Arceus Tf

It was a calming day in the city of New Scornth.

The sun was shining, birds were chirping, and the American Flag waving proudly and majestically in the breeze above each of the city's schools and homes.
The city of New Scornth is a city that proudly displays the American lifestyle in the wallowing pit of despair that is Earth.

Earth has gone through some horrible things in the past 2 centuries.

The Great War was the bloodiest 2 hours in all human history, and has left the planet struggling to maintain some semblance of normal. But thankfully, thousands were spared the hellish life thanks to none other than Vault-Tec. Vault-Tec had made massive bunkers to enhabit many people, but most were actually just an experiment to test people to their limits. Vault 111 was one of these experimental Vaults, but it was different in a huge way, as it was a Cryo-Vault. Peopple were let in, and then put on stasis.

Only one made it out alive, and she fought the Commonwealth tooth and nail to find her family. She eventually became General of the Minutemen, Agent to the Railroad, and one of the most powerful beings in the Boston area. She built the city of New Scornth as a reflection of the TRUE American dream, and had people start to re-build the world that was.

The Sole Survivor, or Janine, has changed the face of the wasteland, but a threat will rise soon.

I walked out onto my home's front yard, and started to maintain the flowers that were growing healthy and strong. I smiled, enjoying something that I once took for granted.

I heard the door to my house open, and a voice with a distinct British accent called out, "Mum, young Shaun was wondering if he could go over to his friend's place for a while." I glanced at the source and saw my loyal Mr. Handy, Codsworth. I smiled and replied, "As long as he's back before dinner!"

Codsworth and I shared a quick laugh, and he went back inside. I turned back to the task at hand, and found that the flowers were moving in the light breeze. I thought it was adorable because the way I saw them moving made them look like they were dancing, and one of the flowers looked to be bouncing up and down.
I stood up and walked to the door, and stepped inside the house, bumping into my son as he moved past.

I then turned my attention to Codsworth, whom of which was cleaning the counter with enthusiasm I haven't seen since before... I probably shouldn't think about that. I was brought out of my thoughts when Codsworth started talking, "Mum, when are you ever going to change into something other than that wretched Vault Suit, I haven't seen you wear anything else and it is a little troblesome that you refuse to take it off." I chuckled and waved the question off, which was met by an annoyed whirr of his exaust. I stepped into my room, and reached down to check the door under my bed.
I crawled into the small cellar, and grabbed a gun from the gun rack, as well as my armor.

The gun I chose was a 10mm pistol that I had with me since I left the Vault. It had an advanced reciever, comfort grip, something called the 'barrel of the death,' a suppressor, large quick eject magazine, and a reflex sight. The Armor consisted of combat armor pieces I looted from dead Gunners in the Gunners Plaza.
I crawled out of the cellar, strapped the armor on, and grabbed 300 rounds for my 10mm.

I finally stepped out and went outside, passing Codsworth on the way out. I was going to go grab Deacon and go scavving, and maybe recruit some more settlements for the Minutemen.
I stopped outside of the Railroad HQ in the city and talked with Desdemona for a bit.

"-en we are going to start a campaign throughout the entire American wasteland to maybe find more ways Synths can be rescued and other buisness. Oh! Deacon how long have you been standing there?" Dez asked, suprised by Deacon who was standing right next to her.

He chuckled, "I was just going to see how the two of you gal's were on this fine day." I smiled, "So, Are you ready to head out?" I questioned him, and he nodded. I bid Dez a farewell, and we left New Scornth and entered the Commonwealth.

We had stumbled across a Vault, which looked to never have been opened. I smiled, believing that there might be a settlement inside that could work with the Minutemen. I placed the plug on the button and checked my Pip-Boy. The little glass panel opened and I pressed the button.
The Cog-shaped door opened with a squeal and rolled to it's side. The bridge extender landed with a metalic clunk, and we walked across into the Vault.

I walked through the door on the left, wondering if anyone was even here, when a loud crash caught my attention. Deacon was already aiming into the halls behind us, when the crash echoed again. A siren plaid, and we heard the roll of the Cog-shaped door. The squealing noise echoed in my ears. The door was shut, with us still inside this Vault.

The crashing sound echoed again, closer, when I finally decided it was time to go.

"Lets go now."

He nodded and we both started to run down the halls of the Vault, the noises now everywhere.

I saw an elevator, "Deacon in the elevator NOW!" I shouted. He jumped into the elevator and I followed his example, furriously mashing the button. A memory of when I would mash the button to avoid a large person from getting onto the elevator plaid in my head. I looked up and wished I didn't: there were creatures, humanoid in nature, that looked horribly mutated and distorted.

The elevator finally closed, and started moving down. Deacon looked at me, his face even whiter than normal.

We both looked at the door, which dinged to signify that we were inside the heart of the Vault.

The elevator door opened and revealed an atrium, and a room off to the side.

I stepped out of the elevator, pistol raised, and stealthily made my way to the room off to the side. Deacon then chose to speak, "That was some shit up there, I just hope we don't have to go through that again." I nodded, and opened the door.

"Deacon, can you stand watch while I check this room out?"

He nodded, and crouched at the door, keeping his pistol trained on the closest room to us.

The room had a few pods in it, a medkit with 15 stimpaks, a terminal, and a pipe which was leaking some goop.

