"2D, wake up." said a voice. The bluenette let out a small moan and turned over, snuggling more into his pillow. There was a light chuckle and the teen felt warm lips on his forehead. "Come on luv, I need you to wake up." said the voice.
2D let out a yawn and opened his eyes. Murdoc was sitting on the edge of the bed, wearing his jeans. "Morning Mudsy." said 2D sleepily. Murdoc chuckled and stroked his young lover's cheek. "Not really morning Stu, it's noon, we slept the morning away." said Murdoc.
2D blinked and sat up, letting the blankets pool around his waist. He looked out the window to see the Satanist was right, the sun was past it's highest point.
2D looked back over at Murdoc who gave a small kiss to the teen's forehead. "I got work so I'm heading off now." said Murdoc. "Alright, I'll come around later then." said 2D. Murdoc nuzzled the teen's head and chuckled. "Good, now stay out of trouble, you got that?" asked Murdoc.
The bluenette just kisses the older man and gives a small nod. Murdoc stands up and pulls on his shirt and leaves the room. 2D lays back down and once he hears the door slam shut, he sighs. 'No Moria today and no Murdoc for a while, what can I do today?' thought 2D. He lets out a yawn and gets out of bed to get dressed.
2D looks through the footlocker at the clothes he'd been given as gifts. The teen soon settles on a dark brown sleeveless shirt with an orange scarf that showed his stomach a bit, jeans, and brown boots similar to Murdoc's. 2D looked in the mirror and looked down at the scarf. The knot was behind his neck but it didn't look good so he turned the scarf around, now having the know facing his direction. With a nod, the teen heads downstairs to see Wadsworth cleaning more, with a plate of food on the table.
"About time you woke up." said Wadsworth. "Do you ever stop cleaning?" asked 2D. "Does dirt and bacteria ever stop invading the house?" asked Wadsworth. The bluenette smiles and sits on the couch to start eating.
As he does, he thinks on what to do. He can't go out into the Wasteland, Murdoc didn't want him to leave unless he was with him. Without work, there was nothing to really do today, unless he just walks around.
"So Master 2D, what are your plans for the day?" asked Wadsworth. "Obviously see Murdoc later, though I'm thinking of just walking around." said 2D. "Oh no, no, no, Master Murdoc has forbid you from leaving Megaton without him." said Wadsworth. "I was talking about walking around Megaton." said 2D. Wadsworth was silent and hovered a bit slowly, embarrassed.
"My apologizes." said Wadsworth. "Don't worry about it." said 2D. The bluenette soon finished and walks out of the house.
He walks on the walkways and comes to a viewing area with a table and some chairs. The teen takes a seat and looks over the view of Megaton. The place was peaceful, but in such a small place, there was hardly anything to do. The teen sighs and rests his head on his arms. 'What IS there to do?' thought 2D.
"Afternoon, 2D." said a voice. 2D looked up to see a black man in a cowboy outfit. It was Lucas Slims, the mayor of Megaton. "Afternoon." greeted 2D. Lucas smiled and took a seat across from him.
"You okay, you seem down in the dumps." said Lucas. "I have a day off from work so I don't really see what I can do before I met up with Murdoc." said 2D. "I see, well you could take a small walk in the Wastes." said Lucas. "Murdoc doesn't want me to leave without him." sighed 2D. "Heh, heh, but you won't be leaving, you'll just be walking on the outside of Megaton, plus the wildlife won't bug you." said Lucas.
The bluenette nodded and the mayor stood up. Then, a thought hit and the teen looked up. "Wait a second Lucas, do you know why the wildlife is being friendly to me?" asked 2D. The mayor laughs and looks at the teen. "Of course, you're the peace-bringer, animals have always had a sixth sense to the unexplainable, so if they're kind to you, than they know who you really are." said Lucas.
"So, the wildlife is aware of the prophecy too?" asked 2D. "Yes exactly, animals have strange ways of knowing what we humans do not know or already know, and the wildlife knows you are to bring peace, they want it too." said Lucas. 2D nodded and the mayor tipped his hat before going on his way.
