Courage today, Victory Tomorrow!

The Vault 13 incident was what broke the camel's back in the end. While the Army wasn't too happy with the kidnappings and some occasional execution for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, there wasn't much they could do besides complain.

The Airforce wasn't happy with supplying criminals high tech weapons that they would then use to kill Americans, they had a bit more to say about the matter than the Army could but in the end even what little leverage they had wouldn't hold against the President.

The Navy never liked the president in the first place but Richardson got around the issue by taking the Rig away from Navy Control, giving it to the Secret Service and sending what remained of the Navy out to patrol the sea around Hawaii.

The Heads of the Engineer and Chemical Corps were always at odds with Richardson, his and his father plans to rid the remnants of the world of mutants was a waste of valuable resources in their opinion but the fear of the Secret Service kept them in check.

Richardson tried to indoctrinate the Secret Service to be his private army when opposition to his decisions started growing. Even making frank Horrigan the thing he was today. His orders on how to deal with Vault 13 and its inhabitants was too much for many in the Secret Service and once they secretly informed the other Branches the deal was sealed.

While some could look at the occasional killings of civilians on the mainland as a necessary sacrifice on the way to rebuilding America. The massacre of Vault 13's Population was too much for the soldiers, Officers and Generals. The president had to go, for the good of the enclave and its goal.

All they had to wait for was a signal from the Secret Service agents that were supportive of their goals that Frank Horrigan was off the rig.

That moment was now, Richardson unaware of the Secret Service turning against him send Frank off to the mainland to do something and this was the moment him and his compatriots pounced.

Walking towards the Presidential Office with 2 soldiers behind him, General Jack Churchill stopped before the door and looked at the 2 Secret Service members on either side of the door. They looked at him and nodded, signaling that Richardson was in his office, alone.

Opening the door and walking in, Richardson was surprised to see him, with 2 soldiers at his back no less. "Im busy Jack, what do you want?" he asked lowering one of his hands under his desk, paranoid old fool probably had his finger on the damned alarm button already.

"Dick Richardson, your actions over the years have been found to be treasonous in nature. You are charged with Sabotage and High Treason and are hereby sentenced to be shot" replied the General as he grabbed his Pistol out of its Holster, the 2 soldiers at his side raising their rifles, all aiming at Richardson.

Dick laughed as he raised his lowered arms, putting them on his desk "Jack you decrepit fool, it is I who should be charging you with High Treason. Surrender now and I might be lenient enough to make your death painless" The doors opened and 2 Secret Service Agents stepped in. "Finally, what took you so long?" Asked Dick, his smile dropping when the Secret Service Agents aimed their weapons on him.

Before he could say another word a laser bolt hit him square in the forehead, killing him instantly. Lowering his smoking pistol the General said "Throw the body into the ocean, at least then he will be of some use. Go get rid of Bird and notify the General Staff and Doctor Curling to assemble here in 20 minutes" All 4 Soldiers saluted and ran off, carrying the body of Richardson with them.

Walking up to the desk he ran his hand over the solid wood, he sat down, adjusting the chair to his liking and finally getting to work on the Terminal that sat on the desk. Changing security clearances, putting Richardsons presidential codes out of action and creating new ones for himself before he could start adjusting the Chain of Command the door opened and in walked 3 men.

Looking up on them, one of them, Fleet Admiral Norton, said "I see you are already getting to work Churchill, just remember why you are in that seat in the first place" the Head of the Navy was not at all happy to see him be the new President, but with how far away the Navy was and how important the Army was, not to mention Churchill being the most experienced out of all Chiefs the duty fell to him.

"That I am Norton, don't worry, I won't forget" he responded to Norton before looking at the General of the Airforce, William Harris and Head of the Chemical corps, Doctor Curling he spoke. Now addressing all of them he said "Gentlemen, we have much work to do to unfuck the mess left by Richardson and his Father. Even more work to begin reclaiming the west coast and like it or not, we have to get to work quickly, much quicker than I am comfortable with. Doctor Curling, halt immediate Work on the FEV and focus work on the decrepit stockpile of GECKs we have."

Curling's face dropped "I would if I could, however the FEV project consumed too many resources that would be needed to bring the GECKs up to working order that me and my team would have to cannibalize almost half of it, not to mention that we-"

Interrupting the Doctor, Jack said "Let me worry about the resources Doctor, you have your orders, scrap whatever you can from the current FEV project and get me a single GECK by the end of the month." The Doctor nodded leaving only the Admiral and General in room with him. "Harris, we need to fortify and expand Navarro, tell the engineers on the ground to start working on a rudimentary dockyard aswell, it is time for the Navy to start working instead of being wasted patrolling nothing"

Harris chuckled at that "Build a Dockyard? Churchill, with what resources do you want the dockyard to be built? I don't know if you have noticed we aren't exactly in a concrete factory and what little building supplies Navaro has are saved up in case it needs Repairs."

"I will get to that issue in a minute William. Norton, recall all of our ships back, start patrolling the waters around the Rig again and start patrolling the way to Navaro's Coast" Norton nodded at that. "Now Gentlemen, unto our resource problem. If we want to have any hopes of Rebuilding our great nation it will require more than just hopes and dreams of a bunch of soldiers. We need a place with a established Population, manufacturing capacity both industrial and agricultural, not to mention a place far enough from this NCR and the traitors of the Brotherhood of Steel, that will let us build up our numbers"

Norton thought for a moment of such a place before he remembered its name "Vault City?" he asked and received a nod from Churchill "Its just within Range of our birds, close enough to a Military base we could rebuild once we get a hold on it and its Population is untouched by radiation thanks to their GECK unfortunately if I recall it is being assaulted by the gangs from the Ruins of New Reno and hounded by the NCR, our capture of it will not go unnoticed for long. Not to mention we would have to take it over peacefully if we want to avoid cutting into the manpower we would get from the City and any damage to its manufacturing capability."

Churchill nodded "It is closer to the NCR than I want to be but its our only shot, with the Army base close to it however we will be able to start up military production at the base itself. It will also get the attention away from Navaro, allowing us to expand it in peace and once the Port is done the navy will ensure that its impossible to capture"

Looking at the 2 of them Churchill added "Unless you have anything else to add, I say we get to work, we are on a tight time table" Norton and Harris Saluted and left the room, allowing Churchill to get back to work on the terminal aswell as start planning their strategy for Vault City"

Courage today, Victory Tomorrow!