I avoided the goop, and looked into the pods. The pods held nothing. I sighed in relief, when the door to the room closed and locked Deacon out in the atrium of this Vault.

I ran to the door, and tried to open it to no avail. I heard something and a rush of the green goop flowed from the pipe, and splattered onto me.

I tried to wipe it off, when it turned white. I screamed as it started to engulf me, doing something to my body: it worked up my arms and oozed down my legs, and I was hearing cracks in my ears. I screamed in fear, only for the goop to latch onto my face and force it's way into my mouth. I started choking, and fell unconscious.

Deacon's Pov

I watched as the door closed on Janine, and then heard a few screams. I tried forcing the door open, but couldn't. I then looked around, and grabbed a pipe and smashed it against the door. Janine was probably going to die if I didn't make it in time. "JANINE!" I screamed through the door, and grabbed another pipe. The door wouldn't give in, and finally I set the bar down. I looked at the door, knowing it won. I slumped and stared at the door, willing it to open.

I jumped when the door suddenly opened, and ran inside.

I stopped dead when I saw the being that was unconscious the ground.

I saw shreds of the vault suit Janine was wearing, some of them surrounding the creature. The creature wasn't human at all, being white, with yellow hooves, a grey chest and under the hind legs, along with a giant 'golden' ring on it's torso. The creature also had a grey face and a green dot under what appeared to be it's eyes.
I gulped and crouched down, seeing a Pip-Boy on it's left foreleg. "Oh my god, Janine, what happened to you?" I whispered into the room. I jumped when the creature, who I was hoping was still Janine, moved.

Janine's Pov

I groaned as consciousness reached my scenses. I opened my eyes and tried to move, when I felt a hand on my neck. I tried to look at the person when they moved into my vision.

Deacon.

"Janine?" He asked, his voice was shakey.

I opened my mouth and tried to speak, but all that came out was a choked up "Arceus." I looked at him, and gulped at his reaction.

He had stepped away, and was now holding his hand up to his head.

"Fuck, why you?" He asked, and was about to start rambling when I lifted my head and looked over my body and screamed.

"AR-US AR!" I screamed, scrambling to stand.

"Whoa SHIT!" I heard Deacon shout out. I stared at my body, in stunned silence.

Panic.

My breathing quickened and I felt the rush of fear envelope me until I finally cracked.

"HOLY FUCK! JANINE CALM DOWN!" Deacon roared as I scrambled to stand, my quickened breathing turned into hyperventilation.

I felt something smack my face, knocking me out of my panic.

I looked at Deacon, who had a stern face on. I opened my mouth, only to turn and throw up my breakfast and some remaining goop.

I coughed and wheezed, my mind finally processing what the fuck just happened. Deacon spoke up.

"Janine, are you okay?"

I coughed again, "What does it look like D?" I asked, my voice dripping with sarcasm. His eyes widened.

"You can talk again! Thats good, I guess."

I tilted my head, "What do you mean 'you guess'?" He just weakly smiled at me a bit. We jumped when we heard a loud banging noise echo from a vent.

"Lets get out of here, like right now." He said, grabbing my pistol and holstering it.

"Wait, I don't think I can walk like this," I said, looking at my quadruped body.

Deacon rolled his eyes, "You're still around the size of a human so..." He reached around me, and lifted me onto his shoulders. "You're still pretty light, just tell me where the things are." I nodded, we then took off through the door, into the atrium, and maybe towards the elevator.

"To your left! The elevator is to the left!" I shouted, and nearly hit my head on a low hanging ceiling.

"SHIT!" Deacon yelled as something lunged past his face. He jumped into the elevator, doing the same thing I had done minutes prior.

A blood curdling scream echoed from the Vault, and the elevator closed.

The door dinged as I managed to stand. I took a shaky step forward, and then another. Deacon held onto my side to keep me stable as I re-learned how to walk.

He guided me to the door, where I lifted my left fore leg so he could open the Vault door.

The door echoed with a screech, and we started hearing the crashing sounds again.

"No time for you to learn to walk out of this Vault!" Deacon said as he lifted me onto his shoulder, and sprinted out of the door. He smashed the button to the Vault and it started to close. He ran, carrying me out of the cave and into the Commonwealth daylight.
Deacon carried me around a mile away from the Vault, until he finally set me down.
"Goddamn, what the fuck do you think that Vault was?" he asked, obviously out of breath.

I shrugged, which was a bit tough to do in my state.

"I think we should get back to New Scornth." He nodded, and helped me stand.

"God, I hate feeling so fuckin' helpless. (sigh) Let's just get home, I need to explain my situation to Shaun and Codsworth. Good thing this isn't the weirdest thing we went through though," I said, Deacon snorted.

My legs gave out, causing me to flop onto my ass.

"Fuck, I don't think I can walk all the way to the city, I can't stand right now." I growled, Deacon sighed. "Reminds me of the time when you carried me out of the Switchboard, fighting synths when I was injured." We laughed, then he picked me up and slung me onto his shoulder for the third time today, and started walking.

We made small talk as he walked us to the city.

The Vault door never closed, because it jammed as the two left. The Sole Survivor and Deacon had unleashed a threat onto the Commonwealth and the world that has the ability to render mankind extinct. The human race may not survive this encounter. A species capable of destroying mankind's struggling will.
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I sighed in relief as Deacon carried me through the front door of my home.

