She looked around at the phone and reached out for it, picking it up, "hello? Miss Bird speaking."

From the other side of the phone was one of Rodgers' men.

"Miss Bird, we've got some info for your cyborg friend. Why don't you get him from his room and bring him up to Mr. Rodgers."

"Right away. Tell Rodgers I will be there with Mr. Drake in a minute."

She hangs up the phone, then she picks it back again to check for the tone, meaning it wasn't still on the phone. She puts it back and then looks at Drake, "they found some info."

"Really? About time."

He chuckled and got out the bed, looking around to find his clothes. Once he did, he started putting them back on.

She did the same, scrambling about for her corset, bloomers and saloon dress. Her saloon collar was still on however.

He finally finished putting on his clothes and he smiled, looking back at her, "you ready? Things might get heated in there."

She would take longer due to her dress being more elaborate. When she had got changed she looks up to him and nods, "ready as I will ever be."

"Good."

He smiled and leaned in, giving her a light kiss, before peeking his head out of their room. Upon checking that no staff would see them leaving the same room, he walked out, motioning for her to follow.

She sorts out her hair quickly with her fingers and then follows him out of the room. He walks her back up to Rodgers' room, meeting back up with the secretary.

"Go right through Mr. Drake," The secretary said, gesturing to the door. Wild nods and walks over to the door, opening it for Drake. Drake nods back and smiles, walking through. Rodgers smiled as he watched them come in, a bunch of his men in the room too.

"Ah, Mr. Drake! Please come in!"

"Howdy, Mr. Rodgers. What'd ya find for me?"

"Well, we found you a location! Took quite a bit of work, but we found it. Vault 37 is on the outskirts of New New York. Here, we marked it on a map."

He snapped his fingers and one goon walked up, handing Drake a map, which he took.

"New New York? That's on the other side of the country!"

Wild looks at the map with Drake, blinking in surprise and wondering how the Hell Drake ended up so far from home. Drake blinked too. He was surprised just as much.

"Indeed. Well then, looks like you'll need to be going now Mr. Drake. Goodbye."

"Not quite, Mr. Rodgers. I got one more thing to discuss with ya," Drake rolled up his map and Rodgers twitched lightly.

"Make it quick…"

Wild looks at Drake, a look of concern on her face at what he was about to say. She had her hand down by her side, with easy access to her dagger if this went wrong.

"I'd like for miss Wild here to join me," Drake said. Rodgers frowned and crossed his arms.

"And why the hell should I let that happen?"

"Because I want to experience the world again, in all its ghouly glory!"

She steps forward to Rodgers with pleading eyes.

"Rodgers, your kindness has been above and beyond what most mobsters or people would do. But you remember who I was when you found me, I am a trader, I am a wastelander. I belong out there, I am not a doll to be protected and kept away from the orange sky.

I thank you for everything you have done for me and the girls here. And I can say that without you rescuing me, I would have died. But I am a Bird, let me free once more."

Rodgers listened to her speech and sighed, before snapping his fingers. Two goons approached Wild, attempting to grab her. Drake's red robot eye flashed.

"Sorry, baby girl...but I can't let you go with him. Ya see...the location of the vault isn't all we found out…"

Wild cries out in horror as she's grabbed by the goons, "Rodgers!? What the fuck do you think you're doing!?"

"Yeah, what the hell?" Drake snarled at Rodgers.

"That vault, like most of 'em, was a test. In that vault they had half humans and half robots. The robots were meant to be fine at first, but then they were programmed to go crazy and kill everyone. So I don't know what happened to you, if your momma fell in love with a robot or if ya turned into half robot while saving a baby, but you're half murdering psychopath, so you need to get away from my Casino and my girl!"

"No! No he isn't! He's not a damn Synth for God's sake!" She screams at Rodgers, trying to make him see sense.

"Yes he is, love! These robots were prototype Synths! He's part Synth!"

Drake was listening, and he thought for a moment. Then he chuckled. Wild looks over at Drake in pure confusion at the laughter. Drake took off his hat and reached up, hearing a loud click as he opened his head like a lid, revealing his brain, which was mostly human.

"Look, it looks real robotic doesn't it?"

Wild looks slightly disgusted at seeing a pulsing working brain that hadn't of been shot and splattered on something.

Rodgers seemed grossed out too, but it did make him pause, "huh…"

"Yeah. I'm not going to go crazy any time soon," he closed his head back up and put on his hat, before turning back to Wild, "sorry ya had to see that."

"So... You're like those humans in the comic books? From Astoundingly Awesome Tales and stuff. It's okay. It's just weird seeing an alive brain."

More to the point, how many dead and splattered brains had she seen or caused in her life to comment on such things.

"Yeah I am."

Rodgers paused, and then looked to Wild, "tell me love...why do you really want to go with him?"

She looks at Drake with an unsure look, not sure if she should tell him or not. Drake smiles and says to ease her mind, "Ya can tell him love. If he's helped you that much, he deserves to know."

"True. Sorry Rodgers, I have found not only a friend, but a damn fine boyfriend. I know I haven't known him for long but... you know. I know those pre-war novels talk about love at first sight and all that crap, but I think I found mine."

She says it with a warm and happy smile, there was a hint of sadness at telling Rodgers this though. Drake smiled, and Rodgers nodded and sighed. He gestured and his goobs let her go and put down their guns.

