Fallout: Equestria - Project Horizons

by Somber

Plot

Project Horizons is a side story spin-off of Fallout: Equestria, written by Somber. Up to Chapter 63, It has about 1.370M words, 750K more than the original story Fallout: Equestria. It is one of two Fallout: Equestria spin-off stories approved by Fallout:Equestria's author, Kkat, to have it's own page on Equestria Daily, not meaning it is canon to her story (Kkat message about the approval: [Link] ). It has its own page on Equestria Daily.

Story

Project Horizons follows the adventures of Blackjack, a security mare from Stable 99, whose discovery of a top-secret file of incredible importance sweeps her up in a massive conspiracy that has lasted ever since before the end of the Great War. She is forced out of her comfortable Stable life and is ejected into the wastelands surrounding the once-great industrial city of Hoofington, where she is daily confronted with its unique horrors.

Main article: List of characters in Project Horizons

Setting

Project Horizons principally takes place in a region known as The Hoof which is located east of the Equestrian Wastelands. The Hoof is named after the well-preserved ruins of the industrial city of Hoofington, which dominates its center. It als shares its universe with Heroes, since, as of chapter 49, a trade route going from Riverside to Dise was mentioned.

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Google Docs by Somber

Book I - The Security Mare Chapter 1 - Inception “Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria…” Chapter 2 - Trust “In the end, we all have to trust in something…” Chapter 3 - Learning Curve “I’m so sorry…” Chapter 4 - Innocence “Another donut! Extra sprinkles!” Chapter 5 - Work ''''“Step one… stay alive. Step two… I dunno. Step three… profit!” Chapter 6 - Play “I know lots of other ways to take care of you. Don't worry. You're gonna get better.” Chapter 7 - Prices “YOU TOUCH IT, YOU BUY IT. We take cash or credit.” Chapter 8 - Long Roads “ Are you sayin' my mouth is makin' promises my legs can't keep?” Chapter 9 - Stone “There was no talking. There was no smiling. There were only rocks. ” Chapter 10 - Ante Up “Oh yeah. You think you can do better, cowgirl?” Chapter 11 - Peace “Sweet Celestia, she’s drunk!” Chapter 12 - Denial “Obviously, that’s why I zipped my mouth closed, then locked it with a key, then dug a hole, then buried the key, then built a house on top of the hole where I buried the key, then moved into the house on top of the hole.” Chapter 13 - Turnabout “Ahem… hint hint?” Chapter 14 - Strength “THAT was a truly feeble performance.” Chapter 15 - Flank “That wasn’t the doozy? How could that not be the doozy?!” Chapter 16 - Walk the Hard Road “We’re… gonna… run!” Book II - Blood and Stars Chapter 17 - Identity “It’s all secrets and lies with those ponies!!” Chapter 18 - Monsters “It seems like the only thing royal about you is that you are a royal pain!” Chapter 19 - EC-1101 “Does my crown no longer count, now that I have been imprisoned for a thousand years?” Chapter 20 - Mercy “Tough love, baby!” Chapter 21 - Waterfall “I shall save you! Show yourselves, you dogs! You curs! Ha! There you are, you mangy mutts.” Chapter 22 - Damned “You’ve got to get into the spirit of things! After all, this is your new home!” Chapter 23 - Walkabout “When all the truth does is make your heart ache, sometimes a lie is easier to take.” Chapter 24 - Hell of a Night “It's the horrifying story of the messy inconsiderate ghost, who irritated everypony within a hundred miles! OoooooOOOwwwwOOOoo...” Chapter 25 - Competition “I was gonna say ‘In all of Equestria,’ but that might be gilding the lily.” Chapter 26 - Descent “Curses are artificial, fake magic. It’s conjured with potions and incantations, all smoke and mirrors meant to scare. But curses have no real power; they’re just an old pony tale.” Chapter 27 - Salvage “Bah! Trixie is exhausted from performing feats beyond imagination. Begone with you until morning!” Chapter 28 - Orientation “Thanks guys, you’re all great friends too, even when I don’t understand me!” Chapter 29 - Mortality “Now listen here. What I’m sayin’ to you is the honest truth. Let go, and you’ll be safe.” Chapter 30 - Allegiances “What I meant is, you should get to know these tribes and decide which ones you like and which you don't!” Chapter 31 - Battle “Just because you’ve failed the sonic rainboom a hundred thousand times in practice doesn’t mean you won’t be able to do it in front of an entire stadium full of impatient, super-critical, sports-fan ponies.” Chapter 32 - Choir “Though quarrels arise, their numbers are few. Laughter and singing will see us through.” Chapter 33 - Black “…” Book III - Secrets and Lies Chapter 34 - Birthday “This is the