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| Everqueen944 | Feb 10 2018, 05:04 PM Post #1 |
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"What direction this time?" Bones pulled out a compass from a pocket. "East. Warmer climate. Quite a few cities. probably find something we can hole up in." The man tossed a chunk of debris onto the smoldering fire. "I enjoyed that singing gig." "Wasn't bad, but need something more concrete. Got two more mouths to feed now." Nuka raised his head and yipped. Bones smiled and gave him a loving scratch. Cola gnawed on an prewar femur from a corpse they passed. "A radio station?" "A long shot, Mathew, but I'll keep it in mind. We'll probably have to hunt or find work at a bar." He when into his other pocket and checked his ammo. "Need to scavenge or find a merchant soon. Running low." He pulled his shotgun off his back and loaded it before setting it beside him on the parched ground. "Not going to be caught flat footed ever again. |
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| Everqueen944 | Feb 11 2018, 09:51 PM Post #2 |
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”One day...” “Hm?” ”I wanna go back. See if Ma is still ‘live. Apologize for being such a yellow belly.” “No Mathew.” The merhant said flatly. ”But-“ “Its a waste of time. We’ll never be accepted there after what happened nor anywhere else. What would your ma say if she saw all this? Would she be proud that you couldn’t handle the wastes so you had to make me! Now get that foolish idea outta yer head, it’ll get us both killed.” Mathew fell silent as Bones fumed, now getting up and pacing to relieve some anger. Cola watched, ears towards her master. “Patching up the past, like that will do any damn good. Everyone is out for themselves around here and you need to remember that. I’ve been trying to pound that into your head for years. Ughhhhh!” He grabbed his shot gun. “Let’s find some ruins and scavenge. I need to blow off some steam against some roaches or something.” |
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| Everqueen944 | Feb 14 2018, 12:04 PM Post #3 |
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They didn’t have to walk far to find anything to kill. A Red Rocket gas station stood at at a three way highway intersection along with a rundown old hotel and something that he guessed was a diner, they had seen many like them on their travels. Radroaches littered the places along with some bloatflies. Bones frowned and gazed around in the evening light. “Strange. Rare to find a place like this. Doesn’t seem to be picked over in the slightest....I don’t like this.” |
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| Everqueen944 | Feb 14 2018, 02:52 PM Post #4 |
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"Pups?" Nuka and Cola looked up at him. "Think you can sniff around? See if anyone besides us are here?" the puppies yipped and put their noses to the ground. "Also no use wasting ammo on these things." Bones took out his shotgun, unloaded it to make sure it didn't take half of it with him in case of a misfire, and put it back on his back. He then took the bat off his belt and walked over to the hotel. The bugs attacked, but were easily smashed and kicked to death, their corpses tossed away being they had no way to harvest their meat, not that that either of them were that desperate for food. The door to the main office opened with the usual horrid screech as the man peeked in. It was plain, a terminal behind a desk next to a box for room keys, an old tv and couch in the lobby with two skeletons forever in an embrace on a couch, and the usual decorations such as vases, pictures, and rugs. "Maybe...there's a safe around here. Someplace to keep valuables." He scanned around and just to make sure he looked behind the front desk. "Well hello." In the floor was indent under a rug, one that looked like he had been folded in a particular place many times. He smiled and flipped it up. There was a simple wall safe and next to the tumbler were words in blood: RUN "What the hell-" All of sudden he saw stars as something slammed into the side of his head, making him hit the wall from the sheer force. He cried out in pain as his back hit the concrete. "Another fly in my web. Welcome." He then saw darkness. |
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| Everqueen944 | Feb 14 2018, 03:13 PM Post #5 |
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"Hey Mat?" The young teen looked at his girlfriend. "You know you can't call me that, Mary. What if the mayor heard us?" The black haired and freckled girl blew a raspberry. "Let me finish. Have you ever thought about leaving?" Mathew sat up and raised an eyebrow. "Why are you asking that?" "Well, I'm thinking about it." The male sighed. "I don't know really. My ma needs me just to get by, plus you know we aren't allowed to anyway." Mary's face went sour. "I thought you of all people would be on board. Go and see the world, know other people and lands, maybe even find a place before the war." "You have been reading too many of those books your dad has. There is nothing like that out there, just dust. Its all the caravans are covered in when they come to trade. I won't say we have the best life, but it's at least somewhat safe." "But what if we could find Eden? Just you and me?" He paused. "You think it exists?" "The preacher says it does. He says long ago a god called VaultTec created the Geck, relics that can make our place like the garden. Think about it, if we found that, your mom wouldn't struggle everyday and your sisters could play all day long. You could read more, sing more, do anything you wanted." "It...does sound nice." "Then you'll help?" "I don't know about that." "Come on, for me?" She fluttered her eyelashes. "Just let me think about it alright." "Fine...one last kiss though?" "You twisted my arm." Mary wrapped her arms around his shoulders and Mathew did the same thing to her waist. "I love you, Mat." "Love you too, Mary." |
