So, this is continuing the story of Lonesome Road through Ulysses' eyes, as well as telling the story of how he became the enemy you meet in-game.


As Ulysses walked back into his temple, he examined the missiles that awaited the Courier. Often times, throughout the course of his struggle to change history, he had wandered he did not just launch the missiles against the NCR. After the destruction of his tribe, the Twisted Hairs, by Vulpes Incarta, he became a courier under the command of the mighty Caesar. In the event the Bear had to withdraw from the Mojave, which it would, if Ulysses had anything to say about, Hoover Dam would come under Caesar's jurisdiction.

Ulysses would have fulfilled his vows to serve the Legion. The Son of Mars would have his treasure. His Rome. Though a part of the courier, the part that resented the Legion for what it had done to his tribe, knew that it would be to a selfish end to help Caesar obtain the dam. For Ulysses believed that whether or not the dictator won the dam through combat, it would kill him.

This is why he would wait to strike upon the NCR.

To destroy the Shawnson's home as he done to him. The Divide had suffered for the Courier's ignorance. And when the rain of nuclear fire came to the Mojave, it would not only destroy the child's home, but it would take away his nation. The NCR, the so-called democracy that Shawnson believed in so valiantly, would retreat when I-15 was no longer operational. Despite what President Kimball told the populace, he did not wish to help the people of the wastes. When the waters of life stop pumping through the dam, and the lights of New Vegas cease to shine, the Courier will see how his nation abandons him

And much like the Courier created the Divide, so will Ulysses create the Mojave.

From the terminal in his temple, Ulysses the static from an Old World broadcast: "RALPHE… fly far, fly fast!"

A smile spread within the courier's mask as he realized what had happened. Shawnson had arrived in the Divide, and ED-E had been activated.

Ulysses' encounter with the Marked Men proved to be more difficult as he tracked the weather through the Divide. For the first thing, the pattern of the winds seemed to shift at every each interval, leading him to large undetonated bombs, almost as if Mars himself were toying with Ulysses… attempting to make him give his position away in the form of a miniature nuclear explosion.

Every time this event occurred, Ulysses would take cover in the wreckage of the rebar and steel, playing possum. After minutes of silence, the Marked Men would come, attempting to track the courier. It was at this moment that they would be taken by the courier: killed.

Looting them provided weaponry and armor, protecting him from the winds, which he put on under his duster. He was careful when removing it, attempting to make sure that the symbol on the back did not tear. The package from Navarro, the one that took his home, bore the same symbol. The flag of America.

The courier watched through ED-E. Shawnson Gallows did in fact stand before him. His face was one of confusion, almost as if he had seen this robot before. ED-E began to beep excitingly, and the Courier, a mere age of twenty-four, asked it, "What was that sound you played? Some kind of memory glitch?"

Ulysses watched the child's face, reading every detail, memorizing every scar. He heard ED-E beep in a confusing tone, and Shawnson, almost as if he was speaking to himself, said, "Yes, I'm sure I heard it. Did something knock your memory modules loose?" The eyebot began to beep evasively. "Okay, if you won't tell me, just say no."

ED-E beeped apologetically, and the Courier stood there for a moment. Ulysses had control over the eyebot. As his mind wandered towards the thought of revenge, he considered taking over manual control and using the laser technology to attack the degenerate. But he remembered his purpose. To show the Courier what had happened. To give him his message. Still, the thought of murder was so tempting…

Ulysses dug away at the skin of the Marked Men, shamefully consuming it. There was nothing of substance left in this wasteland, and he had not eaten since he came to. Though he told himself he was dying, and they were not human any longer, he felt as though he was condemned for engaging in cannibalism. As if it made him no better than them.

His stomach moaned in agony. Seconds later, he regurgitated the flesh onto the carcasses. The sickness made his wound ache. With emotions raging and body dying, he felt something he had never felt before. A desire to quit.

ED-E beeped excitedly, and Ulysses began to play a track to the Courier through the eyebot. "Experiment log 369248/B," it began, "Eyebot Duraframe universal interface override system. This is Dr. Whitley presiding. We've boosted signal gain and enlarged the overflow buffer system. That should ensure one hundred percent connectivity and control. ED-E, whenever you're ready." There was a chirping sound of electronic systems, and the doctor's log continued playing: "Yes! Success! Um, reporting full success on 369248/B. ED-E was able to interface with and override the test panel in under three seconds. Great job, team. Now let's start on the proposal for the full rollout."

The Courier stared at the robot, wondering why he would play such a thing, and then stated, "That's a recording from your development – are you saying you can override electronic security?"

That's exactly what I'm telling you, Shawnson, Ulysses smiled to himself. He hoped that the robot would help the child through the Divide, and provide Ulysses with the perfect opportunity to observe the Courier.

"Only panels with a dish-shaped receiver? The console in the main room had one of those, I think," the Courier spoke aloud. He then continued, "Was that the voice of your creator? What happened to him?"

The pain was unbearable. From what he could see, the Divide stretched on for miles. With the lack of food, surplus of enemies, and fatal wound, navigating the maze of rubble would be a near impossible feat. He remembered back to his early days in the Twisted Hairs, before it aligned itself with the Bull and became enslaved. He had no such ambition to create a home for himself as he did now. He had already had a home

Vulpes Incarta had taken that from him. In his own thoughts, he prayed to himself, If I ever make it out of this alive, I will never be one of them. Caesar can bend me to the will of his empire, but I will never betray a people.

A part of him argued against himself, without purpose you won't.

The purpose is what drove him, and he knew that he couldn't reveal everything to the Courier just yet. The cryptic message, the mysteries regarding why Ulysses had given up the job… that was all that had the Courier here. Without that mystery, Shawnson would return to the Mojave and prepare for the battle at Hoover Dam.

At his command, ED-E stopped communications with the Courier, and frustrated, he walked away from the eyebot to continue through the Silo. Instead, he directed ED-E to unlock commissaries for the Courier. Shawnson obviously understood that this eyebot was here to help. He probably even knew he was being watched, but he made no effort to communicate with the robot any longer.

Ulysses collapsed onto the ground, prepared to die. He laid there for what seemed like days, as the wind tore away at his face. But from above, he heard the distant beeping of some mechanism. He slowly, agonizingly brought himself to his feet to see an eyebot, destroying Marked Men a quarter-mile away.

As it finished, Ulysses was caught in its gaze. The eyebot began to travel over.

A smile.

If not for the pre-war symbol of his duster – that of America – he would be dead. His quest to reawaken the Old World may be gone, but it had certainly attempting to reach out to him. Looking back, he realized that the only reason the eyebots had saved him was because of the flag that also placed itself on the package from Navarro.

Death had come for the courier, much like it had for Courier Six.

Yet it seems that couriers had a certain way of avoiding that fate.


Please review if you enjoyed it.

Also, in case it was unclear, Ulysses is viewing the Courier - Shawnson - through the eyes of ED-E.