Chapter 4: the aftermath Part 4.1: The morning after.

I woke up with the familiar scent of almonds, the smell of Amata's hair for a moment a I was completely peaceful . Then I opened my eyes and saw I was laying in my big king sized bed at home. I figured somebody must have took off my power armour and placed me in my bed. I looked and saw Amata laying on my arm. I slowly pulled my arm away trying not to wake her up. I walked to the bathroom and washed the grime and dirt of my face, then I looked in the mirror. It had been 2 years since I first left the Vault allot had transpired since then: Dad dying, the purifier, cleaning out the Enclave, The Vault being invaded by a bunch of mad Enclave troops, finding the bunker and now those Alien invaders. I stood there and wondered: What will happen next? I heard a soft sound behind me, when I turned around I saw Amata sitting upright scratching her hair. I walked up to here and kissed her while I handed her a new Vault 101 suit. She thanked me by kissing me back. I responded and we fell on the bed again.

An hour later we walked out of the room to get some breakfast. Inside the mess hall we saw Charon and Sarah sitting across each other... and they were kissing? I walked to them and cleared my throat. Both of them jumped up in the sky and were sitting there turning red. "Is there something we should know?" I asked them. "Well uh ... we uh ... " Charon said reluctantly. "We're in love" Sarah intruded him. Amata and I busted out in laughter: "Don't sweat it you 2 we won't kill you for it." Charon and Sarah seemed to be relieved. We sat down and had breakfast. During breakfast I asked Sarah what the score was of the battle yesterday. "Couple of Brotherhood of Steel knights were shot, also a few mercenaries were shot but they'll live, Riley was shot in the shoulder. But she'll be fine to." Sarah said giving me a small summary of what had happened. "We also managed to get 20 prisoners out alive but the ship was heavily damaged by some explosives in the engine room. We also managed to scavenge some interesting tech from the ship maybe you should check with Moria." "Maybe I will" I responded biting a mirlurk cake.

Part 4.2: Spoils of war

After we finished breakfast we walked to the workshop. Inside was Moria holding a stimpack like thing only with a green liquid inside. "Hey hello I have something very interesting for you." "Like what?" I asked walking to a big white table with all sorts of tech scavenged from the ship on it. "It's like a stimpack only difference is that this one can revive dead tissue as well." "Sweet how long can the tissue be dead before you can't revive it?" I asked studying the green stimpack Moria gave me. "It looks like it can revive practically anything even if it's been dead for years. I figured something out while testing this." Moria said standing next to me. "And what might that be Moria?" "I think I found away to resurrect your dad." I turned and looked at Moria: "Is this a joke? Because if it is I will shoot you." "No it's not, according to my test your dad can be set back physiquely to the state he was in 1 minute before he died." "1 minute is close but not alive Moria." "Yes, yes I know that's where you're technique you used to bring Theo back comes in, if you can use that same technique on your dad he will be revived." "Ok first of all I would like to say that you are mad. But then again it's worth a try." I turned to Sarah and Charon: "Go tell Madison to get her field medical gear ready and ask Winthrop to get the medical Vertibird up and running for depart in half an hour." I turned to Moira still not convinced it would work then I walked out to get my gear ready.

Part 4.3: Back from the dead

When I got to the hanger I saw everyone waiting including nurse Graves, she came up to me and said: "Your survivor is conscious, are you going to see him right now or do I tell him you'll be with him in an hour or so?" "I'll be with when I'm back." I answered to her question, Then I walked to the white Vertibird with a huge red cross on it. The Medical Vertibird was customized as a mobile hospital complete with surgery table and completely sterilized to prevent infections. I walked in and sat on a small bed on the side. Amata sat next to me and Madison in front of me Charon got in the co-pilot's seat and Sarah in the pilot's seat. We took of quit rough to which Sarah apologized: "Sorry it's my first time" "O great" I mumbled while Amata me and Madison strapped in pretty good.

