July 10 2281

It's roughly about 2200 and I am in a town called Goodsprings staying here for the night. My day started at camp McCarran in the councillors office and she got telling me that I should start a journal so that she can better understand me when I am out in the wastes. So after that I went to my locker and grabbed my two ranger sequoias, anti–material rifle, elite ranger armour, Bobbie pins, bed roll, food/water, ammo, and my orders. So I left for Goodsprings. I made it to a place called quarry junction, I heard the reports that the quarry was homed to a family of deathclaws. This is when I would like to have had my old spotter. He died not too long ago. I lost my spotter to some legionary's up by cotton wood cove, we took a position up on a small cliff side and did some scouting to make sure that the legion was not up to anything, and then report back. Well my partner Jim sees some NCR civilians that are slaves to the legion. So he thought he could free them, I tell him that it would be suicide to go down there, but then he tells me that he would try to sneak in. But he got spotted by a small patrol, I seen though my anti – material rifle two legion mongrels coming at him I tell him that the dogs are on him "I can take the shot to kill them" I said but he replied and said that "it's too risky to shoot you could be spotted" so he started to take out the legion soldiers and dogs, but it was not enough, they sent in some reinforcements. Then I see that the legion released 15 dogs, he was already tired from the 3 legionary's and the two dogs. So the dogs jumped him and started to tear away his armor and started killing him. So as I sat there doing nothing but watching and listening to all the screams. I said "Jim… I am going to take the shot" he then looks at me, stops screaming shucked his head and then tells me "I understand… it was a pleaser to know you sir" then I said "I'm sorry Jim" so I took the shot. I had a suppressor on the rifle so no one heard the shot. I waited for an hour or so and went to recover his body. So he could have a proper burial. His wife got a letter that her husband was KIA. I told my superiors what happened and they said "we will get another partner for you in a month or two" I told them "no that's ok sir I don't need another partner". But anyways I stayed on my toes looking for a giant beast that could rip me in half. So I am up against a ridge and I looked up because I heard something and it was a deathclaw. So I pushed myself to the edge of the ridge and the beast goes on its knee's and its claws just miss me. So I pulled out both rangers and get ready to fire if it looks down at me. But it leaves and I make it to the quarry's mining camp Sloan. I just get outside of Goodsprings to look around. So I went to a bar in the town called the prospector's saloon to have a drink. I have been sitting in the bar for roughly an hour trying to get some info about the powder gangers. So far no one is talking, just keeping to themselves. So I got the feeling that these people are scared of the powder gangers and they are afraid to say anything. I went outside to do some looking around my last stop was up to the cemetery on top of the hill. I notice that there was a securitron digging up something. I go up to it and asked "what are you doing" it then said "I am digging up a courier that just got shot". So I started to help and we took the body to the town doctor, doc Mitchell is his name, doc told me to go and put her on the bed. The doc then said to me that he has never seen the armour I am wearing. I then told him "not many NCR rangers get to have this armour" I then left and went back to the saloon to spend the night. In the morning I plan on going over to a guy named Chet and stock up on some supplies and then start scouting out the area of the NCRCF.

July 11 2281

It's 2300 at night. This morning I went to see Chet about some supplies but he didn't have what I needed. So I went outside of the NCRCF and scouted out the main prison. But some of the reports say that there are outposts not too far from the prison. So I did a little more scouting and I found 4 outposts. So I took out 2, the north and the west. I waited about 4 or so hours, by this time it was 1900 at night by the time they realised that there boys were dead. At around 1930 I looked over at this valley, everyone seems to call it hidden valley, not too sure why they call it that. Maybe it's because of the sand storms. I might ask around and see what everyone says about it, hell I might even go see what's going on in the valley. From 2000 to 2030 I was hunting for some fresh meat, there are a few things in this parts of the Mojave that I was able to hunt radroachs, geckos, coyotes, bloat flies, big Horners, and maybe if I got lucky some molerats. But I got unlucky and got stuck with some geckos. Shot two adult hunters that started hunting me when I was hunting them, just like the saying goes "The hunt become the hunters and hunters become the hunted" but anyways I am going to take the skins to Chet in the morning to see how much caps I can get for the skins. After I was done skinning them I started a fire down the road a little ways away from the prison. Well foods done its 2330 or so going to have some Nuka Cola and some fresh meat to eat and whatever is left for the meat I will cook up and sale for some caps. Well it's time to hit the hay and get an early start tomorrow.

July 12 2281

It's 0000 out. I woke up this morning at around 0500 or so and I couldn't get back to sleep, so I made my way back to Goodsprings but on the way back I seen that the west outpost was resupplied and reinforced. So I looked around and tried to see if any more powder gangers were coming down the road or in the wastes. No one was coming. It was a good thing I choice my anti-marital rifle over any other of my weapons. So I took out the west outpost again and started to go back to Goodsprings. By this time it's about 0700 – 0730. Made it in to town and went to go see if Chet's was open, lucky for me he was open and I got talking with him to see if he would like to do some business. He then said "I would like to do some business what do you have to offer" I then said "I have about 5 gecko stacks and 2 skins for sale. Would you like to buy the food and skins from me?" he gave me about 40 caps for all of it. But then I went back over to the saloon to see what it was I heard on the way in. So I walk in and there was a powder ganger talking and threating the town and bartender Trudy I think is her name is. So I pulled out my ranger and said "Hey... Hey I'm talking to you Asshole!" he then said to me "don't try to be a hero" that's when he turned around and then he nearly shit himself when he seen me. He then ran to the back door with Trudy after he got his footing. I ran outside to see Trudy on the ground knocked out. I then looked around to see if that prisoner was around. But he got away. So I took Trudy to the doc to see what he could do for her. When I got there the courier was about to step outside so I moved past her and told the Doc what happened, I told doc Mitchell that I didn't have the time to determine the problem but the doctor said that she would be fine just take her home to get some rest. So Doc Mitchell pointed me to her house, the door wasn't locked so I put her on the bed and told her to get a little rest. I went back to the Doc to see what he did for the courier. I got to his house and I heard some shots being fired from behind the saloon. I rushed over to take a look. It was the courier and another woman with her dog. When I see them around the corner the one woman was just teaching the courier how to shoot. So I started to walk to them and I said "hey" to the both of them and the women replied "hey my names is Sunny" the girl I helped would not give me her name at least not right away. I then asked "what you gals up to" and then Sunny replied "just teaching her how to survive in the desert of the Mojave". So I told the courier that I could teach her a thing or two if she would like me to. But she shook her head no. So I started to walk away and then the courier said "my name is Lucy and I didn't ketch your name" I then replied saying "my name is Ranger nothing more" and I went in to the saloon and took a seat in one of the booths. It's a little past 1200 and Trudy comes back in saying that she is feeling better. But she brought over two glasses and some whiskey and tells me "thanks for making sure I was ok this morning" I then took off my helmet and said "thanks for the drink and your welcome" she kept staring at me because of some of the scars I have. We then made some small talk, but that bastered of a prisoner comes back and starts yelling "where is Ringo in this town… we know he's here", so Trudy goes up and tells him that there is no one by the name of Ringo in this town Joe Cobb. That's when Sunny and Lucy come back after hunting and I stood up and that's when I heard the prisoner say he was going to get his buddy's and come burn the town down to the ground. That's when I heard Trudy Sunny and Lucy talking about this guy named Ringo being up in the old gas station on the hill. So Lucy went to go talk to Ringo and about half an hour later she starts asking people around town to see if they would help. She tried looking for me to see if I would help. But I was already on the roof of the saloon with my rifle aiming down the road to see if the gangers were coming. Most of the town was ready to stand up for this Ringo guy. So it's about 1730 out and that's when the gangers showed up. There was about 5 Joe Cobb included, I seen Cobb was in the middle and as soon as he shot one two of his men were on the ground but no one else from Goodsprings shot. Then I shot one more person and then another. Cobb was the last one so I left it up to the citizens of Goodsprings to kill him. Witch Ringo killed Cobb, so I stood up and Lucy looked up at me as I went to the back of the saloon to get down and we all went in the saloon to have a toast to the safety of the town. Just before I got the chance to drink the whiskey with the town an NCR scout comes and tells me that I need to report to the Mojave Outpost up by the Long 15 to get new orders because the mission got scrubbed. By the time I left and said my goodbyes it's was about 1900. Just outside of town Lucy comes up to me and says "do you think me will see each other out there in the wastes" I then told her that "I am not too sure" then she said "ok and thanks for getting me to the Doctor". I then started walking on the long road to the outpost. Passed a town called Prim and now I am at an abandon police building spending the night. But I still have a little bit to go till I'm at the outpost. So it time for bed and I hope to get up early tomorrow.

July 14 2281

It's 2000 and sitting at the Mojave outpost. Were to begin, let's start by saying that yesterday which was the 13th. As soon as I got outside the police station I got stuck in a fire fight with two gangs, one is the jackal's gang and the other was the powder gangers. Think the gangers are trying to branch out, I wish the commanders would have let me continue on with my mission. But anyways so I sneaked around the back of the building and tried to get up onto the roof. So I got up and watched them fight it out. It's about 1200 and I got up about 2 or so hours ago. The jackals kept bring in more and more reinforcements will the gangers lost 2-5 guys. It's now about 1700 and it started to die down and all they were doing was yelling insults at each other and waiting for the resupply. So that's when I started to kill them and by the time I was done it was 1740 and wasted about half my bullet count since I left camp McCarran. So after that I started to walk to the outpost again and that's when I spotted a large patrol of legion soldiers. I got thinking to myself why and how the legion is this far into are boarders. So I took a position on a small hill, got my rifle out and started to shot. But I was all most out of rifle ammo at the time so I killed 3 of them and waited for them to come to me. So I pulled out my rangers and shot all 10 shots in the cylinders. There was only two legionary's left, I told them to leave and never come back in these parts of the NCR boarders. But they charged at me with their machetes and I pulled out my combat knife and took a stance. One comes at me I dogged him and then his partner came at me and swung and I grabbed his arm and then broke it. His friend came at me and I throw my knife at him and it hit his leg. So the guy who I broke there arm I took his knee out and snapped his neck. As soon as I turned around I got stabbed in the legs, nothing to bad but I was bleeding a little bit. But I grabbed a spear that was throw at me and stabbed him in the gut. After that I patched myself up and made my way to the outpost yet again. It's 0000 out and I camped out under the stars that night. So I woke up around 1100 and it took me about an hour to get to the outpost and by this time it's 1200. So I go into the outpost and the major is suppressed to see me because I am an elite ranger and no one really gets to see us. So I am waiting and the doctor at the Mojave outpost looks at my leg and I told him what happened, so he said "you did a good job on the stitching and cleaning the wound". So then Major Knight came and told me that HQ at camp McCarran has a scouting job for me but there are no details. He tells me to wait till tomorrow to see if there are any details. So I went over to the barracks and went to the bar and started drink a little bit not enough to get me drunk or buzzed just to doll a little pain. But sitting at the bar I looked up and seen this girl just looking at me and I said to her "are you just going to stare at me all night or are you going to talk with me" she then said "no I just never seen that type of armour before. What's your name?" I then replied "my name is Ranger I am an elite ranger. What about your name?" she then said "my name is Cass. That's not your real name is it?" I then said "no its not but that's the one you are going to know" and then the conversion went on for a little bit. The conversion ended and now it's 2100. So it's time to have some super and go to bed and see what my mission is going to be tomorrow.

