Chapter 9: Back Out There Again

Alec and Stephen woke up in the facility. Alec opened his eyes to Eagle the Eyebot, who was floating right above him. It somewhat scared Alec when he originally woke up, but he remembered that the eyebot was friendly. But at least he got a closer look at the blue eyebot.

On the front of it he had dark blue vents on the front of it, there was a slot, for something. Alec didn't know what the slot was for. There was also a compartment that was able to be opened...though there was absolutely nothing inside of it...storage space? There were a few holes in the back and the bottom...probably the things that kept the Eyebot in the air, and moving, as he could see that something was coming out of both of them. There were light blue almost white metal things coming out of the back and top of it, one of them probably were an attena...if not all of them.

There were a few cameras on the front, and it also had a gun on the bottom of the front, that no doubt, like EAGLE said, shot a laser. Looked like he'd be a pretty useful companion, so why not make use of him?

"So, it's time to get back to our...fun filled trek." Stephen said, who had already bolstered their own amount of supplies with food and the water of the Wolf Tribals, but they had already thinned out their numbers anyways, so they wouldn't need as much as they had, right? Alec, Stephen, and the "Eagle Eye Bot", walked out of the facility and back into the caverns of the Wolf Pack, to find Snowy, who had been waiting for Alec to return since yesterday. Snowy barked happily at the return of Alec, but growled at Stephen, having a dislike of him.

"Yeah yeah yeah, you stupid dirty mutt." Stephen said.

Suddenly, the Eagle Eyebot began to beep a lot, and it's cameras moved towards Snowy. Alec did not know why, and at that point, he decided he would now call Eagle Eyebot, EEB, as his full name was too long. Snowy growled at the interested EEB. Suddenly, a recording began to play from EEB.

"We are putting test subject #1724986SON into stasis. The military isn't interested in fire breathing wolves, it seems. Not unless the Chinese try to take the fight to Alaska or somewhere else that's freezing cold...don't know why. I thought a wolf breathing fire would have been a dream for the military, as it's an alive walking flamer, but it doesn't need ammo. Anyhow, I am still awaiting for Dr. Matthews' prototype FEV, but last I heard about him in his station at Nevada, he went berserk apparently, stole some of the FEV, and dropped off the grid entirely. He was obsessed over the FEV, but I hope he isn't going to do anything drastic or troubling with it. Anyhow, I, researcher Jeff Wilka will engage stage super soldier, if I do not hear from him soon. Also, I know I am forgetful, but I must remember to update and upgrade you, eh EEB?"

EEB's beeping was heard in the recording, it sounded as if it was simply beeping because it's owner commanded it to beep.

"I should program a personality for you. Granted, it'll just be different types of beeping, and physical responses, but the stale beeping is a little bit...eh, tiring."

"So, seeing Snowy because she was a subject it monitored with this researcher in the recording, triggered the recording to play. I have an idea...you two go find the entrance, I'll be back with EEB." Alec said, walking back to EAGLE's chamber inside the facility with EEB following him.

"You are back...I know one of EEB's recordings started. Remember, your eyebot is still in range of me. Now, I assume you're here to have EEB look at the tanks with those experiments inside of them...I will allow you to." EAGLE said. EEB flew over to the three tanks on it's own, and began another recording. Alec followed and caught up to him.

"Damn the Enclave, damn Canada, damn China...I feel like a dirty puppet...I was merciful and was yelled at for it. The mutation failed, so I took the poor bastard off life support. Was going to incinerate him so he'd at least be reduced to ash, not this bloated corrupted corpse. But they caught me about to, yelled at me to put him in the tube where he resides now. They told me, "we do not give honor or mercy to the test subjects, Canadians are inferior." We are all inferior in a way, that's the point of being human...nationalities are just names we give ourselves. But anyways, they were threatening me with termination, and only an idiot would think they're talking about terminating from this job. Terminated as in, going to end up in an unmarked grave...or a tube, is the more likely form of termination they're going to give me."

The recording ended, and EEB looked at the second tube, with the fully formed mutant.

"This time it was successful. He grew huge, skin is thick, built like a tank, and now he does not have a gender, it seems. However, strangely enough, he was intelligent. Originally, the FEV Vault-Tec sent over created a moronic mutant, with little to no brain power. All he did was wanted to smash things, which pissed me off, so I threw him in the incinerator. Well, not literally of course, damn things weigh a ton. But I came to a realization. I did a new experiment. I made another mutant, but before, I exposed the Canadian to radiation instead of not exposing him to radiation. He was the most retarded entity, I have ever spoke with. Or, I tried to speak with. But then again, I did blast him with about nine hundred and fifty rads, in that special chamber they made here for testing things with radiation. Damn thing is busted now, but at least all the radiation is still sealed inside...Vault-Tec would be at my fucking feet for this information, as this means their experiment is going to fail horribly in Vault 87."