"Codsworth, Shaun, we need to talk. It's about Janine!" He dropped me onto the couch, then flopped onto a chair.

Shaun walked into the room, Codsworth floating up besides him.

"What's wrong Dea-" Shaun trailed off, noticing me.

"Shaun, Codsworth, Janine and I have stumbled across a Vault, this Vault un-opened. She and I went in to investigate, some real scary things happened, and your mother sorta was mutated into this... I don't know what she is, but that is your Mother," Deacon explained. I nodded in agreement.

"Deacon, I need you to put the Minutemen/Railroad alliance on high alert, and explain what happened in the morning." I said, then turned to Shaun and Codsworth, both staring at me.

"M-mom?" Shaun asked, concern in his voice.

"Yeah Shaun, I'm sorry that this happened." He then smiled, which took me by suprise.

"It's okay mom, and this makes you soo much cooler!" He replied, excitement in his voice.

"Hey, Janine, you mind if I stay here for the night, I really don't think I'll make it 3 blocks before I collapse from exaustion." Deacon yawned.

"Yeah, I don't mind, and sorry for making you carry me the entire way back." I replied, lowering my head and rubbing the back of my neck to the best of my ability.

"Oh don't sweat it, you did the same thing for me at the Switchboard." I nodded. I then yawned, and tried to stand.

"Shaun, could you help me to my bed, I can't walk very well thanks to this mutation." Shaun nodded and helped me to my... er... hooves. He also helped me to my bed, where I crawled into it, and curled up.

The sun shined through the windows of my room, and I awoke to the smell of breakfast. I tried to stand, when the memories of yesterday hit me. I groaned, and forced myself onto shaky legs, and tried to walk out of my room. Go figure the door was closed, and it was a knob door. Fuck my life right now. I opened my mouth, and bit on the door knob. I turned my head, and shuddered at the feeling of the metal against my teeth. There was a click and I pushed, and fell face-first into the hallway. Goddamnit, my first day being a mutant and I'm probably going to break my face, which reminds me, I still haven't seen what my face looks like.
I managed to get into the bathroom, which was a bitch and a half, and stood at the mirror. "Oh my god," I whispered, now taking in the reality of what happened.
I stepped out into the kitchen, and managed to get to the couch before I lost my balance. I sat on my hind legs, only to slide into a laying position. Codsworth floated out into the kitchen and got to work making some deathclaw omelettes. My ear perked up when I heard a knock at the door. "I'll be right there!" I called out to the door, and stood up. After making my way to the door, I inwardly groaned, seeing how it had a knob instead of a handle. I bit onto the knob and turned it.
The door opened and a familiar voice gasped in suprise, "I thought Deacon was lying when he said something had happened." I smiled, "Hello Piper, I know it looks bad, but it really isn't." Piper nodded, and I stepped to the side to let her in. "You got something cooking?" Piper asked, sniffing the air. "Codsworth is making some of his famous Deathclaw Omlettes," I told her, she laughed and sat down on a chair. I got back on the couch, and sighed. Another knock at the door caused me to groan. "I'll get it, don't worry Janine," Piper said, and jumped up to get the door. I silently thanked her. "Oh! Dez, how are you, yeah she is here, no, Deacon wasn't lying. Yeah, ok, sure. Janine, Dez wants to talk to you." I nodded, and stood up. "Morning Dez, how are you?" I asked casually, of course she gasped and took a step back in suprise. "Holy shit, I didn't think that what Deacon said was true, what are you?" Dez asked, wide-eyed. I gave a 'shrug' and had her come in. Again I half-sat, half-laid on the couch.
Another knock, then the door swung open. "What the-" I started before I saw a young woman clad in armor. Cait.

"Mornin' Jan, glad to know Deacon wasn't actually lyin' eh?" I smiled, Dez sat up. "Hello Cait, you do need to remember to wait for someone to open the door." Piper laughed. Cait rolled her eyes in annoyance. "So the Alliance is in High Allert, why? Deacon said you sealed that Vault when you both ran out of it." Cait asked, a look of boredom in her eyes. "I just want to make sure that no-one sees that Vault, and that this doesn't happen again." I told her, my firm tone causing her to back off a bit. "A'iite, a'iite you don't need to yell." She said, holding her ears in fake pain. Piper then spoke up. Thank God.

"What was the mutation like? Um, not to be pushy or anything." I sighed, goddamnit, why did she ask that question?
"I only remember a little bit of what happened." Everyone leaned towards me in curiosity. Goddamn, why did Piper ask the golden question? "I remember looking in a medkit, when the only exit to the room closed and locked Deacon out. Then I remember hearing a whirring noise, which sounded a bit like a whisper, then some goop shot out of a pipe and covered me. That's it, I can't remember anything else about what happened in the mutation." I sighed. Piper finished doing something with a notepad she kept somewhere, and glanced up to me. Why did I have to be friends with a reporter?
"What does your body feel like?" She asked, innocently. I mentally groaned, which caused everyone to look at me in concern.

"Are you alright Jan?" Cait asked, a touch of worry mixed in her eyes. I blinked confused.

'I didn't say anything, I just groaned in my mind,' I thought to myself, or so I thought. Heh, I made a funny.

