Fallout: Vault 76
Chapter 2:
The Vault was panicked at first, but that scav party's only job was the retrieval of the T-51 B Power Armor. The group could be compared to a mirrored version of the Enclave. They kept Democracy alive, yet kept humanity in tact as well. They mourned their losses, recorded their names in their data bases, and was all but lucky to see their groups massacre. What left up as 50 was cut down to 35 in minutes, Sentry Bots and Turrets all focused on the door from the General's last mad stand. They took most down from replicated Flash Bangs and C4, but lost an additional 5 more on their final escape (12 with Smith, 12 with Strayer, Gorbachev and his four.). Most caught on the exterior Vault Cameras, before lost in the hail of laser and missile blasts from the robots and turrets.
Vault 76 was in a sort of "Sleep" stasis after that. They locked the doors leading to the outside, though initially doing nothing as they were stuck there anyways. Their technology allowed long-term sustainability, and the Military personnel were all diverse enough to keep a steady genetic pool for some time.
Their researchers and analysts were working on removing the rubble by the year 2242, having shifted dramatically since then from a hollow Democracy to a functional mini-Empire. American, Russian, Japanese and some Latin (from Holotapes) were languages common in the Vault at that time, and their Monarch at the time, King Dominic Moses I wished to finally see the world beyond the Vault.
It wasn't until the year 2279 that it was completed, and King Dominic was an old man by then. His son, Dominic Moses II was King of the Vault. His son, Winston Moses, was a promising Captain at the time. T-45 D Power Armor was the standard for their army, which stood 100 strong. The Vault's total population count was 438, and would've sustained no more than four or five generations before things got... Nasty.
Now, for the topside group, 25 of their fine Guard were sent above ground. They all were Power Armored, 10 had FN FAL Rifles, 5 Sniper Rifles, 5 Mini Guns and 5 Plasma Casters. Moses had a Plasma Caster, and was in charge of the Heavy Weapons regiment. Sergeant Yazzie led the Mini Gun half, but Moses was ultimately his superior.
The Group was astonished to find the place already sacked once they made a (somewhat) full perimeter check. Ironically, their Vault was sealed about one level below the locked room to the T-51 B, but was submerged underneath stone and metal. They were disheartened, but pieced enough together to see the initial Recon Team ultimately succeeded.
They pushed on, and found that a strange Cog Symbol was faded on the exterior of the Building. They noticed, prior to passing through, that many robots were disassembled and ammo caches raided. It was abandoned, even to the point of no persons frequenting the immediate area. They were pleased, and began clearing the rooms around the Vault Entrance before radioing in the situation.
The 25 returned, and King Dominic II was dumbfounded with the news. He pulled together his council, compiling news old and new, and claimed the facility uninhabitable. Captain Moses pointed out the ungodly amount of radiation outside the industrial elevator leading topside. The facility was unclaimable, but shown signs of life on the outside. The King, knowing his Vault could push on, sent a recon team of 20 of his finest Royal Guard to scout the four Directions. A team of three FN FAL Rifles, one Plasma Caster and one Sniper made up the four Squads. All four sent different directions: North, South, East and West. Captain Moses lead the team going South East. The painted Winged Cog faced there, and it seemed worthy enough.
The team originally going North was recalled, as reports there shown Heavy Radiation (from the stored Nukes) and was deemed dangerous. They were split, some sent with Captain Moses and some sent East, going with Sergeant Yazzie's own team to scout out there. The team going West, able to keep in contact with their encrypted long-range radios installed in their Power Helms, reported in days early. Moses and Yazzie were filled in, and it was said they had quite the find.
