A/N: A quick extra Chapter because you've all been such good Boys and Girls. I also put the actual Stats of the Courier at the bottom of this Chapter. I wanted to get those out sooner but I forgot to add them in. If you want to know my Courier a little better please check them out.
Ulysses and Joshua Graham are absolutely my favorite Fallout characters. Not the best Waifu though, that spot belongs to Christine. They both have very tragic backstories and voices that could melt butter. Only if you use mods can you actually get them to meet one another, which is pretty uncool in my opinion. Maybe if you got them together they could travel across the Worlds on their own, helping people wherever they can.
But that's a Story for another time and place. If possible please leave an honest Review, let me know what you think of the Story so far. And if you really like Crossovers of Fallout and RWBY, check out Survivor by Rio Skyron.
Guest: I don't think you should make a thesis on the Story just yet. Maybe keep reading it and you might just find yourself liking it. And if you don't please feel free to read something else.
Chapter 17: The Needs Of The New World
Hopeville still burned throughout the night thanks to the invisible fires of radiation scorching it from within. At one point in the Divide's history, radiation might have been its most dangerous enemy. That was until a Courier showed up, Courier Six. The same one that battled another under the Old World flag. But instead of besting her enemy with strength and bullets, she chose words. Together they finished off what was left of the Marked Men.
The other Courier, Ulysses, didn't expect things to end in the fashion they did. Because of this all he had left to do was walk the streets of the Divide. He planned to remain there for the rest of his days. It was the only other worthy punishment he could think of for the scars he left on the Mojave.
As a reward for besting another Courier, Six was gifted with many valuables. Including a flag of the Old World, a message, and a Duster with a two headed Bear on the back. The same Duster that she would wear when she defended the Dam against the Legion.
Ulysses had heard the news of the second battle of Hoover Dam. How it had been even worse than the last. But despite that the NCR manged to pull through, and the Legion was firmly pushed out. What he didn't expect to hear was that the Courier battled the Legate in the same way she fought him. Using only words.
No one was a stranger to Courier Six's hate for Caesar's Legion. It was no secret that she was the one to end his life. She had the motives and she had the access to do so. Which is why everyone assumed that the Legate would be next.
But through one of her earlier journeys she learned the true value of mercy, even if she couldn't quite learn the values of forgiveness. The man who helped her understand this lesson was the one she taught to understand the same thing. Joshua Graham. Better known as his old name, the Burned Man.
Instead of choosing to leave their home to the White Legs, the Sorrows took the advice of Joshua and the Courier stayed and fought them head on. With Graham on one side and her new Companion Follows Chalk on the other, Six obliterated the White Legs. All but one.
Their leader, Salt Upon Wounds, was on his knees at the end of the battle. He was practically begging for his life. But the look in the Burned Man's eyes was one that Courier Six knew too well. Before she came to Zion there were no points in her journey where she had let any Legionaries keep their lives. Whenever she encountered them she was always filled with hatred and the need for revenge. Just as Joshua now was.
She saw not just a chance to save him from becoming a monster, but maybe even herself. It took a good amount of convincing, but that was something that she was good at. Upon showing mercy to the White Leg's Chief, Joshua Graham was finally given some level of peace, and the Burned Man was no more.
In her travels Six had saved two different men from making the worst possible mistakes they could. Now after all this time, it would be their turn to return the favor. First they would need to find one another.
The Goodsprings Cemetery provided a perfect view of New Vegas. The memory of the City's lights slowly faded from Ulysses mind overtime. As for Graham, he had never received a chance to look upon its beauty in the first place.
But no one stopped by the Cemetery for the view anymore. They stopped by to see where the Courier had risen from the dead and started her new journey. Seeing the grave inspired folks to try and follow a similar path. But none of them would ever be able to make the same type of mark as her.
Standing above the empty grave was a man with bandages completely rapped around his face. It was entirely consumed by scars and burns that even if given years would never heal. He never numbed the pain, for it was the best reminder of his past.
Ulysses stood beside him, wearing the same jacket with the same flag etched on the back. He arrived a few hours after Joshua. Escaping the ashes of Hopeville with one's life intact is no easy job. But despite that he came as soon as he heard the news of Courier Six vanishing.
After the passing of what must've been minutes of pondering, silence was broken. ''There are those that like to say that she was killed by those bullets and brought back as a completely different person.'' Graham said, looking up from the grave.
''You do God's work. Meaning it's a theory you have no belief in. Am I correct?'' Ulysses asked, receiving a small nod shortly after. ''Those who came up with the idea are closer to the right answer than they think. Before the bullets entered her skull she was someone else. Someone that has been forgotten by most. But I couldn't forget them. They were the person who actually took my home from me.''
Joshua knew much about Ulysses and it was the same way around. ''There's something I wish to ask you.'' Graham said. He was beginning to unwrap his bandages and remove them entirely. He threw them to the ground, no intention on putting them back on. ''At one point we both served with the Legion. We killed its enemies without a second thought. We both have memories of fighting alongside those we would consider brothers. When the Legion lost the second battle were you in anyway upset?''
