 --> 00:08:39,168 the copy on the Raiders table having 222 00:08:36,409 --> 00:08:41,449 another could be quite helpful however 223 00:08:39,168 --> 00:08:44,929 whatever I was about to say got derailed 224 00:08:41,450 --> 00:08:48,759 by a strange realization you don't talk 225 00:08:44,929 --> 00:08:51,319 much do you could some be ponies talk 226 00:08:48,759 --> 00:08:53,330 ditzy Doo stepped back and opened her 227 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:54,710 muzzle wide giving me more of a look 228 00:08:53,330 --> 00:08:55,450 inside of her mouth than I had ever 229 00:08:54,710 --> 00:08:58,580 wanted 230 00:08:55,450 --> 00:09:00,080 calamity focused my attention did seduce 231 00:08:58,580 --> 00:09:02,210 tongue was cut out by slavers a few 232 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:04,879 decades ago she gets by real well 233 00:09:02,210 --> 00:09:06,410 without it though so then Monterrey 234 00:09:04,879 --> 00:09:09,230 Jack's warning had been cringing Lee 235 00:09:06,409 --> 00:09:11,329 accurate did see you trotted at the 236 00:09:09,230 --> 00:09:12,889 sales counter she picked up a pencil in 237 00:09:11,330 --> 00:09:14,680 her teeth and scribbled something on the 238 00:09:12,889 --> 00:09:16,850 first sheet of a lard pad of note paper 239 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:18,849 she dropped the pencil and held up the 240 00:09:16,850 --> 00:09:21,259 note pattern her I going weird again 241 00:09:18,850 --> 00:09:22,490 looking strictly the paper so my gaze 242 00:09:21,259 --> 00:09:25,370 didn't rudely follow her eye 243 00:09:22,490 --> 00:09:27,230 I read aloud because I couldn't talk I 244 00:09:25,370 --> 00:09:28,519 took up writing if it hadn't been for 245 00:09:27,230 --> 00:09:30,700 that I would never have gotten so good 246 00:09:28,519 --> 00:09:33,439 at it I looked up at her with a blink 247 00:09:30,700 --> 00:09:35,150 did she do put down the pad picking up 248 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:37,940 the pencil again and added a line before 249 00:09:35,149 --> 00:09:39,669 lifting it again for me to read now how 250 00:09:37,940 --> 00:09:41,060 about we get you some better armor 251 00:09:39,669 --> 00:09:43,370 bottle caps 252 00:09:41,059 --> 00:09:46,219 that's what ponies used for money out 253 00:09:43,370 --> 00:09:48,679 here as absurd as it was and it was 254 00:09:46,220 --> 00:09:50,930 absolutely ludicrous I should have seen 255 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:52,969 that coming no wonder the Raiders were 256 00:09:50,929 --> 00:09:54,439 hoarding things no wonder there were 257 00:09:52,970 --> 00:09:56,930 empty bottles littered everywhere but 258 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:58,190 not a bottle cap to be found except of 259 00:09:56,929 --> 00:09:59,839 course for the one I tossed casually 260 00:09:58,190 --> 00:10:03,110 away somewhere outside iron-shod 261 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:05,629 firearms my stable utility barding was 262 00:10:03,110 --> 00:10:07,879 back at absolutely everything did she do 263 00:10:05,629 --> 00:10:09,529 didn't have any armor in my size but she 264 00:10:07,879 --> 00:10:11,090 swore she could modify my barding so it 265 00:10:09,529 --> 00:10:12,110 was better than the best armor any rate 266 00:10:11,090 --> 00:10:14,269 he could scrounge together 267 00:10:12,110 --> 00:10:15,720 she offered to do it for free but I 268 00:10:14,269 --> 00:10:18,029 insisted on paying her for 269 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:19,110 and that's when I discovered the 270 00:10:18,029 --> 00:10:21,449 absolutely cockeyed 271 00:10:19,110 --> 00:10:23,149 no offense did it see barter system used 272 00:10:21,450 --> 00:10:24,530 throughout the equestrian wasteland 273 00:10:23,149 --> 00:10:28,470 bottlecaps 274 00:10:24,529 --> 00:10:31,199 seriously fortunately free war money was 275 00:10:28,470 --> 00:10:33,000 still worth something if only in bulk if 276 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,530 for no other reason they get so does 277 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,850 have a few vending machines that hadn't 278 00:10:34,529 --> 00:10:38,819 simply been pried open and raided 279 00:10:35,850 --> 00:10:41,460 already did she do took all but a few of 280 00:10:38,820 --> 00:10:43,800 my coins I had no idea if what I'd given 281 00:10:41,460 --> 00:10:46,080 her was a fair price but I suspect I was 282 00:10:43,799 --> 00:10:47,490 getting a generous discount she also 283 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:49,320 insisted on giving me a sheet of paper 284 00:10:47,490 --> 00:10:51,180 detailing in entirely different he's for 285 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:54,750 bottle caps a way to turn them into 286 00:10:51,179 --> 00:10:55,889 homemade mines apparently it was going 287 00:10:54,750 --> 00:10:58,440 to be an insert for the wasteland 288 00:10:55,889 --> 00:11:00,480 survival guides chapter on minds but 289 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:03,480 somepony wisely discouraged her from 290 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:06,120 including it when I had left absolutely 291 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:08,310 everything rel write commented ditzy 292 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:11,250 dues of Resident Pegasus as well as our 293 00:11:08,309 --> 00:11:13,099 resident ghoul right because ghoul pony 294 00:11:11,250 --> 00:11:16,049 sounds so much better than zombie pony 295 00:11:13,100 --> 00:11:18,090 although he continued poking up towards 296 00:11:16,049 --> 00:11:19,620 calamity I keep telling this one he's 297 00:11:18,090 --> 00:11:21,870 always welcome to settle down here in my 298 00:11:19,620 --> 00:11:25,230 town he's been keeping the caravans safe 299 00:11:21,870 --> 00:11:27,060 going on for four years now now as I was 300 00:11:25,230 --> 00:11:28,620 on my way to meet Krane with calamity 301 00:11:27,059 --> 00:11:29,939 trotting along beside me I finally 302 00:11:28,620 --> 00:11:32,669 ventured conversation with the 303 00:11:29,940 --> 00:11:35,220 rust-coloured stallion so you don't live 304 00:11:32,669 --> 00:11:37,469 here nope got my own place about half an 305 00:11:35,220 --> 00:11:39,930 hour's flat distant I thought over what 306 00:11:37,470 --> 00:11:42,509 I knew of Pegasus ponies I place up in 307 00:11:39,929 --> 00:11:45,929 the clouds I could swear calamities eyes 308 00:11:42,509 --> 00:11:47,819 just widened a bit oh no no no no just a 309 00:11:45,929 --> 00:11:49,919 shack something somepony threw together 310 00:11:47,820 --> 00:11:51,600 a few generations ago only get eaten by 311 00:11:49,919 --> 00:11:53,610 a wild animal see these here parts 312 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:56,759 I'd already encountered some of these 313 00:11:53,610 --> 00:11:58,620 wild animals in these parts as we walk 314 00:11:56,759 --> 00:12:00,750 down the catwalk my gaze fell on the 315 00:11:58,620 --> 00:12:02,250 strange weapon the calamity wore my eyes 316 00:12:00,750 --> 00:12:03,899 following from the gun barrels to the 317 00:12:02,250 --> 00:12:05,970 odd metal protrusion that stuck out in 318 00:12:03,899 --> 00:12:08,519 front of him a control mechanism I 319 00:12:05,970 --> 00:12:10,350 suspected I opened my mouth to ask him 320 00:12:08,519 --> 00:12:13,319 about it only to find myself looking at 321 00:12:10,350 --> 00:12:15,000 air I stopped and looked back he had 322 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:17,220 told her roughly to led by a mare and a 323 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,750 straw son hat Andrew colt 324 00:12:17,220 --> 00:12:20,279 the mayor was apparently having trouble 325 00:12:18,750 --> 00:12:22,230 keeping the cold from dashing off at top 326 00:12:20,279 --> 00:12:26,000 speed she looked like she wanted the 327 00:12:22,230 --> 00:12:28,110 leash but MA I want to go see derpy 328 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:30,450 Calamity leaned close and whispered 329 00:12:28,110 --> 00:12:34,259 that's what some folks called it to do 330 00:12:30,450 --> 00:12:36,300 cuz the I yeah that's what they focus on 331 00:12:34,259 --> 00:12:37,200 the bullies back in staple two would 332 00:12:36,299 --> 00:12:39,839 totally have ignored the whole 333 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:41,700 putrefying flesh thing for that she 334 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:44,850 doesn't seem to mind I actually think 335 00:12:41,700 --> 00:12:46,259 she finds it endearing I didn't point 336 00:12:44,850 --> 00:12:48,450 out that ditzy Doo didn't seem to mind 337 00:12:46,259 --> 00:12:49,080 having her tongue cut out either didn't 338 00:12:48,450 --> 00:12:51,870 make it right 339 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:53,550 trolley get back here the mother called 340 00:12:51,870 --> 00:12:55,350 out as the cult started to trot a little 341 00:12:53,549 --> 00:12:57,089 too fast and you stay away from that 342 00:12:55,350 --> 00:13:01,139 store I don't want you bothering that 343 00:12:57,090 --> 00:13:03,360 thing thing okay I'll admit I'd thought 344 00:13:01,139 --> 00:13:04,649 of her isn't it a few times but that was 345 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:08,310 back when I thought she was dead I 346 00:13:04,649 --> 00:13:11,399 stopped excuse me miss I'm new here 347 00:13:08,309 --> 00:13:14,609 is there something wrong about some cool 348 00:13:11,399 --> 00:13:16,620 ponies the mayor looked abashed staring 349 00:13:14,610 --> 00:13:18,320 more at calamity than me I didn't need 350 00:13:16,620 --> 00:13:21,060 to look I could feel his scowl 351 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:24,620 well nothing up against good old derpy I 352 00:13:21,059 --> 00:13:27,929 mean Mesa dizzy do but well you know 353 00:13:24,620 --> 00:13:29,279 know what I persisted trying not to hint 354 00:13:27,929 --> 00:13:31,649 at the shame I was feeling for having 355 00:13:29,279 --> 00:13:34,679 bolted or smell or the grossly squishy 356 00:13:31,649 --> 00:13:36,299 weight or hug felt well the mayor looked 357 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:38,459 about furtively been lowered her head 358 00:13:36,299 --> 00:13:41,969 whispering you know what they're all 359 00:13:38,460 --> 00:13:43,620 like ticking time bombs right I mean you 360 00:13:41,970 --> 00:13:45,690 can see what being a ghoul is doing to 361 00:13:43,620 --> 00:13:48,210 your outsides imagine what is doing to 362 00:13:45,690 --> 00:13:48,480 their brains they all go mad sooner or 363 00:13:48,210 --> 00:13:51,360 later 364 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:53,730 dear ditzy she's lasted a good long time 365 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:56,370 she's only a little crazy for it but 366 00:13:53,730 --> 00:13:59,190 someday I just don't want my boy to 367 00:13:56,370 --> 00:14:01,769 hurry that long none or be there when 368 00:13:59,190 --> 00:14:03,690 she finally does turn on us all with 369 00:14:01,769 --> 00:14:06,210 that the mayor drew herself up pulling 370 00:14:03,690 --> 00:14:08,510 trolley clothes and hurried off away 371 00:14:06,210 --> 00:14:10,530 notably from absolutely everything I 372 00:14:08,509 --> 00:14:14,789 stood there for a long time 373 00:14:10,529 --> 00:14:15,709 stunned finally I asked calamity is that 374 00:14:14,789 --> 00:14:18,179 true 375 00:14:15,710 --> 00:14:22,560 calamity sighed deeply it was not a good 376 00:14:18,179 --> 00:14:23,489 sign yet most of them anyway he get into 377 00:14:22,559 --> 00:14:25,619 the wrong places 378 00:14:23,490 --> 00:14:28,560 find herself hunted by whole packs of 379 00:14:25,620 --> 00:14:30,570 cannibal ghoul ponies gone zombie but 380 00:14:28,559 --> 00:14:33,359 and I mean this that's on that most of 381 00:14:30,570 --> 00:14:35,010 them and even the good Pony folk if a 382 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:37,710 little smelly and strange-looking until 383 00:14:35,009 --> 00:14:39,450 that day some like ditzy do break the 384 00:14:37,710 --> 00:14:42,360 odds and never lose that noodle 385 00:14:39,450 --> 00:14:43,740 I understood the spirit of the words but 386 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:46,259 the news didn't make me scared of the 387 00:14:43,740 --> 00:14:50,310 hairless Pegasus writer it made