Wandering New Stars

by RedKnight21

After saving the Capital Wasteland, freeing the Pitt, exploring Point Lookout, and taking an alien space ship, the Lone Wanderer is ready for a new adventure, among the stars. But the Lone Wanderer won't do this alone, he's got his crew, his friend, his dog, and his robot butler to go with him on this journey. Rated M for Language/Violence/and Lemon.

4. Chapter 4

Wandering New Stars

Chapter-4

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(Vault 101: Age-10)

A bright light blinded a young boy as he heard the sounds of clapping and small cheers. He heard only one word.

"Surprise!"

"Stanley, you turned on the lights too fast. You blinded the poor kid!"

As the boy blinked his eyes rapidly he was treated to a shocking sight that made a big smile cross his face.

"Happy birthday!"

The young boy had entered a small dining room filled with both kids, adults, and party decorations. The people were all warring matching blue jumpsuits with the number 101 and Pip-Boys on their arm.

"Can you believe it, he's growing up so fast." An elderly woman said with some fondness.

"Happy birthday, son! I can't believe you're already 10." Said an older man with gray hair and a lab coat over his body. "I'm so proud of you." He said, bringing a big smile out of his son. "If only your mother-"

The father was cut off when another man the same age walked forward, interrupting the heart felled moment. "Congratulations, young man. I don't have to tell you how special this day is, do I?" He asked in an expecting tone.

"No Overseer sir."

"Down here in vault 101, when you turn 10, well, you're ready to take on official Vault responsibility." The Overseer said in a business-like tone before pulling something from behind. "So here you are. As Overseer, I hereby present you with your very own Pip-Boy 3000! Get used to it." He muttered the last part before handing the boy the device. "You'll be getting you're first work assignment tomorrow, hahaha." He said before walking away.

The birthday boy looked at the device in his hands before clicking it on around his wrist and switched it to life.

"Enjoy your party!" The father said with a loving smile. "You're only 10 once, so have fun!" He said before walking away.

A moment later a girl the same age as the boy ran up to him with a big smile on her face. She had tan skin, brown hair that reached to her neck, hazel eyes, and a party hat on her head.

"Happy birthday! We really surprised you, didn't we?" The girl said before letting out a small giggle. "Your dad was afraid you were onto us. But I told him not to worry. You're so easy to fool." She bragged and teased, but in a playful manner.

The birthday boy grinned and folded his arms. "I was onto you Amata, give me 30 minutes and I would have figured everything out!" He said in a challenging tone, but that just made them both laugh. "This is a great party, Amata! Thanks for doing this for me." He said with a big smile.

"You're welcome. But really, you're dad did most of the work. I just helped with the decorations and stuff." Amata said in a bashful tone before she grinned. "Hey, I bet you can't guess what I got you for your birthday. Go on, guess!"

The young boy had a thoughtful look on his face before a grin crossed his face. "A date with Christina Kendall?" He asked in a teasing tone.

That got a shocked look out of Amata as she blushed red. "Ew, gross! I didn't think you even liked girls. Especially not that daddy's girl." She said before a grin crossed her face. "Well, you're wrong. Who's your favorite barbarian?" She said, getting a shocked look from the birthday boy. "That's right, Grognak! Issue 14, and with no missing pages!"

Amata pulled out a thin comic book from behind herself and handed it to her best friend. The birthday boy looked at the gift as if it were gold, comic books, especially ones in good condition, was hard to find in the vault. If you wanted a good read, you had to get it from a book or terminal.

The birthday boy smiled at his friend. "I love it Amata, thank you."

Amata smiled and seemed to gain a small blush on her face. "Well, I better let you get back to 'mingling' with your guests. We'll talk later, okay? Happy birthday." She said before walking off.

The young boy smiled as he rolled up the comic book and slid it into his back pocket. The birthday boy started to explore the small diner, meeting some of the guests that were invited. He avoided some of the guests, such as Amata's father, the Overseer. The young boy never understood why, but he felt the Overseer didn't like him for some reason. Another group of people he avoided was Butch and his friends Paul and Wally. They were a trouble making group and always picked on him and Amata.

The birthday boy saw an old lady sitting at a booth, making him smile as he walked up to her.

When the old woman noticed him she smiled. "Are you having a nice party?" She asked with an affectionate smile. "Ten years old already, my my my. It seems like only yesterday that your daddy came..." She blinked for a second before giving a small laugh. "Goodness, listen to me ramble! You're waiting for your present, aren't you?"

The birthday boy gave a small smile as he shook his head. "You didn't have to bring me a present Mrs. Palmer." He said, trying to be polite, Mrs. Palmer was like his grandmother, he remembered her watching him and Amata when they were little.

That made the old woman laugh. "Fiddlesticks! What 10-year-old doesn't like presents?"

The birthday boy blushed a bit at that. "I never said I wouldn't take a present."

Palmer laughed at that. "Here you go, a nice sweet-roll that I backed for you just this morning. And it's all for you, you're the birthday boy, no sharing required today!"

Mrs. Palmer handed the boy a warm sweet-roll wrapped in paper. Already the boy could feel his mouth water as he smelled it.

"Thank you, Mrs. Palmer!" He said before giving the old woman a hug, one she returned.

"Attention everyone! it's time to cut the cake!" Andy, a Mr. Handy, called from behind the counter as he started to whine up his buzz saw and move it slowly towards the cake.

"Andy, wait!"

Before Amata could stop the robot, it was too late. The cake was shredded to pieces, practically ruining it.

"Oh no..." Amata moaned as she saw the mess.

"I am mortified about the cake mishap. Simply mortified."

The birthday boy looked at the sweet roll in his hands before he tapped on Amata's shoulder, grabbing her attention.

"We can split the sweet roll." He offered, getting a smile out of Amata.

Their moment was ruined when Butch spoke. "Hey," Butch called, grabbing the two's attention. "I'm hungry and that stupid robot destroyed the cake." He said in an obnoxious tone. "Give me that sweet roll you got from Old Lady Palmer.

That made the birthday boy glare at Butch along with Amata. "I'm not sharing it with you Butch, I'm sharing it with Amata."

"'I'm sharing it with Amata'... who's talking about sharing, moron?" Butch mocked as he got up from his seat. "I want the whole thing."

That made the birthday boy raise an eyebrow while Amata looked mad. The birthday boy looked at the sweet roll in his hand before he got a wicked idea.

He unwrapped the snack and quickly stuffed it all in his mouth without any hesitation, getting a shocked look from Butch and a surprised look from Amata. But the birthday boy wasn't done, he quickly chewed the snack before opening his mouth wide open.

"Still want it, Butch?" He said with a full mouth before swallowing.

Butch was on the other boy in a second with his fist swinging, and the birthday boy was ready. However, the fight was quickly broken up by Officer Gomez.

"Hey, hey, break it up!" He said while pulling the two boys apart. Butch had a bloody lip while the birthday boy had a bump on his head, but nothing else. "Butch, go sit down!"

Butch looked ready to say something, but the glare he got made him clam his mouth shut. "Asshole..." He muttered before walking off.

Officer Gomez turned his attention to the birthday boy, but his eyes were much softer. "I hope Butch didn't hurt you. You want to tell me what that was all about?"

Before the birthday boy could say anything, Amata spoke first. "Butch tried to take his sweet roll away, it was a gift he got from Mrs. Palmer!" She said while frowning at Butch, who was now sitting back with his friends.

That made Officer Gomez sigh. "Why that little... I figured it was him that started it. He's been nothing but trouble since the day he was born." He said as he folded his arms. "You let me handle this. And try to stay out of the way."

The birthday boy, however, waved the officer off. "It was nothing Officer Gomez, heck, I did more damage to him and he got the drop on me."

That made Officer Gomez laugh a bit. "Good for you. Don't let Butch start to bully you or he'll never stop. I've seen his type before." He said while smiling at the two. "Well, no harm is done then. Why don't you get back to enjoying the party." With that Officer Gomez walked away, but kept an eye on Butch.

Amata tapped the birthday boy on the shoulder, grabbing his attention. "My dad's calling me over, he probably wants to find out what happened. Well, try to enjoy the party." She said before walking off.

As the birthday boy was looking around, he noticed his dad gave him a concerned look, making him walk over to him.

"Are you alright? Is Butch giving you a hard time again?" He asked while looking over his son's head.

"No, more like he was being himself and I didn't let him push me around."

That made the father nod with a small smile. "I'm glad to hear it. Once you start letting bullies push you around, you'll never see the end of it." He said before smiling. "Come on now, I'm sure there's someone else with a present for you."

"Like me," Stanley spoke next to the birthday boy's father with a smile and a party hat on. "So, how do you like that Pip-Boy, sport? Fit alright and everything?"

The birthday boy smiled and raised his arm. "Like a glove, it's like I'm part robot now." He said, getting a smile out of the man. "But it's heavier then I thought it would be."

That made Stanley nod. "Yeah, the A series is a bit heavier than the luxury models, but that puppy was built to last, and is very reliable. I was saving that one just for you, though you would appreciate it more. I bet you could drop a bomb on it and it would still work. As a matter of fact, I know you could." Stanley said with pride.

"Well, hopefully, I never have to test it out. I'm not bombproof." The Birthday boy said getting a laugh out of Stanley. "Thanks, Stanley."

"Hold on, I didn't just fix that Pip-Boy for you," Stanley said as he pulled out a red cap and put it on the boy's head. "Here, I used to have this when I was your age, so you can guess it's pretty old." He said with a laugh.

The birthday boy smiled as he hugged Stanley, one he easily returned. "Thanks again, Stanley!" He said while pulling back from the hug.

"No problem kid." He said with a smile. "Now go have fun."

As the birthday boy started to enjoy his party his father pulled him off to the side.

"Hey, that was Jonas on the intercom. He and I have been cooking up a little surprise present." He said with a smile. "Jonas is waiting for you downstairs on the Reactor Level. Go ahead, I don't think anyone will mind if you split for a few minutes."

With that said the birthday boy left the small dinner and made his way to the Reactor level, but not before getting one last gift from Beatrice, and the older woman who helped babysit him when he was little. Though the present was only a written poem downloaded onto his Pip-Boy. The boy read the poem and for some reason, it sounded a little depressing.

Making his way down to the Reactor Level the young boy opened a sliding door. Inside the room was a reactor in the center along with a dark skin man off to the side.

The man noticed the boy and walked up to him. "What are you doing down here, young man? I thought kids weren't allowed down on the Reactor Level." He said in a playful tone.

Noticing the tone the boy puffed up his chest. "I'm not a kid Jonas! I'm 10 years old!"

That made Jonas give a friendly laugh. "You sure are! Pip-Boy and everything, look at that!" He said as he looked at the door. "If you can wait just one more minute, I think your dad will want to give you the surprise himself."

It wasn't long before the young boy's father walked into the room, a long present in his hands.

The father smiled down at his son. "Are you ready for your surprise?"

"What kind of surprise?" The boy asked, bouncing on his feet with excitement.

"The Overseer gave you your Pip-Boy, and you're old enough to do some work. So I figure you're old enough for this." He said as he handed the present, and when the boy saw what it was he couldn't believe his eyes. "You're own BB gun! It's a little old, but it should still work perfectly. Jonas found it down here. It was in pretty rough shape, it took us a good three months to find the parts to get it working again." He said before letting out a small laugh. "You know how tough it is to find a spring that small? Good thing Butch 'misplaced' that switchblade of his, hahaha!"

The boy ran up to his dad and gave him a hug, one he returned. "Thanks, Dad, I love it!"

"Don't just thank me, thank Jonas as well." He said with a smile.

"Hey, your the one who spent the most time on the-" Jonas was cut off when the boy ran up to him and hugged his waist.

"Thanks, Uncle Jonas!"

