Lone Ranger (A Fallout Fanfic)

Chapter 1: Caesar's Death

The smell of smoke and ash lingering in the air like the world had been destroyed once again. Binds on my hands, so tight I could feel the blood running from my wrist to the floor. In the presence of one of the most powerful men in the West, but I felt no fear, all I could feel was anger and bloodlust. These people destroyed everything I worked on. You see I am an NCR Ranger and the names Nathan Jackson, For the past couple of years I worked on building and maintaining an outpost that was important to the New California Republic but the legion rushed it and killed all of my soldiers. When they got to me, a huge man with a sword came to challenge me. He claimed himself as Legate Lanius, The general of the entire legion, The Almighty Monster of the East. Looking in the eyes of Caesar's Second, I still showed no fear because I knew I could kill him, right then and there.

I threw my anti-material rifle down to the ground knowing it couldn't do anything to that armor and threw my fists up in a fighting position ready for his incoming attack. Some of the Legionnaires come up ready to attack but Lanius raise his hand in a hold position type of say and motioned them forward, he hands them his sword and raises his fist ready for hand to hand combat. He throws the first punch running at me. I dodge the first punch but get hit on the second incoming punch. It pushed me to the ground nearly breaking me.

The pain was terrible, He motioned his legionnaires to move in and said "take him as a prisoner, he'll make a great legionnaire. That's what brought me to this point, face to face with the almighty Caesar himself. The man who started this evil army by conquering so many tribes.

Finally after hours sitting there doing nothing I see someone approach, Caesar, while he was sitting on his throne. The words come from his mouth in slow motion or at least it seemed like it to me, "You're the courier who's caused so much trouble for my Legion, and yet you dare come before me."

It dawned on I've seen this person before, he sided with the NCR and was against Caesar why would he be here face to face with Caesar himself. The Courier seemed upset and covered in blood indicating he had to kill to get where he is. I know why he's here. To cut the bulls head off, but I've witnessed what the legate can do, he'll be worse than Caesar could ever be.

The Courier drew his weapon and then Caesar got up and yelled: "Mind your weapon!" The courier not even noticing what he said shoots two bullets into caesar's stomach, blood rushing down to the floor. The head of the bull laying on the floor begging for his life, begging to be saved and spared. Caesar with the little life and strength he had left said to the courier "You have no honor!" But he was wrong this courier came and killed all of Caesar's guards just to get to Caesar himself. This man has more honor than anyone I've known. A flashback comes to mind, the night my parents were killed by Deathclaws during an attack on my hometown. Nearly everyone died, the remaining settlers found me and raised me in some small farmland, only a mile or two from the NCR capital, Shady Sands. Back to the event at hand, With the head of the bull lying on the ground bleeding out the courier came over to me noticing that I was an NCR Ranger and unbound me. I simply stated thanks for helping me out of this, who sent you though? He then said "no one sent me, I just decided I'd kill Caesar before the war for hoover dam started, makes everything so much easier. Now when we cross that dam and attack Legate Lanius's camp and kill him that will be that and the legion will just separate and hopefully go back to becoming the tribes they once were." In my head, this all seemed like an amazing idea but I'm not sure that anyone in the NCR can defeat Legate one on one. We'd need a giant group of Rangers to kill him. The Courier and I leave the camp only to wave goodbye to each other and leave. I traveled to camp Mccarran and told the commanding ranger that I'd like to cancel my ranger contract. The Ranger agreed without question because of my loyal service to the NCR.