Fallout Equestria Broken Steel

Chapter 9: False Hope

Fallout Equestria

Broken Steel

Chapter 9: False Hope

"Welcome to the New Hope Research Facility"

The pony on the screen said calmly in a soft, electronic male voice. All three of use exchanged glances, some of confusion and some of surprise.

"I'm sorry, you don't have proper identification, please return when you have proper identification"

"Proper Identification?" I asked somewhat confused.

The pony on the screens didn't reply nor acknowledge my question.

Zyon approached the terminal mounted on the wall beside the huge stable like door and prodded a key.

"Well, it seems there is a card reader. I guess an ID Card is one form of identification and..." He pressed a couple more keys. I didn't know what he was doing but whatever he did caused a laser beam to shoot into his eyes from the terminal screen.

"I'm sorry, your retinal data isn't of any authorised personnel, please report to Head Office to have your retinal data added to the database, thank you"

"And a retinal scan" He said stepping back away from the door blinking his eyes a few times.

"So, what now?" Sky Fire asked hovering in place beside me.

"Well, what do you think Zyon?" Since he is the techno pony around here.

"We could take our chances back in the tunnel..." he was cut off by Sky Fire.

"Oh fuck no; we barely survived against those ghouls before, not to mention a fucking Reaver attacked us. If we run into another Revear we're fucked"

"Well, we could go back the way we came but that would give Motor Runner more time to get that machine working plus we might run into more ghouls" I said sitting down.

"Agreed, and we don't have the supplies for a fight as we are out of healing potions and you two are basically out of ammo for your weapons"

Zyon was right, I was out of shotgun shells and Sky was out of small spark cells for her beam pistols. I did have ammo for 'This Machine' and for my .357 Magnum weapons but those aren't useful when in a battle with fast moving ghouls and at close range.

"So, we get inside for supplies?"

"Yeah, we need them"

"Agreed"

I nodded to my two friends as I agreed with them. Now, the big the question. "How do we get in?"

"I could rig up a bomb to blow that door in" Zyon said as he rubbed his chin. "I think... three barrels would work"

"What barrels?"

"Huh, oh, the flammable barrels from the storeroom to our left as we entered the corridor"

Huh, I'm surprised I missed them.

One by one I started levitating the barrels with my magic. They were heavy huge things with a flammable warning label slapped on the side. I have no idea what's in these things but whatever they were, it was making my pipbuck click like crazy with five rads a second. Thank Celestia and Luna that we did have some Radaways left. I managed to levitate two barrels ok but the third, I got it halfway up the corridor before my magic imploded and I flopped onto my back panting heavily from the magic exertion.

"Hey, take a rest, we'll handle it from here" Sky said softly as she patted me on the forehead as I panted.

As I lay there getting my breath back I could hear both Zyon and Sky Fire grunting as they pushed the heavy barrel up against the others in front of the large door.