After half an hour of fear of crashing we arrived at project purity. When we landed something was wrong normally we would be greeted by a small group of Knights now the small plain in front of the entrance was empty except for a barricade and a small cross that said: "James" We all knew something was wrong. I tossed Charon a shovel and told him to dig out the coffin, Sarah joined him and me and Amata stood guard. I wasn't comfortable with no one standing outside. After a 10 minute dig Charon hit the wood from my dad's coffin. We dragged it out of the pit and opened it inside was the decaying body of my dad. I took out the green stimpack Moira gave me and slammed it into the body to which the body filled up and everything that had disappeared returned till after 1 minute or so my dad laid there as if nothing happened. I walked to the Vertibird and took myself made defibrillator and dragged it to the corps. I turned the batteries on so that 2 irons on the end of the wires would charge up. Then a green light lighted up I pressed the irons against my dad's cold chest and a shock was released. Immediately my dad breathed heavily in like he had been without air for an hour. Madison gave him a ventilation mask that pumped pure oxygen, My dad accepted it with pleasure. I laughed, it was incredible it worked my dad was alive! I brought him back after being dead for a year or so. For one moment I felt a very rare happiness, nothing could take away this moment. The I saw an Alien in the corner of my eye.

Part 4.4: Project Purity

The Alien saw us as well, It ran back inside. Amata and Charon had also seen it. I got up and grabbed my double barrel shotgun, I ran to the door kicking it in. Inside there was a unnatural darkness awaiting me, Charon had got up to me holding his infamous shotgun and Amata held A3 21's plasma riffle. Sarah came waking towards us. "Sarah stay with the doctor and my dad" I shouted at Sarah, She immediately turned and ran to Madison. I walked in the darkness turning my flashlight on. Before I walked a reached into my pocket feeling the plastic that covered the cardboard I pulled my hand back and ran inside.

Inside the souvenir shop everything seemed normal besides the abnormal darkness, when we came into the first bigger room I noticed a small side door that was always open now was shut. I pointed at the door Amata and Charon got on both side I walked up to the door and kicked it in. Inside was scribe Bigsley, 2 other scribe and 5 Knight all tied up. I drew a knife from my boot and cut the ropes. "thank god someone founds us those things... they ran into the purifier room. We need to stop them." Scribe Bigsley exclaimed. I asked myself how a coward like him could ever become a scribe. I turned and told the Knights to follow me and the other 2 scribes to take Bigsley outside and get on the phone with Elder Lyons to explain what happened. Then I grabbed my shotgun from the ground and to the grey door that leads to the purifier. I took a grenade from my belt, opened the door a little took of the safety and tossed the grenade into the room. I quickly closed the door again. Just in time before the explosion on the other side. I got up and kicked in the door. Behind the door was a small group of aliens holding their white laser rifle still dazzled from the blast of the grenade. I disposed them quickly, Amata and Charon ran passed me to secure the rest the 5 knights were just standing there. After the short skirmish we gave each other the "all clear" signal. We gathered what weapons and gadgets we could find and returned outside, the knights still behind us outside we saw a large squad of Brotherhood of steel knights arriving. I walked to them and saw Elder Lyons himself leading the squad. "Nice timing Lyons, we already cleared it these knights will debrief you." I said pointing at the 5 knights. "Thank you Darkhart, Is there anything we can do to repay you?" the old man said. "Sure guard this place better than you did and get someone in charge who is capable of fighting." I said placing my shotgun on my shoulder. "Darkhart son be gentle to the man he did his best." I heard a familiar voice call at me. I turned and saw my dad coming towards me. "James is that really you?" Elder Lyons asked him. "Yes it is me, my son managed to bring me back from the dead." My father explained to Lyons. "Now if you'll excuse us I would like to go to talk to my son to find out what happened." He said as he turned and walked back to the Vertibird with my, Amata, Sarah and Charon following him. When we got on board of the ship my dad sat down in front of me. Sarah sat back at the pilot's seat and all of us strapped in for a rough ride back home.