In less than half a day, a squad of Knights and Paladins had been sent to Diamond City to reinforce the Brotherhood of Steel soldiers already in the city. The squad was led by Ryan himself, who was the only one in the squad not wearing power armour.
Diamond City security was also informed of the current events, so they could help out as well. They were a reasonably strong force, with pipe rifles and upgraded baseball bats in their arsenal, along with decently armoured uniforms.
Late at night on the same day, Ryan was patrolling the outskirts of Diamond City, accompanied by a Diamond City security officer. While patrolling, both of them spotted a Vertibird landing on the top of a building a street or two away from their location. Ryan could just make out the contrast between a patch of white on the aircraft and the dark colour of its exterior.
"A Gunner Vertibird," Ryan told the security officer. "We need to inform the others, now."
The security officer nodded in reply and began running back to the city. Ryan quickly followed along.
Back in the Green Jewel, Ryan and the security officer recounted what they had seen to the others.
"Sounds like a location for that Institute-Gunner alliance to gather," a Knight commented.
One of the Diamond City security officers added, "They might be planning an attack on the city, since the building was quite near."
Nodding in agreement at both men's words, Ryan said, "We need to strike before they attack us. Kill or be killed. I say we strike now."
At approximately midnight, a small but deadly force of Brotherhood of Steel soldiers and security officers made their way to the building where the two had seen the Gunner Vertibird land on. Some of the men were left behind, as there was a possibility that Diamond City could be attacked while they were gone.
Roughly twenty men closed in on the building, which was being guarded by two synths. The synth guards were obliterated before they even knew it. "Ad Victoriam!" Ryan roared before charging through the front doors.
The lobby of the building, which had been a hotel before the Great War, soon became a warzone. Synths and Gunners, of which there were plenty of in the building, were trying to defend their temporary base against the Brotherhood soldiers and security officers, who had the element of surprise when they attacked.
Ryan determined that it would be near-impossible to clear the building with them alone. They needed assistance, and he knew just where to get the assistance.
"Knight Sergeant Gavil! Knight Rhys! To me, now!" Ryan called out the first two names that came to his mind.
In a few moments three Knights in full power armour showed up around Ryan. Acknowledging their presence with a nod, Ryan explained, "Follow me to the roof. I need to call in support."
Looking around them, the Knights agreed with Ryan. Despite having the element of surprise earlier on, their numbers were reducing by the minutes, and there was no telling how many synths and Gunners were in the building.
It was not too difficult getting up to the roof because most were focusing on the battle in the lobby. Though by the time the four got up to the top their power armour was ridden with not a few bullets and Ryan was exhausted.
Opening a pouch that was sown to his fatigues, Ryan took out a signal grenade. He gestured for the Knights to step back as he threw it onto the floor, detonating it.
Fortunately reaction was swift. Within five minutes, two BoS Vertibirds took turns to land on the helipad and deposit soldiers, of which both aircraft were full of.
"One of the Vertibirds should stay here," Ryan said. "In case we have casualties that require medical attention, then the Vertibird can bring those casualties back to the Prydwen."
"Good suggestion, Paladin Vills," the pilot of the currently-landed Vertibird praised. "This is Victoriam One, remaining at location under recommendation of Paladin Vills. We will be transporting casualties to the Prydwen if needed."
Since only one Vertibird was needed at the moment, the remaining Vertibird decided to head for nearby Diamond City, where it would wait until it was called for.
With two new teams of combat personnel armed and ready entering the warzone, the synths and Gunners were starting to retreat. However, there was no place for them to retreat since they were surrounded, with the new arrivals coming from above while those already there at the exit of the building.
All remaining synths were killed due to their inability to surrender as well as the Brotherhood's hatred for them. Meanwhile the surviving Gunners were captured in the hope that they would be able to provide vital information.
Both the casualties and captured Gunners were placed on board of the two Vertibirds, departing for the Prydwen. Those that did not have as serious injuries walked back to Diamond City. There was no 'uninjured' in the battle because everyone was hit at least once, whether by a bullet or a melee weapon.
Once the others had made it back safely to Diamond City, Ryan made his way to Chestnut Hillock Reservoir, which was not that far out from the city. The reason he went there was because he needed to recover from his injuries. The water at the reservoir was known to be irradiated and it was a widely-known fact that radiation was able to heal ghouls.
Stopping by the water, Ryan started splashing water on his face, enjoying the coolness it brought. He was feeling better already. Ryan lingered around for a few more minutes before returning to Diamond City.