"Gah!" A man fell out of a cryogenic stasis chamber and gasped. "Wha? What happened?" His mind recalled events in his head. The sirens, the vault, the wave of radiation and dust. Worst of all, being frozen and unable to save his wife. "Nora!" He ran to the adjacent stasis pod and activated the manual override. "Come on. COME ON!" The door opened to reveal his dead wife. Her corpse laid lifeless yet still frozen. He slipped her ring off and held it in his hand. "I find whoever did this, find Shaun and make them pay." The man cautiously walked through the silent vault, blaring sirens filled the air. The door to the exit was jammed so, he had to take the long way.

Hallway after hallway, there was no one to be seen. The man found a baton and quickly grabs it, extending it's size. Now armed, the man felt slightly more relieved. He heard a strange noise, something that would be made by a bug. A huge roach flew from a wall to the ground. "What the?" The bug flew towards him and jumped, The man instinctively smacked it against a wall, effectively smashing it. "Giant bugs. Great." He continued to walk down through the Vault, walking past skeletons and remains of the Vault Dwellers.

Opening a malfunctioning door, the man walked through what seemed to be broken generators. More roaches, with varying sizes, walked around generator room. The man took them out quickly and left the room, leaving behind broken corpses of roaches and skeletons of Vault-tec workers. Looking above a sliding door, the man read: access to the Overseers Office. Opening the door, the man saw a moving Vault 111 jumpsuit. With further examination, the man saw a young woman trying to smash a window to a safe. The safe and the woman were both inside what seemed to be a jail cell.

The man slowly walked forward, collapsing his baton and walked past the Overseers desk. However, he tripped on a turned over chair, dropping his baton. "ARGH!" Once the man untangled himself from the chair he looked up to see the woman holding him at gunpoint with a 10mm pistol. "Look! I mean no harm! I just want outta here!" She violently shook her pistol, extremely afraid. "Look, just put your gun down and we'll talk." The woman's breathing faltered and she dropped her weapon instantly.

"S-sorry! I just – I'm just on edge." She stepped back from the man and slid down on one of the many bars that the supposed jail cell had. "I'm – I'm Elizabeth. Who are you?" The man picked up her pistol and handed it to her.

"Name's David." The man sighed, scratching his light beard.

"Nice to meet you." The two stayed in silence briefly before Elizabeth spoke up.

"So, we should probably get out of here, r-right?" David nodded. The two looked at the safe containing a strange weapon of some kind.

"I'll come for you later." Elizabeth said under her breath. David looked around the Overseer's terminal and found a quick way to the exit. Entering a corridor David and Elizabeth ran into more giant roaches. David felt with them while Elizabeth struggled. Whenever she readied her weapon, she would shake violently. Must not be used to killing, thought David. After walking through the Overseer's hidden entrance to the exit the two found themselves at the Vault's entrance. More skeletons were splayed around the entry way. Some of them had state-of-the-art Pip-boy's. David grabbed the arm of one and tried to slide the Pip-boy off of the skeleton, while Elizabeth tried to open the Vault door. "It won't open. Uh, maybe it needs a manual restart?"

"Yeah, I check in the security room." David said while snapping the Pip-boy onto his arm. David walked inside the room and found a mirror. Quickly, he ran to it to see himself. David was a well aged man, however he kept a young look. David has slightly messy black hair and a light beard. He was also in good condition when it came to his body. Once he was done he heard whirring and grinding metal.

"Hey, David?! I think I got it working!" Running back out to the main entrance and exit, David saw Elizabeth with a Pip-boy opening the Vault door.

"Nicely done. Let's go."

"Wait! What if everything's ruined out there?"

"Honestly, it has to he better up there than here."


The golden light of the sun blinded the two as the elevator continued to rise. Finally, the Vault door shaped elevator stopped and the Dwellers looked around to see the destruction. Elizabeth gasped and sat down as David looked around in horror. "B-Boston, it -it's really gone. The trees the city, oh my god."

"Oh my god. We have to keep moving. There's a neighborhood not to far from here."

"O-ok." The two walked down the hill and to David's old neighborhood.

"So, how'd you get to the Vault?" David asked.

"My mother and I made it to the Vault. We never knew what happened to my father. They were supposed to go into the Vault, but since my father was somewhere, Vault-tec made a exception for me."

"I'm sorry for bringing it up." They stayed quiet until they were near David's home, where a familiar robot was tripping dead bushes. "Codsworth?"

"Sir?" The Mr. Handy looked at David and spun around in joy. "Oh, Mr. David! It really is you! And I see you brought a friend! How are you m'lady?"

"Uh, I'm ok? I'm Elizabeth."

"Codsworth. Sir? Where's the missus and Shaun?" David looked down in anger and sadness.

"Some…asshole and random people in hazmat suits took Shaun…and…they killed Nora."

"Oh." Elizabeth moaned.

"Oh, no. Sir, I am so sorry for this. I wish I could help but, I have no idea where Shaun could be."

"It's fine. I'll find him."

"And I'll help." Elizabeth spoke up. David looked at her and smiled.

"Thanks."

"Sir, I suggest you start in Lexington. I detected some things there a while back. I'll stay here and tend to everything."

"Thank you Codsworth."