"What do you mean? you just spoke." Piper said, eyes full of her usual curiosity.

"I didn't say anything though, I really didn't say anything." I sighed, a bit frusterated. Cait rolled her eyes. Dez then stood up, and walked outside, muttering soething about a Radstag. Piper then shot up and ran out, shouting something about Nat and school. Cait, she just stared at the door, as did I. She then bid a farewell and walked out into the street. I tried again to stand, and almost squealed in joy when I stood and had not lost my balance.
I turned to the kitchen and took a step forward. I was suprised to succesfully take a step without toppling over like a drunk Russian.
I then walked over to the kitchen with more confidence in my legs. I looked at Codsworth, and smiled. "Are the ommelets ready?" I asked. Codsworth then grabbed a cup of coffee. "Here you are Mum! My famous Deathclaw Ommeletes! Enjoy." I licked my lips, eyeing the food hungrily.
I was about to reach for a fork, when it floated off of the table, and turned so it was pointed at the food. I thought it was weird, but brushed it off to the side, my hunger getting to me.

The fork plunged into the pile of ommelete when I willed it to, and moved when I wanted it to. I then finished the first bite, falling in love with the texture and flavor of the food. A thought came to mind, 'I have never, in all of my 14 billion year life tasted something so good.' The thought caught me off gaurd, as it sounded like my voice (my mental voice) but deeper and wiser.

'Wait, what? 14 billion years? Where did that come from?' I thought to myself.

'Nowhere that's where.'

I blinked in confusion, but took another bite, chewing it slowly. 'Who are you?' I thought to the weird voice in my head.

'If you must know, I am you, more specifically, your body. Do you remember what you said to your human friend in the Vault?'

I remembered saying something, but what not entirely.

'No, what did I say in the Vault?' The voice sighed. 'Arceus, you said Arceus. My name. If you want to learn more about me, I suggest you continue eating. I haven't tasted anything like this.'

I noticed I stopped eating, and continued, savoring every bite.

'I am Arceus, no, you are Arceus. I have chosen you as my predecessor, only to learn that you weren't of my world. I came searching for you, as you are the only one that can stop the destruction of my world. I guess I can help you reverse the destruction of this world if you want.' I finished the last bite, and nodded.

'Yes, I would like that, at least I can rebuild America to it's pre-war standards.' Arceus chuckled.

I walked to my room, the doorknob turning and the door opening as I walked. 'Arceus, how does that work?' I asked the voice, then I felt weird. I glanced into a mirror that was on my dresser, and saw that I was glowing a bright white.

Arceus' Pov

I opened my eyes, and looked around. A room, my room. No, my replacement's room.

"What the fuck?" I heard a voice ask, and I turned around to see myse... my predecessor was looking at me in shock.

'Hello Arceus.' I mentally thought to her, she blinked obviously confused.

"Are you Arceus?" She asked me, I felt slightly amused. I shook my head, and raised a hoof and touched her chest.

'You are Arceus, I am giving up my title as god, and giving it to you, Arceus.' She shook her head.

"I'm not Arceus, you are. Im just a woman out of time. I can't possibly be god, I just... I just can't." I stared at her, and sighed.

'What is done cannot be reversed. You are Arceus, no matter what you say. I'm not Arceus anymore. I'm now just a shadow of you, Arceus.' She groaned, and looked away. I felt another presence, the Arceus before me, my father.

"This is your idea of a predecessor son?" His voice was soft and fatherly, but firm in a leader's tone. "She dosen't want to be god, and yet you made her into us, why?" I looked at him, his face an exact replica of the body's. I sighed.

'She is the only one who can stop the destruction of our world in it's tracks.' He scoffed.

"You could have done that with ease, but you had to find a 'predecessor' that 'can stop' the destruction." I looked at her, she stared at us with a mix of fear, anger, and curiosity on her features. I groaned.

Janine's Pov

I had mixed feelings about the two shadow creatures now in my room, one of them came from my body, and the other from the first. I sighed, and walked out of the room, the door opening and closing without me thinking about it. 'Come back here now Arceus.' The two shadow creatures called in unision. I just walked out of the house, and out of the city.

I walked, for a few hours, and finally came across the settlement of Sanctuary.
I walked through the old street, and onto the dirt path to the little bridge.

I crossed the bridge, and climbed up the path to the Vault.

I walked into the little building by the elevator, pressed the button, and walked to the platform.

I watched as the city of New Scornth rose above me as I descended underground.

I stepped off of the platform and walked into the Vault, and headed straight for my deceased husband.

I sat next to the pod, unopened since the day he was killed. A lone tear fell from my face. I always came here when I needed to be calm.

My emotions were fighting inside me, I felt as though I would puke.

I noticed a shadow in the corner of my eye.

I didn't say anything, I just pulled out a stimpak, and had it ready for him. If I was very lucky, he was still alive, even if barely. I placed a... hoof onto the release switch for his pod, and looked at it. I took a deep breath, my memories came back up.

/

I felt the incredible feeling of being intensely cold, one I have never felt before. Not in all of my younger years working in a kitchen making sure the freezers stayed organized and clean had I felt this cold. That was before I became a lawyer. I opened my eyes, and coughed, some ice flinging onto the glass. I wiped the glass, hoping I could see through the condensation. I saw a man and a figure clad in a weird radiation suit walk up to the pod across from me. The door opened and I saw Shaun and Nate awake from the cold. I weakly punched the glass, panic welling up as the man raised a gun and said something. I gasped when he shot Nate, and the figure in the suit closed the pod while holding Shaun. The man walked up to me, and said, "At least we have the back up." The cryogenic stasis started again.

