Chapter 2 Neo's Revenge
A few hours passed and Neo was still out cold his muscles throbbing with pain. He finally found a place to stay that the NCR and Legion couldn't find, and he could get some rest. The thought of Neo's family rushed through his head; his daughter never knowing his face and his wife, Destiny. Neither of them will ever get to see neo again.
Neo was still sleeping as a dream came to his mind. It was showing him walking down through the Mojave Wasteland alone then the sound of rotors of a Pavelow or a vertibird came flying over him. Destiny giving him that reassuring smile that comforted Neo. Then he Noticed a small missile zipping toward the helicopter, and hitting the cockpit sending the helicopter spinning toward the sandy, crisp desert. Neo's eye's lit up with rage and hatred as he sprinted toward the crash site. When he got there No one had made it out alive; his wife his daughter, not even his old Brotherhood of Steel comrades. Then Neo woke up hatred and rage still pulsing through him.
He sighed as he sat up in the bed, stood to his feet, and took up his Gauss Rifle from the post that supported the main floor. He lifted the hatch that led to the basement and climbed out. The nightmare rushing back to his mind. Neo think it was just a dream. Jacob is a better pilot than that he has never been shot by a rocket when flying his helicopter, Neo thought to himself as he forced the Nightmare out of his mind.
He liked to think of the missions he did when he was In the Capital Wasteland With the Nighthawks. The Tabor 21 carbine he reconstructed and used on all of his missions even the Raid of the Enclave Base in Raven Rock. Neo finally saw the outpost Nicole was talking about. Neo withdrew his Rifle and Took aim down the Sights to see how many soldiers there actually were. He counted a patrol that was headed there from the North and 3 heavy troopers. Then a woman caught his eye she was wearing robes that almost resembled a Brotherhood's Scribes robe. And she carried a Pneumatic Gauntlet on her right hand. Neo knew right then she was Part of the Brotherhood of Steel. Neo took refuge while he waited for the patrol to continue moving down the road and out of sight before moving toward the outpost.
Neo's eyes never left the woman as he moved in closer toward her.
"Ma'am excuse me but I have a Question for you," Neo said as he walked up toward her.
"Let me guess Elder McNamara sent you to find me," she asked as Neo's smile grew under his Helmet.
"Um, no," Neo said as he took off his helmet after making sure that the NCR troops couldn't see him, "I'm in need of your help. My name is Neo Alexander Wynn, I was a former Brotherhood of Steel Paladin back in the Capital Wasteland. And I need to know where the Brotherhood Head Quarters is."
"Wait you're the Neo Alexander Wynn the one that destroyed the Enclave base in Washington D.C.," she asked as she began to yell in excitement.
"Please be quite the NCR cannot know that I am here for if they do it will be utter hell here," Neo said as he put his hand over her small delicate lips.
"Okay I will help you get there but on one agreement," she said as she went all serious.
"Okay what's that," Neo asked as she smiled from ear to ear.
"I want a pre- war dress. Not something you can find anywhere but one that's classy, and says don't fuck with me," she said as she looked dead into Neo's eyes.
"Okay I can do that, but what skills do you have, and how can I use them the best," Neo stated as he looked at her Power Fist.
"I'm really good at punching things, oh and I can recharge anything that's electronic," she said as she held up her fist and pointed at her laser pistol on her hip.
"Okay your on the team. But I must warn you I'm pretty fast for my age," Neo stated as he started to smile.
Neo was glad he finally had someone to talk to for once and they knew how to wear Power Armor. She led him south west toward a tower that was surrounded by a chain link fence and then turned to the right through a small passage that neo marked on his pip-boy. Neo heard a few crashes of the Pneumatic Gauntlet slamming against radscorpions and bark scorpions. Finally they came upon another chain linked fence and a sand storm.
"Are you sure this is the right way," Neo yelled over the sound of sand bouncing off of metal and wind.
"Yes I am," she yelled back, "Welcome to Hidden Valley, home of the Brotherhood of Steel."
