chapter 4 finding Justin
Nick and Judy are going through HELIOS One power grid looking for Justin, but they couldn't find him so they went outside to look. First they went to the General to ask if he had seen Justin? The General said "yes I have seen Justin and I have sent him to HELIOS One alone." Judy said "why did you send Justin to HELIOS One alone" the General said "I thought he could handle it. Didn't know that he would get captured" Judy could tell he was not telling the truth. She stormed off so the General would not see how angry she was.
Justin could see NCR still trying to take HELIOS One from the Brotherhood. The NCR were sending wave after wave of soldiers and slowly pushing back the Brotherhood. Justin was wearing the prototype of the new T-51b power armour. He sent three snipers to the top of the ridge. the snipers had Gauss rifles. Justin took a round to the helmet of his power armour. Unfortunately, this caused the armour to begin malfunctioning and losing power. Justin had only one option, which was to remove the malfunctioning helmet and utilise the suit power unit to carry on essential functions. Justin is able to sight his rifle and to his surprise he spots Nick below with a NCR unit. At the same moment Nick has Justin in his gun sights as well.
Shots ring out around Justin and Nick's positions. The NCR are firing upwards toward Justin's area, and the Brotherhood are firing down on Nick's troops. General Jack realises that his NCR troops are in a vulnerable position because the Brotherhood have the high ground, he orders a retreat immediately. The NCR are to meet at the prearranged rally point. The General wants the NCR to climb the ridge and take the high ground from the Brotherhood. The Brotherhood have laid out mines and bear traps to slow the advance of the NCR. Justin has placed 3 snipers in the HELIOS One Power Plant Tower. All the barricades have been moved back towards the Power Plant, which means there is only one way in. This means that the NCR are moving towards a trap and they don't even realise it.
Nick is at the tail end of the NCR platoon making it's way up to the high ground. There are 50 NCR troops going against 15 Knights and 5 Paladins. As the NCR spread out on the ridge going towards the Power Station they are hit by a set back. Two troops step onto the bear traps and are writhing in pain. The NCR troops stop their progress and search for additional traps. A medic is rushing towards the injured troops when he steps onto a mine, which results in 3 casualties. Nick reports to the field commander that "they are encountering difficulty advancing". The commander orders metal armour to be provided to each soldier. The armour will slow their progress, but will provide added protection from traps. As the NCR attempt to move forward they are his by more disruptions from sniper fire and plasma mines. Nick is not sure that the HELIOS One is worth the trouble they are facing.