I walked over the skeletons of Synths, a murderous glint in my eyes.
At the time I believed Nate to be dead, and was out for revenge.
I opened the door to a room, and out walked the man himself, Kellog. My anger rose, but I bit it back down, and asked in the most calm voice I could muster, "Where the fuck is my baby you fucking bastard." He replied simply with the words I feared, "The boy's in the Institute." He didn't get to say anything else before I shot his head clean off, and killed the two Synths next to him. I ripped off the pieces of Institute tech on his body, and grabbed his pistol. I then grabbed a piece of paper with a password on it. I typed the password into a terminal, and read the files. I turned back to the corpse, and fired his pistol multiple times into his torso. "Karma is a bitch isn't it Kellog, ya' fucking bastard." I spat on him, walked out of the building, ignoring the Prydwen, and walked back to Diamond City.

/

I pulled the switch, and waited for the pod to fully open, and jabbed the stim right into his wound. I waited a second, and nearly fainted when the wound healed. He coughed multiple times and fell onto the floor. "N-Nate?" I asked, my voice cracked, and I stepped towards him. He looks up, anger in his eyes and he tackled me.

"WHERE THE FUCK IS MY SON YOU-" He stopped, he saw my eyes. Even if my eyes were red, even if I wasn't human anymore, he would always know how my eyes felt, how I saw things.

"Jan?" He asked, shock in his eyes. I could only nod. He pulled off of me, and looked away.

"I'm sorry I-" I cut him off.

"I don't care. I'm just glad you are here. Alive." He looked at me, his eyes soft.

"They took our son, we need to get him back." I smiled, and tried to rub the back of my neck in nervousness.

"We need to talk." He noticed my nervousness.

"We are going home, aren't we?" He asked. I shook my head.

"It has been 5 years since I got out of the Vault. I already got our son back, but there's a hell of a lot more to tell you." He nodded.

"Since when do you curse openly?" Nate asked.

"Ever since I left the Vault 5 years ago."I muttered, remembering when cursing was considered a sin in my eyes. Now I curse openly because it's probably one of the best ways to get a point across, next to my fully modded 10mm.
"We are headed to New Scornth, a city I built in the proper image of the American dream." He nodded. We both walked through the Vault, and onto the platform of an elevator. I noticed the shadows following us aswell. One of them disappeared into nothingness, while the other, Arceus I presume, followed the elevator.

We reached Sanctuary, and Nate cried seeing the state the town was in. He just stared at our house as we walked, leaving our old life behind for good.

"There it is, the city of New Scornth." I said, looking at the city, which looked out of place in the wasteland.
It was built to look pre-war.
Nate sighed, and we walked through the city, people smiling at me, some greeting me.

I opened the door to my house, and was tackled by my 15 year old Shaun. He looked up, and recognized Nate instantly. "Mom, is that..." He didn't finish. I just nodded.

I brought Nate in and had him sit down on the couch. He just stared at me and Shaun, now realizing that that was his son next to me.

"In the year 2077 the Great war happened, you know of that, our Vault froze us, and I'm sure you remember what happened with the bastards that took Shaun." He nodded, and I continued. "He was taken to a place called the Institute in the year 2227, and was raised there. This Institute was a highly advanced non-government orginization formed from survivors of the C.I.T."
"I was released from the Vault in the year 2287, 60 years after Shaun was taken. I rebuilt a faction called the Minutemen, and helped out another called the Railroad. I met some friends along the way, and became stronger every passing day." I sighed, Codsworth brings a cup of water to me, I thank him and take a sip.

"I... I went into a few other Vaults, 114, 95, 75, 81, and most recently, a Vault with the number 0 on it's door. I will get to Vault 0 soon." Another sip of water and another sigh.
"I ran around the Commonwealth, looking for leads to find Shaun, and helping others along the way. I eventually found a Institute reject known as Nick Valentine. He is a detective, and he helped me find the man who 'killed' you. I found out where Shaun was, and killed him in cold blood. I found some Institute tech inside of this man, and brought it to a place called the 'Memory Den' in the town of Goodneighbor."

"The doctor hooked up the piece of tech to Nick, I was put in a memory chair, and went through Kellogs memories." Nate leaned closer, getting into the tale.

"I found out that the Institute uses teleportation tech, and managed to track down the location of a Institute escapee. He helped me build a machine that could teleport me into the Institute." I took a large sip of the water.

"I worked with the Institute, killing raiders, animals, and some people to get their fake humans back. These fake humans are Synths Gen 3. They blend in with humans seamlessley. I eventually started really working with the Railroad, and finally destroyed the Institute, But before I left, I made an alliance with the Minutemen and the Railroad, and came across Shaun." Shaun looked away, a bit of sadness in his eyes.

"The Shaun you see right now isn't our actual son, he is a synth. He has been re-programed with memories and near 99.99 percent real emotions. He is the most real Gen 3 synth, and he is our son." Shaun smiled a bit.

