It is the 23rd of October in the year 2287 and in the eastern side of the war desolated United States in Massachusetts lies the commonwealth… now home to creatures thought unimaginable in the pre-war days, along with groups of raiders and gunners searching for raids or contracts to earn a living, in the heart of the commonwealth lies Diamond City, what was once an old baseball stadium now is the center hub for the commonwealth. However this is not where this story begins… it begins at a small half-destroyed town called Sanctuary. Most of the houses were destroyed after the bombs fell exactly 210 years ago on October 23rd, 2077, but some of the houses were still standing, with a bunch of holes left behind but still structurally sound, and in front of one of the houses a lone robot was tending to a withered away garden, a handybot by the name cogsworth had been here since that fateful day 210 years ago trying to keep the house clean and health, but that was a bit difficult when the fallout wipes everything that was ever spic and span. As codsworth was trimming the decaying garden he couldn't stop thinking about what happened that fateful day and if anyone from his family survived.
"Hmm, today is 210 years since Mr. Nate and Mrs. Alice left with Shaun to vault 111. I hope that they had a good life" codsworth said to no one in particular. Now not much has happened in Sanctuary since the bombs fell except for an occasional scavenger or two but Sanctuary was so destroyed that very little was left after the bombs fell so it was pretty quiet besides codsworth working away as usual. "Hmm, i still wish that the mr. and mrs. were still around they certainly made this place so chipper." codsworth said sighing to then suddenly he heard a scream of panic coming from one of the house nearby. "What the? That doesn't sound like a raider… that sounds more like… a cry for distress. I better go see what's going on." so codsworth left the garden and headed down the cracked and faded street and when he reached the turnaround with the tree he saw what looked like a teenage girl in what looked like bunny print pjs with bun-shaped yellow hair that had 2 strands coming down to her knees. She seemed to be talking to herself and breathing heavily and rapidly. "What the devil? Never saw her before, and in Pre-war clothes no doubt. Better see what's shaken her up so awfully."
Serena was so shock to see so much destruction all over the place she couldn't stop hyperventilating. "What happened Tokyo wasn't like this when i went to bed last night. Doh, i must still be dreaming i'll just pinch myself and i'm sure to wake up." And with that Serena acted on her sentence and pinched her arm only to feel pain and nothing changed. "Dagh! This isn't a dream! Ugh, maybe this is some kind of Halloween prank, my friends took me to another place, that was completely destroy and i'll make a fool of myself that must be it!" Serena said not knowing that someone was coming up from behind her. "Excuse me madam?" Serena jumped as she hear a robotic voice coming from behind. Slowly she turned around to see a rusted chrome plated hovering robot with 3 eyes and 3 arms with a saw blade, a pincer, and what seemed to be a flamethrower right behind her. She then once again screamed and headed back into the destroyed house still not remembering that it was exposed as the robot followed her in.
As the robot got closer to Serena she then saw a rolling pin nearby and picked it up "stay back i say, don't hurt me or i will… roll you… to death!" Serena said still frightened. "And why on earth would i attack a woman in distress?" the robot suddenly said making Serena confused. "B-b-but aren't you robots meant to be evil? I've seen you type before!" Serena said being a bit braver. "Now come now i know General Atomic Handybots had some faults but i wouldn't say that they're evil." The robot said still sounding calm. Serena plucked up more courage. "So your not going to cut me, squeeze me, or… burn me?" Serena said gulping.
"Absolutely not madam, i was built by General Atomics to serve my owners and that is that." The robot said sounding in a joy tone. Serena felt better after hearing this. "Phew for a moment you scared me with your… appearance... No offence of course but you did scare me no less." Serena said. "Dah it's alright at least you haven't been sitting in this little town on the edge of the commonwealth for over 200 years." The robot then said startling Serena again. "Wait Commonwealth? 200 YEARS? You mean i'm not in Tokyo!" Serena asked now looking scared.
"Tokyo? You mean Tokyo, Japan? I'm afraid you're mistaken madam your in the United State's, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Or what's left of it anyway…" The robot said still confused that Serena didn't know where she was. "United States? Commonwealth? AND IN… wait what date is this?" Serena then asked with worry on her face. "Why it's October 23rd, 2287, 210 years after the bombs rained from the sky." the robot said. "WAIT?! I'm 290 years in the FUTURE?!" Serena yelled now frightened beyond belief. "290 does that mean your from…" but before the robot could finish a woman came up from behind and said the name "Codsworth?!"
Codsworth turned around and gasped as he saw a woman with blond hair like the teenager but done in a retro styled ponytail, in a vault suit with the number 111 on the back, that looked like she was just as worried as the teenager. "As i live and breath! IT'S YOU!"
