Well, I have a bit about this story I'm not quite a fan of because I dragged this thing up from my work I had been doing last year, but alas, here I am to try to bring this piece back to life. When I finish the entire thing, I may come back and re-write the beginning just for kicks.
[Disclaimer]: I do not own Fallout 4 or any canon characters. I do claim ownership over the very few amount of OCs that appear within the story.
Story Summary: The Sole Survivor embarks on a mission to clean up the Commonwealth and find his son with the help of his faithful companions. Various things stand in his way, including the leader of a notoriously corrupt and bloodthirsty raider gang that seems bent on taking over. The Leader of this raider gang embarks on her own mission of taking over a place she was once so fond of. She has the help of her own companions. Once she has her fateful encounter with the Sole Survivor, she sets her sighs on somewhere new-somewhere underground.
"A Guide of the Commonwealth" by an omnipotent Narrator:
1) Do not try to track down known killers. This is usually not worth the time or effort unless there is a good bounty.
2) Throw odd things off of bridges at your own risk.
Chapter 1~ The Rumors of Killers
The Commonwealth is a place where legends of great warriors are a reality. One instance is the sole survivor: a man on a mission to find his son and avenge his wife. In this age, legends are a lot of what people talk about. Rumors and lore all fit into legends, making each rumor and bits of gossip a possible reality.
Gossip and rumors make up all of what is known about the Institute to many common people. Not many know extensive information about the place, and so, the knowledge many know is spread by the rumors and gossip amongst the people of the Commonwealth.
Today, an odd bit of gossip had been circling around the Dugout Inn. Three men sit at a small table, a drink in each of their hands. The three men do not look like ordinary residents from the city; no, they seem to be three travelers that had happened to bump into one another in this very Inn.
The first man, dressed in a dirty black suit leans forward and eyes the other men at the table before speaking a bit lowly, "You hear about the lunatic that took over the fallen sky bridge a few months back?" He waits for the men to process what he asked and rests his chin on his hand while keeping his glass on the table with the other.
The man to his left, a scrawny looking fellow with bright blonde hair, perks up. He thinks for a few seconds before providing his input. "I did. She took out all those super mutants too. I heard she has three dozen raiders under her thumb to do all of her bidding." He had to remember what exactly he heard from the passing trader on his way to Diamond City before he could tell them his thoughts.
The last man, a darker skinned man with a plain shirt and jeans, smiles a huge smile, knowing that he has something interesting to tell the other two, "I heard she fights alongside them. Guy I know said he watched a fight once and saw her rip off a gunner's head—with her bare hands!" He watches as the other two men look at him with mouths agape. He gives a grin.
A dark haired man dressed in various different pieces of armor stands from the bar and walks over to a small table a few of the gossiping travelers resided at. "What's this about a raider group?"
The three men look up at the strange man. The man in the black suit who started their little gossip circle speaks up, "The Fallen Skybridge, over by the Combat Zone and Goodneighbor, had been taken over a few months ago by a new raider gang. Kyra the Killer. That is what they started to call her anyways."
"What are they called? Do they have any specifics, other than the location?" He gives the three a charming smile. They all give him wary looks before looking around to see nobody else listening in to their conversation. The man in the suit waves the stranger closer so he can speak in a hushed voice.
"They call themselves Nightmare. I heard it was because they are the new nightmare of the Commonwealth. Their leader, Kyra, is young, ruthless and insane, but probably the prettiest woman in the whole Commonwealth."
"Anything more?"
"I heard that they wear modified Brotherhood of Steel jumpsuits," The scrawny man with blonde hair adds, "Since those guys came here, apparently Nightmare has been giving them a run for their money. This guy I know, says they soak the jumpsuits in the blood of their enemies. The new guys have clean armor and what not. I wouldn't suggest a tangle with them."
The stranger nods in thought. "Nate," he hears from behind him.
"Not now, Mac," Nate calls back. "What does Kyra look like?"
"I haven't ever seen her," The third man says, "but my friend, the one that saw her pull off a gunner's head, he would know. If you want to go talk to him, he lives in Goodneighbor. His name is Anthony, usually hangs out in the Third Rail," The man says.
"Thank you. You all have been a big help." Nate turns and returns to the bar. He slaps some caps down on the table and nods to Vadim, "Thanks for the drinks. See you around some time." Nate walks out of the Inn with his companion at his side.
"I've heard of Kyra before. This chick is seriously bad news," MacCready sighs and crosses his arms.
"You know who this Kyra is?"
