THE MONSTERS ARE DUE ON FREEMONT STREET

Over in Freeside, Selene's Legion were roaming the streets in the Freeside slums. The casinos were still in operation and the NCR troopers were patrolling the area. From far away, Selene watched them from her sniper scope on top of an abandoned building. Vince and Veronica were by her side.

"So, those are the ones who decided not to join us," Selene stated, "Then they are the ones who oppose us. Look at them, throwing their money away, thinking they are safe."

"I'm ready to kill for you," Vince added, "Tonight, the rest of Freeside will belong to us."

Selene giggled and put her hand under his chin.

"Oh, Vince," Selene told him, "You rush things, too much. Savor the moments."

Selene put her hood up and walked towards the staircase. Vince and Veronica followed. Selene walked through the streets of Freeside. The Legion followed and looked ready to serve her needs. Bitter-Root was leaning on a building.

"I scoped out the casinos," Bitter-Root informed, "They don't have a worry in the world."

Selene smiled.

"Then we attack," Selene ordered.

He followed Selene and the Legion down the streets and towards the casinos. Vince and Veronica remained by her side. Near the 4 Queens casino, Hardy and Gillian waited outside. They were dressed in sports jackets and slacks and blended in with the crowd. Fallon remained hidden in a dark alley. Hardy and Gillian saw the Legion members enter the casinos, unknown to the citizens around due to their casual appearance. Vince blended in with the crowd near the shops. There were more Legionaries on top of the Golden Nugget Casino.

Then, Selene and Veronica walked down Fremont Street. Everyone noticed her red cloak and hood covering her face. She looked up and saw the Legionaries ready to attack from the roof. All it took was one smile for them to climb down. The Legion began attacking the citizens by biting them, stabbing them, and beating them senseless. Selene stood in the middle of the street as the citizens fled in terror. Six NCR troopers arrived and surrounded Selene. She removed her hood and smiled at them. Then, the NCR troopers revealed their fangs and began attacking citizens. The citizens screamed in horror as they realized they had no protection and the NCR troopers were under Selene's control.

Selene walked through the streets as the Legionaries attacked and dead bodies fell in front of her. She stepped over the dead bodies and walked across the blood on the ground. One citizen ran up to Selene and threw a punch at her. She moved back and quickly kicked him in the stomach and sliced him with a knife. Selene walked behind a woman who was trying to hide behind a broken mailbox. She grabbed her by the hair and bit her throat, consuming her blood. Then, Selene snapped her neck by holding her hair and pulling her neck over her knee. Then, a citizen stumbled over to her. He had bit marks in his neck and was on the verge of death. He fell onto her and she wiped the blood off his neck and licked it as he fell over.

The Legion made their way to the Freemont Street Experience. It was an open-air mall that contained numerous shops. Some citizens decided to fight back. A large man began punching Vince in the stomach. Selene watched from a stage next to the Binion's Casino as the newly recruited NCR troopers stood by the stage and guarded Selene. Vince grabbed his arm and broke it by striking it on the elbow. He punched him in the face, knocking him down. Vince snapped his neck. Hardy and Gillian stabbed, bit, and broke the bones of anyone who tried to fight them. Fallon fed on a body on the sidewalk. Veronica used her pneumatic gauntlet to deliver brutal punches to anyone she came across. She punched one citizen in the stomach and dragged her over to Selene. She set her on the stage. The woman turned over and saw Selene's fangs. She began to drain her of her blood. More Legionaries began invading the area and attacking the citizens. Selene watched them as they slaughtered citizens. The NCR troopers shot any citizen that approached them. The citizens ran for their lives, leaving only the Legion on Fremont Street. They stood over the dead bodies as Selene observed the carnage below her. There was blood on her mouth that ran down to her neck. The Legion surrounded her. Selene stood in front of a microphone.

"I believe we have sent our message," Selene announced, "Now we can make our demands."