That made a warm smile cross Jonas' face as he returned the hug. "No problem kid."

"So, what do you think? Want to give it a try?" The father asked, grabbing the kid's attention.

The boy held up the gun and aimed it at the floor. "What do I get to kill with it first?" He asked in an excited tone.

That made the boy's father wave his finger. "Easy now. It's only a BB gun, but it's not a toy. You could shoot your eye out. Let's go try it out. Jonas and I have found a nice spot for you. Follow me." The boy's father led his son to a near buy door into a large storage room filled with creates. At the end of the room were three targets behind a locker laying down on the floor. "Well, what do you think? You can come down here and shoot at any time you want. Think of it as your own private firing range."

The birthday boy looked at the room in astonishment as he smiled at his dad. "This is so great! Thanks!"

"Couldn't have done it without Jonas' help."

The boy turned to Jonas with a smile. "Thanks, Jonas, this is super cool!"

"Hey, you don't turn 10 every day! Now go on and let me see you shoot something."

With that said the boy ran up to the targets with a grin on his face. The boy aimed the BB gun at the target on the right and fired, making it spin around. He then aimed down the sight and shot the target in the middle, making it spin before shooting the last target.

"The kid's a natural," Jonas said with pride as he folded his arms.

The father nodded with a strange look on his face before noticing something scuttle across the floor. "Careful! It's a Radroach. Think you can take care of that with your BB gun? Just aim and shoot. You'll be fine."

The boy was hesitant at first before he took a deep breath and aimed down at the large bug. He fired once making it stagger, but it was still alive. The next shot hit it right in the head, taking it clean off.

"Ew~," The boy said seeing the bug blood everywhere.

"Clean up on aisle 3." Jonas joked, getting a laugh from the father.

"Good work!" The father said, grabbing his son's attention. "That's one less Radroach to deal with. Let's get a picture together. Capture the moment." He said before turning to Jonas. "Hey Jonas, get a picture of me and the big game hunter!"

The boy smiled as he stood next to his father while Jonas pulled out a camera.

"Smile!"

*FLASH*

(Vault 101: Age-16)

A young teen blinked rapidly as a bright light shined in his eyes.

"As far as I can tell, you're a perfectly healthy 16-year-old boy. So yes, you have to go to class to take your G.O.A.T exam." He said as he pulled down the flashlight. "Go on, now. You've got a G.O.A.T to take."

That made the teen sigh. "Come on dad, can't you say I have a headache or something. It's just one test."

That made the father cross his arms. "Not a test, an exam, and one of the most important ones you'll ever take." He said before giving his son a small smile. "You'll do fine. It's not so bad. Everyone has to take it when they're 16, including me. And everyone walks away without a scratch."

That made the teen sigh as he looked at his dad. "Anything I should know before taking the G.O.A.T?"

The father looked thoughtful before he spoke. "The Generalized Occupational Aptitude Test. G.O.A.T! Everyone here in the Vault takes it when they're 16. It helps to figure out what sort of a job you'll have in Vault 101 when you're a bit older. So, pay attention and try not to fall asleep." He warned while narrowing his eyes.

"You fall asleep one time with your eyes open and everyone can't let it go!" The teen said as he throws his arms up.

"You know what the Overseer says: 'We're born in the Vault. We die in the Vault. Each is tested to determine their abilities, that they may work for the betterment of all Vault residents.' Sound familiar?'

"Yeah, I've been having that speech said to me ever since I can remember. It's damn annoying." The teen said with a sigh. "Do we seriously have to die in the Vault? I rather die up top, under the sun at least, I heard it was beautiful."

That made the teen's father eye's narrow. "That's not the way it works. And it won't do to go around asking questions like that. Especially not around the Overseer." He said before sighing. "I want to tell you something now. It's important, so listen closely: This place, this vault... it's not perfect, I know. But it is your home. You're safe here. You need to appreciate all you have."

That made the teen sigh as he looked down. "I know, it's just... I feel like I hardly make my own decisions. Like the only reason I was born was to work for others."

That made a sad look cross the father's face. "I know but you have to understand something. The life up there, that's not the life I want for you, or what your mother wanted for you either. All your mother and I wanted for you, is for you to be safe here."

That made the teen quiet for a long moment before he spoke. "Can we talk about... you know... mom?" The teen hesitated.

The father gave his son a sad smile as he started to speak. "Your mother, she... she was beautiful. But... beyond the beauty, you've seen. There's just so much those old photos can never show you". He said with a fond smile. "And she was passionate. About life, about love. But most of all, most of all she was passionate about you." He said while looking at his son. "When she became pregnant, it was the happiest I had ever seen her. Ahhhh... she had a great thing in mind for you..." Suddenly the teen's father took a deep breath and clapped his hands together. "And so! Time for you to stop stalling and get to class! Please, son, please take these achievement exams seriously. The last thing I need is your mother's ghost haunting me because her only child became a garbage burner."

The teen jumped off the table and nodded to his father. "Right... and dad." The teen suddenly hugged his father, catching the old man slightly off guard. "I love you... and I think mom would be happy with the way you raised me."

That made the father smile as he returned the hug. After a second the two parted and the teen started to make his way out of the doctor room.

"Good luck son."

With that said the teen left the room before closing the door behind him. Not far away Jonas walked over with a smile on his face.

"Good morning! Stopped in to see the old man before class, eh?" Jonas said with a friendly smile.

"Yeah, but it turned into something... deeper." The teen said, getting a confused look from Jonas. "Never mind. It was nothing."

"Oh, well, good luck on the G.O.A.T." He said before walking into the office behind him.

"Thanks, Uncle Jonas." The teen said before making his way out of the clinic.

As the teen started to make his way to his classroom he overheard something that made him stop in his tracks.

"I can show you a real tunnel snake, Amata."

"She's nothing, Butch!

"Get away from me!"

The teen started to run at full speed before he turned a crooner, then stopped in his tracks. Not far away he saw his best friend Amata being picked on by Butch, Paul, and Wally, who all wore leather jackets with snakes on the back.

"Hey," The teen call, making all four turn to him. "What's going on here?" He asked with a glare.

Butch leaned against a wall and gave a cocky grin. "None of your business, kid. Get outta here before you get hurt. If you mess with the Tunnel Snakes, you're asking for it. Got me?"

That just made the teen's eyes narrow. "Leave her alone asshole, or you'll have to deal with me."

That just made Butch laugh. "What are you, her boyfriend?" He said before narrowing his eyes. "Keep talking like that, boy, and we'll send you back to your daddy with a few broken bones for him to fix."

"And when I break that nose of yours my dad and uncle will let you sit with that until it heals. Or until your mom stops drinking." The teen said with an almost evil grin.

Butch's jaw dropped before he turned an angry shade of red and glared at the teen. "Tunnel Snakes, get this fucker!"

The fight between the lone teen and the gang was more even then most thought. Thanks to the narrow hallways only two of the Tunnel snakes could attack at once, more than enough for the lone teen. He had taken some fighting lessons from Officer Gomez and from reading up on an old fighting book called 'Pugilism Illustrated'.

After a few minutes, everyone was spotting a few bruises.

"Okay, okay, you win. We'll leave the little girl alone." Butch said in a mocking tone as he put his arms down, thought the lone teen could hear his heavy breathing with a black eye. "Common Tunnel Snakes."

The lone teen whipped the blood from his mouth and glared at the gang. A moment later Amata rushed to his side.

"Oh my god, are you okay?" She asked with a face of worry. "You're bleeding!"

The lone teen whipped his mouth with his sleeve before spitting on the floor. "Just a busted lip, nothing critical." He said while looking at her in worry. "Are you okay?"

Amata gained a small blush as she nodded her head. "Yeah, they were all talk." She said as a scowl grows on her face. "God, their such assholes. I don't know why they won't leave me alone. Just because my father is the Overseer, I guess. Idiots."

The lone teen let out a small snort. "Common Amata, those assholes will mess with anyone no matter what. They just think their tough for messing with you just because your dad is the Overseer. They never actually do anything to you."

Amata sighed before giving her friend a smile. "Well thanks again for stepping in before they said anything really mean." She said with a self-conscious look on her face.

The teen rolled his eyes, knowing exactly what she was talking about. "Amata, for the 100th time, you are by no means fat. You are at a perfect weight." He said before glancing at her shapely hips and full breast in the snug jumpsuit. "And in all the right places." He said with a grin.

Amata fallowed his eyes and blushed at what he meant. "Perv." She said with a playful glare. "You're lucky you're cute." She said as she gave him a friendly peck on the cheek. "Now come on, we don't want to miss the G.O.A.T."

As Amata started to walk to class the lone teen's eyes landed on her shapely ass as moved side to side. He didn't know if Amata was doing it on purpose until he caught her mischievous smile before entering the class.

The teen gave a playful growl. He and Amata were close, so close that if the Overseer found out he would have him spaded for sure.

Entering the classroom the lone teen was met with his homeroom teacher, Mr. Brotch.

"Well, you made it. All set to take the G.O.A.T?" He said while letting out a small sigh. "Trust me, it really isn't that bad. Just something everyone has to go through."

The lone teen gave a small cough before rubbing his throat. "Ohh... I feel kind of sick Mister B. Guess I'll have to reschedule..."

Mr. Brotch gave the teen a flat look. "Didn't work on your dad either, did it?"

That made the teen's head drop. "Nope, and I gave such a convincing performance."

"I'm sure you did." Mr. Brotch gave a small laugh. "Take a seat and prepare to take the test, honestly it'll fly by before you know it.

The teen sighed before a grin crossed his face. "Well, if I'm forced to take it, then I might as well ace it."

"I'm sure you will. Especially since it's multiple chose with no wrong answers." The teacher said with a grin.

"Just let me have my moment."

With that, the teen made his way to the front of the classroom before he sat down. Glancing back he saw Amata right behind him and gave her a thumbs-up, making her smile.

"Well, now that everyone has managed to find the classroom, we can finally get started." Mr. Brotch said as he handed the test to the 8 teens in his class. "No talking, and keep your eyes to yourself." An obnoxious laugh in the class, making the teacher roll his eyes. "Yes, I'm talking to you Mr. DeLoria!"

"Sure thing Mr. Brotch," Butch said in a snarky tone.

"Unless anyone else has an insightful comment, let's get started. Turn your test over, you have until the end of class."

When the teen turned the test over he was surprised to see that there were only 10 questions. He figured that with a test this important there would be 100 questions or 50 at least. Shrugging the teen started to fill in the question answers.

The test was strange, to say the least, the questions were weird and some looked like they came out of a comic book. The answers were also strange, some answer were obvious and some didn't seem to have a right answer.

When the teen made it to the last question he raised an eyebrow before he shook his head at the answers.

The question basically asked who was the most important person in Vault 101, who we owe everything to and should follow without any hesitation.

All four answers said the same thing, 'Overseer'.

The teen felt like Amata's father was now getting desperate to keep control if he rigged the test like this. With a sigh, the teen circled the first one before getting up from his seat.

Amata and half the class already left, the teen had heard some of their results and most were satisfied with what they got.

But when the teen heard what Butch got as his result, he nearly laughed his ass off.

"Hairdresser. I didn't know you had it in you, Butch." Mr. Brotch said with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Your so full of it!" Butch yelled before storming out.

The teen held in a laugh as he handed his test to the teacher. "Honestly, I don't trust Butch with a blade anywhere near my face and neck. He might 'accidentally' nick me."

"Wouldn't put it past him." Mr. Brotch said as he put the test through the computer. "Alright, let's see the results." He said while typing on his computer. "Huh... Wow. Wow. Says here you're going to be the vault's next Marriage Counselor. It almost makes me want to get married, just to be able to avail myself of your services."

