Redemption Calls

Chapter 4: New Sights

Jackson
As the beast came charging before him Jackson felt something he hadn't felt since before The Second Battle of Hoover Dam. Fear. The entirety of the cave shook with every bound the beast took. Jackson hastily looked around for something to give him the upper hand but found nothing of the sorts. Claws the size of a small animal swung just above his head giving him a much needed wake-up call. He quickly rolled under them and pulled a knife from his boot and attempted to stab it in the scaled leg of the beast only for the blade to snap like a twig. The attempt seemed to make the beast madder as it tried to impale him on its claws. Running as fast as he could for the cave entrance Jackson saw a blur out of the corner of his eye and suddenly it was infront of him blocking his exit. "Crap". The beast ran forward with its mouth wide open revealing rows of razor sharp fangs. Realization dawns on his face as he glanced down at his belt and pulls off a small brown cylinder with green orbs at either end. "Plasma will have to do" he said with a smirk. The Deathclaw roared as Jackson ran towards it and leapt off the ground only to be knocked away by its tail. Quickly getting back up he ran towards it back and leapt up onto it grabbing the horns on either side of it's head as support and pulled the pin off the grenade and shoved it into the beasts open mouth before pushing himself off its back and towards the entrance. The Deathclaw stood there for a few seconds before the top half of it's body exploded showering its flesh all over the walls and Jackson with its lower half melting into a glowing green puddle on the floor. "Well that was fucking disgusting" he mumbled as he wiped blood from his eyes. He turned around and walked slowly outside of the cave into the blinding sun outside.

David
Having left the strange old lady behind a few hours ago David headed towards the town of Oasis. Alone.. Again. As he walked he thought of what she had said. She knew of his past as The Lone Wanderer, the past he wanted to forget, he was young, reckless, did many things he regretted in his search for his father. His face burned with shame as he saw all the faces of innocent people he had killed. However all of that was forced from his mind when his foot caught on a rock causing him to fall. Picking himself up and rubbing his now sore foot he saw a town below him. "That must be Oasis" he said to himself as he began to walk towards the town.

Oasis Hours Earlier
"Hey man, you wanna go to the bar after the shift"
"Sure, but you're paying"
"But I paid last time..."
The conversation between the guards trailed off as they walked further away from the entrance. A man in his mid thirties sat at the entrance fingering through an old Pre-War book. Some stupid romance book his daughter told him to read. Hearing a noise he glanced up and saw someone walking towards him.
"Good day sir, I'm just a trader looking to sell some scrap. Mind if I come in"
He gave the guy a look over. He didn't seem to be carrying anything too dangerous.
"Sure go ahead, but I will be watching you"
The man smiled and walked into the town slowly looking around. The man muttered something and picked the book back up, trying to make sense of it.
A few hours later an explosion rang out from the town. The man turned wide eyed as he saw a plume of smoke rising upwards and flames hungrily licking the sky. Dropping the book and picking up his gun he ran forward but once he got to the site realized his mistake. The man he let in now stood in the town centre wearing a suit of metal armour adorned with a golden bull on the torso. Within moments of seeing this screaming was heard and by the end of the hour, Ceasers Legion had rounded up the town. The man looked and saw his daughter, making his way towards her. Her eyes were showing nothing but fear. He reached her and whispered something in her ear. She looked shocked before tears sprung up in her eyes and she nodded. The man looked at her and pushed her hard towards the entrance while running himself towards the man in the armour. When he reached him he drew his fist back and punched him square in the jaw. A sickening crack rang out through the air as the man stared horrified at his now broken hand.
"Surprising isn't it. Too bad you won't see the rest of the surprises"
The armoured man picked the other one up by his throat. He immediately clasped his hands to the other man's, trying desperately to peel them away from his neck. Star danced in his eyes as he started to black out. The armoured man smiled at this and suddenly twisted the man's neck, killing him immediately. As his body fell to the ground twitching slightly he turned to the rest of the crowd.
"Welcome to the new Oasis kiddos"

David
David walked through the entrance of Oasis and a horrible smell drifted to his nose. He looked around and his face dropped as he saw a tattered banner adorned with a golden bull. Before he could react he felt a sharp pain at the back of his head and blacked out.

Jackson
Jackson had tuned his Pip-Boy to New Vegas Radio as he walked, nearing Oasis. Mr New Vegas's voice broke the silence.
"This song goes out to all out listeners who have gotten lost on this old lonesome road"
Jackson smiled as the song started playing. This one was a new song.
He lost himself of the tune and before long found himself a few miles from Oasis. Tuning the radio off he walked forward in silence. A strong wind blew and knocked his hat off his head
"Ah Dammit"
Kneeling down to pick it up he noticed that it landed next to a pair of boots. Picking up his hat he slowly looked up, expecting to be staring down the barrel of a rifle. All he saw was a girl no older than 14.
"Help me, I need help"
"Hey, hey calm down, what's wrong? Why do you need help? Where are you parents?"
"My Dad is dead and the people who killed him overtook the town"
"Who killed him?"
"I don't know, the leader had some golden animal painted on his armour"
Jackson gulped as he heard the description of the force.
"What town have the taken over?"
The girl looked at him before replying.
"Oasis"...