Chapter 2: 100,000 caps worth
Boulder City. I heard the Courier helped solve a fight here between the NCR and a gang that used to exist called the "Great Khans". Now, nobody lives here. No one except...
"Who is it?" The voice behind the door asked.
"Relax, Alex, it's me, Matt."
"Did you bring me something better then money this time?"
"I sure did. A genuine Rob-Co device!"
"I-Is it a Pip-Boy?"
"You bet it is!"
I heard locks unlocking. This was the first time I would ever be inside his house! He's told me to collect Pre-war artifacts, for reasons I don't know. He payed me caps for each, because I requested them instead of Pre-War money. He think's I'm crazy.
Alex's house was nice. There were electronics and things I have collected everywhere. I followed a voice to the living room.
"Give me the Pip-Boy." A ghoul ordered.
"No way! This is for Alex, not you!"
"Wow smoothskin, you really are dumb. It IS me."
"Oh.. here," I threw the Pip-Boy at him. "Now give me the 100,000 caps."
"Alright. You know the Courier, right?"
"Yeah, I'm surprised you know of him."
"I may be rotting away in my house, but news still gets around. Anyway, he did it."
"H-Him? But..."
"Look, I've heard from several people. Now..sit down."
That really was 100,000 caps worth of information. I sat down, unable to contain my rage. Then, Alex tied me down.
"What the hell man?"
"The NCR will be here shortly." Those were the last words I heard before getting knocked out by a tire iron.
"What...what's going on?"
"Quiet. We know you know where the Courier is."
"I...he bought me a drink.."
"So you're lovers, is that it?"
"NO!" I shouted with frustration. I wanted to kill him, and they think we're LOVERS?
"I've heard enough, take him to the Dam."
The Dam? Like...Hoover? I can't take this...I was going to the most guarded location in the Mojave...I just wanted to get to Nellis and set things straight with the Courier. Now I was being arrested. Because of Alex...
"Take the Ghoul too."
I smiled. At least the NCR helped me get some revenge.
The ride to the Dam was...awkward. Me and Alex just stared at each other angrily.
"Why did you do it, Alex?"
"They were gonna give me Mr. House's pre-war snowglobe collection."
"You disgust me."
When we finally arrived, we were taken to a jail of sorts. It seemed fairly new. Me and Alex just got to angrily stare at each other longer. I hated him so much.
Finally, the guards came. One for Alex, one for me. Alex's got to him first, and when the guard wasn't looking, Alex stabbed him, stole his gun, and shot the other, after he unlocked my cell.
More guards came as soon as they heard gunshots. Alex dropped the gun and fled, making it look like I did it. I grabbed a gun and ran.
I soon found myself outside the Dam. I tried to run for it, and saw Alex. I aimed the gun at him and walked forward.
"Heh, hey there smoothskin."
"I have several reasons to kill you now."
"And have another murder on your hands for the NCR to try you for? Ghoul racism can be a hot topic."
"You're gonna answer my questions. First of all, how did you sneak a knife in there?"
"Heh, nobody wants to search a Ghoul that well."
"Second, where's Nellis from here?"
"Waaaaaay North of here, by New Vegas."
"Final question. Where's the Pip-Boy."
"Right here, but you're not getting it."
A bullet in his arm said otherwise. But like he said, I couldn't kill him. Which is why it was his arm.
"What do you think you're doing here?"
"Look, please, I'm hiding from the NCR, I'm looking for Nellis. Please, let me go through."
"Hiding from NCR, eh? Tell ya what, let's take you up to the boss himself."
We got on a boat and we went up the river. My Pip-Boy said this place was called "The Fort". I remember hearing something about this place...and the people looked familiar...finally, I saw a flag with a golden bull, and remembered what the person at the gate told me. I knew for a fact...
I was going to meet Caesar.
