He had known she was different even before he met her in person. He remembered watching through his scope as she limbed her way across the desert and close to Novac. She had looked up and stopped. He thought she couldn't see him. It was night and he was in the dinosaurs' mouth. He saw her reach for a gun and hold it up. He readied himself for the shot. That's when she waved. A huge smile flashed across her face and she waved like crazy, practically bouncing. He could swear he heard a tinkling laugh coming from the Mojave. Reluctantly he had waved back to her. She lowered the gun and smiled bright before practically running into the town. Maybe I should shoot her now… he had thought. He shrugged the thought off and looked for her again in his scope. She was no where to be found. "shit." He cursed under his breath. He moved the barrel of the gun around in larger circles something tapped his shoulder. He turned around swinging the barrel at whatever had touched him to see the girl from below standing there playing with the dinosaurs' tooth, she even had one of the smaller dinosaurs' from the gift shop in her hand. "Don't sneak up on me like that." He had said perhaps a little to cruelly. A look crossed her face between sadness and trying not to smile. "I just wanted to say hi."

"you shouldn't be up here." She walked closer. "why not?"

"you just shouldn't be. I'm on duty." She raised one eyebrow. "oh," she sat cross legged on the floor. "what do you so then?" he sighed. "I'm the nighttime sniper. " she gasped and rocked forward, palms flat on the floor. "so you protect the town!"

"yeah." She quickly got back to her feet, holding her hands in little fists over her chest. "what do you protect tem from?" a pause. "anything that looks like a threat." She thought about it for a moment. "so that's why you were watching me with your scope! You thought I was dangerous didn't you? Do you still think I'm scary and dangerous?" she asked making little fighting stances, keeping weight off her left leg. "no." her face fell. "but I'm powerful!" she complained. He sighed. "so," she asked. "do you have many friends here?"

"no, I don't get along with people from here." A small half smile came across her face. "I'm not from around here." He thought about this for a moment. "no, no your not are you. You might be just what I need." She looked puzzled. "with what?"

"the people here. I can't trust them. I need someone who isn't from here. Someone I can trust. Your not from here so that's a start." Her brow burrowed. "you only trust strangers?"

"I said it was a start." He barked impatiently. The small smirk came back. "so what do you need help with?" he placed his rifle to the side and crossed his arms. "my wife. She taken from our house when I was on duty by legion. They knew when to come and how to get in and out quietly. She's dead now. I want the son of a bitch that sold her." A sudden seriousness overcame her face. "how do you know she's dead?"

"I just know alright." He bit. She nodded. "I'll help."

"okay ill give you my beret. It'll be our signal. When you find them put this on and bring them out in front of the dinosaur mouth while I'm on duty. I need to kill them myself." He handed her the beret and she nodded placing in in her back pocket. "I know."

"how'd you know?" he asked as she handed him his beret back. She handed him a slip of paper as he adjusted the hat. He took it and read it. "it'd be just like them to keep paper work. Thank you." She nodded. "what will you do now?" she asked catching him off guard. No one ever really cared what he did. He thought for a moment and shrugged. "I will probably just wander. There's nothing left for me here." He graved his rifle and headed for the door. When he put his hand on the knob she spoke. "why don't you come with me?" he scoffed to himself but turned around still. "why?" she uncrossed her arms and took a few step towards him. "you have something against the legion. Your going to hunt them aren't you?" he paused. "yes."

"then come with me. We'll kill more with two of us." He considered it. She did have a point. "alright. Your funeral." Her face stayed calm and distant. "you underestimate me. Go get what you need. I want to buy another dinosaur toy."