Engineers were sent out into the battlefield to disarm the mines. The engineers were being shot at by the Brotherhood. The engineers cleared the minefield and the NCR were running into a trap. All of a sudden there was a white beam that shot down from the sky and incinerated a group of NCR soldiers. It took a moment of shock before the NCR realised they were being targeted by Archimedes I a space based laser weapon. The benefit of the Archimedes I weapon was the devastation it caused, but the disadvantage was that it took a long time to recharge and reset the targeting system.
Nick told the General that he needed to pull his troops back. General Jack disagreed with Nick saying he can take the Brotherhood out of HELIOS One once an for all. Once the NCR had entered HELIOS One they found that the Brotherhood had abandoned HELIOS One. Nick walked in the entrance of HELIOS One there was graffiti on the floor it was a message from Justin to Nick. I know all your plan's.
Judy was wandering around when she saw a bright light coming down from the sky around HELIOS One. That's when she saw Justin with a platoon of his friends. She failed to see where they were going. Then someone grabbed her and told her, "Please don't scream, my ears are bleeding from the HELIOS One laser beam." Judy was escorted to the Hidden Valley Bunker where she saw Justin with a couple of guys. She asked Justin, "What are you doing down here?" Justin said, "I am working with the Brotherhood of Steel, what are you doing here?" Judy said " I saw you here I was about to follow you when someone grabbed me. Justin said "oh that's my friend Nolan he can let you go because the elder wishes to see you."
Nick and three soldiers were following four Brotherhood soldiers. One Brotherhood soldier spotted one of the NCR soldiers and they started firing at each other. Judy and Justin heard the gunshots from inside the bunker. Justin told Judy to stay inside, while him and Nolan went to check it out. Once they got outside they saw the NCR and their friends pinned down. Justin and Nolan decided to try to distract the NCR soldiers. Justin spotted Nick and froze. Justin took three armour piercing rounds in the leg. Nolan and the four Brotherhood soldiers picked up Justin and dragged him back to the bunker where they treated his wounds.
Nick hadn't seen Justin when he shot him by mistake. Nick heard voices, so he ordered the three remaining soldiers to stop shooting and fallback. Thinking he got the Brotherhood soldiers he starting walking forward until he spotted a blood trail. Judy was walking back and forth waiting for Justin to return. When Justin did return he passed out from blood loss. Two more Brotherhood soldiers came to help Justin to the medical office in an attempt to stop the bleeding. The medics are able to remove three bullets from Justin's leg, but have to leave several bullet fragments in his leg. There is not enough blood available to give a transfusion, so they give Justin some remaining plasma bags. Justin is left to recuperate in the medic tent, he will be out for a 24 hours.
Judy was taken to see Elder Brittany. Elder Brittany was in her bunker with 4 Paladin soldiers. As soon Judy entered the bunker 2 paladin soldiers left, while the other 2 remained by their Elder. Judy was important because she was part of the Circle of Steel, which was a radical faction of the Brotherhood of Steel who believed that not enough was being done to preserve old technology. Judy wanted to speak to Elder Brittany about Elder Elijah, who needs to be dealt with. Elder Brittany told the 2 paladins to leave the bunker. Judy lays out her concerns about Elder Elijah, who has left the Brotherhood and is going against their principles. Elder Brittany agrees that Elijah is a problem who must be erased. Elder Brittany gives Judy a .303 CoS sniper rifle with a unique set of recon armour and tells her to finish off Elijah.
Nick is set up at the Hoover Dam Tower with a fully upgraded silenced 50 calibre sniper rifle. Nick was with 2 other snipers embedded in the tower. The NCR has approximately 10.000 soldiers situated on the Hoover Dam. Their opponents the Legion had 12.000 soldiers attacking the Hoover Dam. There were recruit legionnaires, centurions and decanies. Each had their specific strengths and weapons to bring to the fight. Recruit legionnaires were equipped with bolt action .303 hunting rifles, centurions had electric lances with a marksman carbine rifle, and the decanies were experts with rifles. The first recon battalion for the NCR were set up to target the legion soldiers as they circulated around the dam site. The NCR had set up a tactical retreat from the Hoover Dam back toward Bolder City.
Judy was talking to Nolan when they heard screaming from the medical office. Nolan and Judy ran to the medical room where Justin was trying to walk to get something, but he collapsed on to the floor. Judy and Nolan run to where Justin fell. Judy and Nolan pick Justin up and take him to his bed. Two medics rush to Justin and check over his vital signs. They reconnect him to an IV and administer a sedative so that he will sleep. Justin needs to recover his strength before he can resume his duties.
Judy leaves Justin in the office and goes to the armoury. She gets the recon armour and a silenced .303 sniper rifle. She goes to where Elijah was last seen in Big Mountain. Father Elijah is no easy target as he has survived for many years in the wasteland. In fact, Elijah knows that an assassin is out hunting for him, he just doesn't know who it is. Judy will have her work cut out for her in order to outwit this adversary.
Nick woke up in a terrible pain, his head was aching and his ears were ringing. It took him a minute to realise that his position had been hit by a frag grenade. There was blood every where all over the ground. Unfortunately, some of the blood was from his injuries. Nick's hands were a bloody mess, he could barely feel his fingers. Nick and his remaining comrades fall back. Nick could not find his 50 calibre rifle, but he could not wield it any more any ways because his fingers were mangled. Nick's comrades were either dead or fell back from their position. Nick soon realised that he was alone, and he did not like the feeling!
Sky Winter is an arctic fox who is aligned with the Brotherhood. Sky's main asset is her mechanical abilities, she can fix just about anything. This is an important skill in the Wasteland, where everyone has old technology that tends to break down at inopportune times. Sky has attained the level of a Knight in the Brotherhood and has some influence over decisions made by her Paladin (Justin). Sky is summoned by Nolan to report to him immediately. Nolan tells Sky that she needs to go to fix Justin's power armour and helmet ASAP. Justin is regaining his strength and will need his suit to continue his duties. It takes Sky a few moments to realise that Nolan is a Paladin, and consequently her superior officer. Sky accepts her new assignment because she is excited to see Justin and work her magic on the power suit.
