A week in New Vegas
Jake
I spent the next couple hours in the Rivet City clinic getting fixed up and humming "Blue Moon" in my head. As I walked out Kat asked me what was that tune I was humming. Blue Moon by Frank Sinatra, I heard it a while back. Me and Kat walked out of Rivet City where we were approached by a US Military recruiter, in case you didn't know the Enclave and the Brotherhood have formed the US Military again and have been looking for recruits while running ad's over the Military's radio. I spun Kat around so she was facing me, Kat I said putting my hand on her cheek, I'm heading to New Vegas in a couple days and I know you don't want to come to New Vegas so you can stay at my dad's old house in Megaton. Why are you going to New Vegas she asked tears starting to form in her eyes. Kat I know this is going to sound strange to you but it's what my father's always said to me, everybody has a destiny, you just got to go out there and find it. So I guess that's the reason I'm going to New Vegas to find my destiny. Kat was now crying but her face was red and she looked mad. She looked up in my eyes and slapped me across my face before walking away. I went back into the marketplace and bought a checkered suit along with a army pack and headed for Megaton. I figured since I didn't really have anything to use as a weapon I would head back to Megaton and get a assault rifle.
Once I got to my house in Megaton I grabbed a assault rifle with all the ammo I could find which was a lot. I heard footsteps coming up the stairs so I grabbed for my dad's revolver and aimed at whoever was at the top of the stairs. I saw it was Kat and lowered the gun down, I turned back to packing before I heard her pull out her own gun. Still standing where she was. I grabbed my dad's revolver I shot her in the leg and changed into my dad's winterized armor. I was thinking in my head" there's nothing Jake Hartley can do at the moment but, the Lone Wanderer is a different story" I've come to realize that there's no second chance's in the wasteland, so why give them. I walked up to Kat and bent down beside her. She was begging for her life when I lifted my gun up to her head and before I shot her I whisperd in her ear, no more chances. A loud bang filled the house, I watched as her eyes turned lifeless. I dropped the revolver and walked out. I spent the next month getting to what's now being called the Mojave Wasteland. I climbed a hill and saw a foot and part of an arm sticking out of the sand. I dug it up and found a girl who was dressed in a uniform with a patch on her arm that said Mojave Express. I carried her to a town called Goodsprings and put her in the care of the town's doctor, Doc Mitchell. I waited at Doc Mitchell's house, I don't know but something was telling me that this girl was special.
I heard Doc talking to her in the other room. When they finished talking Doc said that the guy who rescued her was here. As they came into the living room I saw her. She was beautiful; any guy would love to have her as his wife. She walked over to me and shook my hand. Her hand was soft but had a warm feeling to it. She sat down on the couch beside me. So you're the guy who saved me she asked looking me up and down. Doc said I'll leave you two alone and walked outside. What's your name I asked her looking at her dirty blonde hair and brown eyes. Taylor she said nervously looking down. What's that thing on your arm I asked her looking at it, It's a pipboy 3000 she said meeting my eyes. It can do a lot of things. Well all I have is a pipboy 2500 it's a small handheld version of that. Doc walked in and said that it's getting late but we're welcome to stay the night. Me and Taylor thanked Doc and got up to go eat. When we finished eating doc went to bed so me and Taylor were the only ones up. I pushed the couch and two chairs together. Me and Taylor sat beside each other.
So what's your story Taylor asked me. Well I was raised by my father, my mom died and gone to heaven when I was born. I lived in a part of the United States where the bombs didn't really affect us, so I lived a normal life until Talon Mercs came and took it from me. I met this girl I later killed to get my revenge for killing my father. I spent a month trying to get here. I found you in the sand so I carried you here and here I am. The radio went silent then started playing Beyond The Sea by Bobby Darin. So what's your story I asked her picking up a Nuka Cola and taking a sip. Well I was raised here in the Mojave Wasteland. My parents were killed when I was 17, I got a job with the Mojave Express and here I am one year later a 18 year old who doesn't remember a whole lot about what happened. Just as she finished telling her life story Blue Moon came on. I turned up the radio a tiny bit and closed Docs bedroom door. This is my favorite song I told her laying back on the couch in my checkered suit. I was humming the tune. I didn't notice she was laying beside me until about half way through the song.
As the song finished I felt my eyes getting heavy. I had a dream that I was back in my house and Taylor was making breakfast. I shot straight up feeling sweat on my face. Blue Moon was playing again. I got up and walked outside to sit on the cold porch. I saw a man talking about a revolver that is like blessed or cursed or something. I got up and started walking towards him. You he yelled pointing at me come over here. When I got to him he talked to me about how the gun is suppose to have some power when it finds its rightful owner. The light is blue which means the owner does not have it. I've gone to Jacobstown and back, what's your name I asked the Dark man. Cliff Briscoe he announced. The gun sitting on the table fell off by my feet. I picked it up about to give it to him when the light on it turned green. It's you Cliff said sounding excited. It says whoever is in possession of the gun will have no problem killing anything. It says that one bullet is all it takes to put anything including a Deathclaw out of its misery. Come on it's just a gun. Is it Cliff said pointing to a cage. Cliff opened a cage and a Deathclaw popped out. He had a robot shoot it with a 10mm pistol all over its body like a machine gun. It took a lot of shots to kill it. Then another one popped out and started charging for me. I aimed the gun at its head and shot it. The bullet going right through its head splitting it in two. What's this guns name anyways I asked turning to Cliff Briscoe, it's called "that gun" he said pointing at it. How much for it I asked pulling out a bag of caps. For you it's free with all the ammo you need. The gun is said to have been blessed and whoever possess it and the light is green is meant to be some sort of Messiah. Well I ain't no Messiah I'm just a kid. Listen kid Cliff said, I'll have a messenger stop by Docs house and drop off revolver ammo for you.
I thanked him and went back into Docs house. I saw Taylor still sleeping. She was like the Marilyn Monroe of our time. I reloaded That Gun and put it in my suit pocket. I climbed back onto the couch and fell back asleep. When I woke up again Taylor's arm was around me. I didn't mind it being there I felt all fuzzy when I was beside her. I buried my head in her shoulder and tried to get some more sleep. I felt something shake me awake. When I opened my eyes I saw Taylor in her underwear. She had a body that looked like it was sculpted by Michelangelo. I couldn't help but stare at her big breasts. She caught me staring and was blushing. I looked away before getting up. A hour later me and Taylor were at the door saying goodbye to Doc. When we walked outside it was a bright sunny day. I looked at Taylor and asked Where To Now?