Okay, here we have my Fallout 3 fic, one that has a fair bit of depth to it. I figured, maybe I could come up with a decent telling of a plot from a different type of character. I also decided on a new way to explain the Pipboy and the third person view, and even the Perk system gets a decent explanation. Weapons have been slightly changed and I did some work to make a good character and slightly different plot.

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the Fallout Series. Even if I did, Bethesda did a better job than I could ever do.
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My name is Relena. I lived in Vault 101 for nineteen years. I had a great life, even though I could never leave the Vault. I was happy. I had a best friend named Amata, and she was the daughter of the Overseer. He was responsible for keeping us all safe from the harsh world outside, though he was very strict. We always had food, and we always had clothes, and we always had plenty of fresh water.

I'm five feet nine inches tall and I weigh about one hundred and sixty pounds. My hair is bright blue, and it reaches my shoulders. My eyes are also blue, but not quite as bright as my hair. My skin is pale, but with the lights in the Vault I'm not surprised.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. My life truly began to turn toward this path when I reached my tenth birthday. My life was great up until then. I didn't have a care in the world, because I didn't have any responsibilities. Yeah, let's start there, the day I turned ten.
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I looked up at my dad. The light in the room was terribly bright, but my eyes adjusted quickly.

"Happy Birthday honey." He said proudly. I smiled as he crossed his arms and looked down at me with a warm smile. "I can't believe you're already ten years old. Your mother would…" The Overseer walked up and cut him off.

"Congratulations young lady." He said. "As you know, everyone receives their first official vault assignment when they turn ten. So I present to you your very own Pipboy three thousand." He pulled out a small metal armband with a glove that was wired to it. I held out my hands and he handed it to me. "You'll be receiving your first assignment tomorrow. But for now, enjoy your birthday party." I nodded and slipped my left hand through the armband.

It was made of a special nanite infused steel that grew or shrank to fit any size of arm. It was green with a clear screen, under which sat three buttons. To the left of the screen sat a switch and a dial for volume control and brightness control. The screen itself was a touchscreen for easy interaction. I put my hand into the glove and flexed my fingers while my father and Amata watched. There was a dial on the back of the glove with dozens of settings. This dial turned on the Pip-light, and it controlled how powerful the light would be. The Pipboy itself was able to recharge through several different methods, from absorbing radiation from the atmosphere to solar power. It could even repair and maintain itself with the nanites.

"Man, I wish I had a Pipboy." A young boy said dejectedly.

This was Paul Hammond. He wasn't my friend, but my dad had invited him anyway. I looked back at the Pipboy and switched it on. It greeted me with green letters and a small panel opening. Inside was a pair of Pip-lenses, two small contact lenses that permanently fused with one's eyes. They had nanites that gave one a 'Heads-Up Display' that linked with the Pipboy. I placed my right index and middle fingers on them like dad had taught me and I held my eyes open while he smiled. I put them in and blinked several times and smiled.

"Well, how do they work Relena?" Amata asked. I smiled and looked around. A small reticule appeared wherever I trained my eyes. If I held them long enough to one point and focused, a grid and a data list would appear.

"They work perfectly." I said happily. I looked at her father and bowed. "Thank you Overseer, I will do my best to make myself useful." He chuckled and nodded before sitting on the bench next to me while Amata walked up to me.

"You're dad thought you might be expecting our party." She said. "I told him you were clueless about it though." She giggled while I smiled.

"I didn't suspect a thing Amata." I lied. In truth, I had found out a few days before, but she was working so hard I didn't want to spoil her fun. "This is so nice that everyone is here."

"I knew you wouldn't find out." She said. She giggled and put her right hand behind her and I heard a small rustling sound. "I bet you can't guess what I got you." I thought about it and shook my head.

"I give up Amata." I giggled. "What did you get me?" She held out a comic book and I gasped. "A Grognak issue fourteen?" She nodded and handed it to me.

"No missing pages either." She said. "I found it in a box of my dad's old things. I guess everyone was ten once." I nodded and looked at the Pipboy. The comic suddenly vanished. In reality, it was reduced it to microscopic size by the nanites and stored in a space inside the Pipboy. "That is so cool." I giggled and looked at the Pipboy. I pressed the middle button and then I tapped an icon marked 'inv.' and smiled. The comic was among the misc. items. "Well, you should go talk to the others." I nodded as she walked up to her father. I pressed another button on the back of the Pipboy and smiled. That button moved a single nanite into the air behind me and transmitted what it saw to the contacts while blocking out my own vision. I pressed the button again and the nanite returned to the Pipboy.