"I have heard a few stories about her," MacCready frowns at the thoughts of the stories he had heard. "I did happen to hear the one about her battle with the gunners down in Quincy before I had left. She's bad news. As far as raiders go, the crazier you are, the higher in command you are. She leads her own group with no known superiors."
"Do you know what she looks like?" Nate raises an eyebrow and looks to his friend as they walk.
MacCready sighs and shakes his head, "I heard she is young, probably about twenty or so. I don't really know too many specifics."
Nate gives an amused snort. He had never heard of this woman until that day, and she had seemed to already have quite a reputation. He had to wonder why he hears of her now. Had he not been in the Commonwealth for some time? He had killed the vagrant that took his wife and son, and he had been to Goodneighbor to get the chip analyzed, but he had yet to want to go to the glowing sea to speak with Virgil.
Something about the idea of walking through the radiation and variety of feral nests did not really spike his interests. Nate did want to go after his son, but he had to prepare to wander through the Glowing Sea. He didn't want to die before he had a chance to get his son back. He would not die before he did.
He looked up from the ground to notice they were approaching Goodneighbor. Nate was so lost in thought that he had not noticed they were almost there. He sighs and walks through the outer door to the inner streets.
Nate looks around to see Daisy and KL-E-O. He gives a wave to Daisy before making his way down to the Third Rail. He walks up to Whitechapel Charlie and waits for the Mr. Handy to notice his presence at the bar. "Hey Charlie," Nate calls, "Which one of these guys is Anthony?"
He feels a tap on his shoulder and turns around to see a scrawny looking man with black hair. "I am Anthony, sir," he says in a hoarse voice. Nate sighs internally, realizing that this guy could be helpful, but his overall look suggests that he would have more hallucinations than seeing things for real.
"I want to know more about Kyra the Killer," Nate tells him plainly. The scrawny man gives Nate wide eyes before backing up a few feet. He looks around a bit before motioning for both Nate and MacCready to follow him to the VIP room.
Once they were all settled down, Anthony looks around a bit more before leaning forward to speak to Nate. "Why do you want to know about her? She's dangerous, sir."
"A guy in Diamond City had been gossiping about her. I asked where I could learn more, and he pointed me in your direction." Nate crosses his arms and leans back in the couch, "I wanted to know what she looked like. I'm a good fellow, trying to clean up the world. This raider gang seems like they need to be disbanded."
"You're pretty brave Mr.…" He trails off, realizing that he did not get the name of the man he was talking to.
"Nate," the sole survivor offers.
"I'll tell you all that I know about her, but you have to know, that they might already know you are looking for Kyra."
Nate nods to him, waiting for him to go on. "She's young. I would say anywhere from sixteen to twenty-five, but she does look very young. She has long silver hair and a crazy look in her eyes." Nate's eyes widen slightly but he does his best to look serious and unamused. "When I saw her, she was battling alongside her gang against some gunners."
"She wears one of those black Brotherhood of Steel uniforms, the ones that only the officers wear. She had on some really thick combat armor and carried a large serrated sword. She also had a syringer hanging off her hip. Damn girl is fast too, and she's strong, despite her looks."
Nate turns his head towards MacCready when he hears an annoyed snort. MacCready gives him a questioning glance, "This guy thinks any of this matters. You have a minigun back at your place. Just use that to wipe them out."
"I would do that… I just have to find out something first. We will go there, and ask to speak with Kyra. If they turn hostile, then we can go and wipe them out," Nate's eyes become full of sadness. Anthony stands and gives a small nod before leaving Nate and MacCready to sit in silence.
"There something you want to talk about, man?" MacCready turns towards Nate and crosses his arms. He knew there was some reason Nate was so determined to find out more about this girl.
"I knew someone once, named Kyra. She had beautiful silver hair, and she was a bit wild. I know that there is likely no chance it is her, considering this whole two hundred years business, but I just…" He sighs and looks away from his companion.
"You have to see if you know her?" MacCready offers in place of Nate's silence, "Have you thought that maybe she is a descendent of whomever it is that you think you know?"
"I won't ever know if it's her if I don't go check."
MacCready nods to his friend and stands, "Well, let's get going. I bet if we get going now, we can get there before it gets too dark."
Nate stands and wanders around the town before getting up enough courage to wander over to the Combat Zone. The raiders there had already known him and knew to stay away from him since they heard about the last time he visited the establishment. Nate walks over to the two raiders at the door, noticing them cower in fear slightly.
"I want you to take me to Kyra the Killer's place of residence."
…
"Kyra, I think we finally got a working poison," a hoarse voice calls from the doorway. "Oh?" The woman presumed to be Kyra turns around in her swivel chair a few times before she rolls it over to the middle of the room. "The almighty Toxic Todd has finally come up with a worthy poison?" A large smile spreads across his face as he holds up a flask full of red and black swirling liquid.