"They cut so many corners with Vault 87...leaks, cracks...no doubt radiation will rear it's ugly head close to it. God help them if a nuke hit near it. Most, if not all, mutants made in 87 will be lacking any sort of intelligence, and be brutish and just meant for violence. Unless if it was a really potent strand of FEV. Seems like all they do from this strand of FEV is grow, and attack things. But too late anyways, as it happened already, the bombs. Good thing I'm underground in a fortified research facility, along with sentry bots, and the like. The other scientists went with the evacuating Enclave overseers through the caves they dug that lead to the research facility they built here.. Heard a vertibird, I think. Idiots. Sure, we're in Canada, but if you didn't think they wouldn't bomb Canada along with the US, then you're fucking stupid. No doubt didn't hear a vertibird explosion because of the Enclave's Overseers' power armor protecting them from rads. Scientists died probably. I hid...why the fuck go outside now? Only you and me are left, EEB...EAGLE got knocked offline due to the tremors. I just got knocked on my ass. EAGLE's shut down turned you off, but I turned you back on though."

EEB's beeping was yet again heard in the recording, but this time it wasn't just beeping, it was like...a happy beep. Alec couldn't describe it.

EEB looked at the third tube, with the wolf, and another recording played.

"A wolf leaped at me the other day, came from nowhere. What was the Enclave overseers' advice when I finally caught it, don't know how I caught it, but I caught it. Their advice was to dump it into the SON, or just inject it with FEV. And all they did was watch as the wolf chased me. Seriously, I could get better help from the Chinese or Canadians. I'm not even joking right now. Well...here he lies, in a tube. Well, float. Can't solve all my problems by putting them into stasis or injecting them with FEV, but it's all I got."

"The Enclave, who were they? Who was this lone researcher, Jeff Wilka?" Alec asked EAGLE, curious.

"The Enclave. Old World America's shadow government, they held all the strings. In the New World, they were a psychotic faction bent on reclaiming America, and killing everything that isn't them. They succeeded to, as they had the tech and the manpower to succeed. But eventually, they were defeated on the west coast, were almost nuked. Escaped just in time. Began to fall apart after that, but the truly determined, after getting a message from the other ZAX computer I told you about yesterday, they headed to DC. Then, they were fucked up again, but they sent some Enclave when they originally got to the East Coast to New York city to annex whatever was left. Which they actually succeeded in, I think. As for the researcher...he doesn't matter." EAGLE said.

"He winterized the eyebot, not you." Alec said, contradicting what EAGLE had said yesterday.

"I did winterize it! How are you going to tell me I didn't? And why does it even matter?" EAGLE defended. "If you're referring to what that researcher said in EEB's recording, well, he was wrong." EAGLE said.

"He was wrong by saying he was going to winterize the Eyebot in the recording two centuries ago?" Alec asked.

"I...I am going to re listen to that recording, I heard only half of it last time. Accessing Eyebot files...playing unlocked recording, number one." EAGLE said.

EAGLE listened to the recording.

"I...hm...strange. I do not think he was lying, but at the same time, I know I winterized the eyebot. If you unlock anymore recordings, please send them to me. As something...feels...wrong. I feel as if I remember something, but it's being pushed back." EAGLE said.

"Send them to you?" Alec said.

"Yes...it's a voice command. Slash, send recording, destination S-R-I-N-G EAGLE. Say that to EEB after every recording. Won't matter if you're not in range...the recordings will still be sent to my transmitter on the surface, it'll just take longer to reach me. Which is why there is no use in trying to control the eyebots outside of the range. By the time I would tell it to duck, it would get shot down." EAGLE said.

Alec simply nodded, and walked back to the spot where Stephen and Snowy were. They were both gone, probably found the entrance. Alec eventually found the entrance, which was actually an elevator.

"So, we really are underground. And if the tremors was strong enough to knock that hunk of scrap metal offline..." Stephen said.

"Something seems...odd about EAGLE." Alec said.

The elevator's door closed as all of them got inside. It began it's short trip upwards, and then paused for a second. They all heard something else mechanical above them moving. Then the elevator resumed, and went above the ground. The elevator's doors slid open, and all of them got out of the elevator, and back into the cold of Ontario.

The elevator slid back down, with a mound of snow on the very top of it. After it, the hole's metal covering began to shut. Which was probably what they heard above them opening. The metal opening probably opened for the elevator, and all the snow that covered the metal, fell down and landed on the top of the elevator. They looked around, they could still see the forest Alec got Stephen out of, and the smoldering ruins of the RUINS of Ottawa. Unfortunate, as the snow was probably going to bury the town...then again, someone needs to.

"Well, time to get back out there again." Alec said.

End of Chapter Nine: Back Out There Again

Reposted this, it was filled with typos and errors I made when originally typed it all up at school today. But now I've fixed it.

Adios.

~TGG333