Prologue
In the year 2281, times had become turbulent in the Mojave.
Four years after the First Battle of Hoover Dam, where the New California Republic managed to hold the Dam through a combination of tactical genius, a well-placed trap and bullheadedness on the part of the Legate of Caesar's Legion, tensions were higher than ever. The Legion had been rebuilding, growing stronger by the day, and were now lead by a new Legatus, a man by the name of Lanius, who was as ruthless and powerful as they came. Though the NCR maintained a strong presence at the Dam, they were too widespread across the rest of the Mojave, allowing the Legion to begin trickling East through the cracks.
At the same time, the NCR had to deal with other problems. A large band of raiders under the name of "The Fiends" had amassed in Vault 3, close to the NCR's main base of operations, Camp McCarran, hassling the trade routes. Doing the same were the "Powder Gangers", a group of convicts that had usurped the NCR from it's own correctional facility. As well, Quarry Junction, where the NCR had been gathering limestone for the production of barricades, had been overrun with deathclaws, halting production and cutting off one of the Mojave's main trade routes. And slowly sapping it's funds away all the while was the city of New Vegas, where the soldier's of the NCR would go, and come away with empty pockets. The city itself was reportedly run by one "Mr. House", who none had met, but all had known the presence of, due to the large number of Securitrons protecting and maintaining order on The Strip.
As these problems grew, a small but remarkable story was reported from a minuscule settlement known as Goodsprings; a Mojave Express courier, en route to a delivery, was found shot in the head, and yet ended up not only surviving, but fully recovering. No one would know it at the time, but this event would shape the history of New Vegas and the surrounding area for many years to come.
The Courier slowly made a name for himself from the start, though; he saved the town which saved him, driving off a group of Powder Gangers that had planned on destroying Goodsprings. Next, he made his way to the town of Primm, which had also been hassled by Powder Gangers. There, he wiped out the Gangers who had a hold on the city, and soon recruited a sheriff by the name of Meyers to protect the town. He then helped clear the roads around Mojave Outpost, at least lessening the strain on the caravan's going through there.
Indeed, the Courier, at this point, was making it quite clear that he would be an important member of whichever of the Mojave's factions that could recruit him. And this was only the beginning of his tumultuous journey.
But this is not his story.
Instead, this is the story of an NCR repairman, entering the Mojave for the first time to repair a broken Auto-Doc. Though he could probably tell the story better than I could. So we'll let him do the talking.