Chapter 557: Robo-Karl
Afton was currently standing over Karl as the man lied down on a surgery table in nothing but a patients gown. Dala was floating next to him with scalpal, bone saws, and all her other tools ready. Behind them was another table that had two customized Cybernetic legs, and one Cybernetic hand that'd attach to Karl's arm... What was the reason they couldn't simply attack it at the wrist like a regular hand? Well, that'd be the enhancements Afton had added to it...
Karl looks up at Afton while sending sideways glances at Dala, "Er, you sure I can't just have you doing this? That crazy robot makes me uneasy..." he admits.
Afton shakes his head, "Unfortunately not, I need her to help with the operation... I'll make sure she doesn't try to castrate you mid-operation if that helps?"
Karl's eyes bulge from their sockets, "She might do that!?" he exclaims, almost squealing like a little girl.
"OOoooh, is the teddy bear giving me permission?" Dala asks while revving up her sawblade.
Karl pales at the sound of the whirring blade and tries to get up off of the table, but is unceremoniously held down by Afton, "Just calm down, Dala won't lay a finger on you. I just need her to hold the implants still while I install them... Before we start though, you got anything you want me to look at while we're here? I've already looked you over but, the patient knows best." he shrugs.
Karl purses his lips, "You think you could make my fella bigg-"
"No.""Yes" Afton starts but glances at Dala when he hears her reply.
...
"Increasing the size of a human's penis is not a difficult procedure. I simply need to remove it, clone its cells, and stitch the extra-large teddy tube back." she explains.
Karl quickly shakes his head, "Er, nope, no. No thank you... Kid, just put me out before I regret agreeing to this." he pleads to Afton who just nods and sticks him in the arm with an IV bag filled with a concoction of chems meant to knock him out... Afton had considered letting Kalr be conscious for the installation of the implants, but considering they would literally be connecting everything from his pain receptors, to his nerves, to his tendons to them, Karl was probably better off asleep.
Afton looks to Dala, "Alright, let's start on the legs first."
Thus the operation begins, the Cybernetic legs themselves looked sleek and were the familiar light blue/silver colour of Saturnite. They kind of looked like skinny plate leg armour you'd see medieval knights wearing... Truthfully, the design was a coincidence as Afton was just trying to design the most durable and effective limbs possible.
The feet of the legs didn't look like feet, in fact, you could walk around without any boots at all with these, they looked like sabatons. Though, Afton had already designed some footwear that Karl could use if he wanted to keep his implants clean.
Besides their obvious advantage to human legs in durability, they were actually much stronger than Karl's old legs... In fact, they could probably be considered at around super human level... Though, Afton was sure he was still stronger...
Honestly, he'd considered altering himself more, but he didn't know how that'd affect his stats... Would he lose strength if he replaced his limbs? Would his Perks still work? Yeah, not something he was willing to risk. Besides, if he wanted to do that he'd do it via mutations, not Cybernetics.
The operation was fairly difficult... Afton and Dala had basically stripped all the flesh away from Karl's legs in order to get to the nerves, tendons, and ligaments in order to connect them to the Cybernetics... Currently, it was too risky to try a straight neural interface, which is why making Cybernetics operate like they usually do would be the best option.
It was messy, gross, and rather unnerving work, but eventually, they'd properly fitted both legs. Afton examines them for a moment before nodding, applying a stimpack to Karl's thigh to heal it up a bit before beginning to test that they'd done everything correctly... He applies a light current to Karl's legs, and nods in satisfaction at the way the Cybernetic legs trembled.
This meant they were connected properly, and wouldn't have any problems once he woke up... Next was his new left hand though... Again, the hand looked like a gothic metal gauntlet, with segmented, sharp, and pointed fingers with sharp knuckles. The hand actually continues halfway up Karl's forearm, Afton was looking forward to Karl's reaction to it once it was installed...
Unlike the legs, Afton had to individually install the tendons of each finger, making it intricate and difficult work. Fortunately, he'd already performed this procedure on some of the criminal slaves he possesses and was relatively familiar with it.
Soon enough, the hand was installed, and after a couple more checks, Afton was satisfied with it. "Dala, time?"
"The operation took three hours, twenty minutes, and thirty-two seconds, to complete. It is now nine pm." she states.
Afton nods and wipes some sweat from his forehead, "Goodwork... But, you know this won't stop your punishment right?"
Dala nods her chassis. "I am aware... I still do not understand what you find unsatisfactory. My operation on your friend was a partial success."
Afton scowls, "Yeah, and a full success would have made her completely brain dead, so shut your mouth and know your damn place." he spits.
The only reason he hadn't properly punished Dala for Christine's sake yet, was the fake he intended something... Really special. He'd have Christine punish Dala once the robot had pain receptors, otherwise, it'd been like punching a robot... Only causing damage but doing nothing but potentially distressing it.