(A Few Minutes Earlier)
Alice Hearts had just emerged from vault 111 after being cryogenically frozen to what seemed to her at least, a few days. She reached the surface only to see the commonwealth mostly in ruins with Sanctuary Hills, looking in ruins as well. She couldn't believe what she was seeing especially after her husband, Nate Hearts, shot and killed in vault 111 while she was still trapped and her son taken away from her while she was still trapped. She roughly made her way into Sanctuary still horrified to see mostly everything she once knew was gone. As she reached her house she saw no signs of life and her house almost destroyed. She then feared that not even codsworth survived the bomb that fell onto the commonwealth when she and her husband and son luckily made it inside the vault after a very close call with a shockwave that struck after the bomb fell. She feared the worst when she suddenly heard codsworth's voice along with another woman's voice, coming from the turnabout. She walked down to thankfully see codsworth talking to a surprisingly clean girl who looked like she came from a beautiful dream. She then approach the and called out codsworth's name. "As I live and breath! IT'S YOU!" Codsworth said sounding relieved while the teenager was looking confused. "Codsworth, What happened... To the world? And… who is this, a friend of yours?" Alice asked still horrified but happier to see a friendly face, er robot. "The world Mrs. Alice?! I was more worried about you! When you left so suddenly… i was sure… you were… gone. And as for this young lady she's uh…"
The robot then turned back looking at Serena "Pardon me madam but i don't believe i ever recalled your name." Serena felt embarrassed at that. In all the excitement she completely forgot to tell the robot her name. "Oh im sorry little robot" serena then said with the robot interrupting. "Oh just call me codsworth, everybody does." Codsworth then said. "Oh well, still im sorry codsworth i forgot introductions. Uh my name is Serena Tsukino, but everyone calls me Serena." it was then that the woman in the blue and yellow trim jumpsuit spoke next. "Well it's a pleasure to meet you Serena, my name is Alice, Alice Hearts." Then it was codsworth who spoke next. "Well now that that's out of the way, umm, miss alice where is your other half by the way?"
Alice's mood changed and she started to get a tear in her eye. "He's… sigh… in a better place." Serena then perked up. "Oh where is he?" Alice didn't reply for a second "He's just… sigh."
Serena suddenly felt the feeling that Alice's Husband didn't make it out of wherever she came from. She wanted to ask what happened but then Serena thought that it might not be the best time, especial since Serena still had no idea how she got to a future fallout in the first place. "Oh well i'm sorry for you lost, anyway i'm sure he was a great guy." Serena said thinking about Darien. After saying this Alice started to feel better but Codsworth was the first to speak. "Oh these things you two are talking about its not making much sense to me. Maybe we could play a game with Shaun oh how he loves games, uhh where is the young lad?" Serena was then confused about who Shaun was but she had a feeling it was alice's son. But then she saw Alice getting a bit of a serious look.
"Shaun's been kidnapped, but i'm going to find him, no matter what it take." Alice said knowing she would find Shaun or die trying. "I'm sorry for this, but if you want i'll help look for her." Serena then said surprising both Alice and codsworth. "Really? Your willing to help me find him, when you barely even know me?" Alice said still quite surprised at what Serena just said.
"Of course, i know what it's like to have a child been taken from you" Serena said thinking about the time when Rini became the black lady for the black moon clan. "I never did stop to save my daughter so if you'll allow me, i'll do anything i can to help you find you son!" Serena finished receiving a happy look from Alice. "Thank you, but even with your help i don't know where to start looking" Alice Said, but after hearing this Serena knew that alice was right, without any knowledge on the commonwealth, none of them knew where they could start looking. At least not until codsworth spoke again. "What about concord, as i recall there are still some people down there and they only attacked me a few times before i retreated for home."
Alice somehow was shocked and surprised that there were still people alive even after the bombs fell. "There's still people alive in concord?" Alice asked wondering if codsworth was right about this. "Yes but they are a bit rougher they you might remember." codsworth said, giving a worried look to Alice's face. "Well what are we waiting for let's go and find your child!" Serena said once again surprising Alice and codsworth.
