Father: You have failed me, Zero. You were supposed to retrieve the beryllium agitator. But now the brotherhood of steel has it in their possession. Who knows what they could be doing with it?
Zero: I apologize. It will not happen again
(Zimmer punches Zero in the stomach, making him kneel down and cough)
Zimmer: See that it doesn't, or you will join the scrap heap
Zero: We might've stood a chance if the railroad hadn't captured our best courser
Zimmer: Yes, I am aware of X6-88's capture. Which brings me to the reason why I called you in here. The directorate has made the decision to engage in open hostility for the first time in a long time. Do you agree with their decision?
Zero: There's no good answer to that. Action puts us at risk, but inaction can also be deadly
Zimmer: And yet as a leader, I must make those hard choices. It is no secret the railroad is disrupting the institute, with the magnitude of their attacks increasing rapidly. These people and their twisted ideology
(Zimmer clenches his fist and sighs)
Zimmer: The railroad seeks to undermine everything the institute stands for. Surely you can see that? Their beliefs that they are about freedom and rights have led to countless acts of violence. The time has come to put an end to them. For the sake of the future
Zero: You want me to exterminate the railroad?
Zimmer: Yes, I'm afraid this is an order. The railroad needs to be eliminated. I expect a full report when it is done
(Zimmer walks out of the office. Zero tries to grip his plasma pistol, but the chip in his head keeps him from grabbing it)
Zero: Kill. The. Railroad.
(Meanwhile, at railroad HQ, Deacon and Desdemona are gathering the railroad's forces with Nathan and Xavier)
Nathan: Liberty prime has the beryllium agitator. Now I'm asking if we can count on the railroad's support during the attack on the institute
Desdemona: It's a big risk with our low amount of agents, but it's one we'll have to take. With the institute gone, we'll be one step closer to completing our mission
(A loud bang is heard along with some crumbling)
Nathan: Expecting guests?
Xavier: They are likely uninvited
Drummer Boy: Heads up! We've got synths incoming!
Deacon: Everyone arm up and mobilize!
Desdemona: Assume defensive positions! Reinforce Glory and Drummer Boy in the tunnels! Move move move!
(Nathan and Xavier ready their laser rifles)
(The railroad agents all arm up and take defensive positions within their HQ)
Tom: The booby trap in the escape tunnel is blown!
(All of a sudden, a group of synths starts to come out of a hole in a wall and come in guns blazing)
(Desdemona takes out her railway rifle and shoots a railroad spike into a synth, pinning it against a wall)
(The railroad agents fire their guns into the tunnel and they take out a group of synths)
(A synth throws a grenade into the room, and everyone scatters before the explosion can hit anyone)
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FanfictionWar. War never changes. In the year 1945, my great-great grandfather, serving in the army, wondered when he'd get to go home to his wife and the son he'd never seen. He got his wish when the US ended World War II by dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshim...