"Attention everyone, it's time to cut the cake." A floating robot said. His name is Andy, and he's the resident repair robot. I looked over to see him raising a circular saw on his tentacle-like arm. I held up my right hand while Amata told him to wait, but it was too late. He brought down the saw and the cake was destroyed and stained with oil. "Oh my, I'm terribly sorry." I lowered my arm and giggled. I turned to see Mrs. Palmer smiling kindly at me.
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I spoke to everyone at the party, except for Butch Deloria and Stanley. Mrs. Palmer had given me a sweet roll and everyone else just wished me a happy birthday.

"I'm hungry and that stupid robot ruined the cake." Butch complained. I turned as he looked up at me with a scowl. "Give me that sweet roll old lady Palmer gave you."

"Go soak your head Butch; you're not getting this sweet roll." I said quietly. He stood up and balled his fists.

"We'll just see about that." He said. He swung his right fist at me and I took a quick step back. I ducked under another punch as I backed away. I bumped into someone and quickly moved back to see Officer Gomez step in the way. I pulled out the sweet roll while Butch looked at me angrily. I split it in half and bit into one half. Gomez walked Butch into a corner while Amata walked up to me.

"Are you okay?" She asked. "I can't believe Butch would try to hit you on your birthday." I held out the other half.

"He tried to steal my Sweet roll." I explained. "I just wanted to share it with my best friend." She giggled and took it.

"Man, what a butt head." She said. "Well, I guess you can always count on Butch to make an ass out of himself." I giggled as she bit half of the half and chewed it with a smile.

"Yeah, he just can't stay out of trouble." I said. She nodded and went back to her father while I walked over to Stanley.

"Hey there kiddo, how's that Pipboy?" He asked.

"It's great Stanley." I said. "Did you fix it up?" He nodded.

"Yes I did." He said. "Some say the A series is a bit basic, but I've always liked them for their dependability." I nodded.

"Thanks Stanley, I love it." I said happily.

"Oh, I almost forgot." He said. He pulled out a baseball cap and set it on my head. "I hope you like it." I smiled and adjusted it. I looked up at him as he smiled.

"Thanks Stanley, I've always wanted a cap like this." I said happily. He nodded as my father walked over to an intercom. I walked over to him and heard him talking to Jonas. He turned and looked down at me.

"That was Jonas." He said. "He's got a surprise down in the reactor room. Why don't you head down there and talk to him?" I nodded. "Not much going on here anyway." He pressed the door button and smiled. "I'll be along shortly."
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I walked down the steps and through the door at the bottom. Jonas looked over and walked over to me.

"What are you doing down here little lady?" He asked. "Little kids aren't allowed in the reactor room." I giggled at his attempt to hide his smile.

"I'm not a kid, I'm ten years old." I said. He chuckled for a moment and nodded.

"That you are Relena." He said. "If you'll just wait about a minute or so, your father has a surprise planned for you." I nodded as he walked over to a nearby door. I turned as my father walked over to me.

"Well dear, you're ten years old." He said. "The Overseer says you're old enough to work, so I believe you're old enough for this." He pressed a button on his Pipboy and a BB gun appeared in his left hand. I looked at it with my mouth wide open. "Your very own BB gun." He held it out and I grabbed it with a big smile.

"Thank you dad, this is so cool." I said. He chuckled.

"Jonas and I found that a few weeks ago." He explained. "It took us a while, but we got it working." He chuckled again. "It was tough to find a spring small enough for it. Good thing Butch 'misplaced' his switchblade." I giggled. "So, would you like to try it out?" I looked around.

"Here?" I asked. "But we aren't allowed to shoot weapons down here." He nodded.

"Not unless we want the Overseer breathing down our necks." He said. "But Jonas and I set up a little place where you can go and shoot any time you want." He walked past me as Jonas opened the door by the computer. I walked in behind him and saw three targets set up. "What do you think?" I smiled and looked at the targets and then at him.

"This is great dad, thanks." I said happily. I turned to Jonas. "Thank you both so much." Jonas chuckled as my dad placed his left hand on my left shoulder. I turned and he handed me a small can. I opened it and the HUD counted fifty bb's.

