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Nuclear Badlands
Chapter 5: Dropping Below Pittsburgh
The sun had set and the moon had rose, despite the planet having gone to hell it still had few of its beautiful sights. Naruto, Kat, Bryan, and Dogmeat had decided to rest up for the night; both elder Survivors cleared out a small Raider camp located several blocks away from the Anchorage Memorial.
Naruto sliced open Motorcycle Gas Tank and poured the flammable liquid over the pile of wood they placed inside a circular patterned cinder blocks. Giving his Omni-Blade a quick flick, the fuel went ablaze. Kat helped pull up chairs as Bryan brought out food from the Raider's fridge, Dogmeat walked through the boys legs and made off with a chunk of Brahmin Meat.
Luckily there were already pre-cooked meals within the semi-cold box, using Kitchen Knives to suspend them above the flames until the Brahmin and Salisbury Steaks reheated.
"So you think your dad might be at Vault 112?"
"Its the only lead I have at the moment, its better than nothing at least" she poked her stake to check its warmth.
"What about you, I mean if Rivet City doesn't work out what then?"
"Then I'll just wander around the wastes until I do" already discussing his plans after dropping off Bryan, he leaned back against his chair and stared up into the night sky, "What happened to this world? How did it end up like this?" he asked.
"Wait... you mean you don't know?" Bryan spoke, to his surprise BOTH shook their heads. While Kat had some knowledge on Pre-War History she had lived most if not her entire life in Vault 101, most information of the outside world was given by the Overseer and Almodovar hardly spoke of the subject. Even so her Father hardly said anything either and she never bothered to read the Archives before turning them in for Moria to study.
"A lot of people from Greyditch used to talk about some sort of war that took place over two hundred years ago... from what I remember, it was a nuclear war that led to all the bombs being dropped at once" trying to explain what he recalls, Naruto and Kat understood and it made perfect sense, the only way the planet would fall under such conditions is if it experienced a Nuclear Fallout, preferably from WMD's (Weapons of Mass Destruction).
"Any idea on how it started?" Bryan shook his head 'no', "I don't think anyone knew much about it" he responded.
Minutes passed and they began to chow down on their meals, Naruto picked up a small almost non-existent beeping sound, "What's that?" he asked Kat.
"Hmm? Oh its just the Rad-Meter on my Pip-Boy, it helps detect Radiation in food, water, and the surrounding areas, the steak is only at point o-one so its nothing to worry about" she reassured.
'A Rad-Meter?-' he pondered as he looked at his right forearm or rather his inactive Omni-Tool, the D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine mentioned the dangers of Rad Poisoning. Levels above five hundred and ninety-nine would be considered life threatening, to know ones radiation levels and to be able to detect it in nearby areas would prove highly useful.
'Just need to modify a Sensor Module... if I can find one' he thought.
After finishing their meal, the trio went to bed with Dogmeat as their night watch, Kat and Bryan took the bunk beds while Naruto took the sofa. Dogmeat circled the fire a couple of times before laying down.
1:15 AM
Naruto flickered his eyes upon hearing Dogmeat's growl, Kat tossed and turned a bit before yawning. "Dogmeat what is it?" she asked, only to be shushed by the blonde Meta-Human. Seeing him grasp his Volt Katana put her on guard and grabbed a Hunting Shotgun off one the Raider Corpses.
They hushed Bryan and told him to hide in the corner as they crept out of the outer compound, checking North, no one or thing was present and checked the South. The irradiated waters moved ever so quietly, Dogmeat growled slightly louder as large mutated horseshoe crabs rose from the waters and onto shore.
"Mirelurks... keep quiet and try not to move as much, that means you too Dogmeat" she whispered, stopping the four-legged mammal's growl. The three watched as more resurfaced and patrolled alongside the rocky shore, "Any weaknesses?" Naruto asked in case they were spotted, "Not many, their entire body is protected by that thick shell-like armor, bullets can barely penetrate them... their only vulnerability is their face, seeing as its the only unarmored skin on its body" she explained.
"Be careful though, these things are highly territorial, if spotted, they won't stop until we're either dead or as far away from the area"
"I see" he muttered, seconds pass and three tall figure rose from the depths of the Potomac River. All three had no armored shell however, unlike the Mirelurks, one appeared more of a humanoid Snapping Turtle and the other two highly resembled Catfish. "Any advise for these three?" Naruto asked.
