I do not own Fallout at all. As for the characters, they can die at any moment in this story. So don't be mad if a character you love dies. If you want to know what happened before, I recommend you read Fallout: South Carolina. This story is the sequel story to that one.
WAR OVER AS SOON AS IT BEGINS!
This Reporter is happy to say that the War of the Carolinas is over. Our President Bertrand, using his skills that he learned as a Member of the Brotherhood of Steel, led our Army into battle for the defense of Clover as Super Mutants allied with the Republic took up the flanks as waves of Charlotte Imperium Soldiers. They even sent waves of Assaultrons towards our Defense line. But thanks to reinforcements and a captured Sentry Bot, the Assaultrons were taken out before a lot of them got to them. Casualties are minimal Compared to the Charlotte Imperium losses when our newly acquired Jet Fighters arrived. Our boys pushed out and took the Enemy capital without losses, the Treaty of Clover was signed and the former Charlotte Imperium settlements are now under our protection and Charlotte is under military Occupation.
John smiled as he read the newspaper article with a picture of him signing the treaty as Harold came in with Zoey behind him. Harold sat in his chair as Zoey got behind John and she saw the picture. She pointed out, "that's a good picture of you honey." John smiled and took her hand as he said, "yeah, they got the ProSnap cameras in Charleston working perfectly. Now we can focus on the New Sparta and Athens situation. Harold, what's the status of our embassies and our intel agents?" Harold sat up and said, "We got embassies set up in New Sparta and Athens as per our plan, but no intel yet." John nodded his head and as he had to think of how to keep the two sides from going to war.
"Well right now we need to focus on getting the settlers food. Including the territory that we just integrated into our republic." John said as he stood up. Harold and Zoey nodded their heads in agreement. John then led them out to get the engineering corps to get started on rebuilding the former Charlotte Imperium settlements. John saw the leader of the Engineering corps, Frank from Calhoun Falls, walk up to him. He smiled and shook Frank's hand and said to him, "Good to see you still alive man, how are Richard and Tommy?" Frank, after drinking some radaway, looked at him and said, "they're good, everyone's good. What do you need the engineering corps to do sir?" John told Frank that they needed to get roads worked on, checkpoints set up in the new territories, and medical stations too. John then said, "If we're going to help the Northern Settlements, we have to show those who think they can stand against us that they can't." Frank nodded his head and left to get the engineers to work. John then put a hand on his chin as he got an idea. Harold and Zoey saw that look John had on his face and Zoey asked, "What are you thinking John?" John looked at her and said, "Something Frank did gave me an idea for the army." Harold asked if it would be dangerous for the men, but John said, "It might be, which is why I'm not going to implement it just yet." Zoey was worried, but trusted John, as did Harold.
John then spent the next few months making sure that the Settlements of New Hendersonville, Rutordon (formally known as Rutherfordton), Salisbury, Fayetteville,and Wilmington were all taken care of as they were now part of the Carolina Republic. For the settlements that weren't members of the Carolina Republic, he had squads patrol around the area as the engineers got to work fixing, repairing, and reprogramming the Assaultrons that were destroyed in the war, as well as the Sentry bots, Protectron bots, Eyebots, Mister Handys, and Cargo bots. All of the Military areas; the Robotic factory, Fort Liberty, the US Coast Guard Station, Camp Lejeune, and the USS Harry S. Truman were all under Carolina Republican control.
John visited the marooned Aircraft carrier first. The engineers told him that if they got the Carrier back to Charleston harbor, they could possibly get her repaired. John made it a priority before they came under fire by a group of Raiders. A Republican soldier lost his life before one soldier in Power Armor turned his Minigun and opened fire, mowing Raiders down as a result while one fired a missile Launcher with a Quad Barrel, targeting Computer, and a Stabilizer. Most of the Raiders were blown up or gunned down while the rest surrendered. John was going to have the raiders cuffed when one of the Settlers said, "WAIT! They're from our settlement! The Emperor forced them to become Raiders!"
"Oh… crap then. I apologize for what the men did then." John said before telling the Republican soldiers to stop. The woman who stopped the arrest ran to one Raider and hugged him tightly and shared an intimate kiss. She then introduced John to her husband, who bowed and said, "I am terribly sorry for what happened. The Emperor sent them here to guard the ship in case someone tried to take it." John told the raiders that the Emperor was dead, killed by his own hand. The men were shocked as some cried tears of happiness, others just fell to their knees while John was then told that instead of repairing the Aircraft Carrier, if they scrapped it, the metal frames could be used to build up settlements that were once Charlotte Imperium. John nodded his head.