"Our actual son was in his 60s, and was dying due to natural causes. I killed him and destroyed the Institute because of what it stood for." Nate looked away, tears in his eyes. I fought through my own tears. 'You're soul is hardened, which is why I chose you.' I ignored the shadow that was speaking.

"I then took Shaun and had the Alliance look after him while I cleaned the Commonwealth. Eventually, I started building a city, then the entire region worked with me. The city of New Scornth was founded. Things have been peaceful for the last 3 years, and I have been able to raise Shaun in a stable environment." Nate then moved to the couch, wraped his arms around me, and pulled me close. I sighed, feeling a sensce of nostalgia from the last time this happened.

We sat there for a while, Shaun joining in on the hug.

"Yesterday, a Railroad friend of mine and I went scavving outside the city for parts that could be broken down and re-made into materials for the city. Well, we came across an un-opened Vault. Vault 0. We entered the Vault, and started hearing crashing noises, like something was constantly being pushed over. Deacon and I ran to an elevator inside the Vault, hearing the Vault door close behind us. I mashed the button," The memory of the elevator experiences plaid in my mind again, "The elevator closed, and we were safe. We managed to catch a glimpse of the things making the noises. They were horribly mutated humanoids, could give nightmares if anyone saw them." Shaun and Nate shuddered, possibly thinking of horrible mutations that they may have saw in the old comics that they read when they were younger.
"The elevator opened to the Atrium of that Vault, and we explored a bit, weapons at the ready. I stepped into a room, which had a few pods with nothing in them. The door closed and I tried to get it to open when-" I was cut off when a voice interupted the story, 'A glob of modified Forced Evolution Virus splatered onto her from a broken pipe, and started to change her body. She passed out when the goo started to change her insides. I remember the man, Deacon, trying to get the door to open. When it did, Janine, or now Arceus, was fully changed and started to stirr.' Nate looked at me, confusion and fear in his eyes.

"What is that voice and where is it coming from?" I sighed, and a shadow appeared in front of us, nearly causing Nate to shit himself.

Shaun stared wide-eyed at the shadow, and his mouth dropped a bit.

"I told you once, and I'll tell you a thousand times, I. Am. Not. A. God." I growled each word, glaring at the creature.

The near white eyes rolled, 'Yes you are, there's no denying it, you are Arceus now. Now, as I was saying, Arceus here,' it waved a ghostly appendage at me, 'woke up, and pannicked when she saw her body. Deacon calmed her down, and carried her out of the Vault and back here where she rested for the night. She awoke the next morning, and started to get the basics of walking. She actually fell onto her face, which was actually quite amusing.' I groaned and rolled my eyes, Nate tried not to smirk.

'She came out here, and had to answer the door for a woman, who must be Arceus' friend. She answered the door for another woman, then shortly after, a woman in some type of armor came in without waiting for the door to open.' I sighed, and dipped my head, trying to block out the voice.
'They eventually left, and then Arceus started to eat. Which is also where I started to communicate with her. I gave her the knowledge of walking and levitation, which is why she can open doors with ease now.' I groaned, and looked at Nate, who held tighter to me. I smiled, feeling safe in his arms. 'I talked with her, when my father came and started antagonizing me, when Arceus left. I told her to come back, but she kept going.'

I cut in, " because I wasn't going to sit through you two bickering, God knows I get depressed when two people start bickering."

Nate openly chuckled at that, "It's true, even when we have a little arguement she gets all mopey about it afterwards." I smiled, and he kissed me. I could tell he still loved me even though I wasn't human anymore.
Nate yawned, a look of exaustion washed over his features. I sighed, and stood up. "Nate, we should head to bed, it is getting late." Nate smiled, and stood.

Shaun got up and walked into his room. Nate and I walked into our room, and laid on the bed. I felt like I should curl up, but my mind told me not to. Nate wrapped his arms around me, and we fell asleep. The shadow flowed back into me.

? Pov

A figure walked the road to New Scornth, a woman.

She had pinkish hair, and carried a Laser RCW, NCR standards. She had a duster covering her sleek form, hugging her body and exposing a bit of her breasts.

The young woman was a courier no doubt, but she was also THE Courier.

The Mojave knelt down to her when she be-headded Ceasar, and President Kimball. Her name was burned into the Divide, a reminder of the packages she carried. She left the Mojave to find somewhere to make a difference with the tech from Big Montain, that and to fill out a contract involving a Lone Wanderer.
The Courier, whose name is Music Genre Antionette, walked the roads of the Commonwealth, and even caught word of a city built to pre-war standards.
And so she walked, looking for the city, and eventually found it.
Music walked into the city, being cautious around so many people. 'I swear to god, this place looks too good to be true,' Music thought, admiring some of the craftmanship. She pulled out a sleeping bag, placed it under a tree, and laid down, falling asleep almost instantly.

The sun rose over the land, the light gently caressing the world, a crisp and cool breeze fluttered around the walls, rustling some of the summer leaves. The sound was almost alien to Music, if it weren't for the fact that she was on the road for a while, cutting through New York to get to Massachusettes.
Music sat up, pulled her sleeping bag together, and started for a diner in the distance.
The door swung open, a bell alerting the people inside to the presense of a new face. Music sat down, and read a newspaper that was on the table.
Publick Occurences.
There wasn't much going on in the Commonwealth, except for a small bit that caught Music's attention. "A new Mutation discovered, our general was mutated... equine like in appearance... blah blah blah... possible cause could be the FEV virus... Vault 0 is to remain untouched so nothing like this happens again." She read quietly to herself.
'A new mutation? Hmm, I should check that out, I will probably need to study this 'General' and take some blood tests at Big Mountain,' Music mused about the info she just recieved.

