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** [[spoiler: 'Shining' is a 600mm-caliber heavy siege mortar in storage at Seahoof. While the group isn't able to use it, as far as guns go it's a pretty huge freakin' gun.]]

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* AlwaysABiggerFish: [[spoiler: The group runs into a small army of Raiders in a massive encampment ready to fight to the death. Cue a giant mechanical dragon dropping amid them.]]

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* AlwaysABiggerFish: [[spoiler: The group runs into a small army of Raiders in a massive encampment ready to fight to the death. for an easy if hectic curb-stomp. Cue a [[OhCrap giant mechanical dragon dragon]] dropping amid them.]]



* BrokenBird: Crash Dive [[spoiler: Her history consists of seeing her entire platoon nuked into oblivion by a Raider's lucky shot, trapped in a lighthouse alone for ten years and gripped in part by Enclave paranoia into thinking the rest of the wasteland hates her. To top this off, she's also addicted to Med-X thanks to the perpetual crippling pain of her wings, both of which were almost torched from her body by a raider. Just before the story starts, she's on the verge of considering suicide.]]

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* BrokenBird: Crash Dive Dive. [[spoiler: Her history consists of seeing her entire platoon nuked into oblivion by a Raider's lucky shot, trapped in a lighthouse alone for ten years and gripped in part by Enclave paranoia into thinking the rest of the wasteland hates her. To top this off, she's also addicted to Med-X thanks to the perpetual crippling pain of her wings, both of which were almost torched from her body by a raider. Just before the story starts, she's on the verge of considering suicide.]]



* BFG: Most of the characters carry one version of this or another, notably War Crime, and that's before you get to the ''really'' heavy artillery they have on offer.

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* BFG: {{BFG}}: Most of the characters carry one version of this or another, notably War Crime, and that's before you get to the ''really'' heavy artillery they have on offer.



* InterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler: Crash Dive admits to nearly throwing herself off of the seaside cliffs in full armor near her home, sans waterproof helmet. Thankfully, the Valkyrie crashes before she can do so.]]



* OnlySaneMan: While he has his moments, Static Charge is firmly on this track thanks largely to being the only member of the ground not explosive happy, not massively mutated and very mute, and not bitter and still suffering from lifelong borderline fascist programming. [[MurderArsonandJaywalking He's also not addicted to Sparkle Cola.]]

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* OnlySaneMan: While he has his moments, Static Charge is firmly on this track thanks largely to being the only member of the ground not explosive happy, not massively mutated and very mute, and not bitter and still suffering from lifelong borderline fascist programming. [[MurderArsonandJaywalking [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking He's also not addicted to Sparkle Cola.]]



* TheApocalypseBringsOuttheBestinPeople: Quite a few ponies in Vanhoover who aren't Raiders are surprisingly positive, helpful and even cheerful, willing to help out Night Strike and co. Albeit often requesting something in return.

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* TheApocalypseBringsOuttheBestinPeople: TheApocalypseBringsOutTheBestinPeople: Quite a few ponies in Vanhoover who aren't Raiders are surprisingly positive, helpful and even cheerful, willing to help out Night Strike and co. Albeit often requesting something in return.
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* BrokenBird: Crash Dive [[Spoiler: Her history consists of seeing her entire platoon nuked into oblivion by a Raider's lucky shot, trapped in a lighthouse alone for ten years and gripped in part by Enclave paranoia into thinking the rest of the wasteland hates her. To top this off, she's also addicted to Med-X thanks to the perpetual crippling pain of her wings, both of which were almost torched from her body by a raider. Just before the story starts, she's on the verge of considering suicide.]]
** [[Spoiler: Subverted with Aerith.]]

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* BrokenBird: Crash Dive [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Her history consists of seeing her entire platoon nuked into oblivion by a Raider's lucky shot, trapped in a lighthouse alone for ten years and gripped in part by Enclave paranoia into thinking the rest of the wasteland hates her. To top this off, she's also addicted to Med-X thanks to the perpetual crippling pain of her wings, both of which were almost torched from her body by a raider. Just before the story starts, she's on the verge of considering suicide.]]
** [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Subverted with Aerith.Aerith. Despite being captured by slavers and rendered mute, she's one of the most stable and positive members of the group, even cheerfully getting a sugar high from Sparkle Cola upon tasting it.]]
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* AlwaysABiggerFish: [[spoiler: The group runs into a small army of Raiders in a massive encampment ready to fight to the death. Cue a giant mechanical dragon dropping amid them.]]