Back in the vault, Veronica was working on a new weapon in the workshop. There was a sword in front of her. She attached a valve handle and a lever between the handle and the blade. She opened the valve and pulled the lever. A short burst of flame shot up along the blade and suddenly extinguished. She set it down and left the room. As she walked down the hallway, she saw Vince and decided to quietly follow him. He walked past numerous rooms as Veronica followed. She would hide behind crates and doorways. He walked towards the bedroom hall. Vince turned a corner and Veronica hurried to catch him. When she rounded the corner, he was gone. She slowly walked down the hall until she heard Selene's voice.

"Are you ready?" Selene's muffled voice said.

Veronica walked to the door and listened. She heard soft moans and grunting. There were no windows and no way to open the door without them knowing. She heard Selene's moaning get louder. Veronica walked away with her head down and a jealous feeling.

The next morning on the Strip, James saw on the news that there was another massacre on Fremont Street. The NCR troopers were in larger numbers than before. James looked around on the street in the direction of Freeside. He had his assault rifle, .44 magnum, and combat knife with him. He ran down South Las Vegas Boulevard towards Freeside with anger. He planned on killing the Legion, every single one of them. Then, he reached the gate. Two NCR troopers held him back. There were other NCR troopers guarding the gate, including heavy turret guns on a platform above.

"Let me go, damn it!" James shouted, "I'll kill them all!"

"Sir, please, we can't allow you to go through," an NCR trooper instructed.

"They need to die! Let me kill Selene!"

"Colonel Hsu! Stop this," the NCR trooper pleaded.

James stopped struggling. It had been awhile since someone referred to him as Colonel.

"Listen to me," James demanded, "We need to stop them before they kill us. What they did, what they're capable of…this is war. Understand? This is war!"

"Sir, I know they need to be stopped," the trooper stated, "But right now, we can't do that and I think you know why."

They let him go.

"Fine," James muttered.

"And sir, please stay safe," the trooper replied.

James looked over the large gate.

"You're all gonna die!" James shouted, "You hear that Legion?"

Dawn and Maddie were in the training dojo. James had replaced some of the rooms to have a workout area. Dawn was wearing workout clothing and striking a heavy bag with punches and kicks. Maddie also had on workout clothing and was practicing with her katanas. Dawn moved over to a double end bag and began throwing strikes. Maddie practiced flipping and spin kicks while in the air.

They went back to their rooms and after cleaning up and changing clothes, they went down to the casino. Dawn saw the news report on the TV in a bar. She turned away from it because she saw the report earlier. But then, something caught her attention. The report said that there were attacks on Westside, a slum district west of the Strip. There were also attacks on Boulder City, Primm, and Novac. The report also mentioned that most of dead bodies had bite marks on the throat. An attack was attempted on the Crimson Caravan Company, but they successfully defended themselves because of the armed citizens. In Novac, there was not enough defense, but some of the citizens escaped unscathed. As for Boulder City and Primm, most of the citizens were dead. Dawn and Maddie walked outside. They saw James and ran up to him.

"I assume you heard about what happened?" Dawn asked.

"It's a safe bet they have the numbers to attack in multiple places," James said, "They outnumber the NCR."

"Soon, we will have no choice. They will attack the Strip. We'll have no choice but to go to war."

"If it's a war they want, it's a war they'll get. We can't risk anymore people getting attacked or that bitch Selene turning the NCR on her side."

Maddie thought about Rusty.

"I say we go after them right now," Maddie demanded, "I'm ready. I don't want them to hurt Rusty."

"She's right," Dawn agreed, "They will weaken the areas around the Strip."

"We'll go after them," James instructed, "First, we need preparations. Your friend in the Brotherhood will be of good use to us, although the rest of them will sit on their asses."

"I know two, maybe three of them will help," Dawn informed.

Dawn looked to her side and saw that Maddie had disappeared. She looked around for her, but there was no sign of her.

"She really is a ninja," James mentioned, "I'm glad she's on our side."

