The tension continues.
Chill out, what you yellin' for? Lay back, it's all been done before. And if you could only let it be, you will see...
Song used
"21 Guns" by Green Day
-Musket and Bear: Revolution-
As much as the information gathered prove disturbing, it wasn't just tying up for some reason. Such old tales and myths from before weren't logical proofs to tie in with the recovered information. This wasn't even about the Enclave, but about Patriot's disappearance. But out of the disturbing thing uncovered in that location Colonel Amani firstly relocated, it was now cleared up regarding the missing USAF and Brotherhood personnel. Perhaps, if Sergeant Peterson wasn't taken to the Boston Airport with Deacon, he might've been dead for good as well... But at least it was cleared up about the classified outpost.
Piper was still bothered however, about the FEV...
Hours were spent on duty after she and Haylen finished looking through the report file Desdemona handed her. Two things were stuck on her mind while addressing personnel. The Boston Airport and the FEV.
If her assumption were right, perhaps the facility was just a hidden activity, while most of the Enclave forces concentrated on preparing at the Boston Airport perhaps? Peterson did said that he overheard the Enclave planned to move to DC. Which leads to obvious reasons of Brotherhood presence ruling there.
After being relieved by another officer, Piper went over to check up on Haylen who was on standby near the power armor repair stations.
"Took you long enough, Lieutenant."
Piper let out a small sigh before a response.
"Only so many Enclave field officers are here leading the Battalion, we had no choice but to routinely take turns being on duty."
She earned a fender smile and response from the Scribe.
"It's fine, Lieutenant. I can understand that. Anyway, what do you have in mind?
Piper took a moment in thinking shortly. Though, Ronnie still hasn't come back, perhaps the older Minuteman was still in progress of taking up positions, but with NCR personnel likely patrolling, she assumed such delays should be expected.
With the outpost fully operational, all set and personnel only waiting for the operation to be launched, perhaps, there's some time to venture out...
"We can check up on Deacon. He could still be recovering at the National Guard training yard."
Earning a nod from Haylen, Piper led the Scribe to one of the vertibirds.
But upon getting on board, Piper suddenly began.
"The report detailing the FEV was still as alarming as the abducted personnel alike... However, we need to let the others know of this at some point."
Earning a small vague nod from Haylen, Piper got a response.
"The Brotherhood would mostly be alarmed. I don't know about the USAF, but assuming they're a min hostile military, I can only imagine they'd have a similar reaction, maybe the Minutemen too, but with them clearly blinded by this conflict? I just doubt they may even react at all or, it may only confuse them as the Enclave also guides them as it's higher ups."
Piper slowly frowned. But Haylen was right...
"We can think of the Enclave... When this is all dealt with..."
"The NCR is a large faction of three nations in the west coast... But as disturbing as it is, what abut the words I've been hearing around back at Goodneighbour? The NCR here under Colonel Moore, cut off from their superiors in the west coast?"
Piper gave a small nod and replied.
"I'm curious, intrigued, confused and disturbed what we've just known about what happens to California. But for the Minutemen side? They might as well take it as a huge favor of relief having their rival deceased its numbers. This will ultimately give them upper advantage. Especially with the Enclave and Outcast there on the west coast annexing NCR branches. Perhaps it's only fair."
"Fair to... Annex a large united nation?"
"Fair of what they're doing. Imprisonment seems justified enough for their authority rather than killing off everyone else entirely. Except the higher ranked NCR commanders, I would only think that they got a reason to execute them... I'm wondering the fate of Colonel Moore, Courier, hell even the NCR General..."
Piper paused to let out a huge sigh.
"Clearly, they pissed off the Minutemen. So, it's safe to say that the NCR had this coming right after they entered the Commonwealth in the first place. For annexing smaller communities, even regions and consuming the weak? I'd say they have this coming at all. Karma is a bitch, just do you know."
Piper asked with a snort. But to see Haylen giving a slight shrug, she wanted a response.
"Perhaps... But what does this makes of the NCR now? Once powerful, now divided..."
Piper simply gave a response.
"All this, makes the NCR as nothing more but a misguided whore."
As surprised as Haylen looked at her with no response, Piper just shrugged.
"Perhaps your right? If you're pointing out that they're lead by corrupt politicians... But I think they've been too misguided..."
"They've been too misguided alright for ever setting foot here in the Commonwealth. Though, the Enclave here are calm despite the situation, but with the Minutemen pissed? Perhaps that's just enough to say why they're in huge favor of following guidance of the outcast, and the top brass secretly. But at least we know now, and now that we do, we'll just have to keep our lips sealed, until they reestablish communications again here."
Piper finished her statement. Though, in her mind... She was so relieved to think of Amanda... The real one. But her thoughts kept in wonder, on how was the other woman out there, annexing anything NCR. Is she scaring off locals? Threatening them to surrender like how it was said on New Mexico? Knowing Amanda, she's an aggressively strong independent woman with such a terrifying control of manipulation... And so was her synth double... Piper frowned under her helmet as she kept quiet.
As they reached outside the training yard, they were given permission to land inside the fortified walls. And filing out of the vertibird, Piper and Haylen headed inside the main building, and to the medical bay, but as they reached in, it was occupied only by medical staff, soldiers and Dr. Kane treating one of the soldiers.
"Dr. Kane."
Earning the Doctor's attention, Dr. Kane ordered another medical staff to treat the soldier before approaching.
"Lieutenant Wright. I suppose you're here to check up on Deacon?"
"Yes. How is he-"
Stopping, she glanced around only to see soldiers and medical staff alike.
"Dr. Kane, where's Deacon?"
"Deacon was discharged six hours ago. Though he was still in need to recover but saying he is needed to report to the Enclave airbase, I had small unit escort him on the way just to make sure he arrives safely due to words about NCR patrols and with his state in need for fully recovery."
Piper gave a nod but as she was now there, she then asked.
"How's, General Ward?"
To see a small frown on the doctor's face, Dr. Kane folded her arms and gave a response.
"Like Deacon, he's still in need to recover. But as I've received a message from Vault 111, General Ward insisted on getting back on managing personnel. Though, he was still under medical supervision, I told the medical staff there to only allow him working in his office there on Vault 111until he is in good shape to get back here."
Piper gave a small nod. Hesitant, but clearing her throat, she slowly began.
"I know now who attempted to... Kill him, Dr. Kane."
"You... Know? Who is it?"
As curious and surprise mixing in the expression of the doctor, Piper gave a small nod and slowly replied.
"Colonel Amani's asset, named X6-88... It's a very... Complicated one to discuss..."
She earned a slow nod.
"I understand. But do you plan to tell General Ward about this soon?"
