Chapter 5: Crisis for Agvir.
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This chapter will be dealing with something in Jon Agvir's perfect little world going awry. This will have some language and violent themes, similar to the themes they express in the Game New Vegas, the difference is that a story can show more detail than a game or Movie. If you like this Chapters graphic content let me know. If you thought it was a bit much let me know. I work in a small store and our motto is "We're always ready to help you; you just have to let us know." And that's what I need from you.
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Jonathan Agvir was flying low over the Mojave wastes. Hanging from the side of a Vertibird's open cabin with the wind whipping through his hair. Ms. Veronica Santangelo had picked him up when he neared the Doctors office. The warm musky smell of the fresh Mojave heat was surrounding the cabin with the sun beating down on the leather seats of the Vertibird's chairs. Veronicas flying had gotten much better since she took her training seminar back at the NCR main military base at Camp Pendleton, of course that didn't comfort Agvir as he was used to walking everywhere.
"How was your trip, Veronica?" Agvir practically shouted over the culmination of the engines which were wining loudly and the rushing air that was whistling by.
"It was fine, I learned a lot about piloting." Veronica said over the loudspeaker. "We're coming up now." Veronica tilts the Vertibird to the left and sinks the aircraft down onto the cracked tarmac, near a small sentry tower. There are three guards in the tower one with a loudspeaker, one with a rocket launcher and one with a minigun with what looked to be Explosive rounds
"Take off all electronic devices put them in tray to your left. Place any weapons and Ammo in the tray on your right." The guard in the tower says as Agvir raises an Eyebrow and chortles. He slams his bag on the tray and starts offloading tens and tens of guns over 2,000 .308 rifle ammo, 250 grenades 16, 9mm pistols all with 80 rounds and 2 grenade launchers.
"If you'd be so kind as to put the .308 rounds in magazines for me, that'd be great." Agvir says still chortling, as Pearl comes up to meet him.
"Ah, Pearl how've you been?" Agvir asks embracing her in a hug.
"I've been well, Mr. President." She says coarsely. "We've been looking into some technologies that we can use against the Brigade like you asked us. We've managed to come up with something's that'll, hopefully, turn the tide for us." The pair walks into one of the large hangers and Agvir can see it was divided into four sections three smaller ones and one larger one on half of the hanger. Pearl extends her hand. "After you."
Agvir walks over to the nearest small section and goes In. Pearl walks in and pulls a sheet off of a massively large box.
"This is a Logistical supply box." Pearl said. "If there are troops in battle we can resupply them by dropping this near their lines from a Vertibird or even from our B-52. This will even up our aircraft losses and hopefully quell the enemy forces long enough for us to use our next item." She crosses to the next segment Agvir sees three long slender Bombs.
"These are what're known as cluster bombs. You drop these from a height of say 1000 feet and then these extend and drop over 250 smaller bombs and spread them out giving them a wide AOE." She presses a button and eight metal rods pop out from the bomb. "These rods will give us Drag time and also will stabilize the hardware until it can drop them." She gestures to the other bombs one with orange paint on the tip and one with green paint on the tip. "It also comes in incendiary form and Armour piercing." She smiles smugly.
"Nice job, this will prove very useful if we need to take out a convoy." Agvir grins rubbing his beard. They cross into the last small division Agvir can see a small looking black object that has two sets of clamps on it. One side has a clamp system that could attach to a wall or even a small vessel, and the last side looks like it could clamp onto a bomb or missile of some sort.
"This is our ordinance drop system. You attach this to a Vertibird and route a power line to the cockpit, when the pilot is ready they press a button and it'll drop itself. All we need to do to reload it is roll a bomb up to the wing, engage the clamp and set the clamp to hold onto it and that's all we need to do." Pearl says windedly. Agvir walks up to it. "It's got our state of the art Everclamp technology. This will never drop until the Pilot presses that button."
"Good, we can put them on our Vertibirds and give them kind of a fighting chance." Agvir says toying with his pip-boy. They walk to the last hangar area.
"And finally, the Crème de la Crème! Our High Altitude Reconnaissance Drone, the Desert Fox!" Pearl said excitedly as she pulled a curtain back revealing a plane the size of one of the military trucks. "This is a remote controlled plane, there's a small camera on the underside and one up top. No loss of life and we can see where the enemies are." Agvir holds up his index finger. He walks back to the third section and grabs the clamping device he walks underneath the plane's wing and fits it onto the wing. He crouches back over to Pearl and when he's clear of the wing he stands up and holds his arms out.