"Go ahead and try it out on these targets." He said. I opened a slot at the tip of the gun and loaded the bb's carefully and closed it. I placed the canister in my back pocket and took aim. I fired and hit the first target, the HUD tracking the bb as it fell away. I fired again, hitting the second target. I found a small rush of adrenaline and fired again, hitting the third target. "Very good. You're a natural." I smiled and a Radroach walked out from behind a box. "Uh-oh, a Radroach. Think you can get it with your BB gun?" I nodded and saw a small ammo counter appear. It read forty seven bb's remaining in the gun. I aimed and fired, hitting the roach in the head. It fell limp and thick yellow green blood flowed slowly out of the wound. "Good work honey." I set the safety and slung the gun over my right shoulder and some nanites grabbed it and held it, yet another perk of the Pipboy. I walked up to him and he put his left hand on my right shoulder. "Hey Jonas, get a picture of me and the big game hunter." I smiled as Jonas pulled out a camera. I flashed a peace sign with my left hand as he pressed the button.
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About six years later I was nervous about the G.O.A.T. exam. I went to my dad to ask if he had any tips, but he just told me to answer truthfully.

"Just do your best honey." He said. "I'm sure you'll get the perfect job." I nodded as he smiled. I wore my jumpsuit and my baseball cap. "You should get going. I don't want to have to tell you about people that fail the G.O.A.T." I nodded and turned. "Hey, why don't you take my lucky bobblehead?" I looked at the small toy on his desk. "It's always served me well, but I think you'll find it more useful." I smiled and picked it up. The little head wobbled and I smiled wider.

"Thanks dad." I said. The nanites shrunk it, as I'd seen him do any number of times. He nodded as I stepped out the door.

Jonas walked by me and I looked at a stimpak on a table. I looked into the office to see that they weren't looking in my direction. Stanley was at the other end of the room but he was looking at the ground. I grabbed the stimpak and a scalpel and the Pipboy appropriated them. I walked to the door and saw Butch and his gang bothering Amata. I walked over and Butch looked at me with his signature 'just for Relena' scowl.

"What are you lookin' at?" He asked. I looked at Amata and back at him.

"Picking on Amata again Butch?" I asked. He gave me a rude smirk. "Leave her alone already."

"What are you, her girlfriend?" He asked. I blushed and he laughed at me. "I thought so. It all makes sense now." I shook my head and pointed at him.

"Leave her alone or you'll have to answer to me." I said angrily. He stepped away from the wall he was leaning against and cracked his knuckles. "I don't like it when people mess with my friend." I cracked my neck and brought my fists up.

"Let's settle this now bitch." He said. Paul and Wally stepped back while Amata looked at me with a worried expression. Butch pulled out his switchblade and I summoned the scalpel to my right hand. The nanites of the Pipboy would integrate into the wearers' brain after a while and would allow the user to pull out items by thought to the appropriate location. "So, stole one of your dad's toys?" He swung at me and I moved back and shot my right hand forward and sliced at the chest of his jacket. He jumped back and I kicked his right hand, knocking his switchblade behind him. "Let's go boys; this little lesbo ain't worth the trouble." He turned and ran to the classroom with his friends. I put the scalpel back and walked over to the switchblade as Amata walked up to me.

"Thanks Relena." She said. "I don't know why they give me such a hard time." She shook her head. "I guess it's because I'm the Overseer's daughter or something."

"They're just jealous that you're a good person and they're a bunch of idiots." I said. She giggled and nodded.

"We'd better get to class." She said. She turned and walked away while I picked up the switchblade.

I retracted the blade and put it in the Pipboy. I walked up to the door and Mr. Brotch set a piece of paper on my desk up at the front right of the classroom. I sat down as he told us to begin. I wrote down the answers that appealed to me. Some had violent outcomes, but somehow that made me happy to answer them. I finished and stood up. I was the first one done so I walked proudly to his desk and set the paper down. Mr. Brotch looked at the answer sheet and nodded occasionally.

"Well, it looks like we've got a new weapon maintenance worker." He said. "I've got to say, I am not surprised." I giggled.

"Sounds like a great job for me." I said. "I've always liked guns and other weapons." He nodded and chuckled and handed me the card that held my job title. "Thank you Mr. Brotch."
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Three years went by in a flash. I had kept the security weapons at tip top shape, but there was a pistol I found that I kept for my own use. I labeled it severely damaged, even though it only had a few cracks. I put it in my Pipboy and took a real broken gun to the garbage burners. Nobody asked any questions and I nicked four clips plus the one already loaded for personal protection. My nineteenth birthday was marked as the best and worst day of my life.

