*At Hoover dam, 1 hour later*
Reilly and her team, just got back from their previous mission and were yet again about to report it to colonel Moore.
"Back so soon?" Moore asked in a surprising tone.
"Yes and we are ready to give you a full report" Ben told her.
"Ok then, humor me" She dared them.
*At hidden Valley 90 minutes earlier*
The team were scouting the area, noticing entrances to the bunkers. They entered one of them but found out it was lock inside. They tried to use the intercom, but got no response. They walked back up to the surface to figure out what to do.
"Okay, infiltrating is out of the picture. What now?" Reilly asked her team. Jaden raised her hand and said
"Well i notice a few air vents around here. Maybe we can destroy them and they wont have any fresh air to breath. That will force them out of hiding and not able to use this as their base of operation and home" She suggested. Reilly and the others nodded and looked through their stuff to see what they can work with. Ben had some c-4 charges with him that should do the trick. They found all the air vents and killed a few radscorbions on the way. They retreated outside the fenced area, to a safe distance. Since it was Jaden's idea she had the honor of detonate the charges.
*Back to the present*
Moore seemed quite impressed how they did it, giving the few options they had.
"Well with them scattered, they cant keep a steady command and should be easy to pick off. You done the NCR proud, now take some leave until i call for your service" Moore rewarded them.
They accepted and headed to meet outside the visitors center.
"So how are you guys spending your leave?" Ben asked
"Im going to bitter springs, there is something i need to do there" Boone said.
"Mind if i go with you? I dont got anything eles to do" Jaden asked. Boone nodded.
"I have heard there are slaves hold up at cottonwood cove, I think i might try and pretend im a buyer" Ben informed them.
"Im going to McCarran, I heard that there is some spy there" Reilly told them. They then left to do whatever they wanted.
*Penthouse, Lucky 38*
John and Liz have already installed Yes man in Mr House's network, giving him full control of all the upgraded securitrons on the strip, and those under Caeser's fort.
"So what happens now, we sit and wait for them to have at it?" Liz asked
"If that's what you want to thats ok. I am in no position to tell you what to do" Said Yes man
"But arnt there something we can do in the mean time?" John asked
"Well if you want to, i could give you a list of military support and PR support" He told them. When he said military, Liz turned her full attention to the big screen.
"Please explain those two" John requested.
"Well, even through the securitrons is all the support you need, you can recruit additional support from the local tribes in the Mojave. The tribes are, the Great Khans, the Boomers and the Brotherhood of Steel. Mr House only wanted the Boomers support, the others he did not needed since they were 'bad for buisness' to him" Yes man told them.
"Well Mr Creepy screen, I speak for the Great Khans and i know they will be more then willing to support us" Liz informed the A.I
"Really? splendid!" He said cheerfully
"Tell us about the PR support" John orded him
"Well Mr House knew when he got definitive control over Vegas and Hoover dam, he would also need the peoples support. He did not want to risk an uprising cause the chance of the people think he is an tyrant. Maybe thats what he planned for you two next, to make people like him" He said
"Well we pretty much clean up in freeside and helped the followers, what eles is there to do?" Liz asked
"In order to gain peoples affection, you have to make them feel safe. There is troubling rumors coming from the Ultra lux casino, and the Gomarrah. Also you might wanna help Sarah out in the Vault 21 hotel" He informed them. He also printed out a list from the consol under the screen. John took it and looked it through.
"Ok just to be sure. We gotta recruit the aid of the boomers and the BOS. Then we help around Vegas" John told Yes man.
"Yes, only if you want to remember. Oh and president Kimball are going to visit the troops at Hoover dam soon. Mr House calcuated that there is an surprising big chance that an assassination will be succesfull" He informed them.
"Who?" John asked and looked at Liz.
"Oh the NCR's president, apperently he think visiting them can boost their moral and all that bullshit" She said
"What she said, and Mr House also calcuated that if he were assassinated, then there is a chance that an influx of visitors to Vegas would fall drascticly in the nearby future" He told them. Liz looked little unsure about this.
"Wait are you telling me, that if we want more people to come, then we have to make sure that the president, of the fucking NCR, gets his politician dick in and out of here intact, without as much of a scratch on it?" She asked
"You could also ignore him, and see what happens. You seem like you really dont like them" Yes man opsereved
"Noted, anything eles?" John asked
"Yes, there is an power sub station near the El dorado lake, control by the NCR. You need to get in there and activate it to power up the remaining securitrons to expand our army" He told them.
