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.
The Day was April 12th, 2313, The U.S.A. had begun Sieging the Raider City of Colbia in March of that year. Artillery shells reigned down on the City of Colbia. Artillery emplacements were built to fire into the fortifications, trenches were dug using repurposed and fixed pre-War Excavators. UCR Vertibirds flew over the City and took small arms fire while avoiding the Missiles launched at them. The Raiders tried shooting down the Vertibirds over the City to get hostages, but the pilots were able to avoid such attempts.
Smith, "The Human Yao Guai", Robinson was on the Rampart of a wall as he watched the United forces siege the City. He growled as the city was completely cut off. But he knew he had enough supplies to keep his army fed, and those who were killed, well more food for the others. Outside the City, John stood beside his X-01 Power Armor as he witnessed Colbia being besieged by his men and allies. That was when he was approached by Zoey and she asked him if he's calmed down.
"I am Zoey darling." John told her before kissing her cheek. Zoey then held him close to her before they saw one of the towers of Colbia fall..John got onto the radio and shouted, "RUSH THE BREACH! VERTIBIRDS! GET THE MEN IN THERE! ALL ALLIED FORCE ADVANCE!" The Alliance Armies charged forward with Power Armor Units leading the charge in with miniguns as the New Spartans held their Ripper Spears as they charged behind the Power Armor units. The Athenians provided defense on the flanks with their Riot Shields.
Raiders tried to get at them from above on higher floors and shot at them with Pipe Rifles, hand-Made Rifles, hunting rifles, combat shotguns, and combat rifles. Some even had hold of Molotov Cocktails and threw them at the Allied Forces. But Athenian Range units shot many of the cocktails either in the arms of the throwers or in mid air to make sure none landed on the front units. The Athenian APCs slowly rode through the streets and fired at any Raider they saw that put up resistance. That was when Raiders came charging around a corner and Athenian soldiers were about to stop them, but they then got gunned down from a nearby building.
The men were confused until 10 armed men, not dressed as raiders, walked out of the building armed with a LMG, one had a China Lake Grenade Launcher, two had what had high ranks on their sleeves and one had a Radio on his back. One of the Soldiers with an Assault Rifle, a Laser Pistol, and a Ripper on his hip, walked to them and said, "I am Captain Gates of the Fort Mill Militia, these are my men. We wish to join in helping to clear out the Raiders of Colbia." The Athens looked at each other before a UCR Colonel in Power Armor armed with a Laser rifle replied, "Good to have you Captain Gates, I'm Colonel Shepard of the United Carolina Republic, we could use the help, is this all of your squad?"
"No, we got another squad downtown." Gates Said to Shepard. Shepard nodded his head and told them to join their lines as they pushed through the City building by building. Gates nodded his head and told his squad, "Ok team, CQC, No grenades we don't want to do damage to the buildings as the floors could Collapse, sorry Reginald."
"It's ok sir." Reginald, the Soldier with the China Lake Grenade Launcher said to his commanding officer. Then the Squad of Fort Mill Militia soldiers cleared one building after another as they helped the Allied armies of the South to take Colbia from the Raiders. Across the City, the Allied Forces were taking their time and clearing every building, it may have been a grind, but John wanted to make sure no raiders were left unaccounted for. John led a squad of Power Armor wearing Soldiers when one was hit by a Missile. Looking where the missile came from, he saw that it was the State Capital Building and The Human Yao Guai was standing at the doorway holding a Rocket Launcher. He had the Pelt of a Yao Guai over his Marine Combat Armor.
"You must be The Human Yao Guai!" John shouted. The man he was talking to put the Missile Launcher down and pulled out two Yao Guai Gauntlets ready to fight as he said, "That I am, and you're my next meal." John placed his Gauss Rifle down and cracked his knuckles before telling the men to move on as he dealt with the Human Yao Guai.
"Are you sure that is wise Mr. President? He looks like a dangerous foe." One of his men asked John. He told the men that he's dealt with tougher foes in his tenure as President and Mayor of New Charleston. The men with John nodded their heads and two soldiers helped the one who took the Missile hit back to the medical tent since he was still alive. John looked back at the Human Yao Guai.
With a roar that sounded like a Yao Guai, the Human Yao Guai charged forward down the stairs and attempted to attack John, but John dodged the first attempt and slammed his first into the ground. As the Raider leader got up, he was pissed as no one ever laid a hand on him and swung at John again, who dodge it again and punched him in the gut, causing him to lose his breath. He then kicked the Human Yao Guai into a Pre-War Car, causing it to slide a little. He coughed up some blood and groaned, John knew that he had the battle already in the bag so walking towards the Soon to be defeated foe. To make it a fairer fight, he even got out of his Power Armor. As soon as he did though, he took out the Power Core to make sure no Raider would Steal it or use it against him.
Pulling out a knife, John walked forward as the Human Yao Guai began to get scared as he looked at John, he had no life in his eyes, and it terrified him. The Human Yao Guai began swinging frantically, but John dodged every swing and made small cuts along his opponent's body. They weren't too deep and avoided major Arteries. The man was swinging frantically at John, who kept dodging him.
"You seem to be slowing down, Human Yao Guai. What ever could the matter be?" John said as he stepped to the side as the man he was fighting swung at him, missing, stumbling forward, and put his face through a Car window. He took the Yao Guai fur off the man's back and tossed it to the ground, stomping on it as he got his head out of the window to show that his opponent's name had no effect on him. The man was bleeding from every cut John inflicted on him, the sun beating down on him, making the wounds sting from sweat.