A light noise to her right signified that there was a waiter ready for her order.

"Coffee, black, and a Deathcaw Muttfruit special please," Music asked, the waiter smiled while scribbling it down. She then gave Music a reciept, and gave the order to the cook, who started to prepare the meal. The reciept showed that she owed 60 caps, which she payed happily. It's not like she has to worry about running out of caps anytime soon, as she had brought 10,000 with her.
The meal was placed on the table, and she ate it. Music nearly fell over from the taste, 'something this good should be served in New Vegas'. She finished, left a tip, and stepped out of the diner.
'Now for this, General person,' and with that thought, Music walked to a place called, the "Alliance."
The door opened, and she was greeted by the smell of some type of flower. There was a creature standing next to a man who was listening to something. 'I wonder what they call that?' the thought was pushed aside when the creature looked at the newcomer.
"Hello, I'm looking for a 'General,' has anyone seen him?" The voice that came from Music was one of 'take no shit' attitude, but also a 'Hello!' The creature then stepped up, and cleared it's throat. "I'm the General, but you can call me Janine."

Janine Pov

I honestly didn't expect to meet anyone new, much less a woman that was a little too attractive.

She spoke with a firm yet easy to talk to tone, and was actually relatively nice.

"You're the General, the one mentioned in the newspaper?" The woman asked, a curious tone in her voice.

"Yes, and I thought I told Piper not to publish that part of the news." I half growled through my teeth. She smiled, and sat on a chair near the door.

"I'm guessing you want to know who I am?" I nodded, and smiled. "I'm commonly known as The Courier, but my name is Music Genre Antionette. I'm from the city of New Vegas, in the Mojave." I nodded, again, then was confused.

'New Vegas? Did Las Vegas get Nuked during the War?' Obviously the confused face I made amused Music.

"New Vegas is the remnants of the city of Las Vegas, from prewar times. The man that protected the city, Mr. House, is my contractor. I was supposed to go to D.C. for a Miss Lone Wanderer, but she is currently busy with her own problems, rebuilding Washington, creating the 'Republic of Aqua Steel.'" I hummed, now deep in thought. 'Lone Wanderer? I think I heard that on Galaxy News Network.' "So what brings you to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts?" Nate asked, causing a few confused stares to be pointed at him. "Nate, it's now known as only the Commonwealth. After the war, no-one had the decency to call it it's whole name." He nodded, a little embarassment visible.

"The Commonwealth, I came because I like to explore. I want to see any other nations that have sprung up in recent times." I chuckled, and everyone nodded. "So, I saw the paper, and was curious about this Vault 0?" Deacon had just walked in, and when we both heard that question, we froze.

"V-Vault Z-0?" We both asked, a little paler than normal. "Yeah, I know it's a tochy subject, but I want to know what's going on with it. I always had a deep interest in Vaults." I glanced at Deacon, then to Nate, and sighed. "Come with us, this is a very sensitive subject to talk about." I told her, my voice lowering as I stepped to the door.

Music sat, wide-eyed staring at us.

"You're really from prewar times, aren't you?" Nate nodded, I just stared at the ground in-between my hooves.

"That... Is... So totally Fucking AWESOME!" Music squealed. "I know from Ghouls that America wasn't as great as the legends say, but come on! You are worth more than all of the caps in NEW VEGAS!"

I was on the ground, holding my (I just found out) extremely sensitive ears. "Oh shi'ite, sorry, I kinda got carried away." Music rubbed her neck sheepishly as I stood back up, eyes closed, trying to recover from her 'compitetition' with a Deathclaw's roar.

"It's alright, how old are you? I hardly think a 40-year old can scream that loud." Nate asked. "I myself am not sure of my age, but Doc Mitchel said I was around 18 years old. But I could be older." Music sighed, a bit of sadness on her features.

"Wait, why don't you remember your age?" I asked. I mentally slapped myself for asking a sensitive question.
"I... I was shot in the head in 82', by a man named Benny. He was trying to claim New Vegas for himself, but I was patched up by Doc Mitchel, and I stopped him. I kinda sorta maybe... Beheaded the leaders of the two warring factions that were trying to control Hoover Dam. I also turned New Vegas into a country, and I am one of it's co-leaders, slash explorer, slash courier, slash warrior" I stared wide-eyed at Music, and sighed.

"We have been through alot in the past, and we are very similar," I said, Music nodding. "But we haven't been through nearly as much as the Lone Wanderer. She left her Vault in 2277, restored a lost hope, destroyed the so-called remnants of the US, and started building up the RAS, Republic of Aqua Steel." I nodded, and turned, looking at Nate. He had a look of sorrow in his eyes, but it dissapeared instantly. "So, wha-"
A loud explosion took place outside, and the lights went out. I ran to the door, and was shocked upon seeing a figure run across the street. "Holy shit." Everyone was at the window, the clouds were growing so thick that it was almost like night outside.

