Fallout Equestria: A New Hope (On Hiatus)

Chapter Four

I awoke with a yawn. Lead still had his hooves and wings around me. I smiled as I lie there for a few minutes. I then wriggled free of his grip, and quickly rolled over his wing to cause him as least pain as I could knowing his wings might be sensitive. Once I was free, I got out of bed, and walked into the hall to find the Stables showers. Luckily, they were on the same floor as the living quarters. I walked in, took my Stable suit off, and turned the shower on. Once it was warm enough, I stood under it. The hot water ran over my body. I let out a soft content moan. Once I was done showering, I turned the water off, grabbed a towel and dried myself off and walked back to my room with my Stable's suit in my magics grasp. I set the sopping towel on the desk, and slipped my suit back on. When my suit was back on, I opened the locker, took out my Pipbuck, and put it on. Along with my saddlebag. The Pipbuck snapped to my foreleg with a click. I smiled as I checked the time. 9:00. I smiled as I lowered my leg, and tried to put some weight on my right leg. I pulled away when I found it still hurt as if the bullet were still inside me bouncing around and hitting every nerve in my leg. "Damnit." I said softly. I looked to my leg. "Heal damn you." I said. I limped back to Leads room who was up and putting his armor on. "What kind of armor is that?" I asked. And with one quick motion, I was pinned against the wall. A blood stained knife to my throat.

His expression then softened from anger to sorrow. "Sketchy! I'm so sorry! Don't scare me like that!" He apologized. I was shocked by what I had just been through. Part of me wanted to grip him in a tight hug. The other part wanted to run. I said nothing. Just stood there. He waved a hoof in front of my face. "You alright?" He asked. Still dead with fear. My mouth still agape. My heart pounding. "I do not know what to do." I said to myself. I then bolted out the door and down the hall. Lead chased after me. "Sketchy! I'm sorry!" He shouted. I kept quiet but kept running. I quickly turned the corner in hopes of losing him. But I didn't. He found me hugging me tightly. "Shh." He said stroking my mane trying to calm me down. This was working. "Its ok." He said holding me close. I hugged back and nuzzled into his chest. "Y- you could have killed me." I said still a little scared. "But I didn't. Thankfully I recognized you." He said with a smile. He wrapped his wings around me as he did not have his chest-plate on. "And the armor is custom by the way. Made of parts I scavenged, and the body armor is my own design by the way." He said smiling and kissing my forehead. "Cool." I said now completely calm. Being wrapped in Lead's wings filled me with determination. He stood up. "Let's head back to the room." He said walking back the direction I had ran. I followed him, and we soon made it back to the room. Lead finished putting on his armor, and I walked into my room and sat on the bed humming softly to myself. "Hi!" Sweetie chimed in smiling.

I looked to her and smiled playfully ruffling her mane. She giggled, and I smiled wider. "You're going to be beautiful when you grow up." I said to myself with a smile. My door then opened. "Ok. I'm ready." He said putting his helmet on. He already had his battle saddle on his back. Sweetie and I hopped off the bed, and smiled. "Let's go then. But where will we be going?" I asked. "To my home." Lead said with an audible smile. I walked out of the room, and into the halls of the Stable. We saw another service bot as we began walking down the halls. "Service bot." Lead called. It floated over to us. "How may I help you?" It asked. "Which way to the Stable door?" He asked. "Follow me." It said turning around, and floating away. We all followed it, and soon came to the Stable door. "Have a nice day." It said cheerfully floating the other direction. Lead flipped the switch, and the alarm sounded again. Just like the day we got here. He took a fighting stance just incase there were any pegasi that decided to make an entrance. There weren't any thankfully. As we made our way out of the Stable, and ran to the road and slowed our pace once we were out of Canterlot. "So what is your home?" I asked as I limped. "A pillbox." Lead replied. "A what?" I asked. "A bunker. It's on the side of the road." He replied. "Ok. How far from here?" I asked. "About two miles." He replied. "Alright." I said looking to my Pipbuck for the time. Sweetie was riding on my back. "Why did you save me?" She asked. "I saved you because nopony deserves to be pent up." Lead replied.