"...The fuck." The teen said with his jaw hanging. "Are you telling me that for the rest of my life, I have to listen to people's problems and have them yell at me?" He said slowly, feeling dread. "...Fuck me sideways."

Mr. Brotch rubbed the back of his head. "Well, you wouldn't just be used for marriage problems. You would also be the vault's psychologist for anyone with problems." When he saw the teen's flat look he sighed. "Honestly, I can say I know what you're going through. I went through the same thing, and look where I ended up." He said with a snort, making the teen give a small laugh. "Look, I like your dad, and I might even like you if you weren't my student, but I'm going to be straight with you." He said in a hushed tone as he looked around the classroom, only seeing one kid in the back still working on the test.

"Straight with me about what?" The teen asked in a worried tone.

Mr. Brotch glanced at his computer before he spoke. "The truth is that Marriage Counselor is your second option, the first is Chief of Vault security."

That made the teen's eyes widen. "Well if that's my first option then why am I not going for that?"

Mr. Brotch gave an annoyed sigh. "The truth is the Overseer handpicks every single security officer in the vault. If you're blacklisted then even if you score that job on the G.O.A.T then you can't get the job."

"So the Overseer Blacklisted me." The teen said with a sigh while rubbing his face. "I'm starting to think he doesn't like me on some kind of principle."

The teacher gave his student a sad look before he let out a sigh. "Listen, I might be able to help you." He said, making the teen look at him. "Over the years the population of the vault has gone down, but also some of the more important jobs have too few bodies. So what I'm going to do is put you on reserve."

"Reserve?" The teen asked in confusion.

"If something were to happen to a person, say a doctor or technician, then someone in reserve for that job would step up if necessary. I can't change your results, mostly because the Overseer is looking over them right now to make sure I did my job, but I can give you some options in the future if you like."

The teen had a thoughtful look for a long moment before he spoke. "How many jobs can I be reserved on?"

"2 at the most, if you include your primary job you'll be studying three things for the next 5 years." He said while turning to the computer. "So, what jobs do you want to be reserved under?"

The teen had a thoughtful look on his face before he gave his answer. "Doctor and... Tattoo Artist." He said, getting a strange look from his teacher. "What can I say, I have a thing for art." He said with a laugh and shrug.

Mr. Brotch nodded as he typed on the computer. "Well at least you decided to fallow your old man huh. Having another doctor would make things easier." He said before turning to the teen with a smile. "I hope you can live with this, you might not get to do any work in either job for a long time."

The teen gave a sigh as he shrugged. "Well, what can you and I do. The job the G.O.A.T gave me the Overseer won't allow, because he hates me, so all we can do is hope for the best." He said with a sigh before giving his teacher a smile. "Thanks for everything Mr. Botch." He said before making his way out of the classroom. As he walked down the hall he gave a tired sigh. "I hope dad won't mind my job, I hate for mom's ghost to haunt both of us."

(Vault 101: Age-19)

"Wake up! Come on, wake up!"

The sounds of alarms going off caused the young man's eyes to flutter open as he felt someone shake him.

"Come on, you've got to wake up!"

Siting up slowly the young man's eyes were met with a lovely young woman, though he was too tired to notice her panic look.

"How weird, I was just dreaming about you..." The young man said with a grin.

"Don't be a smart-ass! This is serious!" Amata yelled. "You've got to get out of here! Your dad is gone and my father's men are looking for you!"

Sensing his friends fear the young man started to shake himself away. "Gone, what do you mean gone? Amata, what's happened?" He asked in a worried tone.

"Your father left the Vault and... It's Jonas..." Amata started to shake as tears formed in her eyes. "They killed him!"

The young man was wide awake now, but also deadly pale. "What?" He asked in a quiet voice, his heart-stopping.

"My father's men. They took him, and... oh my god, you have to leave now!" Amata said with a look of fear on her face.

The young man stood up from his bed and grabbed Amata by her shoulders gently. "I'm listening to you now. What happened to Jonas?" He asked in a deadly quiet voice.

Amata looked down with a face filled with sadness and regret. "I'm sorry... he's dead. They beat him... they just wouldn't stop... and my father ordered them to do it..." Amata looked so ashamed she couldn't even look at her friend. "I snuck out to warn you as soon as they were gone."

The young man felt numb, his dad was gone and his uncle was dead. He didn't know who to be angry at, or what to do. "What the hell is going on?" He said while rubbing his head.

"My father's men think Jonas helped your dad escape. They caught him and brought him to my dad's office and they... oh my god." Amata started to shake as she put a hand over her mouth.

The young man brought Amata into a gentle hug as she cried softly. "Are you okay?"

Amata nodded softly. "Yeah. Don't worry about me." She said as she pulled away from the hug. "I'm just sorry you had to find out like this." She said while hugging herself. "I know Jonas was family." She then shook her head hard. "But we've got to go, now. My father's men will be here any minute!"

"Fuck..." The young man said while looking around in worry. "Dad left the Vault, how the fuck did he do that?"

Amata gave her friend a worried look. "I'm sorry... I thought your dad would have told you about his plan."

The young man shook his head sadly. "I had no idea."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sure he had his reason." Amata tried to be positive in the bleak situation they were in. "Maybe Jonas was supposed to explain everything to you?" She said before she shook her head and her eyes turned hard. "But it doesn't matter. I can help you escape, I have my own plan!"

"Escape the Vault?" The young man asked Amata in disbelief. "How?"

Amata took a breath to calm herself down before she started to explain her plan. "Listen. There's a secret tunnel that leads directly from my father's office to the exit. You'll have to hack the computer in his office to open it." She said before reaching into her pocket and handing her some bobby pins. "Use these to get into his office. That's how I always get in."

The young looked at the pins as he nodded his head. He was no stranger to lockpicking, considering all the places he and Amata stuck out to together. "That's a solid plan as any. Let's get the hell out of dodge."

"Oh, one more thing," Amata said as she pulled something out from behind herself, and when the young man saw it his eyes bulged. "I stole this pistol from my father. I hope you won't need it, but you'd better take it just in case."

The young man took the gun slowly as he weighed it in his hands. Thanks to his security training the young man knew how to reload guns and fire them. "Hope I don't have to use it." He muttered before putting it at his side. "If I'm going to go outside, I'm going to need a lot more then just weapons." He said before grabbing the box of ammo in her hands.

Amata nodded at that. "Okay, I'll try and meet you at the exit with a pack and supplies. Watch out for security. Good luck." Just as Amata was about to leave she lingered for a long moment, staring at the young man before she sighed. "Oh fuck it."

Before the young man could react Amata brought him into a deep kiss. The man was caught off guard before melting into the kiss.

Amata pulled back with a blush on her face. "Stay alive." Was all she said before running out the room.

The young man gave a quick sigh before he started to gather whatever he might need. He grabbed his BB gun just in case he ran out of ammo along with his baseball bat, a baseball cap, and some Stimpack in the first aid box. All set with everything useful the young man quickly ran out of his room with his pistol in hand.

As soon as he turned a corner the young man came fast to face with a security guard at the end of the hall.

"Hold it right there!" He yelled while pulling out his baton.

As the young man was about to raise his gun he stopped when he saw a swarm of Radroachs attack the guard from all angles.

"Ahhh!" The guard yelled in pain as he swung his baton wildly, though he barely hit any of the bugs.

The young man could only watch as the security guard fell to the floor dead, bleeding heavily from a neck wound.

Swallowing the vomit in his mouth the young man pulled out his bat and charged fast. It didn't take much to kill the remaining Radroachs.

Looking down the young man felt himself go cold as he recognized the dead guard. It was officer Kendall, Christina's father.

The young man felt like throwing up but kept his hand over his mouth.

*Gasp*

"Ahhh!" The young man screamed before he looked down and was shocked at what he saw. "Holy shit, you're alive!"

The young man knelt down and pulled off Officer Kendall's helmet. He looked at the neck wound and saw the Radroach only nicked his artery. Pulling out some bandages the young man quickly wrapped up the wound before using a Stimpack on his neck. Thanks to his training under his dad the young man was able to treat flesh wounds easily.

After a few seconds, Officer Kendell seemed to be in a stable condition.

The young man whipped the sweat from his brow, he never used the skills his dad thought him on a person in such condition.

"Look's like he'll be out for a while." The young man muttered as he looked Officer Kendall over, his eyes landing on his armor. "...Oh fuck it, this asshole owes me."

The young man took the security armor off of the unconscious guard and quickly put it on himself. The armor was light and a decent fit, hopefully, it will protect him from any serious injuries. Nodding to himself the young man holstered his pistol and other weapons before he started to move.

Most of the doors were locked shut, most likely from the lockdown in effect. So the young man only had one way to go, and he started to make his way to the atrium.

Turning a corner the young man was stopped by the last person he expected to see.

"You've got to help me!"

And that was the last thing he expected Butch to ask.

"My mom is trapped in there with the Radroaches!" The grease head asked in a despite voice.

The young man raised an eyebrow at Butch and was about to ask if he was scared of a few bugs, before remembering what a few bugs did to a fully grown man in armor. He might not have had the best relationship with Butch, but the last thing he wanted to do was live his mom for dead.

"Come on. Let's go see if we can help her."

A hesitant look crossed Butch's face. "I-I can't, I fucking hate Radroaches. Besides, I have nothing to fight them with, my knife is useless against them."

The young man pulled his BB gun from his back and throw it to Butch, getting a shocked look from him. "Use my BB gun, now let's save your mom."

"Wow, where'd you get this?" He said as he looked the gun over. "Okay, okay. Maybe we can do this." He said before taking a shaky breath. "Alright. I'm gonna go back in there and kill those roaches. C'mon!"

With that, the two charged into Butch's home to see Ellen DeLoria being attacked by three roaches.

"Butchie, help me!" She called while huddling into a ball on the floor.

It didn't take much for the two young men to kill the giant bugs. In a matter of seconds, all the bugs were dead and Ellen was safe with no serious injuries.

"We did it! My mom's gonna be okay!" Butch cheered as he hugged the other young man, much to his shock. "You're the best friend I've ever had, man!"

The young man lightly pats Butch's back before pulling away. "No problem man."

"No, you seriously could have walked away," Butch said with a surprising amount of seriousness. "I've been an ass to you forever, and you could have walked away without giving a fuck. I owe you." Suddenly Butch got an idea and pulled off his jacket. "Here, take my Tunnel Snakes jacket. I know it isn't much, but it might give you some extra protection. Go ahead, take it."

The young man took the jacket and quickly throw it on. It was a little tight with the armor under it, but at least it would provide some extra protection.

As Butch was about to hand the BB gun back the young man raised his hand. "Hang onto that, you'll need it if more radroaches come your way." He said, getting a shocked look from Butch.

"Are you sure, won't you need it?"

The young man quickly waved her off. "I'll live, but you'll need something if more comes... or if the officers go crazy." He said in a dark tone.

Butch gulped and nodded his head. "R-right... and thanks again. I can never repay you." With that, Butch helped his mom to the couch and started to look her over.

The young man quickly ran out of the room and started to head for the atrium again. He ran into a few more bugs, but it didn't take much for him to kill them. He did find a few dead bodies and did his best to at least kill the bugs that got them.

"Help, help, someone please help!"

The young man stopped in his tracks as he recognized the voice, it was Christine's. Sprinting towards the sound of Christine's calls the young man smelled something burning and the sound of fire. It wasn't long before he found Christina standing in front of a room with fire inside.

When the young woman noticed the young man she instantly ran up to him. "Please, you have to save my mom and sister, their still inside!"

The young man didn't hesitate to throw all his weapons and supplies onto the floor. Taking a deep breath the young man held the air in his lungs before plunging into the fire room.

Thanks to the leather jacket the fire didn't do too much damage to the young man, though he felt the fire burn his hands. Going into the side room the young man saw both Christina's mother and sister unconscious on the floor. He quickly throws both girls over his shoulders before rushing out the room.