"Yes, Dr. Kane. He needs to know the truth that... The real Commander of the Enclave was doubled with a synth..."
The Doctor's face showed a full grim expression. Almost pale with her eyes widened through her glasses.
"If... That Colonel was an impostor... How else, was she able to get more soldiers under her command? Clearly as words around passed by, Enclave eyebots spewing propaganda were only scaring off settlers, even insulting some of our soldiers here as well by such words about the pre-war era... Not everyone would be as easy to be fooled by such."
Piper sighed, but as she gave an agreeing nod, she replied.
"Like yourselves as pre-war military remnants, the Enclave had various remnants from all over the wasteland. I was surprised myself to see that not all the remnants on the airbase were complete set. Other remnants were gathered by the synth, and were all rallied here in the Commonwealth."
"The whole time... The one who threatened the Commonwealth was an impostor..."
"Yes, Dr. Kane. But you need to know too that, the real leader of the Enclave is still out there in the west coast off the radar. Assuming she's still on her real mission on going after the NCR due the Oil Rig being threatened to be liberated. But she doesn't know that a synth double has already infiltrated the ranks and almost manipulated everyone under her influence. If it wasn't from Patriot opposing her, we would've collapsed by now..."
There was a long pause.
"USAF reports stated a fleet of Enclave vertibirds flying west out of the Commonwealth. As stated, there were more than twenty vertibirds passed by."
Piper's it's raised at the statement.
"Since when was it seen?"
"The report came at the same day, approximately an hour after the end of the conflict against the DC Brotherhood. It was also stated that vertibirds hauled containers, assuming those to be equipment and supplies."
Piper was rather silent by this. If Colonel Amani has truly left the Commonwealth, the only state that would be at risk on her presence would be the Capital Wasteland.
"You need to inform General Ward about this, Lieutenant Wright."
Giving a nod, Piper and Haylen immediately headed back to the vertibird outside. Though, Dr. Kane was right, and informing the General would be a good idea, but USAF numbers and Maxson's Brotherhood of Steel -set aside their hesitance in conflicts- weren't in condition to deal with numbers of such like the Enclave or NCR alike...
With the vertibird taking off, they were already on their way to Vault 111.
"Lieutenant, I may be wrong, but... What if the Enclave intended to relocate? You did say that they planned to move into the Capital, but no other reason would there be for them to do that other than going after the Brotherhood there."
Turning to Haylen who spoke, Piper replied.
"If it's about pay back... It's just possible... But doing that? I think it's just too plain simple, unless, there's an agenda for all this as to why Colonel Amani is doing this..."
"If we would guess the FEV like ten years ago to be her agenda for the Capital, perhaps that could be it?"
"I doubt it, Haylen. If Colonel Amani intends to follow the ideals of the original Enclave, she would rather have people do these things for her under her control. Instead, she's personally in the field, visible, and attending activities than hiding in plain sight monitoring them... She knows what she's doing. And she's by far for sure, outpaced the previous commanders..."
After the arrival outside Sanctuary, they rushed in onto the settlement and rushed to the facility wing of Vault 111.
After getting pass the guards, Piper asked about the General and was directed to the only office on the other side of the Vault itself.
Sitting in front of his desk, General Ward was busy typing on a terminal.
"General."
Piper called in and to gain the General's attention, she earned a greeting nod and a response.
"Lieutenant Wright, Scribe Haylen, please come in."
Entering the office, Piper immediately began, but to start with a question.
"How are you doing, General?"
"I am fine, at the least, Lieutenant. The doctors, mostly Dr. Kane strictly forbid me on field command temporarily until they say so. Medical orders as I hate it, but I can understand their point. Though, as I am allowed at least to move a bit freely here for now, I instead try my pace to keep up with the recent events during my absence by reading the reports sent in my terminal. Though, Enclave Intel are strictly off limits as the Railroad are in charge of most, the only Intel I have to rely on is Brotherhood Intel instead after the end of the recent conflict on Concord."
Piper gave a small nod.
"Pardon my superiors, but they just don't like Intel leaks, especially those that may provoke mass panic."
"Understandable, Lieutenant. Now, surely there is a reason why you and Scribe Haylen are here, what can I help you with?"
Piper looked at Haylen who slowly nodded. Looking back at General Ward, Piper slowly began.
"Regarding your attempt assassination. During the... Brotherhood attack on the National Guard training yard... It was no friendly fire or any, but a rather attempted assassination. Colonel Amani... She's ordered an asset of hers to kill you-"
"That is absurd! How would she- Has she really gone too far the Enclave too seriously-"
"General... I'm sure you're aware of Synths... The Institute that hid behind the shadows, replacing people with synthetic humanoids..."
Though General Ward's expressions mixed confusing and shock, Piper earned a slightly vague nod.
"Yes, I've heard such words around... But... Are you implying that... The real Mrs. Amani is... Gone?"
Piper slowly shook her head.
"We can confirm that she wasn't replaced, General. Rather... Doubled with a synth... It has been quite long since she left for the west coast after the NCR to defend the Oil Rig under Enclave control... Perhaps, the Institute took it as an advantage to even odds of her absence, knowing the original Enclave, they're known to be genocidal, and the Institute shares a very common trait despite no such information of their location are still known."
She paused, and to see General Ward taking a deep breathe, Piper watched as he slowly began to reply.
"If... You're now implying that two Mrs. Amani are now existing... That would mean... Two Enclaves now exists? As such, I've heard words recently about those Enclave eyebots, but I had never known that she would return to the Commonwealth- An impostor stepping foot in the Commonwealth... How terrible are things now, Lieutenant Wright?"
Seeing General Wards managed calm expression, she could visibly see a very disturbed and grim expression on the mix...
"Sergeant Peterson was held captive. By Colonel Amani's men. They tortured him and locked him up, just as how as they did to our Railroad agent, Deacon. Thankfully I managed to bail them out myself, when I got the chance to enter their outpost on the Boston Airport."
"Sergeant Peterson never said a word-"
"He may not have spoken of it yet, but I figure it's best to let you know now... But I want to apologize, General. Not only for... Mistreating you on our last meeting... But I apologize more on this being Enclave business. As much as the Commonwealth would be at peace once the NCR is forced out, but with the Enclave, under the impostor, bearing the original genocidal ideals it stood for would prove dangerous. I have no doubts..."
Piper paused, and to see General Ward still listening, and patiently waiting for her to continue... Piper turned to Haylen, who got the cue and continued for her.
