Hennery walked across the desolate open desert he grabbed his canteen and shook it a small amount of liquid sloshed around in the bottom. He lifted it to his lips and downed the rest in a few gulps. He had been walking for a little over a week now. Hennery was headed to a small town called the scrap yard he had learned a man lived there. This was no ordinary man though this man was part of the evil military that assaulted mineral city which eventually lead to the slaughter of his wife and two children. The military was long since destroyed by the brotherhood of steel but a few remnants remained. The organization was called the enclave a collection of the pre-war military. He had been hunting every member he could track down. An informant had told him the location of this man for the hefty price of 2,000 caps but it was worth it to see the final pained expression on the murderer's face. Hennery's mind returned to his lack of water after another mile of so he reached the ruins of a city. He found a man under an over pass trying to shield himself from the rays of the sun hennery said

"excuse me" the man jumped and fell out of the make shift hammock made out of the material used to cover store fronts he scrambled up with a 9mm pistol in his hand but was turning in circles because the NCR helmet he was wearing fell over his eyes after he regained his composure he aimed the pistol in hennery's direction he remarked "freez"

hennery replied in a calm voice "you might want to take the safety off" the man examined the gun and flicked a switch on the side. Hennery walked up to him and extended his hand and said

"I'm hennery" the man put out his hand. Hennery grabbed the gun in one quick motion he remarked

"I would feel a lot safer if you weren't pointing this at me by the way do you have any water I could buy." the man chuckled and replied sure do cheap too hennery handed him the gun back he took it and shoved it into his belt and started rifling through a crate until he came up with a bottle labeled Aqua pura. Hennery said

"where did you get this I haven't seen this brand before" the man replied in an exited voice all the way from DC from those steel guys." hennery said

"how much" the man replied

"100 caps" hennery thrust the bottle back into his hands and began to walk off but the man yelled

"wait how bout 25 NO 20" hennery turned around grabbed the bottle and put 20 bottle caps on a crate. As he was taking a swig the man said

"I'm charley by the way and you are" hennery was about to respond when heard a yell and a giant hulking monster charged at him screaming

"NO YOU NO HURT CHARLEY" before hennery could grab for his gun the monster slammed into him sending him sprawling to the ground he was about to thrust a large jagged rock into hennery's head but the monster heard Charley say

"SLIM SLIM NO" the monster turned and said in a calm almost whining voice

"but he was going to hurt charley"

"no no slim he wont hurt charley" the monster plopped to the ground like a child learning to walk might. Charley said to hennery

"well this is slim but I can see you two have already met. After hennery settled down he asked "so were did…Slim come from" charley replied "oh I found him on my way to new Vegas he's a super mutant probably form Jacobs town he kept saying he wanted to come with me so I let him figured who'd mess with me when I have this guy folowin me but since then we've become friends so how bout you were you from" hennery replied

"mineral city" charley asked him

"isn't that one a those really protected places" protected was an under statement it was a fortress especially ever since the enclave had attacked it. The city was centered around a mine used by the NCR for harvesting raw material. NCR troopers were always guarding it rangers often took leave there and its perimeter was lined with a two foot thick steel plated wall with guard towers and turrets lining its top. The only way to get in was a large gate at the front even more heavily guarded than the wall. Only specific people could get in mainly miners and scavengers there to work or cash in raw material for a hefty reward. Although most of the population was workers several high ranking NCR officials also board in the luxurious hotel "oasis" most of the inhabitants though lived in small makeshift huts usually constructed of scrap metal and wood. Some lived in an overcrowded motel and some the beggars lived in boxes and on the streets. Hennery replied to the Harleys question

"yeah" he then stood up grabbed his sawed off double barreled shot gun.

He was about to leave when charley said "hey you need some company"

hennery said "no I don't" charley still followed close behind followed by slim charley said

"you know I make a mean fire gecko pie if yur interested" night fell fast and even worse a sand storm had kicked up limiting there vision to about two feet in front of them hennery had wrapped the collar of his trench coat around his mouth and cupped his hand around his eyes in a desperate attempt to keep the sand out Charley yelled over the violent gusts of wind