The courier looked out from his window in the lucky 38 at the glittering city known as New Vegas and then out into the blackness where he knew the rest of his fledgling nation slept in the early hours. He thought of all the events that led to this point, his participation in the second battle for Hoover dam and before that the launching of two nuclear war heads that decimated NCR and Caesars legions forces. After killing mister house he updated the securitrons gathered his allies and then began his assault on what remained of enemy forces before directing power to the Mojave. The NCR retreated peacefully and agreed to a trading treaty. The legion on the other hand even with its leadership dead and its forces scattered still put up resistance, the courier ordered his forces including the BOS, the remnants, the boomers, and his securitrons army to hunt down and destroy any remains of the once great army. That was over two years ago and his new nation was becoming a major power challenging even the NCR, a fact the courier took pride in. the population of the Mojave had boomed with the help of a G.E.C.K the courier constructed with specs from a vault co bunker and the vending machines from the Sierra Madre. He had worked with the kings to construct houses and factories in Freeside making crime and poverty non existent in Freeside. Goodsprings and all the other communities in wastes had benefited by joining together as one nation gaining the benefits of industry, crop production, and a functioning education system. But he wondered was all this worth it he had killed so many, was this peace and growth worth the nuclear fire unleashed on the NCR's and Legions forces weakening one and destroying the other. The Couriers 's thoughts were interrupted by veronica in her high society dress holding clip board walked into the room.
"Time for the weekly report, Rex" Veronica said with her usual upbeat tone "the settlement in Zion has recorded another successful harvest and the tribals are converting to our ways and have begun helping us clear out any remaining hostile tribes."
"Good" Rex said with a nod "how are the New Canaanites taking our increased presence."
"Surprisingly well" Veronica "Joshua Graham is trying to keep the peace knowing it's your people settling in the area."
"Good, how are things going in the divide?"Rex asked.
"Our teams have secured the missile silos and key areas, they have begun a fledgling colony" Veronica answered.
"That's for the best, if any one should get there hands on those war heads ….." He shook his head at the thought.
"Yes I know" Veronica knew how his choice in the divide weighed on her friends mined "now, onto the Sierra Madre. Dean's been revamping security with the holograms and remotely activated traps; Christine's helping the construction drones from the big empty to rebuild and fortify the villa; the super mutant GD is helping the eradication crews destroy the remaining pockets of ghost people at an astonishing rate. Also we've begun to vent the cloud out of the streets."
The courier thought about his friends at the Madre and smiled, he would have to visit them sometime.
"We've managed to build and redesign several of the vending machines and distributed them to the surrounding communities and the strip. The auto docs have been moved to major medical centers and any doctor who requests them has gotten them."
"Is the think tank behaving?" Rex asked.
"Yes, there cooperating with our scientists and have even stopped trying to experiment on them. The cazador and night stalker breeding and training program is progressing steadily and showing positive results. Your brain says hi by the way"
"How are things on the home front?" Rex asked.
"Crop production is up 68% and our factories are producing record amounts of goods. Freeside reports that poverty and crime is decreasing as we build factories and housing with the followers and kings. The Van Graff's have agreed to stop selling to what remains of the fiends so we can finally end them. The great Khans have fortified red rock canyon and are helping with fiend eradication and have started making medicine instead of drugs. The brotherhood and the remnants have merged and are calling themselves the knights. The boomers have started letting trading caravans in and have begun trading ordinance. The death claw nest at quarry junction is still a problem you're going to deal with that hopefully."
"Thank you Veronica, is that all" Rex asked before a loud boom rang out and a flash of light before a large object flew out of the sky and crashed in Freeside.
"Veronica grabs your gear and ED-E" the Courier exclaimed grabbing his sierra Madre security armor, holo-rifle, and combat cosmic knife. What ever the hell it was it landed in an unpopulated area of Freeside, the courier hoped it wasn't an bomb, he hated bombs.