"Lieutenant Wright will inform the Enclave commanding officers about the situation. Though, an internal conflict almost erupted in our name because of the transition back to the original ideal, there also the remnants of all other chapters from the other states and regions under Colonel Amani. This is further Enclave business as they would likely handle it without any other non Enclave personnel getting involved once the NCR is dealt with."
General Ward was clearly stunned. Though, he managed to remain calm at the very least, but his was still horrified by the mention of an impostor infiltrated the Enclave's ranks.
"How... How did you... Dealt with the disagreements?"
Hearing his question, Piper sighed and finally replied.
"Patriot. He rebelled against her orders of becoming vigilant, avoiding contact with outsiders and ignored most of her orders. And during your absence, he's agreed on a temporary alliance with the USAF and Maxson's Brotherhood of Steel is they defended Concord from the Brotherhood from the Capital. As of now..."
Piper paused. Her head looking down on the floor beside slowly continuing.
"Patriot has gone missing. It's been three days since the successful defense at Concord. The Sentinel, and her Brotherhood retreated to the Capital, and Patriot suddenly going missing without a trace."
Her head lifting back up, she focused again in General Ward before continuing.
"Dr. Kane told me that at the same day and an hour after the defense at Concord, a USAF report was received about a fleet of Enclave vertibirds being spotted, hauling containers as it fled the Commonwealth."
There was a long silence. But as Piper watched General Ward process the information, she finally got a response.
"It doesn't mean that I'm right if I assume this... But if Patriot has gone insubordinate on Colonel Amani... Would you rather think that... She has anything to do with Patriot's disappearance?"
Piper couldn't say anything. Maybe. But she just never knew...
"And as for the Capital... The Enclave planned to relocate there, General."
Hearing Haylen speak, Piper then added.
"If they will go after the Brotherhood of Steel there, and perhaps have other motives, there's a good sign the Commonwealth may remain stable in condition without Colonel Amani and her Enclave. The Enclave here... We will have to deal with her if needed. I hope that you understand this is Enclave business... But with all the organizations still trying to get used to the existence of the other, we just have to respect it to be that way."
"If you plan to deal with the Enclave, with your Enclave... How?"
General Ward's question made Piper think. How else would they fight the Enclave? Of course... She knew where the General was going.
"Without any high ranking commander, you will all have to rely on your field commanders... And if you say that the real Mrs. Amani is still out there on the west coast, how would she react for when you tell her about all this? Have you... Told her?"
Piper took along moment before giving a very slow quiet response.
"She doesn't know, General... She's been off the radar since she left after the NCR..."
"My god... Then you really are leaderless without her... And as for us minor organizations... We would most likely be easy targets if the Enclave, the other Enclave ever comes back..."
"We can think of something... But we need to finish the problem still in the Commonwealth. The NCR and the Minutemen had been going on at their enraged conflict. Though, it's none of our business to interfere, we were only to assist them storm Quincy-"
"Perhaps I may be able to spare a platoon to assist-"
"No need, General. The USAF is as minor as Maxson's Brotherhood of Steel. Dealing with another conflict after finished the other would only decrease your ranks further... And besides, we already have a plan. Though the Minutemen keeps things shut at this time... We have planned to storm Quincy and drain the NCR of its numbers."
Earning a nod from the General, Piper got a response.
"I understand, Lieutenant. But after knowing about my men securing settlements and just recently about joint patrols with Elder Maxson's soldiers, perhaps, I will remain on monitoring the settlements instead while the NCR is still being dealt with."
Piper gave a nod.
"Thank you for understanding, General. Now, we'll be on our way. We still have somewhere important to check up on."
Piper recieved one final nod from the General, Piper led Haylen left the office and headed out of the Vault then back to the vertibird and told the pilot to head for the Railroad bunker.
"It was a good thing to have the USAF set aside regarding the other Enclave. Though, they mean well... But they're just not really... The right people to deal with Colonel Amani and her Enclave."
Piper suddenly said to Haylen as they got on board the vertibird.
"But what about Elder Maxson..."
She then added thoughtfully.
"Elder Maxson may try to intervene. Knowing how he also opposed the Enclave before, but knowing his motives here in the Commonwealth, most focuses on the Prydwen are locating the Institute, further investigation of Synths, plans to confiscate and destroy Institute technology that may prove too far dangerous to be kept..."
Hearing Haylen say this Piper saw something the other's expressions. Somehow, showing concern.
"Piper... I don't know if telling you this at this time would be a good idea... But if you really want to know my thoughts why were really here with Elder Maxson... It was just originally to search for technology. But ever since we got that signal from the Institute before it disappeared, we were tasked on determining its location ever since. Despite the lack of further information, lack of time and sources, we are only making ourselves as easy targets. And seeing there aren't much of us in numbers, we'd be easy to get picked off... Which makes me worry more and more as we finally entered the Commonwealth."
Piper watched as the Scribe looked down shortly before looking back up at her.
"I know... We have a difference... But... If you do happen to deal with a situation like that with a synth? What would you do?"
The question impacted Piper deeply. She didn't know how to respond. Or... She just didn't want to respond... How could she? After falling for a synth manipulation, just how terrible it'll be to tell that again? She didn't want to say anything, but to see Haylen staring at her intently, Piper mentally sighed before deciding to counter the Scribe whet he question.
"If you happen to deal with a situation like that with a synth, what would you do, Haylen?"
There's a long pause. To see Haylen giving down shortly before looking back up at her, Piper wanted a response.
"I... Would do what I have to... They're... Dangerous..."
Piper gently patted the Scribe on the back.
"They all are. Though, some, I don't know how the Railroad sees it but some can be... Reset perhaps? Turning them into individuals with no knowledge of being a synth. It's just a Railroad belief that I just ignore."
"And you let them?"
"Well... That's what the Railroad originally stood for even now, set aside their new role as a secret agency under the Enclave."
A pause. Then Piper decided to speak once more.
"About Synths... What was their motive to double Amanda with a synth? There has to be something... Something behind all this... Aside from the fact that the synth, Colonel Amani may not know that she's a synth herself... Most Gen 3 Synths, based off Railroad Intel don't know about their true purpose of creation by the Institute. Though, there are a few that are used to infiltrate but... It just... Makes me wonder..."
"About what, Lieutenant?"
Piper turned to Haylen intently. With a long pause, she was starting to wonder about Colonel Amani. At one point... She's a synth, but her function was not the usual... Infiltrate. Instead, her function seemed to prove more of a revision of the Enclave's original ideology... Her entire existence despite the fact that her short presence in the Commonwealth seems to be more of a different tactic from the Institute.
Thought in her mind, Piper was just wondering. But the assumption wouldn't leave her be. The assumption of Colonel Amani being more of a doppelgänger for the Enclave, rather than an impostor created to infiltrate society using the Enclave in the Commonwealth.
