Years in the future

P.O.V. The other Monster

Years in the future

P.O.V. The other Monster

He woke up in a cold sweat. The nightmare had come again. His wife being murdered. The scarred man, that woman in the hazmat suit. They killed her in cold blood. They stole his son. They froze him again. Left him there. When he left the vault, he was angry. That anger was inflicted on the raiders attacking Preston and his group of survivors. He slaughtered them like he had the Chinese during the war.

Dogmeat looked up at him from the floor, concern on the dog's face. "Come on boy, let's go for a walk," he told the canine. Leaving his house Dogmeat ran over to one of the trees next to the minuteman statue outside of his home. Continuing down the street he admired the work he and the other members of the Sanctuary community had done. They had started with the walls, his military training telling him to expect an attack at any time. Leaving parts of the wall open at the river to allow people to view the landscape. It also allowed a place to remove any trash. They had made use of the ruined houses for shelter, reinforcing the ceilings and walls.

Continuing his walk, he was greeted by one of the guards from the battlements. He waved back. They had started with only seven people, not enough to have a constant watch. That was solved by Sturges, the certifiable genius he was. He managed to rig up a number of automated turrets to watch the perimeter cutting down the need for human guards. Once more people arrived, he had tasked Sturges to get the power generator from the Museum of Freedom to establish some semblance of a power grid for lights and other amenities.

He decided to take a walk outside of the walls Dogmeat running to catch up. The memory was brought to the forefront again. Nora being killed, Shaun being taken. Tear's streamed down his face. Dogmeat placed his head against his hand, whining sympathetically. "Why'd she have to die?" he asked the dog. "She was all I had besides Shaun and they took him from me as well,"

The dog sat up onto his hind legs, a little trick that normally brought a smile to his face. Now, he continued to cry. Dogmeat whined again, a sympathetic whine. "Why does this world have nothing but Chaos? Why is nothing safe, nothing sacred?" he said again, in despair, "Why does no one watch over his neighbor? Why have we devolved to this?" He unholstered his .44 revolver and pulled the hammer back. He raised it to his chin and began to shake. Dogmeat just stared at him, cocking his head to the side in curiosity.

He pulled the trigger and heard a click. The gun had jammed. He knew that wasn't possible, he always cleaned and maintained his weapon. It was a sign, a sign that he was needed. A sign that it wasn't his time to die. He stood up, knowing his mission. He ran back through the gate and sprinted to the Minutemen barracks. Slamming the door open several people were startled awake. "Preston," he shouted.

Pulling him out of his bed and grabbing for his musket. "General?" he asked, "What's going on?"

"I have it," he said, super excited, "I have it!"

"Have what sir," Preston said, confused.

"The way forward. The way forward for the Minutemen," he said, "You fell before because you weren't properly organized. Weren't properly established. I can change that. The Minutemen won't just be a part of the Commonwealth we will be the Commonwealth,"

"Sir?" Preston asked, "Are you all right?"

"Yes, I am," he answered, "Don't you see? We will place Order into this Chaos, not just challenge it. We will provide Safety where there is none. Order and Safety, that is what we need." He looked back at Preston and smiled happily. "Get the boys ready, we're going on patrol. We are going to hunt down every piece of raider garbage this side of Lexington,"

"Order and Safety," he thought.

Author's Note

A few hints at who this 'other monster' is. If you think you know who this is (as in who's take on Fallout 4 this is) leave a review and who knows maybe your right. Also, minor update involving next week. Next week I'll be uploading two things. Chapter six of this and something special for Marvel and Halo fans so looks out for that.

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