"Yes, I know I'm a genius." Agvir says as Pearl is slowly clapping. "So a quick question if I may, what are its engines. Is it gas or what is it?"
"There is a combustible engine on it but we actually use a new solar skin, if you look at the top of the wings you can see it now." Pearl says as Agvir climbs on top of the wing and looks at it.
"So what's the engine for… if it has a solar skin?" Agvir asks playing with the propeller of the drone.
"That engine is in case if we need it during night-ops or in inclement weather. Backup basically." Pearl says pacing the floor. Agvir soon stands next to her and the two start walking around the hanger.
"Well I've gotta say Pearl, nice job. These will defiantly save lives-" Agvir starts. The door crashes open and Veronica is Jog-Walking toward her boss with a look of concern on her face and even a little fear. "Veronica, what's the matter?" Agvir says as Veronica brings him into a tight hug.
"It's Boone, Jon he's been kidnapped!" Veronica says pulling out of Agvir's now limp arms, watching Jon's face as anger and rage slowly milk their way into him. His eyes narrow and his teeth clench together. He reaches behind and pulls out his rifle and holds the butt of the gun to him fidgeting with it. He soon takes out a small chip and plugs it into his Pip-boy and starts typing onto it.
"Vault 3…Vault 3. Alright Veronica get back to the Vert and alert McCarran that we're coming." Agvir says talking very fast
"Yeah, boss." Veronica says sprinting away.
"Pearl thank you so much for your he-"Agvir starts Pearl holds up a hand.
"What do you need Mr. Agvir?" Pearl says with a smirk.
"How much C-4 do you have? I'm gonna need as much as possible. I am going to blow a vault door open." Agvir asked pacing the floor rapidly. Pearl grabbed him by the shoulders.
"Shut up and calm down. We have enough for what you'll need." Agvir inhales deeply and exhales.
"If they hurt him in any form, I will personally shove a stick of dynamite up their A-hole and have them run around while I light it with a flamethrower!" Agvir said punching a wall and then groaning in pain from it.
"Go to the Vertibird we'll get you 10 cases of plastic explosives." Pearl said as Agvir nodded and started walking out of the room.
-10 minutes later-
The Vertibird was all loaded up with the weaponry as Veronica took off. She was flying fast and low, speeding to camp McCarran. Agvir was tapping his feet against the floor of the craft.
"Boss, Hsu has routed the 9th Vegas, C.Q.C. (Closed quarters combat) and Captain Michaels, of the 12th Novac has requested to be tagged to this op." Veronica said over the buzz and whine of the Vertibird's flying.
"Good I need as many good troopers on this as possible. Radio ahead and see what Ordinance teams we have." Agvir says putting his Sunglasses on.
They soon land at Camp McCarran and offload. General Hsu was waiting for it to land Agvir hopped off as soon as they landed. People were running to the Vertibird beginning to offload the Cargo and refuel.
"Jon we've got the 9th Vegas and the 12th Novac, ready in the courtyard." Hsu says as they walk fast down the stairs.
"The Ordinance team?" Agvir asks stepping through the door that Hsu is opening for him.
"We had to call upon reservists from the NCR; they'll do what we need them to." Hsu said stepping into the Mojave heat. "We've also got Dr. Farkas from the followers here, we'll send her in if things go sour." A whistle was being blown and the 12th Novac and the 9th Vegas were lined up in two lines standing at attention as four men walked up to Agvir and Hsu. One was Cpt. Michaels of the 12th Novac when he reaches Agvir he salutes and Agvir does the same.
"Sir, this is Ssgt. Baker, of the 9th Vegas CQC." He says motioning to a black soldier in a tan and gray Mojave uniform who's saluting as well. "And our ordinance team a Sgt. Vikar and Pfc. Fabia both are from the NCR and both come highly recommended." Agvir pulls out a map of the Vault 3 area.
"Alright so the plan is that we're going to have the 12th set up in the ruins in the area and hopefully take out any enemy that we see." Hsu starts talking fast.
"Any clue as to what we're facing?" Ssgt. Baker asked cleaning out his boots of caked mud.
"Fiends for sure, maybe the Brigade it's a long shot but prep right." Agvir said quickly tapping his foot.
"Alright, so once Michaels and his team take out any enemy's in the area Baker and the Ordinance team will move in and wait here." He says pointing to a fired out shop. Michaels you'll cover the 9th as they and Sgt. Vikar make their way into the Vault warehouse then you will link up with them after that. Agreed?" everyone nods.