They just nodded and went into the elavator. They stopped on the suite floor, and found Veronica in one of the rooms with a radio next to her. She looked really sad, so John lead the word.
"Something wrong Vee?" He asked
She sob and said
"The NCR destroyed hidden valley" She said with tears almost bursting out.
"Well thats a setback" Was all Liz said to the matter. Veronica stood up and ran over to Liz and hugged her. This caught Liz by surprise.
"Why me? im not into this touchy shit" She said to the scribe who then hugged John instead, who did not rejected her.
"Would it hurt, if you were nice to her?" He asked Liz
"Nice not my style, your the one for that department" Liz Pointed out. John then looked down at Veronica and said
"Where are the BOS members now?" He asked the sad scribe.
She sniffed a little and said "In multible safe houses. They keep radio contact to stay together, but wont be long before they die out"
"Well through i did not leave a good impression with them, maybe the D.C Chapter can take them in" He suggested. She quickly looked up to him and asked
"Really?" All hopeful. He nodded and sat down by the radio and change the frequency. Veronica looked at liz and asked.
"What ya mean with not a good impression?"
"Before we took off here to, Mr drama queen here wanted to say goodbye to them, since he helped them to power and all. When we landed in their compound, one asshole who somehow have a rivalry with Johnny here, told him he was erased from their history and kicked out" Liz told her
"How did you escape?" Veronica asked all curious.
"I hold him as hostage and orded them all to drop their weapons. When we were 20 feet in the air i pushed him out of the chopper. Its still fucking funny how he screamed until he hit the ground" Liz said while laughing a little at the last part.
"Well killing a member is more then just not leaving a good impression" Veronica stated
"He didnt die like i had hoped for" Liz said sadly. They then turned their attention to John who have been in talk with some scribes on the other end.
"Listsen, i need to speak with Elder Lyons. Its importen, another BOS chapter is in need of help" John tried and reason with them. The scribe continued to say he dont got permission to speak with the elder, until a diffrent voice was heard on the radio.
"Give me that mic!. Hello this is Elder Lyons of the D.C Chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel. John is that you? i heard you since i was walking around the lap with sentinel Lyons" Elder Lyons reported. A look of relief was on John's face.
"I thought you never wanted to speak to me after the little incident a few weeks back" John said
"Micheal did not had the right to say you were being erased from the historical victory over the Enclave, only i can do that" He informed him
"Wait so im still a knight?" John asked
"Very much indeed. Sarah also wants to apologies for not supporting you, that day you took off. Apperently Micheal have told a few things that wernt true" Elder Lyon told him
John laughed a little about the idea of Sarah Lyons apology to someone.
"So what happen to Micheal then?" John asked
"Well he got demoted from palidin to initiate for start, and got guard duty by the vertibirds" Sarah said inover the mic.
"I guess this isnt just a friendly call is it?" Elder Lyons asked
"Your right. The Mojave chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel is in need of extraction. The New California Republic have destroyed their base and have forced them out of hiding, they are currently hold up in safe houses but cant hold up there" John told him.
"I see, do you have a representive of the chapter?" He asked Veronica then took the mic to report.
"Affirmitive, this is scribe Veronica Renata Santangelo, of the Mojave chapter" She reported
"Veronica, can you give us a safe landing zone where we can meet up with the rest of the chapter?" He asked.
"I need to contact my chapter, to see if there are any suitable places to land" She said and changed the frequency.
"Hello? who is this?" asked a voice on the new frequency.
"Nolan, Its me Veronica. Listsen, help is on the way. The D.C chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel is coming in to extract you, but we need a safe meeting ground" She told him
"The D.C chapter? Arnt those the ones going rogue?" He asked
"Yes, but they seem to be holding out. But you have to listsen, if you want the rest of your chapter to survive, you need to drop the bullshit and agree on how they run things" Veronica frustrated told the elder.
"But they put their original goal on secound rate Veronica" He tried and reason with her.
"And see what it has brought them. From what they say, they have a facility to create pure water, they defeated and aquired enclave technology and they are vast growing. And then look at us. We got our ass kicked at helios one, we dont allow outsiders to join so we are losing numbers" She argued with him. "If you want to stay and die as an stubborn old man, fine! But ask the rest of the chapter if they want to live and continue their mission, or stay here and wait for the NCR or the Legion to get them" She addded.