"Well, I can't argue when one of my baby girl's calls in love. Though Drake...you best treat her right, or we'll find you."

"Yes sir, thank you."

She stands up and brushes herself down, nodding to the goons in thanks, she didn't hold it against them.

"He ain't joking. If I can't deal with a bad patron, Rodger's deals with them, we have spikes at the gate for a reason.

Thank you Rodgers, this means a lot to me, everything you have done has helped me after what happened to my parents."

She leans over and does the classic kiss on each cheek friendship thing. Rodgers returns the cheek kisses and nods.

"It was my pleasure, love. Now get going."

"Thank you. Take care of the other girls okay?" She stands up straight and walks to Drake.

"Will do."

"Thank you sir. Lets go, love."

Drake nodded to Rodgers and opened the door behind them, gently taking Wild's hand and heading out. She waves goodbye to Rodgers and heads out with Drake.

"So, now I guess we set out to New New York. You got your things packed love?" He smiles.

"I have my travel suitcase in my room, I just have some extra things to put in it," She answers.

"Alright, let's grab that," he walks with her back to her room.

She unlocks the door and heads in, looking about for her case, when she found it, she took a couple of pictures out of frames and put them in envelopes and stuffed it in her bra.

She took a gun out from under her pillow and her old trader clothes out from a hiding place. Drake stepped in after her and looked around. Then he pulled out the map and looked at it.

"Wow… we have a long way to go."

"No kidding, I mean how the hell did you end up all the way across the country!?" She says, thinking about what else to take.

"I don't know, love. I guess we'll find out once we get there..." He looked around, seeing if she forgot anything important.

"Anything else?" She mumbles.

"Not that I can see," he looks back at her and smiles.

"Alright then. Let's go," she takes one more look around the room.

Drake smiles and sneaks a kiss on her before he opens the door for her. She returns the kiss and walks out, with him following her out of the room. She walks down stairs with her case and looks around at the casino, it was quite besides some girls chatting. He goes after her.

"You gonna miss this place?

"Yes. It's all I have known for a long long time," she says with a hint of sadness.

"Do you need a minute?"

"Just to say goodbye to my girls. They will be cleaning this morning before business."

She walks over to the main casino floor and sees all the ladies cleaning and chatting, all in different outfits. Drake walks up behind her and crosses his arms, waiting for her.

The group of girls looked over at Wild and grinned, walking up and giving her a hug. The next highest ranking one, May, grinned and hugged her.

"Hey Wild! Whats up?"

Wild gave a small and sad smile to them and hugged them all, closing her eyes for a minute. She then sighs and saying.

"Girls, I am leaving the casino."

"What!?" They all said at once in unison.

"But hun, ya can't go!" May said, looking surprised.

"Where will you go?" A middle aged looking lady called Nani said, sounding concerned.

"Do I need to beat anyone up?" A girl named Tina punched her fists together to show strength.

"Ooooh...are ya going on an adventure?! Can I come!?" A girl butted in and said, it was Laura who had said it. She was the youngest in the casino as she is currently at the age of 18.

"This all seems very sudden. Are you certain this is the best course of action?" This voice was slightly deeper and and more tough, it was the second oldest girl, a girl called Faith.

"That's great love, but who's your handsome friend there? Meow," A girl called Candy said, she was a half-Japanese half-American vault kid and had a pair of cat ears on her head.

"Calm down, calm down. It's alright. This is Drake, my boyfriend, kinda, no not kinda, he is."

She gestures for calmness among her friends, she had messed up saying if Drake was her boyfriend or not on purpose, many still had a problem with robots (except the Mr. Robot range), synths or both in one package like Drake.

"Sorry Laura, you're our youngest and I can't have you getting hurt, besides, I'm heading all the way across the country to New New York. Tina, sweet Tina, no I don't need anyone beaten up, Rodgers let me go perfectly fine.

I can't just stay here all my life, I am a trader and I belong in the wastelands. I want to explore and encounter new things and places."

The girls look at each other with a mixture of pleased, confusion and sadness. They were sorry to see their mother hen go, but they were happy she could escape the life of a hooker.

"Awwwww okaaaaay," Laura mumbled to her answer.

"Alright, alright." Tina gruffed, she didn't show much emotion to all this.

"Boyfriend, huh?" Candy walked up to Drake and gave him a slip of paper, whispering into his ear, "if ya get bored with her, here's my number. Call me."

Drake rolls his eyes and tears it up. Meanwhile, May smiled lightly and nodded, "that's fine, love. We kinda knew this day would come."

Wild frowns at Candy a bit before chuckling, "that doesn't mean I won't miss you girls."

"We'll miss you too, Wild. We love ya like a sister and we'll miss ya, but we're glad you found a lover and a passion for life again," May said and then gave her a tight hug.

Wild hugs all the girls at once, smiling and tearing up a bit, "just take care of yourself okay? Don't let them give you shit."

"We wont, love. Just like ya taught us. Now go out there and give the wasteland hell," May said with confidence.

"Yeah!"

"Will do, I will make sure to try and contact you to let you know I am alive," she smiles at the girls.

"You'd better! We'll miss ya!" Navi cheered, Tatl nodded and added, "love ya, Wild! Good luck and kick ass!"

"Bye girls!"

She starts to head out of the casino, waving to her friends in goodbye. The other women waved back and shouted their goodbyes as Drake followed after Wild.