Author's word: Hey guys! I'm back! I know, it's been forever! I did promise a sequel to my Fallout New Vegas fic, but for months I've been trying to decide where and when the sequel should take place. Also, since my laptop took a crap, I'm using my phone to write this. Cool, huh? Anyway, so, let's get right into it, shall we?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Fallout characters, nor the source material. The only character who came from my own imagination is the name and personality of the Courier, (and I don't own the "Courier" name, either). Oh, and I will probably make some references to Elvis Presley and his songs(and I don't own those either).
My Darling Fire Eyes
Prologue: Viva Las Vegas
It was a swingin' kind of room at the Tops Casino. The Presidential Suite. It seemed like a great place to relax...if it hadn't been for the blood stains and the bodies that littered the floor. Nonetheless, the dark haired Courier wasn't finished with that piece of shit Benny. He had tried to kill her. Again. And failed. So the hunt would continue for Raven Wagner. But where to start? She knew Benny had tucked tail and raced for the desert by now with the item the plaid checkered man had taken from her back in Bitter Springs. Raven decided on finding his room. Perhaps there would be some clues there.
Raven slinked her way around, trying to find out where his room was. After discovering Benny had his own suite on the 13th floor, she took the elevator. And when she found his room, Raven realized it was locked. She took a step back and looked both ways down the hall. No one was around. Raven reached into her lockpick kit and grabbed her handy screwdriver and lucky hairpin. She unlocked the door with ease. She entered and began her search with the focus of a hungry desert dog chasing after a meal. She yanked out drawers, busted cabinet doors open, ransacked the wardrobes, cut open his mattress. Nothing. Not a fucking thing. She burst open his back bedroom door to find another room. Only this room didn't look like part of the hotel at all. There was a giant hole in the wall where another door must have been. And a Securitron with a goofy smile. Raven had to pause for a moment before approaching the robot. It acknowledged her with an enthusiastic greeting.
"Hey!" it shouted. "Hi there, good to meet you! What can I do for you today?"
Raven quirked a brow. This securitron was freaking her out. "Have you seen Benny?" She asked.
"He was around here not too long ago," replied the robot. "He's probably down on the casino floor now. You can wait for him here, if you like. I'm incapable of asking you to leave."
Now both her brows were raised. She'd never met a chipper Securitron before, so Raven was a bit flabbergasted. "Benny stole a Platinum Chip from me. Do you know what it's for?"
"Sure! Benny had me look at it a bunch of times! It's a data storage device, kind of like a holotape, but a lot more advanced! As for what's on it, well...Some of Mr. House's data transmissions made it sound like the Chip could upgrade his defenses somehow! That's just a guess, though! The Chip's a proprietary format! You'd need special hardware to read the data on it! There are two locations with non-standard hardware on the network - the Lucky 38 and an underground facility at Fortification Hill. I'd look there!"
Hearing this Securitron talk and spill the beans was priceless. "What's Benny planning to do with the Chip?"
"Oh! He wants to kill Mr. House and use the Platinum Chip to copy my neuro-computational matrix onto the Lucky 38''s mainframe. That should give me control over all of Mr. House's defenses, most prominently his Securitrons. And then I just do what Benny tells me - easy-peasy!"
Raven smiled and crossed her arms. "You're very...forthcoming with that information."
"I was programmed to be helpful and answer any questions I was asked. I guess nobody bothered to restrict who I answer questions for. That was probably pretty dumb, huh?"
The courier shook her head in amusement. Yeah, Benny was pretty dumb. So dumb that a thought suddenly occurred to her. If Benny were to take over New Vegas, who knows what the hell could happen? "So...what if I wanted to take over New Vegas, instead of Benny?" She asked.
"Then I'd have to help you! I mean, it seems pretty obvious Benny wouldn't want me to, but hey, not my fault I can't say no!"
"Very true." And Raven asked more questions, on how to assassinate Mr. House, how to upgrade the defenses, and many other details. And the Securitron answered all her questions and provided useful information on how to actually run The Strip, on how he'd install himself on the mainframe of the Lucky 38 once Mr. House was taken care of, and to point out that this would be great to help her accomplish so much whether he wanted to or not. And after all that, Raven felt satisfied she had enough information. "So where is the Platinum Chip now?
The Securitron seemed to delight in giving up all this information even though he knew how dumb it was. "Benny carries it with him at all times. I think he's paranoid that someone might want to take it from him."
Raven smacked her forehead. This was just too good. "Thank you, Captain Obvious."
"Ha! Don't be silly! That's not my name! I'm actually called Yes Man!"
Raven bit her bottom lip to stop herself from laughing. "Either way, they both sound like fucked up super hero names."
Yes Man seemed to almost cheer at that comment. "Wooooow! I never thought of it that way! I'm not just a Securitron; I'm a super hero!"
Raven snorted. "Sure you are. I'll get you a cape and everything."
"So I can fly and save the world?"
Raven thought about that for a few moments. "You know what? That's a great way to look at it."
Still, she hadn't quite decided whether or not she was going to kill Mr. House. He had been quite generous to her and Boone, so killing him would look like the courier was ungrateful. So unlike Yes Man, Raven was going to keep that information to herself.
Author's Comments: So yeah, this is just the prologue to the story. I just wanted to get this bit out there and it wasn't long enough for an actual chapter. Anyway, let me know what you guys think! Review and follow and such please!