"I will think on the situation." John said before looking at the former Raiders and told them that their mission remains the same, to make sure no one tries to take the ship. Except it was for the Carolina Republic this time. The Men nodded their heads and the wounded got treated as John walked off to think about the ship. Sitting down on an old pick up truck bed, he weighed the pros and cons of each option. If he scrapped it it would provide a lot of materials to be used in rebuilding settlements but there would be left over bits of scraps. Repairing the ship would provide a landing sight on the water for the Vertibirds under his command and are able to make better strikes in far locations. But the cost to repair the ship, the Manpower needed, the training, and the possibility of the repairs slipping up and the ship sinking with the crew on board being caught in the sinking. John sighed as he saw that the cons for repairing the ship outweighed the pros.
So walking back to the ship, John said, "I've thought about the pros and cons of both sides and decided to scrap the Aircraft Carrier. Yes the carrier could provide a launching point, but the cons outweigh the pros. As much as I want the ship to be used for anything, the chance of the repairs we do could falter and the ship sink and take several of our men with it. I rather not have that done. So scrapping it would be the best option." The people around him nodded their heads as the Engineers arrived. John looked at them and gave them their job, to get the Carrier torn apart bit by bit so they could help the Settlements that were once under the Charlotte Imperium flag. The engineers nodded their heads and got to work.
On the Vertibird ride back, John looked out at the Ocean as he knew his Republic needed a Navy. Besides the four cruisers that were converted to be able to go onto land, they work better on the Ocean anyway. He leaned his head back as the Vertibird, now dubbed Eagle Force One, landed on the USS George Washington. As he stepped out of the Vertibird, Harold walked up to John and said, "John we have an issue. Those who left us a while ago due to the Super Mutants took over the old Fort Sumter fortifications and fired on the Super Mutant housing." John gritted his teeth as he looked at where the old Fort Sumter was as he saw shells fired from the fortifications. John looked at Harold and said, "Get medics and engineers over to the Super Mutant homes!"
Harold nodded his head and ran off before John got back into Eagle Force One and pulled the Radio. He then said, "I need Vertibirds with minigun mounts moving on the Fort Sumter Fortifications now! Your targets are the Artillery pieces to disable them!" John then got out of the Vertibird as he watched the Vertibirds take off and fly to Fort Sumter. At the fort, the Charleston Republic Rebels were loading more shells as the Vertibirds flew overhead. Those who were on the miniguns opened fire at the Artillery guns. The Rebels ran for cover as the guns began blowing up. The lead Rebel growled and shouted, "TAKE THOSE VERTIBIRDS DOWN!" The rebels nodded and with their Pipe rifles and confiscated Assault Rifles, Opened fire at the Vertibirds as the Rebel Leader shouted, "TELL THE PRESIDENT THAT THE SUPER MUTANT FIGHTERS ARE NEVER GOING TO STOP HATING SUPER MUTANTS!" One Pilot heard that and radioed back to John. The Pilot told John what he heard the Rebel Leader say. John sighed before looking at the island as the Vertibirds circled over it. He then got into his Power Armor, boarded Eagle Force One and told the pilot, "Head there now." The Pilot nodded his head and powered up his Vertibird before taking off towards Fort Sumter.
In New Sparta, at the Carolina Republic Embassy, the embassy members were hard at work to make sure peace between the Carolina Republic and New Sparta was kept while secretly trying to get as much intel as they could. One Embassy worker, a woman by the name of Kendra Kessler, was at her desk writing down info when a New Spartan Woman she befriended named Halie Kessler II. Kendra hugged Halie and they got to talking. Halie told Kendra how her husband was somewhat distrusting of the Carolina Republic, she then said, "But I know your President will make the right choice with the evidence that's clearly evident." Kendra nodded her head and said, "You never know though, things might change." Halie nodded her head before she told Kendra to have a nice day before walking out.
Kendra sighed after Halie walked out. That was when a voice said, "It never gets easier lying to people who have their trust in us." Kendra looked at the source of the voice, her boss, and she said, "I know Frank, but we have our orders." The man, Frank Schiller, nodded his head as he walked to the window of their embassy and said as he watched the New Spartans work, "That we do, but still is painful lying to them. They have no clue they're being used. My guess is that there are people in the New Sparta Government and Athens government who are Enclave Remnant moles who are spreading discord between the two. Take Halie's husband for example."