greatest day ever! We need to celebrate your birthday, babies, ‘cause you were just born today!” Chapter 35 - Learning '“And I saw the most amazing, most wonde'rful thing I’ve ever seen. I poured myself into learning everything I could about magic.” Chapter 36 - Victims “Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my--- ARRRGH!” Chapter 37 - Winning and Losing “Clock is ticking, Twilight! Clock! Is! TICKING!” Chapter 38 - Blood “You should see the looks on your faces! Priceless!” Chapter 39 - Wages of Sin “I hope you’re happy! Both of you! You’ve ruined my very first slumber party. The makeover, the smores, the truth or dare, the pillow fight! I mean, is there anything else that could possibly go wrong?!” Chapter 40 - Recovery “Nice work, Rainbow Dash!” Chapter 41 - Paths “Biting off more than you can chew is just what I’m afraid of.” Chapter 42 - Reaper “Twenty stalks? Bean or celery?” Chapter 43 - Lucidity “So... got any problems, troubles, conundrums, or any other sort of issues major or minor that I as a good friend could help you solve?” Chapter 44 - Mares and Stallions “It’s awfully pretty." {C}“Yes, she was.” Chapter 45 - Meatlocker “These ponies don’t want a party. These ponies want a PARRR-TAY!” Chapter 46 - Caper “I dunno why we have to wear these things either...” {C}“Aren’t we wearing them for fun?” Chapter 47 - Hightower “She might banish you from Equestria. Or throw you in a dungeon. Or banish you and then throw you in a dungeon in the place that she banishes you to!” Chapter 48 - Inferno “Listen up! Smoke is spreading all across Equestria. But don’t worry, I’ve received a letter from the Princess informing me that it is not coming from a fire.” Book IV - Homecoming Chapter 49- Consequence “You have a lot to think about.” Chapter 50 - Selfishness “I am going for a hooficure and that is that!” “You are not going-” “I am! I am!” Chapter 51 - A Good Day “Hey, you know what this calls for?” Chapter 52 - Reunion “I put two and two and two together and it added up to Matilda!” Chapter 53 - Upgrades “The war brought misery and death all over the world. I sure hope that something like that never happens again. But from what I've seen, there's not much hope for ponykind.” Chapter 54 - Fate “Oh, my fortune telling has nothing to do with my Pinkie sense!  It’s only good for vague and immediate events.  Like that, see?  …where did that even come from?” Chapter 55 - Noblesse Oblige "They are not slaves, they are our "servants." We have given them homes, food, clothing and a purpose. We have given them a life." Chapter 56 - Royal Pains “Stay back!  I just had myself groomed!” Chapter 57 - Best Night Ever “I can’t believe we’re finally here. With all that we’ve imagined, the reality of this night is sure to make this... The Best Night Ever!” Chapter 58 - Departures “You and I have some unfinished business. My magic’s gotten better since I was here last. And I’m going to prove it! Me and you. A magic duel. Winner stays, loser leaves Ponyville forever!” Chapter 59 - Turbulence “I simply cannot imagine why the pegasus ponies would schedule a dreadful downpour this evening and ruin what could have been a glorious sunny day!” Chapter 60 - Civilization “Here it is: the greatest city in the sky!” Chapter 61 - Action, Reaction “You saved my reputation with Princess Celestia, and more importantly, you saved Ponyville! ...Or not.” Chapter 62 - Between the Wolf and the Lion, Part One Chapter 62 - Between the Wolf and the Lion, Part Two. “I've learned that one of the joys of friendship is sharing your blessings, but when there's not enough blessings to go around, having more than your friends can make you feel pretty awful. So, though I appreciate the invitation, I will be returning both tickets to The Grand Galloping Gala.” Book V - Horizons Chapter 63: Perceptions “I’ve got my eye on you.” Chapter 64 - Labyrinth “To retrieve your missing Elements, just make sense of this change of events. Twists and turns are my master plan. Then find the Elements back where you began.” Chapter 65 - Knowledge “Hello everypony! Did I miss anything?”

eBooks

Mobipocket is only avaiable up to Chapter 52 and will not be updated. For the ePUB file by Scorch_Mechanic head over to the bottom of F:PHs Google Docs page. Mobipocket (stopped) Book I - The Security Mare Book II - Blood and Stars Book III - Secrets and Lies Book IV - Homecoming Community Short Storys ePUB by Robojan Updated to chapter 65 Volume One - The Security Mare Volume Two - Blood and Stars Volume Three - Secrets and Lies Volume Four - Homecoming Volume Five - Horizons Combined ePUB Other Formats Project Horizons PDFs

Links

Google Docs Hub

Project Horizons on Equestria Daily

Project Horizons Competition Compilation Stories by PH readers based on the universe