me a key 388 00:14:46,259 --> 00:14:52,019 for her crane was a yellow unicorn Pony 389 00:14:50,309 --> 00:14:54,119 with an orange and bass striped mane and 390 00:14:52,019 --> 00:14:55,710 tail he wore a bright orange 391 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:58,320 construction hat with a hole in it for 392 00:14:55,710 --> 00:15:00,030 his horn we found him he was loading 393 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:02,100 barrels onto the flatbed of a train car 394 00:15:00,029 --> 00:15:03,539 this one actually still on the tracks 395 00:15:02,100 --> 00:15:05,490 that ran through town and connected to 396 00:15:03,539 --> 00:15:07,019 several others howdy 397 00:15:05,490 --> 00:15:08,759 pleased to meet the little mayor of the 398 00:15:07,019 --> 00:15:10,829 pit buck who saved sweet apple and ditzy 399 00:15:08,759 --> 00:15:13,319 Doo not to mention Desert Rose barrel 400 00:15:10,830 --> 00:15:15,960 cactus and turquoise he stopped to shake 401 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:17,250 my hope vigorously pleased to meet you 402 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,629 too I smiled 403 00:15:17,250 --> 00:15:20,940 feeling a touch wobbly after the hoof 404 00:15:18,629 --> 00:15:22,409 shake rail ray told me you're the Pony 405 00:15:20,940 --> 00:15:25,380 to talk to if I wanted to see some heavy 406 00:15:22,409 --> 00:15:27,029 lifting crane smile then casually lifted 407 00:15:25,379 --> 00:15:30,179 three barrels at once putting in their 408 00:15:27,029 --> 00:15:32,399 places on the flatbed reckon I am then 409 00:15:30,179 --> 00:15:34,769 to my shock he asked what kind of spells 410 00:15:32,399 --> 00:15:37,649 you get spells 411 00:15:34,769 --> 00:15:39,179 I replied hesitantly you know he 412 00:15:37,649 --> 00:15:41,220 continued talking while three more 413 00:15:39,179 --> 00:15:43,679 barrels levitated by glowing the same 414 00:15:41,220 --> 00:15:45,000 light as shown from his horn unicorn 415 00:15:43,679 --> 00:15:47,549 ponies generally have a small collection 416 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:49,429 of magical spells usually related to 417 00:15:47,549 --> 00:15:51,479 what he or she is destined to be good at 418 00:15:49,429 --> 00:15:53,069 except for the ones that doesn't be good 419 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:55,259 at spells of course because then they 420 00:15:53,070 --> 00:15:57,300 get a whole Eve of them me for instance 421 00:15:55,259 --> 00:15:59,720 I can make all manner repairs to the 422 00:15:57,299 --> 00:16:02,909 rails and trains just by focusing atom 423 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:04,759 crap cooking a hook for the ground I 424 00:16:02,909 --> 00:16:09,588 sighed deeply 425 00:16:04,759 --> 00:16:12,078 nope just telekinesis no spells I knew 426 00:16:09,589 --> 00:16:14,089 it was pathetic levitation was basic 427 00:16:12,078 --> 00:16:16,578 Philly stuff by the time I got my cutie 428 00:16:14,089 --> 00:16:19,430 mark every other unicorn stable - at a 429 00:16:16,578 --> 00:16:21,259 nice collection of spells Thank You 430 00:16:19,429 --> 00:16:23,799 crane for reminding me that I was 431 00:16:21,259 --> 00:16:26,539 probably the most unmagical unicorn ever 432 00:16:23,799 --> 00:16:28,578 cranes eyes widen in surprise and he 433 00:16:26,539 --> 00:16:29,539 quickly changed the subject now I've got 434 00:16:28,578 --> 00:16:31,219 lots of work to do 435 00:16:29,539 --> 00:16:33,110 but I tell you what if y'all would do a 436 00:16:31,220 --> 00:16:34,810 small favor I'll return it by teaching 437 00:16:33,110 --> 00:16:37,820 everything I know about heavy lifting 438 00:16:34,809 --> 00:16:40,669 sounded great to me what's the favor 439 00:16:37,820 --> 00:16:42,949 fetch him a soda maybe some lunch helped 440 00:16:40,669 --> 00:16:44,389 tie down the barrels in the flatbed we 441 00:16:42,948 --> 00:16:45,620 would have a small bit of trouble if the 442 00:16:44,389 --> 00:16:47,000 things have been crawling up out of that 443 00:16:45,620 --> 00:16:49,669 old stable west of here 444 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:51,289 from what I hear y'all are my brave and 445 00:16:49,669 --> 00:16:53,479 ain't no slouch with slinging a firearm 446 00:16:51,289 --> 00:16:55,399 just get down to the stable and close 447 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:56,990 the door I reckon we can clear out the 448 00:16:55,399 --> 00:16:58,240 vomits up here if somepony locks off 449 00:16:56,990 --> 00:17:03,769 their breeding grounds 450 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:06,169 okay not a sow to run so why are you 451 00:17:03,769 --> 00:17:08,599 with me again the sky had darkened 452 00:17:06,169 --> 00:17:11,240 prematurely I would soon have to turn on 453 00:17:08,599 --> 00:17:11,928 my lamps fell of my pipbuck I figured I 454 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,730 owe you one 455 00:17:11,929 --> 00:17:15,769 calamity said earnestly as he followed 456 00:17:13,730 --> 00:17:17,058 beside me maybe whole mess of ones 457 00:17:15,769 --> 00:17:20,088 considering all the good you did for the 458 00:17:17,058 --> 00:17:22,519 good ponies anew Appaloosa with a sigh I 459 00:17:20,088 --> 00:17:24,409 tried to console him you couldn't have 460 00:17:22,519 --> 00:17:26,869 known I was wearing blood cake trader 461 00:17:24,410 --> 00:17:27,890 armor and carrying in an arsenal that 462 00:17:26,869 --> 00:17:31,009 would make the average Raider 463 00:17:27,890 --> 00:17:33,290 radioactive and envy caked and Raider 464 00:17:31,009 --> 00:17:34,759 blood on me only had because he needed 465 00:17:33,289 --> 00:17:38,000 protection while saving the lives of 466 00:17:34,759 --> 00:17:41,058 five good town's ponies only four really 467 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:42,859 did C do safe sweet Apple and he saved 468 00:17:41,058 --> 00:17:45,980 it to do so she could save sweet apple 469 00:17:42,859 --> 00:17:48,649 in my book that makes five he took a 470 00:17:45,980 --> 00:17:50,690 deep breath besides I can't consent he 471 00:17:48,650 --> 00:17:53,059 going down there alone I've heard dark 472 00:17:50,690 --> 00:17:54,890 stories about those stables bad bad 473 00:17:53,058 --> 00:17:58,129 things happen down there and too many of 474 00:17:54,890 --> 00:17:59,750 them I came from a stable hell every 475 00:17:58,130 --> 00:18:02,480 pony came from somepony who came from a 476 00:17:59,750 --> 00:18:04,279 stable right I can see why an empty one 477 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,660 would be an inviting nesting ground but 478 00:18:04,279 --> 00:18:08,440 it's not like the stables are cursed or 479 00:18:05,660 --> 00:18:10,429 sinister calamity mould that over I 480 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:12,500 suppose you're right about that 481 00:18:10,429 --> 00:18:14,090 all cept a few like ditzy Doo who 482 00:18:12,500 --> 00:18:15,798 somehow survived the apocalypse on the 483 00:18:14,089 --> 00:18:16,899 surface or our descent from the folks 484 00:18:15,798 --> 00:18:18,879 who did 485 00:18:16,900 --> 00:18:21,580 I hold it by trot so abruptly I nearly 486 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:23,470 fell over my surviving canteen refilled 487 00:18:21,579 --> 00:18:26,649 swung out and back smacking me in the 488 00:18:23,470 --> 00:18:30,009 chest did see do survived the war she's 489 00:18:26,650 --> 00:18:33,040 that old hip goo ponies don't age like 490 00:18:30,009 --> 00:18:34,390 normal Pony folk the idea of a pony who 491 00:18:33,039 --> 00:18:36,609 had actually been around way back then 492 00:18:34,390 --> 00:18:39,240 who actually knew what happened blew my 493 00:18:36,609 --> 00:18:42,639 mind away what's her story 494 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:44,019 clammy snorted her laugh so long I 495 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:46,090 couldn't even guess the most of it I 496 00:18:44,019 --> 00:18:48,430 dunno she was flying outside clouds 497 00:18:46,089 --> 00:18:49,629 there when the first mega spell hit she 498 00:18:48,430 --> 00:18:51,310 was caught at the very edge with magical 499 00:18:49,630 --> 00:18:54,250 energies that wiped out the entire city 500 00:18:51,309 --> 00:18:57,039 been a Google ever since I nodded 501 00:18:54,250 --> 00:18:58,539 continuing on in my solemn silence the 502 00:18:57,039 --> 00:19:00,549 image of an entire city in the clouds 503 00:18:58,539 --> 00:19:03,129 filled with Pegasus ponies played out in 504 00:19:00,549 --> 00:19:06,990 my head fair one minute and then just 505 00:19:03,130 --> 00:19:09,370 nothing the clouds above started to leak 506 00:19:06,990 --> 00:19:11,950 it was like being in a shower back at 507 00:19:09,369 --> 00:19:15,159 stable to only the Shara was everywhere 508 00:19:11,950 --> 00:19:17,080 and it didn't stop if I hadn't been 509 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,730 cleaned by candy the day before I would 510 00:19:17,079 --> 00:19:21,879 have welcomed it despite the cold of the 511 00:19:18,730 --> 00:19:24,549 water now soaked to the bone I just 512 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:26,470 found it miserable the sky had turned so 513 00:19:24,549 --> 00:19:29,109 dark I had to turn on my pipbuck slam 514 00:19:26,470 --> 00:19:31,210 spell to see ahead of me in theory it 515 00:19:29,109 --> 00:19:33,490 was still daylight but that was hard to 516 00:19:31,210 --> 00:19:35,049 believe a ferocious wind had picked up 517 00:19:33,490 --> 00:19:37,420 out of nowhere and was whipping the rain 518 00:19:35,049 --> 00:19:39,009 at us like a weapon what's going on I 519 00:19:37,420 --> 00:19:41,410 cried out to calamity above the storm 520 00:19:39,009 --> 00:19:43,150 it's a thunderstorm and it might a big 521 00:19:41,410 --> 00:19:45,940 one we best we find some shelter cuz 522 00:19:43,150 --> 00:19:48,009 it's getting started thunder storm I 523 00:19:45,940 --> 00:19:50,170 hollered back as a patch of clouds lit 524 00:19:48,009 --> 00:19:55,359 up briefly but brilliantly what's 525 00:19:50,170 --> 00:19:57,220 thunder kaboom the sky exploded it was 526 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:59,349 the sound of a gunshot if the gun was 527 00:19:57,220 --> 00:20:01,960 wielded by Celestia herself made out of 528 00:19:59,349 --> 00:20:04,349 pure awesome actually tried hiding under 529 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:07,480 clam B get a hold of yourself there 530 00:20:04,349 --> 00:20:10,029 timidly and a little bashfully I backed 531 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:11,890 up and got on my hooves another flash 532 00:20:10,029 --> 00:20:14,170 illuminated the whole countryside and 533 00:20:11,890 --> 00:20:15,890 stark white and shadow gone before I 534 00:20:14,170 --> 00:20:17,929 realized it it happened 535 00:20:15,890 --> 00:20:20,960 another mighty boom toward the sky 536 00:20:17,929 --> 00:20:22,280 following close behind the flash clammin 537 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,600 II had to put his four doves on me to 538 00:20:22,279 --> 00:20:26,269 stop me from trying it again 539 00:20:23,599 --> 00:20:28,159 if he are so scared of the Thunder wait 540 00:20:26,269 --> 00:20:30,379 till you see the lightning he chuckled 541 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:33,200 now let's get to movin so as we can find 542 00:20:30,380 --> 00:20:34,670 some shelter each flash of light in the 543 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:38,120 clouds was followed by a terrifying 544 00:20:34,670 --> 00:20:40,640 crack or a mighty boom a little later I 545 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:42,139 did indeed see lightning I had been 546 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,700 envisioning lightning bolts like this 547 00:20:42,140 --> 00:20:46,130 blasts of electricity like the brainbots 548 00:20:43,700 --> 00:20:48,679 had been shooting at me this was nothing 549 00:20:46,130 --> 00:20:51,110 like that this was a white tear through 550 00:20:48,679 --> 00:20:54,559 the sky but the universe itself had been 551 00:20:51,109 --> 00:20:56,359 slashed open it lasted an eyeblink but I 552 00:20:54,558 --> 00:20:57,649 still saw its after image floating in 553 00:20:56,359 --> 00:21:00,589 front of my face for several minutes 554 00:20:57,650 --> 00:21:02,509 later I also saw somepony where I 555 00:21:00,589 --> 00:21:04,189 thought I did in the far distance on a 556 00:21:02,509 --> 00:21:06,529 hilltop briefly illuminated by the 557 00:21:04,190 --> 00:21:09,320 lightning I couldn't tell if it was a 558 00:21:06,529 --> 00:21:11,690 unicorn or a Pegasus at first I thought 559 00:21:09,319 --> 00:21:13,009 it was both but the vision was gone 560 00:21:11,690 --> 00:21:15,710 before I could be sure I had seen 561 00:21:13,009 --> 00:21:17,179 anything at all we gout the ground 562 00:21:15,710 --> 00:21:19,069 beneath us increasingly muddy and 563 00:21:17,179 --> 00:21:22,040 treacherous until we were forced to stop 564 00:21:19,069 --> 00:21:23,928 by a raging frothy river with a muddy 565 00:21:22,039 --> 00:21:25,909 rushing water was tearing away the banks 566 00:21:23,929 --> 00:21:27,798 on each side I could see the black 567 00:21:25,910 --> 00:21:30,500 shapes of uprooted dead trees as they 568 00:21:27,798 --> 00:21:33,558 were carried away just beyond the other 569 00:21:30,500 --> 00:21:35,599 side Rose a cliff face water was pouring 570 00:21:33,558 --> 00:21:38,048 down the cracks of the cliff 100 drills 571 00:21:35,599 --> 00:21:40,490 each feeding to the river at the bottom 572 00:21:38,048 --> 00:21:43,220 across from us just little way up the 573 00:21:40,490 --> 00:21:44,960 cliff was the dark mouth of a cave the 574 00:21:43,220 --> 00:21:48,230 path up to it was already washed away 575 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:49,519 I stood there staring helplessly trying 576 00:21:48,230 --> 00:21:52,490 to figure out how we were going to get 577 00:21:49,519 --> 00:21:54,168 across then I felt myself being lifted 578 00:21:52,490 --> 00:21:56,329 into the air as calamity flew us over 579 00:21:54,169 --> 00:21:58,710 the river sent me down on the mouth cave 580 00:21:56,329 --> 00:22:01,199 feeling quite stupid 581 00:21:58,710 --> 00:22:04,259 I stepped further in shining the lamp of 582 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:06,450 my pipbuck into the cave the path 583 00:22:04,259 --> 00:22:08,490 continued up about a yard then took a 584 00:22:06,450 --> 00:22:10,919 steep decline with frightfully old metal 585 00:22:08,490 --> 00:22:13,919 stairs rusted nearly black leading to a 586 00:22:10,919 --> 00:22:15,659 concrete landing once at the landing the 587 00:22:13,919 --> 00:22:18,538 rough walls were replaced by stone work 588 00:22:15,659 --> 00:22:21,480 at the end a very familiar-looking steel 589 00:22:18,538 --> 00:22:23,759 door hung open ox hinge arm the number 590 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:26,819 of 24 was emblazoned on the center of 591 00:22:23,759 --> 00:22:28,408 the door beyond lay a rusted ruined 592 00:22:26,819 --> 00:22:30,379 doppelganger of the place I had once 593 00:22:28,409 --> 00:22:33,539 believed would forever be in my home 594 00:22:30,380 --> 00:22:35,070 clammy rushed past me don't stand there 595 00:22:33,538 --> 00:22:36,690 gawkin help me give this door shut 596 00:22:35,069 --> 00:22:39,000 before that damn reverse feels his banks 597 00:22:36,690 --> 00:22:40,380 completely and floods this hole he's 598 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,778 trying to push the door physically I 599 00:22:40,380 --> 00:22:44,220 looked down noticing for the first time 600 00:22:42,778 --> 00:22:46,940 that the floor of the cave was already a 601 00:22:44,220 --> 00:22:49,558 puddle 2 inches deep and growing it 602 00:22:46,940 --> 00:22:51,808 moved to action I rushed to the controls 603 00:22:49,558 --> 00:22:53,668 I paused long enough to check the 604 00:22:51,808 --> 00:22:55,740 bolting mechanism which was actually 605 00:22:53,669 --> 00:22:58,740 entirely missing and making sure I'd be 606 00:22:55,740 --> 00:23:01,319 able to open it again sat aside that I 607 00:22:58,740 --> 00:23:04,319 could I tried to push up the lever but 608 00:23:01,319 --> 00:23:06,210 it wouldn't budge focusing my horn 609 00:23:04,319 --> 00:23:08,970 glowing brightly I added my telekinetic 610 00:23:06,210 --> 00:23:11,970 strength to that of my hooves was a loud 611 00:23:08,970 --> 00:23:14,669 grinding sound the lever moved with a 612 00:23:11,970 --> 00:23:16,288 wheeze the lever arm moved and the door 613 00:23:14,669 --> 00:23:20,130 to stable 24 slammed shut 614 00:23:16,288 --> 00:23:22,079 groaning in protest you realize we just 615 00:23:20,130 --> 00:23:25,260 shut ourselves in to the evil scary 616 00:23:22,079 --> 00:23:26,879 stable spookiness right I teased myself 617 00:23:25,259 --> 00:23:30,179 invited companion as he stared about the 618 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:32,190 place in wonder I I'm trusting you're 619 00:23:30,179 --> 00:23:33,929 right about what she said earlier reckon 620 00:23:32,190 --> 00:23:37,048 if anybody knows better it would be you 621 00:23:33,929 --> 00:23:39,269 he shot me a nervous smile besides he 622 00:23:37,048 --> 00:23:40,619 added flapping his wings not like these 623 00:23:39,269 --> 00:23:43,740 are gonna do me any good down here 624 00:23:40,619 --> 00:23:46,918 one way or the other my eyes caught the 625 00:23:43,740 --> 00:23:49,409 harness calamity war the Pegasus had 626 00:23:46,919 --> 00:23:51,120 twin long-range rifles one strapped each 627 00:23:49,409 --> 00:23:53,250 side of his body right under his wings 628 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:55,739 built into a saddle mechanism 629 00:23:53,250 --> 00:23:57,509 Phin metal rains reached out in front of 630 00:23:55,740 --> 00:23:59,970 him ending in a bit that hovered a few 631 00:23:57,509 --> 00:24:02,058 inches below his mouth by biting on it 632 00:23:59,970 --> 00:24:04,409 sibling barrels would fire at once 633 00:24:02,058 --> 00:24:06,119 saddle was designed to reload on command 634 00:24:04,409 --> 00:24:08,280 possibly triggered by pulling on the 635 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,899 bitch or biting differently I couldn't 636 00:24:08,279 --> 00:24:12,210 tell 637 00:24:08,900 --> 00:24:14,280 hey calamity ever mean to ask you what 638 00:24:12,210 --> 00:24:16,679 is that I pointed a hoof at the 639 00:24:14,279 --> 00:24:17,970 contraption what he looked around 640 00:24:16,679 --> 00:24:20,519 spinning in place 641 00:24:17,970 --> 00:24:22,259 I couldn't suppress a laugh he stopped 642 00:24:20,519 --> 00:24:24,569 looking at me then back behind him again 643 00:24:22,259 --> 00:24:27,599 once more before what do you mean my 644 00:24:24,569 --> 00:24:30,240 battle saddle I nodded fine piece of 645 00:24:27,599 --> 00:24:33,149 work ain't it I designed it myself he 646 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:35,490 reared up showing off proudly then after 647 00:24:33,150 --> 00:24:37,110 my expression asked you mean to tell me 648 00:24:35,490 --> 00:24:40,259 you ain't never seen a battle side 649 00:24:37,109 --> 00:24:43,109 before I shook my head well ain't that a 650 00:24:40,259 --> 00:24:45,150 thing he strutted about there's 651 00:24:43,109 --> 00:24:47,548 basically two types of firearms loosely 652 00:24:45,150 --> 00:24:49,140 speaking he's a small ones that pony can 653 00:24:47,548 --> 00:24:49,829 stick in his mouth and levitate round if 654 00:24:49,140 --> 00:24:52,169 he's a unicorn 655 00:24:49,829 --> 00:24:53,759 then there's battle sales for the 656 00:24:52,169 --> 00:24:55,980 firearms are just too big and heavy to 657 00:24:53,759 --> 00:24:58,470 have and too much kicked wielded without 658 00:24:55,980 --> 00:24:59,548 support now I've seen all kinds of 659 00:24:58,470 --> 00:25:03,000 weapons built in the battle sales 660 00:24:59,548 --> 00:25:05,579 machine guns rocket launchers rocket 661 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:08,490 launchers my tail drooped and ears fell 662 00:25:05,579 --> 00:25:11,609 back the thought it even matched any 663 00:25:08,490 --> 00:25:13,470 weapons he paused for those are so damn 664 00:25:11,609 --> 00:25:16,229 scarce you not likely to ever see one on 665 00:25:13,470 --> 00:25:18,750 yourself I filed that away for future 666 00:25:16,230 --> 00:25:20,880 reference after checking my pipbuck for 667 00:25:18,750 --> 00:25:23,308 radiation or similar dangerous and the 668 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:25,380 EFS for any glows of hostility I took a 669 00:25:23,308 --> 00:25:27,750 long gulp for my canteen began plotting 670 00:25:25,380 --> 00:25:29,039 our course I was confident for my 671 00:25:27,750 --> 00:25:31,349 lifetime in a stable that I could 672 00:25:29,038 --> 00:25:33,329 navigate this one with no problems if 673 00:25:31,349 --> 00:25:34,529 the layout was the same the door to the 674 00:25:33,329 --> 00:25:36,869 right in the next room should lead to 675 00:25:34,529 --> 00:25:39,119 the stairs headed downward that would be 676 00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:42,089 the cafeteria living quarters school and 677 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:43,589 clinic to the left a corridor leading 678 00:25:42,089 --> 00:25:45,329 deeper into maintenance including the 679 00:25:43,589 --> 00:25:47,428 ever familiar pit buck technician Maiden 680 00:25:45,329 --> 00:25:50,759 install without a second thought I 681 00:25:47,429 --> 00:25:52,500 decided we go right first calamity 682 00:25:50,759 --> 00:25:54,990 meanwhile had scouted all the 683 00:25:52,500 --> 00:25:57,599 immediately adjacent rooms he came back 684 00:25:54,990 --> 00:25:59,099 with a mildly surprised look they gots a 685 00:25:57,599 --> 00:26:00,309 box of dynamite in storage room over 686 00:25:59,099 --> 00:26:03,039 yonder 687 00:26:00,309 --> 00:26:05,049 okay if that was a bit surprising I felt 688 00:26:03,039 --> 00:26:07,899 my ears stick up you aren't gonna find 689 00:26:05,049 --> 00:26:10,930 that in stable - what was in it 690 00:26:07,900 --> 00:26:13,360 dynamite I reckon clammy said maka 691 00:26:10,930 --> 00:26:15,519 scholarly in truth I don't know for sure 692 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:17,079 it was locked and I wasn't about to go 693 00:26:15,519 --> 00:26:19,539 shaking like a birthday present to try 694 00:26:17,079 --> 00:26:22,990 and figure it out on the off chance it 695 00:26:19,539 --> 00:26:24,579 might be fula you know dynamite and 696 00:26:22,990 --> 00:26:26,740 followed the rust-coloured pegasus back 697 00:26:24,579 --> 00:26:28,779 to the storage room to check it out but 698 00:26:26,740 --> 00:26:30,490 after three tries and loss of two more 699 00:26:28,779 --> 00:26:32,859 bobby pins which i was beginning to 700 00:26:30,490 --> 00:26:34,029 learn alarmingly low on I had to admit 701 00:26:32,859 --> 00:26:37,019 the lock was beyond even my 702 00:26:34,029 --> 00:26:39,190 self-proclaimed expertise instead 703 00:26:37,019 --> 00:26:41,349 suggested we move on along the path I 704 00:26:39,190 --> 00:26:42,490 originally planned the door to the 705 00:26:41,349 --> 00:26:44,859 living quarters slid open with a 706 00:26:42,490 --> 00:26:47,460 reassuring hiss the lights gave off a 707 00:26:44,859 --> 00:26:50,619 familiar whine those that still worked 708 00:26:47,460 --> 00:26:53,680 already stable 24 was making me horribly 709 00:26:50,619 --> 00:26:55,089 homesick worse the doll ache in my heart 710 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:57,970 mixed with disconcerting sense of 711 00:26:55,089 --> 00:27:00,250 wrongness seeing this place in rust and 712 00:26:57,970 --> 00:27:03,009 ruins was unpleasant in a way that I 713 00:27:00,250 --> 00:27:04,869 couldn't describe it was like walking 714 00:27:03,009 --> 00:27:08,170 through my own personalized version of 715 00:27:04,869 --> 00:27:10,149 the post-apocalypse was finding doors 716 00:27:08,170 --> 00:27:12,910 that wouldn't open the floor was strewn 717 00:27:10,150 --> 00:27:15,280 with tin cans and litter the generators 718 00:27:12,910 --> 00:27:18,130 uncared-for were making an odd rhythmic 719 00:27:15,279 --> 00:27:20,200 cheering and from deeper within King 720 00:27:18,130 --> 00:27:22,870 chugging banging and hissing sounds that 721 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:25,059 had no place in his stable at all this 722 00:27:22,869 --> 00:27:28,329 was a demoralizing eerie spookhouse 723 00:27:25,059 --> 00:27:30,009 version of stable - I turned to look 724 00:27:28,329 --> 00:27:32,619 back at calamity and caught him picking 725 00:27:30,009 --> 00:27:34,839 up ball caps off the floor I bit my lip 726 00:27:32,619 --> 00:27:36,579 brace against a wave of emotion