AN: This is my new fanfiction about the Courier. The story begins three months after the Courier killed Benny at the Tops Casino and returned from the Divide.

DISCLAMER: I do not own Fallout: New Vegas, Bethesda owns it.

Chapter 1: The Return

It's been three months since the Courier came back from the Divide and killed Benny. The NCR, Legion and Mr. House all wanted the Courier to help them shape the Mojave in their picture but he refused and simply left for parts unknown. No one knew where he went, not even his friends, The King, Raul Tejada and Arcade Gannon. All they knew that he was going east.

Meanwhile, the tensions grew between Mr. House and the NCR. The Republic wanted more control over Vegas and the Three Families. The Families wanted more independence from House. They went to war against one another and the Strip started to slowly fall apart. The NCR managed to secure an alliance with the Boomers but that could only keep the peace for a little while. People started to leave New Vegas while the NCR annexed Primm and Nipton. Mr. House started to lose power.

21. December 2281. , Mountains north of New Vegas

A ghoul was looking towards the city of New Vegas. He was wearing a Merc Troublemaker outfit, a cowboy hat and sunglasses. He had a 10mm on his hip, an AK – 74 on his back and two 44. revolvers on his chest. He put a cigarette in his mouth and lighted it up. He took one more look towards Vegas. He could see the Old Mormon fort in Freeside. That was his first stop.

He made his way towards the city. A few moments later he saw five men sitting around a fire with laser assault rifles on their backs. ''Raiders. This should be easy.'' he said in a voice unlike other ghouls. His was normal like any other human. He came closer to the camp and said. ''Hello. I don't mean to disturb you, but do you know where can I get some clean water?'' The raiders jumped and trained their weapons on him. '' Drop your guns, freak!'' The ghoul continued his act. ''Now, now. There is no need to throw insults.'' The raider came closer and took his weapons. ''Stop talking, zombie.''

At that moment the ghoul delivered a devastating uppercut to the raider, grabbed him and started using him as a human shield. He pulled out a .357 revolver from the raider and gunned down two raiders, hitting one in the chest and the other between the eyes. Three down, two to go.

The two remaining raiders didn't even know what happened but still had their weapons trained at the ghoul. ''Know that the part where we insult one another is over, let's get down to business.'' The raider he was holding was shaking without control. ''Wha- what kind of business?'' the ghoul responded. ''The announcement business, of course. You're going to run across the Mojave, telling everyone that I'm back.'' The raider slowly asked. ''Who are you?'' The ghoul turned him to look at his eyes. ''I think you know damn well who I am.''

The raiders eyes almost popped out when he realized at who's eyes he was staring at, and he started to shake even more. The ghoul looked down and saw a wet stain on the raider pants. ''Come on now, I'm not that scary, am I?'' The other raiders dropped their guns and ran away towards the different raider camps across the Mojave. The ghoul looked at the raider he was holding and said. ''You and I are going to have a little talk.''

21. December 2281. , Shady Sands,

Kimball was sitting at his desk looking at the reports of the secret operations that the NCR Rangers were performing in Legion territory. He was smoking for the first time in two years. It was bad. Most of the operations led to nothing and those that did made almost no difference for the stalemate at Hoover Dam. He heard someone knocking on the door.

''Come in.'' he said. You could hear from his voice that he was tired and full of stress. He looked at the man that entered. ''General Oliver, please tell me you have some good news for me.'' Oliver took a seat. ''I have bad news and good news.'' Kimball sighted. Of course there was bad news. ''Let's hear the bad news first.'' Oliver took out his latest report. ''We have solid evidence that the Legion plans to attack the Dam in the next two months, three if we're lucky.'' Kimball fell back in his chair. ''Great. Just fucking great. We have barely enough manpower to garrison the camps, let alone to defend the dam the second time. Shit. And the good news?'' Oliver responded. ''The Brotherhood of Steel saw the threat the Legion represents and is willing to negotiate a truce.''

Kimball was shocked. The Brotherhood didn't want to even approach the NCR after HELIOS One, let alone negotiate with them. ''Are you sure about that? It could be a trap to take out the NCR leadership.''

Oliver calmed him down. ''I am completely sure, sir. As a matter of fact, I have two Brotherhood men waiting outside to set the terms.

21. December 2281. , Freeside

The ghoul was looking at the gates of the Old Mormon Fort, the base of the Followers. He knocked on the gates. ''Who goes there?'' a voice came from the inside. The ghoul responded. ''A man in need!'' The gates opened and he was greeted with three rifles pointed at his face.