Neo strained to see the base but all he could see was sand upon sand upon sand. He was beginning to think this girl was crazy in so many way until she stepped into the storm and it subsided. Then he relized it was a safety feature. Meant to hide their home from predators and salvagers. good to be home, Neo thought as he noticed her walking into a bunker and waving him toward her. When they enterer it looked like a cheap as hell made bunker, she walked over to an intercom and began to talk.
"Yes I would like an Atomic Veggie-Burger and a large Order of Fries," she said as she looked back at Neo with a Smile on her face.
"Veronica we gave you a pass code why don't you use it sometime," a voice said over the communication- system.
"Ramos I know where you live," she said as she smiled at the intercom.
"Fine but next time use the pass code," Ramos said as the door opened and two armed Brotherhood paladins stood in the corners on mounted Gatlin lasers.
"Come on they wont shot you if your with me Neo," she said right when she said Neo the Soldiers snapped into a salute toward him and straightened their backs.
"Stand down soldiers, there is no need to salute me until I am reinstated back into the Brotherhood," Neo said as he placed his hands on the lasers mini- guns.
With that said they lowered their arms and placed their hands on the triggers to their posts. Neo was surprised that the Brotherhood of Steel managed to get this much technology to work in all of the bunker's corridors.
"Veronica who is this," Ramos asked as he began to stare Neo Down into submission, but Neo didn't budge.
"This is Neo Alexander Wynn," Veronica said as she looked at Neo with her smile.
"Ramos I'm honored to be in the Mojave Wasteland Station of the Brotherhood of Steel HQ," Neo said as he put his hand out to shake Ramos's hand.
"We've heard a lot about you sir," Ramos stated as he gladly shook Neo's hand, "I'm sure that Elder McNamara would be honored to see a great hero like you in person."
Neo just nodded as Ramos began to walk through the wall ways that began to look like a maze leading deeper into the earth. Ramos motioned Neo to walk through the door and head to his right to be in the Elder's chambers. Neo nodded again and began to head through the door to be face to face with a man in blue robes that was a sign that he was in charge of the operation here.
"Ah Neo my brother how do you bid? Come lets discuss this over a nice cup of tea," he said as he placed his arm around Neo's neck.
Neo and the elder conversed for a few hours about how and why Neo was all the way out in New Vegas. After the conversation was over Neo had the seal of the Brotherhood painted onto his right and left shoulder pads. Neo felt like a new man and was hoping to finally get a few more hours rest before he was assigned to a patrol unit.
"Neo hey please come with me, I've got to show you something," Veronica asked as she grabbed Neo's arm and began to drag him down one of the hallways.
Veronica had a smile that Neo knew when he was little, it was a smile his father gave him when he was trying to comfort Neo, and he missed it for nine years. Her hood hid the hair that she had neatly tucked under it from the outside world. Neo pressed a button on the chest plate of his Power Armor causing the helmet to un latch itself from Neo's head and fold it into his armor's back pack.
"Veronica what are you doing," Neo asked as she opened a door to a barracks room with beds lining the walls and middle of the room.
"I know you've had a rough day so I thought that you might be able to share a room with the paladins. If that's alright with you," she stated as she pointed to the bed in the corner, "that's mine, so don't try and sleep in it."
"Okay so where is mine," Neo asked as he looked at her.
"It's the one next to mine," she said as she tried to hid her emotions.
"Alright I'll make myself at home and see about what job I'm to do later today," Neo stated as he looked at the time on his Pip-boy, "Okay I'm going to get some rest wake me up when it time for me to go."
Veronica nodded and left the room so that Neo could get some sleep.
Meanwhile, Doc Mitch was checking on his gun shot patient checking to see if her vitals were in working order. He checked off the articles off the list as he went, and she seemed to be fine so he continued to do surgery and finish sewing in wound in her forehead after getting all the lead he could out of her skull. His was surprised the she survived the shot to her head and was still alive after being found in a shallow grave by Victor.
A few days passed after he finished stitching her up and she finally came through and woke up. He was sitting next to her when she began to sit up in the bed she lay on.