Maddie had made it to Rusty's house. When she entered, Rusty was sitting on the couch. Maddie breathed a sigh of relief.

"Maddie, what's wrong?" He worried.

She sat down on the couch.

"I had to make sure you were safe," she answered, "Did you see the report?"

"Yeah. The Legion are nothing but sick assholes. Although I hate the NCR and the Brotherhood, I hope they put an end to them. That Shadow group you're a part of will be the last and best hope for humanity."

"Rusty, please stay at the Stratosphere."

"Oh Madeline, I…"

"Please. I get worried that I can't be here to protect you. I want you to be safe from the bad people."

Rusty remembered when Maddie was hunting down bad people when she was just a teen.

"Madeline, look around. This whole area is secure. The Legion would never dream of attacking us. Besides, I hate the Strip. Too many flashing lights, noise, crowds. Now, you are welcome to stay with me."

Maddie looked down and took and deep breath.

"There's war coming," Maddie stated, "So much bloodshed. Blood everywhere."

Maddie giggled and Rusty smiled. Then, she looked at him.

"Remember what I used to do to the bad people?" Maddie said with a sinister smile.

Rusty smiled.

"Oh yes," he chuckled.

"I'm gonna kill a lot of them, I'm gonna laugh while doing it, I'm gonna make them fear me."

"Yeah! That's my girl!"

Maddie laughed and fell on the couch. Rusty laughed. Then, Maddie stopped laughing, got up, and leaned on Rusty. She laughed again.

Back at the Silver Rush, Selene sat in her chair with her legs on the desk. Bitter-Root stood on the other side. She folded a piece of paper and threw it on the desk. Bitter-root picked it up.

"Here's your order soldier," Selene joyful stated, "Give that to Crocker. Make sure he understands what I am requesting. Go ahead, you can read it."

Bitter-Root opened the letter and was amazed at what she had written.

"There's no way he'll do it," he assumed, "I know Crocker…"

"Oh, the anti-war, violence solves nothing asshole? He will do it."

Selene smiled. Bitter-Root also noticed the note had been written in red.

"It's blood by the way," Selene explained.

The letter had been written as if the blood had come from a fountain pen. He folded it up.

"Consider it done," Bitter-Root assured.

Selene smiled and giggled.

Bitter-Root had no trouble entering the Strip. No one knew he was part of Selene's Legion and he still sported his NCR uniform and red beret along with his weaponry. He passed the NCR troopers like it was nothing. Ambassador Crocker's office was located across the Vault 21 Hotel and Casino. He walked passed the security gate like a regular trooper. He entered the NCR embassy and saw Liza O'Malley at the front desk. He waved to her and walked towards Ambassador Crocker's office. He noticed Bitter-Root who walked in. Ambassador Crocker was and older man with brown balding hair. He had on an expensive black suit.

"Got a message for you sir," Bitter-Root notified.

He handed him the paper. Ambassador Crocker read it and suddenly became nervous.

"How did you manage to get a hold of this?" He asked.

"They left it at Boulder City, it was on a dead civilian, like they wanted someone to find it."

Bitter-Root smirked as Ambassador Croker looked at the note.

"More deaths…we will enjoy it…suffering," Ambassador Crocker muttered as he read the letter, "Meet me…8 P.M…give into the demands…"

He began to breath heavily.

"I guess we'll have no choice," Ambassador Crocker admitted.

He looked at his watch and saw the he only had an hour left. He got up.

"Thanks for bringing this to me," he said.

Bitter-Root nodded his head as Ambassador Crocker left his office. Liza was typing on the computer. Suddenly, Bitter-root appeared in front of her.

"Hey, what's the deal with Crocker?" She asked.

"Something to do with the Legion," he replied in a cold tone, "Looks like we're going to war."

"A war, with the Legion? That's only going to create more problems than it will solve!"

"I don't think it will."

Bitter-Root left the office, leaving Eliza confused.