But it just didn't sound right. Something was definitely not right. Something that no one, not even the Railroad may even be aware of something happening...
"Lieutenant?"
Hearing Haylen's voice, Piper was pulled out of her thoughts. Looking at the Scribe once more, Piper slowly continued.
"The Wanderer... She doesn't know... There are two different sides of the Enclave now existing..."
She paused, and after swallowing hard, she continued.
"They think that were the same Enclave from before under president Eden and Colonel Autumn... But they're wrong. Their ignorance in the Brotherhood... Will put all of their lives at stake... Now that we know that the Enclave are already on their way to the Capital... A doppelgänger leading them..."
"I'm afraid the Capital branch of the Brotherhood of Steel wouldn't be responding if we ever try to warn them, Lieutenant. After what we did only to protect the Commonwealth from them? They would think that Elder Maxson and the Brotherhood under him has ties with the Commonwealth Enclave. The Wanderer would not listen. And... We can't rely on the High Council either, as they all oppose the Enclave..."
Another pause. But in her mind, Piper was starting to question herself... Want was Colonel Amani's motive? It's clearly Enclave... Though, she was based on a pre-war individual... But Amanda was never a patriot... What was the Institute planning...
Every second as Piper kept in deep thought, only one thing ever resulted into her mind as conclusion. Amanda. The real Amanda. How would the outcome be... If it regards two Enclave, with two different leaders, sharing the same name, and image?
Arriving at the bunker, they immediately headed inside only to find no Desdemona on the main office.
"Desdemona left earlier to attend a meeting in the airbase."
Turning to the agent who spoke, Piper began to ask.
"Did she told you anything about the joint investigation within Brotherhood and Railroad agents?"
"Is it about Patriot's MIA case?"
"Yes. Has any reports been received?"
"Yes, Lieutenant. Desdemona had file already done about the case. The case was closed, too. Before she left for the airbase for a full report about the recovered bodies on the facility to Enclave custody."
With the agent immediately raking a folder on the stack of filers on a nearby desk, Piper was given the folder of the full report.
"Oh, and... About the Brotherhood squad... The NCR was encountered on the Boston Airport, and... One of the Brotherhood was... Missing."
The agent said last before leaving.
"Missing?"
Hearing Haylen said thoughtfully, Piper just shrugged before opening the folder to see the full report.
Intel Report 3: Boston Airport
As the investigation continued, it led to the Boston Airport and a search was immediately initiate. Though, the place seems to be in stable condition, but for the most part was rather, sacked. Terminals there proved the Enclave under Colonel Amani had liberated it temporarily before sacking the place and leaving without a trace.
Enclave reports on the terminals only stated about DC, the Capital Wasteland for relocation, as well as a small Intel of liberating Adam's Air Force base and a missile base, Fort Constantine. Further information did not detail further other than test subjects.
Intel Report 4: Project 'United States Secret Service'
The Enclave notes recovered from the facility proved too horrific regarding Project United States Secret Service.
Conducted experiments on former USAF and Brotherhood personnel alike using a modified FEV was stated to be on a small failure. But further continuation of the experiment was undergone through more studies and research and trials to test the samples (via test subjects) for the modified FEV. Unstable results.
Secondary results were successful mutations that were delivered along with the relocation to the Capital Wasteland. All succeeded subjects interacting with the FEV without error were to be further studied for the sake of the project continuation.
Additional information is regarding super mutant behemoth genes from captured behemoths in the Commonwealth. Further studies on genes, human and behemoth alike were continued.
Conclusion to this report; spare blueprints regarding customized Enclave power armors were recovered on the lower levels of the Boston Airport, whereas used as another facility, housing the subjects that interacted with the FEV for further study.
The blueprints shall be delivered to the airbase for study.
Final Report: Unknown
Despite the discoveries about the Enclave under Colonel Amani, we fear that Colonel Amani may have something to do with Patriot's disappearance. Our agents and Paladin Danse' unit traced Patriot's whereabouts from the facility, near the Glowing Sea, and lastly, the Boston Airport.
As stated on the previous Intel reports, the place was sacked empty, other than the recovered information about the Enclave.
There has been no other sign or clue to point out any location to trace Patriot. Assuming the Airport was his last stop. It's only confusing those on the joint investigation to determine any event that may have happened during the Enclave's relocation to the Boston Airport.
But assuming without any evidence slash further information, the Enclave and Colonel Amani may have done something clean without any witnesses. But to conclude this final report;
There was no sign, or clue of what may have happened to Patriot, as the Enclave recently occupied the Boston Airport. Patriot's status is undetermined, and without any further knowledge or any information further, this case of investigation is now closed.
Piper took a deep breath... Nothing was there in the Airport... Turning to Haylen who was also reading on the file next to her, Piper began.
"Let's head to the Boston Airport."
"But... The report stated it was completely sacked. And Patriot's status was unknown-"
"I know but... Regarding what our agent said. The Brotherhood and the agents with them encountered the NCR there, we need to know at least what happened."
Earning a nod from Haylen, they immediately headed out of the bunker and back on the vertibird to head over to the Boston Airport.
On the way was rather in silent treatment other the rotors of the vertibird.
As she thought about the final reports about the Enclave, if there were some subject that interacted with the FEV, no doubt there will be more abductions wherever they land on the Capital. The abductions were always what the original Enclave were good at. But what about those blueprints? The United States Secret Service project? How would the airbase, and Castle divisions would react to all this? How would... The rest on the west coast would react to this?
But on the other side of her thoughts was Patriot... No doubt Colonel Amani really had anything to do with his disappearance... But... What now? Piper frowned under her helmet. She couldn't do anything to help Patriot... And it's nigh impossible now to even determine his fate... She didn't want to think further how Patriot ended up. It was only making her feel worse as she couldn't do anything to help find him...
After arriving at the Boston Airport, Piper with Hayden in tow filed out of the vertibird and came to see bodies of NCR personnel now littered all over. Two Railroad agents on Railroad T-51b power armor, and six Brotherhood soldiers in T-60 who were all disposing the bodies.
"I don't see Da-"
"Lieutenant!"
Haylen who spoke was immediately cut off as the two Railroad agents immediately approached.
"What happened here?"
Piper immediately questioned.
"We were already down investigating here when an NCR patrol showed up. We had to slow retreat as they were outnumbering us, but as we fought them, some NCR threw a frag grenades Paladin Danse, who was on the front was the most to be caught by the explosions, though he was alive, but he sustained injures, and his power armor badly damaged. So, I had to get him into cover, but just then, while I was treating his wound, I was suddenly called for help. When I got back to him, Paladin Danse was gone-"
"What do you mean gone? As in... Gone abducted?"
