Howdy! Your all probably wonder how he could be the Lone Wanderer right. Well here it is. I don't own Fallout or Lord of the Rings.
Chapter 3: The Reason
Flashback
Three figures are walking through the desert. There is a flat top mountain to their left and the sun directly behind them. One is a tall man pale wearing an armored blue jumpsuit with yellow numbers on the back. 101. He is five foot five, his face is narrow and is cleanly shaven, he wears sunglasses over his piercing blue eyes, has black shaggy hair, and a scar going from his left cheek to his right. The other is a woman tan of five foot flat dressed in a gray jumpsuit with the words RobCo. On the back. She has brown hair and green eyes and is smiling. Next is a boy of twelve wearing a small, handmade black jumpsuit and grey duster. They are Jake Everdeen, the Lone Wanderer, Mora Everdeen, and Marcus Everdeen. Suddenly a gunshot is heard and Jake stumbles back. Then a spear finds its way into his chest. Another shot and Mora falls down bleeding in-between her eyes. Now a group of tribals wearing loincloths suddenly appear from the direction of the mountain. Two grab the Marcus and start to drag him away. Suddenly a shot is heard and one the tribals' head explodes. Then another shot and another destroyed head, then another, and another until all the attacking tribals were dead. Then from the direction of the sun a man in a brown cloak, helmet with a gasmask fixture with a radio antenna attachment, walked forward. He went over to Marcus' parent and pulled the shovel off his back and began to dig. That is how Marcus, the new Lone Wanderer, met the Rangers.
End Flashback
Marcus woke up with a start. PSD is never fun. That is why he gave away so much information away a few hours ago. He was talking about the Rangers and got caught up in old memories. It's that or his Mora blood. That and being clinically insane. He looks around and sees Strider looking out the window along with a little black haired ki- er, Hobbit named Frodo.
"So, what are ya doing? Dontcha ya guys ever have ta sleep?", Marcus asks. "I'm keeping watch for the Black Riders. Frodo is having trouble sleeping", Strider replies evenly. Suddenly a screech of anger breaks the air and the other three Hobbits jump up. "What are they?", Sam asks. "They were once great kings of men. Deceived by Sauron. Now they do his bidding.", Strider replies again evenly. "So they are like vengeful ghosts. If you kill one it will just reform somewhere else then come back?", Marcus asks, in his cheerful voice, getting a nod in return. "Great it's Sierra Madre all over again. Except there nine of these guys and they don't appear out of a poison mist or shadows at random. Stupid ghosts keeping me away from the treasure and killing the man who kidnapped me and brought me there in the first place", Marcus grumbles and whines. The others look at him like he's crazy again. "What kind of place do you come from?", asks Samwise. "A living hell. Kid a living hell", Marcus answers in what the group starts to call his dark voice.
Timeskip
Now they are traveling I a forest while listen to Pippin complain about needing to eat. Suddenly Strider throws an apple at Merry who catches it and pats Pippin on the back. Then another apple hits Pippin in the head.
Timeskip
They have now reached Wheathertop. "Ah ruins of a long lost civilization. Reminds of home. You know if Home had more green. Isn't that right Morty. Well time to roll out the bedroll. Nighty night everyone. Hey, Morty. Will you tuck me in?", Marcus says after getting his bedroll unstrapped from Mortems back. Mortem just snorts and shakes his head. Mortem is soon lying next to him and the two are soon fast asleep.
"That has got to be the strangest man I've ever met", Strider says as the others nod.
Timeskip
Frodo and the others are backed against a wall surrounded by five of the nine. Sam charge at them only to be pushed aside while Merry and Pippin stand in front of Frodo only to pulled aside. At last Ring Wraiths move forward and Frodo is about to put on the Ring when, Bang! Bang!, two shots ring out (no pun intended) and the lead Wraith's head goes to the side. The Wraiths turn to their right and see Marcus standing in his TC6 (Traveling Courier Six) outfit holding A Light Shining in the Darkness. Then a loud roar is heard to the Wraiths left and they see Mortem charging at them. They then prepare to fight only for Strider to appear with a torch. The Wraiths do the smart thing, they run. Now knowing the Wraiths know where they are the group runs to Rivendell. On the way they Strider stop to rest when Strider has a dagger placed on his throat. They begin to speak Elvish and soon come to an agreement for her to take Frodo to Rivendell since they Wraiths are after him. Plus it will give the group a chance to make it to Rivendell without having to fight.
Timeskip
"So this is Rivendell. It's prutty. Dontcha think Morty?", Courier Six asks his partner and getting a snort in agreement. "Well I think they will allow ya to hunt fur food. I am so tired I am beginning to talk like my old instructor. Man, I will just roll out my bedroll and sleep for an hour or two. Morty, if anything important is going on, please wake me", says the ex-Desert Ranger.
Well I hope this Chapter explained everything. I will try to post the next chapter soon. Also, for thoughs of ya reviewing. Thanks. I can't believe I have two followers already. In their honor I will have a bit about the Followers of the Apocalypse in the next Chapter. Also I have decided to write the Fellowship of the Ring then the others as separate stories. Anyway I bet no one was expecting him to be the son of the Lone Wander and Mora Brown. I always liked Mora's character and believed she deserved a small part in my story. I know this one's shorter than the others, but the Idea came to me at 7 o'clock in the morning so cut me some slack.