July 15 2281

It's about 0000. I got up around 0800 this morning and had a Brahmin steak with a Nuka Cola to drink for breackfest. After I was done my food I went over to the outpost to see if I had some new orders. Major Knight said that my new orders came around 0700. The orders were to check out Novac and see if anyone needs the help of the NCR. So I left the outpost, but as soon as I got to the giant statue of the Desert Ranger and NCR Ranger all the soldiers came out and Ranger Jackson said "hey Ranger" so I turned around and the soldiers at the outpost saluted me and then I saluted back. Jackson then said "good luck on your travels" then I left for a small town called Nipton. On the way to Nipton I got stopped by some giant ants up by the old race track. Luckily I got past them to be stopped again by some gang members asking for a toll to pass to Nipton. I didn't know what gang they were from. But I grabbed the member who was asking for a toll and told him to tell his buddy's to back off and let me pass. But the one who was in charge of this group said "gun him down" there was about 7 members including the leader. 3 of them were dead before they got the chance to shoot. I used the member I had with me as a shield. 2 more fell and then the leader was left. He only had a 9mm pistol and he used his last few shots on his buddy I was holding. So I pulled out my knife he was on the ground crying and for a brief moment I thought of myself as being nothing more than a legionary. So I put my knife away and left him. He watched me leave and he went to one of his fallen friends grabbed his lever action rifle and pointed it at me. But he put it down knowing that I spared his life. So it's about 1400 when I get to Nipton. I could have just went on throw Nipton but I passed it too much in my travels. So I got just outside of the town but something was wrong. There were usually some kids running around when I passed on though. So I went to the general store to see if anyone was in. no one was there and I looked around the corner and see a legion raiding party. There had to be 6 or so legionary's with 4 mongrels I was about to leave to set up a position on some hills in an old road pass when I see the fames Vulpes Inculta. I got thinking to myself at the time, if I kill Vulpes it would make an impact to Creaser's legion. So I rushed to the old road pass and got set up. I see the raiding party coming up the road to go back to the legion. My weapon was suppressed and I took out 2 soldiers and 2 dogs. They couldn't find my shoots and I took out the rest of the soldiers and dogs. Then Vulpes was the last one. No more ammo for my rifle. So I went down to him to face him in hand to hand combat. So we fought for a little bit and he made a mistake and I kicked his knee and broke it. After that I grabbed him and… slit his throat. I grabbed a legionary coin off of Vulpes. I believe it was an Aureus coin. It's worth about 100 caps for exchange rate. So I got back on the trail to Novac and little did I know at the time, I was being hunted by a pack of Night stalker. I looked up on some ridges of a small cliff side because I heard some rattling. As soon as I looked up I saw the tail of a rattle snake, then the head of the snake. Then the fur of the body and that's when I started to run from the stalkers. I pulled out one of my rangers and started shooting them. One after other they fell till the pack was no more. So I went back and skinned them for their tails to eat and sell to traders in Novac. It was around 1800 and I was being hunted again by some night stalkers but I see a cave up in some hills and I headed to them. Got inside them and the night stalkers ran away I didn't know why at the time but the cave was called Dead Wind Cavern and it is a Deathclaw nest. So I see a Deathclaw sleeping and I left very quietly and headed to a nearby ranger station to rest up. It was about 2000 out by the time I got to the station. Comm Officer Stepinac was there to greet me. He told me that I could spend the night at the station and that he could give me some more ammo, food, water, and stimpacks if I could take watch for an hour or two. I told him sure. It's now 0040 and it's time for me to get some rest for tomorrow.

July 16 2281

Today was ok for the most part. I woke up at around 0700 or so and I had some nightstoker tails, so I told the rangers at the station that I was going to cook up some nightstokers for breakfast. So it was about 0740 by the time I was done cooking and the troops thanked me for a great meal. After we were all done eating the comm's officer came to me and asked if I could do something for them before I leave and I asked what it was they wanted out of me. He then tells me "We need a deathclaw nest cleared out" I got thinking to myself he better not tell me to go up to Dead Wind Cavern, they say that there is a beast of legend that walks in those caves. But I ask "where is this nest" he told me "up in death wind cavern" I then told him " sorry sir I can't go up in to those caves maybe if it was 1 or 2 deathclaws but not a hole nest" so I packed up my gear and started to head to Novac. On the way to Novac I ran in to a legion ambush, they most of been legionary recruits because most of the legion fear the elite NCR rangers. But I rushed over to an old decayed car to take cover. The fire fight lasted a few hours and I see Lucy coming down the road. She seen I was in trouble so she took a spot up on the ridge to see if she could help me. After the fire fight was done and loot the legion soldiers of their money she came down the ridge and I told her "thanks for the help Lucy. Then we walked to the town of Novac. I see that she had a service rifle and I asked her "Where did you get that NRC service rifle we give those firearms to the grunts" she told me "I got the rifle from ranger Jackson up at the Mojave outpost for clearing out some giant ants down on the high way" so we got to Novac, it was around 1500 and I was all out of water don't know why I left the outpost without filling up on some water. So I see an old soldier wearing an NCR First Recon beret walking to the giant dinosaur and so I told Lucy "I will meet up with you later over a little dinner if the town doesn't need me or something." She then replied to me "sure why not. It will be good to sit and chat with you." She went into the inn to see if she could get a room, I then went to the soldier he seen me coming and he did not know what to think my. But I opened the conversion with shaking his hand and saying "I didn't know that members of first recon where stationed here in Novac" he then replied "I was with first recon but I am retired now and I accompanied with a man named Boone and my name is Manny. What's your name ranger" I then told him "just call me Ranger" Manny then said "hey I've heard about you the elite ranger with no name" I said "yeah is that so. But anyways Manny I have orders to see if this town needs help defending or anything but I see that the town does not need my help" so I then went to the dino and spoke to a man need Cliff to see about some ammo and water. But no ammo with little water but he had some wine and whiskey. I walked around scouting for trouble from 1600 to 2000 and Lucy came out to see where I was, and that's when I was on the bridge on my way back to the town she stopped me and asked if I are dinner date was still on. I said "yeah it's still on Lucy" she then said "great I will meet you up in my apartment it's the one upstairs next to the stairs above the lobby. So I went up at 2030 and knocked on the door she came to the door wearing a beautiful pre – war spring dress I walked in and asked "wear is your vault 13 armoured jump suit Lucy" she then said "I just wanted to dress up a little bit that's all" I then said "ok just wondering. I brought up some wine and if that's not appealing then we can have some whiskey if you want." The rest of the night went great we talked about the man who shot Lucy and buried her up in Goodsprings, about Primm, about the prison. At first she worked with the powder gangers and then betrayed them and killed there leader Eddie. I told her that my mission before this one was to kill all the powder gangers at the prison and any surrounding outpost made by the gang. But it was 0200 by the time I left to go make camp outside of town but she said "hey ranger you can spend the night in my apartment with me" I said "sure if you will let me I will take the couch" She told me good night and I said good night she then told me "Hope to see you in your travels. So it's time to sleep and get an early start.

July 17 2281

Woke up this morning around 0500, just couldn't get any sleep last night, I have been having the same nightmares for the past couple of weeks but it's all always the say one. It's always about my old partner I still can't believe that it's only been 3 or 4 months since that day. But anyways I woke up before Lucy and I gave her my emergence radio and left her a note saying "if you ever need supplies or back up off any kind just say that the lonesome ranger said it is ok" now I know its ageist regulation to give NCR Tec to civilians but she helped me out with the legion soldiers and gave me a place to stay for the night so I thought i would be nice. But anyways I headed out to the old pre-war power plant outside of Novac to see if they need any assists. Turns out they didn't but the officer of the post said to head over to Camp Forlorn Hope I then told her "I am only able to stay in an area for 7 to 10 days to see if I can change the odds for the NRC" she then told me "you would only have to stay there for a day or two at the camp and then see if McCarran has any orders for you" so I said "thanks for the information mama I will head off to Camp Forlorn Hope to see what I can do". So I made my way to the camp. But on the way I ran into a nest of cazadors. At first it looked empty but I couldn't have been more wrong. But I had my sequoia out just in case. There were about 2 adults and 3 – 5 young ones. The young ones caught wind of me and tried to attack me but I killed them and then the adults came after me one got close to me but I pulled out my knife and stabbed it in the head a couple of times to make sure it was dead. Little did I know the other one ran but came back when I was taking the poison glandes out of the young ones and adult, it came at me so fast I could not react. It jabbed its stinger into my leg 3 or 5 times, I should really think about getting some custom armour for my legs, I will have to talk to the quartermaster to see if he can get me what I need or just find the metal to do it myself or something. Anyways so I killed the cazador and made my way to the camp but it was rough getting there, I had enough poison in my system to kill a deathclaw. I guess my elite medical training came in handy since I have had worse poisons in my system but I didn't tell the doc at the medical tent about that. But no the less I still had a wound in the leg to slow me down. So I made it outside the camp and just fell down from the poison, but I got back up and stubbed around the rest of the way. The guards seen me in the distance and one yelled out to the sniper on duty "look in the distance over by the hill side" I could just make out what he was saying to the sniper. The sniper said "it's a ranger" so the soldier ran out to me as I just went out cold after walking for 4 hours with a bad leg and being poisoned. But I woke up an hour later and asked the doc what time it was he said "Ranger it's just about super time if you are feeling up to walking" I said "yes I could get something to eat right about now. They were serving up some pork 'n beans, water and a fruit of the soldiers chose it was and apple or a pair. Not a big selection of food but it was food and I have had worse in my career as a soldier. So I got my food and sat down outside to get some fresh air as I ate my food. Some of the soldiers at the camp just came out to see me. When they brought me in to the camp to take me to the doctor some of the soldiers said that the elite ranger of the Mojave Branch was in the camp. So they wanted to see if I was the real deal, I started to eat my food, but one of the soldiers asked me to tell him an old war story. I told him "I will tell you and all the soldiers in the camp a couple of war stories if all of you eat your food because it looks like the soldiers around here are just skin and bones, oh and come around 2000 for me to tell a few stories" so the soldiers who came to see me told the rest of the camp including the officers to come around 2000 to hear some of my stories. Everyone at the camp came to hear a story. I chose the first battle of Hover Dam and how I helped the soldiers and rangers defeat the legion. I told them this "I was just arriving to the Dam when the legion hit hard, most of the soldiers got put up in the front lines, it was just a massacre for both sides but the legion started to push back the troopers and General Oliver put the rangers in the back as a last resort and I see the soldiers running and that's when I broke the lines but at this time I was an elite ranger and I was able to help the soldiers, I called all the rangers and said we are going to help the troopers, so we setup to stop the push and charged in with some combat shotguns and setup some snipes to cover us from legion rifle men. The troopers see us fighting and they stopped there retreat and help take back the Dam, Causers first Legate Joshua Gramm ordered a retreat back to the camps and the rangers and soldiers wanted to keep fighting drive them back to where they came from but I convinced them to stand down and take position to make sure they did not come back. Then someone radioed the General to come top side to see that we won. But when he asked the soldiers what happened they said to come talk with me. So he came up to me and started yelling and screaming at me and said "I should strip you of being an elite ranger" I then told him "may I speak freely sir" he said "yes you can" I then told him "I had all the right to take command of the troops and rangers, if I didn't take charge we would have had to retreat and regroup in the Dam and probably get killed and lose the Dam" he was speechless after that and just walked away after a day or so all the soldiers toasted to a great victory and for having a great leader. After that I went to the doc and asked where were my guns he said "they are in the medical tent" so I went to go and reserve them and went to my tent. It's now 2300 and I am going to see in the morning if the Major has anything for me to do and if he has nothing for me to do then I am going to see if the comms officer can get in touch with McCarran.