The young man couched hard as he gently laid the mother and daughter down on the floor. Both had soot and minor burns on their bodies, but both looked considerably find considering everything.

"A-are they..." Christina asked in a fearful tone as she looked at her mother and sister.

The young man took deep breaths to clear out the smoke in his lungs before he put an ear to both their chests. "They're alive, just unconscious from smoke inhalation." He said with a sigh of relief.

"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you!" Christina cried as she brought the young man into a hug. "I don't know how I could ever repay you."

The young man smiled as he hugged Christina back. They had a brief relationship when they were younger before breaking it off on good terms, though her father was mighty pissed at him when he found out. The last thing he was going to do was let her family die.

"Here, take this." He said while handing her a baseball bat, much to her shock. "This place is crawling with Radroaches, you'll need whatever you can get your hands-on."

Christina took the bat and gave the young man a worried look. "Are you going to be okay, I heard the guards were looking for you."

The young man grabbed his things before giving Christina a weary grin. "I... might have gotten into some trouble. Don't worry about me though, you just keep your family safe." He said before turning to go.

"Wait!" Christina called, stopping the young man. "Thank you for saving my family, stay safe." She said before giving the young man a friendly kiss on the cheek, making him smile before he left.

As the young man ran he started to think of his situation. Why did his dad leave the vault, why didn't he tell him, and why was everything going to shit just from opening the door. As the young man ran up the stairs with these thoughts in his head, he didn't notice the security officer until it was too late. He reached for his gun and was about to fire until the officer spoke.

"Whoa, it's okay, it's me!" Officer Gomez yelled, stopping the young man from rising the gun but not letting it go. "You're lucky it was me who found you. The other's won't be so forgiving."

Remembering Jonas's death at the hands of the officer the young man narrowed his eyes. "I wouldn't be surprised, considering they killed Jonas." He growled.

Officer Gomez winced and looked ashamed. "Don't think I don't know. It's why I'm letting you go." He said while rubbing his face. "Why did Officer Mack go that far, it was like he... enjoyed it." He said with a shudder as he looked at all the gear the young man had. "I guess you're trying to follow your dad... outside."

The young man gave a weak shrug. "I can't stay here, the Overseer wants me dead... or worse."

Officer Gomez nodded slowly. "The Overseer told every officer to stop you by any means necessary. That means you're a shoot on sight." He said as he gave the young man a sad look. "It's a real shame it's come to this. I know none of this is your fault... but the Overseer doesn't see it that way." He said before patting the young man on the shoulder. "You're a good kid. You didn't do anything to deserve this. Go find your dad, if you can."

With that Officer Gomez runs past the young man down the stairs before he was gone. Taking a deep breath the young man moved down the hallway and made his way to his father's clinic, hoping to find some more supplies. As he got closer he heard a fight going on and a buzz saw.

Reaching the clinic the young man saw Andy fight off a swarm of Radroaches and kill them easily. Look's like in bugs vs. robots the robots win.

Entering the clinic the young man saw it was practically destroyed as if someone had ransacked the place. He also saw Stanley sitting on a chair while rubbing his head.

"Stanley, are you okay!?" The young man called in a worried tone. He was not losing another friend today.

The mid-age man looked up and gave the young man a smile. "Don't worry about me kid, Andy's keeping me safe." He said as he noticed all the gear. "I heard your dad left, I guess you're following him."

The young man let out a sigh. "I have no choice. It's either I go or the Overseer kills me." He said, making Stanley wince.

"This vault is going to hell ever since that Alphonse took over," Stanley said as he sighed. "If you need anything, just let me know."

"Right now, I need some supplies." The young man said as he looked around the destroyed room.

Stanley nodded as he got up from his chair. "I'll see what I can scrounge up."

With that, the two quickly filled a doctor's bag with bandages, Stimpacks, drugs, and whatever else the young man might need. The young man also took the Bobblehead from his dad's office, ever since he was a kid he loved that thing, so there was no way he was leaving it for the Overseer to destroy it.

"I think we grabbed all that we could," Stanley said as he sat on a chair with a small sigh. "The rest is up to you kid, good luck."

The young man gave a smile before he hugged the programmer. "Thanks for everything Stanley."

"No problem kid, now get moving," Stanley said as he pulled back from the hug. He then looked down at the young man's Pip-Boy before a grin crossed his face. "Here, let me see your Pip-Boy, I think I have something that can really help you."

Grabbing the Pip-Boy on the young man's wrist Stanley pulled out a connector from his Pip-Boy before connecting the two. The Programmer then started to type on his Pip-Boy for a long minute before he grinned.

The young man looked down at his Pip-Boy and when he saw one word his eyes widen.

V.A.T.S

"Is... is this..." The young man said slowly as Stanley disconnected the wire.

"Just before everything went to hell I was planning to update some of the securities Pip-Boys, but I think you deserve it more," Stanley said with a grin. "Now get a move on, you got to find your dad."

With that, the young man quickly ran out of the clinic with the doctor's bag in hand. He made a B-line for the atrium before entering a door.

As soon as the door opened he heard voices not far.

Sticking close to the wall the young man listened in on the conversation.

"We should just head back to our quarters." A female said.

"Common, it's our only chance." A male said this time.

Looking around the corner the young man spotted Tom and Mary Holden, an older married couple.

"Don't you see, we're getting out of here, just like the doctor!" Tom said in a confident voice. "I'm not going to let anyone stop us." He said before he ran to the other end of the Atrium.

It didn't take long before the young man heard the first gunshot, and Mary to scream in horror.

"Tom!"

Before Mary could run after her husband the young man quickly ran forward with his gun up. At the end of the hallway he saw two officers guarding a door, not far from them was a wounded Tom holding a bloody arm.

Just as the guards were about to finish Tom off the young man open fired.

The first shot was way off, practically hitting the ceiling above the officer's heads. It was enough to pull their attention away from the wounded man and onto the young man.

"It's him, shoot him!"

Both officers opened fire on the young man as quickly throw himself onto the floor, trying to make himself as small as possible. Aiming down the sight the young man fired a single shot at one of the officers. Whether it was from some hidden skill or some crazy luck the young man didn't know, but the single bullet it a wall before ricochet right into one of the guard's throats, forcing him to choke on his own blood.

The other guard was more difficult, it took 10 shots before he was dead with several holes in his chest. By the end, the young man made a b-line for the wounded adult to see his condition.

"Oh my god, Tom, are you alright!" Mary yelled as she rushed over to her husband.

The young man rolled Tom over making him groan in pain. "He's fine, it's just a flesh wound!" The young man called as he pulled some supplies from his doctor's bag.

Using some Med-x, some bandages, and a Stimpack the young man was able to help Tom back to his feet, with his wife's help.

"Go back to your quarters, things are too crazy for you to try and make a break for it!" The young man warned, getting a frightful nod from the couple before they ran back to their quarters.

Once they were gone the young man fell to his knees panting hard. He was sweating buckets with a pale look on his face before he vomited on the floor.

He had just killed two people, one from choking on his own blood and the other from several holes in his chest. He never thought there would be a day he would take a life with a gun, his father taught him killing was wrong, yet if he didn't kill the officers they would have killed the couple without hesitation.

Glancing at the dead bodies the young man noticed their guns and a morbid thought entered his mind. In order to survive, he would need to do whatever it took... that meant even looting bodies.

Spiting out the vomit still in his mouth the young man made his way to the two dead officers before searching their bodies. The young man was able to find several bullets, two guns, and a police baton. Taking a shaky breath the young man put all the weapons in the doctor's back before quickly walking away.

The young man found a few more Radroaches on some stairs and quickly killed them with the police baton. He quickly made it to the top floor of the atrium and started to run across the catwalk.

As he ran the young man was suddenly stopped by the sound of banging class. Looking to the left he saw an angry Allen Mack, Wally and Susie's father.

"You! This is your fault! You and your stupid father! He had to go and leave, didn't he? He had to mess things up for everyone!" Allen yelled while pounding on the class, Gloria Mack keeping her head down on the table as Allen tried to call for some guards.

The young man glared at Allen Mack. The older man was a bully to everyone that didn't have a gun and he could understand where Wally got his personality from. Susie was also a bitch sometimes but was also pretty cool to hang out with.

Suddenly a wicked grin crossed the young man's face as he flipped Allen Mark the bird. "Fuck you, you wannabe tough shit. The only time you have balls is against an unarmed kid." He said making Allen glared at him as he started to walk, but stopped at the last second. "Oh, P.S, I fucked Susie right in your bed after graduation!"

It was true, during the after-party Susie was mad that Freddie didn't make a move on her, despite her advances. So the two got some drinks in them and the next thing they knew they were waking up naked in her parents' bed. She still had a crush on Freddie, but she didn't mind bumping uglies with the young man.

Allen Mark went red in the face from anger and embarrassment. He started bounding on the class so hard it bruised his hand. "Your dead, your fucking dead, you hear me!"

The young man ignored the angry father and started to move. As he started running again he entered the System room, which was crawling with Radroaches and a dead body. Pulling out a police baton the young man was able to kill one Radroach before he heard something to the right.

"YOU!" An angry voice called, grabbing the young man's attention. "You're father betrayed us all!"

Chief Hannon, Paul's father, charged at the young teen with a police baton in hand. His charge was suddenly stopped as two Radroaches jumped in front of his way. This gave the young man enough time to pull out his gun.

"V.A.T.S!"

Everything seems to slow down to a crawl as the young man aimed his pistol before firing.

Unlike last time it only took five bullets to put the officer down after he was killing the giant bugs.

The young man breath slowly as he slowly put the gun away. That was the third time he killed someone who was trying to kill him, today was not a good day.

Shaking his head hard the young man quickly left the Systems room before entering a hallway. He was getting close to the Overseer's office.

"I told you, I don't know anything!"

The young man froze in place as he felt his heart stop, he recognized that voice instantly.

Amata.

Running at full speeds down the corridor the young man soon found his best friend being interrogated by the Overseer and Officer Mack, the same Mack who supposedly killed Jonas. The three were in the security room, Amata sitting in a chair with a scared look on her face as the two men hovered over her.

"Be reasonable Amata," Amata's father said in a smooth voice, not even fazed by seeing his daughter in such a state. "Officer Mack may enjoy this, but I don't. Just tell us where to find your friend, so we can talk to him." He said with a smile.

Amata didn't buy the speech one bit as she shook her head. "He's my friend, I was worried about him. What does he have to do with any of this anyway?"

"Probably nothing." The Overseer said with a smile. "Which is why you need to tell me where he is, so I can talk to him." He said before looking to Officer Mack with a look. "One more time." He said in a flat voice as the officer started to raise his arm, a wicked grin on his face.

"Do what your dad says, Amat-"

"Don't you fucking dare!"

All three jumped at the raging voice before they turned to the entrance. Their they saw the young man they were all talking about, rage in his eyes and a gun pointed at Officer Mack.

"Amata, run!"

The young woman didn't hesitate to bolt out of the room.

"Stop her-" The Overseer was cut off when a bullet hit Officer Mack in the shoulder, throwing to the floor. As the officer hit the ground he looked up in fear at the young man with the gun, which was now pointed at his head.

"W-wait, don't shoot me!" He begged while grabbing his shoulder. "Please, I was just doing what I was told!"

The young man glared at the officer as he aimed the gun right between the officer's eyes. "This is for Jonas, you mother fucker."

Officer Mack went pale as he tried to stand up. "NO-"

*BANG*

Officer Mack hit the ground dead with a hole in his head. The young man started to breathe hard as he felt the adrenalin rush through his body slowly fade. Turning his eyes to the side he saw the Overseer, standing with a hard look on his face.

