Here we are on another chapter. Yes. This is pretty much it, so I won't waste time with any BS since I planned this to be a short chapter for now.
And she was made of sterner stuff...
Song used
"Blood / Water" by grandson
-The Resource Wars II: Bear's Head-
"We will execute the bear by the sunrise. Be sure everyone is fully prepared."
The thought was too simple. Yet, it wasn't when it's about the doing itself.
How could it be so complicated she reached this far against the NCR... It was only about the Oil Rig and keeping it safe. Now... This she has going... Maybe she hasn't thought about this all through. But she damn well did thought it through on her plan to keep the Oil Rig safe..
But she's had too many costs paid already. There was no turning back now. All this... For herself. And of course, the Enclave...
"We are nearing Camp McCarran everyone! Any phrases before we lay on the NCR?"
Ignoring the pilot's joking statement, Amanda only focused keeping to herself in silence. Her green eyes set down below. But by her silence alone, Amanda was in no mood for anything other than finishing her own judgement against the NCR.
"God bless the Enclave everyone."
Hearing Chuck's voice with a cackle on the chatter, Amanda mentally sighed.
'Yes... God bless the Enclave... And no one else...'
How comforting at least. But no such comfort there is when one's hand is stained with blood.
The weather was calm. But still as fucking hot. And the heat in New Vegas is one thing that Amanda would never miss once she set foot off this heap of desert shit-hole...
"We are nearing our destination! Lock and load!"
Amanda's eyes settled down at the laser minigun before picking it up.
"Taking fire! Heavy caliber, hang on!"
Hearing one of the pilots yell out, Amanda braced herself in her Liberty power armor while gripping tight on her laser minigun. God bless the Enclave all right...
"Lay some hate!"
"Roger that!"
Mini nukes started pouring out of the other vertibirds, then it wasn't long when the loud explosions came... But it didn't lasted long. Almost as if... The mini nukes were just for show...
"A path is cleared! Get our troops on the ground!"
Indeed it was only just for show...
Amanda jumped down the vertibird by the time it lowered above ten feet from the ground. Then, her eyes through her helmet came to see the sight of heavy gunfire, NCR and Enclave personnel alike in live firefight...
Thankfully, Outcast vertibirds came flying by, dropping armed Brotherhood of Steel personnel.
As much as she tried to shoot anything NCR, the firefight quickly spread all over Camp McCarran, and only NCR vertibirds, and its heavy artillery were all that stood in the way to try fend them off rather than the numbers that the NCR usually depends on. Amanda was confused...
As she ignored the blaring noise of gunfire all over, she noticed the Camp looking quite sacked. Almost making her wonder if the NCR used Colonel Moore as a distraction to buy the the high ranking commanders to evacuate. But little did they know is that California is already under Minutemen control...
"General Oliver..."
Amanda suddenly mumbled. Of course... There's no good enemy left but a dead one...
Amanda began to move in a hurry.
Keeping her pace up, she eventually ended up killing smaller groups of standard personnel, along with some unlucky power armored ones along the way.
Finding her way around the large camp -leaving all of her soldiers to gather most attention- Amanda was a bit pleased to see Chuck mowing down some personnel with a mixture of Outcast and Brotherhood units in his company.
"Chuck! I need you to surround the smaller establishments! Kill anyone that's armed, restrain the weaponless!"
Amanda shouted before parting ways immediately.
"Wait, Ma'am-!"
Of course, she would not listen, but her priorities were very clear: Kill General Oliver. Imprison remnants. Execute those that retaliate.
With a sight of AIs brutally slaughtering personnel blocking her path, Amanda helped shortly before ordering a spare other AIs to follow her lead.
But upon leading to what appeared to be the main establishment in the camp. Veteran Rangers armed with Anti Material rifles came into sight, while providing cover for the basic personnel in order to flank the AIs.
"FORCE YOUR WAY IN! NO MERCY!"
Amanda shouted in command before leading in front.
"Nothing better than hosing down a target with an excess of bullets, and laser fire."
Perhaps, Amanda could agree with Moreno on that...
Amanda shoved aside an NCR soldier, then started gunning down four Veteran Rangers, who were all too late not to realize she wouldn't think twice about their high caliber rounds.
Dropping dead on the ground, puddles of blood and severed limbs littering, Amanda wasted no time as she barged in through the entrance with several AIs now following suit.
"Block them! Open fire! To your left!"
Amanda heard shouts as she mowed down whatever NCR personnel that got in her way. They got what they deserve. But it wasn't long until Amanda saw a glimpse of another four Veteran Rangers, escorting the NCR General...
Amanda took a deep breath.
"General Oliver!"
Following straight through a long corridor, Amanda saw an aged man in decorated NCR uniform and a beret. It was the NCR General alright...
"Take her out!"