"Uh.. would it surprise you if I said these were a first for me too" she replied.
Soon a foul oder reached their noses, "What is that?" they wondered. Turning, the two saw that one of the flaming wood plants had burst open and one of its pieces had fell and set ablaze a corpse. Apparently, the smell had also attracted the newcomers , the mutated Snapping Turtle have a howl and ordered the Lurks to search its origin.
"Ain't that a bitch" Kat muttered as the Mirelurks trekked up the shores and closer to their campsite. Naruto unsheathed his Trench Knife, "Get ready" he warned, Kat gave a nod and took cover behind a counter top.
The first of the mutated horsecrabs waltzed in and was pushed in by a sudden grab of its shell, its face made impact with a razor's edge and due to its soft flesh,Naruto's Trench Knife easily breached its skin and carved through its skull. This however didn't go unnoticed by the other Lurks due to their deceased brethren's sudden screech of pain and charged forward with their heads down and shells first.
"Damn, I can't get a clear shot!" he heard Kat shouted.
Naruto bit his lower lip as the Mirelurks were feet away from the entrance, he doubted that the next would go down as easily as the first. Just as the mutated Horsecrab was about to ram its way through the opening, he ducked down and sent a bone-crushing uppercut beneath the Mirelurk's shell and at its face.
It stumbled back enough for a clear shot in which was taken by Kat, a single 12 Gauge Shell and its face exploded in pale green blood and soft flesh. One of the charging Lurks rammed its shell up and knocked the corpse out of the way, Naruto readied his Katana as the mutated Horseshoe Crab snapped its rough, jagged pincers at the Meta-Human. 'Left, right, left, up, down, and STRIKE!' swatting away the incoming pattern before stabbing through its mask-like face.
"Get back!" Kat warned, chucking the Shotgun's For-end for each bullet shell that left cracks in a Hunter's body. Naruto grabbed a nearby stool and slammed it against an incoming crab claw, he moved it to the side to avoid being snapped by the second claw in which left the rusting metal to snap and bend it inward. Dogmeat growled and bit down on the Lurk's leg hard enough to pierce its armored shell and draw blood.
With the sudden jolt of pain running up its exoskeleton, Naruto lowered the stool and jammed his Omni-Blade through its face. Retracting his super-heated weapon and took what seemed like a yellow sonic pulse, the surprise attack not only knocked Naruto onto his back but also blasted apart the wooden walls surrounding the south entrance.
Kat's mid-air rounds stopped almost instantly before flying back, said Vault Dweller ducked as the 12 Gauge Shell blasted apart Beer, Whiskey, and Scotch bottles. The two Catfish Mirelurks were already coming onto shore, both opened their gaping mouths and charged their previous attacks, Naruto gathered his bearings and eyed the mutated fish.
"No you don't-" opening his palm for a Stasis Blast when, "AARGH!-" a Mirelurk Hunter snapped its larger pincers at his arm. The sheer force would have broken the bones of an average human being; possible dismemberment. The only thing keeping Naruto's forearm attached to his elbow was his Adamantium bones, blood flowed heavily as Naruto struggled to keep its second claw away. The mutated fish blasted away a second pulse, powerful enough to blast apart open the metal containers and the surrounding walls.
Naruto grunted as the pulse pushed the Hunter closer, bending his already torn muscles. He watched as a Catfish Lurk bent down before jumping into the air for a body slam, knowing this, the Meta-Human pulled the Hunter in and took his place as the fish crash down on it, belly flopping several times before finally breaching its hard shell and crushing the Hunter beneath its massive weight. Pale green blood splattered over Naruto as he pulled his arm away with the claw still clinging on to him, he quickly used his left hand to bring out his Trench Knife and jam it into the Fish's skull as it stared confusingly at it accidental kill.
Pulling the blade out, Naruto backed away and removed the clamped claw off his shredded elbow, finally allowing it to regenerate the lost flesh. The second Catfish Mirelurk made its way in with charging speed.
