Courier Six

"My last day of violence," Six thought as he climbed out of bed, Cinder drowsily clinging onto him, trying to keep him in the bed.

"What's on the docket for today?" Cinder asked fesescious.

"You already know. I just need to make a final call and we'll be on our way," The Courier replied as he grabbed his armor and weapons.

"Understood. I'll got boot up ED-E and Rex," Cinder said as she put on her armored dress and equipped her weapons via her Pip-Boy. Six walked over to the elevator as Cinder awoke their non-human companions. The doors closed as he pressed the button to the penthouse floor.

"Ah, it's good to see you again!" Victor said as he led Six to Mr. House.

"And it's good to hear your voice, Victor."

"You're too kind. Is there anything I can do for you?" the unique securitron asked.

"Actually, you can. I need to send a transmission to Nellis Airforce Base," Six answered.

"What for? I thought the Boomers were all dead when you arrived?" Victor inquired as he turned to face Courier Six.

"Because those who have inhabited it are building an army to assist House and I in taking the Dam. If this goes well, then Mr. House might even have a new ally that will give the area a more safe feeling," Six explained as sent his message. Then he walked over to the large monitor that housed Mr. House's visage.

"Ah, it's good to see you again, how goes it?" Mr. House asked.

"Its going quite well. In fact, my team and I are ready to gain control over Hoover Dam for you," Six said as he wore a Cheshire grin on his face.

"Perfect, go there now. Oh, and by the way, I'm aware of your little… mutant allies."

Six looked over his shoulder, the grin slowly dying as he did so. "And?"

"I'm fine with it. Just know, that hiding future things from me won't be of any benefit to you or your misses," House threatened.

"I understand," Six said as he walked back to the elevator. "I just hope we'll be able to survive." Six arrived back at the presidential suite, motioning for Cinder and the two non-human companions to follow him.

The four of them ventured out for Hoover Dam, taking the better part of a morning to arrive half a kilometer from the dam. Shortly after, they met up with Blake, Ilia, and their mutant army.

"Glad you all could make it," Six said, brandishing his katana.

"The feeling's mutual," Ilia said, rolling her eyes. "So where are we going to be attacking?"

"For you and your stealth troops, you'll be going under surface level to reach some power switches," Six said.

"And what exactly are these power switches supposed to do?" Ilia asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Turn on Mr. House's robot army, of course. Better yet, once these robos are activated, your troops will be supported by the robots that are activated."

"How many are we talking?" Blake asked as she checked over Gambol Shroud.

"Five hundred at least, seven hundred at most," Six answered. Blake looked to Ilia with her eyes opened wide.

"That's… a lot. How quickly would our stealth troops be able to reach it?" Ilia asked, looking towards Six.

"Within minutes. All you have to do after their activated is lead them through the Dam, and station them there to protect it. Once you're done with that, you can join us on the surface, as for the normal super mutants, they can assist with giving directions to the bomber. Blake, you'll be staying behind lines with them, coordinating where the bomber will be hitting," Six explained as he looked over his shoulder to Cinder.

"Everything alright, dear?" she asked, gently gripping Six's hand as ED-E and Rex followed her closer to The Courier.

"I sure hope so, I sure hope so…" Six said, motioning for Blake and Ilia to take their positions. Blake took her position behind a large concentration of boulders and rocks, setting up the portable radio equipment and a small defensive perimeter around the encampment.

Ilia joined Six's party to the dam, a large group of nightkin following close behind her. They reached the dam, Ilia and the nightkin activated their stealth boys, infiltrating the lower levels of Hoover Dam, while Six and co started their assault.

He charged forward, his katana in one hand, and his grenade rifle in the other. He fired it, blowing three NCR soldiers to bits, then slashing four across the torso with the japanese sword. A group of five NCR Ranger surrounded them, bearing assault carbines and ranger sequoias.

They fired all at once, Cinder and Six ducked, Cinder tackled one to the ground while Six bodied two, Rex and ED-E engaging the remaining two. The ranger that was fighting against Cinder threw a powerful haymaker at the pyromancer's face, Cinder dodging the blow, then countering with an uppercut she followed up with a swift knee to the groin, only to feel a hard metal plating in his nether region.

"You didn't think we'd leave that place unprotected, did you?" the ranger smirked, only to be slashed in the neck by Cinder's serrated claws. She pushed his body off of her to help ED-E and Rex take care of the two rangers.