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| Everqueen944 | Feb 14 2018, 04:26 PM Post #6 |
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Mathew groaned, his head pounding as he came to. His eyes fluttered briefly to take in his bleary surroundings. Metal bars surrounded him and pressed against his back, beyond it seemed to be solid concrete. "What....Bones...where are we?" "Your guess...is as good as mine...wait...Why aren't I in control!" Bones jerked himself up before falling back in pain nearly pulling both arms out of their sockets. "Ah, what the hell!" He peaked behind him and paled. His wrists had been woven past the bars and tied with thick dark rope. above them was a thick piece of scrap welded to the cage to keep him from moving higher. In fact the entire cell looked like it was made from old metal put together crudely but effectively. "Hey! is someone out there!" Bones shouted, twisting and trying to get free. "Let me out!" He kicked at the bars in front of him. "N-N-N-No!" From the distance he heard a door slam open and someone going down some stairs. Something like a switch was thrown soon after and the entire room, which Bones discovered was some kind of basement or underground shelter was thrown into light. The man squeezed his eyes shut at the sudden brightness and blinked rapidly as another person in heavy clothes and a gas mask came up. "You-You-You're not le-le-leaving here! Ever!" He raised a rifle and fired. Bones however didn't feel the jerk of a bullet, nor the overwhelming pain at being shot. What he did receive was a horrible stinging sensation on his neck. "Gah!" The person fired again and again and again, each time the captive called and hissed in pain as the bbs hit the most exposed parts of his skin. "You twisted son of a bitch, why are you doing this!" Bones shouted at him. "Ca-cause you des-des-des need it, monster!" The other man paled. He knew? This guy knew? Was he a bounty hunter? No...something deep in his gut told him they weren't. They were much worse. |
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| Blue Collins | Feb 14 2018, 05:27 PM Post #7 |
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Eleanora Fraticelli wanted an actual bounty. As the person manipulating Flame into doing her dirty work and improving her reputation in Bucket Town, she was impatient to do important work instead of trying to go after/rescue a musician and two puppies who could not help them anyway. But, she had to keep up her 'righteous' facade and go with Flame, Allen the Sulphur Priest, and her own minions, Tom, Dick and Harry as they went to track Matthew/Bones down and get him out of trouble. The female mercenary fumed at this; the singer hadn't even been banished - why did he have to go off and get himself in potential trouble? Flame and Allen, the Sulphur Priest who was acting as the latter's companion and guide, were nearing a dingy gas station that radiated suspicious quiet. Outside the station were two puppies, two puppies that were sort of cute. Eleanora stopped and thought: If their owner conveniently dies, I can give these hounds to my son. I'm sure he'll be delighted. A smile as she, Tom, Dick, and Harry looked at Allen to discuss the plan. The red-clad Sulphur Priest would say, "Flame and I will take point, and go inside the gas station and its offices. Ms. Eleanora -" "Mrs," the female mercenary corrected, "I'm a widow." Allen nodded in acknowledgment and continued, "Mrs. Eleanora, you follow behind while your compatriots watch over the obvious entrances and exits. We don't know if there's anyone hostile here, but as Matthew would not have left his puppies behind for so long without being forced to, we must presume the existence of an enemy. At the same time, the fact that the enemy has not engaged us yet means that we outnumber them. So provided we coordinate together, we'll find out what happened to Matthew/Bones in quite a bit." Eleanora nodded at that. "All right, let's go. But...one question." Flame and Allen looked at her as she asked, "Who will feed the puppies?" The surprise in their looks was evident; her sincerity was, too. And Eleanora knew that she had the two's suspicions of her deflected yet again. "I'll do it," Allen said. "You and Flame go inside instead." And with that, Flame, and the much-more-observant Eleanora began walking inside the gas station... |
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| Everqueen944 | Feb 14 2018, 06:05 PM Post #8 |