"I hope you're here to turn yourself in, young man. You're already in enough trouble as it is. Don't make this worse for yourself." The Overseer says in a high and mighty tone.

The young man let out a snort of disbelief along with a laugh. "Seriously, you think I would turn myself in after you gave your guards a kill order?" The young man said with a shake of his head before he glared at the man. "If you ever lay a hand on Amata again," He turned the pistol right between the Overseer's eyes, though he was surprised he didn't flinch in the slightest. "I'll make you regret it."

"I place the good of the vault above everything, even my own paternal feelings." The Overseer said smoothly. "We must not allow sentiment to cloud our judgment!"

"Your judgment is already clouded!" The young man yelled with a glare. "In what case do you see it alright to have an Officer beat your daughter in front of you!"

The Overseer tightens his fist but did not move. "I admire your protective instincts. Very well. I give you my word that Amata will not suffer further because of your actions."

That brought a laugh of disbelief from the young man. "My actions, what the fuck did I do!?" He yelled in the Overseer's face. "All I did was fight back when your guards tried to kill me, and I stopped that fucker from hitting my best friend, your daughter!"

That made the Overseer shake his head. "If you really care about Amata, you should see how dangerous your father's actions were."

"WHAT THE FUCK DID HE DO!?" The young man roared in the Overseer's face, getting seriously tired of his bullshit. "All my dad did was opened and closed a god damn door, nothing else! Your the one that's ordering your guards to kill anyone outside their quarters and to kill me! You didn't order a single guard to help anyone!"

The Overseer took a long breath before looking at the young man in the eyes. "If you hand over your weapons now we can both end this dangerous situation and start getting people some help." He said in a calm voice while holding out his hand. "There's no need to join your father as a traitor to the vault."

The young man's jaw hung in complete disbelief. The Overseer was so thick-headed that he didn't see any flaw in what he did like everything was perfect. The young man was quiet for a long moment before he lowered his gun slowly.

"Fine, you think you can end all this if I hand over my weapons?" The young man said as he held out his pistol and a police baton. "This I have to see."

The Overseer took the weapons from the young man and looked them over. "Thank you." He said with a wicked grin on his face while glaring at the young man. He raised the pistol and pointed right between the young man's eyes, getting a surprised look. "This will make killing you much easier." He said before pulling the trigger.

*Click*

"...What?"

*Click*Click*Click*

The young man let out a snort at the shocked look of the Overseer. "Come on, after everything you've done you didn't think I would be stupid enough to hand you a loaded weapon? The two bullets I put in Officer Mack were the last ones in the gun."

The Overseer growled as he throws the pistol to the floor before he raised the baton. "Don't think you've won ye-"

The older man was cut off when the young man grabbed the wrist holding the baton, stopping the swing. He then drove his knee right into the Overseer's stomach, making him heave in pain.

"Let me tell you something, Alphonse." The young man said before driving the Overseer's back into a wall hard. "You hurt a lot of people with your actions, and no justification can fix what you've done. But I can make you pay some."

Before the Overseer could question the young man already acted.

"This is for Jonas."

The young man drove his knee right into Alphonse crotch, making him wheeze in pain.

"This is for Amata."

The young man grabbed the Overseer by the neck and punched him straight in the jaw, making him spit up some blood.

"And this if for all the residence that died because of you!"

Finally, the young man punched the Overseer right in the nose, a satisfying crunch heard. The Overseer fell to the floor, bleeding from his mouth and nose while he moaned in pain.

The young man knelt down and looked the Overseer in the eyes. "Listen well, Alphonse. The only reason I'm not going to kill you for what you've done is that I know for a fact that despite everything, Amata still loves you, and killing you would make her very sad." He said to the broken Overseer before he reached down and grabbed his weapons. "You say you can't let your feeling get in the way of running the vault, yet it's your daughter's love that's keeping you alive." He said before grabbing his office key from his pants and making his way out the security office. "Hope you can fix your nose without a doctor, since you killed your only one."

Running down the hall the young man took a right and saw the Overseer's office not far, but he also saw something that made his heart stop.

The dead body of Jonas.

Slowly moving closer the young man saw that Jonas had been beaten to death, with blood leaking from his skull, his face heavily bruised, and his hands crushed. He fell to his knees next to his dead friend as tears started to fall from his eyes.

"Jonas..." The young man said softly as he squeezed his eyes tight. "You didn't deserve this."

The young man grabbed the lab coat from Jonas before throwing it over his face, hoping to give him some kind of piece. As he did so something clattered to the floor, grabbing his attention.

It was a holotape address to him, from his dad. The young man wanted nothing more than to listen to the tape and find out what was going on. But with the guards and Overseer still after him, it would have to wait.

Taking a deep breath the young man grabbed Jonas' lifeless hand and closed his eyes. "Goodbye, Uncle Jonas." He said softly before getting up.

As he turned to the Overseer's office he heard the faint sound of crying coming from the behind him. Turning around he saw the Overseer's quarters and instantly knew who was crying. Entering the room the young man found Amata sitting at a table with her head in her hands, the faint sound of crying heard.

When Amata turned to the young man she rushed up to him and gave him a hug. "Thank you! I told you my father wasn't himself. I don't know what he might have done if you hadn't come along."

The young man hugged back before pulling away and looking Amata over. "Are you alright, did he hurt you?" He asked, noticing her slightly bruised cheek.

"Nothing too bad, you came when things were getting ugly." She said with a sigh. "I still need to get your supplies, I'll try to meet you at the door. Good Luck." With that Amata quickly runs off.

The young man could tell she was trying to keep herself as distracted as possible from the fact her father nearly order one of his goons to beat her. Taking a breath the young man quickly ran to the Overseer's office and used the key he found on Alphonse, opening the door easily.

The young man quickly entered the office before shutting the door behind him. Looking around the office was clean as can be, maybe the cleanest room in the entire vault. Walking up to the terminal behind the Overseer's desk the young man started to hack the terminal to the best of his abilities. He needed to be very careful, one wrong step and he could have the computer lock him out, making it impossible to use it without the specific password. After a few tries, the young man was able to hack the terminal, making him grin.

Reading through the terminal the young man instantly spotted the command to open the Overseer's tunnel to the entrance. Before he entered the command the young man noticed something interesting on the terminal, a file marked 'Scouting Reports'.

Opening the file the young man started to read, and the more he read the more his jaw dropped. Form the reports he read, scouts were sent outside the vault to see how bad things could be, the water and land were irradiated, and there were giant bugs, but there were settlements above ground. People working together to survive, the above-ground was not just a barren wasteland. Reading deeper into the report the young man found out that not far from Vault 101 was a large settlement called 'Megaton'.

The young man started to shake in rage before he slammed his fist into the terminal, creaking the screen. The Overseer preached on and on that the outside was dead, that nothing was left above ground. The Overseer had sent scouts outside and found a settlement not far, yet Alphonse was killing people to hide a lie.

The young man shook with rage as he quickly activated the secret entrance to the exit the young man started to ball his fist. The Overseer was the biggest hypocrite the young man had ever know.

Turning to the secret entrance under the Overseer's desk the young man wanted to get out of Vault 101 all the more. Running down the underground tunnel the young man only ran into one Radroach before he reached the end. Entering a small room the young man gained a worried look on his face, there was no door that led to anywhere, only concrete walls.

Just as the young man was fearing for the worst he saw a switch at the other end of the room. Walking up to the switch he pressed a button and a concrete wall slid down. Walking past the wall the young man's eyes landed on the giant vault door with the number 101.

Slowly walking into the room the young man's eyes landed on the door control. The young man breath slowly as he took his Pip-Boy and plugged it into the control, unlocking it. Pushing the lever up alarms started to go off as the door to Vault 101 slowly opened with a screech.

"He's opening the vault door! Get the door open now!" Glancing back the young man heard voices on the other side of the door behind him.

Acting fast the young man pulled out his police baton and jammed it into the gears of the door, preventing them from opening it. Once the baton was stuck he let out a small sigh.

"Oh my god..." The young man gasped as he spun around to see Amata with a backpack in her hands. The young woman was gaping at the door with a complete shocked expression on her face. "You actually did it..." She turned to the young man with a look of amazement. "You did it! You opened the door! My god, I almost didn't believe it was possible." She said while looking through the vault door to see a cave.

The young man gave a weak grin. "Was there any doubt. When I say I'm going to do something, I do it."

Amata gave a small laugh at the humor. "Your right, I should have never doubted you."

The two were brought out by the sound of the door banging. "Fuck, that won't hold forever." The young man muttered as he saw the baton start to bend.

"You need to go, if anyone can survive out there, it's you," Amata said as she handed him the backpack. "I grabbed everything I thought you might need. Canned food, water, matches, knives, blankets,-"

"Come with me."

Amata's voice died in her throat as she looked at the young man, who was giving her a very serious look. "What?"

The young man dropped the bag and grabbed Amata's soft hands, making her blush. "Come with me, Amata." He said in a serious voice as he looked her in the eyes. "It's too dangerous here, your father is on a warpath and the last thing I want is to leave you behind." He said while gently stroking her bruised cheek.

Amata took slow breaths as she leaned into the young man's touch. "I... I want to... you don't know how bad I want to come with you..." She said as her voice started to creak.

"Amata... I love you..."

The young woman's voice hitched as she looked down. At that very moment, she felt the happiest and saddest she ever felt in her life.

"I love you too," Amata said as she gently leaned her head onto the young man's chest, hearing his heartbeat strongly. "But... but I can't..." She said with tears in her eyes. "Your right, my father's on the warpath. And I'm the only one who has a chance of calming him down, a chance to turn things around."

The young man gave a small laugh. "Why are we the ones cleaning up our parents' messes?" He said getting a small laugh from Amata.

Their moment was broken when the banging on the door got louder. "You need to go," Amata said as she whipped her eyes. "Find your father, and hopefully we'll see each other again." She said before bringing the young man into a deep kiss.

This kiss was different from the ones he had with Amata before. This was caring, loving, gentle, this kiss meant something, but it also said something else.

'Goodbye.'

The two pulled back slowly and looked in each other's eyes. Neither one wanted to leave the other, but in order to survive, they had to keep moving.

The young man picked up his backpack and quickly slugged it behind him and stuffed the doctor's bag in the pack. He looked to Amata one last time and gave her a small smile.

"Never give up Amata, I know you can change the vault." He said before rushing out the vault.

The young man didn't look back as he heard the door behind him close. It was painful enough just leaving Amata, looking back would only put salt on the wound. Walking to the end of the cave the young man spotted a wooden door with light coming out of it. Once he reached the door he froze in place. He felt the warm light on his skin, something that he never experienced in the vault. Taking in a slow breath of the stale air the young man raised his arm and throw the old wooden door open.

"Motherfuck!"

And was instantly blinded by an intense, warm, light.

The young man grabbed his eyes and rubbed them hard. Slowly he adjusted to the bright light and when he did, he saw the world outside the vault for the first time.

It was a wasteland, to put it bluntly. The ground was a sandy gray, brown, and yellow, buildings were destroyed and cars were piles of scrap. The sky... the sky was endless with a giant ball of light, making the young man feel a little scared like he was going to fall into an endless void. In the distance, the young man could see a large structure, clearly, man-made. If it was a settlement that meant it was most likely Megaton.

Feeling overwhelmed the young man fell to the floor and just sat there, staring off into the distance. He didn't know how long he sat there, seconds, minutes, hours, the only thing on the young man's mind was trying to proses what had happened to him in just an hour.

To be blunt as possible, he was kicked out of the vault, killed about 4 people, saved a few people, confesses his love to Amata, only to leave her and may never see her again, and made it outside.

"Fuck my life..." The young man said in a humorless laugh as he shifted in the dirt. As he shifted he notices something in his pocket.