"Good luck sir." The two Vault Dwellers ran down the road of David's destroyed neighborhood and down the road, carefully looking around.

Elizabeth noticed a somewhat wrecked Red Rocket gas station and the two walked up towards it. To the side of the station there was a dog laying on the floor, arms and head extended. The two Vault Dwellers then heard a welder torch activate and begin working on something metal. The two walked closer, David having his pistol ready, trying to stay quiet.

Then Elizabeth accidentally stepped on a twig, breaking it. The dog lazily opened it's eyes and looked at the two, before getting up and growling and barking. "What is it Dogmeat?" A voice was barely audible from the sound of welder and barking. The welding stopped and David hear footsteps

And a gun's saftey being disengaged.

"Ok, what the hell is your-" A man came into view of David and Elizabeth. He was holding was seemed to be a pristine shotgun and in his holster was a suppressed P19. He was wearing a well-worn light trench coat that was mixed with dark colors. Black, dark brown, and dark forest green.

His pants were a jet black, the same for his boots. He also seemed to have a Pip-boy on his arm.

His hair was slightly messy and jet black. The man had noticeable scars on his face, one right over his left eye, a long one over his cheek and a small one on his chin. His cold dark blue eyes glanced at the Dwellers. "…problem." He turned fully to the two and smiled. "Hello, who are you?" David shudder and shook with nervousness, this man looks like he wants to kill us!

"W-who a-a-are you?"

"Sorry, Pretty, but I asked first." The man said. He was actually looking at Elizabeth in a very odd and perverted way. Up and down he looked over Elizabeth skin-tight Vault suit, want to see what's under there. He continued to observe Elizabeth amazing hourglass figure and pretty face.

Elizabeth looked not a day over twenty-five and her stunning hazel eyes only added to her looks. He long brunette hair was but up into a pony tail, and even then she still had her hair go down to her shoulders.

The girl shifted her weight between her feet as the man stopped analyzing her. "I-I-I'm El-Elizabeth." She held her hands in nervousness and worry.

"And you old man?" The man waved his shotgun with one hand to get David's attention.

"David. Now tell us your name. Now."

"Whoa, let's not get hostile shall we? You came to my 'home' started waving your gun around in front of my dog and now your interrogating me? Well David, don't forget that I have a shotgun and a dog right here." The man waved his weapon to show his isn't joking. "By the way, name's Archie. How old are you two. What are ya, father and daughter?"

"No, I'm thirty-two and we aren't related."

"Y-yeah, and I'm twenty-three."

"Huh, that's pretty funny. I'm twenty-five." Archie's dog rolled on the ground playfully along his boot. "And this is Dogmeat." Archie moved his gun to the side of the garage door and glanced at the two. "So, what are two Vault Dwellers doing out here in the Wasteland?"

"We're looking for my son, Shaun. He was taken from me."

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Where are ya gonna look for 'em?"

"Lexington."

"Nah, that's sounds like a awful idea. Raiders are crawling all over the place. I think you best shot is Diamond City. I know a gal and guy there that could help you."

"I appreciate it. Thanks Archie."

"However, I don't think that you should go today. It's getting kinda late and there's a radiation storm comin' in."

"Radiation storm?" Elizabeth asked, looking up to glance at Archie. She was playing with Dogmeat and Archie could already see that Dogmeat loves her.

"Come inside I'll explain."


The gas station was built like a fortress, the doors looked well made, the windows were boarded up and the garage door was locked shut. "…So that's a Courser and this was his uniform." Archie finished explaining.

"Wow, that's amazing." Elizabeth said smiling at Archie. David shook his head as he ate from cooked, Rad-Stag? And purified water.

"That's impressive, Archie."

"Yeah." Elizabeth yawned and stretched while Archie checked his Pip-boy.

"It's pretty late. We should head to sleep. We got a long trip ahead."

"Wait, your coming with us?" Elizabeth asked.

"Yeah, I need to tell you who the people are. Plus, me and Dogmeat gotta stretch out legs." Archie stood up and looked around the station. "Ok, there's a office room in the back, and it has two sleeping bags, and as for the third, I guess it'll have to be in the garage."

"I'll go in the garage." David yawned.

"You sure?"

"Yeah."

"Ok, sorry about the crappy place."

"No, it's fine. Goodnight." David went into the garage and laid down a sleeping bags that Archie gave him. The Vault Dweller laid on top of it and tried to sleep.

As for the two in the office room, they tried to get situated. "Can't, get, comfortable!"

"Same." Elizabeth sighed. "Uh, hey I have a idea. And it means nothing."

"What's the idea?"

"Spooning?"

"Really?"

"Well it's the only way we can get comfortable! There not enough room for the two of us!"

"Ok! Ok. Fine. Let's try it." Elizabeth shifted to her side to where she was looking at a wall. She felt Archie's arms slip under and over her as he pulled himself closer to her, effectively spooning her. Elizabeth blushed uncontrollably.

"Don't do anything funny, got it?"

"Oh, please. I'm not a rapist nor a pervert."

"You staring at me earlier would say different."

"Ok fine, you got me. But I won't do that."

"Ok, goodnight."

"Night, Pretty." Once again Elizabeth blushed and she quickly fell asleep.