So after finishing my story I got a lot of pm's asking for different endings to my story and I thought about it for a long while and have decided to do 2 alternate ending. Keep in mind please that there may be a gap between updates because I have recently started working 2 jobs, but I promise they will both get posted.

So here it is, Alternate ending 1.

At first, everything was quiet and muttered, like someone had shoved cotton balls in my ears, but quickly the world around me became loud and full of life. I could hear voices, lots of voices, ones I remembered.

"Dogmeat get down damn it!" A raspy voice said harshly, but it sounded so tired.

Not only could I hear the voices around me again, but the pain that was just a little tingle before was now catching up to me, making me feel like I was tearing apart from the inside out. It hurt so much that I couldn't stop the groan that escaped my lips.

There was a brief moment of silence before I heard metal being pushed against metal, a chair being pushed along the floor maybe? then the voice again.

"Emily? Emily are you awake?" the voice asked, this time it sounded almost frantic.

I wanted to say something, anything to make the voice feel better but again all that got past my lips was a loud groan from all the pain I was feeling.

"Just open your eyes, let me know you can, at least, hear me or something."

Slowly I opened my eyes trying to adjust to how bright everything seemed. I felt hands on my face guiding it slowly so I was looking to one side, looking at him.

He was covered in bandages and his face had worry written all over it, but he was still as handsome as I remembered.

"Emily?" he asked again quietly.

Again I tried to say something but only another groan came out.

He took one hand off my face and took my hand in it. "I know it hurts, but it will get better soon." the worry quickly lifted off his face and was replaced with a faint smile, a very faint smile.

"Charon.." I said quietly, my voice was shaky and it hurt so much to talk.

He smiled a bit more as he fixed on of my bandages. "I know it hurts to talk, it hurt for me too when I woke up a few days ago. Do you remember what happened?"

I nodded slowly looking at him. How could I not remember? The attack was horrible and so many were lost..even Butch was gone.

Charon looked at me sadly for a few moments before pulling my blanket up to my shoulders. "Rest for now, I'll be right here if you need."

I nodded and rolled onto my side facing him, and like he had been waiting for this moment, Dogmeat quickly jumped onto the steel hospital bed and made himself comfortable behind my knees where he stayed as I fell asleep again. Knowing Charon was there and that he was okay made it easier to sleep and made me feel safe enough to sleep.

Two weeks past before Charon and I were healed enough to start going outside again though I was unsure if the Brotherhood, or what was left of it, kept us inside for our health or until they could rebuild their base and hide any evidence that they had been attacked in the first place.

We walked around the base a lot, to rebuild our strength and because it gave us time alone, no one bothered Charon and I while we were walking, though we didn't talk often so there wasn't much to interrupt, but today was a little different.

"Charon.." I spoke quietly as we continued to walk.

He looked over to me as we walked. "Tired?"

"No.. well a little."

"What is it?" Charon motioned for me to sit in our usual resting spot, as he sat he sat next to me looking a bit worried. "Whats wrong?"

"Butch... he died right?"

Charon nodded a bit, trying to hold back his bits of relief.

"He was..."

"Stabbed?"

There was a long pause of silence as we sat looking out over the wall out at the wasteland. It seemed like forever before I was finally able to say anything. "Fucking Idiot." Charon howled in a raspy laughter, echoing through the base, leaning back on the torn up bench seat we sat on, holding his stomach as he continued. I smiled a bit,it was nice to hear him laugh again through all of this, it made me feel better, feeling his hand on mine I looked over to him.

"We should get out of here... go home to Megaton for a while. Maybe make a stop at the Capital and let Fawkes know we aren't dead. Will do you some good to be somewhere relaxed.. the more you relax the faster you heal. "

I nodded a bit. "I do miss my bed.."

Charon smirked. "First light tomorrow... we will head home... once you are all healed up you can get back to doing what you do best... saving this damned world."