*Click!*
'Shit it's empty!' Kat mentally screamed as both she and Naruto were forced to dodge as the Lurk rammed through the counter top and through the wooden barricades. Dropping the Shotgun, Kat brought out her 10mm Pistol and began firing.
Grunting in pain from the spiraling rounds that entered its body, the Lurk turned and blasted another pulse, pushing her onto her back and ripping the gun from her hand. Naruto noticed the Lurk prepare another charge and pulled out his Katana, "Kat, take it!" tossing over the modified sword, she reached out and grasped it.
Just as she was about to be trampled, Kat moved the blade in front of her and had the Catfish ram its head through the titanium edge. The Lurk screeched and squirmed as the blade dug deeper into its flesh, "Kat! Use the Volt Module!" she heard the Meta-Human shout.
"The what!?"
"The Volt Module, on the guard!" seeing a small switch, she pressed it and backed her head against the ground as electrical currents bolted through the blade, successfully frying the Lurk's internal organs.
Seconds pass and she stopped the flow of lightning, Kat moved away as the steaming corpse fell to the ground, twitching every so often as volts continued to spark its dying nerve system.
"Well, that could've gone better-" she said, whipping the sweat from her brow. Naruto walked over and helped her up, "Looks like its stuck, sorry about that" she apologized, seeing as she had difficulty removing the edge from the body.
"Naw, all you need is a good tug-"
"GRR!"
"Dogmeat?" they wondered what their furry companion had picked up.
*ROOOAR!~*
The two snapped their attention to the incoming Mirelurk King, completely forgetting its presence. 'I won't make it-' Kat thought to herself as she drew her Assault Rifle, by then the Mirelurk would have gotten to them.
'My arm isn't healed yet, I can't use the Omni-Blade' he mentally shouted, his Hunting Rifle could've brought it down however his immobile arm greatly reduced his accuracy, his Trench Knife was on his right hand side and would take to long to draw, so like Kat, he braced for impact.
Pain never came, instead the sound of a gunshot and a dropped body filled the night air. The two looked at the Mirelurk to see a clear hole through its head, they turned slowly to see Bryan on knees, trembling while holding a Hunting Rifle; courtesy of the deceased Raiders. "That... was close-" Kat sighed in relief, "Hey Bryan, thanks" Naruto gave the boy a nod in approval, said boy nodded weakly and waved back in return.
Later that Day - Rivet City
"You know... despite trying to kill us... them Mirelurks taste pretty good" Naruto stated, munching on a roasted chunk of Mirelurk Meat.
"Yeah, throw in a little seasoning or pinch of lime and I'm set for life" Kat replied, finishing her piece.
"Mm-hmm" Bryan agreed, preferring not to talk with his mouth full, Dogmeat chewed and slobbered on a Lurk claw himself. About a minute later did they arrived at a sight of an enormous Aircraft Carrier, "Welcome to Rivet City" Kat mused as she watched both Naruto and Bryan's awed looks.
"That's the biggest boat I've ever seen-" Bryan muttered.
"Looks better from on top-" Kat replied before having them follow her up the rusted steel staircase, they walked up to the intercom and contacted the bridge, "Harkness its me, can you lower the bridge" recognizing the voice, "Kat, good to hear from you again, have you found your father yet?" they heard the man speak.
She sighed, "No not yet, we ran into a herd of Deathclaws not to long ago... I don't think safe enough to head west just yet"
"Well, good to see you're still in one piece"
"Hehe yeah, ya mind moving the bridge'
"Sure thing"
Taking a step back as a large bridge lowered itself and slowly connected itself across, a minute later and they were finally able to cross. After an introduction with the Android, the four climbed the second staircase to the Weatherly Hotel.
"He seems like a nice guy, friends?"
"Yup, he may not look like it but he's actually an escaped Android from 'The Institute'"
"The Institute?"
"Some high tech organization in the Commonwealth"
"Commonwealth?" Bryan asked.
"Its an area in Massachusetts" having done some investigation for Zimmer, she eventually came across enough evidence to prove Harkness's status as a .Synthetic Humanoid. After discovering that the Android had managed to gain human-like emotions and the ability to think for himself. During her confrontation with Harkness, she agreed to help dispose of Zimmer and his guard, Armitage.
Afterwards, Harkness had been internally grateful towards Kat and had offered her fire support if she ever required it.
