The Law of the Wasteland

by MrCooley

The Courier is a good man, but doesn't see himself as such. He's just a washed up soldier. But after two life threatening injuries occur within two months, he starts rethinking his attitude. Now following the last words of his father, and his own moral guidelines, the Courier sets off to find the man who shot him. Instead he changes the future of the Mojave.

1. Author

Hey everyone reading this. I've been on the site for a while, and reading stories that others had published inspired to get me back in to writing, mostly as a way to de-clutter my brain, but also to share my imagination with others. I used to write a lot in middle school, but it fell to the wayside after that, so I may be rusty with certain things. Being on the site for so long and reading so many wonderful stories helped me expand from planning out one stories to planning out multiple stories, including an original story. Right now I have six stories in the works, and I'm able to get new chapters written pretty consistently.

Now this story in particular has been in the works since Fallout New Vegas came out. I loved playing Fallout 3 as well, but it didn't draw me in as much as New Vegas. For about three years, all I did was create scenarios of what I would do if I was the Courier. It wasn't until I saw the Law of the Jungle trailer for Destiny that I actually started developing a plot for the story. Just some thing about the Law resonated in me and I thought it was a perfect fit for New Vegas.

This story is technically a self insert, but I'm no where near as combat efficient as the Courier. I'll stay true to the canon of New Vegas as much as I can, but I will be tweaking things to fit into my version of the universe. This story will go considerably further than the games ending. Also, my parents are both former US Marines, so there will be allusions to the Marines as well as the usage of military terms and the phonetic alphabet. If its necessary, I'll clarify what they mean at the end of the chapter if it wasn't explained in the chapter itself. Finally, I'll be referring to most weapons by the real world names, or as close as possible. For example, the Service Rifle with an M16, the Marksman Carbine is an M4, and the .45 Auto Pistol is a Colt 1911.

I hope those of you that read this story enjoy it, and I'm looking forward to hearing you feedback and any criticisms anyone has.

P.S. Also I don't own the rights to Fallout: New Vegas, My Little Pony, Star Wars, Colt Manufacturing, Magpul Industries, or any other copyrights besides my OCs.