July 18 2281

This morning I felt like shit, I had to go to the doctor to see if he had anymore anti-venom to help purge my system of the cazador venom. But he told me that he used the rest of the anti-venom supplies on my cazador stings. So I was still a little woozy after talking with the doctor but I was still able to do my duty, so I headed over to the command tent in the middle of the camp to see if they had any orders. As I entered the tent all the troopers looked at me and saluted to me and as I walked up to Major Polatli I said "do you have any orders for me sir" and the replayed back to me say "look I don't have time for thi...(as he turned around) oh sorry ranger I did not know it was you" I said "its ok sir but do you have any orders for me" he said "yes I have some stuff that needs to be cleaned up around here, if you are any good at medical work go see Doc Richards over at the medical tent" I said "I will go over and see what I can do" so I go over to the tent and see if I can help the doctor at all. I got to the tent and the doctor was nowhere to be seen, so I went to 5 or so of the fallen troopers, but most injures were from legion machetes. Personal thought I really need to train some of these troopers a thing or two about defending themselves from melee attacks. Back on track now, doc comes back and see's that I patched up the troops and I said "got some of the troopers up for you but make sure to give them at least 2 – 3 days of bed rest and is there anything you need me to do sir" he said "thanks but next time you think you want to patch up my men let me know first and no I don't have any need for you anymore but you should go see private Sexton over in the barracks" I said "will do sir good day" so I headed over to the barracks to see the private and when I got there I asked for him and he came over to me and asked "Ranger sir would you like to play a collecting game" I asked "what kind of a game" he said "all you have to do is collect legion ears, ha get it legion ears" I said "yes I get it and I will play your game the next time I come into camp I will bring them to you". So I went to the HQ and told the major "I helped the doc do you have anything else for me to do before I leave" he said "If you could boost morale that would be good" I said "get the men ready for some training" so all the men in the camp came and I gave them a few tricks to counter a legion slash. But it came close to super time so I stayed for dinner and everyone wanted one more story before I lift the camp so I asked everyone "what do you want to know?" and one troop spoke up and asked "can you tell us about your last partner the first mission or how he got to be your partner?" and I said "it's the same deal as lest time then if you want to hear a story eat up and I will tell you about the first time I meet my spotter and the first major mission we went on" so they eat up and this is how the story went. I first meet my partner Jim Hatchet at ranger school and my superiors asked me if I wanted to pick someone. So I said I would like my partner to SGT Jim Hatchet. So they said yes we can do that for you. So as you troops know I fought at the battle for Hoover Dam and Jim was my partner at the time but that was not are first real mission together. The mission we went on together was that we had to take out a raider hideout so that's what I and Jim did. We killed them all. There had to be about 30 to 70 of them in there. But it was a good fight and the reason for that is that these raiders killed over a 100 NCR troopers. It was a short story but one of the troops at the camp asked me "what ever happened to Jim" I then told the soldiers "he… got under attack over by Cottonwood Cove and… I was the one to… put him… out… so he would not have to suffer being torn apart by the legion mongers" all the troops looked at one another. So I got up and saluted all of them and said "stay alive out here I will try to get some decent food and water for you troopers" and they saluted back and said "good luck Ranger safe travels" so I headed out in to the Mojave found the main road and headed off. Until I came across a path leading to a vault, vault 11 I stepped inside and all I could see was dead vault dwellers and I see one corpse wearing a fully working pip-boy 3000, so I took it and I am still wearing it. It took it a few moments to adjust to my body and inventory but it seems to be working so that's good at least I have a map now. But I left the vault after that and went back on the road to see if could get to Boulder City to spend the night. Made it to Boulder City, staying in a ruined old building for the night, the pip-boy says it's now 0145 so now this is where my day ends for now let's hope I can sleep better to night.

July 19 2281

This morning I woke up to gun fire, so I looked out the scope of my anti-martial rifle to see what was going on, it was some Great Khans with some of our recruits as hostages. I was about to pull the trigger when I see Lucy walking to them, all I could do is think what is she doing, but she calls out to the leader, a male by the name of Norman. He comes out the door asking "hey… you were that chick we wasted back in Goodsprings. How did you survive" Lucy tells him "a NCR ranger that goes by the name Ranger" So she get them to surrender to the NCR and the NCR let them go back to Red Rock Canyon. So I packed up my gear and went down to Lucy, she came up to me and gave me a great big huge and said "it's good to see you Ranger" and I said "it's good to see you to Lucy. You really need to stop popping up everywhere I go" as I smiled but she could not tell I was smiling because of my helmet. But she asked me with a puzzled and worried face "where did you get that pip-boy?" I said "I find an old vault back a little ways, and it was on a skeleton, it must have been a guard or something" and she said "ok Ranger just making sure, so where are you heading" I said "i am going back to camp McCarran to see if I have any new orders" she then asked me "could I tag along with you" I said "sure but if it is a quiet walk sorry but I am not very good at keeping conversion" so we walk about a mile or 2 when she asked "do you always travel alone" I said "no not always Lucy, I had a partner once but he is dead now" she then said "oh sorry for bringing it up" I said "its ok Lucy I made sure that he did not have to suffer the legion. But I know the centurion who called the dogs and reinforcements on him… the name of the asshole is Silus and if I ever find him nothing is going to stop me for getting revenge for my friend, but I know he wouldn't want me to do this, but anyways Lucy, anything you want to know?" she said "well what to ask, who is your CO when you were not a ranger?" I told her "when I was a recruit my CO was a female Ghoul and her name is Mattie James and her rank last I heard is Major. Wonder is she knows I am an elite ranger now". After that we just made some small talk, but we ran in to some trouble with some fiends but they were nothing for Lucy and me. So after we killed them it only took us about 20 minutes to get to camp McCarran. So I told Lucy "Lucy you should go see Colonel Hsu at the terminal building to see if he could use someone with your skills" she said "ok but will I see you around the base?" I said "maybe Lucy just depends on if Colonel Hsu has anything for me to do" so she said "ok then well if you have time tonight or something I am going to find the mess hall to find something to eat if you wish to join me" I said "if I am not doing anything Lucy I will" so we go and see the colonel and he tells "it's good to see you again Ranger who is your companion" I said "this is Lucy I saved her from the grave well the doctor in Goodsprings did that I just made sure she made it to him sir" he said "well if she is here to help I can give her something to do but we need to talk" so I said "ok sir Lucy can you step outside for a few moments?" she said yes and stepped outside. The Colonel told me "Ranger… I know you lost your partner to the legion about 4 months ago, I also know that you blame yourself for what happened, I also know that you requested to never have a partner again but we have sent a request to the brass in the west to get a veteran ranger as your new partner, so here is the file on your new partner, she will be here tomorrow. You better get reading Ranger" I said "ok sir I will start reading in a little bit sir" he then said as I was walking out the door "Ranger we caught a centurion that goes by the name Silus, now I know you have a score to settle with him but we need his information so tomorrow after you meet your new partner I want you to interrogate him. But you can't kill him" I said "sir with all due respect I can't promise you that I won't kill him but I will get the information out of him one way or another" so I went to my tent and stowed my gear to get more ammo and to change my weapon load out for the next time I go on out. So it got late and Lucy wanted me to see her at the mess hall for dinner and so I went out looking for her and sure enough I find her at the mess, she seen me and walked up to me and asked "are you hungry soldier" and I said "I could eat a hole brahmin" so we go up to the two chefs, the one I know from the good old days and the other from when I got in the Mojave. But we went to the one I known for years, his name is Tyler Macmillan and he is a Sargent. But the camp doesn't have much in supplies for food so he gave us both a can of Pork n' Beans and a carrot. So me and Lucy go and sit down to eat and she asked me "Ranger what did Hsu want from you?" will I said "the Brass thinks I need to have a partner again, they think it's too risky for me to be out in the wastes all alone." And she said "2 things, one you could us the help sometimes, and two you know you can ask me to be your partner" as she winked at me, then I said "thanks for the advice and offer Lucy but they already sent someone to be my partner but it was good seeing you again but I better get to my tent and start reading and make some room for my new partner have a good night Lucy" and she said "ok Ranger good night hope to see you around" I could tell she was upset but anyways so I went to my tent and was about to start reading the rangers file but it was 0000 and I was getting tired so it's know 0030 and its time for bed I guess till tomorrow

