AN: It's been awhile! I would say about 3 month since I made an actual story update? If you guys have read my last update, then you guys would know that I deleted about half of my stories. Nothin more nothin less.

Without further ado, I present Fallout!

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"My name ... My name ... It doesn't really matter, all I want is my reward." The devil's insistence displeased everyone, though the only people who showed this were the two soldiers without helmets.

The commander's scrunched up eyebrows twitched. "No! I don't care if you brought back that shitty bastard. We need answers asshole! For all we know you could be working with the Enclave!" His instigation had struck a chord with the other soldiers. They began yelling and pointing all their weapons at the stranger once more. They came so close the devil, that if the it could take a step in any direction, it would run straight into the barrel of any given rifle.

"Look there's not much to me. I don't see why you should care." The demon's reply came with an lazy swivel of his head. His gaze wandered yet again towards far off light structure.

"That's it! I'm ordering you to answer my questions right now, before we blow off your shitty head!" he yelled.

"Curly brow ... calm down," Zoro said.

"What do you have to say? Your lazy ass got captured by some no-name scumbag," he complained. Shaking his head, the man with some authority took out a cigarette, lighting it with covered hands as the wind rolled by.

"This man is not evil. He has just lost his way is all." He attempted to adjust himself on top the mysterious stranger. He felt his throat run dry as it did for the past grueling week.

The blond man shook his head, inhaling a bit of the ashy smoke. Taking the cigarette out of his mouth he said, "look Marimo, it's great and all that you think that he is a swell guy, but right now we have to interrogate your boyfriend. We need information …" he paused, "it's standard procedure you know."

"And I'm telling you, he doesn't need to answer you," he said. Before anyone could say anything, the green haired man slipped out of the wanderer's light hold, falling onto the rocky ground with a muttered grunt.

"You don't have the authority to -" the blond argued, but the sluggish man shut him up.

"I do. I'm using my veto power." An underhanded smile grinned back at the blond.

"You shitty directionless bastard …" he growled. Shifting his glare to the man of lower rank, he yelled, "what about you long nose? What do you have to say about this man?"

"Oh! I-I do-don't h-have much to-to say," he said.

"See, he's an alright guy. Just give him his reward so he can go."

"We are under strict orders cactus fuzz! You know this. We have direct orders not to allow anyone near this forward base!"

"And I am going around those orders as of right now," Zoro said.

"Do you know how much trouble you will be in because of this?"

"I don't really care." Glancing to the side, Zoro pointed towards the frightened soldier. "He saved both of our lives. The least we could do is is allow him to make one request."

"Marimo …" He took another puff, staring at his equal until he said, "fine! But if anything goes wrong, you will be held accountable!" His grumpy frown moved back towards the mysterious man, "What the hell do you want?"

He turned his head the side, ignoring all the weapons pointed at his vital organs. "All I want is some supplies." Shifting his body towards the man, he could see nothing but an open barrel of a shotgun. "Food, water, ammo, and … it's getting a bit cold out. Night is coming … can I stay here, just for one night?" The devil's eyes, although surrounded in blinding light, remained under an unknown shadow.

Gritting his teeth, the commander glanced at the hunched over paladin. Livid eyes attempted to intimidate the exhausted man, that is, until he turned his gaze back towards the apathetic stranger. A plethora of red lights and countless guns remained on the lone figure, though he didn't seem to care the least bit.

With a reluctant sigh the commander gave in. "Fine. But if I see you causing any trouble, I will kill you." The commander swirled back around, stomping away from the group to the airborne vehicle.

"Law." The commander stopped, looking over at the only other soldier without a helmet. "If he tries to do anything, kill him on sight."

"Fuck off. I can do what I want," he replied. Ignoring the blond's obvious disdain, the emotionless soldier turned back towards the group. He had kept a wary eye on the stranger the whole time.

"You!" Law said, pointing a tattooed hand out to his target. "Follow me." Signaling him to come forward with two quick fingers.

Passing off the demand as though it meant nothing, the demon strolled past the soldiers towards the end of the world. "How come we can't use the bridge?" the question left the mysterious man's lips as he peered over the edge to gander below.

"Because if we do that, we will die" Law said.

"I don't mind," with an apathetic shrug of his shoulders, the demon took his first step on the hollow steel bridge.

"Take one more step, and I'll put this sword through your throat." The edge of the sword grazed the back of his neck, drawing a small trickle of blood.