"I wanted you to come by the lab and see the effects," Todd explains. Kyra stands, her silvery hair swishing as she does so and cascading down her back. She follows Todd out the small shack and onto the fallen Skybridge. She walks with him up the piles of rubble and broken cars to the ruined skyscraper. He holds the door open for her, chuckling when he sees pink dust her cheeks.
They use the elevator to go to his floor and enter into his makeshift lab. He has an odd looking man chained up in the corner. Todd pours the liquid into a spray bottle and gives the man a puff of mist. Kyra covers her ears once the man begins to holler at the top of his lungs. He begins to claw at his eyes and flail his arms before himself, attempting to shield himself from some invisible force.
"It is the Liquid Nightmare. It is in the beginning stages, so I will only have the liquid form for now. After a while, we can try to get some sort of mist or even a bomb or sorts," He walks over and picks up a thick folder. He hands it over to Kyra and she reads through them quickly. "I hope that you can get this done. I would like to take Diamond City. Once we have that place, we can go after Goodneighbor, then we can try to capture a few of the settlements around here."
Todd gives her a large smile before catching her in a hug. "I bet your parents would be so proud, Kyra," He beams at her. She gives him a nervous smile and tries to wriggle free from his embrace.
"Todd, please let go. I don't think my parents would be happy. I think they would be disappointed that I rose to power like… this… She always dreamed I would do something great. She figured I could rule the world if I wanted. I don't think she meant that I pillage and rampage throughout the Commonwealth to do so," She sighs and crosses her arms.
"Don't worry about it so much, Kyra," Todd beams before he takes her hand and drags her out of the building onto the fallen Skybridge. "Let's go do something fun to take your mind off of it."
"We can try to trick Sheryl into eating dog food again?"
"You bet, kid."
"Why must you call me that? I'm twenty for crying out loud!" Kyra crosses her arms and huffs angrily at her scientist friend.
"Because in my eyes, you are a kid. Someone as old as myself, could only see someone as young as you as a child. You are still so new to the world, despite being so damn vicious," He gives a hearty laugh and ruffles her silver hair. She growls at him and swats his hands away.
Kyra and Todd had been nearly inseparable since they took over the Fallen Skybridge. Kyra had viewed the man as a father, or with his age, a young grandfather. Todd viewed her as a granddaughter, albeit a violent psychopathic one.
Kyra and Todd walk to the edge of the bridge and look towards the horizon. She gives a smile, "I bet I could toss a blood bag farther than you could," She teases. He raises an eyebrow but does not question her; instead he waves over a passing man.
The man looked clean, and a bit new, so Todd figured he could learn the lesson that Kyra is a bit wild early on. He points up to the pool deck of Hub 360, "The box next to the door, please bring it here for the boss." The man nods and scampers away. He returns a few moments later with the wooden crate full of deep red liquids in miscellaneous containers.
"New guy," Kyra calls to him before he could walk away. He turns and walks back over, careful not to look her in the eyes. She picks up a clear bag filled with the deep red liquid. "You should toss one. It's pretty fun," She shoves it into his hands and gives a big smile. He smiles back and chucks it off the bridge.
Kyra, Todd and the new raider watch the back splatter on the ground. "Pretty good," she tells him. Todd points to a caravan. Kyra picks up another bag and stretches her arm a bit. She flings the bag with all her might and laughs when it splatters on the ground right in front of one of the guards. They all look up to where she stands and pull out their guns.
"I think they want a fight," she says. She turns around to spot the raiders lazing around on the bridge. "Hey, fellas!" She waves and calls them over, "I think they want a fight!" Several people stand at the word fight. "Rusty? Where is Rusty? Oh, there you are. Please bring me… The Vanquisher."
Rusty, called such for his rust colored hair, runs to the small shack Kyra had claimed was the weapons depot and returns with a large missile launcher. He loads a missile in it for her and she steps closer to the edge. Kyra points it at the caravan and steadies it on her shoulder. "Bye-bye," She laughs as she fires the missile. Bodies and body parts fly from the origin of impact.
The raiders around her cheer and pat her on the back for her impeccable aim. Many of the new ones stare at her with wide eyes, quite unsure of what to make of her. Some of the raiders that have been with Nightmare for a much longer time have become used to her antics and just roll with whatever she decides to do.
"You were right, Todd. This did make me happier."
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[AN]: Well, I know this chapter was a bit short, and so will the next few, but I am aiming for 3k+ for each chapter. I hope you stick with me and keep reading. See you next time! R&R!