This is CH.3 of Gunslingers. Enjoy!
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HUNTER'S POV CHAPTER 3
Hunter watched the rest of Ashley's group come up to the gas station. There was a man that was his height, wearing what people called a merc grunt outfit with a Kevlar vest over it. He wore the same beret as Ashley. He saw the patch was a bear skull with two rifles crossed, with writing he couldn't see. He had a hunting rifle with a scope welded on.
The woman looked the same age as Reilly back in D.C with a darker shade of red hair than Reilly or her companion. She wore a cowboy hat that was brown with a metal loop chain around the top. She had black leather that looked tougher than normal leather armor. She held a double barrel that had the barrels up and down instead of sideway.
"So this is your group, huh?" he looked at the three with a gleam in his eyes, remembering. "You got potential, I'll give you that. You remind me- "
"What the, ah!" a voice came as another man came through the doorway, half walked and half tripped next to hunter It was Hunter's first comrade in arms Jericho, the ex-raider he met in megaton coming out of Vault 101 three years ago. The scar man had black metal armor on that was bought at Novac. He looked at Hunter "Who da fuck are these guys?"
"These guys," Hunter said while punching Jericho's arm, "are our guests. Of course, if you want to stay for the night." Hunter offered.
'I hope these guys won't try to kill us in our sleep for all our gear.' Hunter thought to himself 'but they seem trustable'
"All right, we'll stay." Ashley started sniffing at cooking meat. "What's on?" pointing at the fire.
"Well, it's mole rat, Brahmin and my specialty, Ant." Hunter answered picking the meat off the rod above the fire. Both groups sat down around the fire holding plates out for the dinner. "Eat up!" Hunter said when the last piece of the rationed meat was served.
The first few minutes of the late dinner were in silence, but then Ashley bolted upright, drew her handguns, pointed and fired both at the same time. Right after the shots rang out two 'thuds' were heard. Everyone around the campfire was staring with open mouths, especially Hunter.
"Wha-, where the hell you learned to shoot like that? That's hard with one revolver, let alone two of them." Hunter exclaimed stammering. He was utterly amazed at the petite woman landing two shots at the same time at night.
Ashley just shrugged. "I don't know, just comes naturally. Hey, you gonna finish that?" taking the food off Hunter's plate.
Hunter shook off the stare he was giving her and took an old flashlight off his belt to look at the bodies. But before standing he turn to Boone.
"You wanna come check those guy's" Hunter asked him. Boone finished the last of his food then answered.
"Sure. I have a feeling of who it was." Standing at the end.
"Alright, let's go. Charon, watch out, there might be more around." Then the two left the light of the fire.
The two walked cross the old interstate lane that looked like just a rock formation instead of the glamorous road that it was before the bombs fell. He was too busy thinking that he tripped over one of the bodies.
"Oufff!" he exhaled landing. He could hear Boone laughing.
"So this is the "lone Wanderer from Vault 101' huh? Wow." Boone said, shaking his head. He helped Hunter to his feet, and then tended to the dead body.
The body had on a helmet with a little brim on it. The face was covered in blood, most of it soaked into the bandana he wore to cover his face from wind, dust, or to identify who he attacked. the blood came from a hole right in the center of the forehead.
"Shit, I hate it when I'm right." Boone said making Hunter jump back into the now.
"Who are they?" Hunter asked with a face of disgust,"And why are they wearing dresses?"
"They're not dresses, they're togas. They're Caesar's Legion, a bunch of slaver's that are in a war with the NCR. They're assassins by the looks of them."
"How do you know that?" Hunter jumped up and pulled out his magnum. "Are you one of them?" He raised his revolver and pointed it to Boone's head. Boone stayed silent, making Hunter cock the hammer." Are yo-"
Hunter was cut off by Boone slapping the gun out of his hand and a stiff left hook meeting his face when the gun went off when it landed. Boone punched his face three more times before saying
"NEVER THINK I'M LEGION AGAIN!" Then one final fist landed making the world go Black.
Hunter should of known better than to call Boone a part of Legion, Eh? The next chapter will be the boulder city encounter with Jessup. Northern out.