"You…. will not… live to see… tomorrow!" the Human Yao Guai shouted as he charged again. John did a spin dodge and even disarmed him of one of the Yao Guai Gauntlets before using the same Gauntlet to slam him into the ground and the claws though his back and into his lungs. John watched the man drag himself to a nearby Assault Rifle that was near a Dead Raider. The Human Yao Guai groaned and coughed up more blood as he reached for the gun, but it got kicked away from him by John.
"Once you die, the Raiders here will most likely fight amongst each other. It's over Human Yao Guai." John said as the Human Yao Guai's lungs slowly filled with Blood. He coughed more blood as he glared at John and said, "The Human Yao Guai… is just a title, someone else…" he coughed more blood as he got closer. "Someone else will… take… up the… name." and he stopped moving,he was dead. John sighed as he was glad that the Human Yao Guai was dealt with.
As the Sun set on the day, the Fighting in Colbia went on through the night. John moved his command post into the State Capital building to coordinate the battle better. Walking Through the South Carolina State House was an experience for John as he explored the old building, shocked that much of the old building was still standing after over 200 years. Walking into the Governor's room, he was shocked to see it. The man he fought and killed turned the Office into his personal eating area and in a cage was a dead female slave. Her arms were gone up to her elbows and her legs were gone up to her knees. He couldn't hold back his puke and puked in a nearby trash can.
"Mr. President?" said a UCR soldier as he ran to him. John said nothing as he pointed to the room. The soldier looked in and was horrified. The sight of the office made him close the door and marked it with a Black X for later. The Soldier then shivered before he said, "That man was a monster, no human could be that cruel." John agreed and felt glad he killed the man. Then another UCR trooper approached him and said that they found slaves in the basement. John stood up and nodded his head and walked down to the State House Basement.
Meanwhile, Captain Gates kept his Fort Mill Militia under control as they cleared out buildings and Colonel Shepard had his men provide a defense to allow the building to be cleared. That was when a Raider wearing Raider Power Armor came running around a corner, but Colonel Shepard used his Minigun to stop him, causing the Raider to duck behind a Pre-war truck, which wasn't a smart move as Colonel Shepard just shot into the truck's engine and blew it up, making the Raider get sent flying forward.
"Grr… You'll pay for that!" shouted the Raider as he got up and when he tried to fire his Combat Rifle, his head blew into Chunks from a Athenian Sharpshooter with using a hunting Rifle that was modified with a .50 Caliber Receiver, a Long Ported Barrel, aMarkman's stock, a Large quick eject mag, a Long recon scope, and a Compensator. The Raider's Body dropped to the ground as other Raiders had to hold up in the buildings and just wear the Alliance forces down.
Back at the State Capital Building, John was shown several Slaves being treated for Malnourishment and Dehydration. One freed Slave, a Man about his age, asked if they had seen his sister. He said that she was recently taken to the head Raider's Quarters and described the girl that John saw dead in a cage. He looked down at the ground before he told the man, "I'm sorry…" The freed slave teared up and sat down as he put his hands to his face.
"If it helps… I killed him before I saw what he did in his office." John said to the freed slave. The man stood up and gave John a glare before saying, "Show me the body." John nodded and led him out. He showed the Body of the Human Yao Guai. The Male slave then began kicking the body repeatedly over and over again, screaming how he tore the slave's family apart. He then took John's knife, flipped the body over and repeatedly stabbed the man's face with it as he cried hard. John didn't stop the man, he knew how much raiders have tormented Wastelanders.
Half an hour later, John was introduced to Captain Gates of the Fort Mills Militia. The two shook hands and sat down at the negotiation table. John started off by saying, "I heard from my allies that your squads have helped our forces in clearing many buildings, taking down Raiders and helping the wounded." Gates nodded his head and said, "We were taught to make sure our comrades make it through the battle, don't kill non-combatants, make sure prisoners are treated right, especially if they're Raiders."
"I see… personally I do not like Raiders." John said to Gates, who said a response.
"We heard of you Mr. President and your United Carolina Republic. Your deeds have shown our leaders that the Fort Mills Militia has allies out there." was Captain Gate's response. John asked if the Fort Mills Militia would join the USA, but was told that they would like to remain independent as their loyalty was to the people of the Wasteland. John nodded his head and said, "I understand, a mutual Defense pact then. We help you, you help us."
"I will have to talk to the general, but I think that would work." Gates told his host. John nodded his head before realizing something, "Was your Headquarters the Old Fort Mill?" Gates nodded his head before telling him that they had to move HQs due to Feral Ghouls overrunning the old base.
"Well I'll be damned. The Soldiers at the Old Fort said they found remnants of a flag of what looked like someone being there before they wiped out the ferals. So as a Gesture of Good Faith, how about we give you back control of the Fort." John said with a smile. Captain Gates smiled back and said the gift would be taken gratefully and that his General would be glad to have their old Headquarters back.
Two weeks after the meeting between John and Captain Gates, John looked over Casualty reports from the U.S.A. forces when Harold walked in and said, "Guess who decided to come say hi." he then stepped to the side to see a Familiar female Newspaper reporter from up North. John smiled and said, "It's been a while Mrs. Kingston."