July 20 2281

The day started with me waking up at around 0600 and I got reading about my new partner. Her name is Major Julie Archer and it says that her family was attacked by the legion and one of the generals who was in the camp that she went to and felt sorry for her and adopted her. After I got done reading the file, I put on my gear but my helmet, it was 0700 and as soon as I left my tent the Major was standing outside, she saluted me and said "reporting for duty sir" I said "there is no need for formality's Major, so please just call me Ranger, what would you like me to call you by?" Julie said "you can call me Julie sir if you wish, where do you want me to put my gear sir?" I said "there is some room in our tent, come on in, make yourself at home" so she got unpacked and I asked her "how long were you standing there for Julie?" Julie said "I see you were sleeping so I thought to leave you be till you got up" I said "well thanks but next time you need me just don't be afraid to wake me up, but how do you feel about being assigned as an elite rangers partner Julie?" she said "the Generals asked some of the rangers to volunteer for the job, there was 20 of us who volunteer to be your partner, I just got lucky when they chose me" I said "well Julie I think you got chosen for two things, one is that your skills can greatly help me when out in the wastes, and two your file says it all Julie, are you happy that you got the position?" Julie said "yes… yes I am happy I got the post sir" then I said "please just call me Ranger Julie, I know I'm your superior officer but as I said there are no need for formality's when it's just you and me, only use sir when there is a commander or someone around" Julie then asked "yes Ranger and why do they call you Ranger? Is it a nickname or your real name?" I told her "well it's not my real name Julie but it's the name I chose for myself when I enlisted with the NCR, maybe later when we get to know one another I will tell you what it is, are you hunger at all?" Julie said "yes I am hungry Ranger" so I said "then its settled we will go and eat then if you wish we can take a tour around the base before we get started with today's mission" Julie said "that's ok Ranger I walked around the base but food then the debrief of the mission is fine" so we went to the mess hall to see if we got any good grub. So we get to the mess hall to get some food Tyler was working today but it was a slow day so he told us to sit down and he brought over food for 3 people. So Tyler asks me "hey Ranger who is your new friend?" I told him "this is my new partner Major Julie Archer" Tyler asked Julie "did you get chosen or volunteer for this assignment?" Julie replied "volunteered." So we finished up are breakfast and we went back to the tent so I could tell her what we are going to be doing for the day. I told Julie "Julie, I am going to be interrogating the centurion we brought in about a month or so, so let's gear up but don't bring any weapons not allowed to have any weapons when doing this sort of thing" so we go to the terminal building and we just get outside the entrance of the interrogation room, I stop Julie and said "Julie do you know the report for my last partner?" she said "yes Ranger I read all the files about you so that I can better know you before we meet" I said "well the man in that room is the one who sent the dogs and reinforcements after my partner so if you see me about to kill him get the hell in room and try to stop me" she said "ok I will try Ranger" so we get in the room and Lieutenant Boyd was waiting for me, so I tell Boyd "has the Colonel told you what I am doing here?" Boyd says "yes Ranger he has just try not to kill him please" I said "as I told the Colonel I can't promise that ma'am" Boyd then says "is this the new partner Ranger?" I said "yes Boyd she is, this is Major Julie Archer and if I get out of hand or you think I am getting out of hand she will come in and try to stop me" so Boyd goes in and talks to Silus and he doesn't talk, so I go in with Boyd as stays behind the glass to treat are friend. So I punched him in the face a few times he just starts laughing so I upper cut him twice but yet he still laughs, so I tell him to stand and fight, he then replied back saying "I would kill you if you did not have that armor on" so I took off my armor and I had my t-shirt on and said "time for some revenge for my partner" so he throw the first punch which did not faze me and after that I took his knee out, grabbed him by the throat and lifted him up to the wall and whispered to him "this is for Jim you worthless sack of shit" and I started to smash his head into the wall 4 or so times then throw him across the room and I was about to break his arm in two when Julie came in, she tried to pull me off of Silus but she could not. So then Julie had to try and kick my knee out. she kick 4 or 5 times in the knee and then pushes me off of Silus and tackles me and lands right on my stomach telling Boyd "get Silus out of the room before Ranger gets up" so she gets him out of the room and brought him to the doctor to get treatment and Julie got a few of the soldier that got watching me fight Silus to pick me up and bring me to the tent. I woke about an hour or so later to Julie sitting next to me on the bed and she said "you know, you could have done even more damage to him but I had to stop you from killing him" then I said "Julie its ok, I am just surprised you could stop me but I am just glad you stopped me, but anyways I could go for something to eat" Julie said "sure we can go after you go see the Colonel" I said "ok Julie we will go see the Colonel when I get my gear on" so I got my gear on and its roughly around 1400 at that time. The Colonel was a little mad that I nearly killed Silus but Hsu said that if he is going to be killed that I get to kill him. So after that I and Julie went to the mess hall and Lucy sees us walking to the chief and Julie looks over her shoulder and sees Lucy looking at me. Julie whispers in my ear saying "Ranger someone keeps looking at you" and I said "Julie that is Lucy I saved her from her grave" so we get some food and we went to go sit down with Lucy. Lucy looked very puzzled when Julie sat down with us and Lucy asked me "so Ranger who is this?" I said "Lucy this is Major Julie Archer my new partner" and Julie said to Lucy "it's nice to meet you Lucy" and Lucy said "Ranger didn't tell me that it would be a girl for his new partner and it's nice to meet you too". So we eat are food and me and Julie said to Lucy "good night Lucy" and I said after that "see you around Lucy" so we headed back to our tent and Julie said "Ranger I don't think that Lucy really likes me too much" and I asked "why do you think she doesn't like you Julie" and she said "just the way she acted towards me that's all". So we got to the tent and I asked "would you like to play some cards or do you wish to know anything" and she said "I would like to know what happened to your last partner because I don't think you told the whole story in your report" so I told her what happened from when we got to the cliff and to when I got Jims body back. She was… shocked at the story. So I asked her "how can I best use your skills and what is your weapon of choice?" she replied saying "give me a rifle the trail gun will do, 10mm pistol with a combat knife, and my skills… I guess you will have to see in combat." So it's time to go to bed and I hope if Julie gets up before 0700 to wake me up this time.

July 21 2281

This morning I woke up to the smell of cooked pork 'n beans sitting on the table, as I took a look at the table I seen Julie reading some files. So I sat off the side of the bed and told her "good morning Julie, what you reading" she reployed "just reading, I brought you some food" I said "thanks but we could have eaten in the mess hall Julie, but eating outside sounds like a great idea " so I got up and sat at the table and started to eat with Julie and I asked "so... Julie what's the files about?" She reployed "it's about some fiend leaders nothing to important" so after we got done breackfest we went to go see coronal Hsu at his office to see if he has any orders for me and Julie. As soon as we got to his office he tells me "Ranger wait outside my office I have to talk to Major Archer alone" so I waited for about an hour for Hsu to get done with Julie. As she walked out the coronals door I know something was bothering her, so as I was about to ask her if everything was alright Hsu asked me to come in and see him. So I went into Hsu office and he told me "Ranger you and the Major are going on a search and rescue mission to get are soldiers out at camp Nelson, I'm not going to sugar coat it for you it's a hell zone in there right now and rescuing those men is second on your list, so with that being said you have your orders Ranger get to it" and I told him "Sir two things are going to happen, 1 me and the Major will save those men without mercy killing and the second is we will take back Camp Nelson" so I left the office and Julie asked "so what's are first mission together Ranger" I told her "search and reclaim mission up at Nelson, so we need to gear up. I think you should get a Rifle or a close rang weapons" so we get back to the tent and gear up and will getting are armor on I ask her "Julie is everything ok, you looked like you where upset back there" she said "it's nothing just Hsu asked how I got to be your partner because there are more people with more experience and more skill then me, but I went and told him that I got chosen to be your partner and I am here to stay" so after that we got are armor on and we went and got are load outs. I got my 2 rangers and my riot shotgun will Julie stuck with her trail gun with a scope, 10mm pistol and a combat knife. So after that we got some food and water and started to make are way to Nelson. It's about 2000 out and we made camp at an old gas station and cooked up some over are food and its now 2330 out we got to get up early tomorrow but I can't help but wonder what the major keeps reading about?.

July 22 2281

I woke up before Julie today, which was around 0400. So the morning went on as I was looting the gas station I found an old lever action shotgun in behind the cash, I also seen 3 small boxes of 20 gage ammo plus a box of sugar bombs for late. After about 15 minutes or so I looked outside to see a shadow figure standing close to Julie and I rushed outside to see Jim standing over Julie, I see Julie still sleeping and Jim turns around and starts walking on the road and just before he disappeared he told me "Ranger it's ok I forgive you but just look out for your new partner" and that was it he was gone, I put some more wood on the fire to keep it going but I think I sat there for a good 30 minute to an hour think of what just happened. But the sun was coming up and I decided to make are breakfest which was a Brahmin steak with a potato and fancy lads snack. She woke up about 10 minutes before her steak was done and I said "good morning your breakfest is just about done" Julie asked me "what time is it Ranger" I said "it's about 0600, after we get done eating we are going to salvage some parts and go hunt for some animals to trade with because we are stopping at the 188 trading post before we go to camp Forlorn Hope" Julie asked me when we were eating "So... What do you think you seen last night?" I said what do you mean Julie?" Julie said "I seen you last night pointing your weapon at something in the shadows what was it" I said "it was nothing just a tumbleweed rolling around" so after that we ate are food and packed up to go hunt for salvage and animals. As we walked around the area we spotted a group of legion assassins going to the gas station we stayed at, so me and Julie set up an ambush to kill them, so we what for the right moment to strike, Julie took the first shot at the Decanus leading the group and as the Decanus falls to the ground I grab his machete and cut off the arm to the Frumentarii then decapitated him, then I pulled out me ranger and shot the legion soldier in the chest 3 times and once in the head, after that their was only one left... the Centurion he seen what I did to his friends and started to run, so I took a throwing spear tried to hit him but I missed and Julie shot him in the leg, I had one round left in the cylinder and I walked up to him and was about to shoot him but I holstered my weapon and grabbed him by the chest plate and said "go tell your legion you have failed to kill me and the be next time he wants to kill me send someone better" and he ran off tariffed. After that Julie walks up to me and asks "are we just going to let him go?" I told her "yes, because I am hopping he is going to strike fear in the legions ranks but who knows. We are going to loot the body's to see if there is any information on them and if not we will just take the money and weapons they have and head up to the 188 trade post to see what kind of caps we can get any questions" Julie said "No Ranger". After looting the body's we find lots of legion coins, weapons and ammo, and a location of a slave camp up near Nipton. So we made are way up to 188 and trade all the gear we find, we got 230 caps for everything we sold. But it was a quick stop we had a mission to complete, but as we walked down the road we seen bolder city and Julie wanted to stop and see what the place looked like, so we changed routes and started to walk to the city. Once we got to the city we seen the NCR marmoreal stone we started herring gun shots we rushed over to an NCR soldier who told us that the great Khans are holding hostages but I someone is talking with them, I asked the soldier "who is the person talking with them" the soldier said "a women is talking with them" then I asked "do you know the name of this women?" The soldier said "yes her name is Lucy I believe Sir" so after that me and Julie rushed in and took a position up in an old building near by to give some support, but as we get up there we see Lucy walking out with the great Khans and the hostages. So me and Julie went down to see Lucy and say hay. We get to Lucy and instantly she comes up and gives me a great big hug and I say "it's really nice to see you to Lucy how have you been" Julie said with a sarcastic voice "yeah Lucy how have you been" Lucy told us "good.. I am really good, it nice to see you two again but I got to go" and as she is walking away Lucy turns around and said "see you later.. Ranger" and gave me a wink all I did was wave and say "see you later". Me and Julie went around the city and paid are respects for the fallen Rangers and Trooper who gave there lives to hold the legion back. But it was getting late so we went in the saloon in the town and bought some wine for the two of us and I also bought 2 bottles of vodka for the road, but we had about three bottles of wine and some Brahmin streaks before we went outside to make camp for the night. We find a two floor house that we started a fire and said goodnight to one another and it's now 0200 it time for bed.