"Whatever," the demon responded. Staring off at the distance fortress, he could feel himself wanting to take another step forward. "Didn't know you became a babysitter." He stared down his destination with a wide cocky grin, one of which only a madman could possess.

"I have my own place in this world. Last time I checked, I don't take orders from anybody here." After a while, the man drew his sword away, though he didn't sheath the weapon.

The demon's back remained away from the commander. "You really think you're in control?"

"Yes. And I think you're insane," he admitted.

"No. I just know too much," the devil replied. All at once the wanderer faced the taller man, and the numerous soldiers with an uncanny certain grin.

"Enough chit chat! Get on board!" Zoro yelled.

Turning back towards his newest antagonist, the demon nodded towards the copter. "Ladies first."

"Say one more word and I will punt your head down the mountain." The sword came up soon after, remaining flat against the right side of his neck.

"Oh that would be fun."

After a brief silent standoff, ending with the demon laughing at the serious soldier and the group behind him, they made their way on board. They all sat in peaceful harmony, all except for the numerous guns pointed at the apathetic stranger.

Breaking the silence, the commander spoke. "What do you want?"

"Like I said, I just need some basic supplies, maybe some food, some water, and …" he stopped to gaze at the incoming military base. Just like he imagined, the structure appeared much larger than before. "Maybe just a quick look around ..." the devil's words trailed off to a silent mutter.

The wanderer glanced both ways, before staring back down at the designated landing.

Of course, his lack of continuity seemed to further enrage the blond. "Be specific! I am telling you guys, this asshole must be working with the Enclave!"

"Curly brow he's not here for that. I'm pretty sure he's just a lost wanderer." Zoro said.

"Shut the hell up you directionless clown!" he yelled before glaring at the man staring off in space. "Why the hell did you come up here anyway?"

Drawing his gaze away from the wind churning air he shrugged his shoulders. "I think I am just curious to see the Brotherhood of Steel."

"You're so full of shit!" Law threatened.

Glancing towards the man who almost killed him, the wanderer gave a justification. "I'm telling the truth. There is nothing more to it."

"And I am telling you the truth. I will kill you." It didn't take a genius to tell that he meant it.

"Touchy!" The devil mocked with a apathetic roll of the eyes. "Long nose." A cynical grin reached his lips when his victim came in sight.

Seeing his expression the frightened man's heart stopped. "Y-Yes?" the man responded.

"Do you want to show me where I can sleep for the night? None of your commanders seem to trust me."

"Uh …" he hummed. He looked at the other soldiers and commanders onboard before giving one last glance at the silent man. His body shivered, though his armor prevented it from being visible. "Of course."

"And Zoro?" The green haired man just made a simple nod in acknowledgment. "Can you get the supplies? I talked about what I needed before coming over here … that is if you have the strength to get it."

"Got it," he affirmed. The vehicle landed, as the group leaped off onto the hard concrete below. The light still trailed the wanderer, everything around them could be seen.

"Law, follow him!" Sanji ordered. A single finger and set of bored eyes stared back at the blond man.

"It's alright. He won't cause any trouble." Zoro interrupted.

Law didn't respond to the other paladin's instructions, instead he just rolled his eyes and trailed away from the group.

"Why did I get stuck with two of the biggest assholes in the world?" Sanji complained. A deep sigh left his mouth along with a stream of hot smoke. He watched with scrutiny as the stranger walked through the corridor entrance, side by side with the men he had brought back.

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The devil scanned everything and everyone with earnest eyes.

Almost all the soldiers and scribes gave the stranger hostile glances, though when they caught sight of the commander they stood with their backs straight.

"Here we a-are," Usopp stuttered.

The demon stepped into the room and sniffed the air. The place reeked of burning rubber and rusted metal. "This isn't a suitable place."

Turning back towards the sniper the devil frowned, "Show me around until we find a more suitable place to stay."

"But this where the guest go, I-I co-co-could ge-get in a lo-lo-t ..." he trailed off. His fear kept him strong, but seeing the demons unquestionable glare, he clammed up.

"Don't worry about it," Zoro said. He moved away from them, suppressing his pain he instructed. "Follow me, we will find you a better place to stay."

"I am glad I kept you alive."

"Eh. I won't lie … I needed that ass kicking anyway. I need to get stronger -"

"I remember. You told me," the devil stopped him. Pointing a hand up at the incoming corridor, he glanced at the sluggish man. "Which way, left or right?"

"Down," Zoro said.

"What are you talking about?" Two busy walkways and a million dollar view of the decimated wasteland was all that could be seen.

