Nick realises that the two soldiers approaching him are old foes. Justin was part of the Desert Rangers, an elite fighting force protecting Nevada and Nolan was part of the Brotherhood of Steel. Nick had had brushes of violence with these two adversaries over the years. Nick is frozen in fear as the two soldiers walk directly up to his position. Before Nick can utter a word Justin racks the butt of his gun against his skull. Nick blacks out and crumples to the ground in a heap. Nolan removes Nick's keys from his pocket and opens the armory doors, Justin and Nolan move quickly to retrieve their power Armour, plasma rifles and extra ammunition. They move quickly because they do not want to be discovered before they are ready to make their next move. Four NCR heavy troopers arrive at the armory each equipped with a light machine gun. Justin is fully dressed in his Armour and Nolan is looking for his helmet. The four NCR soldiers split into two teams and commence firing upon their enemy. The NCR soldiers are upset because they have seen Nick crumpled on the ground at the door. Justin and Nolan return fire with their plasma rifles, which is a dangerous proposition because of the ordinances in the armory. Nolan and Justin are able to battle their way through the NCR soldiers because they have superior weapons and Armour compared to their foes. Nolan and Justin break through the nearest fence and run off into the Mojave wilderness.

Judy is in the Sierra Madre Casino district and is still searching for Father Elijah who has kept a step ahead of his pursuer for the last few days. Judy is undertaking a grid search of the casino floors. Each floor and room needs to be checked because Elijah can be any where. Judy needs to be careful and avoid the security hologram security system which is activated inside the casino. Once finished dodging holograms and searching the casino Judy moves over to the Villa medical clinic. Judy begins searching the clinic and discovers that it is stocked with valuable medical supplies. Judy stuffs her pockets with any medical supplies that she can carry for her survival. As Judy looks into an old auto doc (automatic doctor) she is pushed from behind and locked in. Dean Domino a 200 year old ghoul has captured another quarry in his clinic. The malfunctioning auto doc performs a procedure to sever Judy's vocal cords. Dean Domino stands outside the auto doc just chuckling to himself as Judy struggles to free herself from the awful machine. Domino is so pleased with himself that he decides at that moment to return to his home in the residential district that skirts the casinos. The residential district has several toxic clouds, traps set by Domino and ghost people guarding the area. Domino is confident in his ability to walk this region in relative safety, until he encounters a large mutant called Dog. Before Domino can think, Dog has disabled him and placed a bomb collar around his neck. Now Domino knows what it is like to be the one in a desperate situation!

Justin and Nolan are trudging across the Mojave Wasteland looking for a safe route to make it to the Brotherhood of Steel's Hidden Valley Bunker. The Mojave contains many dangerous creatures and dangers that are every where. Their plan is to walk through the desert in the day light hours and then walk the road when it is dark. Justin and Nolan know that they must hide from any NCR soldiers that may be out in the desert. Justin and Nolan are heading towards Black Mountain which is where the bunker is located. They have to go around the mountain to access the bunker complex. Justin is most worried about the super mutants that inhabit territory adjacent to Black Mountain. The super mutants are dangerous and unpredictable, they dislike every thing and will show no mercy. Mutants have access to a variety of guns and some even walk rocket launchers in their attacks.

Justin and Nolan continued their march past Black Mountain. They knew they were vulnerable so they tried to move quickly. They were almost out of the danger zone when the first blast hit. They returned fire. "It's Super Mutants!" yelled Nolan, "Fall ba-" Before he could finish his sentence he was shot by super mutants. Justin began to drag Nolan out of the range of fire. Two paladins were on patrol when they saw Justin dragging Nolan. They ran over and one picked Nolan up by the feet while the other paladin provided covering fire. they pulled Nolan into the hidden valley bunker. They went through several sets of doors and then carried Nolan down a flight of stairs. Justin directed the paladins to the infirmary. Were Nolan lade on a bed when the doctor came and ask what happen. Justin was telling the doctor what happen the doctor was socked the he was still alive.

A.N. This might be my last chapter i aver right.