"You think he's a Enclave Remnant mole?" Kendra asked as she stood up. Frank told her, "It's a possibility. He's been a voice in the New Sparta senate against us having an embassy here. In fact he's the lead voice against us." Kendra nodded her head and sipped her boiled water. Frank then told Kendra to get back to her work and resumed gathering intel for the Carolina Republic. Meanwhile, Halie walked into her home where her husband asked if she had the information he asked for, Halie told him, "I honestly do not think they mean New Sparta no ill intent my dear. The evidence they have is enough proof that Athenians killed our lost patrol." Halie's husband grunted as he walked off. Halie sighed as she sat down on the old couch.
Back at the old Fort Sumter Fortifications, John looked at the captured Rebels with disdain. He walked past each Rebel before getting to the leader, an old commanding officer of New Charleston before it became the capital of the Republic. John crossed his arms as the Rebel Leader looked up at him and said, "What? Is this the part where you execute us for treason?" John shook his head and said, "No, no I'm not going to have the men execute you. But what I want to know is why you thought it would make sense to use the fortification's guns to shell the Super Mutants. Did you think we would let you do that?" The Rebel Leader glared at John as he said, "Simple, it's because we've lost family to Super Mutants. I was there at their attack on Calhoun Falls." John sighed as he said, "I saw the damage. But none of the Super Mutants that were in that attack are in the Super Mutant nest that you attacked."
"SO WHAT IF THEY WEREN'T?! THOSE GREEN SKIN MONSTERS ARE THAT! MONSTERS!" Shouted a rebel. John looked at him and said, "So? Does that give people the right to kill them? If we were in the 1960s we'd be talking about you." The Rebel was confused as John went on and said, "What do you mean?" John told him, "I read up on the history of the United States, after President Abraham Lincoln freed the blacks up to the Civil rights act of 1964, the blacks had no equal rights to white men. If we lived in the 1950s you would have had to eat in a different location than me. How would that make you feel?" The Rebel looked at John with confusion before speaking next. "That… wouldn't be right. I'm a Human just like any one of you!" the rebel Shouted. John nodded his head and said, "Yeah, you are Human, but back then you still wouldn't be treated right. That is just the same case here. The Super Mutants are under our protection and are members of our republic, they helped defend Clover from the Charlotte Imperium soldiers. Otherwise we would have been overwhelmed on the flanks. They helped us and all they ask for in return are safe living areas." That was when Harold arrived and told John that no Super Mutants were killed or injured, that made John sigh in relief. John then looked at the rebels and told them, "IF you had killed any of them I would have killed the same number." (A.N.: If this paragraph seems offensive. I promise it's not. Racism is an issue that needs to be ended. There are people who are still Racist so I figured have people be Racist to Super Mutants, yes their fears are justified, but as we've seen in Fallout games, there are nice Super Mutants.)
The Rebel leader scoffed as he said, "You're so sentimental. Don't you think they have plans? Sooner or later Mr. President, you'll be seeing yourself getting eaten up by a Super Mutant. They have no intelligence, all they think is violence and slaughter." John looked at the Rebel Leader and said, "Raiders think that too, cannibals as well. But they're still human." John saw that trying to reason with them was pointless and ordered the Rebels to the Brigs of the USS George Washington. John sighed again as he was grateful that no Super Mutants were taken out. He then walked onto Eagle Force One to head back to the City.
Landing back on the Aircraft Carrier, John got out of his Power Armor and was greeted by Claire and Zoey. He hugged the girls before Zoey said, "We just got the information from the embassies. Friendly sources say that Athens and New Sparta are preparing for war." John sighed and said, "From a potential Rebellion to this, great." Zoey nodded her head as Claire said, "What do you plan to do dad?" John told her, "I don't know yet kiddo. But we need to get the leaders of both settlements together so we can try and talk it out." Zoey and Claire nodded their heads in agreement. John then led the girls off the Aircraft Carrier.
Later, John decided that the Carolina Republic needed a new type of Currency but what would it be. What would the currency be called and what would it be equal to in terms of the number of caps. Not to mention he needed a printing press for the Republic to make the new Currency. So getting a piece of paper out, John began working on designs for a new Paper currency.