*BLAM!*
*BLAM!*
*BLAM!*
*BLAM!*
Amanda recieved hits from a 357 Magnum Revolver held by General Oliver. But didn't think twice as she charged in, her laser minigun suppressed fire.
"Go now, General! We'll hold her off!"
Receiving a heavy hit on her shoulder pad, Amanda ignored the impact on her power armor before gunning down the first Ranger with an Anti Material rifle, only after suppressing fire even more, but the laser minigun eventually drained out, causing Amanda it slam the laser minigun at the second Ranger who fired three rounds at her with a Ranger Sequoia.
"Back away slowly!"
Hearing one of the Rangers yell at the other, Amanda received a more bullet impacts on her power armor, but charging forward, she immediately lunged on the other Ranger firing a Marksman Carbine at her.
Receiving led after led, Amanda slammed the Ranger on the wall before throwing him on the last Ranger suppress firing an All American rifle.
After a snap of a bone, and a loud thud on the floor, Amanda watched as the visibly crippled Ranger slowly tried to crawl off from the limp body on her, Amanda's eyes landed on the Ranger Sequoia. Slowly picking it up, Amanda checked the pistol to find three round still in the chamber. Loading it back up, Amanda slowly approached the Ranger crawling away from her, but stomping her metal foot on the back of the Ranger before hearing a loud grunt in pain, Amanda lowered the long revolver at the Ranger, right at the back of her helmet.
"Stay down, I let you live. Retaliate, I'll shoot your brains out."
It was a hesitant sign judging by the silence, but to see the Ranger pitting her hands being her head while being pinned on the floor, Amanda was pleased, then unloaded a round from the chamber, then dropping it on the Ranger.
"Consider that as a reminder why you're still breathing..."
Amanda coldly stated before hurrying outside after General Oliver.
Upon exit, Amanda saw Enclave, and Brotherhood vertibirds from afar, clearing paths, and dropping in more soldiers into the raging firefight.
Amanda immediately gained sight of General Oliver making his way toward one of the NCR vertibirds taking off to flee.
Amanda raised the Ranger Sequoia on her hand at the sky before pulling the trigger.
*BLAM!*
Amanda watched as General Oliver immediately spun around before raising his revolver at her.
*BLAM!*
*BLAM!*
*BLAM!*
*CLICK!*
*CLICK!*
*CLICK!*
Amanda began to approach General Oliver, even ignoring the revolver he throwed at her as she only kept walking towards him.
"You genocidal bitc-!"
*THWACK!*
Amanda swung the Ranger Sequoia on General Oliver, hitting him in the jaw, and sending him stumbling backwards onto the ground.
"GENERAL! LET'S GO!"
Amanda saw an NCR soldier yelling out from the NCR vertibird, then eyed General Oliver who was slowly moving away form her.
"SOLDIER! SHOOT HER!"
Amanda stared shortly, her finger now on the trigger as she slowly stepped toward General Oliver.
"SOLDIER! SHOOT HER GODDAMMIT! THATS AN ORDER- GUULCK!"
Amanda grabbed General Oliver by the neck before lifting him up as she continually choked him.
"I'M SORRY, SIR!"
Amanda raised as brown at the response before seeing the NCR vertibird hovering above and taking off, leaving General Oliver by the clutches of her bloodstained grip.
"GLCK- Y- YOU-!"
Amanda slammed General Oliver on the ground, with a loud thud, and a thick snap on his left leg, Amanda stared down as the NCR General screamed in agony.
"Look at me, General Oliver."
Amanda coldly began. And to earn his stare with hatred, and anger, Amanda removed her helmet. Revealing her pale face, long brunette hair, and her green piercing eyes glaring down at the man.
"Heh... Heh... Hahahahahahaha... You... Look at you... A wife? Widowed I suppose? But you? Representing the Enclave? Heh... Hehehehehe... I gotta hand it to you... You outpaced them bastards... But is this just what you want?"
Amanda remained staring down with a bitter glare at General Oliver as she waited for the man to continue. This is, his moment after all his time behind the lines giving orders against the Enclave... He might as well have it...
"... You control Mojave... Spread lies about California under Minutemen Control... For what? Huh!? To keep you Oil Rig safe!? Was that the only reason for all this!?"
Amanda shortly glanced around the environment. But noticed dark grey vertibirds were now on sight above, bearing the Enclave insignia.
Amanda stared at the grey sky for a moment.
"Yes."
Amanda slowly looked down at General Oliver, wearing a look of dismay. Almost as if he's mentally questioning himself on what was the point to all this. His face said it, and just by his silence let alone after her response...
"Yes. To keep my Oil Rig safe. I did it... For the Enclave. And no one else."
"Y- You... You are a genocidal bitch!"
Amanda raised a brow. But simply sighed softly before responding.
"And you, with the New California Republic of behalf, are a misguided whore."
Amanda earned a glare, but staring down at General Oliver once more, Amanda cleared her throat.