Haylen's panicked tone interrupted.
"Gone as in, he left on his own, deserting all of us while still dealing with the NCR. After we've dealt with them, we sent our other agent to track him down."
As panic was Haylen slowly becoming, Piper cleared the Scribe down before responding to the Railroad agent.
"We'll wait until our agent gets back. But... Why would Danse just leave?"
"No clue, Lieutenant... But I swear to god he was still bleeding. Trail of blood was all over the ground by the time I got back to tend to him."
Though Haylen didn't look easy after the statement, Piper has to assure the Scribe. But as she also talked with the Railroad agents, she got a another information about Boston Airport regarding the Enclave's secret projects. But as she began to wonder further about the one regarding the FEV and test subjects, a Railroad agent suddenly arrived at a hurry.
Immediately approaching the agent, Piper immediately questioned.
"Have you located Paladin Danse?"
"Yes, Lieutenant. He's taken refuge on an old bunker, post listening Bravo to be exact. Shall we let his unit know-?"
"Assuming something is wrong, not for now. Tell the other agents to have the unit secure this place instead, and we'll head by vertibird to Danse."
After dismissing the agent, Piper immediately approached Haylen who was inspecting the corpses.
"We'll be heading get over to Danse now, Haylen. The agent said Danse took refuge in an old bunker."
Haylen's face lit up by the news and immediately asked.
"Was he okay?"
Piper slowly shrugged.
"Don't know. But we'll see..."
After the Railroad approached them, all in Railroad T-51b, Piper with Haylen led them to the vertibird and with the agent earlier telling the pilot to head to post listening Bravo, they were immediately on the way.
But in deep thought, Piper was wondering... Why would Danse just leave...?
To see Haylen's face clearly hiding the concern, the Scribe seem to fail at it.
"Haylen."
Piper quietly called, and to see Haylen's face turning to her.
"I'm sure he's fine."
Piper assured. To see a small smile on Haylen's lips, Piper earned a nod.
It didn't take long, and the vertibird had landed on the landing strip above the bunker.
"Be on standby, pilot."
"Yes, Lieutenant!"
Filing out I'd the vertibird, Piper, Haylen and the three Railroad agents made their way down the stairway, and there they reached a single entrance to the bunker.
As Piper was about to enter first, Danse suddenly got on the way, laser rifle in hands, a patched up leg wound, yet still bleeding.
"Piper, Haylen..."
"Danse! What the hell were you thinking!? Running off like that with a wound!?"
To see Haylen immediately rushed at him while quickly checking up his wound, Piper saw a very odd look on Danse' face.
"Danse... What's wrong?"
She slowly asked, but to see Danse slowly sighing, he got on his knee and slowly, removed the patch on his wound.
Though, the Railroad agents stayed calm, but Piper and Haylen, both had their eyes wide open.
The wound was clearly bleeding, but the sight of tiny bits of wiring... Piper turned to Danse without a word.
"No... Danse please don't joke like this-!"
"Haylen... Piper... I figured deserting... If the others found out... They'd react immediately."
Listening to Danse who interrupted Haylen, Piper listened further.
"I know... What I did was wrong. But to see the wires on my wound... I just had to... Process this..."
Piper knew where Danse was going.
"You didn't know... That you were a synth..."
"I didn't know at all, Piper..."
There was a pause, but as Piper watched Haylen and a Railroad agent teen to Danse, a Brotherhood vertibird suddenly landed from a distance.
"What the hell is a Brotherhood vertibird doing here?"
Piper suddenly thoughtfully as her head turned to the three Railroad agents.
"Sorry, Lieutenant. But during the investigation, we had to keep tabs as well on the Brotherhood frequency, as required to monitor their squad..."
Piper cursed but the sight of two T-60 suited knights with laser rifles, another one with the same suit, but rank of Sentinel stood in the middle by the time they were face to face.
"We got the message from the squad. Paladin Danse."
All heads turned to Danse who stepped front, Piper wasn't sure what was about to happen, but to see Haylen grimacing, Piper couldn't help but notice Haylen gripping on her laser rifle.
"You're coming with us back to the Prydwen for questioning for your commitment of desertion during a joint investigation."
"I will refuse, Sentinel Casdin. Neither you, nor your men will ever make me."
"Don't make this hard for yourself, Danse. And where is your respect to a high commanding officer-"
Piper immediately interrupted and began.
"Danse had a reason to desert. If he tells you, you would panic. Do you think it's worth taking him back to the Prydwen?"
"Stay out of this-"
"A bastard like you from the Capital don't know a thing about the Institute or Synths here in the Commonwealth. So, it's should be you to stay out of this, Casdin."
Piper immediately raised her plasma rifle prototype at Casdin's head only for him and his men to aim laser rifles at her.
"Weapons down! Now!"
To see the Railroad agents back get her up with plasma rifles aimed at the three others, Piper warned.
"You point. We shoot. Leave now."
"This isn't over yet..."
Hearing Casdin say, Piper noticed the Prydwen from above.
"Knight, radio Elder Maxson. We have a deserter that that needs to be dealt with, and an Enclave field officer compromising us."
"Yes, Sentinel!"
The Railroad agents immediately surrounded Danse and Haylen with their plasma rifles still aimed at Casino and his soldiers while the other headed back to their vertibird. Not long... Another Brotherhood vertibird came from the Prydwen and flew down and landed just a few meters away from the bunker.
The Knight earlier came walking back, escorting Artur Maxson who was calm, but with his firm stare leveling up on Danse by the time he stoop in front of the sides still aimed guns, Maxson turned to her and began.
"Lieutenant Wright, you may want to stay out of this. This is none of your concern regarding a deserter-"
"She has nothing to do with this, Arthur. It was my choice to leave."
Piper saw a bitter frown on Maxson's face.
"He's a deserter, Elder we should deal with him-"
"I want to hear Danse' perspective, Casdin. You stay back."
As threatening was Maxson's voice was, Piper watched as Danse stepped in front to show his wound.
"Synth!"
The Brotherhood knights immediately aimed laser rifles at Danse, Though Maxson was still calmly standing on his spot, Casdin immediately began.
"He's one of those things that we need to terminate! Elder we need to-!"
"YOU STAY OUT OF THIS!"
To see Haylen shout as she got in front of Danse, Piper watched as the Scribe turned to Maxson.
"Spare him, Elder! He doesn't that he's a synth! Are you going to let this bastard of a Sentinel of yours just kill one of your most loyal Paladins?"
"Haylen... Synths are machines. Machines that think it's human..."