"I'll go across the bride and range hop to the Vault 3 area when we get there I'll be posted up here." Agvir says indicating a tall burned out apartment complex. "I'll take out any enemy's I can see. We go on my count. Ok?" Agvir looks up at Hsu. "Do you have a problem with my plan, Hsu?" Hsu opens his mouth and starts to talk but decides against it.
"Never mind, just be safe Jon." Hsu says shaking his head, and Jon walks over to the troops.
"Alright, guys we are going into the first official battle the Mojave Republic has been in. We will show our enemies we are not to be trifled with and that we will stand up to our enemies, whether it's the bull, the bear or this new Brigade we are now proving that we will stand for our families, our friends and our homes. Let's roll, ladies." Agvir says walking off at a very brisk pace. The troopers fall into two lines behind him one the 9th Vegas with ten troops and the 12th Novac with their 15 troops all marching behind Jon Agvir at the head . When they turn onto the road with the one bridge going across into fiend territory, Agvir stops and raises his left arm into a fist and motions on either side of his body. The troops dive into cover, the 12th going to the right and the 9th going left. Agvir slides over to the concrete railing of the bride and stays there in cover. Poking his head up and to the right he can see a large set of mines on the bridge. Looking left he can see a couple of fiends in the burned out apartment. Agvir signals Cpt. Michaels over who comes to him cover to cover.
"Alright, we've got a couple of Fiends in the apartment to our left and mines on the road ahead, have Sgt. Vikar and Pfc. Fabia crawl up on their bellies to disable those mines while we cover them when you're done with that send your best sniper up with me so we can disable them." Agvir says taking a piece of cloth out of his bag and creating an impromptu silencer. Michael's nods and jogs back to his squad. Shortly, the two ordinance members jog up and dive onto the ground moving forward with their weapons on their backs as a fresh faced trooper comes crawling up to Agvir.
"You my shooter?" He asks behind him as the sun begins glinting in the high east, behind him.
"Aye sir." The rifleman says checking his clip.
"Alright, set up there and wait for my signal, go low." Agvir says steadily as the sniper moves into the position. Agvir checks on the two soldiers disabling the mines. He lies down on his belly and rolls over to the sniper. He sets his rifle on a small half inch ledge and looks down towards the top of the apartment complex, waiting for anything. Soon a fiend comes out with a laser pistol and stands there looking around.
"You're my second." Agvir breathes to the other man to his left. He nods and flicks his firing pin to load one in the chamber. Agvir fires, the shot goes through the top part of the targets head, blood spatters against the wall and the Fiend falls over.
"Mr. President, I got three targets on the ground coming towards the bridge they're getting close to the ordinance team." The rifleman says quickly taking aim.
"Take 'em." Agvir say reloading quickly. The rifleman fires and hits the first one Agvir takes aim and Blasts one in the chest of a fiend. The rifleman fired again, clipped him in the shoulder. Agvir fires again and the bullet smacks into the Fiends eye. The two ordinance soldiers come jogging back with 10 deactivated mine's in their hands. Agvir rises and sprints across the bridge diving into cover near a destroyed wall. He looks back at the two captains and signals 'send three across at a time on my signal.' With his hands. The entireties of the troops are officially in enemy territory moving swiftly along to Vault 3. They stop at a large collection of apartment buildings.
"Alright guys we're getting close, I want half of the 12th to go cross the street and get in those buildings stay together and jump building to building if you see anyone take 'em down. The rest of us are going on the ground and are headed straight for that door." Agvir says through his dark shades. The team moves over and get into the building setting up. Soon the sound of gunshots fills the air the concrete building is soon speckled with bullet and laser holes. The support team comes down from the building and crosses over to Agvir and his stationed men.
"Nicely done guys. Alright through here is the Cazadore nest. We're going to try and go in quiet but if we need to go loud we will, rifleman if we get the chance get as high up and as fortified up as you can. Alright let's go get our VP back." Agvir says opening the door the teams move and check their vectors, they see two or three patrols walking past the bombed out hole in their wall. The 9th moves up and slaps against that wall checking the ammo on their Caravan shotguns and assault rifles and all pulling the pin of their 9 mills back. The ordinance team moves up next to them and readies their service rifles. Agvir and the 12th move up as a unit there are several step-jumping (Kinda like Army of Two) and the rest go against the wall. Agvir pokes his head out of the hole and is immediately sighted by soldiers in green… who automatically fire at him. The 9th swing into action firing from cover throwing frags out when needed. The 12th Novac is sitting up high knocking down sniper after sniper. Agvir moves out into the open and crosses to an open door with Cpt. Michaels.