"Hey there slow down there's no need to rush just calm down a bit," He said as he began to look at her eyes," ok lets what the damage was. Do you remember your name?"
"Amanda Marie Johnson," She replied as she tried to sit up.
"Ok that's a start. Now lets see if you can walk to my couch in the living room here," he said as he helped her to her feet.
She made it to the couch before sitting on it with her legs on the arms of the couch. He nodded as he sat in the chair next to the couch.
"Okay I'm going to ask you a few questions about you family history, it's not like I expect to find that you family has a history of getting shot in the head," Doc said as he gave a slight chuckle.
"My family, I never had a family," Amanda said as she closed her eyes, "I raise myself in the wasteland and became a courier for the Mojave Express."
"okay what habits have you acquired while you were in the wasteland," he asked as he stated at her.
"I'm good at taking my time with my shots, and I need glasses to see," She said as she shifted around trying to get comfortable.
"Okay let see, you need to put this on, the bathroom is the last door on the left," and you'll need this he said as he handed her a Pip-boy and a M1911 Colt .45 pistol and a few dozen magazines as a start.
"thank you Doc I appreciate this a lot," she said as she wrapped her arms around the doctor's neck, "I wont forget this."
The doctor began to hug her back when she let go and smiled a small gentle smile, "alright go change and you can go," he said as he pointed at the Vault 21 jumpsuit he handed her a few minutes ago.
"Neo its time for you to get up," Veronica said as she shook Neo awake, "You're to go and salvage technology from the Repconn Headquarters south of the New Vegas Strip, and the Brotherhood is giving you a new modified .44 magnum revolver."
"Okay thanks," Neo said as he stood up off of his bed.
"By the way I'm in your team," Veronica said as she handed him the revolver, "Let's go."
He accepted the magnum and headed to the door to meet the rest of the team.
"Okay men we have a new recruit but don't be surprised about who it is," the unit Commander shouted to the team to were they can hear him over the roar of the Vertibird, "Please Welcome a Senior Paladin and Former Unit Marine Neo Alexander Wynn!"
The unit grew dead silent when they found out that Neo was to be in their group and he walked into the hanger.
"Come on don't be shy he is head temporarily until he can muster up his own team. So make him feel right at home," The commander yelled as Neo climbed in to the Vertibird and helped Veronica in.
"Alright Commander Winston, we're good for take off," neo yelled as he patted the commander's shoulder pad and motioned the pilot to take off.
"Alright we are to salvage any electronics that we find, and yes Private Halford that means scraps, too," the commander yelled as he put on his headset, "Everyone put on the head sets we're about to reach the exit to the hanger doors.
Neo placed his head set on his head and closed his helmet to secure the microphone to his head.
"Alright are we ready," Winston said as the headsets did their magic and allowed the team to communicate without all of the yelling, Neo nodded and looked around the cabin, "Alright this is a simple mission, any weapons you find are yours and any ammo you salvage belong to you and the team when needed. Understood?"
The unit nodded in unison and Neo checked over his Gauss Rifle looking for any flaws in the guns firing mechanism.
"Commander I have a question how many men have you lost during you missions," Neo asked as he rested his rifle on the ground pointing the barrel toward the ceiling of the cabin.
"Four, out of the two hundred forty- three missions I have done," Winston stated as he began to look over his Plasma Rifle with a Magazine Accelerator.
"I'm not bragging or anything about your success but when I was the Leader of the Nighthawks I never lost a man out of the seven hundred ninety- nine missions I have done, and that's because my team was trained to handle any obstacles that crossed their path and never missed a shot," Neo stated as he looked at the Commander who was looking out of the cabin's window to see if they were near their target.
"But these soldiers are not the Nighthawks and they never will be," Winston said as he closed his eyes and laid his head on the rest that was attached to his seat.
"Now I have another question, what would it take to get Veronica into the Nighthawks and what would it take to get the team out here from the Capital Wasteland," Neo asked as Winston's eye widened with joy.
"Veronica can be yours if she agrees but the rest of the Night hawks that would be impossible," Winston stated as he placed the butt of his rifle on the metal flooring, "Alright let's go we're here."