Fallout: Born Unto Trouble

24. Revenge

Elizabeth barely had enough caps to let everyone on the Strip. She had to lay down the law: no gambling unless you're certain you'll win.

Arcade was rather unimpressed, "The Strip's not a bad place if you love terrible things and people. I'll never understand the allure of giving away your money to the rich."

"Lighten up Arcade, this is the only paradise on earth," Veronica playfully punched him on the shoulder.

Elizabeth walked forward a few steps and turned around to face the others.

"All right, I'll let you guys soak in the sights, I'm going to see if Vault 21's got any rooms."

Even after a casino heist of the century, they were still poor. Elizabeth counted 136 caps left in her pocket, and sighed and slipped them back into her bag.

"You all right?" Cass asked.

She nodded, "Yeah, yeah, fine. We don't have a lot of money..."

She grabbed her hand and pulled her toward Gomorrah, "We can gamble a little bit," She offered, and Elizabeth called out to the others to meet later on at Vault 21.

"Are you sure we'll make some money?" Elizabeth sounded unsure. She has probably never gambled before, and was a little unsure.

"Sure. You're a pretty lucky person," Cass smiled and opened the doors.

As she earned 300 more caps, and Elizabeth called it a night. Cass couldn't complain, since this was the most money they've had in a while.

Elizabeth ran her hand through her hair and sighed, "I need a haircut," She mumbled to herself. It was growing past her shoulders and was looking like a red, wavy tangled mess on top of her head.

Cass nudged the other's arm, and pointed to the stray securitron in front of the Lucky 38, "It's that cowboy robot that you mentioned before."

Elizabeth blinked, then looked up at the casino across the way, then back to Cass, "I guess we could check it out tomorrow," She mumbled and made her way to Vault 21.

The two took their time getting to Vault 21, enjoying the Strip and avoiding drunk NCR soldiers. They stopped in front of the Tops, and Elizabeth looked nervous again.

"Are you ready for this?" Cass asked.

"Ready for what?"

"To get revenge on Benny? Isn't that why you're here?" She asked.

"Oh, right. To be honest... I'm scared. What if he kills me again or something. I can't come back to life twice."

"We'll be there to protect you," Cass gave her a one-armed hug.

"That's another thing. I think I need to do this alone. It's not that I appreciate you and the others being there for me, I just... I just need to do it alone."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah... Yeah, I am."

"When are you thinking of confronting Benny, then?"

"Ah, geez, I don't know. I think when the time comes I'll know," Elizabeth sighed, and walked over to Vault 21.

Cass opened the door to for the other and closed it behind her.

The others were in the lobby, patiently waiting for them.

Elizabeth bought two hotel rooms for the night, and they were shown to their rooms.

"Classy," Veronica commented when the girls walked into their own room. Elizabeth rolled her eyes and set her backpack down, and rubbing her sore shoulders.