Well hello there my lovely watchers! It's been a while since I've actually written something so I thought I would start a story. I've recently gotten into Fallout 3 and I wanted to write a story. I don't have much of a plot right now, but it will come to me eventually. Anywho this a romantic fic between the Fem!Lone Wanderer and Butch DeLoria. There will be action too I promise!
I don't own Fallout 3 or any of the characters in the game, they belong to Bethesda. ~Thanks AFA
I always thought that life in the Vault was easy. Only the occasional Radroach infestation and a few run-ins with Butch were all that ever plagued my simple existence. That was until a few weeks after my nineteenth birthday. ..
I woke up to the sound of blaring alarms and my friend Amata shaking me vigorously. I sat up quickly and rubbed my eyes trying to make sense of her babbling. "Amata, hold on hold on, slow down." I said holding my hands up in a passive gesture to get her explain why she was so frantic.
"It's your dad! He escaped the Vault and now my dad is looking for you!" she looked terrified, like genuinely afraid for my safety. I raised my eyebrows and then got out of bed. She fished around in her bag and produced a handgun. "I managed to take this from my father's office before I left. You need to get the password to open the Overseer's exit. The room with the computer may be locked so take these bobby pins too." She shoved the gun into my hands and then pulled out a bundle of bobby pins. "Just pick the lock that's how I always get in. Find your dad!"
I ran a hand through my red hair. "Thank you Amata" I said as I put the gun at my hip and put the pins in my own pocket. I was then pulled into a hug.
"Just be careful Max" she said and then ran off. I watched her for a moment before looking over my room.
"I should probably get my things from my desk." I said to myself and walked over to it. I picked up my bb gun, its pellets, and my baseball bat. If I was going to have to fight my way out of here, I might as well do it swinging. I checked the medical cabinet and found ten stimpacks and some Med-X. I shrugged and started out. Immediately I was attacked by Officer Kendall.
I backed up quickly reaching for the handgun. "Shit, shit, shit." I cursed out almost dropping it before leveling it and firing at his head once. He dropped dead and I stepped forward hesitantly and poked him with my toe. He was definitely dead.
"Well he isn't going to need his clothes anytime soon." I said kneeling down and stripping him of his clothes and helmet. They would offer more protection than what I was wearing. I changed quickly and stepped into the hallway. Butch came running up to me looked very afraid.
"M-max! I need your help! My ma' shes bein' attacked by Radroaches." He pulled on his dark hair. "You have to help her!"
"Why can't you save her yourself?" I asked tapping my foot impatiently on the ground. I didn't have time for his bullshit, but he was scared, and being the Good Samaritan that I was, I felt obliged to help.
"It's dark and the Radroaches are there…" he mumbled. I let a sigh out and pulled my bat out.
"You mean to tell me that you're afraid of Radroaches." I raised my eyebrows but started towards the apartment anyway.
Butch muttered something under his breath and let me into the apartment before rushing inside to unlock the other door. I could hear his mother screaming on the other side so I came in swinging. The first Radroach splattered against the wall leaving its guts as a grisly paint job. The next one came flying at my face so I ducked and rammed the end of the bat into its skull. The last one took notice and stalked towards me. I pulled out the pistol and used shot it a few times.
I put the pistol away and helped Ms. DeLoria to her feet, and smiled. "Are you alright Ma'am?" I asked deciding to ignore the stench of vodka on her breath.
She looked herself over only finding a few Radroach bites. "I'm fine now." she said brushing herself off. Butch came in a large smile lighting his face.
"We did it, my mom's gunna be okay! You're the best friend I've ever had!" he said before pulling off his coat. "I know it's not much, but take my Tunnel Snakes jacket." I blinked as it was put in my hands.
"Are you sure Butch?" I asked as I folded it over my arm. He nodded with a great deal of enthusiasm.
"Absolutely, it's the least I can do." He said. I kicked the ground with my toe a bit and looked down at my toes.
"Thank you Butch, I have to leave the Vault, but if I can I will come back and find a way to thank you properly." I said looking back up at him directly in the eyes.
"Where are you goin'?" He asked now confused.
"To find my father, he's left the Vault, and now the Overseer is after me, I already had to kill Officer Kendall." I didn't feel good about it but I had to be done. I moved past him and towards the door.
"I'm goin' with you." Butch said making me stop in my tracks. I turned and gave him a pointed look.
"Butch I can't take you with me, it's going to be dangerous." I put my hands on my hips.
"I don't care." He said as he fished in a foot locker and pulled out another jacket identical to the one I had over my arm. "I can't have you upstaging me now can I?"
I rolled my eyes.' Typical Butch' I thought. "I can't guarantee what is out there Butch; I don't want your death on my conscious."
Butch scoffed and turned to me. "I can take care of myself and you are too much of a goodie two shoes." He said. He grabbed a bag and glanced over to his mother. She was already into another bottle of vodka. He sighed and walked towards me.
"Aren't you going to say goodbye?" I asked as I started to walk out of the apartment. I ignored his comment about me being a goodie two shoes. Though it was true I didn't want to hear it.
"She won't notice I'm gone, I'm barely here as it," he muttered, falling into step beside me. I frowned, trying to imagine what that would be like. "Don't worry about it and let's go."
After about thirty minutes of fighting our way through the vault, picking the lock on the Overseer's office door after he refused to give us the key and then finally opening the hatch to get to the exit I turned to Butch. "Are you sure you want to leave?" I asked him.
"Yes, let's go!" he grouched a little Amata came running up and eyed Butch.
"What is he doing here?" she asked obviously a little irate. She didn't like Butch, and Butch harassed her as much as he harassed me.
"Well hello to you too Amata" he sneered as she came to a stop beside me.
"He insisted on coming with me after I saved his mom, he wouldn't let me say no." I said as I moved over to the panel and searched for a button that told me that I opened the sealed door. "He said something about not wanting me to upstage him." I pressed a button and looked up when the alarm blared louder. Someone behind the door yelled something about how the door was opening. I grabbed Butches wrist and pulled him towards the entrance. "Amata, try to convince your father that this isn't a bad thing!" I yelled over the alarm as we ran. I didn't hear her response as I opened the door and stepped into a bright new world.