July 23 2281

I woke up to see Julie looking at the files again but I caught a glimpse of a photo in the file and that with the photo I seen calcified but I couldn't see the face to well but I think it's a male looks to be a soldier but I won't find out until she tells me or I look at the files myself. But she seen me out of the corner of her eye and closed the files and put them in her backpack and then said to me "I didn't won't to wake you" but I then asked her "Julie please tell me who the files are, if you keep secrets from me how will I be able to trust you?" Julie said "I will tell you in good time" so we were quite for about an hour or so but I went and bot us some cooked food for breackfest. It was a steak of some kind but it was okey for the most part. So after we got done are food, we started to packed up all are gear to get ready to move out. We were about half a mile out from Camp Forlorn Hope and something stopped me.. I then told Julie "Julie we need to go to the Crimson Caravan to make a deal for the NCR so that we can supple are troops with the proper food that they need" Julie then said to me "Ranger we can't do that right now, we need to stay focused on are mission to go and kill the NCR soldiers hanging on the polls. When we return in around there I will remind you that we need to stop there" but she was right I should be more focused on the mission then a promise right now. But after that we made it to the camp and then we went straight to the HQ tent to report in and see what the situation is. The Major told us "we need you and your partner to mercy kill the soldiers" and I told him "we will get right on it sir" so me and Julie went to the ridge to see what's going on. It was a mess down at camp Nelson, but my plan was to get the soldiers out with out mercy killing so I told Julie "Julie the plan is to save the soldiers down there what I want you to do is put a suppresser on your trail gun and look out for me" she dislike the plan very much and told me "Ranger it would be suicide to try this plan, can we at lest think of another plan" I then told Julie "this is the plan Julie no ifs, ands, or buts about it" so she got to her position to get ready to cover me and when I got down the ridge there was two legionaries talking to one another so I pulled out my trench knife and slit the one legions throat and Julie got the other one by shooting him in the head, so I looked around to see anyone was around to guard the troopers but there was no one around so I quietly freed the men took them to safety. But there was a bit of a probable, they has lots of legionaries guarding the gate to ranger stationed up the road so we waited a minute or so for some of them to pass. Julie moved with us and she seem that there were about 5 or so soldiers guarding the gate so she killed the three closes to us and I killed the one near the guard tower and as the troopers ran to safety the one legionary was in the tower he nearly called out to his friends, I jumped up and covered his mouth and stabbed him in the heart and then slit his throat. But after that Julie meet up with me at the little station where the ranger was, I then told the ranger "can you relay to HQ that Ranger and Major Archer have completed there mission and are going to be at camp McCarran in about 3 to 5 days" then Julie comes up to me as I say "Major you did a good job out there" as soon as I told her that she comes up and hits me once in the chest not to hard and said "don't ever try to get yourself killed again Ranger I mean it, next time we make a plan together ok" I said "yes Julie we will make a plan together next time but we are heading to Novac to camp for tonight" so we went hunting again for some things to sell for caps then we got to Novac and trade some old junk and gecko skins and made about 200 caps and spent 50 or so for a room and a fresh cooked meal. The room already had are food but it had a double bad and a couch so I told Julie "Julie you can have the bed I will take the couch" then she told me "Ranger you know if you want you can sleep in the bed with me I don't bite" I then said "no it's ok thanks for the offer.. maybe another time Julie but I would like you to sit at the table with me so we can eat are dinner" so we sat at the table and ate are dinner then we changed in to some more comfortable clothes to sleep in Julie then said "good night Ranger" I then said "good night Julie see you in the morning"

July 24 2281

I woke up today with Julie sleeping next to me, we were on the floor and she was just snuggling up to me just sleeping away, I didn't know what to think at the time so I just lad there for a minute or two and then Julie wakes up and tells me "good morning Ranger did you sleep well last night?" As she was going for a stretch and then holding me tighter, I then told her "I slept good what about you?" Julie then said I as she breaths in heavily "I slept amazingly last night, so what's the plan for today" I told her "well first we are going to go down to the inn keeper to see what they have for food if it looks good we will be having breakfest and if nothing looks good will I guess I am make us some food has that sound?" Julie said "sounds good to me Ranger" so we got are gear on and headed down to the inn to see what they had, the best thing we seen was a comb that had a large desert salad, two Bighorn steaks, and your choice of water, whiskey, and wine and that ran about 68 caps which was a roughly fair price for that food, so looks like I don't have to show of my cooking skills this time but we sat down at one of the tables and had our meal, Julie asked me "so Ranger what's are next move from here?" I then told Julie "well I think it's time I completed that promise that I made for the soldiers to get them some proper food and supplies" Julie then said "okey, so how long do you think it would take for us to do this?" I then said "it should take us about 3 or so days to get there and about a day or two to get the job done then off to camp McCarran, at lest that's the plan, but the only way that it would take longer is if there is any trouble on the way" then Julie asked "Ranger about this morning" I cut in and said "Julie it's ok you don't need to tell me your reasons for why you were sleeping next to me It's all good but I got to ask how in the hell did I end up on the floor last night if you know?" Julie then said "I seen you roll over and off the couch and you looked a little cold and I was also a little cold so I got out bed took a blanket with me and snuggled up to you so we could keep each other worm" then I said "ok Julie if that's what happened then I guess I believe you but we should finish up here and start making our way up to the Crimson Caravan, but I guess you did tell me the reason why you were sleeping with me last night but anyways lets finish up" so we finished up are food went and got the rest of are gear, but just before we left the town I turned around and seen up on the second floor.. It was Jim but this time in steed of him wearing NCR ranger armour he was wearing legion centurion armour I could not believe what my eyes are seeing but he started walking back in to the darkness then he was gone again so much I don't know right now but anyways, we get walking down the road and we both see a figure up on a hill just watching us so we see a gas station up the road and so does this stranger he sees us walking to it and try's to meet us there but the stranger got there first so I ask the stranger "hey who are you?" He does not reploy I then pull the hammer back on one of the ranger sequoia's and the person says "wow hot shot slow down there cool those jets do you not remember an old friend" the stranger removes his mask and I instantly know who it is "True my old friend it's been to long since you left the army Bro I would like you to meet my new partner Julie" Julie said "hey you were apart of the army True?" True said "yes I was little girl I was apart of first recon with my brother he is the reason why I lift but Ranger I got some bad news for you some people want you dead but they won't be bothering you anymore" I said "well that's good to know True thanks for taking care of them for me did you remember to taking all the money this time?" True said "most of it but I need to get going next time you have shore leave come see me on the strip" I said "if we get some time I will try ok Julie it's time to head out" Julie said "I don't trust him Ranger you should be carful we around him" I said "okey Julie I will be more carful around him if that's what you wish" Julie said "I do wish this and thanks for taking my advice" so we found a little abandoned shake that had some food and a working stove. So we made camp in this shake for the night. We cooked up some pork n' beans and had some left over gecko meat wasn't as good as breakfest it was a meal but it was getting late so we moved the big table to the door so no one could get in the front door then we got to the bedroom and seen two bunk beds, so we closed the door and moved the other bunk bed to the door to lock ourselves in, so Julie called the top bunk and I got the bottom bunk then she told me "good night Ranger" I then said "good night Julie see you in the morning"

July 25 2281

I woke up a few times last night the first time it was because I felt uncomfortable laying in bed so I took the mattress and put it on the floor of the shack to see if I could get some sleep, so I woke up again but this time I thought Julie was snugged up to me so I thought nothing of it and went back to sleep, but this time when it was time to get up Julie was laying with me but this time I was spooning her and she felt me move back a little bit so she moved in nice and close so that she would keep warm and when she did that I grabbed her shoulder jiggled her a little bit and said "Julie it's time to wake up" Julie then mumbled "Ranger go back to sleep so you can keep me nice and worm" so I then move my arm that's underneath her pillow and as I was about to move my other arm she grabs my arm holds it tight so that I can't move, so then I gave in and put my arm back under her pillow and went back to sleep for about 20 or so minutes and by then she let go of my arm, so I moved my arm slowly so she would not notice me getting up. After I got up I moved very quietly all the junk in front of the door so that I could make some food for us, I made us so gecko steaks with some potatoes nothing to fancy but it was a meal, I noticed Julie turning over and reached over to see if I was still with her and then she started looking around to find me I was just standing in the door frame just about to get her up and say "Julie foods ready if you want some" Julie then said "Ranger come back to bed we don't need to get up right now" I then said "Julie come eat and when we make camp we can sleep together" Julie said "do you promise" I said "yes Julie I promise" so Julie got up and came and sat down at the table and we ate are food but I asked Julie "Julie why don't you trust True me and him have been good friends ever since the army?" Julie said "Ranger I can't explain it but I just don't trust his" I said "Julie it's ok I just wanted to know that's all, but what do you think of the steak Julie?" Julie said "it's very good Ranger" I said "I think it needs a bit more spice but that's just me". So we got finished eating our breakfest and geared up to make up for some lost time, as we were on the road we seen a big group of legionaries attacking a group of traders, so Julie got behind a car got setup to kill them but I tell Julie "as soon as I get close to them with the riot shotgun start picking them off as best as you can" after that I started running down to the battle and there had to be about 20 or so of those legionaries, I got up to one and shot his head at close range didn't even know what hit him, then Julie starts taking them out one by one, I just fired shot after shot hitting my marks every time once I ran out of shots there was three left Julie shot two of them then the last one had some throwing spears, the first one missed and then the next one landed right in front of me so I grabbed the spear and thrown it with all my might and it we t right though him. After we took all the coins they had we went to the traders to see if they were alright and they suffered some injures and one was killed but the traders gave us around 800 caps for helping them and even after they paid us we aided the wounded so that they could at lest walk. After that was all done we fond an old trucking trailer that had some closable doors, we set up a little camp site inside this trailer and after that we decided to go out hunting and as I was hunt I seen an abandoned barn so I went in an seen a double bed it was not to far from the trailer so I brought the mattress back and put it in the back of the trailer, then I went back to see if there was any thing salvageable, a crate with some stimpacks and rad cem's plus another crate with fresh food, so I grabbed the two crates and two pillows with two blankets and headed back to the camp, I got back before Julie so I decide to go make the bed and get a fire going, after I got the fire going Julie comes back with some gecko and bighorn meat and lots of it. I grabbed some of the bighorn meat to cook it and the rest of the meat I just put it in the crate so we had some good steak for a change and after we were done are food we locked the doors and barricaded it just in case, Julie then asked me "so Ranger are you going to keep your promise to me?" I said "well Julie lets go to the back of the trailer and see" and so we got into are sleep wear and got into the bed and she said "this time Ranger you get up when get up" as Julie said sarcastically and I said with a smile "ok Julie if you say so" and then Julie said "good night Ranger" and I said "good night Julie see you in the morning"