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Nuka and Cola's ears perked as they saw the familiar cowboy and rushed him, hoping up on his legs and yipping, still having the bandanas given to them by blue, Nuka's being blue with rockets and Cola's being camo. Meanwhile, a red light turned on on a far wall of the basement. The person suddenly lowered the bb gun and looked at it for a moment. "Mo-Mo-More! More monsters!" They jerked their head to their captive, now covered in pock marks from the firing. "Ca-Can't....Mu-must si-si-silence!" "Keep away from me!" Bones yelled. "Someone! I'm down here!" His captor then drew a 10mm pistol at him. "You shoot that, who ever that's here is going to come running." "Bu-bu-but you wou-would be de-de-de gone." From a pocket of the heavy coat, the man pulled out some tape and Bones bandana. "Di-Die now or later....yo-yo-your choice. Ho-hold still." The captive growled as they opened his cell, gun still trained on him. Without much ceremony the bandana was jammed into his mouth and tapped over, wrapping it a few times around his head for good measure to make sure the gag stayed in place. They then put the pistol to Bones' head, who began struggling once more, and forced his legs in a cross legged position and taped them together. "Soon mo-more more flies. Mo-more monsters!" His captor giggled and Bones glared at him. Then he felt something, but this time it wasn't a gut feeling. Double checking, he ran his hand down the bar the ropes holding his wrists. It wasn't the sharpest thing in the world, but a small dent was in the metal causing a sharp edge on one side. Soon as he saw his captor rush up the stairs and shut the door behind them, he began to rub the ropes up and down, hoping the edge would be enough to saw them, or at least weaken them so he could break free. From a crack between boards, they looked out of the window of the main office to the new monsters that had come. They needed a new plan, there was too many. Perhaps one at a time, but they would know if one had gone missing. They needed to think. |
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| Blue Collins | Feb 14 2018, 06:28 PM Post #9 |
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The gas station was empty, except for ominous messages telling them to run and that they were in danger. Flame, despite his low perception, saw these as well, and pursed his lips. He didn't say the obvious to Eleanora; the two just went out of the gas station and after alerting Tom, Dick, Harry, and Allen to what they had found out, would go to the diner. Eleanora and Flame would go inside; Tom, Dick, and Harry would watch the entrances and exits, with Allen saying in afterthought, "We also need to watch out for anyone trying to come near us from the other buildings. Oh, and check for traps. Mines, jury-rigged pistols, and bear traps are pretty common in the Wasteland." Some more minutes later, Flame and Eleanora would come out, with the latter saying, "Only the hotel is left. If there is an enemy, we're coming in with overwhelming force." |
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| Everqueen944 | Feb 14 2018, 06:48 PM Post #10 |
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They watched and went to the front door. They had to distract, maybe kill some of the monsters before making the others pay. Quickly they shuffled through their pockets and pulling out an ink mine and a couple of tack ones as well. This could take out one of the monsters, but he needed something more. He kept setting more and more down until the entire floor was covered. Yes! They couldn't get through the front. But what about the back?! They rushed to the door into the first floor hall, the place that had the door that lead to where he was keeping his current monster along with hotel rooms and cleaning closets. Yes, yes, he could perhaps rig something. Something to knock the rest out. Monsters were fools, they would try and get around. They couldn't know of the back door. If all else failed, they would do what they always planned, set the place on fire with all of the monsters in it! |
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| Blue Collins | Feb 14 2018, 07:20 PM Post #11 |
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Eleanora was outraged. She and her crew had found out that the hostile enemy had strewn the front of the hotel with explosive traps, traps that would require too much time to defuse. This in turn meant that they had to go around the Hotel, which in turn meant running into a potential ambush - they were not blind! The female mercenary thought of just burning down the building herself, but held her composure. Flame said, "I could defuse the bombs, but I wish Blue were here; he'd deal with them better." This would have been the last straw for a lesser woman, but Eleanora was thinking again. "I know kidnappers like the back of my hand," because I am one myself, "And their lairs usually have a back door. You two seek it out, while we go around and make up what noise we could." And with that, Eleanora, Tom, Dick, and Harry went around the hotel looking for a side door, their footsteps heavy and loud. Flame and Allen, the latter's eyes still sharp despite his age, began to go directly to the back, looking for the emergency entrace Matthew's captor was using. Should they find it, they would go in and find Matthew/Bones while Eleanora distracted the enemy. As for Nuka and Cola, they accompanied Eleanora this time, for maximum safety. Or at least, Eleanora would lead them along with pieces of dried meat. |
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| Everqueen944 | Feb 14 2018, 08:09 PM Post #12 |
