A loud crack could be heard as a ant's head split open from the bullet. 2D lowered his gun, looking around from his hiding place. Murdoc was by his side and put a hand to his shoulder.
"It's good, there aren't any more ants nearby." said Murdoc. 2D sighed and stood up, walking around the destroyed car.
They came back to the edge of Grayditch where the bluenette last saw Bryan. 2D looked to the old capsule thing, thinking of the boy. 'I hope he gets to Rivet City okay.' thought 2D.
The teen then looked to his lover who was smoking, a distant look in his eyes. 'Though, I should be more concerned with Murdoc, he's still a bit out of it.' thought 2D. He walked over to the Satanist and put a hand on his arm.
"So, where should we start?" asked 2D. "Obviously the problem came from something new coming to town, the question is, what is different in Grayditch, it's been a long time since I was last here." said Murdoc. 2D nodded and looked over to Bryan's old home, but then noticed a poorly built shack.
"Murdoc, has that shack always been there?" asked 2D. Murdoc looked over to see the shack to narrow his eyes. "No, that's never been there before." said Murdoc. "Then I guess we know where to start." said 2D. The older man ran towards the shack and starts banging on the door.
There is no answer, so no one was inside...unless they were hiding. "Open the damn door!" yelled Murdoc. No answer so 2D pulled the Satanist back a bit.
"Murdoc, I don't think anyone's inside." said 2D. Murdoc growled and tried opening the door, finding it locked. "Stu luv, can you unlock the door?" asked Murdoc, sweetly.
2D laughs a bit and gets on his knees, pulling out a bobby pin and a screwdriver. He gets to work, slowly working the bobby pin and the screwdriver.
"What's taking so long, you did it faster in the Super Duper Mart." said Murdoc. "Not all locks are the same, it takes time." said 2D, focusing on the lock. "Well it's not fats enough." snapped Murdoc. He slaps 2D's back, causing the bobby pin to break. "Murdoc." gasped 2D.
He pulled out the bobby pin and looked at the Satanist. Murdoc looked away, still cursing. 2D stood up and turned his lover's face towards him.
"I know, okay, I know you're still upset about your mom, but it won't do us any good if you keep letting it get to you." said 2D. He held up the broken bobby pin, making the older man stare at it. "You caused the bobby pin to break because of this, if you can't get it under control, then we'll never get anywhere." said 2D. Murdoc sighed and kissed the bluenette's forehead. "Sorry luv." smiled Murdoc.
2D smiled and pulled out another bobby pin. "Let's try this again." said 2D. The teen got on his knees, starting over again.
As Murdoc watched, he sighed and looked away. 'I screwed up two times today because I can't get over my mom's death, an Enclave soldier almost took 2D from under my nose, and now I slowed us down by making the damn bobby pin break, I have to get it under control.' thought Murdoc.
"It's open."
Murdoc was brought out of his thoughts and looked to see the door now open. Murdoc smiled and the two went inside the shack.
The shack was full of test tubes, a container of some wort, books, shelves of random junk, and lastly, a computer.
"Uh, I think a scientist did it." said 2D. Murdoc agreed and starts looking through all the books and test tubes. The teen settles on the computer, turning it on. To his displeasure, it required a password to activate.
"Murdoc, I need a password." said 2D. The older man looked over and chuckled. "It's alright, I can hack it." said Murdoc. He sat in the chair and the bluenette backed away a bit. "You know how to hack?" asked 2D.
"Yep, helped me out of more than one situation." said Murdoc, typing away. 2D laughs a bit and watches the Satanist at worked.
After a good five minutes, the computer unlocks, letting them in. "Uh, I'm a bit rusty." said Murdoc. "No you're not, you still got in, so you're not rusty at all." said 2D. Murdoc smirked and kissed the teen a bit. The two then returned their attention to the computer.
A bunch of files came up, making 2D smile a bit. "Looks like it's his diary." said 2D. "Ya, this should help us figure out where the bastard has gone off to." said Murdoc. He clicked on a few files, getting nothing special.
Just talking about ants and a reduction serum.
"Murdoc, let's try the last page entry, maybe he wrote where he was heading there." said 2D. The Satanist nodded and scrolled down to the last passage.
After a few seconds, Murdoc shot up, fury in his eyes. "That cock-sucking bitch is hiding in the Marigold Station, THAT'S where the fucking ants came from!" yelled Murdoc. "Well, he was talking about reducing the ant's size, what better place then a giant ant's nest." said 2D. "Ya, I know where the station is, let's go." said Murdoc.
They left the shack, heading South.
"What is this bastard THINKING, if he keeps up with this, those ants will move out and destroy more areas of the wasteland!" snapped Murdoc. "Ya, giant fire-breathing ants is the last thing the wasteland needs right now." said 2D. The two ran over a hill starting to see something a bit in the distance.
"Murdoc, will there be any Raiders inside?" asked 2D. "No, the Marigold Station will be crawling with giant ants though." said Murdoc. "Great." groaned 2D.
Murdoc laughed and kissed his lover's forehead. "Oh come on, we've faced worse." said Murdoc. 2D smiled, pressing close to the older man. "True, long as we're together, we'll get passed anything." said 2D. Murdoc ran a hand through the teen's blue hair, kissing him deeply.
"Forever." whispered Murdoc.
A/N: Yaaaaaa, I got a bit mushy at the end. Oh well. So, they found out a bit on who is responsible for the ants, and now are off to kick his ass! What is to come next of this mission? Stay tuned and plz review.