Dead Money

The Gala Event

Victors sleep was interrupted. He felt that someone else was in the cell besides him and Kaity, he opened his eyes, slowly and watched the slender figure hover over Kaity. He studied the person from behind, dirty tank top, bald, cargo pants and work boots. Vic slowly raised the Sequoia, and pressed the barrel against the back of the persons skull. "Your to loud..." he whisperd, he saw the sniper rifle the person had hanging from them. He thought about the loose bullet that passed through the locals head, "You the one who saved me?", the person nodded. He lowerd the gun, hitting a metal object. Vic glanced at it, a bomb collar just like Dean's, Kaity's and his. He turned the person around so he could see the face, "Holy shit..." he thought to himself, 'they' was a she, all along her head and part of her face was sticthed up, and she had a line running across her neck. Victor holstered the handgun, "Who are you?" the woman stood there looking at him. "Whats wrong? Can't you talk?" he asked again her, she shook her head and placed her hands around her throat mimicking screaming. She then began tapping 26 times on her rifle, "Thats...Morose code right?" He asked her, she shook her head, and smiled astound that he knew of the old world language. "Can you snap for each letter of your name? I'll go through the alhpabet each time you snap.", this went on for a few minutes. "So its C-h-r-i-s-t-i-n-a; Christina then?" She smiled. "Human! come quickly!" He herd the voice from Dog cell cry. Vic leaped up and rushed to the room, "Whats wrong?" the Nightkin was on his knees, "Its Dog...he's hungery...I don't know if I can hold him back...he needs to feed..." the voice of reason told him, "Alright, listen, I'm going to play the recording of the old man and let the beast out so he can feed, once he does I'll put him back in his cage alright?" He played the recording of Elijah, and the Nightkin stood up, "You...Dog rembers you...you mean to Dog...Lock him up in cage." Vic put his arm up to keep Christina behind him, "Babe..." Kaity called out as she stumbled out of the cell, "You guys are making it hard to get any sleep, ya know." Dean called out. Both came to investigate, he turned his attention back to Dog, "Dog, listen to me. Master sent me to fetch you. Master wants you to do what I tell you, ok?" Dog nodded "If its what Master wants Dog will obey." Vic opened the cell door, "Alright, Dog. Go hunt for food, then come back and wait by the exit for me, alright." The Nightkin walked through the hallway. Vic looked at everyone else, then back at Christina, "You've scouted all over this place, right? Do you know where some armor, weapons and ammo are?" Christina nodded and pulled at his arm towards the contraband room, infront of the door she imitated throwing a frag, and shooting a gun, she then pointed at the the old world ccomputer and the deadbolt locks at the top and bottom of the door. Kaity sat down at the desk rubbing her eyes, yawning, "I think I can hack and unlock it, might take me a few minutes though." He walked over and kissed on her forehead, "Do what you can, babe." She handed him his duster, and he looked at Christina, "Take Dean and both of you try finding 3 sets of armor, alright?" Dean looked at Vic, "I hope we get out of here before the Locals return." The sound of the door seal unlocked, and Garrett entered, "Damn..." he was in awe by the sight of untouched Pre-War weapons, he held a large rifle, looking at the side of it. "B.A.R Mk.15...holy crap! .308 cal!This things going to have spred like crazy!" He kneeled down picking up some fully loaded clips, and some spent rounds that where to be recycled, he also found a pump action 12 gauge, he still had a few shells the security didnt take, he began looping straps threw the weapons. "Babe, here I found some Micro fussion cellss for the Holorifle, they'll do more bang for your buck then that bulk stuff." Kaity took the ammo and loaded the weapon with fresh ammo. Dean and Christina returned, and where both wearing tan padding combat Security armor. Vic gave Dean his 20 gauge, and Christina looked at the Auto Rifle. "You can take one, if you want to Christina." She shook her and placed her hand on her Sniper rifle. She saw his holotags fall out of his under shirt. Christina signed, and Vic watched, "'Where'd I get these?' McNamara gave me these after I helped lifts the lockdown for the Brotherhood of Steel...Why?" Christina pulled out similar holotags , but insted of the title being Knight or Paladin, it said Circle of Steel, Vic was unfamiliar with the branch. "Testing...Testing," a voice rang out from the speakers around the Villa, "I see that collars 8, 12 and 14 are with you 4 and 6...Listen theres no time but each one of you have a special part to play if we are going to get inside. I've sent the FEV reject to his spot, and all thats left its the mute and the ghoul..." It was him... it was Elijah. "I've sent the locations to your Pip boy, get in position and then we can begin." The voice cut off then. "Soo that was our 'Host' then? Bossy bugger if you ask me." Dean snarked, Christina had a look of pure hatered on her face, and Garrett checked the pip boys map and notes. Ok listen up gang, these are the next steps. Collars 12 and 14; Dean and Christina. Are to repair the electrical wire to the speaker in preparation for the Gale Event. The Grand Opening that never came, Christina your to proved Dean with cover, Collars 4 and 6 are to restore the power to the gate controls. We all have our jobs, so the soon we do this the better." The remaining 4 split up and went to there spots avoiding the traps that clamed so many before them. Victor and Kaity found a swear passage into the Villas power plant and began working on rewiring the ruin facility. "Babe..." Kaity called over to Victor, who was busy jury rigging a generator, "Yeah" he called out, "Did you know Christina before we got here?" she said with a hopless tone, Vic continued working on the generator, "No, why?" "Because it feels like us being here is its 'our' fault...You seem like a completly different person now then when you left to get the Chip." she said even more helpless tone. Victor crawled out from under the generator, and looked at her. Her eyes were teary, and he grab by the waist and pulled her towards his chest and held her tight. "Me begin differnt yeah, butus being here isn't 'our' fault. You rember why we came here? We came came here so we could start over...to begin again. If I didnt want this, then I would've never asked you to come with me, babe. I do still love you, ya know." Victor layed his cheek on top of her head, and she hugged him as tightly as she could. "Come on...we're almost out of this." He held her hand, as he lead both of them to the Bell tower, where the power switch for the event was to take place.