"Don't worry... I'm sure the Minutemen will do a fine job than the NCR... And the city today at California that used to be Shady Sands would be a fine place where we will place the two-headed bear and its poor remnants. You had your last meal. Your last statement, and moment. Now it's time for the Enclave to put you in your place. Any last words?"
Amanda waited for a response. And judging by General Oliver's bitter expression, he indeed had something to say...
"Go to hell."
Amanda slowly began shaking her head in disappointment at the response. It was his last words, after all...
"I'll go to hell... So you can go to heaven."
*BLAM!*
A visibly, wide, gaping hole with blood leaking out was planted on General Oliver's face. He had already said his last words...
-Epilogue-
:::Welcome To Robco Industries [TM] Termlink:::
- WELCOME TO THE ENCLAVE -
:::Officer's Personal Logs:::
:::LOG 7: Drag Me To Hell:::
:::Date: 28 September:::
Year: 2287
I'm not sure if putting this log would do me any good . Perhaps, I'm only typing this more to myself than to anyone, or anything else . . .
For this short duration of time . I've come so far on this career . . . It wasn't forced . I wasn't forced . It was by choice . My choice . And I've never felt any proud of myself than I was .
And yet, I somehow feel ashamed . . . But all in all, I've induced pain, maintained and remained faceless . . . And in the end . . . I'm just trying to get used to these changes .
I've long forgotten my first goals . . . Nate and Shaun .
- Shaun . I do not ask forgiveness, call me a bad mother, terrible mother, perhaps a worse mother but I've already lost on hope finding you in the Commonwealth . What's one part of the wasted continent worth for just by searching for a lost infant child ? I've given up on you Shaun . You are a waste of my time . You and the United States Army . . . Forgive me of or not, I have already taken full responsibilities in all this that I have now .
-Nate . I'm sorry . But I will not hope for any best any optimist could even imagine . I'll just stick with reality . But in case of your concern even if you're already dead, I will still find whoever murdered you . I love you . And I keep my promise . . . But don't blame me if I want to forget Shaun . Our son . The Enclave is my home, and family . Not counting the fact that it's the only comfort I have to cope from our family's tragedy .
This is where I belong now . At the center of twelve circle of stars .
The world may burned outside . Yet I pretend everything is fine . But in the end of realization . . . This is what I wanted .
Personal Note: I'm not noble . I know it . But could a person like me deserve a chance to try and love someone like Piper ? I might want to rethink the thought . But it's better her than any other . . . Part of what I'm doing is because of her . . . Maybe sparing whatever NCR personnel I managed may help me redeem myself from being a terrible mother ? But regarding Piper, I feel like if I give it a chance, it might only end up with something similar to how you and Shaun ended up . . . I don't want Piper to get hurt . Or worse . She's all that her littler sister, Nat has left . . .
But I don't need to try my best in these sorts of things, when there is no logical reason for me to try and do so . . .
*Next stop: West Virginia, Appalachia. Secure the nukes, take control of the region, make use of whatever, or whoever is there . Kill oppressors .
Take me to Hell . Empty roads.*
-Epilogue 2-
"All set, Commander. A small battalion like you requested for this expedition to West Virginia are ready to move out. Now, don't get me wrong, but that place is the least part on the Wasteland being known. Heard old rumors of people that go there? They never get heard from again..."
Nodding lazily at Chuck, Amanda let out a sigh before responding.
"We'll see to it. Raiders, other factions or anyone with military capabilities. If they get in our way, we will remove them."
"Yeah... Well... Happy camping, Ma'am. I heard that West Virginia used to be a wild place. Pre-war I mean."
Amanda folded her arms.
"Anything should go wrong, I'll deal with it, Chuck. You manage Vault 0 until your scheduled relocation to Appalachia. Keep me informed. You got the memo on your issued code book?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Good."
Amanda simply replied before handing Chuck the Ranger Sequoia that she got from the Veteran Ranger during the siege on Camp McCarran.
"Give it to Preston when he arrives."
Amanda waited as Chuck shortly laughed.
"I get what you mean, Ma'am. Anything's better for a weapon than his laser musket. But seriously though, the Aircraft Carrier project 'Helicarrier' should be sent to West Virginia once it's ready for commission. Vault 0 reports state it's currently 54% on reconstruction."
Amanda gave a satisfied nod. But after parting ways with Chuck, Amanda was about to get her repaired Liberty power armor.
Passing by vertibirds descending, Amanda was about to enter the maintenance tent.
"Well, am I happy to see you again, Amanda. Though, you look a bit fatigued than I remember, friend..."
Amanda stopped on her tracks by the time she heard the soft, calming tone of a male from behind as she was standing through the entrance motionless.
Turning around, Amanda bitterly frowned.
"Nick."
I intended this to be a short chapter only. But much work are to be put on the next chapter.
Thank you all for reading, and waiting for this update.
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