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Bones coughed as he spat out his own bandana. Thankfully the edge was enough that he finally managed to snap the rope and release his hands. The second step was tear off the gag. "Well, never going to that one ever again. Freaky bastard." His head still ached as he pulled apart the prewar tape from his legs and stood. "Mathew are you feeling okay? By Peter feels like a grenade went off in my brain." "Everything stings." "Well at least we're still breathing. Now for the cell." The man squinted in the darkness and ran his hand along the bars, trying to find the door gap he saw when the light was on. "Wait...there...Feels like...Crap I can barely grasp it but it feels like a latch of some kind." "Do we have anything that can help? Anything?" Mathew yelled. "Don't do that, my head is ringing as it is." He patted his coat and felt something in an inner pocket. He pulled it out and felt it. "Wait...this is the screwdriver we use for locks, why the heck-" He paused. "This seems too simple. I don't like this." Bones found the latch once more, flicked it open, and just to check, tossed the tool into the room. Several spots on the ground flashed orange before three ink mines exploded. "Crap, they rigged the place?!" They spun around as they heard their mines go off. Where did they come from? Was it the lobby? No! They had to finish this! They quickly tied the wire to the door handle from which should it loosen, drop a glass grenade bouquet, and ran to the lobby. They opened the door to see nothing. Then what was that noise? The monster they had! They must've set off the ones down below! |
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| Blue Collins | Feb 15 2018, 04:20 AM Post #13 |
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A shot rang out, and the glass grenade boquet fell prematurely to the ground as Eleanora and her crew ducked behind a corner of a hotel corridor; that or a few lockers or just any cover available. Point was, Eleanora had shot the door handle and the wire first to spring the trap before its designated quarry even came near. Once th dust and glass shards had worn off, and she and her minions had checked themselves for wounds, the trio would head forwards, towards where the kidnapper was. And yes, the puppies behind them were safe; Tom and Harry carried them. ------ From the back would enter Flame and Allen, who would rush to where Mattthew/Bones was after checking for traps; they were not blind. Their weapons were drawn, of course. |
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| Everqueen944 | Feb 15 2018, 11:38 AM Post #14 |
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The lights then flashed on once more, Bones shielding his eyes at the sudden brightness. "N-N-NO!" His captor pulled the pin and threw a grenade into the cell. "Shit! No!" The explosive detonated and a black cloud of mist was thrust into the man's face. Everything went dark and blurry as Bones coughed and cursed, disoriented. His captor then ran to him, grabbed him by the shirt and threw him to the ground before pressing a pistol to the base of his neck. "No escape! No-None!" "What the ever loving nine circles of hell did I ever do to you!" His captive coughed. His response was his head slammed to the floor. "Sh-Shut up!" Warm liquid began to drip down from his nose. "Are we going to die here?" "I...I don't know..." Bones whispered. "Our father who art in heaven."Mathew began, trying to calm himself. "Hallowed...by thy...name." "Thy kingdom come." "Thy....will be done...." "On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread." "And....forgive us...our trespasses...as we...forgive those who trespassed against...us." "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." "Amen." "Amen." They stared at their captive, muttering his nonsense. He was a monster just like all the others and he was going to die. Just like all the rest. |
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| Blue Collins | Feb 15 2018, 01:44 PM Post #15 |
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Eleanora was just tempted to shoot the madman here and there, while Flame was frozen with rage and fear for his friend. Allen, meanwhile, assessed the situation cooly for a few seconds, but realized that the kidnapper was beyond all negotiation. While he didn't truly believe in some of the practices of his religion - Sulphur Springs' heretical variation of Christianity was mostly meant to generate Hides - he knew of the psychological effect ceremonies like Exorcism had. And so, from the folds of his cloak, he drew a cross made up of two sticks and brought it forth in front of the madman, before praying: "Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name, Thy Kingdom Come, Your Will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our sins as you forgive those who sin against us. Do not bring us to the test but deliver us from Evil, Amen." A fire seemed to light in his eyes - the old man knew it was just a trick of the lights - and Allen continued, "In the name of the Father, of the Son, of the Holy Spirit, I cast thee out, foul demon! Get thee back to the abyss where you come from, and trouble this man no more! Retreat, demon! Trouble not my flocks! I command thee, by prayer and speech, to leave this world and never return!" Eleanora, meanwhile, was going for a more mundane solution: If the madman was merely distracted, not overawed, she would just shoot the guy despite the consequences to Flame's friend. |
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