Fallout Equestria Broken Steel

Chapter 22: Annihilation

Fallout Equestria

Broken Steel

Chapter 22: Annihilation

Two years before the bomb

Applejack stepped off the train at Manechester's Victoria Station, a large grand train terminal with several platforms with many giant steam locomotives waiting at their platforms for passengers or just pulling out. Applejack has seen many steam engines in Esquestria but never had she seen so many as big as the one that brought her into the Braytish city. It was a grand achievement when the rail link between the two nations was finished and Equestrians were able to travel into the new land on the biggest and grandest steam locomotives imaginable.

She walked the length of the ten car train up to its locomotive. It was a huge machine measuring up to just over twenty two and a half metres in length. Most equestrian steamers didn't even measure ten metres in length. She had learned on her journey that these giant four six twos were known as the Princess Coronation Class and were designed for express passenger services and to travel at up to a hundred miles per hour and with their six two point zero six metre drive wheels Applejack believed they could.

Applejack looked the machine over from its sloping smoke deflectors at its black smoke box all the way along its huge long tapered maroon red boiler to its massive fire box and then to its cab and finally its large six wheeled tender which bore the initials G B R (Great Braytish Railway). She had to admit that the braytish built steam monster was one of the most beautiful things she's ever seen in her life and it also had a name to fit its beauty and its class name. Mounted on its boiler sat a large plague that held its name in gold gilded letters and this particular locomotive was called "Duchess of Canterlot". She learned that because this class was built for the trans-national railway the braytish decided to name them after Equestrian places and monarchs. Three new locomotives were to be unveilead in the future going by the names of, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna and Princess Mi Amore Cadenza as gifts to Equestria's royal family.

Another large steam engine blew its whistle as it thundered down the line passing right through the station from the platform behind Applejack scaring her half to death from the sheer volume of the whistle. Whirling around she saw another of braytish imperial steam engine marvels, a large thundering two ten zero pulling behind it a massive long train of freight. To ponies like Applejack the giant steam engines of the braytish were like monsters compared to the small four four zeros she's familiar with back in Equestria.

"Dear Luna, how do these ponies handle these things?" she asked herself as she began for the exit from the station. She had come to Manechester on request from her friend Twilight Sparkle who wanted to see her at the heart of the city, the Manedale Centre.

Applejack was glad that the train station wasn't that far from the Manedale Centre. She hasn't been to this city much and with its tall buildings and many roads it was easy to get lost in. Even the iconic tower disappears when you amongst the skyscrapers. A five minute walk into the city's heart and retail district brought her to the giant mall that surrounded the giant tower's base.

"Ah Applejack you made it" Twilight Sparkle said in a happy tone when she finally saw her friend.

"Howdy Twi" Applejack greeted as she gave her friend a light hug.

Many ponies walking looked towards the two mares as they embraced. Most of the ponies were braytish and didn't care much about what the two mares were responsible for but those of the ponies that were equestrian stopped and whispered.

"Maybe we should go to the roof"

"The roof?" Applejack asked surprised.

"Yes, it's why I callead you here"