The job with Bobbi had seemed simple enough. Bust one of her old pals Mel out of the Diamond City lock-up (Lilith had grudgingly opted to pay his bail instead – and had taken great pains to avoid Valentine's Detective agency in the process), report back to Goodneighbor with Mel and his special wall-dusting robot in tow, and dig back to Diamond City to bust into Mayor McDonough's secret strongroom and take whatever they could grab. After what felt like a solid day of trudging through old sewers and caved-in basements and destroying an untold amount of ghouls and mirelurks, Mel pulled Lilith aside to let Bobbi move on ahead and out of earshot.

"If Bobbi's directions are correct, and I have my doubts, the strongroom should be right through there." He nodded up ahead to the large opening Bobbi had entered.

Lilith felt a slight queasiness at his words echoing her own thoughts. She didn't like to take jobs that involved flat out stealing from people, but Mayor McDonough was sitting awfully pretty in his private box office above the stands and the poorer denizens of Diamond City. She mistrusted him just as much as she had come to mistrust Bobbi. "You've got doubts, Mel?"

"It just doesn't seem like we're under Diamond City, does it? I don't think Bobbi is telling us everything about this job."

Lilith sighed and nodded. "I agree. But we've come this far. I think if we try to back out now Bobbi will try to take us down and grab whatever loot it is for herself. We might as well lay down in this grave we've dug ourselves, huh?"

Mel laughed half-heartedly and fell into step beside her as they made their way up into the clearing. He turned back to the modified eyebot that buzzed around behind them. "Ready Sonya?"

The robot moved into position in front of a crumbling wall, and let out a sonic blast powerful enough to tear the entire wall down. Lilith coughed through what must have been the fifteenth mini dust storm of the day, pulling a ratty bandanna up to cover her face. They made their way into the tunnel that lay beyond the opening, treading carefully where it was quite dark and the dust lingered in the air. The trio emerged into what looked like a large factory basement. Huge pipes criss-crossed the floors in front of them, some of them leaking dirty water into pools on the ground.

Bobbi growled, shaking a foot. "Great, now my socks are wet." She sighed, looking around them to get her bearings. "Well guys, we're right under the Diamond City strongroom."

Mel looked at Lilith, then turned towards Bobbi. "You sure this is the right place? I've been mapping it out, and I think Diamond City should be a little further North of here."

Bobbi turned on him, a grim look set on her desiccated face. "I don't have a doubt in my mind. How about a little trust for the boss?"

Lilith couldn't hold back a sound of disgust. "Damn it, tell the truth Bobbi, where are we?!"

Without missing a beat, Bobbi replied, "under the Diamond City strongroom. And that is the last time I'm saying it. We still need a way to get up there though. Mel, you think your robot will work here?"

"Look at this place. The foundation is already crumbling. One blast from Sonya and I bet the floor above would come right down. Everybody clear out. Sonya, prepare yourself for a blast at maximum power."

The three of them retreated back into the tunnels to wait out the impending blast. Lilith was near the breaking point. There was no way a blast that large wouldn't alert every Diamond City guard within a half-mile radius. If that's even where they were. When the detonation occurred, she could feel another blast of hot air and dust flying at them. She shielded her eyes yet again and followed Mel and Bobbi back out into the large basement. Whatever happened now, she had to be prepared.

Mel stopped short as he saw the robot lying on the floor under a pile of rubble. "Oh no! No. No, Sonya!"

Bobbi sneered at the man. "Pull yourself together, Mel. We don't need that thing anymore anyway."

"But..."

She spoke to the man slowly, as if he were a child. "You can make another robot with the haul we get from the strongroom. Now, keep your head in the game." She brandished a machine gun at the ready and began to climb up the path that had cleared to them into the room above.

Lilith put a hand on Mel's shoulder. "I'm sorry about Sonya. I know a guy back in Sanctuary who could help you rebuild her, though."

Mel looked at her uncertainly. She could tell he had really been proud of that bot. Hell, she thought he even cared about the thing as a friend. He let out an unsteady breath and nodded. "Thanks…"

They made their way up into the next level of the building and followed Bobbi through an open door. They emerged into a huge warehouse. And above them on a crosswalk, stood Fahrenheit and two of Goodneighbor's town watchmen.

Fahrenheit stood with her arms crossed, leaned up against a couple of large storage containers. Cool as a cucumber. "Bobbi, what are you doing here?"

Bobbi stood, the machine gun raised toward the rafters. "Shit…"

Fahrenheit giggled a little. The sound was disturbing to Lilith. "You seriously didn't think Hancock would catch wind of your little scheme?" Her face grew very serious. "He took you in, Bobbi. And you're stealing from him?"

Bobbi looked back at Lilith and Mel, who stood in the corner of the room, their weapons lowered. "Don't listen to her."

Lilith walked out into the light, flexing the trigger of her power fist. "Bobbi, what the fuck is going on here?"

Fahrenheit raised an eyebrow. So this was where Hancock's favorite new "mercenary" had been playing. "I see the rest of you were in the dark about this. Nice, No-Nose. You just broke into Hancock's store room." She looked directly at Lilith. "You know. Hancock? The mayor of Goodneighbor?"

Mel clenched his fists. "Damn it, Bobbi!"

Bobbi was sweating. "Listen guys, I know this isn't what you expected. But there are still a ton of caps on the line here. Help me take her out and all of it is ours."

Mel burst out suddenly. "This is Hancock we're ripping off here! The guy tends to hold grudges."

Lilith stood silent, a thousand ways to punch Bobbi's appendages off her body flying through her mind. Fahrenheit spoke up again.

"Counter offer. Just go back into your tunnel and we can forget this ever happened. What do you say?"

"No wait! What is this about, Bobbi? Why did you fucking lie to us!?" Lilith took a step towards her.

Bobbi took a step backwards. "I knew no one in their right mind would help me rip off Hancock. Everyone is so damn afraid of him or so damn in love with him. He thinks he's invincible. I wanted to show him he wasn't."

Rage coursed through Lilith's body at the ghoul's words. Hancock had been nothing but kind to her. There was an offer to let things go without violence, but that option wasn't an option to her. "No. He's not invincible. And neither are you."

She primed the power fist, hefting it back behind her head and as she brought the swing forward she curled her fingers tight around the trigger. The fist let out a burst of steam, shot forward with 100 times the power a normal punch from the girl would have wrought, and blasted its way straight through Bobbi's chest. Lilith wrenched her arm from the woman's limp body, kicking her to the ground with a muddy boot. She took a few ragged breaths, and looked up at Fahrenheit. Still leaned up against that container, still cooler than ice.

"You made the right move. I was itching for a fight, but I guess this works too."

Mel stared at Lilith, horrified as the blood and gobs of gore dripped from the huge metal contraption on her hand. "I-I have to say, I'm not really cool with how this went down…"

Lilith ignored him, still looking up at Fahrenheit. "I'm sorry…I didn't know this was where the bitch was leading us…"

Fahrenheit actually smiled down at her. "Hancock will be happy to hear about your loyalty. You should go pay your respects in person. It's best to stay on his good side. Trust me."