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Chapter 372: Vehicular Man, Woman, and Children Slaughter.

Afton and Josie slowly back the Winch truck against the Fire Engine of their choice and begin hook it up. Without the water storage, the Fire Engine is significantly lighter, and the Winch barely managed to lift the front end of it... Though, Afton could tell it was only a couple hundred kilograms away from flipping the Winch truck... A scary thought.

Still, they raise the front of the Fire Engine so the back of its metal chassis is touching the floor... WIthout tires, they'll simply have to drag it all the way to Novac like this... Afton couldn't really think of a solution to the problem... It wasn't as if they could attach a sled or something to it... Wait a second.

Afton gets Josie to lower the Winch as he approaches the back, after checking it over a couple times and taker measurements, he jogs around Camp Searchlight looking for scrap metal, eventually finding some abandoned cars that'd do the trick. Using his Proton axe he cleanly slices what he needs and gathers it all up.

One he get back to the Fire Engine he bends the metal to a suitable shape and lifts the back of the truck... Yeah, it's heavy but Afton's able to lift one corner enough to slide the makeshift sled in. He checks it a couple more time before eventually nodding, it'd at least make it back to Novac... Hopefully.

So, with that done, he hops back into the Winch truck and allows josie to start driving, making sure she's cautious when going or rough parts of the highway. Behind them, the makeshift sled was releasing a crazy amount of sparks as it's dragged across the road, but Afton'd expected that... At least it isn't the FIre Engine that's sparking and grinding down its chassis.

"I can't wait to drive that thing." Josie mutters, glancing at the wing mirror at the Fire Engine.

Afton chuckles, "It'll be a while before we get it in a drivable condition... It definitely won't look the same once we're done with it."

They continue to drag the sparking cargo all the way back to Novac, luckily not encountering any Legionaries on the way. Most people who notice them coming back gape with wide eyes at the Fire Engine, wondering how they were going to fix it.

The duo didn't mind the attention they were gathering though and simply drove towards the garage, cautiously backing the Fire Engine into it before disconnecting the Winch.

Daisy had already been waiting in the garage so she immediately got to work looking the vehicle over as Afton and Josie got out of the truck and stepped inside the garage.

Unlike the previous times however, Afton knew exactly what he wanted to do with it... The Fire Engine itself didn't look like a modern-day one from his old world, no, instead, it just looked like a larger version of a regular truck, with the exception of the completely sealed water container on the back.

Fire things first though, he tested it for radioactive material... And found that it was indeed slightly radioactive. This meant nothing to him personally, but for Josie and Daisy, they'd likely get sick over a long period of working on it.

So, he was forced to scrub it clean... As they were in the Mojave, water wasn't exactly a luxury, so he was forced to use as little as possible while cleaning it. The outside, the interior, and even the water container once he'd opened it up.

It takes at least two weeks for him to finally get the radioactivity to an acceptable level... Once done however he lets the other two know his plans for the Fire Engine. The looks on Josie and Daisy's face when he told them his plans were amusing, to say the least...

"Are you sure you should be placing a turret on the roof? Seems overkill to me..." Daisy mutters.

Afton just shakes his head, "For what we're planning, I think just a turret is not enough, but we'll work with it."

One month later :

Afton and the other had been working almost nonstop on the Fire Engine. First, they completely modified the chassis and altered the water container. Before the truck and the container had been disconnected, but now you could go from the container to the driver seat without issue.

This was important as getting out of the container mid-battle to try and drive the vehicle would be a death sentence. After that Afton took the liberty to begin plating the underside of the vehicle, this stops any mines or explosives underneath the truck from completely destroying it... Though, the added weight would slow its acceleration substantially.

Additionally, Afton had sent a couple of notes to the Think Tank requesting some Saturnite alloy and reinforced glass in a variety of shapes. Glados had apparently been making good progress as not long after the materials he requested were right in front of the garage...

With that, he plated the outside of the truck with the alloy, and installed the reinforced glass, making the vehicle incredibly durable. The properties of the alloy when all but render it immune from small arms fire, as well as heat-based weaponry.

Not only that, but Afton'd managed to install the K9000 Machine gun as an automatic turret.. This came with a number of benefits... The first and most obvious being that it'd fight off hostiles without anyone else having to do anything, the second was far more impressive though...

Due to the K9000 having detection abilities, he'd managed to hook it up to a makeshift radar, showing the direction that potential hostile may be in... That wasn't all the offensive tools the vehicle had however, Afton had also installed a manual turret that could be accessed from the cargo where the water containment had been, it was a .308 machinegun that'd fire a ridiculous amount of bullets at a time.