"Just wait," he instructed. "Franky!" He yelled down the left corridor. A massive man got off his knees. The soldier stood at least a head taller than everyone else, even without power armor.

"Yes Paladin Zoro?" asked Franky.

"Take us down to Ground …" he stopped. He took a lazy glance at the wanderer to his right. Ground 0 Zoro reasoned. Gazing back at the glass window ahead he said, "take us to ground 10."

"Are you sure Ground 10?" he questioned. Frankie's eyes looked between the trio. Seeing the stark differences between them, Franky exclaimed, "In that case you guys should take the stairs it would b -".

"We don't need to get any more attention. That's a direct order," Zoro said.

Shaking his head, the metal man scurried to the wall, doing some kind of work on it. In an instant, a large square shape formed under their feet. As it descended, the large man jumped on, shaking the vessel.

"Do you always have to do that?" Zoro complained.

"Well if you want to get back up without using the stairs, than yes!"

"Why doesn't anyone have respect for each other here?" The devil's questioned. His question startled the group.

"We do have respect for each other. Anyone breaking the Brotherhood's code is subject to harsh penalties or capital punishment." Seeing the unusual light expression on the wanderer's face Zoro continued, "we have to run it a lot tighter out here, it's the gateway between hell and another hell."

"Yeah … there is a lot out there …" The wanderer trailed off, staring off at the numerous changing levels.

"Well as to why we don't respect our superiors …" Usopp's eyes ran away seeing Zoro's glare. Despite his expression he explained, "We don't have a leader. We have three temporary ones. You already met two of them Sanji, Law, and the other one… is standing right next to you."

"I guess he proved to be a challenge." The wanderer drew his eyes away from the endless stories to the long nosed man. "Why is there no leader?"

As soon as the elevator stopped, he intended to walk forward but a raven haired women stepped in the way.

She answered the question with a smile "The council is voting a new leader right now. One of them will gain victory, and the others will most likely die horrible deaths." She eyed the green haired man with a gentle grin. "Are you going to parish now, Zoro? It seems as though nature hasn't killed you yet."

"I ain't going to die devil women!" His back and head stood straight up, despite all the broken and aching parts around his body.

Placing a hand over her mouth, she replied, "Hmm. So he won't die … I wonder why he is still sticking around …"

"Stop talking to your girlfriend and show me around the damn place."

"That devil isn't anything special … she is trying to -"

"What am I am trying to do?" she said, with a playful wink.

"The guy doesn't even know us, and he is right on the money!" Franky yelled. He broke into a massive fit of laughter.

Laughter. Something none of them had done in awhile.

"If I could kill you for that …" Zoro said.

The group followed the tall women, taking a left between three distinct pathways. Studying the walls, the wanderer couldn't see a trace of paint on the pristine white surfaces.

Sensing this without even looking, Robin explained, "This facility used to be where the scientist worked before the war, tucked within the walls of the mountain. They ran several impressive test on the lower floors … but I think we should just go to the rooms, shall we?"

"About time." The wanderer glanced inside all the room's he could, "How many floors does this place have?"

"That's classified information," Usopp said.

The paladin turned with a fatigued yawn, "there are a lot of floors after this. After all this place used to be a nuclear testing facility" he admitted. "I wouldn't go down there. The place still has a dormant engine that will vaporize you into dust." Pointing at the ground Zoro said, "Besides, there is nothing from here to the bottom for about a mile." He turned towards the loner seeing him glance at the floor. "Watch your step."

"We're here," Robin announced. The standards of this room were much better than one from before.

"Now if you excuse me, I have to get back to surveying th -"

"Please show me more." The wanderer looked away from Robin just in time to see Usopp and Franky giving each other quick glances.

Seeing as they got caught, Franky yelled, "yeah! where do you want to go bro? Robin can lead you there!"

"Do you want us to get your supplies now or later?" Usopp asked.

"I am going to get the supplies. Usopp stay with them," Zoro said, as he strolled out of the room.

"Of co-course sir!" Usopp said. His hand shook within his horrified salute.

"I understand you guys have a navigation room. I myself am a navigator. It would be great if I can see the facility." Usopp's head turned towards the back wall, hiding his horrified expression.

Picking up on Usopp's deep discomfort Robin turned towards the demon. "Follow me this way." As soon as the other two stepped out of the room, a harsh pat on the back comforted the terrified long nosed man. A single hand extended past him, gesturing for him to move forward.