To earn Maxson's stare for a moment, Piper only watched in silence as he continued.
"So this was the reason of your desertion? But now this. We will not tolerate your existence. You need to be terminated, as dangerous as you are with the presence of the Institute."
"After all I've done for the Brotherhood, this is what I get paid for-"
"You're a synth, Danse! Look at your wound! Those wirings prove that you're not a human but a machine built to think that you're one-"
"I thought I was human, Arthur."
"That is no excuse!"
"I'm not letting you kill him!"
"Scribe Haylen! Your actions speak of treason, do not let this synth ruin your reputation by defending it's existence!"
Piper finally had enough.
"Danse didn't know that he was a synth, Maxson-"
"He needs to be terminated!"
"You know no fucking thing about synths, Casdin! You stay the fuck back!"
Piper threatened, but to see Maxson staring at her, hands behind his back. She watched as he slowly shake his head before turning to Danse. A look of disgust clearly shown on his face before he turned to Haylen.
"If you wish for Casdin not to kill Danse, Scribe Haylen... I order you instead to kill Paladin Danse. Remember. We do not take outsiders within our ranks, but a synth already infiltrated us... You know what need to be done."
Piper earned Haylen's stare. She wanted to do something... She owe these two...
"I won't do it, Elder. I'm sorry. But I will refuse to kill Danse."
Piper's eyes widened as what she heard. To see Haylen dropping her laser rifle on the ground and stepping right next to Danse, Piper turned to look at Maxson who was now glaring at the pair.
"Enough of this! I will execute Danse myself!"
It was too quick when Casdin pulled out a laser pistol...
"NO-"
Piper didn't manage to react as Haylen immediately got in front of Danse and-
*BBZZZEWW!*
"Haylen!"
"STAND DOWN! DROP YOUR GUNS!"
Shouts came from the Railroad after Danse yelled. Haylen laid on the ground, and as he picked her up in his arms, she had a bleeding wound on her abdomen.
Turning to Maxson who only stood and watched Danse held Haylen in his arms, Piper didn't said a word. Instead, she raised her plasma and shot Casdin four times.
She gained the attention of most, but Maxson surprisingly ordered Casdin's knights stand down before turning to her. A deadly serious look on his face.
"You do realize that shooting one of my trusted field commanders is an act of hostility-"
"I don't care, Maxson! Just leave Danse and Haylen be! I don't care if you'll remove them out of the Brotherhood, just leave them alone!"
"And what makes you so confident for those words, Lieutenant? You? Willing to take in a synth, and an insubordinate? Listen to me-"
"Say what you want, Maxson. But YOU listen to me! Danse was following orders, helped, and saved lives! Don't you think it's time for you to save his? At once. Just ONCE! SPARE Danse!"
Piper's threatening tone clearly managed to make Maxson take a step back in surprise by her last statement.
But as calm Maxson remained still, Piper gritted her teeth under her helmet, ready to shoot Casdin this time through his T-60 helmet as he cursed and tied to regain balance of himself.
"You're a stubborn woman, you know that?"
Turning to Maxson who finally spoke, Piper glanced at Danse who was looking at her then at Maxson. But to see Maxson giving Danse a nasty look, Piper listened as the Elder continued.
"Danse. From this day on... You and Haylen are no longer part of the Brotherhood of Steel. Your weapons, and your power armor, Danse, shall be retrieved back to the Prydwen as Brotherhood property."
To see Haylen despite getting shot still able to stand with Danse helping her, Piper looked at Danse responding to Maxson who ordered the knights to disarm the two.
"Thank you, Arthur. For sparing-"
"Do not mistake my decision for this threatening reason by Lieutenant Wright. I know better not to initiate conflicts with organizations with means to win conflicts like the Enclave here in the Commonwealth. Respect my vision that the Institute and synths are considered a huge threat to mankind. As for yourself... What happened today took a different course. You where killed by Sentinel Casdin after discovering about your true identity of being a synth."
"Elder, that Lieutenant shot me! Aren't you gonna do anything-"
"I gave you no permission to speak, Casdin! Know your place! I am in charge!"
To see Maxson turning to her, Piper glared at Casdin before focusing her attention at Maxson who spoke.
"What you did to Casdin would be considered as an act of hostility from an NCR patrol after Casdin had already executed Danse, and had his parts incinerated. But know this, Lieutenant. This is only happening once, and I will pardon something like this to happen. There won't be a second."
It was all that Maxson ever said in a serious tone. His expression never from calm however, but his stare and tone didn't held back how he was disgusted by his decision.
To see Casdin cursing before immediately following behind with his knights who now carried Danse' broken T-60, Piper turned to Danse and Haylen, both looking at her.
"Thank you, Piper."
"I just made it even for you and Haylen from helping me fend off the Wanderer. Now we're even."
"What do you want us to do with Danse now that he's spared, Lieutenant?"
Turning to a Railroad agent who asked, Piper gave a simple response.
"Take him and Haylen back to Goodneighbour for medical care."
Earning a nod, Piper then approached Danse and Haylen.
"You're safe now. Both of you. But... If you like... I have a proposition for you two... The Brotherhood may not take in outsiders, but Maxson didn't say anything about judging other factions taking in outsiders."
To see both exchange looks, Piper sighed and got to her point.
"I can vouch for you. Just like non-ferals, the Enclave treats its soldier's equally. Everyone is well respected. If you like to join, I can promise you two will be safely protected and respected despite your background as members of the Brotherhood."
There was along pause, but to see Haylen just smiling, she earned a response…
"Do we have a choice?"
Piper gave a small nod.
"Yes, Haylen. If you refuse, it's fine. We'll have you transported to Sanctuary for refuge as civilians."
"I owe you my life, Piper. I will accept the proposition. Haylen?"
"I'll always follow you, Danse."
To earn nods from the pair, Piper spoke.
"Alright then. I'll have you two at Goodneighbour for medical care, then once you're all patched up, I'll contact the airbase for your recruitment. Trust me. You'll be fine you two."
With the Railroad agents help Danse and Haylen on board the Enclave vertibird, Piper got on board the last.
"All vertibirds active on Goodneighbour, be on standby! We will storm Quincy in thirty minutes!"
Hearing this from the radio on the cockpit, Piper looked at Danse and Haylen.
"You two stay at Goodneighbour. Things will get better soon once the NCR are dealt with..."
Earning small nods, Piper decided to stay quiet further on the way to Good. But to see almost everyone prepared upon arrival, another batch of Enclave soldiers were added surprisingly as delivered by vertibirds.
Getting some medical personnel take care of Danse and Haylen, Piper then saw Ronnie approaching her and began.
