LOG ENTRY

DAY 5:

I've discovered the remains a Brotherhood operative near Hubris Comics, southwest of the Citadel. I gave the holotag to a scribe, where he looked at it and told me it was the Wanderer's.

The minute he said that name the Citadel erupted.

Knights, Scribes, and Paladins rushed out to the site I found it. There they found his corpse. It was a surprisingly mixed reaction. Some cheered, some high-fived, others were silent. I noticed a couple knights take off their helmets in either respect or somber celebration.

I was called in to see Elder Cross later that day. She was remarkably straightforward. She said to me, "You need to understand the mixed reactions about him. The Wanderer was a hero. I assisted his father, and his death pained me dearly. I hoped to make up the loss by assisting his son, the one you called the Wanderer. It is my fervent belief that he was a good man. I don't know what caused him to ask Sarah to die for the cause, but I know that Sarah wouldn't feel right letting him do it either."

I simply nodded, trying to work out whether this man was a hero or a villain.

"What's done is done. Is there anything you'd like to add, or may we carry on to why you were originally sent here?" Elder Cross asked.

"I, uh, I found this note on him," I ventured carefully. I let her look at it. She looked at the note.

"Did you fail to notice the G on the back?" Cross asked pointedly.

"Let me see- ohhhh…" I said. "Well, what does it mean?"

"I think this killing was the work of an assassin," Cross answered. "It's not the Talon Company. Talon Company doesn't leave calling cards. This could be the work of Gabriel."

"Who?" I responded.

"Gabriel is an assassin. The best, in fact. He changes hideouts every so often and none of us have been able to track him down. He's most likely the killer."

"Thank you, Elder Cross. Now I believe you had some business for me?" I asked, trying to change the subject as this was all too familiar.

'"The Citadel isn't as powerful as it once was. Sure, we have operatives in the field, and the Jefferson Memorial as a backup, but Super Mutant and Raider attacks are getting more frequent. We need some more soldiers, more defense, or best of all, an anti-personnel defense machine.

I stupidly agreed to find some parts to make an anti-personnel defense machine. I barely knew what it was, never mind how to make it.

Going to bed now. More updates later.

LOG TERMINATED.

I rolled out of bed with a bad feeling. I stopped off at the armory before I left and bought some ammunition. Thank God they still have the same currency, I was worried. I hopped into my Power Armor and headed towards Ralph's Auto Wreckage, where it was rumored I'd find a Pulse Generator. What Cross failed to tell me was that Ralph's Auto Wreckage was halfway across the wastes. It took me a long time, but I finally reached my destination.

I searched the inside, looking around the site. I found Ralph's safe and picked it, hoping I'd find what I was looking for, but no. Just some Pre-War money and a pistol. I was about to give up when I noticed a small switch on the wall. I figured it would just activate some machine that dismantled cars, but a hidden panel opened up in the wall leading to a hidden basement.

The dank underbelly of the basement quickly gave way to a hidden laboratory as I walked down a corridor. It turns out that Ralph was an aspiring scientist and was trying to find an alternative source of power for cars that would last longer, which is why he made an auto wreckage place so he could test his creations. I found the Pulse Generator in a locked case on a table. As I went to pick it up, the lights were suddenly killed. When they turned back on, I was face-to-face with 6 Raiders, all encircling me and pointing their weapons.

While I'm fairly confident in my own abilities I still think 6 against 1 isn't very fair or easy. I put the case down, and dropped my weapon I was carrying at the time, Righteous Authority.

One of the Raiders whom I assumed was the leader picked up the gun and said, "Ohhh yes! This'll be a real treat!"

Another said, "If you move, we blast you to pieces. Now hand over everything you're carrying."

Raiders clearly seem to want everything. They also don't seem to be capable of thinking about what happens if you try to mug the wrong guy.

Under the pretense of pulling out a weapon to give to them, I secretly pulled out a Nuka-Grenade. I said "You know, I really love Nuka-Cola…" and threw the grenade on the ground. I then ran as far away as I could.

The last thing I saw before I crashed into a wall was a giant blue explosion and 6 Raiders flying through the air.

I turned around and immediately relieved the Raiders of their bottlecaps, ammunition, and in the leader's case, Righteous Authority. I walked up the stairs and out of Ralph's Auto Wreckage. I was back at the Citadel before long.

I handed the Pulse Generator to Elder Cross when I arrived.

"This helps us a lot," she said. "Was it difficult?"

"Not overly," I said, grinning. "Let's just say some people don't like Nuka-Cola that much."