The Courier grabbed one by the head, slamming it through the blade of his katana, only for Six to be shot in the shoulder by the other ranger. He took out Chance's Knife and stabbed it into the second ranger's gut. He kicked Six down to ground, grabbing his own combat knife, stabbing it down towards Six, deflecting it with a kick. He countered it by punching the ranger in the throat, then delivering to a swift kick to the face.

'Well that was… easy,' Six thought as he got up and joined his companions as a wave of gunfire rushed towards them as he and Cinder slid into cover. The Courier launched some plasma grenades at the gunner's nest pinning them down. Cinder peaked over the sandbags, looking at Six.

"There are three heavies with miniguns approaching us," Cinder said as she activated her flamethrower attachment. Six nodded as he gave her three pulse grenades.

"Make them count," Six said as he fired incendiary grenades at the heavily armored NCR soldiers. Their advance was not slowed as they started to fire at their position. Cinder poked out of cover, delivering a short and poignant burst of flame, doing nothing to impede the heavies.

"Take Rex and ED-E, I'll take care of these guys," Cinder said, holding two of the pulse grenades in her hands.

"Ok, be careful and good luck," Six said as he, the cyborg dog, and the eyebot followed him around the heavy troopers as Cinder rushed the three soldiers. The pyromancer pulled the pins of the grenades, throwing them at close range, the two electric explosions locking up the armor of the heavy troopers and disabling her prosthetic arm.

Cinder drew Maria and fired a burst of armor piercing rounds at the heavily armored troopers, downing two of the three. The third threw a frag grenade, Cinder ran for cover to avoid the explosion. The man gave one final charge, brandishing a bowie knife, frantically waving it around at Cinder. She countered, grabbing his wrist and twisting it, then delivering a killing blow via her hunting revolver.

She eventually caught up with Six, who was at the dividing barrier. "So… what now?" she asked.

"Just watch," Six replied as he called in something over the radio. Then the bomber flew overhead, blowing away their obstacle. "Get ready, we're about to face off against the Legion's best." Cinder nodded as Rex joined her side and she took out her submachine gun.

A group of hardened decanani charged the two of them with their machetes raised high. Cinder shot a thick spread of bullets, downing five of the elite Legion soldiers, four more came at her, throwing spears towards her position. The pyromancer dodged them, not bothering to block or parry them. Instead, Six sent a volly of grenades at them, blowing off their limbs and advancing further into the Legion's encampment, ED-E following behind. "Let's keep moving! We need to take out Lanius!"

Suddenly, a large wave of legionaries came swarming out of the Legate's camp, each wielding either a shotgun or a rifle. They fired upon Cinder and Six, pinning them behind cover. Before the two of them could formulate a plan, five centurions pushed them out of cover with their thermic lances at the ready. Six stabbed one through the throat and another in the eye, while Cinder was struggling to keep the remaining three off of her. As he tried to assist her, he was stopped by even more legionaries. 'I need to get back to her! I'm not going to have another fiend incident happen again!' he thought as the horrific event flashed into his mind, hearing her blood-curdling screams. The Courier fought viciously, tearing through his foes as he got closer to her inch by inch.

Then a large flame erupted from the dogpile, buring about a dozen legionaries alive. Out of the pile emerged a bloody and sweat drenched Cinder, her mouth opened in a gritty grin as she charged the firing line. Six joined her, giving out a bellowing warcry as he slammed his body into some legionaries, swiftly dispatching them with his sword, then moving on to the next group. The next few minutes flew by as both Cinder and Six made short work of the defensive wall of soldiers that stood in their way. The two of them were covered in blood, be it their own or their enemies' they couldn't tell, but that didn't bog them down.

As they circled the ben, an enormous bumper sword flew towards them, knocking Cinder off her feet. A large, mountain of a man slowly revealed himself, readying for another swing. "And who might you two be?" the man asked in a deep, threatening tone.

"I am Courier Six, and this is my companion, Cinder Fall. Would it safe to assume you're the Legate Lanius?" Six asked, tightly gripping his katana.

"Indeed it would, however, before you and I can fight, your companion must be… taken care of," Lanius said, raising the sword above his head, aiming for Cinder's body.

"No!" Six shouted as the sword came down quicker than a bolt of lightning.

"What is this?! Why won't my blade go any further?!" Lanius bellowed as Cinder slowly opened her eyes. The bumper sword was only half an inch from her face, being held there by an unknown force. She quickly rolled out of the blade's path as the unknown force gave way and the blade crashed into the ground. "We cannot have a proper battle with a woman here," Lanius explained. Six rushed him, readying for a diagonal strike to The Legate's shoulder, however he blocked it with ease, swatting him away. "You lack any serious discipline, you're nothing but a joke," Lanius taunted as he readied for another swing.