''You said it yourself.'' Ulysses quickly answered. In a similar fashion he removed his own mask. But it wasn't worn to hide any scars, but instead to help him survive the harshness of the Divide. ''It was at one point in our lives. That point is over, has been for sometime now. But we serve the Legion, even when we don't intend to. Even the Courier is guilty of this. She let their Legate escape and he now has a chance to strengthen the Legion once again. But they won't win, no they can't. Won't stop them from trying though. Not while one of them is still alive.''
Graham agreed with him entirely. ''The Legion has become somewhat of an idea over years. Meaning that it will on forever. But then so is the NCR, the Brotherhood, the White Legs, even Vegas itself. We will continue to hear from them for years to come.''
Still having no plan to put them back on Joshua kicked the bandages into the open grave. Ulysses then did the same thing with his mask. The air in the Mojave wasn't perfect, but it was still better than the Divide's. He asked Graham his reasoning for meeting near the grave. ''You were brought here the same way as me?''
''Yes. I was approached by a stranger with motives that were unknown.'' He answered trying to recall what the stranger was wearing when he met her. ''Her choice of clothing was an odd one. Similar to what little of Pre-War design I've seen.''
''As was mine. He seemed to be in a hurry to leave the Divide. Most people who venture inside for the first time think they've found themselves in Hell. When in reality it's a special kind of Hell. Just like the Sierra Madre, not that you've seen it.''
''Both are places I have no desire to see for myself. Not that I'd have the time anyway. But we're not here to discuss the countless horrors we have faced in our travels. We're here to repay a debt to someone. Someone who not too long ago saved you and I.''
Only partially did Ulysses disagree. ''That would depend on your idea of the word saved. If you mean body and mind then yes we were both rescued. But if you mean our innocence, then you were the only one spared. Mine was lost once ago.''
''As was mine.'' Joshua Graham pointed out. ''But the Courier somehow found a way to revive it. And for that I'd give my life for her. I know you don't feel the same way as I do about her. But if she is really in danger won't you help her?''
Little did Joshua know that Ulysses had made up his mind hours ago. ''That is why I came her, yes. Even if it does interfere with my work. Wanted to walk the Courier's Mile for myself. See how long I could survive it. Maybe an hour or two at most. She'd find a way to last longer. Half a day maybe.''
''She's done impossible things before. Things that even you and I are not capable of. Things that even the Scientists at Big Mountain could not predict. But enough of the past, it is for the best that it be forgotten, but not lost. You know where we're supposed to go from here?''
Ulysses nodded and began to walk out of the Cemetery. Joshua followed him from behind. ''I've seen the World only once before. It was somehow saved from the fires of war. I locked up its entrance in order to keep it safe from the New World. But I was wrong to never consider who the real threat was. Getting there will take more time than I'd like. But if you truly feel like you have a debt to repay then that won't stop you from joining me.''
''No, of course it won't. I have no doubt that she would do the same for us. But if this will really take as long as you expect it to, would you be willing to tell me everything you know about this other World that is untouched by ours?''
Courier's Stats:
SPECIAL:
Strength: 9 (+) Raised by the Reinforced Spine Perk
Perception: 6
Endurance: 5
Charisma: 10
Intelligence: 1
Agility: 5
Luck: 10
Skills and Perks:
Barter: 100
Energy Weapons: 81
Explosives: 77
Guns: 80
Lockpick: 90
Medicine: 71
Melee weapons: 87
Repair: 100
Science: 100
Sneak: 75
Speech: 100
Survival: 81
Unarmed: 80
Abominable (3)
Adamantium Skeleton
Animal Control
Animal Friend
Beautiful Beatdown
Black Widow
Bloody Mess
Bug Stomper (3)
Camarader-E (3)
Cherchez La Femme
Coin Operator
Divide Survivor
DNAgent
DNAvenger (2)
Educated
Explorer
Fast Metabolism
Free Radical
Ghost Hunter
Good Natured
Here and Now
Hunter
In Shining Armour
Intense Training (5)
Jury Rigging
Khan Trick
Legion Assault
Lord Death (2)
Machine Head (2)
Marked
Melee Hacker
Pack Rat
Power Armour Training
Ranger Takedown
Reinforced Spine
Sierra Madre Martini
Sneering Imperialist
Strong Back
Tag!
Terrifying Presence
Weapon Handling
Wild Wasteland
General Opinion and Reputation:
Boomers: Idolized
Brotherhood of Steel: Idolized
Caesar's Legion: Vilified
Followers of the Apocalypse
Freeside: Idolized
Goodsprings Idolized
Great Khans: Idolized
NCR: Idolized
Novac: Idolized
Powder Gangers: Smiling Troublemaker
The Strip: Idolized
White Glove Society: Idolized
Karma: Very Good, Messiah
Personality:
Likes: Hunting Deathclaws, discovering new Regions, spending time with her Companions, winning big at Casinos, slow dancing, swimming in water that isn't full of radiation, finding new and different types of weapons, and cuddling.
Dislikes: Those that are currently associated with the Legion, watching her friends getting hurt or killed, losing big at Casinos, Chems unless in a situation where it's life or death, Fiends, and when people refuse to cuddle with her.
Full Name: Courier Six
Actual Name: Unknown
Sexuality: Homosexual, aside from the occasional Robot
Weaknesses: None