that 727 00:27:34,839 --> 00:27:39,039 shriek that he was desecrating this 728 00:27:36,579 --> 00:27:40,720 place looting and scavenging was 729 00:27:39,039 --> 00:27:43,589 survival out in the equestrian wasteland 730 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:46,360 and logically that applied to here too 731 00:27:43,589 --> 00:27:48,669 but even more than stripping goods off 732 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:51,699 of fresh corpses this felt like grave 733 00:27:48,670 --> 00:27:54,190 robbing unholy 734 00:27:51,700 --> 00:27:55,840 my feelings scattered as overhead a 735 00:27:54,190 --> 00:27:57,279 burst of thunder hits so close to the 736 00:27:55,839 --> 00:28:00,490 cave that we could hear inside the 737 00:27:57,279 --> 00:28:03,250 stable my heart thumped in my chest what 738 00:28:00,490 --> 00:28:05,849 the hell I stammered waving my Forrest 739 00:28:03,250 --> 00:28:09,009 indicate the sky outside I told you 740 00:28:05,849 --> 00:28:11,219 thunderstorm that isn't like any storm 741 00:28:09,009 --> 00:28:13,390 read about in my textbooks I encountered 742 00:28:11,220 --> 00:28:15,640 clamour II looked at me with a softly 743 00:28:13,390 --> 00:28:17,980 mocking expression whether rain like it 744 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:19,530 used to be the son of MU Dean got him 745 00:28:17,980 --> 00:28:22,990 through the sky by ponies anymore.we 746 00:28:19,529 --> 00:28:24,519 Pegasus the goddesses Celestia and Luna 747 00:28:22,990 --> 00:28:26,609 moved the Sun in the moon through the 748 00:28:24,519 --> 00:28:30,279 sky each and every day I shot back 749 00:28:26,609 --> 00:28:34,119 scandalised how could even say that that 750 00:28:30,279 --> 00:28:34,720 was like blasphemy oh yeah he rolled his 751 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:37,899 eyes at me 752 00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:42,250 rolled his eyes at me from their place 753 00:28:37,900 --> 00:28:44,800 in pony heaven right I bristled he 754 00:28:42,250 --> 00:28:47,950 served quietly till I gave in motioning 755 00:28:44,799 --> 00:28:49,539 for him to continue as I was saying we 756 00:28:47,950 --> 00:28:51,640 Pegasus ain't around scheduling the 757 00:28:49,539 --> 00:28:54,599 weather neither quest she's weather's 758 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:56,770 gone wild I felt a chill down my Mane 759 00:28:54,599 --> 00:29:00,730 through the metal walls in the mountain 760 00:28:56,769 --> 00:29:02,619 we felt the percussion of the storm I'd 761 00:29:00,730 --> 00:29:04,329 begun to wonder how over-engineered 762 00:29:02,619 --> 00:29:06,269 stable too must have been for me to have 763 00:29:04,329 --> 00:29:08,619 never heard of storms like these 764 00:29:06,269 --> 00:29:10,900 obviously it was designed to stay closed 765 00:29:08,619 --> 00:29:12,189 longer which I was figuring probably 766 00:29:10,900 --> 00:29:15,070 accounted for other architectural 767 00:29:12,190 --> 00:29:17,590 differences I had started to notice huh 768 00:29:15,069 --> 00:29:20,500 I thought out loud there's only one 769 00:29:17,589 --> 00:29:21,669 section of bathrooms at least only one 770 00:29:20,500 --> 00:29:24,430 at the living quarters section two 771 00:29:21,670 --> 00:29:28,060 stable back in stable two there were two 772 00:29:24,430 --> 00:29:29,799 one for mares one for stallions floor 773 00:29:28,059 --> 00:29:32,200 outside was sweat and I could hear a 774 00:29:29,799 --> 00:29:33,599 roar a gurgling splashing sounds from 775 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:36,880 behind the bathroom door 776 00:29:33,599 --> 00:29:38,619 also unlike stable to stable 24 was 777 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:40,690 connected to the aqua fire its water 778 00:29:38,619 --> 00:29:43,119 supply merely purified with antitoxin 779 00:29:40,690 --> 00:29:44,950 and ANSI radiation spells with the 780 00:29:43,119 --> 00:29:46,409 downpour outside every sink and toilet 781 00:29:44,950 --> 00:29:48,929 was backing up 782 00:29:46,410 --> 00:29:50,610 the same one for the water fountains the 783 00:29:48,929 --> 00:29:53,038 one between the school living quarters 784 00:29:50,609 --> 00:29:54,569 was spraying brown water the horrible 785 00:29:53,038 --> 00:29:56,339 noises were coming from the pipes and 786 00:29:54,569 --> 00:29:59,519 plumbing rather than unnatural monsters 787 00:29:56,339 --> 00:30:02,699 I stopped dead is a red spot flashed up 788 00:29:59,519 --> 00:30:04,200 on my compass of my EFS somewhere just 789 00:30:02,700 --> 00:30:06,779 ahead of us was surely one of the 790 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:08,279 creatures crane had talked about not I 791 00:30:06,779 --> 00:30:13,019 realized that either of us had bothered 792 00:30:08,279 --> 00:30:14,700 to get a description so any idea exactly 793 00:30:13,019 --> 00:30:16,950 what sort of varmints were supposed to 794 00:30:14,700 --> 00:30:18,870 looking for down here I whispered as we 795 00:30:16,950 --> 00:30:21,450 both crouched down moving as stealthily 796 00:30:18,869 --> 00:30:24,269 as possible while bathrooms weren't 797 00:30:21,450 --> 00:30:26,190 segregated sleeping areas were the main 798 00:30:24,269 --> 00:30:28,740 floor for stallions and a lower one for 799 00:30:26,190 --> 00:30:30,269 mares that too was different than stable 800 00:30:28,740 --> 00:30:33,269 to where the quarters were geared 801 00:30:30,269 --> 00:30:35,400 towards families my EFS felt annoyingly 802 00:30:33,269 --> 00:30:37,109 limited unable to tell me which level 803 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:39,630 the creature was on just that it was 804 00:30:37,109 --> 00:30:42,168 almost dead ahead now I levitated out 805 00:30:39,630 --> 00:30:45,000 little McIntosh ready as I could be 806 00:30:42,169 --> 00:30:47,370 actually no calamity whispered back and 807 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:49,140 now recall we ain't supposed to be 808 00:30:47,369 --> 00:30:52,798 looking for him way to supposed to just 809 00:30:49,140 --> 00:30:54,780 close the door as I recall I retorted it 810 00:30:52,798 --> 00:30:55,408 may be a slight little bit less quietly 811 00:30:54,779 --> 00:30:58,048 than I should have 812 00:30:55,409 --> 00:30:59,360 I'm supposed to be closing the door you 813 00:30:58,048 --> 00:31:01,980 weren't supposed to be anywhere I 814 00:30:59,359 --> 00:31:03,990 couldn't deny that he had a point in 815 00:31:01,980 --> 00:31:06,179 fact if trapped inside a creatures lair 816 00:31:03,990 --> 00:31:08,759 poking around was probably the dumbest 817 00:31:06,179 --> 00:31:11,490 thing a pony could possibly do on the 818 00:31:08,759 --> 00:31:13,079 other hoof this was another staple my 819 00:31:11,490 --> 00:31:14,700 curiosity and sense of connection 820 00:31:13,079 --> 00:31:16,798 wouldn't allow me to leave it unexplored 821 00:31:14,700 --> 00:31:19,669 and if I was trapped in here for a few 822 00:31:16,798 --> 00:31:22,288 hours well no time like the present 823 00:31:19,669 --> 00:31:25,288 calamity shook his head but followed all 824 00:31:22,288 --> 00:31:27,990 the same we moved a few steps closer and 825 00:31:25,288 --> 00:31:29,730 the red spot winked out I turned quickly 826 00:31:27,990 --> 00:31:33,089 trying to see if they'd somehow gotten 827 00:31:29,730 --> 00:31:35,220 behind us but there was nothing if the 828 00:31:33,089 --> 00:31:38,279 creature had evaporated we were right on 829 00:31:35,220 --> 00:31:41,460 top of it one floor up we crouched there 830 00:31:38,279 --> 00:31:43,710 keeping still and quiet after a moment 831 00:31:41,460 --> 00:31:46,319 the red spot appeared again once more 832 00:31:43,710 --> 00:31:50,269 right in front of us and a few seconds 833 00:31:46,319 --> 00:31:54,500 later it vanished once more this time 834 00:31:50,269 --> 00:31:57,109 for good aside from age interior asian 835 00:31:54,500 --> 00:32:00,019 the school in stable 24 looked exactly 836 00:31:57,109 --> 00:32:03,019 like the one back home students tables 837 00:32:00,019 --> 00:32:05,809 all in nice little rows a sharing area 838 00:32:03,019 --> 00:32:07,879 with toys the teacher's desk with the 839 00:32:05,809 --> 00:32:10,549 terminal pencils and even a long rotted 840 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:12,500 Apple the only real difference was a 841 00:32:10,549 --> 00:32:15,139 large glass tank which could have once 842 00:32:12,500 --> 00:32:18,319 been an aquarium even with rusted walls 843 00:32:15,140 --> 00:32:21,350 this felt like home it should have been 844 00:32:18,319 --> 00:32:23,679 comforting instead it was unpleasantly 845 00:32:21,349 --> 00:32:26,269 weird and it was putting me on edge 846 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:27,980 the constant banging and screaming of 847 00:32:26,269 --> 00:32:29,660 the pipes was adding to my discomfort 848 00:32:27,980 --> 00:32:32,480 and giving me a mild headache for good 849 00:32:29,660 --> 00:32:35,269 measure worst of all we had encountered 850 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:37,130 three more ghosts hostile entities that 851 00:32:35,269 --> 00:32:39,859 appear on my eyes forward Sparkle but 852 00:32:37,130 --> 00:32:41,420 nowhere else a matter not at all helped 853 00:32:39,859 --> 00:32:42,979 by the fact that calamity had no pipbuck 854 00:32:41,420 --> 00:32:45,740 of his own so he couldn't tell what I 855 00:32:42,980 --> 00:32:47,990 was reacting to I was beginning to worry 856 00:32:45,740 --> 00:32:49,819 that my eyes forward sparkle or even my 857 00:32:47,990 --> 00:32:52,150 pipbuck itself had been damaged or 858 00:32:49,819 --> 00:32:55,069 warped by exposure to the wasteland 859 00:32:52,150 --> 00:32:56,450 unlikely I reassured myself remembering 860 00:32:55,069 --> 00:32:59,059 that they were made to withstand much 861 00:32:56,450 --> 00:33:00,830 worse than this well does more likely 862 00:32:59,059 --> 00:33:02,389 and less comforting was that the 863 00:33:00,829 --> 00:33:05,210 creatures down here at magic of their 864 00:33:02,390 --> 00:33:09,650 own he ever heard of anypony named 865 00:33:05,210 --> 00:33:11,480 Prince lest what I trotted over brow 866 00:33:09,650 --> 00:33:13,610 furrowing let me see that 867 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:14,720 I said snatching the book from the desk 868 00:33:13,609 --> 00:33:17,689 in front of him with a glow of 869 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:19,100 telekinesis he read a few sentences then 870 00:33:17,690 --> 00:33:21,980 slammed the book shut to look at the 871 00:33:19,099 --> 00:33:24,740 cover was a children's storybook the 872 00:33:21,980 --> 00:33:26,960 stallion on the moon calamity chuckled 873 00:33:24,740 --> 00:33:28,940 you know I think I remember my mom 874 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:31,579 reading a story like that only was a 875 00:33:28,940 --> 00:33:33,380 mayor in the moon if I recollect that's 876 00:33:31,579 --> 00:33:36,589 because it's supposed to be the mayor on 877 00:33:33,380 --> 00:33:38,390 the moon quickly I began looking through 878 00:33:36,589 --> 00:33:41,029 the other books on the desks and school 879 00:33:38,390 --> 00:33:44,810 shelves when I was done I had reached 880 00:33:41,029 --> 00:33:46,279 important feeling observations one every 881 00:33:44,809 --> 00:33:49,069 significant Pony in every book had been 882 00:33:46,279 --> 00:33:50,329 changed into a stallion oil a suspect 883 00:33:49,069 --> 00:33:53,689 some of them what stallions to begin 884 00:33:50,329 --> 00:33:55,189 with two I continued undaunted even 885 00:33:53,690 --> 00:33:57,860 though my voice sounded strained even my 886 00:33:55,190 --> 00:33:59,809 own mirrors not one story your textbook 887 00:33:57,859 --> 00:34:01,869 has anything but the Vegas references to 888 00:33:59,809 --> 00:34:04,220 the history or governance of Equestria 889 00:34:01,869 --> 00:34:05,389 not that stable twos libraries were 890 00:34:04,220 --> 00:34:07,100 stellar in that regard 891 00:34:05,390 --> 00:34:09,769 the most recent history in any of our 892 00:34:07,099 --> 00:34:12,168 textbooks was over generation old but 893 00:34:09,769 --> 00:34:14,030 this year wasn't a lack of material this 894 00:34:12,168 --> 00:34:16,609 was a deliberate alteration of facts in 895 00:34:14,030 --> 00:34:20,320 context and the portion of the stable 896 00:34:16,610 --> 00:34:22,820 dedicated to education this was it was 897 