Walking up to the levitating bot with three arms wielding a surgical, a Flamer gas dispenser, and a small Plasma gun. This was a house helping bot known as a Mister Handy, "Good day to you sir, how may I be of assistance?" it asked.
"Uh... hey, we're looking for Vera Weatherly"
"Oh, then please wait for moment while I contact her" the four watched as the bot levitated towards an intercom.
"Ms. Vera, there's a gentleman here who would like to have a word with you"
Within her room, Vera was currently sorting out guest files and scheduling for future events, she received her bot's message and reached for the intercom. "Thanks Buckingham, I'll be there in a minute" they heard her speak.
She placed the calender to the side and finished sorting the files in alphabetical order before opening the sealed door and out into view. Naruto walked up, "You must be Vera" receiving a nod, "That's me, what can I do for you?" she asked.
"Not sure if you know or remember but, this is your nephew Bryan Wilks" letting said eight-year old walk up, "Bryan!? Is that you? I haven't seen you since you were a baby, how's your father doing? And... where is he?" she asked, wondering why Fred, her brother, wasn't with his son.
Bryan looked downcast, "Vera... a few days ago, Greyditch was over run by a swarm of Mutated Fire Ants... Fred didn't make it"
Vera snapped her head at that, "Though I've already taken care of the source, I wasn't comfortable with leaving Bryan to live alone, he said you were his Aunt and was wondering if you could take him in"
"Oh my, it must have been rough for him knowing both his parents have passed... don't worry, he'll always have a place with me here, in Rivet City" Bryan smiled and gave his Aunt a hug.
"It's been a sweet ride Bryan, good luck with your new life"
"Naruto, wait!" stopping the Meta-Human who gave him a questionable look.
"Thank you... for everything" Naruto smiled, "Sure thing kid"
Rivet City Market - 3:40 PM
Leaning by the Work Bench, Naruto tweaked with a newly purchased Sensor Module, while several of the local vendors eyed him strangely; namely Seagrave Holmes, had his eyes set on the blonde's cosmic tools.
Using a small set of Tweezers, he picked up now small unit and attached it to his unactive Omni-Tool, "Ugh-" he winced as his forearm began to ache, dry blood clearly visible through around his bandages, "Hasn't fully healed yet" he muttered.
"What hasn't?"
"WHOA!" jumping at Kat's sudden appearance.
"Don't do that-" he replied, getting a snicker from the Vault Dweller, Dogmeat tilted his head in confusion. Naruto grunted once more, "You okay?" he heard her ask, "Sort of, my arm's still aching... it doesn't usually take this long to heal, the wound was much more deeper than the one on my abdomen" showing the stitched up leather on his armor .
After a moment of silence, "Let me see your arm-"
"Eh?- ACK!" he yelped as Kat injected a syringe of Med-X directly into the open flesh, "The hell did you- Oh~~~"the pain subsided with the sudden relaxation to the wounds surrounding muscles.
"What was that?" he asked, getting a snicker in return, "What, Never heard of Pain Killers before?"
'Pain Killers? Sounds like something to end one's suffering' he thought, wondering if this form of medication was mentioned in any of the other volumes of D.C.'s Journal of Internal Medicine.
"So what's that you're working on?"
"Nothing too big, just installing a Rad-Meter into my Omni-Tool"
"Omni-Tool?" Naruto scratched his whiskered cheek before activating his cybernetic multi-tool, this got a surprised look from Kat, "So that's what it looks like, kinda' hard to see when your jamming it into something" she stated with her eyes glued upon the holographic device, something about it... just seemed... out of this world.
Rivet City Docking Area - 9:00 PM
Naruto stood on the highest point of the Aircraft Carrier, looking out towards the dark horizon where many ruined buildings and a never ending wasteland resided. Those 'soldiers' made him feel uneasy, he knew they were spying on him and wondered what they wanted.
"-Don't feed the Yao Guai, that is all-"
*Bzzt!*
"Hmm?" the sudden static caught his attention. He checked his Omni-Tool for any damages only to find none, it's almost as if it were, "A transmission!?" tapping into the unknown signal.