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Chapter 373: Dirt-Hog

Karl, Boone, and Anja were all waiting outside the garage for Afton and Josie to reveal what they'd been working on. Karl himself was tapping his foot impatiently as they'd been standing there for ten minutes now, and the other's hadn't bothered to show up yet. "This better be worth the wait, I've got better things to do you know?"

Boone just shakes his head at him, "Right."

"What, you don't believe me?" Karl asks.

Boone at him, "I seem to recall the last time we were in Novac... You're idea of 'things to do' included the bitch who sold my wife."

"Oh, come on. It was a mistake that anyone could make, how's I supposed to know she was a psycho..."

Ever since they'd gotten back into Novac, Boone had been taking shots at Karl for what he'd done previously... Most thought it was just fun banter, but those who knew Boone wondered if he really was angry.

Course, Boone just wanted to take the chance to tease the older man. He wasn't all that fun to be around when Afton was gone, and there was no better jape than his relationship with Jeannie May.

*DooooOOOO*

The garage doors sound out as they begin vibrating and eventually moving upwards. As it's halfway up the sound of a reactor engine hums to life, the group are forced to take steps back as something exits the garage...

It looks like a large light-blue metal box, with dark, almost black windows on the front. The front of it looks like a truck, but the rest looks like a prewar military cargo truck. Sitting forward on its roof was a peculiar looking gun that held a small brain in a jar. A piece of metal flicked up and down as if it were smelling them... Also, it seemed to be making dog noises?...

Behind the weird dog-gun was a large turret and a hatch you'd presumably exit to gain access to it. Other than that, it seemed to be plated entirely by thick metal pieces, enough so that the tires were digging into the earth from the weight.

*HOONK HOOONK!*

The door is kicked open as Afton jumps out, grinning as he gestures at the vehicle, "I present to you... Dirt-Hog! Dirt-Bird's big little brother!"

...

"Shieet, kid! That thing's a monster!" Karl exclaims, clearly surprised at the new vehicle.

Boone just nods blankly, but it was obvious to everyone present that he was equally shocked... The only one who seemed to have been expecting this was Anja, who was running a finger across the cool metal in wonder.

The doors at the very back of Dirt-Hog are kicked open as Josie gets out, "You should all take a look inside, this's where you guys'll be sitting as we travel."

They nod and poke their heads in, spotting a number of seats lining the sides and a small panel showing a sort of radar. Other than that, it seemed cooler than the outside, meaning it had some degree of air conditioning.

"I have to say... I'm impressed. The bike was surprising, but this? If you weren't already, most organizations would be hunting you down for your expertise... Imagine a whole squadron of these things driving through an army..." Karl mutters.

Afton grins, "But we haven't even gotten to the best part of the showing... Everyone get in." he says as he climbed into the driver's seat.

He drives the large vehicle to the outskirts of town where he'd previously set up a number of red-painted concrete blocks. He steps before it and has the others get out as he and Josie ready the weapons.

First, they test the K9000. The operation of the gun is a bit finicky, but that's what you get for innovation... Or something. Afton had sprayed some blood on the blocks so the gun would be able to smell them. Once it'd detected it, some dots appeared on the radar-screen in the back. Josie selects them and designates them as enemies, causing the K9000 to immediately begin firing at the concrete blocks.

.357 rounds pepper them and absolutely annihilate the one targeted. Once the K9000 is out of ammo, a mechanism drops the empty magazine, stuffs more rounds into it, before loading it again. Once the targeted concrete block is reduced to nothing but rubble, the gun stops firing, and the sound of a satisfied dog can be heard...

"That's one weird gun..." Karl mutters, looking the metal attachment that seem to mimic dog ears.

"From that 'ThinkTank' if I had to guess." Anja adds, knowing that most of the freaky shit Afton possesses is from that place.

Next was testing the .308 machine gun on the back, Josie opens the hatch on the top and grabs ahold of it, pressing a carefully hidden safety switch to activate it. Once she's done with preparation she begins firing at the nearest target, doing even more damage than the K9000 had managed.

Once the concrete blocks were pulverized into dust, Josie stops firing and looks at the group, "So... Whatdya think? Amazingly cool, or cool and amazing?" she asks with a huge grin on her face.

"Can I say terrifying?" Karl mutters, causing the others to chuckle.

"Sure you can, as long as you're polite about it." Josie says with a smirk.

She'd previously asked Afton to use .50 calibre rounds for the turret inside of .308, but he'd denied simply because the cost was far too much. They weren't poor, but using a .50 calibre machine gun for an extended period of time would most likely bankrupt them, not to mention the fact that they'd be hard-pressed to find enough ammo for it... They'd probably have to hire the entirety of the GunRunners to construct all the ammunition they'd need.

Afton gives a mock bow to everyone, "And that concludes my presentation, I'd ask for you opinion but I neither want, nor need them... Who's up for drinks?"


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