Chapter 8
B) Do not attempt to rescue Sarah Lyons
The choice was clear. She had to stop the problem at its source, not treat the symptoms. She had to kill Arthur Maxson before he could do any real damage.
"So that's it, you're going to leave her in that prison?"
"No, I'm going to free her after I dealt with Maxson. Sarah won't go anywhere."
"What about the other Brotherhood soldiers, aren't you afraid that your actions might fuel their divided feelings?"
"That's not my concern. I will do what is right, not what is expected of me."
With a raised eyebrow Katherine watched as the Lone Wanderer left Vault 101 towards the Citadel.
"Interesting…"
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The Lone Wanderer made sure to stay hidden while she waited on the great crane that was used to lift Liberty Prime from the Citadel during the Enclave attack. She brought her most powerful sniper and waited for Arthur Maxson to leave the Citadel. Hours passed and before the sun started to set he came out with Sarah Lyons in tow. They build a small platform out of wood in the middle of the courtyard and Maxson stood next to Sarah, talking to the Brotherhood. She couldn't hear them as she was too high up but she had a good view on them both. It looked like they were having a falling out and the Brotherhood was getting more agitated. She aimed her scope on his head, but before she could pull the trigger, Arthur Maxson pulled out a pistol and shot Sarah in the head. The ensuing chaos and surprise of his action prevented the Lone Wanderer to land a clear hit and she had to abort her mission.
Trying over and over again she found that there was no way she could safe Sarah anymore. Every time she died she woke up on the crane overlooking the courtyard. Every time she tried something different it was either Arthur Maxson that killed Sarah or one of the Brotherhood soldiers hit her during the chaos.
She was doomed to repeat the process until she found a solution.
Epilogue
The Lone Wanderer unable to help Sarah Lyons made it her life choice to relieve the moment of her death for many years until she found a solution to the problem she created. Eventually the law of time caught up to her and the Wanderer's mind was left broken after years of recreating memories. On such a day one of the Brotherhood soldiers noticed a figure lying on the crane, unresponsive and holding a rifle that was about to fall. The surprising development was all Maxson needed to calm down and bring Sarah Lyons back to her prison cell.
The reunion with the West Chapter went along as planned and Maxson was named Elder a few years later. Sarah Lyons was killed in action.
The Lone Wanderer spent the rest of her life in a prison cell in the Brotherhood complex, unable to clearly think and unresponsive to outside stimuli.
Katherine, the Courier, surprised by the Lone Wanderers ruthless act, followed this example and made it to Sentinel Rank among the Brotherhood's finest. Many young adults would grow up with her ideology of "savages" and create a chain of events that would eventually make the Brotherhood resemble the Enclave.
The End