The teen was amazed, so since he first came to the Wasteland, the wildlife had known, they'd always known. 2D smiled at that and sighed, closing his eyes. So the wildlife wants peace as well, just like the Wasteland. 'I just wish I knew what to do next.' thought 2D.
A small breeze blew over Megaton and over the teen. He sat up and faced the wind's direction. 'That's weird, it feels like the wind is calling me.' thought 2D. His name seemed to echo in the breeze, trying to pull him from his seat and out of Megaton.
"No, the wind is calling me...is it...could the Wasteland be calling me?' thought 2D. It made no sense, but just maybe, this was the sign he was waiting for! 2D got out of his seat and headed over to the gate.
He stood before it but made no move onward. Murdoc would be upset if he left Megaton without him. The breeze pulled at him, trying to force the teen through the gate. Taking a breathe, 2D walks through the gate and into the Wastes.
The breeze dies down and 2D walks a bit ahead, looking at his surroundings. 'Why is the Wasteland calling me?' thought 2D. With a shrug, the teen starts walking around the structure of Megaton, putting a hand to the heated metal.
As he walked, he thought of what Sasha said yesterday. 'She knew I was the peace-bringer, and she wants me to succeed too, but can I really do it?' thought 2D. Then he thought of her warning. 'Why would the Enclave try and stop me, don't they want peace?' thought 2D. He just shook his head, he had no idea.
Suddenly, the breeze started again, pulling him away from the structure. 2D blinked and looked over at a small hill. He walked away from Megaton and started up the hill, following the wind. The teen got over the hill and continued to follow the breeze. He walked slow till he heard a small noise.
Someone was crying. 2D ran faster and found, hiding behind a rock, a small boy; alone, crying his eyes out. "Hey, are you okay?" asked 2D. The boy looked up and ran to 2D, grabbing his hand. "You've got to help me, please!" begged the boy.
2D blinked and crouched down, putting a hand on the boy's shoulder. "Calm down, what's your name?" asked 2D. "I-it's Bryan Wilks, please help me." cried the boy. "Alright Bryan, what happened?" asked 2D. "I-it's my father, he's in danger." cried Bryan.
2D nodded as the boy wiped his eyes. "Where is your father, and where did you come from?" asked 2D. "I-I come from a place called Grayditch, my father, he's trapped in our house, with th-those...THINGS." cried Bryan. 2D froze, Grayditch, that's where Murdoc's Step-mother lives!
"What are these things, can you tell me?" asked 2D. Bryan just hiccuped and the teen sighed. The boy was too scared to speak of the creatures, which means going in blind. "Alright, I'll help, I just need to get some stuff." said 2D. "T-thank you, I'll head to Grayditch and hid by the old diner, it's hard to miss." sniffled Bryan.
The boy ran off and the bluenette ran full force back to Megaton. He couldn't slow down, he just had to run. Grayditch was in trouble, and Murdoc's only loving family member was there! 'I have to save Sasha, I can't let her die and let Murdoc feel what I felt.' thought 2D.
He thought back to Vault 101, when he was told the Overseer had murdered him parents. The pain was horrible and it never went away. He didn't want Murdoc to face his step-mother's death, he didn't know how his lover would take it.
The teen ran into Megaton and into the house. Wadsworth was startled as 2D quickly grabbed his things and assault rifle. "Master 2D, what are you doing?!" demanded Wadsworth. "Grayditch is in trouble." said 2D, loading his rifle. "Grayditch, no, Master Murdoc's step-mother." said Wadsworth.
2D made sure he had everything and stood by the door. "I'm going to Grayditch." said 2D. "Wha-no, Master Murdoc wo-" started Wadsworth. "I can't wait around, I have to save Sasha so Murdoc won't go through what I did." yelled 2D. Wadsworth was taken back, confused. "What are yo-" started Wadsworth.
2D ran out before the robot could finish. 2D got to the gate to stop and look over the town, seeing the bar. "Sorry Mudsy, but this is for you." whispered 2D. With that, 2D ran out of Megaton and straight towards Grayditch.
A/N: 2D is off on his own again. Dammit Stu, didn't you learn the first time! But this is with a good cause, Grayditch is in trouble and so is Sasha. What will happen next?! Stay tuned and plz review.