Reaching into his pocket and pulling whatever was in it, the young man was surprised to see the holotape he took from Jonas, he had forgotten all about that. Looking the tape over the young man shrugged before putting the tape in his Pip-Boy.

'Hold on Jonas, I need to record this first.' The young man's father said through the recording. 'I... I don't really know how to tell you this. I hope you'll understand, but I know you might be angry with me.'

"How about fucking pissed off." The young man muttered.

'I thought about it for a long time, but in the end, I decided it was best for you not to know. So many things could have gone wrong, and there's really no telling how the Overseer will react when he finds out.'

"Batshit crazy with a hint of a dictator."

'It's best if he can blame everything on me. Obviously, you already know that I'm gone. It was something I needed to do. You're an adult now. You're ready to be on your own. Maybe someday, things will change and we can see each other again. I can't tell you why I left or where I'm going. I don't want you to fallow me. God knows life in the vault isn't perfect, but at least you'll be safe. Just knowing that will be enough to keep me going.'

'Don't mean to rush you, James,' Jonas's voice was heard in the background. 'But I'd feel better if we got this over with.'

'Okay. Go ahead.' James said before giving a small sigh. 'Goodbye. I love you.'

With that, the tape ended and the young man was left with more questions than answers. Not only that but his father, James, left no hint on where he was going or why he left.

Looking out to the giant manmade structure the young man got up from the ground and dusted himself off. If his father had left the vault the first place he might go to was there, and if the young man was lucky, he was still there.

Following the road, the young man walked passed broken cars, burnt houses, and dead trees. The strangest thing he saw was a flying robot playing trumpet music, it only flew by the young man without any hesitation before flying off to the distance.

Walking up a dirt road and passing a few signs the young man soon found himself in front of the giant structure, Megaton.

In front of Megaton was a protectron, but the most shocking was a giant dead bug in front of the robot.

Walking up to the robot slowly it turned to the young man, making him grip his pistol. "Welcome to Megaton, partner, have a nice visit." It said before looking into the distance.

The young man gave a sigh before he made his way to Megaton's main entrance. But just as he was about to enter he heard a scream.

"Aaahh!"

Spinning around with his gun up the young man saw a dirty woman with a Mohawk run at the robot with... a tire iron. The woman was covered from head to toe in dirt and dried up blood, her eyes were wide and bloodshot and she had a crazed look on her face. The clothes she was warring seemed to protect very little of her vital areas and seemed it's only use was to intimidate.

Before the woman could get close the robot shot a laser from its head and killed the girl with three shots.

The young man stared at the fight in shock. A random person thought they could kill a robot with nothing but a tire iron. Shaking his head the young man quickly made his way into Megaton before something else happened.

Entering Megaton, the town was something to see. Homes and stores were put together with almost random pieces of junk and scrap, but most shocking of all was the giant bomb right in the center of town.

"Well I'll be damn, someone new."

Turning his eyes forward the young man saw an older man walking up to him. The older man had dark skin, a long brown duster, a cowboy hat, and on his back was a large gun. The young man notices the badge on the man's duster that said 'Sherriff'.

"Name's Lucas Simms, the town sheriff. And mayor too, when the need arises." Lucas said with a friendly smile as he looked to the young man. "I don't know why, but I like you, boy! Something tells me you're alright. So welcome to Megaton! Mind telling me your name son?"

The young man opened his mouth about to speak but found his voice caught in his throat. The young man looked confused before he remembers the day he just had.

The old him wouldn't have killed four people and beaten the Overseer, yet the old him would have saved Butch's mom and Christina's family. In less than a day he had changed, for better or worse he didn't know.

What he did know was he was different, different in a new world completely different from the vault. If he was different in a dangerous world... he would need a different name.

The sheriff raced an eyebrow at the silence he was getting. "The quiet type, huh? Fine. Might help keep you out of trouble-"

"Lucifer..."

The sheriff was cut off by the sudden name as he raised an eyebrow under his hat. "Excuse me, son?"

"My name..." I said while taking a deep breath before looking at the sheriff in the eyes, and I could tell he saw my resolve. "My name is Lucifer Morningstar."

(Percent: 6 Months after Nassana's mission)

Lucifer slowly blinked his eyes open and was met with a clean white ceiling. Climbing out of the soft bed the LW's feet was met with a soft warm carpet just before he stood up.

Looking at his Pip-Boy he saw it was almost 7 in the morning, making him sigh. "I really got to hold off on the wild parties." He said while rubbing his face, that dream really hit him hard.

It felt like an entire lifetime ago that it made Lucifer sigh. Amata, his dad, Officer Gomez, Stanley... Jonas. He was really a different person back then before that day, and everything went crazy. Now he was the big boss to a large mercenary group in another dimension more advanced than his own but also in the past... try saying that out loud without looking like a junkie.

As Lucifer remembered his past he found a few things funny, it was impossible to believe he was going to work in Vault 101 as a Marriage counselor and psychiatric. If anyone heard that they would laugh in disbelief, the big bad LW could have been asking 'What do you see when you look at this' or 'how does this make you feel' for the rest of his life, fucking priceless. But it was thanks to those talking skills that got him out of trouble a few times in the past.

As he remembered Vault 101 he remembered one of the few good things that place brought him, Amata.

Amata, just the name alone made him smile sadly. If things had played differently if he never left Vault 101, what would have happened? He and Amata would have rebelled against the Overseer, opened the vault, and interact with the wasteland. A smile crossed his face as he knew exactly what he would have done next, he would have asked Amata to marry him, him, the big 101 player would have settled down with one woman and have a family.

Despite what many believed, the LW did want love and to have a family one day. He could remember himself to be in love 2 times with two different women, both he would have asked to marry him and start a family.

... But things didn't turn out that way. He left Vault 101 and was banished, making it impossible to be with Amata, the new Overseer.

The other woman... Sarah... he found the Zeta ship, he was going to fix it and explore the galaxy, he wanted Sarah to come with him... to be more than just his girlfriend... but she said no. Her loyalty was to the Brotherhood, to her bothers and sisters, to her father. Lucifer will admit he was heartbroken when she rejected him, but he understood. The two were going down two paths that would never meet.

Sighing, Lucifer grabbed a water bottle from his mini-fridge before he walked to the large window at the end of the room. Looking outside he saw Illium, active as ever.

It's been six long months since Lucifer bought that building from Nassana and a lot has changed for Lion's Pride.

The building Lucifer had bought was 90 stories tall, practically big enough to fit the entire Lion's Pride in. Though it took a few months to fix the building, thanks to the many robots they had it was cheap and took way less time than normal. His apartment, the very place he was in at the very moment, was the top floor of Lion's HQ, it had everything, even a pool, and a hot tub.

With the building, Lucifer was able to turn Lion's Pride from a grunt mercenary group to more like a private army/company. They now took serious jobs from all types of names, even different armies that were low on men such as the Turian military and the human Alliance had called them on a few jobs.

That was just the military aspect of Lion's Pride. In the last months, Lion's Pride had begun to expand in different aspects, medical, weaponry, and robots were just to name a few.

For medical Lion's Pride started to mass-produce some of the medical items they had such as Stimpack, Buffout, Mentals, Med-x, and the Flush Out drug used to cure the effects of addictions. They made use of all the drugs that were less addictive than their wasteland version. Stimpacks could be used to better heal internal injuries and even organs. Buffout was a stronger steroid that'll help with muscle development and endurance. Med-x was mostly used as an emergency pain killer, the effects were so strong even a Krogan could feel it. Mentals were used by scientists as a brain booster, help speeds up their cognitive function high then normal, if a Salarian had some they said it felt like everything was moving in slow motion, but would get a super headache soon after. The most useful thing was Flush Out, a simple medicine that flushed out someone's body for any kind of toxins, such as poisons and drugs, it was great for recovering drug addicts or doctors to flush out dangerous medicines out of anyone's body but keep the good effects.

For weaponry, Lion's Pride was the hot, new weapons company, the only company to create rapid-fire energy weapons. Energy weapons of any kind were very rare and most were single-shot charge ups. However, Lion's Pride was able to make both Laser weapons and Plasma weapons. It wasn't that hard to break down the energy weapons they had and find new ways to improve them with this universe's technology, making them better and stronger than before. He also put up a few ballistic weapons on the market such as the 'Anti-Materiel Rifle', 'Revolvers' and even the 'Railway Rifle', though they were not as popular as the Energy weapons. When Lucifer first revealed the Laser Rifle and Plasma Rifle, he got calls from across the galaxy from private companies to every major army to have private contracts to his weapons. Some even tried to buy him out with huge amounts of credits, so huge he could by a planet or two.

He felt oh so good to tell them all no and say they would need to buy every weapon the normal way.

That caused a few to become very unhappy, so unhappy they had sent thieves to steal the semantics to the energy weapons. They were quickly caught by Lucifer's security and sent right back to their bosses with a nice bow on top. Next, some companies tried to reverse engineer their own energy weapons from Lion's Pride, most just made weapons that exploded after one shot. The company that did make a working Plasma Rifle tried to make a big reveal saying they were making bigger and better ones and will be fully in the market in just a few months.

That caused Lucifer to reveal footage of there scientist breaking down his guns and making failed attempts for hours before one got lucky. Lucifer then revealed his patent on his energy weapons and that screwed the company over big time. Forcing them to pay a huge lawsuit to Lion's Pride.

That was a fun day for Lucifer.

The only downside his guns had was that they used ammunition, and were not self-recharging. Most were slightly unhappy with that, but the fact they now had energy weapons made up for the inconvenience.

For robotic Lion's Pride was lacking a bit when compared to other companies. The Mr. Handies was unique to many, but most found the look of them unsightly, and Protections were slow and too bulky. The only real winners were the worker drones and sentry bot. The worker drones could do detail work that normal robots were less functional to do.

The Sentry Bots were the real winners. Heavily gunned and armored robots that had strict programming in it to never fire at allies, so many armies wanted there own.

Lucifer drank his water bottle with a big grin on his face, despite everything not going as he hoped Lion's Pride was a multi-billion credit company with a growing army.

With Lion's Pride, so big many people started to notice, from humans to Asari to Turians to even Krogan and Vorcha. Lucifer had to put in a program just to get every new recruit in the right position. Newbies would be put into training and get easy assignments for the first few months and more experienced mercs would be put on the harder missions. Last time Lucifer checked they were well in the thousands already.

Obviously, Lucifer couldn't run all this on his own, despite how smart he was. So he appointed his top people to each division for Lion's Pride.

Red was put into the medical division. She kept the scientist and doctors in line and she was a real hit with everyone.

Reilly and Fawkes were in charge of the mercs, training them and keeping them from killing each other. They both played a little bit of the brawns and brains part, given there personalities.

Sydney was not leading the scavenging teams or her 'Treasure Hunters' as she liked to call them. They were in charge of bringing anything of value back to Lion's Pride to be sold later.

Bigley and Onyx were in charge of all the science parts of Lion's Pride, and the two were more than happy to work on what they love. Hell, the two even had a few side projects that Lucifer fully supported.

Thinking about the Zeta Being made Lucifer pause, he didn't know how people would react to a new race of aliens.

He got his answer about 4 months back.

(4 months ago)

"Pivot... Pivot... I said Pivot!"

"We're turning the damn thing!" Butch yelled as he and Charon turned a couch to a wall.

"Stop!" Lucifer yelled and the two dropped the couch. "Perfect." He said with a grin before throwing his body to the couch. "Oh god, I am so fucking happy I paid extra for the soft one."

Charon rolled his eyes as he looked around the room. "Why didn't you get a couple robots to handle this place, we have other things to do."

"No, you don't, I'm your boss, and last I check, your schedules are free," Lucifer said with a big grin making the two eyes roll. "Also I was thinking about throwing a big party for everyone in Lion's Pride, think of it as an official grand opening."