"Relena, wake up." Amata said loudly. She shook me awake and I opened my eyes. I sat up and swung my legs over the edge of the bed. "Come on, get up already." I looked at her and yawned.

"Amata?" I asked. "I was just dreaming about you." She shook her head.

"Relena, this is no time for jokes." She said. I frowned. In truth, I really had just been dreaming about her. I fell in love with her, and Butch had actually guessed right, even though he was only joking. "You're dad has left the Vault and they've killed Jonas." I gasped as she whined.

"Are you okay Amata?" I asked. She nodded and sighed. "What's going on? How did my dad escape?"

"He and Jonas broke into my dad's office and somehow opened the Vault." She said. "I don't know what they did, but you have to get out." She looked around and then at me. "I think my dad might think you know something about how your dad got out. But you didn't know anything about it did you?" I shook my head.

"No, he never said anything about it." I said. She looked around quickly.

"You need to get out now." She said. She handed me several bobby pins. "Take these and get into my dad's office. There's a secret passage that goes straight to the Vault door." I nodded as she pulled out a handgun. "I took this from my dad, you might need it." She held it out and I pushed her hand back.

"You might need it more than I will." I said. She nodded. "I've already got one anyway." I summoned the stolen pistol and she looked at it. "I had a feeling I might need it one day. I've got some ammo, but I hope I don't have to use it." She nodded. "I'll see you at the entrance?" She nodded again. "Good luck Amata."

"You too Relena." She said. She ran out as I stood up.

I went over to my desk and grabbed a baseball bat after putting the pistol on a catch on my belt. I set the bat in the Pipboy and grabbed my BB gun and the can of bb's and did the same. It had three hundred bb's in it, a small use of my spending vouchers. I grabbed my cap and put it on, since I felt sentimental about it. I opened the first aid box by my desk and pulled out ten Stimpak and a single dose of Med-X, a powerful painkiller. I put them all in the Pipboy and looked out my window and then around the room.

'If I leave the Vault, can I ever come back?' I wondered. I shook my head and summoned my bat. Better to hurt someone than kill them. I opened my dresser and appropriated a vault utility uniform. It had tools I figured I could use later. I walked out the door and took one last look around. 'I hope I can come back one day.' I shut the door and flipped a switch under the lock. I had attached it two years ago, and it was set to open only for my fingerprints. I walked over to the main door and looked around the main room and sighed as I stepped out. 'Goodbye for now. I'll try to get back someday.' I turned to see a security officer fighting off three Radroaches. I stood back and he killed them all. He turned to me and held up his baton.

"Hey, stay right there." He yelled. I held up my bat in defense and he ran at me. He swung and I stepped aside and brought the bat down on the back of his head. He stumbled and turned to me and let out a battle cry. I stepped aside and slammed the bat against his head and he fell to the ground. I groaned as he stopped breathing.

"Oh fuck, I killed him." I gasped. "Now I have no choice but to run." I went to step over him when I thought of his body armor. I hit him where he wasn't protected, but they weren't that smart. I knelt down and pulled off his helmet. I put the hat and my Vault uniform away. I shivered at the cold air on my skin. I accessed his Pipboy and transferred his armor and his baton to my inventory. I summoned the body armor, which had quickly been auto-fitted to my body. I looked at the baton and put it away. I spun the bat and ran down the hall and turned. After a few feet Butch ran up to me.

"You gotta help me." He said frantically. "It's my ma, she's bein' attacked by Radroaches." I looked at him and sighed.

"Butch, asking me for help." I said quietly. "If only you knew the meaning of irony." He growled.

"Yeah I'm askin' for your help." He said angrily. "But it's my mom. I need your help." I nodded and pulled out my bb gun.

"You take this." I said. "We'll do this together." He nodded and grabbed the gun while I pulled out my pistol and put the bat away. "Let's give these roaches a reason to fear the King Tunnel Snake." He nodded and turned around.

"Let's go." He called. We ran down the hall and into the room. He ran to one side while the roaches watched him. I fired on the first and it exploded right there. He shot the second while I aimed at the third. He fired again for good measure while I shot the third in the middle of its body. His mother stood up and thanked me before running into the main room. Butch walked over as I put the gun in my right holster. He held up his right hand and smiled as I brought up my own. He slapped my hand and gripped it. "We did it; my mom's going to be okay." I nodded as he pulled his hand away. He handed me the BB gun and I put it away.

"I'm glad I could help Butch." I said. He nodded.

