Jack woke up to the sound of voices and footsteps in his cave.
"Do you think he's alive?"
"I hope not. I want that minigun. It's sexy as hell."
Ha, you're not the only one, thought Jack.
"I agree. Hey, there's two. We can share. But, what if he's alive? He'll kick our ass. We should probably leave. Come back in a few hours."
"Yeah, you do that." Said Jack, breaking their conversation. The one kid jumped at the sound of his voice. It was a bit funny.
"Shit! You're alive? Well, please sir, can we have some ammo and food? You see, we're traders, and we haven't made any money recently, so we're a bit hungry." Said one of the boys.
"Yeah, sure. Take a steak or two. I have to go into Megaton to go buy some stuff. Have a feast guys." Replied Jack.
"Thanks! We really need it. Can we have some RadAway too? We're a bit…irradiated." Said the other boy.
"Go for it. Don't raid this place, or I'll find you and shove that minigun up your ass. Then pull the trigger slowly. "
Jack meant it. He left for Megaton, and saw the sheriff guarding the outside of the city. One problem though…he was dead. Why does everyone have to be dead nowadays? Jack picked up the sheriff's body and tossed it off to the side before entering the town.
The gates opened to the city, and Jack walked in. Oh, what was he to do? There were people here, and shops, and places to eat, and places to sleep, and a clinic, and….well lots of things were there.
"Hey guy. You're new. Need pointers?" said a woman's voice from behind him. Jack turned around to see a beautiful woman. She had red lipstick on, a blue dress, and bouncy blond hair that fell to her shoulders, no longer.
" *cough* Well, hello! Pointers? Uhh, sure…I wouldn't mind some." Replied a somewhat dumbstruck Jack.
" Haha, well, you got a weapon shop down that way --she pointed to the left of their position--, a bar up that way --she pointed toward a stairway in front of them--, and my place is over there --she pointed at a small, metal cabin over by the weapon shop--"
"Uhm…my place is out there." Jack said nervously. He had never seen a prettier woman in his life before.
"I'm sure it's nice. My name's Alice."
"You single…?"
"You not very good with women? Heehee, I do happen to be single."
"Ha, you uhh…want to go out for some coffee or something?" Jack's knees were shaking. He felt intimidated by this woman. Strange….
"Sure. But, show me your place first. And pick up your jaw. I'm not that beautiful." She said. She put her two fingers over his lips, as if she was closing his mouth.
Jack walked with her down the…street, if you could call it that. They passed rusty metal buildings, broken windows, bottles, leaking pipes, and even a nuclear bomb.
"Hey, why did you guys build a city around that bomb? It could, you know, go off?" he said sarcastically, acting as if she didn't know that bombs explode.
"Not sure. I would like to leave this place, mostly for that reason, and the creepy people around here."
"Then, come with me!"
They left Megaton, and he walked her toward his cave. He turned on the flashlights he spaced around to cave to act like a light system. She sat on his bed, looking at all the ammunition.
"Why do you need all that? It's not that bad out here." She asked, with a genuine curiosity.
"Not sure. I killed the guy who owned this cave before me. I'll be back, I have to go do something. Stay here."
He opened up the journal he carried around his whole life. It was torn on the sides, with a broken spine, and a faded red cover. Inside, he wrote:
Day 4:
I found this cave I'm living in yesterday. I killed the owner…whoops. He's got a hell of a lot of ammunition in here, so I'm staying here for a while. Also, I found this beautiful lady in Megaton. Her name's Alice, and she's staying with me for a few nights. I hope she decides to stay longer.
He walked back into the main room of his cave and Alice was twirling her hair, listening to his Pip-Boy's radio. Jack pulled out two dinners, One was turkey and garlic mashed potatoes, the other a ham steak. He gave her the turkey, and ate his ham.
"How long have you been here, in this cave?" she asked.
"Only a day. The dead guy's body is over to the left outside if you want to see it."
"I'm good. How long do you plan on staying here?"
"I'm not sure. Not too long. I left the Vault for adventure. Wasting away in a cave isn't exactly adventurous."
Jack took her clean plate, and his, and tossed them out by the dead guy. He decided that would be his "garbage pile". He walked back into the cave, and continued to talk to Alice way into the night. Outside, the mutants waited for the perfect moment to strike.