"Here you are Sir. If you ever need my services again you'll find me in the Citadel just southeast of here and not too far from the Memorial." Star Paladin Cross gave her bid farewell before heading back out into the wasteland to assume for home.

James entered the fragmented town set up amongst the crates and hills of the wasteland just south of the Vault he was aiming to get into. Vault 101 had had scavenging groups outside the vault for a few years until the new Overseer had that exploration cut off and shut the door permanently or so he was told by some of the Megaton residents. Moriarty seemed to know more than he was telling about the vault and it's residents and of what had been happening there lately. Seeing as James had no time to waste or money to spend Moriarty felt it was best if he stayed the night then made an attempt at entrance into the vault in the morning. His best shot would be that they could be in need of a doctor and that there could be his way in, if they did in fact need one that is. James would just have to wait to find out. He set up a makeshift crib in the corner of the room he was renting and placed his already sleeping girl into it. He poured himself a small shot of Scotch before he too soon fell asleep.

James slept restlessly until morning when TJ as predicted sounded the I'm hungry alarm at him. "Alright honey I'm up no need to wake the entire bar." he said giving her a bottle and smiling at his baby girl's tenacious thirst for it. If she was this way with anything else she decided to put her mind too he was going to be in serious trouble especially if she decided to hunger for knowledge. "Alright lets get us a home in that Vault now sweetie."

"Not another one Jesus Christ why cant we just not injure or maim ourselves in the first place then we wouldnt be SOL without a fucking doctor!" Alphonse Almadovar the Overseer of Vault 101 yelled in anger as yet another resident had become gravely ill from an infected cut and no doctor to treat it.

"uh Sir you might want to come down to the Vault Entrance room. We have a peculiar situation." a Vault security guard paged him on the intercom.

"Damnit if I come down there for another fucking Radroach it will be your last day on this planet you hear me." his temper fuming. He didn't even know why he kept a guard down there anyways except if it was one on his shit list he might get lucky to lose him to a roach. "yes what is it this time Officer."

"Sir we have a Wastelander wanting sanctuary here. Says he's a Doctor." the guard replied. Damn the vault could use a real doctor who knew what the hell he was doing and not that Jonas kid who couldn't suture a cut to save his own hide.

"State your business here outsider, this is the Overseer of Vault 101" Alphonse said into the intercom.

"My name is James Meyers and I am a Doctor , I'm seeking refuge for my child and I in return for my services as your vault doctor."

Damn they needed a Dr. but his urge to let this outsider in was not winning over his nobody ever enters and nobody ever leaves policy. How they hell could he explain this to his residents of their new Doctor who just magically appeared. His wife was due soon to have a baby and by god damned if she had it with out a damn doctor though. "on one condition will i let you in this vault. You are to follow my every order and command and will not utter a word to anyone about where you really came from. In fact it will not be mentioned to anybody that we even had this conversation. Follow my rules and you will be granted entrance into this Vault. Fail to comly at anytime and you and you're child will have the wasteland be the least of your worries. Do i make myself clear?" he waited and thought of how he was going to explain this new arrival, most people showed great fear of the man so maybe just mums the word or else would be enough to keep them inline. Any vault kids that were already born we all less than 4 years of age and wouldn't remember let alone understand they new guy. "are we agreed sir, i don't have all day."

"Yes I agree to compliance." James bit back his internal instinct telling him to just turn and walk away that this place of safety was not worth the binding contract of service he had just agreed to. He did not have a good feeling about this Alphonse but it was a vault willing to take him and his baby in and it would be safe. That is what he kept thinking as the 10 ton steel door slid out infront of him welcoming him into his new home.