They climbed the stairs till they found the door over looking the Villa. Kaity eyes widen, and mouth opened, "Wow", the site had an almost mystifyingly beauty to it. Victor smiled knowing that thru out this whole messed up trip at lest she manged to finaly smile. Victor spoke into the micophone next the the switch, "Ok everyone get ready, on my mark in...3...2.." Kaity placed her hand on Victor, "1!" They both pulled the switch and the spotlights around the Casino lit up, fireworks began exploding in the sky, while music played in the streets. "OH MY God!" Kaity squeled seeing fireworks for the first "there beautiful!" Victor smiled wishing to keep her smiling this way, but the moment was cut short by the sound of the Locals moving in fast and there callers beeping, the bombs were active and he knew they had only a matter of minutes before they would go off. The speakers thru out the Vila echoed with a recorded message, "Everyone, please may I have your attention -- guests and residents of the Villa alike. I ask you to step outside and look to the night sky, it's the moment you've been waiting for, the reason we're all here. The Gala Event, the grand opening of the Sierra Madre Casino, you are the ones who have made this momentous occasion possible, and for that we thank you. So raise your glass in celebration, let music fill the streets. Fireworks light the sky and promise of new beginnings fill your hearts. No matter what your fortune, no matter what your cares -- let go this night and begin again. I suggest you hurry, though; the gates of Sierra Madre are open but only for a brief time. After that the doors will close for the evening's festivities and won't open again till morning."

They both made it of the tower and quickly made there way to the casino, the Ghosts hot on there heels, a mob blocked the way into the Casino. Kaity froze not knowing what to do, till she felt Victor run past her, grabbing her hand. He pulled his .44 out and aimed for a gas bomb one of the Ghost had, the shot echoed thru the streets, till a TINK was herd and a split second later, the bomb exploded clearing the way inside. They ran up the hill to the Casino not stopping out of fear that the Locals were right behind them, untill they entered the Casino.
"What the hell?" Kaity whispered as she seen the bodys of Dog, Christina, and Dean laying infront of the door. "...ITS A TRAP!" Victor cryed as Gas quickly filled the lobby, Kaity slumped over, and Victor stagerd for a sec, "...Shit". Those where his last words as he collapsed....

He finally came to, but Kaity and the others were gone. The casino had moved them like it did with his gear, "Victor! Please tell me your awake! i dont know how or why but I think the security placed me in the vault. If Im reading this right then I should have a few hours of Oxygen left. Theres an elevator from the penthouse you can take please hurry.." Kaity broke down into tears. It was more then enough to get him motivated. he made his way to the kitchen thru there the theater and then he would take the elevator up to the penthouse. Victor moved sliently thru the back of the ketchin, he could hear movement tho, then two voices he knew, "Dog please don't do this We'll both..." "....Die. Yes, Dog wants to die. Dog is tired. Dog will burn down casino and voice will go with it." Vic hit a tin can, and it caught the Nightkins attention, he growled at Victor, "YOU! DOG REMBER YOU! DOG KILL YOU FIRST!" The Nightkin chraged at him but he hit the replay last audio message on hit pip boy, and the Others voice called to him to return to his cage. "You, ugh...Listen Dog is stronger now...I can't get him back into the cage and if you don't kill him then...we're all dead..." "Dog listen to me: I want you to grab the chain, and pull...pull it hard enough till you here a snap. Can you do that?" The Nightkins body twitched for minute, till finally the others voice was the only one left. "He's...he's gone...I...I only wanted to help him...but now." Vic looked at the Nightkin, "You should go...Go and finsh this for me...and for Dog." Vic nodded and patted the Nightkins shoulder. He herd the Nightkin whisper, "Thank you." Vic opened the main door to the theater and stood right in the middle of the stage. "Hey there partner" Dean was on the top floor back stage, "How the hell did you get up there?" Vic asked him, "No idea, I woke up here, then the Holograms showed up..." Wait.... What holograms? I didnt see any when I came in." Listen soon security is goi g to be coming out the wood works, so take my advice go through the do on my left, and in my dressing there sound be a holorecording of the song I was set to play here the opeming night. then we can talk..."