Every story begins somewhere, and mine begins in a little town called Megaton.
3 years after the purifier had been liberated and restored.
Lucas Simms stood near the deactivate bomb in the middle of Megaton seeming to be thinking of how it could have been disarmed and neutralized by a mere vault kid not more than 3 years ago.
"Hey sheriff, I think you need to come see this!" said a settler coming down the slope of the entrance to Megaton.
Lucas turned around at the voice brought back to the present with his title being called. "What's going on?" he said in his deep and rugged voice. He didn't wait for a response and started to head toward the gate immediately.
Upon reaching the gate he stopped and looked at a man who was crumpled on the floor bleeding profusely. He recognized this man as the very same kid he was thinking of not more than a minute ago.
Upon looking at him closer he saw multiple bullet wounds, bruises and cuts running down his arms. This was the man who had saved the Capitol Wasteland and personally saved their town from being blown up by that dam bomb.
"Someone get this man to Doc Church right now!" Simms yelled at a few settlers that were just standing there looking at his body. What annoyed him the most was that they didn't even think of that before calling on him. Sure he appreciated being told but this man's life was on the line, and he didn't want to let him die.
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Duncan woke up in a small room, his back feeling stiff and soreness coursing through all his limbs. He tried to sit up but groaned and fell back onto where he was laying. He looked around the room about and saw two doors one was the main entrance where he could see the door to the outside, and the other door was closed.
Looking down he saw that he was in a Rob-Co jumpsuit, and was missing all his gear that he last remembered having with he. He tried to sit up again this time succeeding and getting off of what he was laying on. He walked a few paces and the locked door opened and Doc Church walked out.
"Well, well. I was beginning to wonder if you were ever going to get up." He said looking walking over to him. He was dressed in his usual blood stained shirt and pants and, bent over the stretcher that Duncan had been laying on the medical rack that was next to it." You know, you shouldn't really be walking around right now…but if you really need to I can give you 2 or 3 med-x to help."
"Thanks doc, how much will it cost me?" Duncan said reaching for a pocket that wasn't there.
Doc Church noticing he was fumbling around looking for his pocket said "Won't cost you anything. You're medical bill was all ready paid and these are on the house. For all you've done for us here in Megaton." He handed him the med-x and began to walk back to his room until Duncan called out "Wait...who paid my medical bill?"
"Everyone in Megaton took a share and paid for it, but just an FYI I lowered the price down only for this one time though." Doc said giving him a stern look that said this was a onetime only thing. Without waiting to be asked more questions he turned into his room and closed the door.