Protecting the Ponies

Protecting the Ponies is a quest given by Old Lady April in Pony Club. There are no requirements to starting this quest.

Walkthrough
Speak to Old Lady April in Pony Club to start the quest. She explains to you how Pony Club is constantly under pressure to join the Brotherhood or the Confederacy, and the mirelurk attacks aren't exactly easing anyone's consciousness. She wants you to arm the young adults of Pony Town and teach them how to defend the settlement.

Speak to Kendall, Victor and Marin about Old Lady April's quest. While not enthusiastic about the idea, arm the three of them with any simple weapon and head out to the shooting range April has improvised outside the Flooded Quarry. While training on tin cans stacked on slabs of stone, a group of mole rats will attack. If any of the trainees die you will fail the quest. Otherwise you can return to Old Lady April and get a reward of 300 caps.

With a Speech of 50, you can convince April to hire mercenaries instead. She will give you 1,000 caps to cover the costs, and every mercenary in the game will now have an option to be hired to defend Pony Club. Once you've hired 2 mercenaries you can return to Old Lady April and complete the quest for 300 caps.

Rewards
300 bottle caps