The Good Days, the Bad Days and Those In Between

by SweetBrownie

A collection of different smaller stories about Lucas, the vault dweller; from the early days in vault 101, to the ragged years out in the capital wasteland. (Rated T for many reasons.)

11. Chapter 11: Capital-stories, part 3

Summary: What are Lucas' thoughts on Megaton?

19 years after Lucas' birth

Lucas pov

Lucas doesn't know what to believe. There is something like the vault, but above ground. The first vault-above-ground he finds is called Megaton. And there is no real order to its arrangement to it, like in the vault he just have come from, with only signs pointing to different things that is scattered around this strange vault. Or is it called something else than a vault? A "town", maybe? Yeah, this is a "town", like the one he has seen on pictures.

The town has a "saloon", where it seems the people of Megaton goes to drink alcohol. There there is this man, Moriarty he is called, that seems a bit of a bully. He isn't much like Butch, like he doesn't hit people, but he likes to boss people around. A lot.

Moriarty told him several strange things that Lucas refuses to believe once the boy presented himself. Like that Lucas and James come from the outside, and not from the vault. That is just a load of nonsense, according to Lucas. But he got information on where his father might have gone from this Moriarty.

There is also this "shop", where people buys things with something called "caps". It's like coupons, but smaller and made of metal. In this "shop" there this really strange girl is, Moira. She is painfully upbeat and cheery, like if she have no problems in the world. She must be the oddest person I have ever met. Which is not that many, now when Lucas comes to think on it.

But the strangest thing about Megaton is what lies in its center. Dead in the square of the whole town is a gigantic, old world nuke. Which is still active. Once Lucas learned of that last little detail he ran out of town, like if it has been the end of the world. The world above ground might not be such a wonderful place like he once has thought.

There have at least been one good thing about Megaton, and that is that Lucas has met another Lucas. This Lucas is called Simms, as it is his last name, and is the town's "sheriff". A sheriff seems to be the one that makes sure that the laws are followed, much like an officer in the vault. Simms seems like a good guy, but even though Lucas doesn't know if he should ever return due to the giant, ticking bomb in the middle of the town.