July 26 2281

Waking up today was very different because Julie was not lying about her saying when I could get up, as soon as I was about to get up Julie rolled over and put her hand on my chest put me back on the bed and said "where do you think your going Ranger?" I said "just out to see what's around that's all" Julie then said "you can stay with me for 10 more minutes and then you can check to see what's around the camp and as you are doing that I will cook us some breakfest and no arguments about this" then I said "is this you punishing me for not making a plan with you at Nelson?" Julie reployed "yes and not really no so lets go back to sleep" so I had no say in the matter with this but I guess it is my fault for not making a plan with my partner, but I will probable not make a promise like this again but I do have to say I don't mind the company. So I rested my eyes for a little bit then Julie said to me "ok Ranger I guess it's time for you to get up" saying it like she was sad, so I got my armour on to go out and check around the area, as soon as I got out of the trailer I seen a large group of super mutant nightkin coming towards us so I got back into the trailer and told Julie "Julie get your gear on as quick as you can because we have to move now" so Julie rushes to get geared up and she asks me "Ranger what's wrong?" I said "there is a big group of super mutant nightkin coming this way, so I will pack up all the items in the crates and put it in are backpacks" so we got all the food and meds in are backpacks and we started to get away from them, since we didn't have food this morning we were about to hit the 188 outpost so I ask Julie "Julie we are about 30 minutes away from the 188 trading post and get something to eat?" Julie said "ya I could have something to eat" so we stopped at the shop and ordered up some Nuka Colas and some wasteland omelets which were very good, but Julie asked me if she could have a 100 caps to go see this child down under the bridges because people say that this child can see thing about the people he talks to but also can see the future some times if he try's hard enough. So Julie went down to see this child for about 30 - 45 minutes and comes back up to the bar with a big smile on her face and I ask her "Julie what's up what are you so happy about?" Julie says to me "something that is going to happen that I can't wait for but he said that he does not know when this is going to take place but he said it will make me very happy" I said "that's good that's all I want to know" so we kept walking on the road and then we see a sign saying camp site this way so we decide to go check it out, we get there and it had a two small campers sitting across from one other and we decide to make camp here. We scouted the area to see if there was any dangers around us but there was nothing that we could see so we made a fire and cooked up the last of the gecko meat and an apple for supper. So we sat around the camp fire talking about old battles back west we had, which was good to talk about with Julie, but I asked Julie "Julie don't you think it's about time you told me about the files?" Julie said "ya I think it's time" so she got the files out of her backpack but as she was pulling that one out I seen another set of files in there but I was wondering what these ones are, Julie then said "this is the file on the legion centurion who killed my family and took my brother away but the NCR found my little brother killed on the side of the road because he tried to run away from them" then right after that Julie just start crying and I told her as I held out my hand "come with me Julie I want you to see something with me" as I wipe away the tears we walked over and we sat down on the rock face as i was holding her in my arms we looked to the lake as the moon reflected on it and then gazed up at the stars in the night sky I told her "no matter what Julie we will find the legion son of a bitch who did this and he will pay" Julie said "do you promise" I told her "I promise" Julie then curled up close in between my legs and we just looked at the night sky and she fell asleep in my arms so I took Julie back to her bed roll and covered her up and whispered "good night Julie" after that I went and put some more wood on the fire then went and got in my bed roll. It's now 0148 out so it's time to hit the hay.

July 27 2281

I woke up before Julie did today and I felt the need to cook up some food for when she got up, so I took some bighorn meat chopped it up, got some carrots, potatoes and some wine just to try something new and mixed it all together and let it cook for a little bit. So Julie wakes up to the smell of the food and she asked me "Ranger I am sorry for not telling you sooner" I said "Julie there is no need to say sorry we all have are scares, some just run deeper then others I understand, I'm just glad you trusted me, but I am going to have a look around can you keep an eye on the food?" Julie said "yes I can do that for you" so I got my weapon and went down to the lake side to see if the tales about lakelurks were true but there was no sign of these beast that people go on about so I walked up the river side for about 3 or so minutes and noticed a radio tower so I took a look at my pipboy to see if there was any stations around and the only station I seen there was radio New Vegas so I switched it on and a song called Big Iron came on so I listened to the song I thought it was pretty good but it ended and I turned the radio station off. I was done looking around so I went back to the camp to see if Julie finished the food, so as I get back Julie said "foods ready when you want it Ranger" so I grabbed a plate and started munching down the food Julie finish cook for me and I have to admit its pretty dam good because I thought it was going to taste like shit with all the things put into it but as an all friend of mine would say "For Science!" And it made just about everybody laugh when he did it, but anyways so I ask Julie "Julie after we are done eating are breakfest do you want to go jump in the lake and have a swim for a little bit?" Julie's eyes opened wide as if she was surprised that I would ask that and Julie said "I would love to but what about the lakelurks?" I said "wail you were cooking the rest of the food I looked around the shore to see if there were any lakelurks around I seen nothing, I even walked on the dock to see and again nothing. So do you wish to go swimming Julie?" Julie said "yes I would like to do swimming" so we finished eating are food and we grabbed our gear to head down to the lake side. We got to the docks and Julie was already undressed and in the water swimming around but as soon as I get undressed Julie gets pulled under and I yell "Julie!" She came back up for air and she screams at the top of her lounges "RANGER HELP ME!" then she got pulled under again, I ran to the gear and grabbed my trench knife but as I grabbed my knife Julie yells "RANG!" As soon as heard that I bolted to the dock and dived into the water and seen the lurker dragging Julie down to the bottom of lake mead I swam as fast as I could, I seen Julie kicking the lurker as hard as she could she got free of the beast and I went in for the kill, stab after stab punch after punch I killed that lurker so I went up for air and me and Julie swam away from the area and back to shore but after she started to swim away she got dragged under again but this time the lurker used some kind of knockout move on Julie but the lurker forgot about me so I swam again as fast as I could so i grabbed the lurker and thrusted my knife with all might I had and stabbed it in the head, I seen Julie wasn't moving so I grabbed her arm brought her up to the surface and I am telling her "Julie please don't die on me now" over and over again till we got to shore. I had to preform CPR on Julie to see if I could revive her, about a minute or two later she was revived and very scared so I put her in my arms and I held her rocked her back and forth slowly and said "shhhhhh everything is ok Julie I am with you now there is nothing to fear" so after a good half hour or so of sitting there I whispered in her ear "Julie do you wish to leave now?" Julie said softly "yes I would like to leave this place Ranger" so I helped her up and as we got are gear on I told Julie "I will be back In a second" I walked up to an old car and started punching and kicking it and whispering to myself with anger "Ranger come on man you nearly got Julie killed today you don't want to lose another partner again" I think Julie heard what I said because she then came up to me and said "Ranger it's not your felt for what happened out in the water you couldn't have known" as she said known she walks up to me even closer and gives me a soft hug and at first for a few seconds I was going to push her away but I decide to return the hug. After that we pick up the rest of the gear and made are way to Camp Golf to see if they need any assistants. On the way to Camp Golf we ran across Ranger Station Alpha Julie want to check it out to see if everything was alright because all the stations have been sending in strange reports for a month or so now no one is really looking in to it so I keep my mouth shut for the most part. So we get to the station and ask the Comms Officer "is everything alright up here" the Comms Officer said "we don't let civilians in military zones please move alon.. (They look at Julie and I) sorry Ranger my apologies what can we do for you and your partner?" I said "nothing officer just a check up to see if you guys and gals are still kicking" the Officer said "if you need any thing Ranger just ask" so we left the station and headed for camp Golf. It was getting late in the day and we made it to camp Golf I told Julie "Julie can you find a spot to make a camp fire but not near the other tents I will be with you in a little bit. So I go into the command tent and I was talking to sgt. McCredie and I asked him "Sargent do you have any need for me and my partner if not we are leaving tomorrow after we are done are breakfest" the Sargent said "if you are willing to teach some misfits then no we have no need for your skills" I said "then tell one of the misfit squads to come see me and my partner tomorrow morning around 1100 for me please" the Sargent said "yes Sir" so I made my way over to Julie who had a fire and food cooking it was just some pork n' beans just something quick to cook up. After we ate I told Julie "Julie I know you trusted me with those files and now I will share something In my past if you wish to here?" Julie said "Ranger I would love to here the story but can we save it for when there isn't a lot of people you now when it's just you and me?" I said "ok Julie I can do that" then Julie said "if you find my sleeping bag next to you with me in it please don't move I am just a little scared that's all" I told her "that's ok Julie I understand and goodnight Julie see you in the morning"

July 28 2281

Julie woke me up today to tell me that the misfits are on the way and also to let me know that she cooked some breakfest, at lest it wasn't gecko for a change. But the misfits came up to us got in a line and stood beside Mags the squad leader, and said "SIR MISFIT SQUAD REPORTING FOR TRAINING SIR" then I said "Mags is it, I am only training your squad for the morning but aren't there supposed to be 4 of you?" So Mags said "shit O'Hanraham (as she tried to whisper) sorry sir I will go and find him" then I said "Mag's you and your squad have 10 minutes to find him then we will get started" so they went to go got there squad member and I asked Julie "hey Jul how did you act when you first started in the NCR?" Julie said "I acted like any other soldier but I just wanted to be better and what's with Jul Ranger?" And I said "just a small nickname Julie if you don't like it just tell me to stop and I will" Julie said "yes please don't call me that Ranger" so we started to eat and then the misfits came back with all of them being here this time, so I asked them "do any of you know how to survive in the wilds if its just your team out there?" Mag's said "no Sir no one has trained us in that kind of situation" so I asked Julie "Major Archer would you be so kind as to teach these young soldiers in how to survive in the wild?" Julie said "yes Sir" so Julie trained the misfits for about 2 or more hours and I packed all of are gear up to head out as soon as she got back so we could make up for some lost time. Julie came back after teaching the misfits and I asked Julie "so Major Archer how did the training go?" Julie said "the training went swell Sir" after Julie picked up her gear the Misfits came up to me and Julie and asked us "before you two go can you tell us a story about your adventures together?" I told them "next time we come in to Camp Golf remind me or Major Archer to tell a story around the next campfire and Misfits keep up the good work" then as me and Julie get walking down the road Julie said to me "Ranger you owe me big for this" I tell Julie "ok Julie if I owe you something what is it?" Julie says to me "on the next shore leave we get we are going to take the legionary coins we got and we are going to gamble together and if we have some caps or some chips left over we get a hotel room at one of the casinos (while she starts to laugh a little bit)" I then said "yeah that sounds fare to me Julie. Just tell me when you want to go and how long we are going to be having this shore leave for" Julie then said "I will make sure to let you know when I want to call in this favour." As we got walking down the road we seen the Gun Runners shop down the road and we decided to go see what they had. When we got there Julie seen nothing she wanted but I seen some tools and some weapon parts for my old lever action shotgun that I find in the old store couple days ago they were about 50 caps for every thing so I got the parts and tools so that I could fix the shotgun. We decided to make camp and get some more hunting done before we went to the Crimson Caravan to make some extra caps for us. So after we got the hunting done we had 5 gecko hides and lots of gecko meat to sell tomorrow. After we got the fire started and cooked up some food Julie asked me "Ranger you wanted to tell me something the other night, something about your past?" I said to Julie "it about before I joined the NCR and the reasons for me joining the NCR, this is how the story begins, I had to be about 15 or so I this little town I lived in there had to be about 30 men, women, and children living in this town, but one day the legion came and... Slaughtered everyone in the village but the worst part... Is.. I watched as they killed my step father, then rape my mother and then turn around and kill her to, and in the end there is only one survivor of that town.. Me, some nights it comes back to haunt me but I can forget about what happened that day for about a year or so which is good but that's me small story of why I joined the NCR" as I stand up Julie stands up and rushes over to me and gives me a great big hug and said "Ranger I am sorry for your loss"I tell her "Julie it's the past nothing I can do now but move on and kill the legion for the countless slaughters of innocent lives" so we decided to go to bed and Julie decides to put her sleeping bag next to my sleeping bag and I put some more wood on the fire to keep us warm for the night and Julie said "goodnight Ranger" and I said "goodnight Julie, I will see you in the morning"