After her little speech, Liz looked approving at Veronica for her few use of words. There went 5 minutes before they got an response.
"Fine have it your way. We meet at the safehouse near leak mead. How long before they arrive?" He asked. Veronica looked at John and Liz for answers.
"Well it took like 12 hours for us." John said
"We estimate that it will be in 12 hours, more or less" Veronica reported.
"Ok we will meet them there. Elder Nolan, out" He confirmed and reported out. John then took the mic and changed the frequency again.
"We got the coordinates. Do you have the holograbihc map up over the Mojave region?" He asked.
"Affirmitive Knight" Elder Lyons said.
"Ok listsen, when you get her, try and get away from the dam, they take shots at you. There is a lake there, they meet you on the north end of it. I suggest sending Sarah Lyons here, as a representive, but other then that, dont fill the vertibirds with your soldiers. It will take to much space" John suggested.
"Understood knight, we will begin the trip at once" Elder Lyons confirmed and handed the mic to Sarah.
"Are we going to meet you there?" She asked. Veronica looked at John with hope that he would say yes.
"I think its best. Also i bring the scribe Veronica with me" He said
"Understood, see ya when we get there. Sentinel Lyons out" She said and turned off the radio. John did the same and stood up and took his list out and a pencil he found. He then draws and x over the brotherhood. He was then yet again approach by Veronica who turned from sad and desperate to back to her happy cheerful self, renewed to full strength.
"Thank you, thank you thank you" She said while hugging him so tight he could almost not breath. He patted her head and said
"Your welcome, now can i get some air before i pass out?" He asked. She let go of him at once, still über happy.
"Where to now then?" Liz asked, changing the subject.
"Well we already got the Khans with us, and now that Mr House aint here, and the BOS is moving out, we might as well try and make friends with the boomers" John said. The conversation caught Veronica's attention.
"Wait, Mr House is dead?" She asked
"Yup and he wanted us to carry out his order of kicking the NCR and the Legion out after the battle of Hoover dam" John told her.
"And then He and I are going to be the king and queen of new vegas" Liz said, while checking out her claws.
"Then what am im? the princess. Wait do i get a dress then?" She asked excited. Liz just shook her head and said
"Naaa"
*Meanwhile*
Ben had succesfully freed the slaves from cottonwood cove, he convinced the legion slave keeper that one of them very ill sick and bought them for a lower price. Reilly figure out it was an NCR captain who was the spy, and that there was a bomb on the monorail. She manage to disarm the bomb and get the captain arrested.
At Bitter springs, Boone and Jaden just arrived at the spot where Boone were station at the bitter springs massacre. He told her about his orders and that he had to gun down everything coming out from there, including women, the elder and children. Jaden could feel that it might have scarred him and made him belive bad things happens to him. He asked her if it were okay they slept their for the night, which Jaden agreed on. After an hour nap, Boone woke her up.
"Hey wake up! I spotted some Legion slaver partys coming this way" He told her. She got up quickly and took out her rifle
"Are you sure?" She asked
"Positive, they must think since this is a refugee camp, that they might be easy prey. Lets prove them wrong" He said reloading his scoped rifle
"Lets" Jaden said and took position.
"You stay here and make sure they dont get in through the back, I go over to the main entrance" He told her and she nodded at his orders. She crouched and looked out for legionaries, while Boone took position at the main entrance. He did not feared if he stood out in the open, legionaries perfer meele combat so they dont trained them with rifles, and they had only cowboy repeaters so they had difficulty hitting anything at range. As Boone saw them in his sight, he open fire on them. Most of the kills were headshots, but some got hit in the throat instead. As he killed the incoming Legion, some NCR soldiers who were station at the refugee camp took notice of Boone, and took out their guns to support him.
"I got this end covered, send your men over to the back entrance so they wont sneak up on you!" He orded them. Their CO was new and did not know what to do so he nodded and moved his squad to the back entrance.
At Jaden's end, she spotted a fresh group of Legion soldiers. She aimed her rifle at them and pulled off headshots nicely. Problem was, they were more aggresive at getting in through the back, then the front entrance, so she had many soldiers coming her way. It ended with, she had to abandon her post and back into the back entrance while taking down the enemy.
Back at Boone's post, he got pined down by a Legion mongrel, but he manage to take out his machete and cut its head off. When he got up he saw only a few legionaries were coming his way. He gunned them down easily but did not understand how come they were coming in such a small group. He then turned his attention to Jaden and saw she wasnt on the rock they were on before the attack.