"Don't know where you've been, Lieutenant. But now that you're here, we were given a quick briefing about your plan earlier on. I suppose we'll definitely just follow you around until we get inside Quincy. Sunrise seems to be the best timing to attack the NCR."
Piper just nodded, but seeing the additional Enclave personnel in X02s, Piper asked.
"What about them?"
"Them? I heard your fellow Lieutenants asking for reinforcements. Assuming just to be sure. But that will help us out in numbers increased."
Piper just nodded but to see the Minutemen mostly prepared and see now getting on vertibirds, Piper didn't want to get on the way. She already knew the source of their operation, the truth behind their sudden change. But saying nothing, Piper just looked at Ronnie and began.
"Now that everyone, and everything is all set..."
Ronnie turned to her and added.
"The NCR is all that needed to be dealt with. But just to remind you, Lieutenant. Courier Six is our business. You kill Colonel Moore if you want, we won't judge, but leave Courier Six to us."
"Understandable..."
"Good. Ready to take orders."
"Get the rest ready. We're moving out."
Earning a nod, Piper watched as Ronnie began addressing the rest of the Minutemen, how were, T-45d suited Minutemen along with colonial veterans all taking separate Minutemen vertibirds.
Taking vertibird with her assigned unit, the vertibirds headed further north outsider Quincy, where her part of the job was, to storm Quincy.
Several minutes later, the chorus of gunfire finally started becoming clear to hear. But it didn't take long as they started taking fire from rifle rounds from below as they were finally dropped on the other side of the walls of the NCR.
"ADVANCE!"
Piper immediately ordered as she charged with the rest of the human personnel on X02s. AIs quickly flanking the front with suppressive fire gave most of the Minutemen to forget advance.
With most of the surroundings now becoming a battlefield, the outside of the town was already being taken care of by the others assigned, the inside, however, still had settlers now running around by the time they broke in. But as they only reached the temerity to the town, dozens of NCR personnel began to surprise them with gunfire.
"TAKE THEM OUT! AVOID CIVILIANS! TAKE CAREFUL APPROACH!"
With all complying, and instead shoved aside civilians and away, the gunfire finally kept worse as all sides quickly spread all over the town. Piper still leading more soldiers inside the town further, by as they got more soldiers in NCR personnel finally began trying to overwhelm them as riflemen and ranger alike began rushing out on all side suppressing fire. They're were now desperate...
Taking heavy fire, Piper managed to get the AIs to take all minor hits while the human personnel provided cover for the rest of the Minutemen personnel under Ronnie Shaw. However, they took a route on the town and separated from her red of the Enclave's numbers.
With no infantry and colonial veteran personnel to fight the NCR with them, the rest of the AIs and human personnel stood their found five two minutes until Enclave vertibirds finally hovered above and slowly drooped Minutemen Marine Raiders.
"ABOUT TIME! OUR COLONIALS AND INFANTRY JUST TOOK OFF!"
Piper shouted before addressing the arrived reinforcements under their control to further advance on their tour on the town. Additional four Enclave vertibirds dropped human personnel in X02s.
"More reinforcements!"
Hearing one of the AIs shout, Piper began shooting over to the new arrivals.
"ADVANCE WITH THE MARINE RAIDERS! WE'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE!"
Despite the loud gunfire, and screams of soldiers and ranger alike trying to surround them, the personnel immediately complied, however one of them ran on the open dire and fired back as the person immediately over to Piper and the rest of the others.
"SOLDIER! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!? I GAVE YOU A DIRECT ORDER TO ADVANCE WITH THE MARINE RAIDERS-!"
"I'M HERE TO HELP YOU, PIPER!"
To see Lyons tagged on the X02 chest piece other than recognizing the voice, Piper cursed.
"I gave you direct order, Sarah!"
"You need help!"
"MORE PERSONNEL! INCOMING!"
An AI shouted as more NCR came rushing at them on all sides.
"Orders, Lieutenant?"
Piper glared hard at Sarah.
"Stay. Close."
She said rafter firmly as she slowly led the rest of the Enclave personnel to slowly cover all ground.
"FLANK THEM!"
"YOU HEARD THE LIEUTENANT! GIVE 'EM HELL!"
The AIs finally charging further, the human personnel followed suit, Sarah however rolled her order as they slowly advanced.
"You're enjoying this? Giving orders?"
"Not now, Sarah!"
Shooting as much as NCR personnel as more came, about seven Minutemen vertibirds came by and began gunning down all further incoming NCR personnel with miniguns. On the roads to establishments, the NCR were slaughtered as cannon fodder.
"Clear!"
Piper yelled and began addressing everyone else to separate into groups to dither expand and cleans Quincy.
"Establishments are clear, Lieutenant!"
"Spread out! Avoid any civilian and shoot all NCR personnel in sight! Do not make any mistake!"
"Civilians... That's gonna be a problem, Lieutenant..."
To see Sarah gesturing to settlers all in panic running around afraid, Piper cursed and order all personnel to continue on with her plan to expand in the tow truck to terminate the rest of the NCR.
Taking her separate way with her own unit and Sarah with her, Piper led them on the way to the main town hall, where they saw three NCR vertibirds had already taken off.
"SHIT! INCOMING!"
Piper shouted as they immediately fired at the sight of Veteran Rangers firing at them with Anti-Material rifles. Fuck...
"We need to divert some of our units!"
Sarah suggested as she returned fire while tried to take cover from the heavy caliber rounds being fired.
Piper giving a quick nod addressing the AIs to advance and as they did, the attention was then brought ad the AIs with the human personnel finally making an immediate move on shooting at the Veteran Rangers.
As they continued to fight their way against Desert Rangers, they eventually met up with Ronnie's group... Slaughtering everything on their path.
Piper hoped to god that she didn't seen unfortunate civilians get shot and killed by friendly fires. Desert Rangers, and the NCR finally making a last stand on the other side of the town hall. On the very end, behind the now retreating NCR and Desert Rangers was Courier Six. A CZ75 Avenger in hands firing, the Minutemen didn't stop as they brutally slaughtered everything in sight. Hell, even Ronnie was heard shouting for them to advance as they surrounded the NCR.
"Piper we need to do something-"
Cutting off Sarah with her hand raised, Piper turned to her and responded.
"This is not our business..."
"What do you mean this is our business! This is a joint operation! We need to prevent civilian-!"
"There's nothing I can do! The civilians are unfortunate for not leaving! And even if I want to stop this... This is beyond out of my reach... The top brass ordered the Minutemen on this part of their job."
"What part of their job!?"
"Need I remind you, Sarah... Show some respect to your field officer."
She heard Sarah growl shortly before a response came.