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They only had to walk a little further before the tall woman stood still. She pointed her hand towards one of the many doors. Guards stood watch at each interchanging corridor. They all stood like statues until a loud intercom blared.

"All Brotherhood of Steel soldiers on ground 10, report to the armory on ground 9 for weapon inspections."

The devil's desolate grin tripled in size. "So you have some good use," the devil watched as the men in arms marched passed their unknown enemy.

The devil's calm deception stopped all together when he reached for the door handle. He attempted to pull down on it, but it wouldn't budge. He tried again with much more vigor, but it wouldn't move at all. He glanced inside the bulletproof window.

The devil's grip had stopped internally, as he glared at the group with a hateful disdain. "Open the fucking door!"

Seeing where this would lead, Usopp pleaded, "we don't have the keys! Only one of the three leaders can open a VIP door -"

"I don't give a shit! Open the fucking door before I kill everyone here!" he yelled.

His hateful eyes turned into those of quiet desperation. "Please! Franky you must have it!" he said.

"I don't! Just calm down, bro!"

"Calm down?" he said. The devil barred his teeth at the massive man. "Calm down? Calm down … Calm down! Calm down!" he screamed as he lunged a fist towards his chest. The sound of something hitting the ground halted the impact.

"Pick it up and give it to me, you fucking liar!" The demon Ripped the card away, almost taking the older man's arm along with him.

"He didn't deceive you," Zoro cut in from around the corner. "Get your business done and the get the hell out of here!"

Turning with a growl, he withdrew from the bewildered group. Alone again. "I don't need anyone else …" He paused, looking at the key-card-hole. I just need them... he reasoned. His thought eased him a bit, giving him enough concentration to unlock the door.

With a relieved breath, he ripped the door open. When he got in, he slammed it behind him, locking it right away. Turning back around, he got his first real look at the beginning of the end. His real objective gazed up at the intruder in shock, though the devil didn't move any more than she did. The room couldn't be whiter, everything except for the woman's copper hair and the papers she had around her remained without color.

Though one object did.

Ignoring her, he took calm strides towards what entranced him. The wall came closer to life with each step. Fire erupted from the still panels. Trailing along the scales of the wall, he observed the rise and fall of the red and orange design. The feet and arms crept about with sharp long claws, cutting into the granite. The masterpiece left one piece unfinished. The tail burned with the largest display of color, though at the same time, it felt void of anything. It appeared as though it had faded away long ago.

"Dragon," he abruptly said. He stared at the mirage, tracing his hands over each and every part he could touch, feeling the creature's stone-cold-heartbeat.

She stared at him the whole time. Although he did interrupt her work, she could see that he meant no harm. She gasped when he tried to feel the masterpiece with his body.

"Dragon," he repeated. She couldn't quite see his expression, though she did notice that he had fallen into quiet stillness.

Then she heard it. Laughter erupted from his bowls. It came out as awkward and borderline sane, though like most things in the wasteland, it took a dark turn. She glanced at the large red button under her desk. When she saw and heard enough, she reached down with thieve-like quickness.

Though the deafening alarm didn't go off.

Her eyes shot upon once she realized she had left her feet. With a grunt, she saw her arms appear as well as the rear of the stranger. Regaining control of her senses, she screamed at the top of her lungs.

The sirens rang with fury as the unknown man raced to the door with frenzied speed. In the brief time he got there, she slammed her fists into the back of the stranger several times, but to no avail.

"Open the fucking door!" he screamed slamming the bullet proof glass with his fist. Realizing he had the key, he reached for his worn pockets, but ended up finding nothing. Glancing to the side, he shook his body, and a second later, the card dropped to the ground.

"Don't fucking try that again!" The demon threatened. Placing the key in the door, the wanderer threw open the door. Nobody could be seen. "I knew it!" he growled. Securing his grip on the back of her legs, he ran forward.

"Let me go! Guards! Anyone!" she screamed. She did this like a broken record as he rushed back and forth through the place he had come.

"Shut the fuck up!" he ordered. His teeth grit together when he caught sight of the soldiers coming out of the elevator.

One of the men caught sight of him, "there he is!" he yelled.

"Fuck!" the demon screamed. He ran the other direction, following every available path until he knew his time was up.

Reaching the last corridor, he seethed in frustration. A hand came up and pulled him to the side. A hooded figure pointed in a new direction. He didn't have time to argue, so he took a chance and followed the stranger's order. He saw another hooded person, this time pointing him another direction. He took a couple more turns until the stairs came into sight.

