Sorry its been so long since i updated, I got caught up in life, work, and the holidays. Now I can relax till the week of Christmas so I'm back on for daily updates. Thank you everyone for your patience and now let's move on to the story.
It was silent as small waves and ripples moved gently in the water. The air held a small calmness to it when loud banging was heard.
At a small metal door that was rusted shut, it was moving as something hit it. A Mole rat that was near the water turned to it to sniff.
Then, the door burst off it's hinges, startling the Mole rat.
Stepping out was Russel, brushing his hands off. Noodle jumped out to lay on the ground. "Finally, fresh air." gasped Noodle. She then had a small coughing fit as Dogmeat came bounding out, Cortez still sitting on his head.
"Well, it's not too fresh." said Murdoc in amusement. 2D looked at Noodle in sympathy.
"Okay, three days it took us, not bad." said Russel. "Of course, would I lie?" asked Murdoc. The large man then glared at him. "Maybe, I don't know." said Russel bitterly.
This pissed the Satanist off and he growled. "Fuck you lard ass, I haven't told a lie to anyone, not even you since we first met." spat Murdoc. "Ya, and I'm sure you never lied before." snapped Russel.
The two glared at each other till Noodle got up. "Stop it, please, we have a job to do, we have to get to the Jefferson memorial." said Noodle. The two sighed and looked away from each other. "Fat ass." grumbled Murdoc. "Nazi fucker." mumbled Russel.
The girl sighed and looked to 2D to see he was gone. "Hey, where's Toochi?" asked Noodle The group looked around till they spotted the bluenette with Dogmeat and Cortez, he was petting a Mole rat.
"Anything interesting come your way lately?" asked 2D happily. The Mole rat just squeaked and put a hand on his leg. "Oh, just us, huh." giggled 2D.
"Uh, is he talking to a Mole rat?" asked Russel. "Ya, the wild life love him." chuckled Murdoc. Noodle smiled and came over.
"So, he a friend?" asked Noodle. "Yep, and he's a she, she's pregnant." said 2D. "Oh, sorry miss Mole Rat." said Noodle. The Mole rat just waves a paw at her.
"Oh, do you know where we can go to find the Jefferson Memorial?" asked 2D. "Uh 'D, I don't think the Mole rat will know." said Russel. The Mole rat got on her hind legs and turned her head to the right, lifting a paw. "Oh okay, thank you." beamed 2D.
The Mole rat purred a little and nuzzled his leg before moving away.
"Huh, so she did." said Russel. Murdoc was laughing behind the large man. "Okay, let's go." said 2D happily. He climbed up towards the road with the others behind him.
Russel was behind 2D and Dogmeat while Murdoc walked close to Noodle. Cortez was flying a bit before landing on the Satanist's shoulder.
The girl looked to him as she remembered what Russel said. 'Murdoc used to be a giant asshole before, but he changed.' thought Noodle. She decided to use this as a chance to get to understand the older man better.
"Hey Murdoc, can I ask you something?" asked Noodle. "Hm, uh sure, why not." said Murdoc. "When did you fall for 2D?" asked Noodle.
Murdoc blinked at her in confusion. "Why do you ask?" asked Murdoc. "Just curious." smiled Noodle. The older man shook his head to pet the girl's head.
"I pretty much fell for him at first glance, he was just sitting at the bar with Gob, even stood up to me when I was an ass to the Ghoul." chuckled Murdoc. "Wait, so you fell for him because he stood up to you?" asked Noodle.
"No, I fell for so many things, his looks for one obviously, but his caring heart, his determination, plus he actually cared about me." sighed Murdoc. "That sounds like a big one." said Noodle.
"It was, no one has ever really given a shit about me besides my mother, so it made me happy, he saved my fucking life." said Murdoc. Noodle looked at him in astonishment as Murdoc continued, stroking Cortez's head.
"My life was going down, I probably would have ended it with how miserable I was, but then he walks in, my complete opposite, he should have annoyed me or pissed me off, but he didn't." said Murdoc. He then looks up, seeing his lover laughing and smiling happily at whatever he and Russel were talking about.
"Seeing how I was, even now, I don't deserve him, he's took kind and caring, I'm just a damn mess." said Murdoc sadly. "But he loves you too, so if he loves you, doesn't that mean you are worthy of him?" asked Noodle. Murdoc looked at 2D again, smiling a little. "Perhaps." said Murdoc.
Cortez cooed, rubbing Murdoc's cheek. The raven then took flight, flying ahead towards 2D, circling him a bit before flying back to his master. 2D looked after the raven to see Murdoc and Noodle.
He smiled to laugh lightly. "You guys gonna catch up, you'll be left behind." said 2D. "Keep your pants on, Stu, we're coming." said Murdoc.
The Satanist went on ahead as Noodle smiled after him. 'Murdoc is a changed man from those stories, he doesn't even think he deserves Toochi.' thought Noodle The small girl catches up to Russel as she stares after the older man. 'You are worthy of love Murdoc, you just need to believe in it yourself.' thought Noodle.
They continued on till they came to a bridge, beyond it was a large dome building. "That's it, the Jefferson Memorial." said Russel. "Ya, and I can see Rivet city from here." said 2D. "Well then let's go." said Noodle.
The group then starts crossing the bridge, looking at the water. "Think there will be any Mirelurks?" asked 2D. "Nah, they can't climb up like this, plus it'd be too much work for them." said Murdoc.
Just as they set foot off the bridge, they find themselves facing people in silver power armor, holding large guns. Dogmeat growled as Cortez ruffled his feathers, both ready to fight if the need rises.
They looked like the Enclave so 2D held onto Murdoc. "Calm down, it's just the Brotherhood." said Murdoc soothingly.
As they stood there, one of the soldiers came forward. "This area is off-limits to civilians, leave at once." ordered the soldier. "Cool your jets, we just came to talk." said Murdoc. "We got nothing to say to civilians." said the soldier.
2D tapped Murdoc's shoulder to gain his attention. "Civilian?" asked 2D. "Ya, old world word for normal people." said Murdoc. 2D nodded and looked back over for the soldier to stare at him.
"What happened to your eyes?" asked the soldier. "Huh, oh, my eyes were injured when I escaped my old home." said 2D. The soldier stiffened to step a bit closer. "Where is that?" asked the soldier. The teen gripped Murdoc's arm tighter, he was nervous and still uneasy about his eyes. "Vault 101." said 2D.
The other soldiers looked at each other as the head soldier nodded. "Very well, come inside with me, the others stay." said the soldier. This freaked 2D out and he held onto Murdoc tighter. "No way, you'll just try to kill me." shrieked 2D.
The soldiers were shocked at this outburst as Murdoc rubbed 2D's arm soothingly. "We had an encounter with the Enclave, can you really blame him?" asked Murdoc.
The head soldier sighed to nod. "Very well, you all may come in." said the soldier. Murdoc grinned and the group went in. Dogmeat's tail wagged as Cortez stared at the soldiers, mistrust gleaming in his eyes.
They entered the building for the head soldier to remove their helmet. It was a woman with blonde hair held back in a messy bun. She looked at them to offer a friendly smile.
"I am Sentinel Sarah Lyons, welcome to the Jefferson Memorial." said the soldier.
A/N: Another chapter done, again, sorry for the long wait, I just got caught up in a lot of things. Anyway, Sarah is here now, so what will happen next? Stay tuned and plz review.