"SO much for the plan, boss." Michaels says reloading. Agvir lets out a small chuckle, as the two are being rained down upon by dirt and rock from the bullets hitting the wall they are covered by. All of a sudden the bullets stop, Agvir peaks over and sees many bodies on the granular Mojave sand all were the enemy's. He could see the 12th jumping down from their position and the 9th was making their way across to the burned out warehouse. Agvir bounds over the wall he's hiding behind and moves over to link up with them, Michaels does the same, all the troops are now in the same position and are looking each other over. Agvir finds no injuries except on any of the men, except one CQC members has a large shard of concrete stabbed into his shoulder, which they quickly extract and put a bandage on with some anti-septic. Agvir orders the Ordinance team to start setting charges on the Vault 3 door after he attempted opening it with the switch that was there. The charges were set the Ordinance team runs back and quickly gets out their .44 pistols and a grenade launcher each.
"Everybody stand back!" Agvir shouts and everyone slams against the wall with the CQC team in the front half and the 12th Novac in the rear.
"Clear the Murder Hole! Clear the Murder Hole!"The Ordinance team shouts as they get into positions on the edge of the wall directly looking into the hallway that has the door in it. "Fire in the Hole!" they say as they pull the trigger for the C-4. With a load boom and a crack, debris and fire comes flying out through the hallway. A loud creaking noise is heard and the door falls out and lands on the hard ground. Agvir pokes his head out looking for anything, but finding nothing through the smoke and debris.
"Put two in!" Agvir shouts to the Ordinance team, they nod and fire two grenades into the Vault blasting away three Fiends. Sporadic gunfire comes bursting out of the doorway. "GO, go go!" Agvir shouts as the CQC team begins firing back and running into the building simultaneously "Get a foothold guys, we'll support you!" Agvir says getting down on his belly looking for any enemies he can take. Various explosions go off inside the Vault. The gunfire starts to subside and Agvir and the 12th move in and look around. The room is scarred black with soot and explosive residue, a small fire is raging in the room burning bodies and setting off bullets which ping around the room insanely. They assemble in the room there and make a plan.
"Alright the way this Vault is laid out is that there are two ways we can go left and right but, since we have plenty of guys with us, we're going to secure both lanes. Baker, you and half of your teams are going right with half of the 12th and Michaels you and I are going left, with the rest of both teams. Watch out guys, they may be trained in open air combat but their weapons are still effective in close quarters. CQC guys, be very careful use your knives if you have to. Fix bayonets guys we're at war." The teams stack up at the doors. Agvir crosses to an intercom and computer. He engages the computer and inserts a command code; the speakers open up with a loud ringing noise. He types in more commands and soon the voice of Mr. New Vegas.
We see Boone tied up in a chair as some Brigade soldiers start hammering his toes in Boone has plenty of blood splotches on his face several goodly sized bruises and metal bits poking out of certain areas. Basically he looks like he's been tortured for a while but Boone has held out against them. Then he hears something absolutely horrible 'Heartache by the Number' his eyes go wide and he starts squirming in the chair screaming "Let me out, let me out!" making plenty of noise.
As soon as Agvir turned on the battle music he could hear muffled shouting from Boone. Agvir grins and goes up to the intercom.