July 29 2281

The first time I woke up today it was 0300 and another crazy thing happened I seen Jim sitting next to the fire but this time I seen blood running down his face, so I stood up and said "Jim..." No response. After I ask my question I then realized that where the blood was dripping out of was were I shot Jim.. Then as This figure of Jim looked away it turned its head back to me with a changed face, the face looked like it was rotting away and it yelled at me saying "YOU DID THIS TO ME RANGER! YOU DID THIS TO MEEEEE!" Over and over again, then as this thing bolts to me and jumps at me still screaming at me with the same words. Then the thing punched me across the face and I then see Julie on me saying in a frantic way "Ranger come back to me, wake up!" Then she shakes me a little and i said shaking and scared out of my mind "Julie did you not see Jim or this thing that seemed like Jim?" As I said confused, Julie then said "no I didn't see this thing Ranger" so I then went back to sleep but just as I am about to go to sleep Julie lays right next to me and I felt a little bit better knowing she got my back. So morning hit and I seen Julie up by the road, so I grab my sidearm belt put it on and walked up to Julie and asked her softly "Julie is everything ok?" Julie then said "Ranger come look we have a problem with the Crimson Caravan it's being attack by Fiends" so I told Julie "start packing we need to kill this scum" so we packed up are gear and we seen about 10 fiends in around the front gate so Julie had the trail gun that had a scope so she sat up on the old bridge rubble and as I got closer to the fiends they start shooting me, the fiends had 4 shooters and 6 melees, Julie killed the 4 shooters and one melee. So I pulled out my trench knife and took a stance 2 of them had pool cues one takes a swing at me and I grabbed the pool cue and brought the fiend close and I slit his throat as the other was about to swing his pool cue I cut his gut up and fell to the ground crying and screaming with his guts in his hands. The others two had machetes made of lawnmower blades, so they came at me, as one goes in for a strike I moved to the side and the one fiend is on the ground, the next fiend strikes and misses but he made a quick recovery and try's to go in for a jab and missed but I kneed him in the a couple of times in the chest and he dropped his machete on the ground and then I slit his throat and pick up the machete and as the other one was getting up I threw the machete at his head and it went right though his helmet and killed him instantly. So there was only one left to kill the leader of this small group she looks at me starts running at me and pulls out her katana and I go and grab the 2 machetes on the ground and then as she got about 10 feet in front of me she goes flying to the other side and then I look at Julie as she stands up and does a small wave that it's all clear and that she is on the way over. As Julie walks over to me I went and pick up the katana and its case and I put the katana away and that's when Julie walked up and I said "I think you've earned this katana Julie as a gift from me" and Julie said "thanks Ranger, is this a gift for saving you" I then said "sure Julie lets go with at one" so we went up to the gate and said "it's safe to come out now the NCR killed the fiends" so the gate opened up and I asked "where is the person in charge around here ?" And the gate guard said "in the building next to Blake's store can't miss it" me and Julie both said "thank you" to the guard and as we walked in we seen some familiar. Lucy seen us walk in and she comes and gives me the biggest hug in the world and I said "holy shit Lucy what are you doing here?" And Julie said sounding a little pissed off "yeah Lucy what are you doing here?" Lucy then said "I just got the NCR shipments of food and spices. And I am now on my way back to Camp McCarran to tell the chef that the deal has been made" I then said "well I guess I don't have to do that anymore and we need to get back to HQ and get some new orders do you want to tag along with us Lucy?" Lucy then said "I would love to tag along with you Ranger" Julie then pulled me off to the side and said "Ranger why do you trust this women so much?" I said to Julie "Julie me and Lucy have a small past with one another if you wish to hear it ask Lucy yourself tonight around the campfire" so we started to walk to Camp McCarran and as we get about half way we seen an abandoned house with the living room caved in. So we decided to stay in the house for the night, so we set up the fire in the living room and we checked out the back rooms there are two bed rooms one with a single bed and one with a double, I went and asked the girls who wanted which bed with they both called the double and then Julie gave it up and said "Lucy go ahead and have the double I will take the single, but Ranger what about you?" I said "don't worry about me Julie I know where I'm sleeping tonight" and so after that we all sat around the campfire and Julie asked Lucy "Lucy what happened between you and the Ranger?" Lucy said "well when I woke up in the town doctors place he told me that an NCR Ranger came in and said that she has been shot in the head but her heart rate is steady but felling fast the men told me and just as this Lone Ranger saved me a day or two later he saved the town of Goodsprings and that's the quick story" Julie said "I had no idea that the Ranger saved your life" after the girls were done talking with one another we cooked up some food which was gecko, man do I want something else other then gecko. So we ate are food and as Julie and Lucy get up Lucy asked me "Ranger were are you going to sleep tonight? Because if you want you can come sleep with me" Julie turned around and I said "Lucy thanks for the offer but no thanks I'm fine" I seen Julie turn back around with a small smile on her face as she goes to her bedroom. So I put more wood on the fire took out my bed roll and I laid down. Well that's it for tonight.

July 30 2281

I woke up this morning feeling like shit don't know why. So I started the fire up to get some food ready but I couldn't help but think someone was watching me so I looked around and there was no one around so I continued make some food, a couple moments later I heard something so I stood up slowly and made it seem like I was going to look out the window. So I then leaned onto the frame and I slowly reached down to my ranger sequoia and pulled the hammer back gently to make less noise and I then heard some whispers coming from out in the hallway, I then said "I know that you are in the hallway just make yourself known" so I turned my head to look at the door that the whispers were coming from. Then as the person walks into the room I started to pull out my weapon and it turns out it was Lucy and Julie bickering about something, I then asked as I put my ranger sequoia away "what we're you two talking about?" I seen Lucy's cheeks blush as I asked and Julie looked at me as if she was embarrassed about something, then Lucy said "we were just gossiping that's all Ranger nothing bad" so I then said "well I guess that's the answer I'm going to have to have, if that's all foods looks just about done, let's go eat" so we started to eat are food and I asked Lucy "how did you sleep last night?" Lucy said "I sleep well last night for the most part, but it was a little cold and lonely" Julie spoke up and said to me "I sleep ok last night Ranger but their is a big hole in my sleeping bag so the next time we make camp could we share your sleeping bag?" I said "yes that would fine their should more then enough room for the to of use" I then look over at Lucy and it looked like she was giving Julie the death stare and then I looked at Julie and she had the biggest smirk on her face. So after that we finished up are food and started to walk back to HQ to report back and get new orders. On the way back we ran across some mutants couldn't tell if they first Gen. or Nightken, so we waited for them to pass because I only fight them we I have orders to do so. After an hour or so they were gone and we continued on. As we walked up to the gates we could hear gunshots so we rushed a little faster and it was a bunch of fiends, as I turned the corner I pulled out my ranger sequoia and shot once and hit the fiend in the leg and after that they ran away. So we go in to the terminal and Lucy told us "I got to do some things around the base if you are still around meet me at the mess hall for supper, Julie if you wish to come you are welcome to" so after that we went to see Hsu about some new orders. So we enter the room and Hsu said "Ranger good to see you Major Acher are safe and sound new mission for you, here's the file good luck. And before I forget there's someone here to see you he told me to say he's an old friend and to meet him in the courtyard" so after that I tried to think of who it was. so we went to the courtyard to see who this person was and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I then said "True sharpshooter Haliday it's been awhile man what have you be doing?" True said "oh you know killin fools who need to die." I said "hey look man if you have some time come to supper with us it starts around 5 or so" so me and Julie go to are tent and put away are gear for the night and Julie asked me as we were walking to the mess hall I told Julie "hey Julie I will meet you up at the mess hall I have to talk to Hsu for a minute" so I went into his office and asked him "Sir I wish to request for some leave for three days to go over to the strip after this mission?" Hsu said "that would be fine Ranger" so after that I go up to the mess hall and see that Julie and Lucy are having an argument over something and as I walked up I said "lady's if I am interrupting something here I can get my food and head back to my tent?" They both said "no no it's ok we will stop" so I went and took a seat next to Julie and Julie asked me "so Ranger what is are mission for tomorrow?" I said "don't know exactly haven't read it yet" I then asked Lucy "what do you have planned for tomorrow Lucy?" Lucy said "I don't know maybe go to the strip or something" so I said "sounds like fun.. Me and Julie we're think of" then Julie kicked me in the leg and stared at me then I said "never mind Lucy that's something between me and Julie, but I am getting a little tired so it was great seeing you again Lucy with your luck you will probably bump in to us" Lucy said "yeah it was great I will see you later" Julie said "I'm going to head out to Ranger wait up" so I wait and Julie said to me "Ranger where's your friend True?" And I told Julie "that man just does what he wants" so we went back to the tent and got in are beds and Julie asked me "Ranger two things, one can we get bunk beds?" I said "maybe and two" Julie said "two can we get some better food to eat when we leave the base?" I said "yes we can do that Julie, goodnight Julie" Julie then said "goodnight Ranger see you in the morning." I wonder what's going to happen tomorrow.