''Hey, hold your fire! Is that how the Followers welcome their guests?'' he said. One of the Followers asked. ''And what do you need?'' the ghoul lifted his head. ''A friend.'' The Follower signaled the others. ''Put your guns down. His with us.''

The Follower approached the ghoul. ''Beatrix! Is good to see a friendly face.'' Beatrix came closer and punched him so hard that he fell to the ground. ''You piece of shit! Where have you been for the past three months? Do you know what's going on? Everything is falling apart and all you do is, go on a field trip!'' The ghoul got up on his feet. ''I'm sorry, I just couldn't stand everyone wanting to use me as a pawn.'' Beatrix got furious. ''So you just left and fucked up things for everyone else!''

The ghoul asked. ''What do you mean?'' Beatrix explained the current situation in the Mojave. ''The NCR knew that without you, they can't annex Vegas peacefully, so they put marshal law in effect because and I quote: ''Legion raiding parties are moving west towards New Vegas.''.

The ghoul was confused. ''Doesn't the law protect people?'' Beatrix continued. ''It did at first. But they just used that to move troops unseen. They set up several camps near Goodsprings, Nipton and in Freeside. They're trying to 'protect' the people so they annex southern Mojave easily.''

A few minutes later, Beatrix explained the balance of power. The ghoul than asked. ''Where is Arcade?'' Beatrix nodded towards a tent near the back wall and continued her patrol.

The ghoul entered the tent and saw a man with blonde hair and a lab coat sitting at the table. ''Arcade?'' The man turned and as soon as he saw the ghoul he jumped towards him. They embraced in a brotherly hug. ''Where were you for the past three months?'' the ghoul answered. ''Just walking.'' They spent the rest of the day talking about what happened to them in the last three months.

''Arcade, is the King still here?'' Arcade nodded. ''He declared a lockdown and all kings are in their building. High tensions with the NCR.'' The ghoul then asked another question. ''What about Raul and ED – E?'' Arcade frowned. ''I don't know. A month ago they went to investigate something at Black Mountain. I haven't seen them since. I sent a mercenary group to find them but they didn't come back. I think we lost them. I'm sorry Nick.''

Nick got up from his chair. ''Suit up, Gannon. We're going after them.'' Arcade was surprised. ''You think that they're still alive?'' Nick nodded. ''I know they are. Get your gear. We'll be there by morning.''

21. December 2281. , Fortification Hill

A man in read football gear was dragging a raider towards the leader of the Legion, Caesar. ''Ave, Kaiser. This man said that he got ambushed by a man north of New Vegas. That man told him to bring you a massage.'' Caesar got up and asked. ''Well then, speak.'' The raider was obviously terrified. Caesar nodded towards his centurion, who then continued to beat the raider. ''Okay, Okay! The man said to deliver the message to everyone. His back.''

Caesar was confused. ''Who is back?'' the raider then said a word that sent Caesar into rage. ''Courier.'' he got up threw a small table near his throne. He then looked at the raider. ''To the cross with him!''

Caesar exited his tent and addressed to his legionaries. ''Go into the wasteland, my children. Mars commands that you bring me the head of the Courier!'' Dozens of legionaries ran out of the Fort and towards the Colorado.

He then turned towards his centurion. ''How fast can we send a diplomat to the Great Khans?'' The centurion responded. ''Whenever you want to, Kaiser.''

21. December 2281. , The Divide

A man was looking at the destroyed town that was once the last hope for humanity, but now it was nothing more than an irradiated hellhole. He wore a duster with an American flag on it. ''There is a change in the wind today. Something big is about to happen.'' His eyebot companion beeped. ''Your right. He came back.''

The man stood up and put his mask on his face. ''It's time to pay our friend a visit.''

AN: Well there goes the first chapter. I hope you liked. Review if you liked it and especially if you didn't like it, so that I can improve my writing. Now for some Q/A

Q: After what moment did the Courier leave the Mojave Wasteland?

A: After he killed Benny, he got a message from Ulysses. After stopping his plan, he spared him and came back to the Mojave where all sides of the war were trying to get him on their side, so he just left.

Q: Why did he come back?

A: He just wanted to see his friends, but after seeing the current state of the region, he decided to stay and help.

Q: Why is Ulysses going after the Courier?

A: Because I like Ulysses and want to expand on the character.

Q: Why is the Courier a ghoul?

A: Because I like ghoul (non – feral ones) and I find it stupid that you can't play as one. Also it gives the story a good twist and different reactions from people.

Next chapter is coming in two days. Stay tuned.