"I know I've been a jerk, but thanks." He said. His jacket went into his Pipboy, which he held up to me. "I want you to have my Tunnel Snake jacket. You're going away right?" I nodded. "I want you to remember where you came from." I raised my left hand and the jacket transferred. "Thanks Relena. I'm sorry about how mean I was to you over the years." I put my right hand on his left shoulder.

"It's okay Butch." I said. "You're still the king down here." He smiled. "Give the Overseer Hell for me." He nodded. I turned and jogged out of the room. "See you around Butch." I ran out the room and up the stairs to my dad's clinic. I turned the corner as Officer Gomez ran up to me.

"Thank God." He said in a relieved tone. "I'm glad it was me that found you instead of one of the other guys." I nodded. "I'll pretend I didn't see you, but you'd better hurry out of here."

"Thanks Officer Gomez." I said. "I've always liked you." He nodded and ran down the stairs. I ran to the clinic as Andy used his flamethrower on a trio of Radroaches. I ran into the clinic to check for stimpaks. I found three on the ground as Stanley repaired Andy. I ran into the office and saw nothing of any use. "Damn, nothing." I ran out and Stanley nodded. "See you around Stanley. And you too Andy." Andy watched as I ran out of the room and up to the main foyer of the Vault. I ran over to the main exit and two men started shooting at me. I ducked against a wall and grabbed my pistol. When they stopped firing I turned the corner and fired six rounds. The first two hit the closer man in the chest and the throat while three hit the other man, two in the stomach and one in the forehead through his visor. "Damn it all!" I ran over and decided to take their ammo and guns. Two clips between them and their guns were in bad shape. I was glad I didn't get around to them the night before. I put them away and grabbed their batons.

I ran out of the hall angrily. The door was locked and there was no way I could unlock it. I turned to see a locker holding up a door. I shot a Radroach and ran up the stairs, stomping on a roach at the top. I ran over three more and turned to see the commanding security officer standing between me and the path to the Overseer's office. He held up his baton as I raised my gun.

"Don't make me do this." I said. "I don't want to hurt you." He chuckled and ran at me.

"Then this is going to be easy!" He yelled. He raised his baton and I fired, hitting him on his right wrist. He dropped his baton and yelled in pain. He looked at me and a pistol appeared in his left hand. He raised it and I fired instinctively. The bullet whizzed through the air and hit him in the center of his chest. He fell onto his back as I repeatedly stomped the ground.

"No fucking way!" I yelled. I sighed angrily and put my gun away and ran over to his body. I grumbled as I took his ammo and his pistol. It was in better shape than the others, and I recognized my handiwork on it. I groaned and gripped it in my left hand before setting it on the ground. I pulled out a fresh clip and grabbed my other gun. I ejected the clip in it and loaded the new one. I grabbed the old clip and put it in the Pipboy. I grabbed the security chief's gun and stood up. I looked at him and shook my head. 'If I have to become a killer to find out what the fuck is going on, then so be it.' I ran forward and into the server room. I saw Floyd on the ground and growled. I went over to his body and grabbed his glasses. I figured I could use them later. I checked his Pipboy and saw nothing useful. 'Sorry Floyd. But I need these more than you.' I ran out the other door and heard Amata cry out in pain. I ran up to a window to see Officer Mack slap her while her father watched.

"Please Amata, I hate to do this." He said. I snuck under the window and flicked the switch to the door. It opened silently and I looked around the corner. "Just tell us where Relena is and I can take you to your room."

"Please daddy, she doesn't have anything to do with this." She pleaded. I looked at the gun in my left hand. It had a full clip, so I had twenty-four rounds to use. "Please, she didn't do anything." Officer Mack raised his hand and I stepped in.

"Leave Amata alone." I said angrily. The Overseer and Officer Mack looked at me while Amata ran from her chair and out the door beside me. I pointed a gun at each of them and looked over my shoulder as she ran down the hall.

"You little bitch; you've caused us a lot of trouble." Officer Mack yelled. I turned as he ran at me. I pointed both guns at him and fired them at the same time. The two bullets struck him in the chest and I growled again.

The Overseer backed away as I put the left gun on my hip. I walked up to him and looked around. It was the security room.

"Do you have any idea how much trouble you're causing?" He asked. I shook my head.

"I didn't do anything." I said. "I wake up to find Amata crying and learn that my dad's gone and Jonas is dead." I growled. "I end up killing five people I've known my whole life, and find you torturing your own daughter." I pointed the gun at him. "I'm leaving, and if I ever come back and find out that you've hurt her again, I'll kill you."