"Take the stairs, it's the only way out," the stranger spoke. Though before he could proceed, the man held a powerful grip on his wrist, "I don't want to see you here again. Am I understood?"

The demon gave an unusual low nod, pulling her legs closer to his body as he ascended the stairs. Each level they passed the demon noticed the same thing. The steel doors were shut, and the sound of soldiers trying to slam and shoot their way through, echoed through the hallways.

When he reached the floor he had arrived, he booked it towards the place with a hole in the ground. When he heard shouting come from both corridors, he slipped past the empty space, back to the place he had walked once before. The same furious noises emanated from around the corner.

Troops would be upon them in any second. He stopped and turned his body around. The copper haired woman continued to yell her lungs off, but again, it had no effect on the focused creature.

When she realized that he began running back, she yelled, "What the hell do you think you are doing? You are going to end up-!" Her voice broke, changing into a bewildered shriek. His feet had left the ground. Nothing was below them except for the empty elevator of death below.

She felt his grip of him finally lighten, though to her horrified eyes, this couldn't be at a worse time. "DON'T DROP M-!" her words stopped when the noise of shattered glass entered into her ears. The bitter night time air stung her exposed face and neck. She gasped in complete disbelief when she saw what had occurred. She reached her hands up to the fleeting fortress, watching her life flash before her.

When they reached the ground, she felt a tremendous pain in her stomach. "Where are you taking me? The Brotherhood of Steel will kill you!" He ignored her pleas, sprinting with absolute purpose towards the end of the craggy cliffs.

The fortress lights locked onto them, illustrating the two standing at the edge of the world. "We have you surrounded!" the commander he recognized as Sanji yelled. Like Déjà vu, vertibirds hovered on either side of them, and the blinding light of the light tower blurred anything in sight.

"Surrender right now shit head! And give up your hostage!" Sanji ordered.

"Over my dead body," the wanderer said so low that no else could hear. The whole time, the orange haired girl lay frightened, staring down at the abyss below. Without a word, he moved her off his shoulders. She kept her eyes shut, not knowing what would going to happen next. Without realizing it, she felt herself stepping onto the shaky bridge.

"Shoot me, and I blow the damn bridge!" the wanderer cried, holding up an explosive device in his hand. She peeped her eyes open, wondering what had occurred, peering behind him as they walked backwards, she could see all the soldiers in the fortress pointing their arsenal at them. She instinctively gasped, hiding behind his body for protection. She knew full well that the Brotherhood would do anything to do their missions.

"Hold your fire!" Sanji screamed. The demon shook the device a bit with a sly grin for all of them to see.

"Do as he says! We will be on our way." He felt the girl move a little too quick. With his free hand he held onto her white lab coat, holding her down like an anchor.

"Fire your weapons!" Law interrupted. A second later, something whizzed into the air towards them.

"Call off the attack!" two voices argued, but when the weapon made contact, the damage was done. The structure rattled from the attack, bits of it already fell off to no man's land. He growled at their aggression, placing both his hands back around his goal.

"I will do it!" the wanderer snapped, pushing her with a great deal of force backward.

"All knights under my control, fire now!" Law demanded. And just like that, a third of the troops let loose the devastating power of the Brotherhood on the bridge.

"Fuck!" the word left as quick as he turned away. His victim had already ran away from him, well over half way across. He sprinted after her, adjusting himself to the barrage of bullets and missiles slamming the bridge.

"Gotcha!" He swept her off her feet. She hadn't had time to react to her inability to run, instead she curled body against him to avoid the oncoming bullets. Staring forward, the demon saw what fate lie ahead. The arc had already destabilized, and all that remained were its weakest sources of support.

With complete calmness he closed his eyes, bolting down the last stretch.

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AN: Not a 100% sure who I didn't reply to last time (since its been 3 months) so I will just say it now. Thank you to crushvox, davidjoker, michelous, luisAM21, dbzgtfan2004, and guest. You guys are awesome :) keep being awesome :D

And I have a sweet surprise for you guys! 2 good things actually! The first is that there are 2 chapters ready to go as I type! (Ch.5 is almost done too!).

The second is this story will be co-authored for now on! :O The person I am co-authoring with is the amazingly talented sensual lettuce! She will be role playing as Nami and I will be role playing as Luffy :D lets see how things go!

Either way it feels great to type again, and with spring break rolling around the corner, I will have a lot more time to type! Have a nice day!