"Yes, Ma'am..."
Piper didn't like how it turned out... But the sound of gunfire from the reaches outside the town if Quincy... The NCR were now being dealt with.
After seeing several Mech Infantry of the Minutemen force the Courier out if the establishment, though, other NCR personnel where forced to their knees, and were each shot at the head by Colonial Veterans.
Piper, and her unit with Sarah next to her finally approached.
"Lieutenant Wright... I..."
To see Ronnie's surprised face, Piper use sighed and looked down at the Courier forced on his knees. The only one left out of the brutally executed NCR personnel.
"What now..."
Piper asked, and to see Ronnie fold her arms, she wanted a response.
"Classified, Lieutenant. This is where we part ways. Though, sorry for you... Colonel Moore wasn't here. She must've fled with the vertibirds, but lucky us..."
Piper watched as Ronnie looked down at Courier, who without a word was facing the focus, hands tied behind his hand and worn-out a word remained motionless.
"Top brass is gonna love this package."
Seeing Ronnie turn back up to her, the older Minuteman continued.
"Thanks to you, we got our package. And seeing that we got the real home of the Minutemen back... We can have the Minutemen Military Police reestablish here."
Piper nodded.
"Colonel Moore will come back... President Kimball won't let this slide... You and the Minutemen won't be able to stop the NCR."
Looking down at Courier Six, Piper didn't said a word. She knew what she heard on the secret messages. Perhaps Colonel Moore and Courier refuses to believe it...
"Oh my shut the fuck up."
Ronnie simply remarked as she hit the Courier with the butt of her CR-74L combat rifle.
With Courier falling on the ground, he managed to slowly get up.
"Get this fuck out of my sight before I blow his brains out of his helmet."
The two power armored Minutemen forced Courier up on his feet before dragging him away.
Seeing Ronnie looking back at her Piper only listened as Ronnie continued.
"Once this town is fully cleared of NCR personnel, We'll be grateful if you would help our Military Police man-handle the town."
Piper gave a simple nod.
"Alright then. Pleasure serving with you, Lieutenant. But now that were done here, we'll take this package away."
With that Piper just watched as Ronnie walked away with several Mech Infantry and Colonial Veterans with their Gauss rifles ready just in case the Courier tries to resist.
"If this means the safety of the Commonwealth... I won't interfere."
Piper suddenly muttered, but she heard Sarah sighing.
"For the good of the Commonwealth... Whatever you say. Lieutenant Piper Wright."
Piper folded her arms and glared at her.
"I am your commanding officer, Sarah. Don't forget about what you just did disobeying my order earlier."
"I just wanted to back you up-"
"That's no excuse, Sarah."
Hearing Sarah groan, Piper only folded her arms.
"You're gonna have to get used to this, Sarah. We don't run the same way as the Brotherhood. No hierarchy bullshit."
(Deleted scene)
Far Harbor:
-Eight days later-
As the NCR were brutally executed, all was accorded to orders coming from the top brass. But without questioning as they followed all orders from the beginning to its end, the Minutemen had Courier Six locked up. It was rather the opposite of how they ran the Minutemen. He had always been objecting, but then again, he never further questioned the orders by the top brass.
At a 'Fine' morning despite the damn fog, Colonel, Preston Garvey walked over the shore after getting word if the vertibird to transport the Courier has arrived.
As he walked alone on the sand, Preston met up with a black vertibird, sporting a red stripe. A single red gear and a red sword at the center was painted on the side of then vertibird aside form the small pre-war flag.
Stepping out were five soldiers in Mark VI X01s armed with laser miniguns, and each having the same paint as the vertibird with the same insignia and pre-war flag.
One of the soldiers with a Sergeant rank gave a nod at Preston and began.
"We received news how successful the annexation of the NCR here on Far Harbor and Quincy. Outstanding job."
Preston gave a small nod and replied.
"We only did it because of the orders. But normally, I'm in no favor of the accidental involvement of civilian casualties. They may have listened to our warnings but leave the areas touched by the conflict, they refused to listen."
"Their loss, Colonel Garvey. You did your orders. That's what mattered."
Preston taken back by the response.
"Now... Where's the package?"
Asked the Sergeant. Preston gave a response.
"We have him under custody. Been waiting for your arrival too. But what took you so long?"
"There's been a delay, due to top brass discovering more Enclave remnants other than the Resource Wars going on at New Vegas. It's a different story, but what matters now is that we deliver Courier back to New Vegas. Technology related, for the Minutemen on the west coast and the Minutemen here."
Preston gave a nod.
"What about this Resource Wars?"
There was a long pause, but then the Sergeant replied.
"Top brass has three projects for the Enclave. Unifying the west coast. Reviving the lifeless Midwest, and the reconstruction of a pre-war American Aircraft carrier. All resources are clearly befalling under Enclave authority, but we have justified reasons. Anyway, that's Enclave business now. You did your job, now, you'll have the NCR replaced by yourselves. Be prepared, Colonel Garvey. Once we fully annex the NCR, you will be under strict Outcast supervision as the New Vegas Minutemen establishes under your command. Top brass also wants you to do the settlement operations. You wouldn't want consequences, right?"
Preston held back his shivering, and instead nodded.
"No. Not at all."
"Good. Now... For what we came here for. Take us to Courier, so we can get him back to Vegas, then we'll handle the rest of the NCR."
"What do you plan to do?"
"We plan to simply erase the NCR left existing, so that when were done, you can reshape the west coast under your good influence to actually thrive as a society. No need to thank Commander Amani."
Response to recent reviews:
Response to Paladin Bailey: The ride isn't over for muties. Not yet is the time to die. As for the west coast Minutemen. You already know who's secretly in charge. As for the other factions... Their fates doesn't depend on themselves. It depends of the Enclave's manipulation. Question is... Which Enclave?
Also, about Autumn and Eden, yes you're right about what you described in their background. But to answer it (i guess there's nothing wrong to tell) Haylen stated those transitioned backgrounds based of the Brotherhood codex, which was just simply based off the Lone Wanderers' perspective as she was said to be the one to interact and deal with the Enclave, under her experience and perspective.
Response to james1010: To think about more background for the beginning of the story, as dissapointing as it sound, it all just started because of the NCR threatening to liberate the Oil Rig, as well as thinking of the Enclave stealing their resources. However, their plot role in the Commonwealth was just basically their same old doing. Expand, and annex, which they took chance, in confidence that they can get the Commonwealth understand their control. The conclusion to the NCR doesn't end yet here, though.
But to assure you, I'll try to give a bit more background for the next incoming plot. However, like the recent chapters, it would be piece by piece per chapter. (non spoiler statement)
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