On October 23, 2097, Projekt Natursturm went online. For just a scant few hours those who had sacrificed so much for the dream of Natursturm felt as though the misery and woes of their everyday lives had come to an end. The dream of Natursturm; unlimited food, unlimited water, unlimited potential, had seemingly come true. In the end, it was not to be.
For behind the altruism of Projekt Natursturm lied a sinister actor: The Final Order. With Natursturm they promised a broken Germany freedom from the horrors of the Great War and the desperation of the Resource Wars. To do this they enacted Operation Atomsturm: a pogrom to erase the living victims of The Bomb. Rotters, mutants, as well as the violent abominations that plagued Germany. Rovers, Croakers, Wanamingos, and worse.
In this endeavor they met resistance, both from their intended targets and the noble-minded who had the courage to defend them. The Bavarian Coalition, comprised mostly of Order separatists and led by a charismatic survivor of The Bomb, fought back against the Order's mission to establish Germany's future by reenacting her past. When it was all said and done few remained standing, and the dream they had worked so hard to achieve was for nothing.
Two years since the Battle of Kehlsteinhaus the survivors of Projekt Natursturm have picked up the pieces of their shattered lives and moved on. As they toil to reestablish a sense of society and civilization amidst the German Wasteland they become aware of a threat that had existed in the background for years. One that had become just a normal fact of life in the Wasteland, but one that promised to be unlike anything they had faced before. An enemy that was so much like them, and yet, so much unlike them.
One that made them feel very much like they were looking in to a mirror.
Created 12/22/2022 - Reading Fallout: Germany first is strongly recommended, but not strictly necessary. Any Germans reading this story will realize very quickly that I do not live in the country, nor do I speak the language beyond ein kindergarteniveau. Es tut mir leid. That said, great care has been taken to respectfully blend the country's history with the idiosyncrasies of the Fallout universe. Anything not directly related to established Fallout lore, the Fallout Bible, or the known history of the Federal Republic of Germany is entirely my own creation and exists in a vacuum for the purpose of giving this story its own identity.
100% of this story was written by a real person, not an AI. Comments, as always, are deeply appreciated (and strongly encouraged)!