"To anyone who can hear me, my name is Wernher, I come from a settlement to the north... I have information of great value to anyone who is willing to help me free my people... please, help us... this message repeats...To anyone who can-" the message went on.
His eyes hardened as the recording repeated, he left the railing with his Omni-Tool pinpointing the signal's location on the Holographic Map.
"Please, help us..."
"AH~~~! Gary sure makes one helluva good steak, ain't that right Dogmeat?" Kat asked as she patted her belly, gaining a bark in agreement from her furry companion. Entering her room she stopped upon seeing a wrapped up note on the single bed.
Hey Kat, something's come up and I had to leave sooner than I thought. Hope to see you again, and good luck finding your father.
- Naruto
P.S. I snatched this in Greyditch, I won't be needing it, though it might help you in a long run.
She unwrapped the rest of the note to find a syringe with a strange orange liquid and label that read, Ant Might.
"Hmph, and he couldn't say goodbye in person-" she speaks with a smile, "Well, good luck to you too"
Capital Wasteland - 1:30 PM
Naruto yawned as he crawled out of a hollowed cave underneath a cliffside, he had of course emptied out the Mole Rats that resided within for his nightly rest and of course didn't want anything mauling him while he slept.
Stretching out his muscles, he opened up a slot and brought out a chunk of Mirelurk Meat before checking his map. The signal closer to the mountain area of the Wasteland, he had already trekked across the ruined city which was about forty percent of the way and nearing the Scrap Yard.
He turned his head ever so lightly at the sound of incoming footsteps and activated his Stealth Module.
Half a minute later did a pair of dark furred German Shepard passed by, sniffing the ground beneath them. Naruto raised an eyebrow as the dogs sniffed out his invisible self and let out a growl, "Stupid mutt, just a bunch of fucking rocks"he watched as the squad from the night before came waltzing by.
While they complained about their target, the dogs continued to growl at the invisible Meta-Human. Naruto himself too the time to properly examine the squad. Each wore a black Combat Armor variation with a white talon embedded on their chest plates, "Fuck it, spread out and search the area, he couldn't have gotten far" splitting the squad into two pairs, each with dog to track his scent.
Naruto got up from his seat and followed on of the two pairs, "So why are we after this guy again?" one asked.
"Hell if I know, what I DO know is that one of them Outcasts are paying BIG to anyone that brings 'em some device on our target's arm" Naruto perked up at that, 'The Outcasts? It better not be who I think it is' he thought, not wanting to return to the Outpost and splatter the man's brains all over the walls.
"Not just them, Tenpenny also caught word of it and the whole contract is going off like some auction"
*GRRR!* the Shepard growled before barking.
"Stop barking for fuck's sake! Jesus, barking at nothing-" were his last words before his throat was skewered by a Trench Knife.
"What the Fu-Urgh!" an orange super heated, holographic blade skewered his partner and slowly ripped out and through his chest plate. Having released the chains around the dog, it attempted to pounce the hollow man and have its head removed in a swift motion.
The dying Mercenary up-chucked blood as it left through a gap, Naruto reappeared and grabbed a hold of his Knife, "I'll be taking this back!" giving it a tug to the left and slit open the bleeding neck. Looting the corpses of both Caps and Ammunition, he went silent again and left for the remaining three.
*GRRR!*
The two Mercs turned to see nothing, "Tsk, would you stop with the growling already, god!"
"Hey man... I was just thinking... what if he's got a Stealth Boy"
"Hmm, good point-" having a ominous feeling crawl up his spine, "Contact the others, tell 'em to- Urm!" and arm silenced him before his head snapped out of place.
'I KNEW IT!' raising up his Plasma Rifle but, was frozen by a Stasis Blast. A Gunshot was heard and their four-legged companion fell to the ground in a lifeless heap. Naruto reappeared and chucked the bolt on his Hunting Rifle before firing three rounds into the Merc's leg, successfully dismembering him. Walking over, he grabbed the Energy Weapon from his grasp, "And three... two... one-" Naruto gave the go as the Stasis field dropped, the Merc fell to the ground screaming bloody murder as he held onto the heavily bleeding stump that was his leg.
Strapping the Hunting Rifle onto his back, Naruto dismantled the Plasma weapon and stored the spare parts and ammo within his Omni-Tool. "Okay, I'm gonna hafta' ask ya... who sent you" Naruto demanded, definitely not liking the idea of someone contracting Mercs to come for his Equipment.
