Re: Fallout Equestria: The Kingdom

[Ironmonger]

"Remind me not to be drunk around you then." He clears his throat and makes his best fake official voice. "Here lies Cast Iron, he died as he lived...with liver damage." he says with a laugh.

[Orm]

"Charcoal. What happened? How did this happen?" He said as he followed the cyberpony. "Who did this?"

[Guest]

He gave a nod. "I went to find out but I wanted to talk to you two first, If she does know I'm going to need to get out of here."

Flower's ears fold back at the news.

[Guest]

"Don't worry, ah'm sure my little friends will make sure of that."A tendril snakes out of his coat and waves at Cast.

He chuckles at Cast's announcement"That'd be one hell of a tombstone, that's fer sure."

[Guest]

Cherry nods at Tumble"Well, if anythin' does happen, Shadow and ah will come with ya. Ya can count on that."

[XT Vengeance]

"You don't want to know," Charcoal said quietly, making no effort to force Searchlight to leave. "It's better off if you just forget about me, if you all just forget about me."

[Ironmonger]

"It could be worse, could have an addition saying ' By the way, someone stole your beer and fifty caps. Enjoy." He chuckles.

[Guest]

Flower wraps her legs around Cherry's. "Fank you Chewwy."

[Guest]

Shadow chuckles"Very true, it could say that. Ah like ya, trooper, ya seem ta be gettin' the hang of the wastes pretty well."

Cherry smiles and hugs Flower"Hey, don't mention it, sweetpea."

[Orm]

"Excuse me? Charcoal, after everything you've done, you expect everyone to forget about you? You expect Clockwork to forget about you?" He looks Charcoal in the eye. "I don't know what you've been going through, but Clock hasn't been acting the same since you jumped out of that cart yesterday. So stop acting like you've messed up somehow, and go be with her. Celestia knows you need her just as much as she needs you."

[Guest]

"Are you sure Cherry?"

[Ironmonger]

Well it's either that or die, and I certainly am not doing that. Been there, done that, got the augments, did not like it, food sucked." he says, twitching his claw for emphasis. "How are you holding up anyway? I figured that last trip took a lot out of everyone."

[XT Vengeance]

"Clock needs someone who is worth her effort. Searchlight, with all that I have done, I don't deserve to be even remotely happy. Not after..." Charcoal's voice trailed off.

"None of you deserve to have to deal with me. I shouldn't have come along in the first place. I knew it would just end up with me hurting more people," Charcoal said quietly, fighting the urge to hit himself again, only for Searchlight's sake.

[Guest]

Cherry nods"Yup, ah am. Yer my friend and ah ain't gonna let ya go out there alone. And neither would Shadow."

Shadow's tendrils begin to squirm underneath his coat"Yeah, ah'm fine."He says with a flat voice"Just a little tired, yerself?"

[Guest]

He smiles at Flower. "That's good to know. Do you have what you need? I'm thinking of heading to Old Appleoosa if things go sour here."

[Ironmonger]

"Just a little pissed at a certain psychopath for threatening a town full of good people. The fight was fun at least, when one spends a few years on a battlefield, knowing almost nothing else, they may start to enjoy the fight itself."

[Guest]

Cherry nods"Yeah, ah should have everythin' ah don't need ta pick up anythin' new anyways."

"Ah'd have ta agree with ya, except ah've never been on a battlefield. Ah've died once though, if that counts."

[Ironmonger]

"It was an artillery shell that got me. Being on a battlefield is somewhat like the Wasteland, except you have absolutely no chance of getting comfortable, people and a few things that weigh several hundred times your own body mass are shooting at you, and everyone gets yelled at a lot
"

[Orm]

"Hurting people? Charcoal you saved those mares in Ponyville, you put your own life on the line more times than anyone to keep everyone from getting hurt, and you saved this town from getting attacked by raiders. If you hadn't come along there's no telling how many ponies would be dead right now."

Searchlight gave Charcoal some space.

"But maybe you're right. Maybe it would have been for the best if you didn't come along, maybe we all should have just gone our own ways, and just let this whole town get burned by raiders. Just let all these ponies die because someone feels like they've fucked up one too many times."

[Guest]

He looked over at his empty holster he wasn't about to find out Ditzy knew through the gunshop owner. He let out sigh that was three hundred caps he wasn't going to see again.

She looked up at Cherry putting her hooves on the mare's leg. She tried to reach her ear with one of her hooves. She didn't come close though.

[Guest]

Cherry lowers her head to Flower"What is it, sweetpea?"

Shadow looks at Cast"Damn, guess that's one way ta get those parts. Some folks would call that luck"

[Guest]

She sat on her haunches and waved towards herself trying to get cherry to lower her head.

[Guest]

Cherry lowers her head even more."Yes, sweetie?"She smiles

[Ironmonger]

He snorts. "Some luck. Piece of crap came down a ways away from me, I only caught the edge of the blast. A Tiger tank was right beside me and took the brunt of it, nearly got smashed by the turret flying off."

[Guest]

To Cherry:

She looks nervous still upset about Clock and tiny bit unsure about trusting Cherry. "You can call me Flower still." She added.

[XT Vengeance]

Charcoal stopped, jarred by what Searchlight had said. "I..." he struggled to find words. "I didn't...I don't..." Charcoal laid down behind the ramshackle buildings they had been walking through. He curled up into a ball and laid there silently, wanting to punch himself even more.

[Guest]

To Flower:

She smiles"Okay, sweetie, but only if ya want me ta."

[Guest]

Flower smiled at Cherry.

Tumble picked up on what they were talking about and cleared his throat. "Only in private." "Please." he added.

[Guest]

Cherry nods"Of course, Cadet's honor." She does a quick salute. "ah assume it's okay fer Shadow ta hear it right?"

[Orm]

"Don't what? You don't care? Because that's pretty obvious if you plan on just laying their and let ponies die."

Searchlight turns to leave but stops himself before leaving, and looks at Charcoal.

"You know, I actually thought you cared about what happened to ponies, I though you cared about Clock. I guess I was wrong about that too. You probably wouldn't even care if some raider caught her and used her as his plaything. I thought you were better than this Charcoal."

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