"Um not to be rude Serena, but do you even have anything to defend yourself?" Alice said. After hearing this Serena was concerned. So she check her pj pockets frantically and by sheer luck she found her transformation brooch inside her pocket "Why yes i do" said showing the brooch to both Alice and codsworth who both gave Alice a sigh of worry "here then, if that's all you got you'll need this" Alice said handing Serena a strange thing that looked similar to a gun. "Uhhhhh… what is this?" Serena asked slightly concerned. "Thats a spare 10mm pistol I got from vault 111" and with that alice then stuffed about 30 rounds of 10mm's into Serena's pockets "B-b-b i'm a lover not a fighter" Serena said a worried look on her face. "Well it's either that or you could become someone's lucky day heh heh." codsworth said receiving a angry look from Serena. But eventually she gave in and accepted the 10mm pistol. "Here you might want some new clothes as well…" Alice said handing her what looked like a folded up version of Alice's blue and yellow trimmed jumpsuit and what looked like a white version of the large brown device on Alice's left arm. "Uh what are these, and don't say it's more guns…" Serena said receiving another sigh from Alice. "It's a spare vault suit and spare pip-boy i picked up back in vault 111 along with the pistol, i grabbed them just in case but the other vault suit didn't fit me." Alice said receiving a relieved face from Serena. "Well lets hope they fit me then" Serena said then entering the house and entering the slightly exposed bathroom.
After a few minutes she managed to change into her new clothes and put on her new white Pip-boy which she notice to have her moon kingdom's insignia for some reason and headed back outside showing her new duds to Alice and codsworth. "Well what do you think?" Serena asked still feeling a bit strange. "I'd say it suits you nicely" Alice replied. "Yes quite so, but if i were you i would stop this showing off and try to get to concord before you lose any chance of a clue to find Alice's son." codsworth said, and both of them knowing he was right they set off heading out of Sanctuary and over the historic old north bridge which was slightly damaged. "I only wish i wasn't doing this alone." Serena said looking a bit sad. "What do you mean by that Serena?" Alice asked wondering why she said it."I mean i wished that my friends were with me. Whenever i needed help they would always be by my side even when things seemed impossible." Serena said still upset she was probably all alone in this wasteland. "Sounds like they were good friends." Alice said just as they were passing a red rocket gas station. Suddenly a dog came out of the gas station wanting to meet the two girls. Alice was the first to speak up. "Hey boy you look like a nice dog" the dog replied in a bark. "Can we take him with us Alice?" Serena asked hoping Alice would say yes. "Well what do you think boy?" the dog then heeled to Alice letting her pat him. "Well Serena i guess my answer is yes" Alice said as they started to walk again with the dog following from behind. "Well that's good to hear i'm so glad that he's coming along with…" before Serena could finish they both hear a couple of gunshots coming from inside of Concord "What's going on in there?" Serena asked starting to get a worrying look on her face. "I get the feeling this might be out first gunfight. I hope your ready." Alice said. Serena just gulped. "So do i" Serena Replied as they headed into concord.
As Alice, Serena and the dog enter Concord they could see what the noise was. A bunch of raiders were aiming gun points at a museum balcony where a man in what looked like old style clothes was fighting back with a long rifle that seem to be firing lasers. On what seemed to be instinct Alice made the first move firing her 10mm at one raider making him fall limp. Serena was petrified at this until she saw the raiders aiming a both of them now so she and Alice ducked behind a sandbarrier while the dog bravely attacked the raider keeping one still for Serena as she closed her eyes and surprising managed to hit him in the arm making him fall limp as well. She felt more confident after this and started to shoot one after another like she was a excellent markswoman. This surprised Alice as she was having trouble, although Alice hit a few raiders she was missing more than she was hitting them. Eventually all the raiders outside were dead and they headed to the museum entrance to then hear the old style clothed man yelling down to them. "Hey we could use you help, raiders have already got inside, take that laser musket over there and help us, PLEASE!" he then pointed to a dead man with a tri-pointed hat where the musket lied. "Well i'm almost out of ammo what should we do?" Alice asked. Then Serena gave her the 20 remaining 10mm rounds she had to Alice. You can use the ones you gave me. I'll take the musket" she then acted on her sentence and grabbed it and the fusion cells that were in the man's pockets. "Thanks Serena, now let's get inside. Alice said and with that both Serena, Alice, and the dog headed in and started to take down every last remaining raider that was inside. Eventually, all the raiders were dead and victory was theirs. However Alice used up the last 10mm rounds that they had so their only weapon was the laser musket with about 20 shots left. As they entered the room where the strange man was both girls saw that there were 4 other people inside. After a thanks for the help the man introduced himself as Preston Garvey, Commonwealth Minutemen. But as he was about to ask them for another favor a familiar voice was heard by Serena as it said her name. "Serena?!" Serena turned to her left and saw someone that she knew well. "Amy?! Is that you?!"
To Be Continued
Welp now Serena has learned full hand how dangerous a wasteland can be. But thankfully she has the sole survivor at her side to help her though it all, along with dogmeat. But she still thankfully has her transformation brooch which means that the commonwealth along with the rest of the world just might see Sailor Moon for the first time in 290 years. But what about Amy, and how did she get here to? Well stay tuned cause the next chapter will partly feature a short side story in Amy's and the minutemen's point of view. Until then leave a good review and a favorite if you like the story so far.