"G-Go... to hell"
Naruto brought out his Omni-Blade and connected it to the bleeding wound, the flesh melting sensation made the Merc scream louder.
"Who. Sent. You!"
"F-F-Fuck you!"
Giving a sigh Naruto grabbed the man's left arm and slowly let the blade cut through until it was no longer attached. The pain was agonizing, it was as bad as Lethal Rad Poisoning if not worse, "FUCK'S SAKE JUST KILL ME ALREADY!" the man begged.
"Not until you answer the question" was Naruto's response in a rather monotone voice.
"G-God... dammit... my pouch... in my pouch are our orders... its got the names of those who were willing to pay"
Instantly digging through the bag , he indeed found the bounty notice, those listed was a man named Tenpenny, Elijah, and Sibley himself. He groaned at the fact that Sibley hadn't given up on his tech and will deal with him personally if more of these Mercs from Talon Company continued to pursue him.
The other two were a mystery to him, 'Tenpenny and Elijah, better keep an eye out for those two' he thought to himself before getting up from his crouched position.
"Better hope someone finds you, I really wouldn't want to bleed out much less end up a snack for some mutated creature" he says as he scavages the rest of the Merc's belongings, taking the man's caps, ammo, and Rad Reduction Chems.
Northern Capital Wasteland - Two Days
"A Motorcycle Gas Tank as a fuel reservoir, a Handbrake as the handguard and ignition trigger, the Lawn Mower Blade as the edge itself, and a Pilot Light to ignite the fuel coated blade-" Naruto read through his newly acquired schematics, the Shishkebab, a makeshift Flaming Sword.
He had acquired it on a Workbench within a tattered, opened shack next to the NN-03d SatCom Array. Of course he had ran into several Outcasts along the way, though they ignored him; probably due to having no extent knowledge of his aid towards the Outpost. He ignored them as well and passed along towards his destination, which he approached rather quickly, not wanting to deal with anymore Raiders.
'Just up ahead-' the signal was getting was suddenly drawn away from his map at the sound of gun shots. Replacing his lead-based scoped weapon with his Gauss Rifle, he scaled the rocks up until he came across a radio tower where several heavily armored Raiders had an enemy pinned down.
One was hit beneath the arm, one of few open areas on a Metal Armored opponent, "Ack! Son of a bitch! Dammit, kill him already!" Behind a boulder Wernher hit his palm against his .44 Magnum Revolver, the Cylinder was stuck, "Fucking hell!" a bullet grazed his ragged brown hair.
He perked up as several loud 'booms' followed by splattered blood echoed across the mountain side. Taking a peak he looked upon his savoir, a blonde haired young adult wielding an advanced Energy Weapon. "You alright?" Naruto asked as he walked past the corpses, "Yeah, thanks for your help with those guys, they finally tracked me down... I thought I'd have more time" he said as he finally got the Cylinder on his Magnum back in place.
Naruto decided to get to the point, "Are you the one who sent the broadcast?"
"Yeah, risky I know but, it had to be done... you already know me, who are you?" Wernher asked.
"Names Naruto, you seemed pretty desperate so I thought I'd lend a hand" this got a chuckle from the older man.
"Well now, a hero! Look at you" he complimented before Naruto asked him to explain the situation, "I come from a place far to the northwest, it's called The Pitt. It's... well... let's be honest... the place is a nightmare... radiation, mutation, disease, but the worst of it; my people, some of the only survivors, are slaves"
This caused Naruto's eyes to harden, "You're probably thinking its not much of a big deal, It's a rough world but, I have the chance to free them... all I need is an outsider's help before that chance is gone"
"You managed to escape right? Otherwise you wouldn't be here"
"Yeah, that's why these guys were after me, as long as I know about the cure, I'm a threat, so I ran, and you can be damn sure there will be more of 'em coming"
"They're after you because of you have knowledge about a cure? A cure for what?" Wernher expected this, if he was gonna get help from the Meta-Human he would have to gain his trust, might as well tell him.