Jaden were holding of the legionaries, but got pined down by a mongrel, dropping her weapon in the fall. She tried to pull out her side arm but a Legion soldier step on her wrist and kicked it out of her hand.
"This one is aggresive, she will prove well for the Legate" The Centurian said to his men.
"Let go of me and i show you aggresive" She said and spat at his boot, which earned her a kick to the gut.
"Speak when spoken to degenerate! Get her to the camp, she be the entertainment for the men their" He orded them and 4 men carried her away.
When he turned around he saw an NCR squad had their guns aimed at them and open fire. The men who took Jaden got away, but the centurian took cover by the rocks, while only a few of his men got shot down. He took out a knife and threw it at one of the NCR soldiers. He hit one of the young soldiers in the leg, which made him fall down in pain.
"You will feel the wrath of Caeser!" He yelled at them.
Meanwhile Jaden already got carried to the nearby Legion camp, and were thrown in the middle of it. Surrounded by Legion soldiers with machetes, and lustful look on their faces, Jaden knew she was screwed. The biggest one of the soldiers were a head taller then her, and hit her to the ground. She landed face first, and heard as the other soldiers roar with her attacker.
"Time to feel the how wild, soldiers of the bull is" He said and got a grab on her pants. She feared the worst, until a shot in the air was heard. She could still feel the basterd's hands on her ass. He too stood still and saw one of his fellow soldiers were headshotted. They all including Jaden turn their attention to a cliff where they saw Boone with his rifle, aiming down at them.
"ATTACK!" Yelled the man who were about to rape Jaden, who held his machete in hand. His fellow soldiers attack but he stayed behind to see how it went. Boone shot a lot of them down, but some got up to him. The first one was hit in the gut of Boone's gun, and then Boone pointed the barrel up the the soldiers head and shot his head off. He then drop the rifle and took out his machete in one hand and his 9mm in the other. He slashed through the soldiers and shot the others at range.
Jaden notice, that she had the chance to crawl over and take one of the dead soldiers machete's and armed herself. She looked at her attempted rapist, and cut his right leg off, below the knee.
He roared in pain, as he fall down to the ground, and saw who it was. He was about to cut her too, but she was to fast and cut his left hand off, which he had his machete in. She picked up the other machete, and crossed both of them into an x hold them around his neck as he lied down.
"The bull aint so wild huh" She said and cut the mans head off. She saw to Boone, that he had killed or crippled all of the legion soldiers there. She waved him to go back to bitter springs and he did, after he picked up his rifle. When he got back, he saw that all of the Legionaries were dead except the centurian who had a hostages.
"Your leader of this cesspit of an camp most come down here now, or the woman here dies" He threaten as he hold his machete around the refugee's neck. Boone and Jaden arrived, and they both could not get a clear shot at him without hitting the hostage. They then marched up to the tent where the CO would be to discuss this.
"Whos the boss here?" Jaden asked. A pale skinned, short hair brunette walked up to them, they notice she had a regular NCR armor on, but has an green beret on her head, which means she is a officer.
"That be me, Captain Giles" She introduced herself.
"Im Jaden and this is Boone, we helped held off the attack, but seems like their leader got one woman hostage, and demands an audience with you" Jaden reported.
"Yeah i saw how your friend here bravely hold them off. And i have notice the hostage situation. Ok here it what we do, I go down there and distract him, while one of you take a clear shot at him" She said. They nodded and took their positions. Boone got in position and and aimed at the centurian's head. He saw that the captain were talking to him and that he then got a clear shot. He quickly fired and the man falled over dead. The woman quickly ran over to her tent to hide.
"Nice shot Boone. And thanks for the save" Jaden thanked him
"Your welcome, through i cant belive im still breathing" He said
"Whys that?" She asked
"I thought this was the end of me, should have known better then take you along" He said
"Wait you wanted to die?" She asked shocked
"I had bad things happen to me, now i just wait for it to end" he told her
"Bad things happen to all of us, Its not cause of what you did when you were station here" She stated
"Yeah, but i dont know, i thought this is where it would end, but now i dont know" He said, beginning to daze off
"Listsen, the only thing you can do now, if you feel any guilt over it. Its to move on and help people from the Legion" She argued
He looked down a bit and nodded.
"Your proberly right" he said, and headed of to one of the embty tents to rest, and she followed