Chapter 6 Kill Henry

The Wanderer hesitated for a moment but in the end she made her choice. Henry was mad and she could not forgive him for all that he had done. She had to make sure that the Brotherhood was prepared for the West chapter when they arrived. She quickly punched the Outcast leader in the nose and broke it. With a grunt he fell to the ground and she used the moment to ram her sword trough his head, killing him instantly. She was breathing heavy and looked around panicked. The three remaining soldiers tried to calm her, but she couldn't hear them anymore. Endless possibilities ran through her head how the West chapter was going to claim the Citadel. War was inevitable. She ran to the body of the Elder and saw a hole in his chest. He died hours ago from the looks of it. She hoped Sarah could forgive her, but right now she had to clean up her mess.

The group ran to the elevator to get back to the upper complex and stayed silent the whole time. The time for talking was over.

The Wanderer left the three soldiers figuring that they would only slow her down and started to systematically kill the remaining Outcasts inside and outside the complex. After the fight was over the Brotherhood cheered around the blood covered figure, immediately recognizing the Wanderer. Paladin Gunny had a bandage around his head but was grinning widely and clapped her shoulder, talking about how he wished he had 100 of her around. But to her it was all empty praise. She stared empty at the ground and made her way to the Zeta beacon. She had to explain a lot of things to Sarah.

Epilogue

After cleaning up the Citadel the Brotherhood of Steel began preparations to meet the coming forces of the West chapter, believing that their numbers could be much greater than what the Brotherhood had to offer right then. A funeral was held for the Elder and the revelation of his death steeled the resolve of many members of the Brotherhood. He would be remembered as a kind man who tried to bring hope and restoration to a place who needed it most.

The remaining survivors of the Lyon's Pride formed the personal guard of Sarah Lyons who took on the role of the new Elder. She worked closely with the Wanderer, though their relationship destroyed by the decision of the Wanderer to save the Vault. With the help of Scribe Rothchild and the Wanderer she had to plan the defenses for the inevitable conflict that was going to happen in the Captial Wasteland.

The Lone Wanderer was welcomed back at her Vault but decided to stay on the surface and continue to save and help the people of the Capital Wasteland. The events of the Vault invasion left Amata more mature and she supported the Wanderer emotionally in her times of need.

Sequel will be called "Re-forged Steel"