00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:25,460 you know you're gonna burst something if 898 00:34:22,820 --> 00:34:26,809 you don't calm down a touch I tossed the 899 00:34:25,460 --> 00:34:27,380 book I was holding into a corner with 900 00:34:26,809 --> 00:34:29,599 malice 901 00:34:27,380 --> 00:34:31,309 I was about to trot out indignation 902 00:34:29,599 --> 00:34:32,569 rabid about me like a coat when I 903 00:34:31,309 --> 00:34:35,599 remembered the terminal sitting on the 904 00:34:32,570 --> 00:34:38,210 teacher's desk the screen was giving off 905 00:34:35,599 --> 00:34:40,190 a soft glow I trotted over and prepared 906 00:34:38,210 --> 00:34:41,630 to hack into it only to be slightly 907 00:34:40,190 --> 00:34:43,880 disappointed when it offer up his 908 00:34:41,630 --> 00:34:46,010 secrets so readily such as they were 909 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:48,740 there were entries mainly filled with 910 00:34:46,010 --> 00:34:51,530 notes on attendance and grades too stuck 911 00:34:48,739 --> 00:34:53,239 out though first had a real surprise 912 00:34:51,530 --> 00:34:55,370 when we tested the young unicorns on 913 00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:56,989 their magic today I had all my little 914 00:34:55,369 --> 00:34:59,210 ponies bringing their pets and show me 915 00:34:56,989 --> 00:35:00,979 how they could make them levitate simple 916 00:34:59,210 --> 00:35:02,809 enough although a squirming animal can 917 00:35:00,980 --> 00:35:05,420 add a little difficulty for foals at 918 00:35:02,809 --> 00:35:07,309 this age I had to let both butter and 919 00:35:05,420 --> 00:35:09,280 para dance each borrow the class mascot 920 00:35:07,309 --> 00:35:11,929 since neither have a pet of their own 921 00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:14,120 parents was thrilled but I think butter 922 00:35:11,929 --> 00:35:15,859 is terrified of the snake although she's 923 00:35:14,119 --> 00:35:17,900 been told it's a defamed and heartless 924 00:35:15,860 --> 00:35:20,660 needless to say butter didn't do very 925 00:35:17,900 --> 00:35:22,340 well the real surprise with little 926 00:35:20,659 --> 00:35:25,339 quanta who has been struggling with even 927 00:35:22,340 --> 00:35:27,019 minor levitation all year now I know 928 00:35:25,340 --> 00:35:28,970 these things have never been recorded in 929 00:35:27,019 --> 00:35:31,579 girls but I can't imagine any other 930 00:35:28,969 --> 00:35:33,730 explanation we hit a full magical 931 00:35:31,579 --> 00:35:36,590 epiphany or occur right in our classroom 932 00:35:33,730 --> 00:35:37,969 quanta not only levitated herself but 933 00:35:36,590 --> 00:35:40,490 she lit out a flash of energy that 934 00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:42,319 affected all the pets in the room most 935 00:35:40,489 --> 00:35:45,169 just panicked and had to be recovered 936 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:47,630 but some including our mascot seemed to 937 00:35:45,170 --> 00:35:49,820 have vanished completely strangest of 938 00:35:47,630 --> 00:35:51,769 all the arcane flash seems to have 939 00:35:49,820 --> 00:35:55,130 turned carrot tails ugly old cat into 940 00:35:51,769 --> 00:35:57,710 well an even uglier old cat 941 00:35:55,130 --> 00:35:59,860 it only lasted a moment quanta seems 942 00:35:57,710 --> 00:36:02,690 fine didn't even realize what she'd done 943 00:35:59,860 --> 00:36:05,570 of course parents had to be called and 944 00:36:02,690 --> 00:36:06,980 carrot tail was traumatized it'll be a 945 00:36:05,570 --> 00:36:08,440 miracle if I can teach these foals 946 00:36:06,980 --> 00:36:10,550 anything for the rest of the week 947 00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:11,840 meanwhile I'm going to write up a 948 00:36:10,550 --> 00:36:13,430 proposal to have another unicorn 949 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:16,760 stallion watch over these tests from now 950 00:36:13,429 --> 00:36:19,069 on just as a precaution the second entry 951 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:20,800 that dug out was four days later it was 952 00:36:19,070 --> 00:36:22,970 from the last entry on the terminal I 953 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:24,380 expected a few parents keep their calls 954 00:36:22,969 --> 00:36:26,149 and fillies home after the excitement at 955 00:36:24,380 --> 00:36:28,490 the beginning of the week but by now 956 00:36:26,150 --> 00:36:31,220 they should be letting them back instead 957 00:36:28,489 --> 00:36:32,479 attendance is at its lowest yet over 958 00:36:31,219 --> 00:36:34,279 half of my students have skipped their 959 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:35,990 classes today if things haven't turned 960 00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:38,090 around by the end of the week I'm going 961 00:36:35,989 --> 00:36:40,239 to start calling parents if that doesn't 962 00:36:38,090 --> 00:36:42,880 work maybe even the over stallion I 963 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:47,359 stared at the last entry for a while 964 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:50,809 wait the over stallion claim he looked 965 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:53,289 at me curiously what's wrong this over 966 00:36:50,809 --> 00:36:55,549 mayor of the stable wasn't over stallion 967 00:36:53,289 --> 00:36:57,610 he blinked and then his eyes narrowed 968 00:36:55,550 --> 00:37:00,230 just a little now what's wrong with that 969 00:36:57,610 --> 00:37:02,750 the overmare is supposed to be an over 970 00:37:00,230 --> 00:37:04,880 mare that's what's wrong it was like 971 00:37:02,750 --> 00:37:06,650 explaining to a child but instead of 972 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:09,289 understanding his eyes narrowed even 973 00:37:06,650 --> 00:37:12,440 more he all saying a fella can't do what 974 00:37:09,289 --> 00:37:14,960 a gal can do taking it back suddenly no 975 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:17,659 no it's not that at all I waved my 976 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:19,340 hooves and negation it's just it's just 977 00:37:17,659 --> 00:37:22,579 the way it's supposed to be it's 978 00:37:19,340 --> 00:37:24,829 tradition he didn't move his voice is 979 00:37:22,579 --> 00:37:26,329 very even he's saying that even if there 980 00:37:24,829 --> 00:37:28,279 was a fella who was better at leading 981 00:37:26,329 --> 00:37:30,259 the stable than any other Pony stallion 982 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:32,090 or man and had the cute amount of show 983 00:37:30,260 --> 00:37:34,240 for it and everything that he wouldn't 984 00:37:32,090 --> 00:37:37,700 be allowed on account he was a book I 985 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:39,979 gulped taking a step back dammit but I 986 00:37:37,699 --> 00:37:41,480 was right there was nothing I could say 987 00:37:39,980 --> 00:37:44,210 to explain that I was right without 988 00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:45,469 digging myself deeper so instead I just 989 00:37:44,210 --> 00:37:47,360 clammed up and said nothing 990 00:37:45,469 --> 00:37:50,459 clam he turned that walk out of the 991 00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:53,280 classroom this time I followed him 992 00:37:50,460 --> 00:37:55,389 okay now I do feel in my bit embarrassed 993 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:57,609 in front of us with another door to 994 00:37:55,389 --> 00:37:58,598 maintenance to our right the cafeteria 995 00:37:57,608 --> 00:38:01,210 to our left 996 00:37:58,599 --> 00:38:02,798 a maintenance storeroom in the storeroom 997 00:38:01,210 --> 00:38:04,690 a glowing terminal several shelf 998 00:38:02,798 --> 00:38:06,400 supplies and posts on the wall of a 999 00:38:04,690 --> 00:38:07,900 mighty Stein standing brave and tall 1000 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:09,789 facing danger head-on 1001 00:38:07,900 --> 00:38:12,190 ready enabled with three mayor's crouch 1002 00:38:09,789 --> 00:38:13,619 down his hind hooves frightened but 1003 00:38:12,190 --> 00:38:17,170 looking up to him for salvation 1004 00:38:13,619 --> 00:38:17,890 adoration heaven in their eyes clamor he 1005 00:38:17,170 --> 00:38:19,960 felt embarrassed 1006 00:38:17,889 --> 00:38:22,779 I felt something creeping more towards 1007 00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:25,030 anger it wasn't that this term should 1008 00:38:22,780 --> 00:38:26,769 have taken us towards the atrium I could 1009 00:38:25,030 --> 00:38:29,619 forgive a seared eye vergence in stable 1010 00:38:26,769 --> 00:38:31,239 design although it did arc me it was in 1011 00:38:29,619 --> 00:38:33,818 the heroic stallion or the simpering 1012 00:38:31,239 --> 00:38:35,288 mares there's a desire to be special and 1013 00:38:33,818 --> 00:38:36,818 be admired for your accomplishments that 1014 00:38:35,289 --> 00:38:39,190 the poster played to which I fully 1015 00:38:36,818 --> 00:38:40,568 understood it wasn't even about that 1016 00:38:39,190 --> 00:38:42,280 this was the fifth poster we'd come 1017 00:38:40,568 --> 00:38:44,769 across and all of them catered to the 1018 00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:46,150 same gender bias it was that the 1019 00:38:44,769 --> 00:38:48,219 stallion in the picture was valiantly 1020 00:38:46,150 --> 00:38:49,838 holding a wrench in his teeth and the 1021 00:38:48,219 --> 00:38:51,308 unspeakable horror that had the girl 1022 00:38:49,838 --> 00:38:53,909 ponies all cringing like frightened 1023 00:38:51,309 --> 00:38:55,960 bunnies was apparently a leaky sink 1024 00:38:53,909 --> 00:38:59,848 carefully so as not to step on another 1025 00:38:55,960 --> 00:39:02,500 social mine do you see why I'm upset 1026 00:38:59,849 --> 00:39:05,859 this isn't like give it to the best Pony 1027 00:39:02,500 --> 00:39:08,949 who cares about tradition this is it 1028 00:39:05,858 --> 00:39:10,630 this is manipulation all these post has 1029 00:39:08,949 --> 00:39:13,118 been here since before ponies trotted up 1030 00:39:10,630 --> 00:39:14,410 it is stable to avoid the pocalypse he 1031 00:39:13,119 --> 00:39:16,809 turned fixing it with a look 1032 00:39:14,409 --> 00:39:19,480 it's like saying the jobs only 50 their 1033 00:39:16,809 --> 00:39:22,079 mayor or stallion I got the point 1034 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:24,909 and that's only true for cooking I 1035 00:39:22,079 --> 00:39:26,798 stopped my ears shut up for a moment I 1036 00:39:24,909 --> 00:39:30,009 bet they could have been steaming of 1037 00:39:26,798 --> 00:39:33,429 what what's that supposed to and then I 1038 00:39:30,010 --> 00:39:36,380 caught a sly look oh haha I guess I 1039 00:39:33,429 --> 00:39:38,929 deserve that idiot 1040 00:39:36,380 --> 00:39:40,608 we were quiet a moment I turned to hack 1041 00:39:38,929 --> 00:39:42,078 the store room terminal and read over 1042 00:39:40,608 --> 00:39:43,489 the logs of a pony who appeared to be 1043 00:39:42,079 --> 00:39:45,109 the maintenance supervisor while 1044 00:39:43,489 --> 00:39:48,199 calamity hoof picked some supplies worth 1045 00:39:45,108 --> 00:39:50,538 scavenging the clanging and banging of 1046 00:39:48,199 --> 00:39:52,460 the pipes continued relentlessly but for 1047 00:39:50,539 --> 00:39:54,499 a moment I felt a little less stressed I 1048 00:39:52,460 --> 00:39:58,099 felt that I had just made it out of the 1049 00:39:54,498 --> 00:40:00,108 social minefield singed but intact so 1050 00:39:58,099 --> 00:40:02,298 naturally that was the moment everything 1051 00:40:00,108 --> 00:40:03,949 went to hell I had just finished the 1052 00:40:02,298 --> 00:40:06,228 fourth entry and was partway through the 1053 00:40:03,949 --> 00:40:10,598 final entry when my EFS flared up with 1054 00:40:06,228 --> 00:40:13,639 not one ghost but five entry one I 1055 00:40:10,599 --> 00:40:16,009 cannot believe my luck persimmony is one 1056 00:40:13,639 --> 00:40:17,719 fine mayor the date last night went 1057 00:40:16,009 --> 00:40:20,059 incredibly well she even let me kiss her 1058 00:40:17,719 --> 00:40:22,848 and her little filly and carrot tail 1059 00:40:20,059 --> 00:40:25,430 seems to like me too even better I kind 1060 00:40:22,849 --> 00:40:27,019 of like her I don't have to pretend like 1061 00:40:25,429 --> 00:40:29,449 I thought I would just spend some more 1062 00:40:27,018 --> 00:40:32,238 time