AN: thanks for the review, it is much appreciated. I will try to make a better attempt to identify who is speaking.
AN: I thought I'd explain vault 25. vault 25 was a vault constructed for enclave project epsilon. its main aim was that if project zeta (mothership zeta) should fail, they would use the vault dwellers for genetic experiments so they could safely recolonize the wasteland without fear of mutation, and the development of powerful energy weapons to exterminate the mutated people of the wastelands.
The journey from mercury to Indian springs was pretty easy going compared to the journey from enclave facility epsilon to vault 25 thanks to the less rugged terrain so it only took two days to reach Indian Springs. They arrived at the edge of the town where a rather sarcastic mister gutsy ordered them to stop. This is where max's plan came into action.
The mechanical drill Sargent voice that belonged to a mister gutsy stated "please state your business at general atomics. Trespasses will be set incinerated".
The robot hovered over through the group until it stopped in front of a woman called Jane Jackson.
Jane sported some of the insectoid enclave power armor. But more importantly she took her grandfather's general atomics security card wherever she went. A memento of times gone by.
"valid security card detected. Welcome back Mr Jackson. Our records indicate that you are late by 200 years. I hope you have a good explanation for your absence" the robot explained simulating laughter.
"Now what can I do for you Mr Jackson?".
Jane looked at max and then explained to the robot that max would now be in charge of all operations in the general atomics facility. The continued by instructing the robot the issue security cards to all of the 'new employees' that were with here.
The robot happy to have something to do after over 200 years of nothing hovered away to completed its task.
"So that's what you meant by a plan for them.
Now you have an army of killer robots what are you going to do?" jess inquired.
"I think the first step will be restoring the general atomics manufacturing facility to working order.
Get the broadcasting system up and running so you can let the brotherhood know what's going on."
Once issued with their new security cards max ordered the mister gutsy robots to form a perimeter around the general atomics facility as max and jess with the help of some of the mister handy robots began restoring the broadcasting system. The system was remarkably intact other than a couple of easily replaced parts and the work only took a couple of hours.
"brotherhood of steel facility epsilon, do you read me?" scribe Jessica spoke into the facilities microphone at a frequency only used by the brotherhood but the speaker just produced static.
The scribe repeated herself "brotherhood of steel facility epsilon, do you read me? This is head scribe Jessica."
The equipment continued to produce static for a couple of seconds until a familiar voice was produced by the systems speakers.
"Loud and clear Jess, your on the air with senior scribe Jacobson, what have you got on your mind?" Jacobson replied impersonating a radio show host.
"We attempted to return to epsilon however it seems we have been cut of by what looks to be a nuclear explosion. Areas way to radioactive to travel through. So we have travelled south to an abandon general atomics facility in Indian springs with a band of vault dwellers from max's vault." jess replied.
"Well that proves quite the problem Jess. I'll see if I can get the elder down here. He'll want to here about this."
Meanwhile max had made her way down to the facilities manufacturing floor where an eager mister handy called mister manager hovered around the floor until seeing max.
"Well how can I help miss Star?" it replied in the usual buzzy metallic voice.
"what is the state of the facilities production lines?"
"Lines 3, 5 and 9 are in standby mode.
Lines 1, 2, 5 and 8 are currently in shutdown mode awaiting the new mister gutsy design data and
Lines 4, 6, 7, and 10 are in shutdown mode awaiting repair.
Is their anything else I can do for you mistress?" explained mister manager.
"what do we currently have in our inventory?" max inquired.
"we currently have 70 mister gutsy units in storage ready to be shipped to the US military along with
90 standard mister handy units. We also have a stockpile of 89 tons of atomic fuel ready to power any more units we produce. Is their anything miss Star?" mister manager queried
"two things that I need you to do.
First I want you to bring all of the facilities security units to patrol the facility and eliminate any hostile threats. But make sure they don't harm anyone who surrenders. Just shoo them away or bring them to me.
Secondly I would like you to activate some of the standard models you mentioned earlier to clean up the facility and maintain the damaged production line."
"Yes miss. You know what they say. A clean workplace is a productive workplace" mister manager explained eager to complete his new masters task. By this time night had fallen over the town of Indian springs and max made her way to a makeshift bedroom setup in an old office. Happy with her plan and her new home max crawled into her bed noticing the smile on the scribes face.
I guess all went well with her chat with the brotherhood.
Max like her scribe fell asleep with a smile on her face.