Fallout: The New Day

Part Eight: Old Faces, New Pasts

-In The Eyes of an Old Friend-

I was walking away when i realized, 'wait... im going to leave them?' That thought got me thinking 'well he really did start to piss me off...' thats when i decided to just keep heading towards New Vegas. it would've been what Josh wanted. i may not be His or Jess's friend, but i was like Josh's brother so i had to do something. While i was walking i seen an oddly shaped mountain. As i got closer to it i seen a scrap of cloth. i picked it up. it said Vault 111.

(I am aware that fallout 4 will be in Boston i am just really exited and wanted to incorporate it into the book.)

I looked back up at the mountain. it was flat topped. i walked up the mountain and it had a huge Vault door on it. it had two numbers uncovered by dust and sand. '11'. i wiped the dust off of the last number. '111'. I walked over to the panel that had the switch to open the vault. i pulled the switch towards me and the Vault door began to sink under the surface. i rushed over to it while it elevated me down. when it came to a stop all the memories of Vault 7 overwhelmed me. I started to remember all the good times that i had with Josh and My father. the good times.

As the last memory went out of my mind all went black.

-Unknown amount of time later-

I opened my eyes. "hello?" i said. i was in a room that looked pure white. "ah hello mister Gerald McBon. How do you feel?" i heard a man say. was that who i was? Gerald McBon? "yes?" i said confused "where am i?" i looked up to see that it was a man in a blue robe. "ah silly Gerald, you're in your home, Vault 111. you've always been here and you'll never leave. you're one of our top scientists, you were always known for your sense of humor." he said. I was home? i was home. i remember now. i have a wife, three kids... how come i cant remember their faces?

"So do you think you'll be able to get back to work right now?" the man asked "if its all the same.." i said as i got a headache "can i spend some time with my family?" he looked at me a little confused "sure, after what you've been through and the seizure and all.." so i had a seizure, wonder why. i walked out the door and another vault system came into my head, vault 7. ive never been been to another vault, yet i can tell where everything is in that vault 7.

I turned to my right and walked all the way to my room, funny, where my room is, in vault 7 its a person named Blain's room. i walked in and my wife ran up to me and hugged me, "oh im so glad you're ok, Billy, Jane, Josh come here," as soon as she said Josh i had a major headache, memories from someone else's mind flashed in my head. it showed images of a man, he had a wife and two kids. Jess was his wife's name, cant... hear... the kids' names... I winced. she looked at me, "are you ok?" she looked at me confused. "yes yes, im fine. How has the kids been?" i asked to get the topic changed.

"Billy and Josh..." another headache and images "...and Jane has been doing well in school, unlike her brothers..." I looked at her, "how are you?" i asked. she smiled, "im great now that you're back." she explained. "Well... how have you been?" The excitement seemed to rush out of her and she looked at the floor. "its been a long..." she said as the kids came rushing in. "DADDY!!!" they all screamed as they ran to hug me. they were all 8. more images.

"We missed you soooo much Jane said, "ya," josh interrupted "we thought we were gonna have to smash some bandits skulls in" he said. even more images flashed by my eyes. it was a man kneeled down before another with a gun to his head. "Josh!" my wife said "he needs a break, dont talk like that." he nodded and sloped to the chair across from me and sat down. "Have a np daddy, we will leave you alone" Jane said softly "ya, we school good, we study not so good, but we work on that," he pointed at the floor, obviously not knowing the word now. now i know how bad off they were.

I went to sleep to get woken up the next day by Jane "daddy we have to go to the sleepers." i knew i looked confused "she means the cryo tubes, so we can wake up in a long time." my wife explained. "go ahead, ill stay a while." i said while images kept flashing by my eyes. they never stopped and it hurt every time something bad happened or something good. any celebration, any grief, nearly killed me, nearly over whelmed me with pain. they nodded and went out the door. i untied my shoes and took out the string. i tied them together and made a noose. i walked into the kitchen. i looked up and seen a sturdy looking pipe.

I just looked at my hands that possessed the noose. i was thinking wether or not i should do it. 'im not really Gerald McBon' i told myself 'im having these pictures flash by my eyes for a reason.... but it hurts too much...' i hung the noose on the pipe. i made sure it was secure. i stood up on the chair and put my head through the loop. 'i am Blain...' the thought ran through my head as i stepped off the chair and snapped my neck... the pain was over...

I know that this is a heavy topic, he did not commit suicide because of depression, it was because of pain that he had. the source? PTSD, mixed with radiation poisoning. PTSD needs more recognition, but i mainly made this a part of the story because Blain needed to be a story i finished, and i think that the way i did, was the only way in the state he was in, in the vault. hopefully i did not set a bad mood for everyone, its meant to be enjoyed, so enjoy the book.