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CH. 5 Truth, lies and Hell PT 1

Hunter POV after being KO'ed

Hunter found himself in Project Purity. In the control room stood Dad and Col. Autumn.

"I grow tired of waiting." The Colonel Growled, pointing the 10mm pistol at Dad.

"Give me a moment Colonel." Dad told him. Hunter clenched his hands into fists, then raised them and pounded on the glass.

"Dad, NO!" Hunter tried to hold back tears as an explosion sounded, causing the room to be filled. He was reliving his Dad's death all over again. He barely held the tears.

Jericho had it worst almost, he and Dad really hit it off on the way to Rivet City and Dad gave him psyche help for his raider days and they talked like they knew each other for years which they did before Project Purity.

"Jim, you can't die, you and Hunter just got reunited and Purity needs you!" Jericho screamed, Dad limped to the glass to Jericho and Hunter.

"I'm sorry, it had to be this way so the enclave won't know about the Geck." He turned to Jericho "You watch over him Jericho, or I'll haunt you the rest of your life. Hunter," Hunter looked away.

"Dad, Good-bye." Hunter said as he placed his hand on the glass in the same place as his Father.

"Yea Good-bye" Jericho said, with a tear rolling down his cheek, a sight Hunter thought he'd never see. Dad started to slide down the glass bulkhead.

"I'm sorry, run." He said with his dying breath.

Three hours after regaining

Hunter woke up last of the now large group heading for new Vegas. Everyone was sitting around the campfire eating the rest of last night's dinner. Hunter shrugged off the rest of the sleep and joined them. He sat next to Ashley. He took a cut of Brahmin meat and cut into it and took a few bites. He felt like someone was watching him. He turned to see Ashley looking at him. Hunter swallowed and looked at her.

"What?" he said firmly. Ashley blushed and looked away for a second then looked back at Hunter.

"So, you're 'The Lone Wanderer' that Butch talked about." Ashley said with a mouth full of food. Hunter looked at her with interest.

"Butch Deloia?" Hunter asked. Ashley nodded

"Yeah. I met him a few day's before…" Ashley trailed off, having a look on her face of painful memory. A look Hunter knew all too well. Ashley continued. "Before this." Pointing to a scar on her head.

"What happened?" Hunter asked. Ashley face when pale.

"I was shot in the head by a man in a checked suit for a delivery, a platinum chip." Ashley said and shuddered after tell him. Hunter had a face of pure shock and disbelieve.

'She survived a bullet to the head! How?' Hunter screamed in his head. He was about to ask how when Ashley Stood.

"We need to go now to get to Boulder City before noon." She said grabbing her revolvers and holstering them. Everyone did the same and they were on their way. They walked for about an hour until they came to what Boone called the 188 outpost. There were NCR troopers as Ashley told him, one of the major factions in the Mojave.

Hunter saw a woman with a hood, grimy tunic-like clothes with a power fist on her right hand in new-like condition.

'Brotherhood here eh? Or someone with a large amount of caps' Hunter thought. He walked up to her. She turned around when she heard his footsteps. She started talking.

"No offence, but you look like you've walk through hell and back. Where'd you come from?" She asked him.

"D.C wasteland." Hunter said. She looked surprised.

"Well, you've come a long way, huh?" She then a serious look on her face.

"I've had a run-in with a group called the brotherhood of steel, you heard of them?" she asked. Hunter smirked

"Show me your tag." He said. The women gasped.

"My what?"

"I might be new here in the Mojave, but I can tell a fellow knight." Hunter said holding his holotag in his hand. She took hers off her neck and gave it to Hunter. "Veronica, eh?" Veronica nodded, then looked at Hunter's tag.

"Hunter. Never saw you at Hidden Valley." Veronica said.

"That's because I'm part of the brotherhood in D.C."

"What are you doing here, then?"

"Exploring what's left of the country and that kind of thing."

"Who's all of the people you came with?"

"People I've met and help one of them find someone."

"Ok, need any more help?" Veronica asked

"Sure, but what can you do to help?" Hunter asked.

"Well I like punching stuff and I can help make stuff with needing a work bench." Veronica said proudly. Hunter smiled and patted her shoulder.

"Welcome to the team." Hunter lead Veronica to the others that were ready to go to Boulder City. Ashley looked at Veronica.

"Who's this?" Ashley asked Hunter.

"This is our new tech wizard, Veronica." Hunter answered.

"Ok, let's go." The walk to Boulder City took about 30 minutes. They arrived around noon. They were about to enter when a NCR officer stop the group.

"You can't go in the ruins, The Great Khans have some of my men hostage." He said. Ashley spoke to him.

"They have something of mine." She said. The man shook his head.

"You can retrieve it after situation is resolved." He said

"What if we can get them out, can you let some of us in?" Ashley asked him. He nodded.

"Ok only two can go the others will have to wait by my men." Ashley looked at Hunter.

"You and me?" Hunter nodded.

"Ok. Let's go." They went through the door and in to the ruins of the city. Everyone that wasn't allowed to go with them stay back. They pasted three people with 10mm SMGs trained on the NCR and them. They entered the building they were protecting. Ashley entered first. As she entered Hunter heard a voice of dismay.

"What the Hell? You're that courier Benny shot at Goodsprings!" Hunter entered and there were two men. Both were his height, one had a Mohawk and wore a bandanna. He couldn't see the other before Ashley drew her revolvers and shot him in the chest. Ashley pointed the silver guns at him. Ashley spoke with pure rage at him.

"Where is he?" Ashley screamed that him. He shrank from the woman like she was a deathclaw, hell Hunter thought she'd turn into one because of her anger. "And where's the chip?"

"Don't have it Benny split for Vegas an-"he was cut off by Ashley's revolvers drilling two holes in his brain. Hunter stared at Ashley like she Had turned into a deathclaw. She looked at him.

"What? They shot me." Shots started to go off outside. Ashley reloaded the two handguns "Time for some action."