with her mother in fact we have a 1063 00:40:29,449 --> 00:40:33,858 second day planned tomorrow night oh and 1064 00:40:32,239 --> 00:40:36,228 Gregor one finally fixed the lighting on 1065 00:40:33,858 --> 00:40:40,728 level 2b that flickering was driving 1066 00:40:36,228 --> 00:40:43,399 everypony bonkers entry 2 dammit of all 1067 00:40:40,728 --> 00:40:45,018 the luck first the whole lighting sure 1068 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:46,519 pond guess which level blows out 1069 00:40:45,018 --> 00:40:49,129 plunging the damned atrium at a 1070 00:40:46,518 --> 00:40:51,709 blackness the middle / rush even worse 1071 00:40:49,130 --> 00:40:53,180 persimmony postponed our date some 1072 00:40:51,710 --> 00:40:54,798 unicorn filly did something wonky - 1073 00:40:53,179 --> 00:40:55,940 carrot tails pet and for somebody's been 1074 00:40:54,798 --> 00:40:57,309 with her all day trying to keep the 1075 00:40:55,940 --> 00:41:01,519 little from drowning her own tears 1076 00:40:57,309 --> 00:41:03,979 take it back I hate children and three 1077 00:41:01,518 --> 00:41:06,078 three got called to the / stallions 1078 00:41:03,978 --> 00:41:09,199 office today big emergency that required 1079 00:41:06,079 --> 00:41:12,820 my special talents any guesses locked 1080 00:41:09,199 --> 00:41:14,819 himself out again again 1081 00:41:12,820 --> 00:41:17,289 this is the third time this week 1082 00:41:14,820 --> 00:41:19,630 fortunately anypony with half a lick of 1083 00:41:17,289 --> 00:41:23,019 sense could get that thing open week is 1084 00:41:19,630 --> 00:41:24,730 damn luck I've ever seen still just in 1085 00:41:23,019 --> 00:41:26,500 case gray won't ever has to do it he 1086 00:41:24,730 --> 00:41:27,849 left a handful of bobby pins and a copy 1087 00:41:26,500 --> 00:41:29,079 of today's locksmith in the maintenance 1088 00:41:27,849 --> 00:41:31,029 locker room safe 1089 00:41:29,079 --> 00:41:33,400 I've even highlighted the most useful 1090 00:41:31,030 --> 00:41:35,350 bits for him so as long as he doesn't 1091 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:35,920 forget the password even he shouldn't 1092 00:41:35,349 --> 00:41:39,369 have a problem 1093 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:42,130 I made the password his name so he'll 1094 00:41:39,369 --> 00:41:43,750 he'll probably forget it still meanwhile 1095 00:41:42,130 --> 00:41:45,910 my love life's taking a turn for the 1096 00:41:43,750 --> 00:41:47,650 worse Persephone's fillies apparently in 1097 00:41:45,909 --> 00:41:51,299 the clink hear the cat attacked her 1098 00:41:47,650 --> 00:41:54,550 probably had to put it down entry for 1099 00:41:51,300 --> 00:41:56,769 where the hell is grey horn idiot missed 1100 00:41:54,550 --> 00:41:59,170 his whole damn shift today called up to 1101 00:41:56,769 --> 00:41:59,920 his room but no answer god damn it I got 1102 00:41:59,170 --> 00:42:02,650 to do everything around here myself 1103 00:41:59,920 --> 00:42:04,659 don't I well I replaced the entire 1104 00:42:02,650 --> 00:42:07,110 lighting assembly up on level 2b and 1105 00:42:04,659 --> 00:42:09,399 guess what we're still having problems I 1106 00:42:07,110 --> 00:42:10,680 swear to God the ponies who built this 1107 00:42:09,400 --> 00:42:12,970 place unless I've been cutting corners 1108 00:42:10,679 --> 00:42:15,219 probably cheated stable-tec out of fat 1109 00:42:12,969 --> 00:42:19,209 loads of money I hope their asses melted 1110 00:42:15,219 --> 00:42:21,279 when the mega spells hit entry 5 still 1111 00:42:19,210 --> 00:42:22,199 no gray Horne talked with some others 1112 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:25,120 and they haven't seen him either 1113 00:42:22,199 --> 00:42:26,589 suggested a check medical would be just 1114 00:42:25,119 --> 00:42:28,960 like him to find a way to fallen impale 1115 00:42:26,590 --> 00:42:31,059 himself on his own horn dammit there's 1116 00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:31,840 that scratching sound again something's 1117 00:42:31,059 --> 00:42:32,529 managed to get into the ventilation 1118 00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:34,539 system 1119 00:42:32,530 --> 00:42:36,490 I've removed several of the covers on 1120 00:42:34,539 --> 00:42:37,750 this floor hopefully whatever it is will 1121 00:42:36,489 --> 00:42:40,239 fall out and I won't have to send some 1122 00:42:37,750 --> 00:42:41,610 cold crawling in after it did I mention 1123 00:42:40,239 --> 00:42:43,989 how much I hate children 1124 00:42:41,610 --> 00:42:45,910 double damn it I just spotted the thing 1125 00:42:43,989 --> 00:42:47,679 staring down at me if I didn't know 1126 00:42:45,909 --> 00:42:49,539 better I'd say it was care tails a damn 1127 00:42:47,679 --> 00:42:52,839 cat but they caught him put it down 1128 00:42:49,539 --> 00:42:55,210 yesterday tripled damn it damn thing 1129 00:42:52,840 --> 00:42:56,260 just bit me I swear I'm gonna send a 1130 00:42:55,210 --> 00:42:59,800 Colt up there after it with a 1131 00:42:56,260 --> 00:43:01,480 flamethrower looking up I saw the dark 1132 00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:02,360 opening where the covering great should 1133 00:43:01,480 --> 00:43:05,300 have been 1134 00:43:02,360 --> 00:43:06,370 and several pairs of alien eyes gleaming 1135 00:43:05,300 --> 00:43:08,240 at me 1136 00:43:06,369 --> 00:43:10,880 calamity get back there in the 1137 00:43:08,239 --> 00:43:12,859 ventilation calamity backed away of my 1138 00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:14,750 shout even as the first creature left 1139 00:43:12,860 --> 00:43:17,630 out landing on the shelving spilling a 1140 00:43:14,750 --> 00:43:19,579 bucket of fuses crashing to the floor it 1141 00:43:17,630 --> 00:43:21,920 looked only vaguely feline but with 1142 00:43:19,579 --> 00:43:24,139 scales rather than fur oversized fangs 1143 00:43:21,920 --> 00:43:26,869 and cat-like eyes saved at the slits ran 1144 00:43:24,139 --> 00:43:29,480 horizontally somehow that last part 1145 00:43:26,869 --> 00:43:30,769 freaked me out the most I had made the 1146 00:43:29,480 --> 00:43:33,440 mistake of putting a little macintosh 1147 00:43:30,769 --> 00:43:35,440 away it left at me I didn't have the 1148 00:43:33,440 --> 00:43:37,789 time to draw the gun out or even think I 1149 00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:39,230 reacted instinctually grabbing the 1150 00:43:37,789 --> 00:43:40,900 creature telekinetically and hurling it 1151 00:43:39,230 --> 00:43:43,460 away from me just like with the grenade 1152 00:43:40,900 --> 00:43:46,340 only this time we were in a small room 1153 00:43:43,460 --> 00:43:48,559 and there was no place for it to go so 1154 00:43:46,340 --> 00:43:48,980 instead he just thumped back against the 1155 00:43:48,559 --> 00:43:52,130 wall 1156 00:43:48,980 --> 00:43:53,840 pained and hissing a second jumped out 1157 00:43:52,130 --> 00:43:54,289 hitting the terminal and fell to the 1158 00:43:53,840 --> 00:43:56,240 floor 1159 00:43:54,289 --> 00:43:57,590 I raised a high enough and brought it 1160 00:43:56,239 --> 00:44:00,409 down as hard as I could on the creatures 1161 00:43:57,590 --> 00:44:01,910 head rearing up I treated the one I was 1162 00:44:00,409 --> 00:44:04,579 pinning to a fatal blow from one of my 1163 00:44:01,909 --> 00:44:06,759 four hooks the third jumped right down 1164 00:44:04,579 --> 00:44:09,079 onto me claws catching in my mane I 1165 00:44:06,760 --> 00:44:10,250 screamed like a little filly get it off 1166 00:44:09,079 --> 00:44:12,469 get it off get it off get it off i 1167 00:44:10,250 --> 00:44:13,880 bucked panicking sending a high note 1168 00:44:12,469 --> 00:44:16,459 through the terminal with a crunching of 1169 00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:18,490 glass and a popping explosion I could 1170 00:44:16,460 --> 00:44:20,480 feel the hairs around my hoof singed I 1171 00:44:18,489 --> 00:44:23,479 turned towards the doorway and saw 1172 00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:25,400 calamity taking aim blam my mind 1173 00:44:23,480 --> 00:44:27,740 conjured up a flashback of being wounded 1174 00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:29,570 and dying shot multiple times by this 1175 00:44:27,739 --> 00:44:32,359 very same Pony who was smoothing down 1176 00:44:29,570 --> 00:44:33,920 the tracks Amy and me again without 1177 00:44:32,360 --> 00:44:36,559 thinking I threw myself to the floor 1178 00:44:33,920 --> 00:44:38,510 trying to dodge the shot a second after 1179 00:44:36,559 --> 00:44:39,860 clammed already fired ripping the cat 1180 00:44:38,510 --> 00:44:43,010 snake thing apart and leaving me 1181 00:44:39,860 --> 00:44:46,280 unscathed I got up on my hooves wobbly 1182 00:44:43,010 --> 00:44:47,690 but unhurt I tried to smile although I 1183 00:44:46,280 --> 00:44:50,150 could feel it was more like a grimace I 1184 00:44:47,690 --> 00:44:52,220 could read it in his face he wanted to 1185 00:44:50,150 --> 00:44:53,660 tell me I should just trust him to tell 1186 00:44:52,219 --> 00:44:56,599 me to stop being afraid he was going to 1187 00:44:53,659 --> 00:44:58,099 shoot me but he wasn't going to he 1188 00:44:56,599 --> 00:44:59,539 couldn't because he knew I had every 1189 00:44:58,099 --> 00:45:02,319 right and reason to be gun-shy around 1190 00:44:59,539 --> 00:45:05,259 him that I should be acting this way 1191 00:45:02,320 --> 00:45:08,230 in that moment I realized something he 1192 00:45:05,260 --> 00:45:09,910 was actually sorry he shot me not sorry 1193 00:45:08,230 --> 00:45:12,130 he had shot the new local hero who had 1194 00:45:09,909 --> 00:45:14,349 saved some townsfolk but sorry he had 1195 00:45:12,130 --> 00:45:16,450 shot me he wasn't here out of 1196 00:45:14,349 --> 00:45:18,610 embarrassment he was trying to fix some 1197 00:45:16,449 --> 00:45:21,669 loss of reputation or standing he threw 1198 00:45:18,610 --> 00:45:23,519 in his eyes or anybody else's he really 1199 00:45:21,670 --> 00:45:25,630 felt regretful that I had nearly died I 1200 00:45:23,519 --> 00:45:27,340 didn't even realize I was thinking about 1201 00:45:25,630 --> 00:45:29,110 him that way but now I realized I had 1202 00:45:27,340 --> 00:45:31,120 been damn it 1203 00:45:29,110 --> 00:45:34,090 now I felt like I should be apologizing 1204 00:45:31,119 --> 00:45:36,670 to him he turned away looking up at the 1205 00:45:34,090 --> 00:45:40,900 ceiling I figured the sound of the shots 1206 00:45:36,670 --> 00:45:43,690 scare him off for now I agreed I had my 1207 00:45:40,900 --> 00:45:45,369 revelation but I couldn't tell him he'd 1208 00:45:43,690 --> 00:45:49,269 just denied and then there'd be 1209 00:45:45,369 --> 00:45:49,659 awkwardness he was a boy after all damn 1210 00:45:49,269 --> 00:45:51,429 it 1211 00:45:49,659 --> 00:45:53,500 I scolded myself for having such a 1212 00:45:51,429 --> 00:45:55,839 thought not that was hard to figure out 1213 00:45:53,500 --> 00:46:00,289 what had me thinking like that I glared 1214 00:45:55,840 --> 00:46:02,480 at that stupid poster I hate this stable 1215 00:46:00,289 --> 00:46:05,449 little Macintosh whipped around firing 1216 00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:06,920 off three more SATs guided shots three 1217 00:46:05,449 --> 00:46:08,389 more of the evil little scat snake 1218 00:46:06,920 --> 00:46:10,460 things were blown into oblivion 1219 00:46:08,389 --> 00:46:13,088 they were easy to kill which harlot made 1220 00:46:10,460 --> 00:46:15,909 up for being so fast small and agile and 1221 00:46:13,088 --> 00:46:18,230 not to mention extremely aggressive 1222 00:46:15,909 --> 00:46:20,659 several more tried to jump onto calamity 1223 00:46:18,230 --> 00:46:22,550 finding purchase with their claws he 1224 00:46:20,659 --> 00:46:24,230 bucked throwing back his wings sending 1225 00:46:22,550 --> 00:46:26,720 them flying and buck kicked one of the 1226 00:46:24,230 --> 00:46:29,210 Fallen ones into a reddish paste how 1227 00:46:26,719 --> 00:46:31,879 many of these little mosses you reckon 1228 00:46:29,210 --> 00:46:34,519 we got I fired at one of the creatures 1229 00:46:31,880 --> 00:46:37,430 climbing had thrown missing and again 1230 00:46:34,519 --> 00:46:39,769 hitting this time the last got by me 1231 00:46:37,429 --> 00:46:41,328 leaving for calamities back I heard him 1232 00:46:39,769 --> 00:46:43,789 how is the creature sunk its teeth into 1233 00:46:41,329 --> 00:46:45,230 the back of his neck don't worry I got 1234 00:46:43,789 --> 