When the Bombs Fell
Chapter 2: Awake
A note from CrazyRandom12: I do not own Fallout or anything related to it. I only own my characters and their storylines. Also, this story is kind of a unique interactive write style. For example, sentences such as, "*Pencil acquired" will show up, so you should remember these for when the character uses the object later.
I got up from the rubble and looked around. A vault-tec lunchbox was on the floor along with a teddy bear. There were also a bunch of documents and worksheets spread around the floor. I looked up at the wall and noticed a sticky note and took it.
*Note from Madison acquired
Hey it's me Madison you fuck-face, I just wanted to remind you not to screw with our caravans again or your head will be on my new totem. Oh and I almost forgot, I've heard you've been taking care of some little ghoul kid, know this: I will kill both the ghoul and your synth ass if you fuck with us again.
With love, Madison
P.S. You bitch!
A lot of thoughts and questions raced through my mind. Who was this Madison and why was she so angry? And what was a ghoul? Or a synth? I was curious but didn't want to deal with anything at the moment without finding my sisters first. I shoved the note into a backpack I had found after I had woke up. I shoved the rubble aside and made my way to the door. I peered out and noticed lockers to the right. "Lockers? This must be a school" I thought to myself.
I walked towards the lockers hoping to find a solution as to why I was here. I opened one of the lockers and looked inside. There was a type of blade in it. I reached in and grabbed it.
*Machete acquired
I held the blade as I continued to walk around the school's halls. I was looking for an exit now. I made my way towards a door with an exit sign above it. But, as I walked towards the door I saw a body on the floor. Fear struck me and I was paralyzed. I let out a whimper in my distress and the body twitched. The thing sat up and looked my way. As soon as it spotted me, it growled and lunged towards me. I couldn't move as I was still paralyzed and nearly fainted as the creature came to a sudden stop about 2 feet from my face. It looked kind of like me when I saw myself in the mirror. It too had no hair and scorched skin but it also looked rotten. At first, I thought the thing was like me confused and trying to find a solution as to why he was where he was at, but the thing looked like he had no consciousness or brain at all. It sniffed around and looked everywhere.
The thing twitched and looked all around the hall. Then it simply stumbled away into a different room. I let out a sigh of relief until I heard a raspy but aggressive voice say "Boss! I found a ghoul here! This the one?" "No the ghoul we're looking for isn't wild, kill it" Then I heard a gunshot, and a body fall to the ground. My ears rang from the gunshot and I looked for somewhere to hide. The only place I could think of was the locker so I got in and shut the door from the inside. Footsteps approached as I prayed for my life.