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* BrokenBird: Crash Dive [[Spoiler: Her history consists of seeing her entire platoon nuked into oblivion by a Raider's lucky shot, trapped in a lighthouse alone for ten years and gripped in part by Enclave paranoia into thinking the rest of the wasteland hates her. To top this off, she's also addicted to Med-X thanks to the perpetual crippling pain of her wings, both of which were almost torched from her body by a raider. Just before the story starts, she's on the verge of considering suicide.]]
** [[Spoiler: Subverted with Aerith.]]
* BFG: Most of the characters carry one version of this or another, notably War Crime, and that's before you get to the ''really'' heavy artillery they have on offer.


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* EndlessWinter: Subverted despite the previous fic, thanks to being set much further south in Vanhoover.


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* OnlySaneMan: While he has his moments, Static Charge is firmly on this track thanks largely to being the only member of the ground not explosive happy, not massively mutated and very mute, and not bitter and still suffering from lifelong borderline fascist programming. [[MurderArsonandJaywalking He's also not addicted to Sparkle Cola.]]


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* ScavengedPunk: Downplayed somewhat. While many of the characters settle for pillaged weapons with few custom modifications, there are a few exceptions of jury rigged machinery or makeshift guns. The vehicles on the other hand often feature quite a few more upgrades.


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* TheApocalypseBringsOuttheBestinPeople: Quite a few ponies in Vanhoover who aren't Raiders are surprisingly positive, helpful and even cheerful, willing to help out Night Strike and co. Albeit often requesting something in return.
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* RealityEnsues: War Crime is a fully-automatic sniper rifle chambered for the .50 caliber machine gun round. There is a very good reason why all .50 caliber automatic weapons are fired from solid mounts, and don't require the user to support it with a stock on their shoulder. Night Strike is not a smart pony.

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* RealityEnsues: [[MeaningfulName War Crime Crime]] is a fully-automatic sniper rifle chambered for the .50 caliber machine gun round. There is a very good reason why all .50 caliber automatic weapons are fired from solid mounts, and don't require the user to support it with a stock on their shoulder. Night Strike is not a smart pony.
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*** Trout, now that it has two of the autocannons and four machine guns.


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* RealityEnsues: War Crime is a fully-automatic sniper rifle chambered for the .50 caliber machine gun round. There is a very good reason why all .50 caliber automatic weapons are fired from solid mounts, and don't require the user to support it with a stock on their shoulder. Night Strike is not a smart pony.
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* BigCreepyCrawlies: The ant colony in Seahoof[[spoiler: [[MadeOfExplodium which has been consuming the munitions stored there]].]] A nearby swamp is also home to some dangerous variants of bloat sprites.

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* BigCreepyCrawlies: The ant colony in Seahoof[[spoiler: [[MadeOfExplodium which has been consuming the munitions stored there]].]] A nearby swamp is also home to some dangerous variants of bloat sprites.what the characters believe are bloatsprites.
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* FiveManBand: By the time of Page 19, the group has officially become one, dubbed the "Vanhoover Five" by the locals.
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* SchizoTech: Much like the preceding story, several 1940s and ColdWar vehicles appear alongside lasers, giant ants and robots. Then again, Fallout runs on this stuff.

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* SchizoTech: Much like the preceding story, several 1940s and ColdWar UsefulNotes/ColdWar vehicles appear alongside lasers, giant ants and robots. Then again, Fallout runs on this stuff.
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** The 37mm autocannons and collection of .30 cal machine guns also found at Seahoof.
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* DefectorfromDecadence: [[Spoiler: Both Aerith and Crash Dive prior to the story's start, having once been allied with the original fic's villains.]]

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* DefectorfromDecadence: [[Spoiler: DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler: Both Aerith and Crash Dive prior to the story's start, having once been allied with the original fic's villains.]]

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* BigCreepyCrawlies: The ant colony in Seahoof[[spoiler: [[MadeOfExplodium which has been consuming the munitions stored there]].]]

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* BigCreepyCrawlies: The ant colony in Seahoof[[spoiler: [[MadeOfExplodium which has been consuming the munitions stored there]].]]]] A nearby swamp is also home to some dangerous variants of bloat sprites.


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* DefectorfromDecadence: [[Spoiler: Both Aerith and Crash Dive prior to the story's start, having once been allied with the original fic's villains.]]


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* TalkingWithSigns: Aerith's main method of getting around her role as TheSpeechless, conjuring up magical signs to communicate with others.
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* TitleDrop: It being a piece of military terminology, the phrase 'Empty Quiver' does appear often early on in the story.
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* FragileSpeedster: Night Strike's favoured approach to combat, with a healthy side of DeathFromAbove and shock tactics.


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* MadeofIron: Not immediately obvious, but Static Charge proves to be capable of taking a surprising level of damage and still going. Enough that, upon arriving at a clinic after being uppercut and hurled into a tree, the medic notes most ponies wouldn't even be standing following that. A more literal example are the characters outfitted with PowerArmour.