'The creatures must have followed me through the portal, they are going to feast on the Human species until they are extinct like they did on my world,' A voice said, I presumed it was Arceus. A humanoid creature smashed against the window, again almost causing Nate to shit himself, and roared.

"What the fuck is that!?" I asked, and grabbed a wooden club that I kept by the door for emergencies.

'They are called the "Dark," essentially humans and pokemon mashed together to create an abomination. They feed on human and pokemon flesh, which is why this city needs to be secured now!' I just stared, then said to everyone, including Codsworth,

"There is a hatch under the bed in my room, everyone get in, SHAUN!" I called to my son, he ran into the room. "I heard you!" He quickly replied. We ran into my room, and I flipped the bed revealing the hatch. The sound of the door being broken caused us to rush even faster. Shaun went down first, then Nate, Music, Codsworth, then I jumped down there, closing the hatch behind me.

.

"Is everyone alright?" I asked, multiple groans and a whir of an engine confirmed my suspisions. Another explosion knocked some dust off of the ceiling.

"Shaun, Codsworth, Nate? Are you alright?" I felt Nate and Shaun hug me, and a voice rang out, "I'm quite alright Mum." I sighed in relief.

"Jesus, it's fucking dark!" Music groaned.

I then started fumbling with the Pip-Boy on my arm, and found the light switch.

"GAAH! Now it's too fucking bright!" Music yelled, holding her eyes. I saw my old set of Power Armor, and had an idea. 'Arceus?' I thought, trying to find him.

'Yes? And my name isn't Arceus anymore, just call me Arcy.' I nodded, 'do you think you can change that Power Armor to fit my body?' There was no sounds other than the groaning of Music, then a response.

'Yes, I can. Now hold still while I reconfigure the armor to your stature.' I stood still, and the armor on the far side of the room shifting, then it started changing.

It changed to a near perfect replica of what I imagined: metalic hooves, an armored tailpiece, the torso could fit snugly around me, and a helmet that covered my head and neck from any possible dangers. On it's chest had a picture of the Railroad and the Minutemen symbol. The armor was blue with yellow highlights, and had glowing white eyes.

"I think I just shit myself." Music said, staring in awe at the new suit of Power Armor that was standing there. "Nope, still clean." Music looked away from her pants.

The Power Armor then turned, and walked up to me. The speakers came to life. "I am going to keep my soul in this armor, but you can still wear me like you would any other armor." I nodded, and sighed. The armor, Arceu-Arcy, turned around and opened it's back and hind legs up so I could step inside.
The armor was comfortable, and hugged my body a bit, but not too much. I felt the armor close then the visor clicked to life. "How do you like me? Red, white, or blue?" Arcy's voice asked through the internal speakers.

"Blue," was all that I said.

"What?" Everyone outside asked. I couldn't help but giggle a bit at that, "Just talking to the suit, I'm not going crazy." A nod was all I got.

The light in the eyes turned blue, but yet the room was still bathed in white light. "I have placed a power gem into my fuel source, and now we don't have to worry about power." I didn't respond. "Alright, Music, Nate, there is 2 more suits of Power Armor in the back of this room, you can wear them if you want." I said through the speakers, and the two ran to get the Armor. "Codsworth, keep Shaun safe alright buddy?" The Mr Handy saluted, "Proud to serve, Mum!" I smiled through the armor. "Shaun, you and Codsworth keep safe, this place is stocked with enough food to last you a month, and there is a 44 in each room along with 1000 rounds of ammo in all. Use it if you absolutely have to." Shaun nodded, then hugged me. "Love you mom, you too Arcy!" I was confused as to how he knew about Arcy's new name, but I smiled. I wrapped a arm around him and hugged him back. "Love you too son, now go and hide, you too Codsworth!" The two ran off.

"Ready?" Nate asked. I turned and saw him and Music clad in a set of Power Armor each. Nate's was a T51f with the Minutemen paintjob, and Music's was a T60f with the Railroad paintjob. I nodded, and turned to the ladder.

The hatch opened, and I climbed out first, holding onto a bat in my... psycic I guess... grip. Nate was next with a 50cal hunting rifle that I had made the first year after I left the Vault. Music was carrying a laser weapon of some sort.

"We need to get to the Alliance, good thing it isn't too far." I told them. We then ran out of the house, not encountering anything on the way.
The street was absolute chaos. People weren't on the streets, running, but it looked like a warzone had happened.

"My god." I stared, then turned to the city proper, just a few blocks away.

A loud screech sounded to my right, and I saw a creature running to me. I swung the bat as hard as I can, and hit the thing's head clean off. Nate and Music then shot at another coming down the street.
We continued walking after that first encounter, and it was quiet for the few blocks to the city proper.
The Alliance was silent, and there was no creatures around, which was unnerving.

"I sensce nothing in the Alliance, no Dark, just people." I sighed, and knocked at the door.

I heard a voice from the inside, "Do you have a geiger counter?"

I rolled my eyes, Music almost answered, but I used the countersign before she could say anything. "Mine is in the shop." I stared at the door, then it opened.

"Get inside quickly, those things could be anywhere!" The three of us stepped inside the Alliance, and then a light was turned on.

"General? What's going on out there?" Deacon asked, actual fear in his voice. "I don't know exactly what's happening bu-" A thump at the door interupted me.

"Fuck," all of us said, paleing at the screech.