"Um, Lucy, this place has been open for about a few weeks, people have been coming and going like crazy," Butch said as he sat down on a chair.

"Who's talking about the building, I'm talking about my Apartment. Look at this place, having the best room at the very top of the building is the best, it puts Tenpenny to shame! I got a fucking pool and hot-tub just outside!" Lucifer said with a laugh making the two laugh as well.

Before the three could continue to hang out they were cut off then Lucifer's Pip-Boy beeped, making the LW groan.

"We might be off, but it looks like you still have to work," Butch said with a grin making Lucifer flip him off.

"Morningstar here?" He did not sound pleased.

"U-um, sorry to disturb you, Mr. Morningstar." Lucifer's receptionist said, her voice shaking.

"Easy on the poor girl boss. It's not her fault if something comes up." Charon said with a chuckle.

Lucifer sighed. "I'm sorry, please tell me what's happened."

That seems to get a small shaky sigh from the receptionist. "W-well sir... there's a Specter in your office that wants to see you... he says the Citadel Council wants to speak you..."

The room became so quiet you could hear a bin drop. Lucifer and his crew had heard of Specters, supposed super agents handpicked by the Citadel Council from there own races, they were the best of the best. Lucifer also heard Specters always got the mission done, even if it cost the lives of civilians to do it. The LW also heard Specters did a lot of cover-ups for the Citadel Council, anything that needed to be hush-hush.

If that wasn't enough Specter's can do practically anything, they were completely above the law. Kill, steal, breaking and entering, harsh interrogations, nothing was above them but the council.

Lucifer felt confident he could take one on in a fight, though he admitted he didn't want to find out.

Suddenly Lucifer stood up with a sigh as he rubbed his face. "I was not ready for today..." He said with a sigh. "Tell this Specter I will be down in 10 minutes."

"B-but sir, he's a Specter-"

"Yes, he is, and he's on Illium, making his status as a Specter useless," Lucifer said with a wicked grin. "So tell this person I said to 'wait' until I'm ready."

"Y-yes Mr. Morningstar." The receptionist said before ending the call.

Both Butch and Charon looked at each other before looking to Lucifer. "So should we prepare for a war with the Council?" Butch joked with a grin.

Lucifer gave a snort as he walked to his wardrobe. "Depends, if they need my help or to ask me a few questions then I'm more then happy to listened." Lucifer then pulled out his Gauss Rifle from the wardrobe and slammed a microfusion cell in it. "But if they want to take the Revelation away... then we'll have a problem."

---

It took Lucifer exactly 9 minutes to put on a clean black suit before he made his way to the floor below in his private elevator.

Once the elevator dinged the LW stepped forward. Hesitantly saw his receptionist fidgeting behind her desk with a scared expression. She was a young Turian woman with pale scales, red face paint, and wore a tight armored dress of sorts.

Once she saw Lucifer she sided a bit but still looked scared. "H-he's inside sir... I couldn't stop him..."

Lucifer gave the young woman a friendly smile as he walked to his office. "That's alright, why don't you take the rest of the day off."

The Turian gave a weak smile and nodded. "I would like that very much, sir."

The LW nodded before he stepped forward and opened his office door wide open. "So you're the one who set up an appointment without telling me, not very business-like, but then again it's very specter like."

The receptionist nearly fainted on the spot.

Lucifer closed the door behind him and got a good look at this Specter.

It was a Turian a few inches taller than him who wore heavy black armor with red paint. He had white paint on his face and dark green eyes.

Lucifer's office was large with a desk facing the wall and the large window at his back. There were photos all over of him and the friends he made, both in this universe and his own.

"Mr. Morningstar I presume." The Specter said in an even tone as he looked Lucifer up and down. "You're younger then I expected."

Lucifer gave a small shrug. "I'm about to turn 21 in just a few months." He said with a grin as he walked over to his desk. "So, what's a big bad Specter want to see a little mercenary boss like me. Need some extra man-power for some big mission. Or is there something else?" Lucifer asked as he sat behind his desk and faced the Turian.

The Specter's face did not change at Lucifer's tone. "Mr. Morningstar-"

"Just call me Lucifer." The LW cut the Turian off with a wave. "I've been hearing a lot of 'Mr. Morningstar' lately and it's starting to get annoying."

The Specter paused for a moment before he spoke again. "Lucifer... It has come to the Citadel Council's attention that you and Lion's Pride may have made the first contact with a new race." He said in a serious tone as his eyes narrowed.

"...Wait, is this about the Zeta Beings?' Lucifer asked with a raised brow as he leaned back into his chair. "Fuck, I thought it was something serious."

That that just made the Specter glared at Lucifer. "So you admit to making contact with new spices and bringing them into your mercenary group to work for you."

That seems to make Lucifer's eyes narrow as he leaned forward. "If you're implying that I kidnapped and enslaved a group of people, then you seriously did not do your research on me, Specter."

The LW and Specter stared down one another, neither one looking away from the other.

After a long minute, the Specter spoke. "Making the first contact without reporting it is a serious offense, Mr. Morningstar, especially forcing that race to work for you. We might be on Illium, but I will not hesitate to bring you in." He said before placing his hands on Lucifer's desk. "By any means necessary."

Lucifer stared at the Turian before slowly bringing his Pip-Boy up. "Onyx, I need you up in my office as soon as possible. I am in a very tight situation and I'm going to need your help."

'I'll be up in a few moments Lucifer' Onyx said before the line ended.

Lucifer looked up to see a slight surprise look on the Specter's face before it quickly vanished. "Are you admitting to your crimes Mr. Morningstar?"

The LW sat up straight and gave the Specter an even look. "Look, you don't have the whole story, so why don't you wait a few moments before you contact the Citadel Council. My friend will be more than happy to clear everything up." He said with a straight face.

The two stared down one another for a few minutes, neither one giving in to the other. After a few minutes, Onyx walked into Lucifer's office, a worry looks on his face.

"Is there something wrong Lucifer?' Onyx asked before he noticed the armored Turian. "Who is this?"

Lucifer gestured to the Turian. "This here is a Specter sent by the Citadel Council, apparently he and the Council think I've enslaved your people." He said as he sent the Turian a glare.

The Turian, however, was facing the Zeta being with a slightly surprised look on his face. "How can I understand you, I'm sure my translator doesn't have your language."

The Zeta Being looked confused before realization crossed his face. "Oh, I'm speaking English, sometimes my language gets mangled in the translators so I just speak English to make things easier." He said before giving the Specter an even look. "Now what's this about Lucifer enslaving my people?"

The Turian stood up straight as he looked at the Zeta Being. "We have heard reports that an unidentified race was seen on Illium, one that works closely with the mercenary group Lion's Pride."

"No surprise there, it's not like I was hiding them," Lucifer said getting a glare from the Turian. "Continue." He said with an eye roll.

"As such," The Turian continued as he turned back to the Zeta Being. "I was sent to investigate. I planed to confront Mr. Morningstar on the matter before continuing my investigation."

Onyx nodded. "I see, I understand your concern and worries for my people, but I must stress that Lucifer is in no way forcing my people to do anything. In fact, he was the one who saved my people." He said getting a surprising look on the Turian's face.

"Like I said," Lucifer said with a serious look on his face. "You don't have the whole story, because things are fucking complicated."

The Turian Specter looked between the human and Zeta Being. After a long moment, he finally spoke.

"If this situation needs explaining, then are you willing to speak with the Council?" The Turian asked the human at the desk.

Lucifer sighed as he leaned back. "I'm willing... but fuck, that's a whole day flight." He complained softly.

The Specter's response was to pull on a large disk from his pocket. "That won't be necessary Morningstar." He said as he placed the disk on the floor at the other end of the room. "This disk will allow communication with the Council."

Before Lucifer could ask anything the Turian pressed the button. A moment later a large blue screen appeared before them, revealing an Asari, a Turian, and Salarian, all wearing formal clothing.

"Ah, Nihlus, I was wondering when we would hear from you-" The Asari cut herself off when she noticed not only Lucifer in the background but Onyx. "I see the reports we heard were true." She said in a business-like tone. "Mr. Morningstar I presume."

Lucifer gave a grin as he saluted the Council. "Yes, ma'am,"

The Turian Council member gave Lucifer a heated glare. "Mr. Morningstar, you should not take this situation lightly. You have made the first contact with a new race, not only bringing them into space but have not informed the Council. These crimes are not to be taken lightly-"

"Wait, wait, wait." Onyx quickly spoke up while rising his hands, grabbing everyone's attention. "Lucifer is by no means at fault for anything. We were exploring space well before Lucifer found us. In fact, we were exploring space while humans were still forging metal."

That got the Council to give Onyx their full attention.

"If that's the case, then why have you not made contact with us?" The Salarian Council member asked with some suspicion.

Onyx was quiet for a long moment before he sighed. "Because we were ordered to avoid all races by any means, orders from my previous captain." He said before looking at the Council members with serious eyes. "I will explain everything."

Lucifer blinked at the tone in Onyx's voice before he gained a worried look. "Whoa, Onyx, you don't have to tell them everything," Lucifer said, getting some looks from the Council and Specter. "What happened was by no means your fault."

Onyx turned to Lucifer and gave him a smile. "You have done more for me and my people than anyone else, how can I do any less." He said before turning to the Council with a sigh. "A long time ago my planet was running dangerously low on recourses, so much so that we left our planet in hopes we could find a new one. For years we traveled in hopes to find some planet we can inhabit but never found one... until our ship found Earth." He said with a sad sigh. "At the time the inhabitants were very primitive compared to us but also at war. We were planning to wait for them to be weak to the point we could inhabit the planet, so we froze ourselves... but the humans never dwindled they only continued to grow."

"I'm sorry, but you said froze yourselves?" The Asari Councilor asked with a confused expression.

"Cryogenics, it's how we traveled so far from our planet without advanced FTL flight," Onyx explained. "Anyway, as we saw the humans grow my captain started to notice how much more physically superior they were compared to us and... decided to try and harvest that aspect."

"... By harvest... you mean..." The Salarian Councilor trailed off with a grim look on his face.

"Alright, time to make a very long and grim story short. We all have a place to go and people to see." Lucifer said as he clapped his hands together, grabbing everyone's attention. "So the Zeta Being's captain had the bright idea to crossbreed humans and Zeta Beings in the hope of creating an army to take over Earth. The results were all failures, Abominations, they were all mindless monsters that attacked everything in sight, no way the Zeta Beings could control them, but that didn't stop them from experimenting. So for about 700 years the Zeta Being's watch Earth from afar and continued there experiments. However after the Zeta Beings noticed us humans were getting more advance and experimenting with space travel, so they retreated and put their plans on hold. After us, humans started to settle on outward colonies the Zeta Beings picked up their planes once again. I was kidnapped a few years back from my home, but I and a few others put together a plan and managed to kill the captain, free the other prisoners, and take their ship as my own. I also noticed that a majority of the Zeta Beings were treated more as slaves then equal, so I freed them as well and offered to do anything for them. They wished to stay on the Revelation until something came up." Lucifer then had a thoughtful look on his face before he nodded to himself. "I think that covered everything. Any questions?"

Everyone stared at Lucifer for a long, long moment with a profound silence in the room.

"That's... that's a lot to take in." The Salarian Councilor said slowly.

"If any of it is true." The Turian councilor said in a suspicious tone. "All this is very far fetched and we can only go on your word."

Lucifer just shrugged. "I have several audio files from different points of human history, the research data of the Zeta Being's experiments, history longs, a bunch of footage of what they did, and a 700-year-old Samurai that's training some of my new recruits," Lucifer said as he raised his arm and put a hand on his Pip-Boy. "I can send this all to your Specter if you need evidence." He said with little hesitation.