00:46:47,329 it i wrenched the creature away 1235 00:46:45,230 --> 00:46:48,710 telepathically my horn glowing fiercely 1236 00:46:47,329 --> 00:46:50,390 as it brought little McIntosh up to the 1237 00:46:48,710 --> 00:46:51,909 mewling thing dripping calamities blood 1238 00:46:50,389 --> 00:46:55,549 and pulled the trigger 1239 00:46:51,909 --> 00:46:57,500 damn those things got a bite hold still 1240 00:46:55,550 --> 00:47:00,019 let me look I was already pulling out 1241 00:46:57,500 --> 00:47:01,820 medical bandages out of my saddlebag was 1242 00:47:00,019 --> 00:47:03,559 nearly out of those I knew we could get 1243 00:47:01,820 --> 00:47:05,450 someone either the clinic which should 1244 00:47:03,559 --> 00:47:06,739 be ahead or in the living quarters 1245 00:47:05,449 --> 00:47:09,078 bathroom which would mean a lot of 1246 00:47:06,739 --> 00:47:10,939 backtracking we had gone through 1247 00:47:09,079 --> 00:47:13,130 maintenance a trip that had been a long 1248 00:47:10,940 --> 00:47:14,720 wet but uneventful slog through the 1249 00:47:13,130 --> 00:47:17,240 lowest part of the stable which was half 1250 00:47:14,719 --> 00:47:19,009 filled with water we'd found the locker 1251 00:47:17,239 --> 00:47:21,649 room and with the password we had opened 1252 00:47:19,010 --> 00:47:23,420 the safe my bobby-pin collection was now 1253 00:47:21,650 --> 00:47:25,010 far more comfortable and today's 1254 00:47:23,420 --> 00:47:27,440 locksmith had been tucked neatly in my 1255 00:47:25,010 --> 00:47:28,760 saddlebags the only creatures we had 1256 00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:31,519 founded maintenance were dead 1257 00:47:28,760 --> 00:47:33,500 drown despite looking like a cross 1258 00:47:31,519 --> 00:47:35,349 between a servant and a cat the little 1259 00:47:33,500 --> 00:47:37,519 monsters didn't seem to be able to swim 1260 00:47:35,349 --> 00:47:40,160 thank the wasteland for small favors 1261 00:47:37,519 --> 00:47:43,369 when he can get them we did however 1262 00:47:40,159 --> 00:47:46,639 start finding skeletons sporadically at 1263 00:47:43,369 --> 00:47:48,019 first and now in groups the closer we 1264 00:47:46,639 --> 00:47:50,329 got to the atrium the heart of the 1265 00:47:48,019 --> 00:47:51,920 stable the more death we found 1266 00:47:50,329 --> 00:47:53,509 I couldn't hold back the image of 1267 00:47:51,920 --> 00:47:55,250 someone walking through stable - and 1268 00:47:53,510 --> 00:47:56,720 finding the bodies of everyone I had 1269 00:47:55,250 --> 00:48:00,380 known for all but the last few days of 1270 00:47:56,719 --> 00:48:01,129 my life dead like this for a moment it 1271 00:48:00,380 --> 00:48:05,000 was too much 1272 00:48:01,130 --> 00:48:06,619 I had to rest to clear my head no less 1273 00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:08,380 the nine of the damn things chose that 1274 00:48:06,619 --> 00:48:11,059 moment to attack us 1275 00:48:08,380 --> 00:48:13,550 rapping calamities wound I grimaced at 1276 00:48:11,059 --> 00:48:15,320 my lack of medical skill if I tried to 1277 00:48:13,550 --> 00:48:17,750 join the Ministry of peace they'd kick 1278 00:48:15,320 --> 00:48:19,250 me out of my tail it was bad enough when 1279 00:48:17,750 --> 00:48:21,380 only I would die if I didn't know the 1280 00:48:19,250 --> 00:48:22,940 right end of a potion bottle I really 1281 00:48:21,380 --> 00:48:26,869 didn't like having anypony else relying 1282 00:48:22,940 --> 00:48:28,420 on me and my lack of skill still we were 1283 00:48:26,869 --> 00:48:30,650 up and moving in the right direction 1284 00:48:28,420 --> 00:48:33,019 except we really weren't where are we 1285 00:48:30,650 --> 00:48:34,639 the more I thought about it the less 1286 00:48:33,019 --> 00:48:37,699 reasonable my reasons for wandering 1287 00:48:34,639 --> 00:48:39,079 around out here seemed finishing and 1288 00:48:37,699 --> 00:48:42,289 turned away and looked back down the way 1289 00:48:39,079 --> 00:48:43,909 we came ok now that's it I've been a 1290 00:48:42,289 --> 00:48:45,529 dumb pony we turn around 1291 00:48:43,909 --> 00:48:47,690 gallop back to the interest as fast as 1292 00:48:45,530 --> 00:48:50,120 we can barricade ourselves and wait the 1293 00:48:47,690 --> 00:48:53,840 damn storm out then we leave and close 1294 00:48:50,119 --> 00:48:54,859 the door behind us um actually I vote we 1295 00:48:53,840 --> 00:48:57,680 continue to the clinic 1296 00:48:54,860 --> 00:49:00,079 I turned surprised seeing clam and he 1297 00:48:57,679 --> 00:49:04,250 made my surprise turn to shock then 1298 00:49:00,079 --> 00:49:06,650 horror I'm guessing y'all he teetered 1299 00:49:04,250 --> 00:49:09,820 looking pale beneath his coat would keep 1300 00:49:06,650 --> 00:49:14,079 something there for you know poison 1301 00:49:09,820 --> 00:49:16,820 thump down with the Pegasus calamity 1302 00:49:14,079 --> 00:49:20,789 chimera from the personal notes of dr. 1303 00:49:16,820 --> 00:49:22,650 Bryar berry head of Medicine stable 22 1304 00:49:20,789 --> 00:49:25,110 I've chosen to call this new species 1305 00:49:22,650 --> 00:49:28,349 chimera for what I feel was a suitably 1306 00:49:25,110 --> 00:49:29,730 obvious reason the creatures result of a 1307 00:49:28,349 --> 00:49:31,849 wild magical burst from rather 1308 00:49:29,730 --> 00:49:34,440 exceptionally gifted filly named quanta 1309 00:49:31,849 --> 00:49:36,630 in a flash of uncontrolled magical power 1310 00:49:34,440 --> 00:49:38,579 quanta managed a few several creatures 1311 00:49:36,630 --> 00:49:41,519 within our vicinity into a single being 1312 00:49:38,579 --> 00:49:45,239 a fully functional and completely new 1313 00:49:41,519 --> 00:49:46,889 life-form the initially created chimera 1314 00:49:45,239 --> 00:49:49,049 took several days to mold before 1315 00:49:46,889 --> 00:49:50,969 revealing its true nature during which 1316 00:49:49,050 --> 00:49:53,519 time another filthy carrot tail was 1317 00:49:50,969 --> 00:49:55,379 attacked by the creature she was rushed 1318 00:49:53,519 --> 00:49:57,360 to the clinic but perished within hours 1319 00:49:55,380 --> 00:50:00,090 from unknown magical toxin injected to 1320 00:49:57,360 --> 00:50:02,070 the child by the creature after molting 1321 00:50:00,090 --> 00:50:03,360 the chimera subsequently attacked a 1322 00:50:02,070 --> 00:50:06,330 maintenance worker by the name of grey 1323 00:50:03,360 --> 00:50:08,880 on this time both the chimera and its 1324 00:50:06,329 --> 00:50:10,769 victim were fully mature based on the 1325 00:50:08,880 --> 00:50:12,809 case of carrot tail we treated grey home 1326 00:50:10,769 --> 00:50:13,909 with anti-venom spells and potions but 1327 00:50:12,809 --> 00:50:16,259 to no avail 1328 00:50:13,909 --> 00:50:18,480 Gregor one lasted three times as long as 1329 00:50:16,260 --> 00:50:20,850 care tail and was an extreme agony for 1330 00:50:18,480 --> 00:50:22,409 most of that period it was only after 1331 00:50:20,849 --> 00:50:25,199 grey horns death that we learned the key 1332 00:50:22,409 --> 00:50:27,000 component of the chimeras makeup as you 1333 00:50:25,199 --> 00:50:28,980 will be able to see from the images I am 1334 00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:30,929 having attached to this document the 1335 00:50:28,980 --> 00:50:33,860 feline serpentine elements of the fusion 1336 00:50:30,929 --> 00:50:36,149 are quite obvious see images c1 and c2 1337 00:50:33,860 --> 00:50:38,460 what we initially did not realize 1338 00:50:36,150 --> 00:50:40,079 couldn't have suspected is that there 1339 00:50:38,460 --> 00:50:41,550 had been another manner of insect in the 1340 00:50:40,079 --> 00:50:44,219 classroom when ro would cast her spell 1341 00:50:41,550 --> 00:50:47,190 and that too was infused into the 1342 00:50:44,219 --> 00:50:49,559 creature on a deeply inherit level you 1343 00:50:47,190 --> 00:50:51,720 see the fangs of the chimera aren't so 1344 00:50:49,559 --> 00:50:54,869 much like the fangs or rattlesnake but 1345 00:50:51,719 --> 00:50:56,819 more akin to an insects ovipositor the 1346 00:50:54,869 --> 00:50:58,920 behavior of this species is extremely 1347 00:50:56,820 --> 00:51:01,740 aggressive attacking any suitable host 1348 00:50:58,920 --> 00:51:03,630 within which it can inject its eggs over 1349 00:51:01,739 --> 00:51:05,879 the course of a single day those eggs 1350 00:51:03,630 --> 00:51:07,950 will mature within the host after which 1351 00:51:05,880 --> 00:51:09,329 a litter of new baby chimera will dig 1352 00:51:07,949 --> 00:51:11,460 their way out of the infected pony 1353 00:51:09,329 --> 00:51:13,000 ultimately killing the host if the pony 1354 00:51:11,460 --> 00:51:15,220 was not already dead 1355 00:51:13,000 --> 00:51:16,989 in the case of gray horn five new 1356 00:51:15,219 --> 00:51:19,179 chimera erupted from his body less than 1357 00:51:16,989 --> 00:51:22,059 an hour after he was pronounced dead see 1358 00:51:19,179 --> 00:51:24,368 images see three you can imagine the 1359 00:51:22,059 --> 00:51:27,279 look on my assistants face but you don't 1360 00:51:24,369 --> 00:51:29,108 have to see him at sea for fortunately 1361 00:51:27,280 --> 00:51:30,940 from the case of grey horn and the baby 1362 00:51:29,108 --> 00:51:33,460 chimera specimens he provided us with 1363 00:51:30,940 --> 00:51:36,460 we've been able to devise and conjure 1364 00:51:33,460 --> 00:51:38,199 and ant a chimera potion unfortunately 1365 00:51:36,460 --> 00:51:40,568 some of the herbs required were in 1366 00:51:38,199 --> 00:51:42,279 tragically short supply so there is a 1367 00:51:40,568 --> 00:51:44,858 high probability that we will not have 1368 00:51:42,280 --> 00:51:46,569 sufficient quantities for everyone the 1369 00:51:44,858 --> 00:51:48,539 OVA stallion is giving one bottle locked 1370 00:51:46,568 --> 00:51:50,980 away in his office along with the recipe 1371 00:51:48,539 --> 00:51:52,480 meanwhile I'm storing the rest of the 1372 00:51:50,980 --> 00:51:53,740 list in the medical refrigerator here in 1373 00:51:52,480 --> 00:51:55,480 the clinic while I wait for the over 1374 00:51:53,739 --> 00:51:59,649 science decision on how to implement the 1375 00:51:55,480 --> 00:52:01,690 dispersal Oh Celestia have mercy but the 1376 00:51:59,650 --> 00:52:04,750 time I was done reading horror turned me 1377 00:52:01,690 --> 00:52:06,400 numb slowly I got it from dr. Brian 1378 00:52:04,750 --> 00:52:08,530 berries terminal and stared about the 1379 00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:10,838 clinic there were ponies skeletons 1380 00:52:08,530 --> 00:52:12,510 everywhere dozens of them surging 1381 00:52:10,838 --> 00:52:14,710 towards the open door of medical fridge 1382 00:52:12,510 --> 00:52:17,920 others were entangled around each other 1383 00:52:14,710 --> 00:52:19,510 a new species extremely hostile which 1384 00:52:17,920 --> 00:52:21,579 renders its victim immobile with a 1385 00:52:19,510 --> 00:52:23,490 single bite and then tortures them to 1386 00:52:21,579 --> 00:52:26,019 death from inside over most of a day and 1387 00:52:23,489 --> 00:52:28,809 in doing so King couldn't topple its 1388 00:52:26,019 --> 00:52:30,280 number I swift to realize the only thing 1389 00:52:28,809 --> 00:52:31,869 that kept the Chimera from overrunning 1390 00:52:30,280 --> 00:52:33,460 the equestrian wasteland was the river 1391 00:52:31,869 --> 00:52:36,900 and the fact that these Chimera can't 1392 00:52:33,460 --> 00:52:39,699 swim thank the wasteland for huge favors 1393 00:52:36,900 --> 00:52:40,900 if we survived this I was going to have 1394 00:52:39,699 --> 00:52:44,009 a little talk with crane about his 1395 00:52:40,900 --> 00:52:46,750 definition of a small bit of trouble 1396 00:52:44,010 --> 00:52:49,270 understatement was not a virtue in the 1397 00:52:46,750 --> 00:52:51,099 equestrian wasteland I looked at the bed 1398 00:52:49,269 --> 00:52:54,909 calamity was resting on looking even 1399 00:52:51,099 --> 00:52:56,619 weaker than before Oh goddess I couldn't 1400 00:52:54,909 --> 00:52:59,068 tell him this let him think he's 1401 00:52:56,619 --> 00:53:01,750 poisoned it's so much better than this 1402 00:52:59,068 --> 00:53:03,460 pointlessly I stepped over and swung 1403 00:53:01,750 --> 00:53:06,000 back to the door of the fridge already 1404 00:53:03,460 --> 00:53:10,320 knowing I would find nothing inside 1405 00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:11,820 okay one last shot I walked to the 1406 00:53:10,320 --> 00:53:15,030 clinic window and looked out into the 1407 00:53:11,820 --> 00:53:17,730 