"The Pitt is a mess, nearly everyone who lives there is either sick, dying, or worse. Its the water, and the air; you can't escape it. You stay there a few years and no matter what, it'll get you, but the bastards who have my people, they've found a way to cure it and once they have that cure perfected, we won't stand a chance, so we need the cure to bargain for our freedom"
Naruto mentally sighed, while it wasn't the best of plans it was still better than nothing, even if the chances of getting shot to take it back were unsurprisingly high.
"Alright, what do we do?"
Giving a nod, "You could try for a disguise, they probably won't let some random armed Waster past the gates but, if you look like one of the working stiffs, you should be able to slip in with no problem and lucky for us a group of Slavers is nearby waiting to make a sale, you should be able to get one off of them"
"They're off to the west, near the tunnel that leads to The Pitt, that should be our first move"
"A disguise... might actually work-", 'Though I should probably store my equipment before I go past the gate, just in case' Naruto thought.
"Right, let's go"
Train Tunnel
"I say I'll care forever, and I mean forever"
"If I have to hold up the Sky"
"Crazy, he calls me"
"Sure I'm crazy. Crazy in love am I ~~~"
"Change the station will ya" one of the Slavers groaned, clearly not a fan of Billie Holiday. "For what, like the Enclave Radio is any better" another responded.
*Clink, Clink, Clink!*
"BLOODY BOMB!"
"Tsk, what kind of station is-"
*BOOM!* a Grenade went off, obliterating nearby the table, chairs, and nearby lockers. The Slaver's lifeless body fell back with a lost arm and open chest. "Take cover!" bullets began to fly as Wernher fired from inside a flipped train compartment, "I see hi-!" the man's head blasted open.
Several others who were close in proximity to the Slaver, fell the same way. Naruto reappeared and grabbed a hold of a 10mm Submachine Gun as Wernher exited through the an open door within the train. With great accuracy the two gunned down the Slavers as they peaked around from their cover spots.
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait~~~ I give up! Just don't-" a .44 round silenced the coward. Wernher looked around for anymore Slavers, seeing none he holstered his Revolver, "Search the bodies, one of em 'outa have a key" he suggested.
A moment later, the two found themselves unlocking the gates to the Slave Pen, "Damn, the lock's all rusty... this could take a minute" Wernher pointed out as he steadily inserted tweaked the lock of any decayed metal.
"H-Holy shit... you guys... y-you killed them! Are you real? You're here to save us? Where are we going?" one of few slaves asked through the wired gates.
"Don't worry, once we get this lock open, you'll be free to leave"
"Wait... we're free?" this raised the hopes of all still breathing slaves, "You're serious? You killed them and we're just free to go? You're either the kindest person in the world or the dumbest-" this gave the Meta-Human a tick mark, "Either way, thank you... if there's anything I can do to help you, just name it" he insisted.
Not everyday someone willingly frees a pen of slaves, "I intend to free others up north, though I'm gonna need a set of slave clothing, it should allow us to sneak in" Naruto stated.
"Clothes, sure-" he motioned over to a lifeless corpse over by a bloodied mattress, "That man right there died last night, never did get his name... if you don't mind the smell, you can just take his"
"Got it" Wernher snapped the lock open and released the gate, "Great, thanks, and be careful out there" Naruto warned the free slaves of the possible dangers ahead.
"We will, thank you again strangers, we owe you our lives"
Letting the slaves pass by, Naruto walked over to the corpse and removed the worn clothing off its body, "Oof! That's rench!" the strong smell of sweat and blood reached his nose. Storing the three piece set of clothes he and Wernher made their way towards into the tunnel.
"Hope you brought everything you need, its an eleven hour trip from here-" he pointed out as they came onto Hand Car.
"Might as well get started" the Meta-Human responded, the two climbed aboard and began to pump up and down the two handles. The draisine started slow before picking up speed and moved at a steady but, quick pace.
Train Yard - 9 Hours Later
Holding onto the breaks, the handcar came to a complete stop, Naruto wiped the sweat off his brow wither from the heat that was radiating from the outside world or from pumping the car nearly non-stop since the start of the trip. "We... We're here-" Wernher stammered as he caught his breath, the two dropped out and onto the stone pavement, "Keeping your weapon ready and follow my lead" he stated.