The Councilors looked at one other and had a silent conversation at the moment.

"That will suffice Mr. Morningstar." The Asari Councilor said, getting a nod from the LW. "We will review the information you provide, and if you are telling the truth... it will be most disturbing." She said in a grim tone.

"We understand why you kept this information privet, but the matter still should have been brought to the Council." The Salarian said in a serious tone.

"My people were the ones that requested not to see the Council." Onyx butted in, grabbing the Council's attention. "I... we are all ashamed at what we did to Humanity, and nothing we do will ever make up for what happened. All we can do is help as many people as possible and not become a burden."

"Onyx..." Lucifer said softly. He knew Onyx and the remaining members of his kind regretted everything they did to the humans back in their dimension. It's the reason they all help Lion's Pride when it came to the Slave operations, in hopes of somehow redeeming what they did.

The councilors looked at each other for a very long moment, the longest one yet. The Asari's face was soft, the Salarian looked passive, and the Turian looked harder than normal. The Specter kept to himself and had a blank look on his face, though he occasionally gave Lucifer a different look, an almost respect one.

Finally, the Asari spoke. "We understand why the secrecy and wanting to be left out, and therefore, Lucifer Morningstar will not face any charges for helping you and your people."

Lucifer just nodded to the Council, he would have said something witty but felt this was too serious to be creaking jokes.

The Asari then turned to the Zeta Being. "Onyx, seeing as how you are the leader of your people, would it be possible for you to come to the Citadel. We understand if you wish to keep what your captain did a secret from the general public, but it is best if the leaders of earth know about what happened."

Onyx was silent for a long moment before he turned to Lucifer.

The LW gave his friend a friendly smile. "It's up to you and what you think is best. Lion's Pride will support whatever you decide."

Onyx looked down in thought before looking to the Council and gave them a strong nod. "I will come to the Citadel as soon as possible to discuss my people with you."

All the council members nodded as the Salarian turned to the Specter. "Nihlus, please escort Mr. Onyx back to the Citadel."

With that, the disk shut off and Nihlus picked it up from the ground. "Not how I imagined for this mission to go so smoothly."

"And I thank you for not do the Super-Spy thing and just kidnapping me and searching through all my stuff for 'evidence'," Lucifer said with a grin.

"I would of if you were uncooperative, I would have then found the evidence I need before taking you to the Council. By force." Nihlus said in an even tone.

Lucifer gave the Turian a challenging grin as he sat back in his chair. "Please, I would have kicked your ass and handed you back to the Council with a bow on top."

"Cocky, for someone so young," Nihlus said while narrowing his eye, but also had a very small grin.

"Tis' but my nature," Lucifer said with a bow and a challenging tone. He then turned to Onyx and gave him a much friendlier smile. "Hope everything goes well, and remember, not only Lion's Pride has your back, but me as well."

That brought a smile to Onyx. "Thank you, my friend."

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(Present)

"So much has changed in such little time." Lucifer muttered as he took a sip of his water bottle.

"Well you're up early."

Glancing back Lucifer was treated to the very pleasant sight of a naked Asari and human woman in his bed, both looking at him with bedroom eyes. Last night Lucifer was invited to a party from one of the companies trying to get a contract for his energy weapons. It was all very business like and Lucifer found it extremely boring, but money was money.

The only highlight of the night was the beautiful Asari singer that he flirted with, along with the sexy human woman working behind the bar.

After getting a few drinks, sighing few papers, and a few dances, the three made there way back to Lucifer's apartment at Lion's HQ.

A few more drinks later and the three were in bed and moving before they knew it. It was a very good night all around.

Lucifer glanced at the time on his Pip-Boy with a wicked grin. "I have a meeting at noon..." He said while facing the girls with a grin. "So we have a few hours of fun until then." He said, making the two giggle as he throw the bottle away and made his way back to the bed.

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"And as you can see our Stimpacks are showing promising results when it comes to organ repair for all spices. Though it can't replace entire organs, injuries that would usually require a donor will no longer be necessary."

Lucifer gave a small sigh as he leaned back in his chair. He was currently in a meeting with some hospital executives looking to get some contracts on Lion's Pride Medicine. Red was currently leading the meeting by explaining how Lion's Pride medicine works and how it can benefit them. The only reason Lucifer was present was to finalizes any contracts or make adjustments. Because Lion's Pride was still very new a lot of companies wanted to know what exactly their medicine did.

Suddenly a Turian business man raised his hand, a serious look on his face. "That's well and good, but what effect will this medicine have on someone who is dextro-immune?"

Lucifer was the first to speak up. "That was one of the first things we adjusted. We created a Stimpack type that can works perfectly with both Turians and Quarians, so no need to worry." He said, getting a cut nod from the Turian.

The rest of the meeting was mostly uneventful for the LW, just some more talking and technical stuff. By the end the guest left with contracts allowing them to get perches large amounts of Lion's Pride medicine for good deals. Lucifer then made a b-line for his office and quickly sat down at his desk, his back to the large glass window.

As Lucifer sat behind his desk he opened his computer to see dozens of emails that were sent to him, making him give a long sigh.

"God damn it." He muttered as he opened a file and started to do his work.

As the LW began to type his door suddenly opened, making him look up. When he saw who it was he smiled.

"Hey, it's been a while kid." Reilly said with a grin as she walked into his office.

That made Lucifer sigh. "Trust me, I know." He said as he continued to type on his computer. "It's been nothing but work, paper work."

For the past few months Lucifer has done nothing but work at building Lion's Pride. So most of his time was spent on paper work, money moving, and making sure Lucifer's mercenaries got everything they needed to stay alive.

Reilly gave a playful wince as she sat in front of Lucifer's desk. "Oh, your not coming out of that unharmed." She said, making Lucifer snort. "If your feeling so stir crazy, maybe you should go on a raid with your own guys, I'm sure theirs a few missions available."

That made Lucifer pause for a moment before he shook his head. "Maybe later this week, I still have a lot of work to do, and later I have a meeting with some Alliance solders."

The last thing seem to catch Reilly's attention. "Alliance solders, what do they need that requires to meet with you?" Reilly said while tilting her head.

Lucifer gave a small shrug. "No idea, all I do know is that this meeting involves a major and it's sensitive information. Which is why we're having the meeting face to face and not over communications."

Reilly nodded as she glanced at the time. "Well I just came to check and see how you were doing." She said before glancing at his desk. "Results, I'm glad I'm not in your position."

Lucifer deadpanned and gave her the finger, making her laugh. "Just get out of here and spend some time with Butcher, god knows theirs a hell of a lot of sexual tension between you two."

It was no secret to everyone that Reilly and Butcher had a thing for each other. Lucifer remembered when he saved Reilly's Rangers she instantly kissed the field medic to the point the LW was scared they would do it right in front of him.

Reilly glared at the young man with a blush on her face. "Ass." Was all she said before she got up with a small grin on her face. "Have fun with the paper work."

"Bitch." Lucifer said while giving her a deadpan expression.

"True." Was all Reilly said as she started to make her way out. "Call me if you need me Lucifer." She said before walking out of his office.

Lucifer sighed as he got back to work on his computer. "How about you help me with fucking paper work." He said before opening another file.

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"Finally, done!" Lucifer yelled before he slumped in his chair, a weak chuckle escaping his lips. "Fuck paper work, I'm going to find some poor sucker to do this for me. God I need a vacation, maybe somewhere nice with some beautiful woman and some sunny beaches-"

"Mr. Morningstar, the Alliance soilders have arrived and are waiting for you in meeting room 5." Lucifer's secretary said through his Pip-Boy before the line ended.

"..." Lucifer took a deep breath before letting it out very slowly. "Fuck... me."

Getting up from his desk Lucifer made a b-line to room 5 for whatever the meeting may hold.

"Fuck this, after this meeting I'm going somewhere. Enemy base, casino, brothel, hell a joy ride will do. I need some me time."

After walking for about a minute Lucifer finally made his way to room 5 and instantly entered the room. The room was somewhat large, with a big round table in the center, a large glass window off to the side to see Illium, and a large holo-t.v at the end of the room.

Inside Lucifer saw two men in room 5 in high ranking Alliance uniforms. The first man had light brown skin, a mustache, and a shaved head. The second man was someone Lucifer actually recognized, who had a higher ranked uniform, with white hair, a scar over his face, and hard blue eyes.

"Holy shit." Lucifer said in disbelief, grabbing the two man's attention. "Admiral Hackett himself, the commander of the fifth fleet." Lucifer said with a grin as he walked over. "I was expecting to meet just a major, not someone so high up."

Hackett raised an eyebrow at Lucifer as he slowly put his hands behind his back. "Mr. Morningstar... your younger then I expected."

Lucifer just gave a shrug. "Just turned 21 not too long ago."

That just made the Admiral raise his eyebrow a little further. "... I see... This is Major Kyle," Hackett said while gesturing to the second man, who gave a cut nod. "He's the one who told me about your group and how you can be of some help to us."

A serious look crossed Lucifer's face along with a wicked grin. "Well your not the first Alliance soldier to call me group in for a job." He said while sitting down at the round table. "So, what's so important that Admiral Hackett himself need's to see me?"

The two ranking Alliance soldiers looked at one another before one spoke. "Do you remember the Skyllian Blitz?" Major Kyle spoke in a hard voice.

Lucifer just snorted as he glared at the Major. "Yeah I remember it, an army of pirates attacked a colony and took everyone they could into slavery. That's not something you just forget."

Hackett nodded with a hard look on his face. "Exactly, and it's time those people were saved." He said before bringing up his Omni-Tool. "Take a look at this, and tell me what you think."

Lucifer's Pip-Boy beeped and the LW brought it up. Instantly Lucifer saw a file Hackett sent and started to read what is said. As Lucifer read more and more his eyes widen as his mouth hung open. Slowly the LW looked up to the two Alliance officers with a shocked look on his face.

"...Your serious." Lucifer said in almost a whisper before a wicked grin crossed his face. "Your actually planning to hit it... and you want me and my group to come a long with the ride." He said before looking back at the file, reading the name of the target Hackett what him and the Alliance to hit.

Torfan

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21N: Finally done! You would not believe how long this took, and how hard it was too make!

Sorry for being late, my internet is down and can only work at libraries or cafes. So until the internet comes back up things are going to be a little slow for a while.

Now to cover some questions most people are going to ask.

1: The Flashback. I thought it would be cool for people to see how MY LW experienced Fallout 3 and what he did, plus with a few of my own twists. I also wanted to show how my LW got the name Lucifer Morningstar.

A: In the Flashback, when taking the GOAT the LW can not under any circumstances be a part of Vault Security unless the Overseer allows it. So if someone who is not allowed to be a part of Vault Security the second thing that pops up on the GOAT will be the person's main job.

Also, with the dwindling numbers of Vault 101, I'm surprised they don't prioritize certain jobs that are needed, like Doctor, or engineer, things like that. Instead they can still give people jobs like coach, medical tester, or even a tattoo artist. So I think it would make sense for certain people to also study for other jobs, and if something happened to that person the job could easily be filled. I mean when the Overseer killed Jonas after their main doctor left, nobody was able to fill in the job, that left the vault doctorless.

Another thing is the three tag skills. I imagine that when you pick the main skill, which is your job, the two other skills are backup jobs you can do later if life.

2: Lion's Pride is now more of a private army then an actual mercenary group. But to clear up a few things on the energy weapons Lion's Pride makes, they are super effective against kinetic shields, but still have trouble against heavy armored enemies.

That's all I can think to cover at the moment, if theirs anything anyone is still curious about, leave a question in the Reviews and I'll try to answer them as best I can.

WE WILL FIGHT!

WE WILL ROAR!

AND WE'LL SHACK THIS GALAXY TO IT'S CORE!

LION'S PRIDE!