"I'm just doing what is best for everyone here." He said fiercely. "My duties as Overseer supersede my duties as a father. But I commend your loyalty. I promise that no harm will come to her." I nodded and pointed my gun at the holding cell. "You've got to be kidding." I fired the pistol into the ceiling and he ran in.

"You won't give me the key to your office, so you're staying where you can't bother us." I said. I shut the door and locked it. I checked the lockers and found three full clips and some extra bullets for my guns. I ran out and turned down the hall. I ran up to the main door and saw Amata running into a side room and Jonas lying dead on the floor. "Oh no, Jonas." I ran in and knelt by his body. An audio tape was clutched in his left hand. I moved his fingers and grabbed it. I turned it on and looked at his body. I grabbed his glasses to remember him and his lab coat for use as a disguise if I needed it. I listened to the tape as my father told me about why he left. I kept from crying as it ended, but I felt a twinge of pain in my heart. I shook my head and checked the desks. I found five shotgun shells and a handful of paper money. "I'm sorry Jonas." I stepped over him and looked at Amata. She was sitting at a table and was holding her head. She was crying. I walked up to her and put my right hand on her back. She gasped and looked up at me as I raised the visor of my helmet. "Are you okay Amata?" She nodded while I rubbed her back.

"I can't believe my dad did that." She said quietly. She pulled out the gun and set it on the table. "You go ahead Relena. I'll catch up." She looked at the table. "If I don't make it, good luck out there." I nodded and grabbed the gun.

"Thanks Amata." I said quietly. I turned and walked over to the office door. I looked it over and pulled out a bobby pin. I found the lock and put the pin along it and gently felt around with it. I pulled out a screwdriver and pushed gently. It went to the side easily and it clicked. "Score." I pulled out the pin as the door slid open. I switched out the left pistol with the one on my right hip and pulled out the pistol Amata gave me and put it in the right holster. I walked in and over to the two lockers. I opened one and spotted several boxes of bullets. The HUD counted two hundred rounds. I spotted a piece of paper and saw that Amata's name written on it. It was the password for the computer terminal. I grabbed the couple of boxes of Mentats and shut the door. I walked over to the terminal and typed in the password. "Let's see what I can do with this thing." I downloaded several files and activated a system called 'Open Overseers tunnel'. I looked to see his desk rising from the floor. I ran in front of it after logging out. The floor slid away to reveal a staircase. I walked down and opened a door and saw a Radroach. I pulled out the pistol Amata gave me and took aim. I stepped forward and fired, killing it in one shot. I ran down the corridor and saw a door to my left. I ran over and opened it.

I walked into a room and saw a switch. I walked over and pressed it and a section of the wall lowered into the ground. I stepped over it and saw the entrance. I walked out of the room and over to a console. I pressed a lever forward and an alarm sounded.

"She's opening the vault." A voice said. I looked at a door as it opened. Two security guards walked out with batons. I pulled both guns and shot them both in the chest. I growled and put the guns back as they fell. Their body armor was thin, and I would be trading mine out for new armor as soon as I could.

I stepped over their bodies, having heard about the supply rooms. I would stock up on what I could and then I would leave. I walked to my right and opened a door. I ran down a hall and opened another and walked in slowly. I opened several boxes and found some useful items, including three bottles of purified water. I walked back out and headed back to the room after changing into the Tunnel Snake outfit Butch had given me. I pulled out my cap and put it on. I checked my pistols and replaced the clips with some fresh ones. I walked into the vault door room and saw Amata staring at the opened gate. I walked up beside her and she looked at me.

"I can't believe it, you actually opened the Vault." She said. I nodded.

"I couldn't have done it without your help." I said. She shook her head. "No really, if you hadn't warned me, I would have been caught sleeping."

"Yeah, but it was you that got past those guards." She said. "You'd better get going." I nodded but she stepped back.

"Why don't you come with me?" I asked. She shook her head.

"I want to, but my place is here." She said. "I need to talk to my father and try to sort this out." She smiled, but her eyes were tearing up. "I'd just slow you down out there." She stepped up to me and hugged me. "I'll miss you Relena. Promise you'll come back one day." I hugged her tightly and nodded.

"I'll come back Amata." I said. She pulled back and I kissed her deeply. She was clearly shocked when I pulled away. "I love you Amata, I always have." I turned and ran down the stairs. "I'll come back soon, I promise." I ran to the end of the tunnel as the door screeched shut. "I'll come back soon."