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* BigCreepyCrawlies: The ant colony in Seahoof[[spoiler: [[MadeOfExplodium which have been consuming the munitions stored there]].]]

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* BigCreepyCrawlies: The ant colony in Seahoof[[spoiler: [[MadeOfExplodium which have has been consuming the munitions stored there]].]]



* LostSuperweapon: The Valkyrie.

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* LostSuperweapon: The Valkyrie.Valkyrie, and the warheads stored aboard it.


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* MilitaryMashupMachine: The kettenkrad picked up from Seahoof would loosely count, being half mini-tank and half motorcycle.
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* BigCreepyCrawlies: The ant colony in Seahoof. [[spoiler: [[MadeOfExplodium who have been consuming TNT]].]]

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* BigCreepyCrawlies: The ant colony in Seahoof. [[spoiler: Seahoof[[spoiler: [[MadeOfExplodium who which have been consuming TNT]].the munitions stored there]].]]
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* [[HastwoMommies Has Two Fathers]]: Night Strike. The explanation behind this tends to yield [[INeedAFreakingDrink a few interesting reactions]].

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* [[HastwoMommies Has Two Fathers]]: Both Night Strike.Strike and Static Charge. The explanation behind this tends to yield [[INeedAFreakingDrink a few interesting reactions]].

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* BigCreepyCrawlies: The ant colony in Seahoof.

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* AfterTheEnd: Obviously.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: The ant colony in Seahoof. [[spoiler: [[MadeOfExplodium who have been consuming TNT]].]]



* [[HastwoMommies Has Two Fathers]]: Night Strike. The explanation behind this tends to yield [[INeedAFreakingDrink a few interesting reactions]].



* Non-ActionGuy: Static Charge initially starts out as this, carrying no weapons more powerful than a taser and often being helpful in every area besides fighting. As the story goes on though, he shows increasing proficiency with computers, making profit from raiding ruins, and some skill at stealth. This turns him into the closest thing the group has to TheSneakyGuy over time.

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* Non-ActionGuy: NonActionGuy: Static Charge initially starts out as this, carrying no weapons more powerful than a taser and often being helpful in every area besides fighting. As the story goes on though, he shows increasing proficiency with computers, making profit from raiding ruins, and some skill at stealth. This turns him into the closest thing the group has to TheSneakyGuy over time.time.
* SchizoTech: Much like the preceding story, several 1940s and ColdWar vehicles appear alongside lasers, giant ants and robots. Then again, Fallout runs on this stuff.



* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: The destruction of Molly Manticore's involved an unmeasured amount of C4, at least ten balefire eggs of unmentioned yield, and a [[BigBulkyBomb 600mm high explosive mortar shell]]. Considering the resulting blast and fireball generated a mushroom cloud and was visible from the next town over, it's safe to say there's nothing recognizable left of the place.

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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: The destruction of Molly Manticore's involved an unmeasured amount of C4, at least ten balefire eggs of unmentioned yield, and a [[BigBulkyBomb 600mm high explosive mortar shell]]. Considering the resulting blast and fireball generated a mushroom cloud and was visible from the next town over, it's safe to say there's nothing recognizable left of the place.place.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: When all you have is a metric ton of explosives and enough bullets to arm a small battalion...
* AWorldHalfFull: While still dangerous, often mutated and filled with raiders, the world featured in the story is recovering. The grass is turning green, there are a few functioning towns and for the most part it seems that there is some gradual move towards rebuilding once more.
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* BiggerIsBetter: Night Strike's overall approach to upgrading weaponry can be best summed up as "more, [[{{BFG}} bigger]] and [[StuffBlowingUp louder]]". So far she's yet to carry anything smaller than a very meaty shotgun.
* BigDamnHeroes: Initially invoked with Crash Dive early on. Subverted later [[spoiler: after Night Strike is captured by slavers and a much quieter approach is needed.]]


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** Crash Dive's usual response to [[BerserkButton several subjects]] tends to be this. [[spoiler: This comes back to bite her when her overprotective attitude towards Night Strike turns her momentarily violent towards Static Charge.]]


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* LostSuperweapon: The Valkyrie.


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* Non-ActionGuy: Static Charge initially starts out as this, carrying no weapons more powerful than a taser and often being helpful in every area besides fighting. As the story goes on though, he shows increasing proficiency with computers, making profit from raiding ruins, and some skill at stealth. This turns him into the closest thing the group has to TheSneakyGuy over time.
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* CoolPlane: The XB/A-1 Valkyrie.