Six took a defensive position, and as Lanius' blade came down, The Courier rushed forward with a vertical slash, only for the blade to be caught by The Legate. He threw the katana to the side, disarming Six, only for him to pull out his grenade rifle and blast him in the chest at point blank range. The Legate staggered back, clutching his fresh wound, the metal of his breastplate now hurting him more than protecting him.

"I would have thought… that someone who once held such stature in our ranks would have been a more honorable fighter, but it looks like I was wrong!" Lanius shouted, bringing the sword down onto Six's left shoulder.

"I don't know what the hell you're talking about!" Six shot back, pulling the blade out of him.

"Oh? You don't remember? Well that explains why you aren't using your special training. It might also explain why you killed Caesar!" Lanius sneered as he took a horizontal swing at Six, The Courier ducking just in time to dodge it. While Lanius was focused on Six, Cinder started to reload her submachine gun with armor piercing rounds. Aiming at his legs, she unloaded the entire magazine into his right leg, crippling the limb and giving Six the opportune moment to land a hit. He did, sending his katana into the Legate's left leg, cutting it off just above the knee. His body slammed to the ground as he dropped his bumper sword. Six held his katana above his neck, ready to finish the job.

"Go ahead, Courier. Finish the job, you would dishonor this battle if you don't." Six nodded, swinging the sword down onto Lanius' neck, only for him roll out of the way, tackling Six to the ground, and delivering a powerful punch to the head, cucussing The Courier. Six's vision began to blink on and off as he watched Lanius crawl towards Cinder, tightly wrapping his hands around her neck, Cinder unable to move due to pure shock. The Legate continued to strangle her as she fell to the ground.

"No…" Six whispered as his vision began to fade. "No!" Six shouted. He felt a powerful wave of something shooting towards Lanius just before he blacked out.

When he awoke, Six realized he was in the presidential suite.

"Oh, you're awake!" Cinder said, giving him a tight, warm hug, tears streaming down her face as she began to laugh. "I thought you were gone for good, I… I thought I'd never see your eyes again," Cinder said as she wiped away her tears with a sigh. She gave him a kiss on the cheek, releasing him from her embrace.

"What happened?" Six asked.

"Right before you passed out, a pulse of sand decapitated Lanius. Once I got him off of me, I carried you back to the Lucky 38. Ilia and Blake were successful in their mission to activated the robots, and now Mr. House is in complete control of it," Cinder explained. "It may some contrived, but I think you've unlocked your very own semblance. One can only unlock one-"

"When a person undergoes extreme mental stress and pressure," Six finished Cinder's explanation. "So what do you think it is?" Six asked.

"I saw sand, and I think I remember seeing some grains of sand holding back Lanius' blade. So we can assume that your semblance is control over sand, just like mine is control over glass. Considering the element you can control, there are many ways you could use it: utility, combat, construction, etc."

"How far do you think I could go with it?" Six asked.

"That all depends on how it develops. Some people think that semblances stay stagnant, but more recent findings show that they can develop in both what they can be used for and what it can do, but that all relies on you," Cinder explained.

"Interesting," Six said as he stroked his chin.

"There's one more thing, when we got back here you received a message from someone who claims to be an old friend of yours. He wants to meet up with you, but I don't think it's for the best reasons."

"Where does he want me to meet him?"

"Some place called The Divide. Also he wants you to come alone," Cinder answered.

"Like hell if I'm going alone! For all I know, he just wants me dead and has an ambush ready at this divide."

"Fair point, it looks like I'll be joining you then. Just try not to get yourself get killed, ok?" Cinder asked, a mischievous smirk on her face.

"I'll try my best," Six replied as he drifted off into sleep. Cinder cuddled up with him and the two of them fell asleep in each others warmth.

AN: And that's The Second Battle of Hoover Dam! Yea that's right! Six is gonna do the Lonesome Road DLC WITH CINDER and AFTER THE BATTLE! Don't me. All jokes aside, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Don't assume that this fic is done just because this setting is almost finished, that right! The second part of this fic will take place in Remnant! I'm sure that's no surprise if you all read the previous chapter. Expect a decent gap between the conclusion of this fic and the beginning of part 2. For those of you who've enjoyed reading the Blake and Ilia timeline, don't worry, that part of the battle will be covered next chapter! I hope you guys also enjoyed my rewrite of Adam. This first part was just the beginning as I intend to make Adam a very important figure in the next gen of SBF.