The two drew out their lead based weapons and trekked down the railroad, a group of Raiders noticed the two and gripped their own arsenal. "Hang on, someone's coming, let me do the talking" he suggested.
"Fine by me" Naruto responded as they walked up to the first, who looked rather displeased to see the older brunette.
"Hey, hey! What are you guys doin' here?"
"I might ask you the same thing, you've got a lot of guts coming back to this place, Wernher"
"Yeah? Well, I guess that's the difference between us, I have a lot of guts, and you... don't" with quick aim, Wernher shot a bullet through the Raider's skull and initiating a firefight. "On the ledge!" using his Hunting Rifle to knock the a man off and onto the ground.
"Got you covered!" grabbing hold of a Chinese Assault Rifle and blazed at any Raider that caught his eye, "Duck!" a bullet ricochets off off a train compartment just inches away from the brunette. Those with Assault Rifles pinned the two down behind a train.
"Got a plan?" as bullets bounced off the iron walls and rocky ground, "One, though you might want to reload that Magnum of yours" Naruto suggested. Wernher gave a nod and replaced the used ammunition, "Here we go-" his Omni-Tool active and glowing blue, he ran from his cover spot and gave his fist a thrust, sending a larger variation of the Stasis Blast.
Not expecting this, the Raiders were left paralyzed in a frozen field, "Now!" stepping away from his own cover spot and with high precision, shot a bullet into each of their heads.
"Nice shot"
"Thanks... what was that?"
"My Stasis Module, I can keep anything frozen for a limited time... though that one shot will have me waiting half an hour before it cools off" Naruto replied, his Omni-Tool showing one of its parts blinking red and exhausting a bit of steam.
The two walked over to the gate leading out of the Train Yard, Wernher flipped open the lock and stopped Naruto from proceeding, "What's up?" he asked.
"This is as far as I can go, it's up to you from here on out-" this got the blonde's attention, "Don't expect to take anything you have in with you, they'll just strip you clean"
"Don't worry I've got that covered"
"Um... okay? Well, once you're inside, find a slave named Midea, she'll be able to help you. Remember, your goal is to get access to Ashur and find the cure, after you have it, I'll contact you"
"Get in, find Midea, got it"
"That's it, good luck, we're all counting on you" were his last words before he left through a different route. Naruto turned back to the passage way and groaned before removing his armor, a couple minutes later, he had it stored and replaced with the set of slave clothing. Now bearing a dual leather strapped 'X' with an worn lock on it along with a worn kilt and leather underwear, with a pair of sandals.
He did not like the smell, not one bit.
Trekking up the passageway and passed the second tunnel, he gasped in shock upon seeing the remain of what used to be a city. Smoke filled the air, the skies were orange in color, his Rad-Meter was ticking ever so often, and what caught his eyes was the road sign just before the long bridge.
Welcome to The Pitt/
State of Independence
He tilted his head as the remains was crossed off, "Pittsburgh" he muttered.
Next Chapter: Champion of the Slaves
AN: Sup guys, hope you liked the start of The Pitt Saga I did have a slight challenge on writing this chapter, what with the fights and events that occur before entering the Train Tunnel but, I got it done.
Anyway, yes I did give Kat the Ant Might and Wired Reflex Perks, and sadly yes the two split but no fear the two will travel together some time after the events in the Jefferson Memorial. Another thing, I recently started playing Borderlands and its needless to say that I'm a fan now (Yes, I should've played it the moment it was released) I am thinking of incorporating some of its content onto this fic so I'll leave it to you guys to decided, should I or should I not add Borderlands content to this fic.
Another thing is which of three items should he get off the steel ingots, just leave your vote at the end of your review.
Now to answer a few questions.
To Jason: I've never actually played Dues Ex Human Revolution, though I admit some of the tech on there looks pretty bad ass I'll have to look up some of its content before deciding whether or not to add it in.
To Arkisenn: Yes you are completely right, I do need to focus more on one of my stories at a time and yes thanks for correcting me, that was a typo.
To Joe: His Omni-Tool is on his Right Arm
To Culiao: I've read the first two chapters of both, they're both good in my opinion though I think I'll be reading a lot more of "In Wilder" than the Verdant Lord. :P
And that should be it, Ja Ne!