atrium the room was dark every light in 1408 00:53:15,030 --> 00:53:19,320 it failed the only illumination came 1409 00:53:17,730 --> 00:53:20,730 from the couple still functional lights 1410 00:53:19,320 --> 00:53:22,170 in the clinic and the stuttering 1411 00:53:20,730 --> 00:53:24,358 flickering light from the circular 1412 00:53:22,170 --> 00:53:27,180 window in the overmare's no the over 1413 00:53:24,358 --> 00:53:30,000 Stallions office above if there was a 1414 00:53:27,179 --> 00:53:31,469 single dose of the antidote left it 1415 00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:33,630 would be locked away in a safe up there 1416 00:53:31,469 --> 00:53:36,629 the only way to get to it was through 1417 00:53:33,630 --> 00:53:39,960 the atrium the atrium was teeming with 1418 00:53:36,630 --> 00:53:41,910 chimera unfortunately swallowing hard 1419 00:53:39,960 --> 00:53:45,329 I turned to calamity and told him the 1420 00:53:41,909 --> 00:53:48,710 plan after staring at me for a long time 1421 00:53:45,329 --> 00:53:51,119 clammed he finally said that's insane I 1422 00:53:48,710 --> 00:53:53,789 focused my horn be getting to glow and 1423 00:53:51,119 --> 00:53:56,460 slipped over my saddlebag I'll be okay 1424 00:53:53,789 --> 00:53:58,949 no you won't that's suicide and y'all be 1425 00:53:56,460 --> 00:54:01,230 killing both of us then I looked at her 1426 00:53:58,949 --> 00:54:02,098 certainly well let me guess you're 1427 00:54:01,230 --> 00:54:04,340 thinking you should do it yourself 1428 00:54:02,099 --> 00:54:06,570 seeing as how you're already poisoned 1429 00:54:04,340 --> 00:54:08,780 never mind that you can't even stand up 1430 00:54:06,570 --> 00:54:11,130 without help and barely with it 1431 00:54:08,780 --> 00:54:13,170 the rust-coloured pegasus managed to 1432 00:54:11,130 --> 00:54:14,730 look cross then get yourself out of here 1433 00:54:13,170 --> 00:54:17,909 at least one of us will survive this 1434 00:54:14,730 --> 00:54:19,949 crazy stable now I got to play cross I 1435 00:54:17,909 --> 00:54:22,889 am NOT leaving my friend behind i 1436 00:54:19,949 --> 00:54:24,689 reloaded little McIntosh calamity 1437 00:54:22,889 --> 00:54:29,389 coughed he looked at with Jen you 1438 00:54:24,690 --> 00:54:32,760 astonish Minh friend but I shot you I 1439 00:54:29,389 --> 00:54:33,118 rolled my eyes at him and nodded yes you 1440 00:54:32,760 --> 00:54:35,250 did 1441 00:54:33,119 --> 00:54:37,079 and I'm playing to needle you about that 1442 00:54:35,250 --> 00:54:38,519 for the rest of your life and I'm sure 1443 00:54:37,079 --> 00:54:41,219 not gonna get my Bloodsworth if you die 1444 00:54:38,519 --> 00:54:43,259 today don't be a stubborn fool little 1445 00:54:41,219 --> 00:54:45,989 pip there's no way in tarnation you can 1446 00:54:43,260 --> 00:54:48,240 possibly levitating the stealth block up 1447 00:54:45,989 --> 00:54:50,699 for calamity see I smiled with a whole 1448 00:54:48,239 --> 00:54:56,159 lot more confidence than I felt I do 1449 00:54:50,699 --> 00:54:58,759 have this it was without questioning the 1450 00:54:56,159 --> 00:55:00,569 most harrowing two hours of my life 1451 00:54:58,760 --> 00:55:03,119 inching my way through the darkness 1452 00:55:00,570 --> 00:55:05,519 surrounded by lethal predators they 1453 00:55:03,119 --> 00:55:07,740 couldn't see me but in the darkness it 1454 00:55:05,519 --> 00:55:09,119 was only by my EFS and targeting spell 1455 00:55:07,739 --> 00:55:11,519 that I was able to keep from stepping on 1456 00:55:09,119 --> 00:55:14,608 or brushing against one of them it was a 1457 00:55:11,519 --> 00:55:16,108 minefield and as I crossed I realized 1458 00:55:14,608 --> 00:55:18,630 just how calling my own stupidity a 1459 00:55:16,108 --> 00:55:20,759 social minefield did flippin injustice 1460 00:55:18,630 --> 00:55:23,130 to an actual minefield in anyone who'd 1461 00:55:20,760 --> 00:55:25,500 ever been caught in one this was a 1462 00:55:23,130 --> 00:55:28,260 minefield and all the mines were alive 1463 00:55:25,500 --> 00:55:31,139 and moving one wrong move and it wasn't 1464 00:55:28,260 --> 00:55:33,960 just I who would die for it but I did 1465 00:55:31,139 --> 00:55:36,358 make it and for once the wasteland was 1466 00:55:33,960 --> 00:55:39,389 pouring out the favours the over Stein's 1467 00:55:36,358 --> 00:55:40,108 door was an easy pick as advertised from 1468 00:55:39,389 --> 00:55:41,549 the skeleton 1469 00:55:40,108 --> 00:55:43,650 I guess the over Stein had locked 1470 00:55:41,550 --> 00:55:46,200 himself in and I feared he consumed the 1471 00:55:43,650 --> 00:55:48,690 antique hai meraa potion but within his 1472 00:55:46,199 --> 00:55:51,929 lock safe I found both it and the recipe 1473 00:55:48,690 --> 00:55:54,179 as well as an old recording my guess was 1474 00:55:51,929 --> 00:55:55,739 that it was his last words if it had 1475 00:55:54,179 --> 00:55:57,539 been stable too and I had been the 1476 00:55:55,739 --> 00:56:00,329 overmare watching everyone die because 1477 00:55:57,539 --> 00:56:02,608 of some magical accident I suspect I 1478 00:56:00,329 --> 00:56:03,989 might have done the same I took all 1479 00:56:02,608 --> 00:56:06,199 three items I figured I should 1480 00:56:03,989 --> 00:56:08,579 considering what I was going to do next 1481 00:56:06,199 --> 00:56:09,750 even after drinking the remedy clammed 1482 00:56:08,579 --> 00:56:11,848 it was going to take some time to 1483 00:56:09,750 --> 00:56:14,039 recover there was no way to know how 1484 00:56:11,849 --> 00:56:16,320 long it would take lifting both the 1485 00:56:14,039 --> 00:56:18,480 Pegasus and little McIntosh I followed 1486 00:56:16,320 --> 00:56:20,220 my path back all too aware the damn 1487 00:56:18,480 --> 00:56:22,139 chimera were using the ventilation and 1488 00:56:20,219 --> 00:56:23,379 that even cleared areas were not to be 1489 00:56:22,139 --> 00:56:25,000 trusted 1490 00:56:23,380 --> 00:56:27,280 made it all the way back to the storage 1491 00:56:25,000 --> 00:56:29,050 room near the main door sitting down 1492 00:56:27,280 --> 00:56:30,820 with today's locksmith I went through 1493 00:56:29,050 --> 00:56:32,860 finding all the tips I could in a short 1494 00:56:30,820 --> 00:56:35,710 amount of time the highlighting really 1495 00:56:32,860 --> 00:56:38,349 helped outside something to trick the 1496 00:56:35,710 --> 00:56:41,170 mountain reassuringly I looked up and 1497 00:56:38,349 --> 00:56:43,269 thank Celestia for the storm the tips 1498 00:56:41,170 --> 00:56:45,309 from the book proved useful with a bit 1499 00:56:43,269 --> 00:56:47,009 of effort and only one bobby pin I was 1500 00:56:45,309 --> 00:56:49,869 able to get to the boxed mark dynamite 1501 00:56:47,010 --> 00:56:52,630 inside there was indeed dynamite I 1502 00:56:49,869 --> 00:56:54,190 removed each stick gingerly then placed 1503 00:56:52,630 --> 00:56:56,950 a curled up calamity into the box 1504 00:56:54,190 --> 00:56:58,630 closing it should a chimera come for him 1505 00:56:56,949 --> 00:57:01,000 while I was busy I didn't want it to be 1506 00:56:58,630 --> 00:57:02,829 able to get at him for the next few 1507 00:57:01,000 --> 00:57:05,550 hours I ran back through the entirety of 1508 00:57:02,829 --> 00:57:07,569 stable 24 everything but the atrium I 1509 00:57:05,550 --> 00:57:09,760 opened each door that could be opened 1510 00:57:07,570 --> 00:57:11,680 and then blocked it with a trash can or 1511 00:57:09,760 --> 00:57:12,490 tipped over a filing cabinet or anything 1512 00:57:11,679 --> 00:57:12,969 else that would keep the door from 1513 00:57:12,489 --> 00:57:15,579 closing 1514 00:57:12,969 --> 00:57:16,569 as for the atrium after looting the 1515 00:57:15,579 --> 00:57:18,340 clinic for medical supplies 1516 00:57:16,570 --> 00:57:20,769 I left a stick a burning dynamite on the 1517 00:57:18,340 --> 00:57:22,150 windowsill of the clinic and ran the 1518 00:57:20,769 --> 00:57:23,739 rest of the dynamite was to blow the 1519 00:57:22,150 --> 00:57:26,019 cave opening enough just to bring the 1520 00:57:23,739 --> 00:57:27,879 river pouring in by the time I was ready 1521 00:57:26,019 --> 00:57:29,500 to set that off clamming had gotten up 1522 00:57:27,880 --> 00:57:32,079 and wondered why he was packaged as high 1523 00:57:29,500 --> 00:57:35,039 explosive his eyes got wider and wider 1524 00:57:32,079 --> 00:57:39,610 as I explained what I was doing damn 1525 00:57:35,039 --> 00:57:41,920 that was all we'd been down in stable 24 1526 00:57:39,610 --> 00:57:44,140 for most of the night it was dawn by the 1527 00:57:41,920 --> 00:57:46,900 time I returned to new Appaloosa at 1528 00:57:44,139 --> 00:57:48,549 least in theory the storm would stout 1529 00:57:46,900 --> 00:57:50,940 Patton in the crap out of the wasteland 1530 00:57:48,550 --> 00:57:53,170 it was now content to just rain on us 1531 00:57:50,940 --> 00:57:54,789 candy was kind enough to let me crash 1532 00:57:53,170 --> 00:57:56,860 and want a very unused beds in the 1533 00:57:54,789 --> 00:57:59,110 clinic more than a fair payment for 1534 00:57:56,860 --> 00:58:01,900 giving her the anti chimera cure one 1535 00:57:59,110 --> 00:58:03,820 copy of it that is it was still raining 1536 00:58:01,900 --> 00:58:06,099 after I woke up later in the afternoon 1537 00:58:03,820 --> 00:58:07,620 and it was late evening poor calamity 1538 00:58:06,099 --> 00:58:10,389 had woken up and trotted out to join me 1539 00:58:07,619 --> 00:58:12,699 by then I had finally been making some 1540 00:58:10,389 --> 00:58:14,199 progress under cranes tutelage I was 1541 00:58:12,699 --> 00:58:17,049 panting and sweating heavily as we 1542 00:58:14,199 --> 00:58:17,559 stopped for a sparkle-cola break I say 1543 00:58:17,050 --> 00:58:19,420 we're even 1544 00:58:17,559 --> 00:58:21,190 I told calamity as cranes floated an 1545 00:58:19,420 --> 00:58:24,550 ice-cold sparkle-cola over for each of 1546 00:58:21,190 --> 00:58:25,960 us I don't understand if we just stayed 1547 00:58:24,550 --> 00:58:28,480 put at the door he would never been 1548 00:58:25,960 --> 00:58:30,280 bidden if we'd stayed at the door you 1549 00:58:28,480 --> 00:58:31,690 never would have gotten the antidote if 1550 00:58:30,280 --> 00:58:32,200 we'd stayed put you never would have 1551 00:58:31,690 --> 00:58:35,230 needed it 1552 00:58:32,199 --> 00:58:36,189 aha but somepony else might crane said 1553 00:58:35,230 --> 00:58:36,699 they've been having trouble with the 1554 00:58:36,190 --> 00:58:37,809 critters 1555 00:58:36,699 --> 00:58:40,239 so obviously some of them had to be 1556 00:58:37,809 --> 00:58:40,990 getting out crap I've forgotten all 1557 00:58:40,239 --> 00:58:43,449 about that 1558 00:58:40,989 --> 00:58:46,229 still with luck and with their nest 1559 00:58:43,449 --> 00:58:48,098 destroyed wasn't your stable you know 1560 00:58:46,230 --> 00:58:50,139 calamities have always had taken assault 1561 00:58:48,099 --> 00:58:54,190 on quality I looked at my new friend 1562 00:58:50,139 --> 00:58:56,500 what I know you grew up in a stable but 1563 00:58:54,190 --> 00:58:59,588 it wasn't that stable of course it 1564 00:58:56,500 --> 00:59:01,900 wasn't I knew that but I still wasn't 1565 00:58:59,588 --> 00:59:04,449 sure what calamity was getting at it's 1566 00:59:01,900 --> 00:59:06,420 just you seem to be taking what we found 1567 00:59:04,449 --> 00:59:09,399 down there I don't know 1568 00:59:06,420 --> 00:59:12,180 personally he looked at me honestly I 1569 00:59:09,400 --> 00:59:15,460 just wanted to remind you that it's all 1570 00:59:12,179 --> 00:59:17,409 who was right of course I don't know 1571 00:59:15,460 --> 00:59:20,440 what I was looking for or I'd expected 1572 00:59:17,409 --> 00:59:23,469 to find but I'd let stable 24 become a 1573 00:59:20,440 --> 00:59:25,838 personal affront stable 24 had never 1574 00:59:23,469 --> 00:59:26,169 been my home I had no relation to it at 1575 00:59:25,838 --> 00:59:28,179 all 1576 00:59:26,170 --> 00:59:30,548 the only threads connecting the 1577 00:59:28,179 --> 00:59:34,078 different stables for 200 years old dead 1578 00:59:30,548 --> 00:59:36,759 and buried in history mostly forgotten 1579 00:59:34,079 --> 00:59:40,000 stable-tec hadn't existed in a long long 1580 00:59:36,760 --> 00:59:41,200 time I had no allegiance to it and the 1581 00:59:40,000 --> 00:59:44,858 long-dead couldn't bear any 1582 00:59:41,199 --> 00:59:46,179 responsibility to me though I pulled out 1583 00:59:44,858 --> 00:59:50,250 the recording from the over stallions 1584 00:59:46,179 --> 00:59:50,250 office should we hear what's on it