Far Cry New Dawn: A New Path

Prosperity for All

When I thought about what it would be like above, I never would have thought it would be like this. I felt like people would want to help each other, rebuild, prosper.

But all I found was a war where sisters betrayed brothers. Where families were torn apart. Where you didn't know who you could trust. So it came to no surprise that I froze up when bullets started flying.

And I woke up...

Alone.

Surrounded by unfamiliar territory, I didn't know what to expect. The world was not like I remembered it. The fauna was not like it was in my books I had read in the bunker.

There was no telling what the animals looked like. So I decided to follow the river, see where it led me.

The morning light shone brightly in Angelo's eyes as he began to stir, memories of the previous night filling his head. The explosion, finding the train wreck, the gunfire, Rush and his Captain, Mickey and Lou, Ares betrayal, Barnes death, being thrust off the cliff...

Then darkness. Nothing came to mind after that. His body hurt, his clothes were soaked through. His mind?

Oddly clear. Like something clicked and finally made sense. The light sound of the creek he had woke up in brought his attention to his surroundings. The light shone through the treetops and filled the scene with lighting akin to a fairytale.

Over the creat nearby, where the ground falls, two words fell from Angelo's mouth.

"Hope County." He had no way of knowing for sure, but he was positive. What looked to be a small settlement lay in front of him. Quickly he rushed towards it. The sun had begun to set on Hope County and he was familiar with what may lie in the darkness.

He knocked on what appeared to be a door, and waited for a response. The only response he got was a hand on the shoulder, scaring him shitless.

"Hey, I recognize you, you were there at the train. Angelo, right?" A scruffy male stepped into his sight. His hood was pulled down and his reflective sunglasses were on his forehead.

"Ah, yeah I was wearing a helmet back then. A lot of people know me as Captain. Im Rush's Security Captain. Look, I know what happened back there had you shocked, but we gotta keep our heads up, yeah?" He then moved towards the door and it opened. A girl rushed up to meet him.

"Captain, We got bad news, Wrench said he couldn't find his friend anywhere. He went back out to go find him like ten minutes ago." Cap just laughed and she finally took notice of Angelo.

"Well I found him standing outside the gates. Looked just like a deer in the headlights. I think he does that a lot."

"Well, my name is Carmina, Carmina Rye. Welcome to Prosperity. If you plan on staying, we could use the help, there's only so much the the Cap, Wrench and I can do."

"What can I do to help?"

~1 hour later~

Kim, Wrench, Angelo, Carmina and the Captain sat around the table in the main building.

"So that's what I'm thinking. He might be one of them, but you and dad used to talk about the hell he raised up in the mountain all the time. He can help us."

"Hun.."

"Mom, we have to-"

"Carmina, Luke used to be one of the good guys, him and Andria both. But they're Peggies now. And last anyone had heard, Joseph and his Heralds are all MIA. The last anyone had heard from Andria before she disappeared was Sharky. And Luke's ex military, even if you somehow manage to find him, there's no guarantee that he'll help us. We were on different sides before everything happened."

"This, Luke, what do you know about him." The Captain leaned forward to get to know what he needed.

"Well, he's ex Military, a hell of a shot from what I heard. He and his security forces, the "Guardians" are the protection of the Project at Eden's Gate, or the Peggies. He's big, has a scar over his eye-" Wrench jumped and slammed his hands on the table, catching everyone off guard.

"Does he got a messed up arm?"

"Yeah, a wolf attack left his arm scarred up."

"I saw him, he pulled me from the river after I was thrown off the cliff, there was a woman with him, she had like, these bright green eyes!"

"Lily, did you see where they went?"

"No, I passed out after they pulled me from the water."

The room grew silent, and heavy.

"No, I'm not gonna send my daughter after that monster. You didn't see what he dis in the name of the "Father". He killed dozens of people. I don't want my daughter anywhere near him!"

"Mom-"

"This is not up for discussion."

The Captain leaned against the table again. This time more casually.

"Before the bombs, where did he spend his time?" His words were slow, methodical, as if they were meant more to calm the elder Rye than actually gain information.

"Well, back when he was on our side, he could usually be found at the 8 Bit Pizza Bar when he wasn't fighting peggies or trapped in Jacob's trials. After he became a Peg though, he spent most of his time at His camp and bunker sight. When he wasn't there he was at the compound."

"I've got some things to take care of, can you mark those locations on the map, I'll get to them when I can."

"Be careful, you can't trust Luke."

In all honesty, I didn't know who I could trust. Sure these people took me in, but the only one I knew was Wrench. And he had been betrayed by his sister, who's to say he wont betray me. One thing I had to learn fast, was to not trust anyone.