"Listen up you old-timey bastards you have exactly 5 minutes to surrender now. Untie Craig, and have him walk out to us now. If you choose not to comply, I guarantee that anything you are doing to Boone now will pale in comparison to what I will do to you. If you kill him, then I will personally shove glass down your throat, stab you in the lung and punch your throat until I go weak. I talk to Boone now, in the event that these assholes don't comply we need you to get as far down and as far to the wall as you can get. Your five minutes start now." Agvir says loading his gun and walking in circles waiting for a response, humming to Heartache by the number. Before long, another low whine cuts out the ancient song and a low voice is heard. "Screw you." The second this voice said that, the doors opened up and the Mojave Army charged in guns blazing taking down enemy after enemy. Agvir took a couple of shots but most of the dead were from his own force. Soon the battle was nearing the water filled caverns, the Mojave was having some hard times getting up those stairs, Boones shouts of Agony were closer; all that was needed was to get up to that second landing. Grenades pop off to the top and are quickly kicked back down, most of them landing in the water. A massive buzzing noise is heard from the top portion, Agvir looks up at the stairs and pales. Cpt. Michaels does the same when he hears the humming. The 12th men move back a bit and aim higher up. A magnificent orange Cazadore flies down looking seriously pissed. No one moves a muscle… until a CQC member puts his shotgun up to its head and pulls the trigger. The Cazadore falls to the ground and gets back up and promptly stabs the shot gunner in the chest filling his heart with poisonous substance. The Cazadore turns to Cpt. Michaels, and rears his stinger back ready to strike… when Agvir tackles the Cazadore breaking the Cazadore stinger off spraying the vile substance everywhere. The beast struggles to get in the air again and Agvir holds on for dear life Agvir moves his way to the water with the Cazadore in his arms, he dives into the water and the Cazadore thrashes in the water. He swims until it's under the Hallway and let's go of the orange beastie, which thrashes around under the water until it dies. Agvir is pulled from the water and laid down on the hard floor. Agvir gets up and cracks his neck. Boone is still screaming from the horrid music. The Warriors charge up the stair to find all the Fiends and Brigadiers lying on the floor their bodies are starting to turn a rich Purpley-Green color. There is a small Cazadore nest lying next to Boone who's still on the floor writhing in pain. Agvir crosses to Boone and cuts the rope tying Boone's hands together.
"Craig, Craig! Stay with me man." Agvir says patting his cheek to wake him up, Michaels looks at Boone's chest.
"Courier!" Michaels says "He's been stung by a Cazadore." Ripping Boone's shirt off Agvir digs out a Super Stimpack and plunges it into Boone's chest. Boone wakes up and looks around the room dazedly.
"You idiot Jon, you shoulda left me for dead instead of risk yourself." Boone scolds taking a bottle of purified water from Cpt. Baker. Agvir looks at Boone with disbelief. "Jon you need to lead us, to encourage the Mojave that we its commanders in chief care for them, and will encourage them to stand up and fight for their homes and families not one guy that's a good shot."
"Boone, how am I supposed to lead without you behind my back, Huh? If I lost you, I would be distraught, I'd go insane and no one would be able to talk me out of my slump." Agvir says anger rising in his deep voice.
"How many soldiers did we lose trying to save me Jon?" Boone asked taking a drink. "Well Jon!?"
"We lost one Craig." Agvir says as the both of them walk up to the body of the soldier that was stung by the Cazadore.
"Jon, can you tell that family that their son died trying to save me? That he died trying to save an old politician, an old hero? A need you to think about this Jon. You need to know that I am never more important than the life of one of our soldiers." Boone says surveying the bodies of the Fiends and Brigadiers. Ms. Julie Farkas comes up to the guys.
"Hey guys, sad business today." Julie says looking at Boone's chest. She sets down her doctors' bag and takes out another Stimpack and injects it into Boone's chest.
"I'm sorry Craig, I'm sorry I tried to save your life and keep my sanity together." Agvir says to Boone who is being poked and prodded by Julie.
"It doesn't matter Jon, one life for one life isn't worth it. Somebody dies either way." Boone practically shouts at Agvir. "Anyways my life is worth less than the soldier's. These guys have families people who would miss them, I have no one, Jon!"
"You have me!" Agvir turned absolutely dark. "You have Cass and Arcade and Rexxie… Rexxie, hell Rexxie would be lost without you man. Do not think that losing you wouldn't bring darkness to this country. If you want out?! Then fine leave, go back to the hub and rot in a 20 floor high rise low wealth apartment. You know the NCR would never let you speak again and most likely they'd shoot you."
"I'm going nowhere Jon. Stop taking stupid risks, you're a president! Not a rifleman!" Boone shouts mere inches away from Agvir's face. Julie steps back and ducks out avoiding an impending fight. Two troopers cart the body of the CQC member out the doors. Michaels and Baker come up to the two Presidents.
"Sir, we're all out and the charges have been set-"Boone holds up a finger, walking out into the Mojave
"Listen, thanks for saving my ass and all, but next time do not come to the rescue." Boone says putting on shades. Agvir turns to Boone.
"There won't be a next time." Agvir says embracing his best friend as all of Vault 3 blows up cratering into itself. Sending a plume of smoke flying out of the murder hole causing the loose pieces of clothing to whip up and go with the wind current.
And scene.
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