July 31 2281

Today I woke up to smelling something really good and unfamiliar to me so I turned around and I seen Julie cooking something so I asked her "what you cookin" Julie said "I am cooking us some omelets I hope u like them" I said "I bet it will taste great Julie" so as she was finishing up the food I grabbed the files for are mission I looked at the first file and I couldn't believe what I was seeing, we had to go kill Cook Cook a fiend leader who kills his victims with fire, then I looked at the rest we had to take out everyone of the fiend leaders outside of vault 3. So I tell Julie "Julie we have a big assignment ahead of us, we have to kill the three fiend leaders but there is a twist, we can't shoot the head off we need there head to claim the bounty on their heads" Julie then said "sakes easy enough which one do we start with?" As she set the plate down, I said "I think we should start with Cook Cook, one well placed shot at his heart with an armour-piercing round and he will drop like a brahmin. Speaking of brahmin, I heard he has a Brahmin where if u kill it he will go nuts and kill everything in sight" so Julie said "ok saids like a solid plan and how do u like your omelet?" I said "their wonderful Julie, where did you learn to cook?" Julie said "my adopted mother told me I had to learn how to cook so I learned" I said "well she taught you well, well back to the game plan, after Cook Cook we will go hunt down Violet, she has an army of dogs on her side so we have to kill the dogs and then we go for the prize, that just leaves the driver we will come up with something along the way" so we finished up are food and started to gear up, I took my ranger sequoias, a lever-action Rifle with scope and armour-piercing rounds, and my trench knife, Julie decided to bring her hunting rifle with scope and regular rounds, a ranger sequoia, and her combat knife. So we picked up some food, water, spare ammo, and are sleeping bags, and we headed out to find Cook Cook. As we got past the bridge to the friend side. s we came up to some old buildings we came across a patrol of three fiends going to a small camp, we went up on a hill side to see what was down in the camp, we look and looked and then we seen Cook Cook cooking some food so we looked for his Brahmin he loves so much. After 5 minutes of searching we found it I told Julie to shoot the Brahmin and once she did cook cook went in to a rage and killed all the fiends in the area so I looked down my scope and shot him straight through the heart. So we went and cut off his head and put it in a bag. After that Julie and I got walking to the next hunt but we had to stop because their were 5 first generation super mutants and they want to start a fight with us, so that's what we did 2 had swords, 3 had rifles. The two with swords came after me and the Rifle men went after Julie, I pulled out my revolvers and killed the first melee super mutant and I picked up its bumper sword and fought the other one, I cut off the mutants leg and then head after that I heard Julie yell out to me "RANGER HELP ME!" So I ran over to the two last mutants jump on its and started stabbing its head with my knife and Julie shot the other one, after that I yelled over to Julie "JULIE ITS OVER ARE YOU ALRIGHT?..." A quick moment past and I ran over to her as fast as I could I said "Julie?" No response I said "no no no no.. Julie don't do this to me not now" so I checked to see if there was a pulse.. Their was a pulse very faint but their, so I got the med kit out cleaned up the wound as best and as fast as I could three shots in total one in the arm, one in the stomach, and the last one in the leg, no major blood loss, no arteries cut so at lest that's a good thing. Julie then speaks up and says "Ranger am I going to die" as she said very softly I then said "no you will not die not if have anything to say about it" so I picked her up and I ran to westside as fast as I could go, I ran for half an hour to get to westside Julie then side "Ranger are we there yet?" I tell her "yes Julie we are here" so I ran into the town looking for the doctors office, I see the doctor walking into the office and I yell "Doc.. Doc help us" the doctor turns around and I couldn't believe it. It was my old medical trainer back when I started in the army. I yell again to him "George.. George you got to help us please.. She'll die if you don't" George said "come on in I have work todo" so I put her on the medical table and helped the doc take her armour off and I explained the situation "doc she was shot three times once in the arm, one in the leg and one in the Stomach" as we got her armour off George told me "Ranger you have to leave the operating room" I told him "no doc I can't leave her not now" and then I felt her grab my arm and she said "I'll be fine Ranger just promise me one thing" and I said "what's that one thing Julie?" Julie said "come closer so I can whisper it in your ear" as I got closer she said "you better take me to Vegas after this and make sure to wear a fancy suit" I said "that's the plan Julie don't worry" then I said to George "make sure she doesn't die" George said to me "I'll do my best to save her" he then called in his assistant to help him. It's now 2200 he's been in there a long haven't eaten since Julie's homemade breakfast don't think I will eat anything tonight so don't think I'll sleep nether so this is it for today.

August 1 2281

We got here last night at around 2230. The nurse came out of the operation room around 0700 and she said to me "come with me please" so I stood up and she started walking away from the operating I ask her "nurse is Julie going to be ok?" She just told me again "Sir please come with me Doctor Doherty will be down in a moment" so I listened and walk with her to the mean room and looked outside the window and asked her "so what's your name?" She then said "Ashley, what's your name?" I said "my name is Ranger nice to meet you" then a few moments pass and George walks out and says "Ranger she's going to be ok but their is a down side" I ask "what is it doc?" George says "when you took out those bullets on the field and ran her all the way here she bleed a lot" I interrupted him and said "is she resting right now but there's one problem.. My payment.. It will cost you 3000 caps, I know it sounds step but if I know you as well as I remember you'll find away" so I said "on my way in I seen an arrow pointing down and said the thorn what is that?" George said "its a fighting arena go way to earn fast cash or to a fast death" I said "it's the only way I can earn fast cash to pay for this crazy bill" so I headed outside of the town and went into the sewer to to make some money. I asked around to see who was in charge of the arena. They said Red Lucy, so I found Red Lucy standing in the middle of the room and I walked up to her and said "Red Lucy.. I wish to fight in your arena" she told me "a stranger wishes to fight" I said "I need to for 3000 caps to help my friend.. I wish to fight the strongest beast you have" she said "Noble, strong, and brave these are what you are stranger.. Very well you will fight in the next fight but to get what you ask for you most fight with a disadvantage...(she thinks for a moment and looked around) you must only fight with your knife and there will be three challenges for you to conquer back to back.. Do you accept?" I say "yes I accept" so I walked over to the lift and I put down all my firearms and I got on the lift. As I went into the Pitt all I could think about was Julie and wounding if she was alright. As I entered the arena I looked across the field and the gate opens up and 3 night stalkers come rushing out, two ran behind me and one jumped right me, so I pushed it away and grabbed my knife and another one jumped at me so I dropped to one knee and it plunged itself into my on knife and after that I stabbed it in the head then the two other ones both attack me so I grabbed one of them and snapped its neck, the last one made one final attempt to attack me so it jumps and I plunged my knife down its throat and I pulled my knife out and stabbed it in the head. Round 2 was not fun for me, 2 fire geckos walked in and one walked around the room and the other one charged at me and started to breath fire so I ran at it and slide under the fire and grabbed its head and slit it's throat, then the other one ran at me so I throw my knife at its head killing it instantly. Round 3 I was getting very tired from staying up all night so I got a little sluggish, but the third round was rough I had to fight a deathclaw, it changed at me with all its might and I jumped out of the way but it lashed its arm out at me and I flow across the room and all I could here after I hit a fence was the crowd cheering for the deathclaw to win, so I changed at the deathclaw and I slide under its legs and started jabbing its legs, but it then grabbed me by my stomach and throw me to the fence, so I sat next to the fence and it changed at me with its horns and I dodged the charge and the deathclaw got stuck so I grabbed my knife started stabbing its throat until it bled out. So I walked to the middle of the arena and everyone was silent Red Lucy's mouth dropped just a little and I dropped to one knee after and said "ARE YOU ALL NOT ENTERTAINED?!" So the gate opens to go to red Lucy and I tell her "3000 caps as we agreed upon" she snapped her fingers and a guard came over with a bag full of caps red Lucy says "3000 caps plus we just fashioned a deathclaw gauntlets for you to use on the hunt" I say "thank you for the caps and gift" so grabbed my gear and headed back to pay George, as I got back to the doctors office I seen Julie aggressively arguing with George I over head her saying "where is Ranger I need to see him" as I walk in on a small limp I say "I got your money George, 3000 caps as promised" George said "thank you and how did you get the money?" Julie said "yeah Ranger how did you get the money so fast?" I said "well I went down into the thorn and talked to Red Lucy and I made a deal with her.. She gives me 3000 caps and I had to sleep with her" Julie stops me from talking by grabbing me and looking like she was upset but not in a angry way and said "Ranger please tell me you didn't sleep with her please" I said "Julie I was only kidding. No I had to kill 3 night stalkers, 2 fire geckos , and 1 very angry deathclaw, but the catch was I could only use a knife. So yeah not fun" George and Ashley's mouth drop will Julie said "you did that for me?" I said "yes Julie i would do just about anything to help or save you" after that I asked George "couple things George 1: is their an inn or something around here, 2: a good place to eat, 3: a place to get supplies, and 4 would you like to buy these 3 rare legionary coins?" George said "right across the street is a brothel / hotel, and no for 2, for 3 you can stop at the pawn shop and see, and for the coins let me see them" George took a look at them and said "I will give you back the 2000 caps for these, good for you?" I say "sounds good to me" so we trade and Julie got her gear, then we said goodbye to one another and we headed over to the pawn shop. Problem was the shop was closed so we went over to the the hotel and asked the girl inside if their was any open rooms to rent for the night and we got one for 50 caps which wasn't to bad. So we got some of are pork n' beans out for supper and we were both pretty sore and tired, so we went to the bed room and their was only a double bed so I was to tired to get my bed roll out and I said "well Julie it looks like we will be sharing the same bed tonight" she said "that's ok with me Ranger I don't mind one bit" so we got into bed and this is were I say goodnight.

August 2 2281

I woke up today hearing the roaring of what would be the worst day of my life, but as the roaring went on I knew what the beast was, not many men are brave enough or crazy enough to face a Deathclaw let alone in hand to hand combat, so I told the guard outside the door that I was ready to fight, so 30 or so minutes later the lift finally came up to get me, so I got on and they lowered me down into the arena and all you could see was people, from low class civilians to the very rich, so the crowd went dead silent after the Deathclaw cage was opened and then all you could see was its arms come out from the darkness, so I seen a super sledge between the two of us, so I run to the hammer as fast as I could and the beast is anger and hungry, so as I grabbed the hammer I rolled out of the Deathclaws charge and I changed at it and I hit the leg twice to hopefully cripple it's leg, as I went in for the third hit I did make contact but as I did it backhanded me to the fence and I did end up hurting its leg because it had to limp over to me, so I took the advantage to try hitting it in the head but it was still moving to quick so I went back for the same leg, so swing after swing I kept missing so I rolled to get in close and I finally got two hits in and the second hit broke its leg and in return it slashes my back cutting throw my armour so I go and step on its arm and broke its arm with the hammer and then it cuts my leg, so I get up and walk around to smash its skull in and as I am about I stopped and yelled "LET ME USE MY FIREARM SO I CAN END ITS SUFFERING" the crowd went silent and red Lucy said "I will allow you to end its suffering" so they throw in my revolver and as I went to pick it up I stumbled a little bit, and as I walked over to the Deathclaw and aimed at its head, I stopped and went down to cover its eye and I said "goodnight and goodbye" and then I shot it and the last sound you hear in the arena is the Deathclaws final breath, so I stood up and holstered my revolver and then as I walked over to the stairs, I looked up and I seen Lucy and George waiting for me at the top then as I got to them I blacked out. Then I woke up at Georges clinic with bandages rapped around my torso and leg, George comes up to me and said "you did great out their Ranger the crowd was moved by what you did, you ended up making over 12,000 caps on that fight so here take it you earned it" I said to George "what about the money for Julie" George said "don't worry about it you made enough money to treat her and your friend Lucy gave me some caps to fix you up, she left over 3 hours ago, but also a woman came by asking if she could talk to you" I said "sure if she is still around" so George went and got her and she comes in and said "hello my name is Doctor Grace Crawford and I come from a group in the commonwealth and we need your help" I said "listen doc I need to heal and talk to my partner about this because she goes where I go and I go where she goes so can you wait till she gets up?" So doc Crawford said yes I can wait for now" and as she left the room I think she said some like "see you when you wake up in.." Then I couldn't hear her anymore so I went to check up on Julie to see how she was doing and I looked in the room she was still sleeping away but she looks a lot better then before at least there is an upside. So it's getting late time to go to sle...