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* CoolPlane: The XB/A-1 Valkyrie.Valkyrie; visually resembling the Avro Vulcan (despite being equipped with 40mm automatic cannons and two twin tesla cannon turrets) and having the VTOL capabilities of the Harrier Jump Jet, and being painted a radar-absorbing black, it definitely falls into the realm of cool.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Molly Manticore's Pizzeria, with it's lack of lighting and generally creepy atmosphere, was otherwise just a harmless wasteland building the group had the misfortune of wandering into. The next scene involves the group watching as the building is effectively tactical nuked, when the size of the blast is taken into account, purely because the animatronics were a little disturbing.
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* StuffBlowingUp: The primary mode of operation for both Night Strike and Scouring Charge.

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* StuffBlowingUp: The primary mode of operation for both Night Strike and Scouring Charge.Charge.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: The destruction of Molly Manticore's involved an unmeasured amount of C4, at least ten balefire eggs of unmentioned yield, and a [[BigBulkyBomb 600mm high explosive mortar shell]]. Considering the resulting blast and fireball generated a mushroom cloud and was visible from the next town over, it's safe to say there's nothing recognizable left of the place.
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* BigCreepyCrawlies: The ant colony in Seahoof.


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* MoreDakka: The new toys gathered from Seahoof, including but not limited to a 40mm grenade machine gun, unique high-yield 40mm grenades, and a pony-portable .50 caliber automatic sniper rifle.
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As they travel and explore the lands north of the city of Vanhoover, though, they may find that their unexpected entrance has caused more attention than they'd expected - and they may wind up being the last hope for saving Equestria.

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As they travel and explore the lands north of the city of Vanhoover, though, they may find that their unexpected entrance has caused more attention than they'd expected hoped - and they may wind up being the last hope for saving Equestria.
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* EmptyQuiver: Though not an intentional theft, the Valkyrie did contain tactical self-contained megaspell warheads when it was taken.


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* FantasticNuke: The four tactical self-contained megaspells aboard the Valkyrie.

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[[BlatantLies The Northern Vanhoover Wasteland is an okay place to live.]] If you can handle the thunderstorms, killer swamp creatures, and few eccentric communities, it's honestly really not that bad. Finding themselves displaced from their home by a couple hundred kilometers thanks to a scavenging trip gone awry are lifelong friends Static Charge and Night Strike, earth pony and pegasus, respectively, who really don't want much more than to get themselves back home to their loving families.

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[[BlatantLies The Northern Vanhoover Wasteland is an okay place to live.]] If you can handle the thunderstorms, killer swamp creatures, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking few eccentric communities, communities]], it's honestly really not that bad. Finding themselves displaced from their home by a couple hundred kilometers thanks to a scavenging trip gone awry are lifelong friends Static Charge and Night Strike, earth pony and pegasus, respectively, who really don't want much more than to get themselves back home to their loving families.



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Molly Manticore's Pizzeria.
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** [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddies Molly Manticore's Pizzeria]], complete with creepy animatronics.

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** [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddies [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys Molly Manticore's Pizzeria]], complete with creepy animatronics. [[StuffBlowingUp It doesn't last long.]]

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* {{Expy}}: Scouring Charge is a loose one of [[VideoGame/CallOfDuty4ModernWarfare SAS Sergeant John 'Soap' MacTavish]].

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Scouring Charge is a loose one of [[VideoGame/CallOfDuty4ModernWarfare SAS Sergeant John 'Soap' MacTavish]].MacTavish]].
** [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddies Molly Manticore's Pizzeria]], complete with creepy animatronics.
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* CatchPhrase: Taking from her father, Night Strike; "Oh, [[PrecisionFStrike fuck]] me with a fuel rod".
* CoolPlane: The XB/A-1 Valkyrie.
* {{Expy}}: Scouring Charge is a loose one of [[VideoGame/CallOfDuty4ModernWarfare SAS Sergeant John 'Soap' MacTavish]].
* ICallItVera: Night Strike's grenade rifle, Thumper.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Molly Manticore's Pizzeria.
* StuffBlowingUp: The primary mode of operation for both Night Strike and Scouring Charge.
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[[BlatantLies The Northern Vanhoover Wasteland is an okay place to live.]] If you can handle the thunderstorms, killer swamp creatures, and few eccentric communities, it's honestly really not that bad. Finding themselves displaced from their home by a couple hundred kilometers thanks to a scavenging trip gone awry are lifelong friends Static Charge and Night Strike, earth pony and pegasus, respectively, who really don't want much more than to get themselves back home to their loving families.

As they travel and explore the lands north of the city of Vanhoover, though, they may find that their unexpected entrance has caused more attention than they'd expected - and they may wind up being the last hope for saving Equestria.

''Empty Quiver'' is a ''FanFic/FalloutEquestria'' fan fiction written by both [[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/the-furry-railfan/ the-furry-railfan]] and [[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mintycandy/ MintyCandy]]. It is a sequel to ''FanFic/FalloutEquestriaOccupationalHazards'', and is available for reading on Website/FimfictionDotNet [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/239530/fallout-equestria-empty-quiver here]].

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