"You've got projects to continue with, attend to them. Glados, inform Karl's family that the procedure was a success, also, inform me once he'd awake." he states as he takes off his bloody clothing and leaves the room.
"Affirmative."
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
Niggross
Niggross Hope you bois liked the chap, if I missed anything please let me know. Thanks!
Also, thanks to my patrons for their support :
ShinAmazake
Chris Lindsey
Kingsprovince
Michael Jarrett
Nazlican Erdem
Tarlock
Chapter 558: Prep Steps
Afton steps out of the changing room just in time for Caroline and Carlos to arrive. He debriefs them on how the operation went and what to look out for should they notice anything weird. Lastly, he told them that once Karl was up and walking, have him take short walks to get used to the Cybernetics... Nothing intense.
With that, he left them to attend to Karl while he leaves for the Sink... Only for Glados' drone to pop out of the wall to inform him that he'd received a message a couple of hours ago from Tamia... Apparently, the NCR was harassing Jacobstown and they'd already been forced to destroy an encampment already... Tamia had already made an agreement with Marcus, the super mutant leader of Jacobstown to clear the NCR encampments to secure an alliance with them.
Afton releases a slow sigh upon hearing the message. This was essentially a declaration of war, no doubt the NCR troopers had already reported the presence of Bulwark in the area, so once it was known the encampments were wiped out, it'd be regarded as an outright attack, perhaps even an unprovoked one.
"Ugh, whatever... This just forces some of my plans forward slightly..." he mutters before focussing on the drone, "Have Klein begin CERR01-07, I think it's time to ramp up the stakes."
Elsewhere :
Tamia and her group had already eliminated two scout camps around Jacobstown, and through some 'light' interrogation, they soon acquired the location of the main NCR encampment in the area... However, once they actually reached the place, it strangely seemed much more heavily fortified than one would expect for an operation such as this...
Even Boone was baffled by the number of men and fortifications that were present, never in his experience as a 1st recon sniper had he seen anything like it for such a remote location.
There were around one hundred and thirty men give or take the few the group hadn't managed to spot yet. The number of men wasn't the biggest obstacle however, that would be the small group of NCR soldiers wearing some kind of power armour which were guarding a large tent.
The power armour in question looked as if it'd been cobbled together from scrapped pieces of Brotherhood varients. All of which were heavily stamped with NCR regalia, perhaps it was to distract from the make-shift feel of the armour? Tamia certainly wouldn't feel safe wearing that pile of scrap... Especially not after seeing the various tests Afton, Klein, and Mobius conducted on 'too tightly-sprung armour.
The tent they were guarding seemed to be of particular importance as patrols around it were almost never-ending, every minute or so a group of soldiers would walk around it while scanning everything of interest. The men in power armour never moved from their designated positions though.
"Wait, what's that?" Boone mutters while looking through his scope. Everyone else looks through their binoculars and spots it... Two men and one woman wearing white lab coats entering the tent with an unconscious Supermutant being carried being them.
"A supermutant? What could they want with it?" Tamia mutters aloud.
"Maybe they're testing some kind of mutant killing weapon?" Josie questions.
Boone shakes his head, "No, as far as I know, the NCR abandoned that kind of research when a virus wiped out one of their research centres... They tried to cover it up of course, but, it was eventually addressed by the last President, Wendell Peterson."
"What are we going to do? Whatever they want with the mutant can't be good... What if they dissect it?" Josie asks.
Tamia shrugs, "We could try see if Marcus wants to try and rescue them, but, we're only on this mission to secure an alliance with them... Boone, did you see what department the scientists were from? I heard Afton was looking to capture some OSI members..."
Boone flashes a grin but his face quickly resumes its neutral expression, "they had OSI badges on their chests and shoulders."
Tamia nods, "We should probably try and capture them then, after that the camp is up for destruction."
"Who's going to sneak inside though? Anja might be the only one trained to do it, maybe that Scorpion guy once he's done getting drilled by Glados..." Josie mutters.
"Hmm... Let's head back to base and see if there are any Stealthboys available... If not, we'll just see if Afton is available..." Tamia states while getting up and headed off in the opposite direction, wanting to teleport back. The others are in agreement, not wanting to risk their lives doing something stupid or ill-prepared.
Neither Jacobstown or the NCR noticed the flash of lightning declaring their exit from the mountain.
Once back Tamia immediately heads to the armoury, getting Glados' assistance to find anything of use... Fortunately, three Stealthboys had been made, though, these were only the failed products that were attempting to make multiple-use versions.
While there, Boone swaps out his Anti-Material rifle with his Railgun, it would easily be able to pierce the NCR's make-shift power armour, and its reduced sound would allow him to stay hidden for far longer.
Josie on the other hand stocked up on explosives, stuffing a backpack full of C4, Plasma grenades, and Plasma mines. Not to mention a few flashbangs and decoy grenades.
Last but certainly not least, they decided to bring the recently upgraded ED-E. Josie had been given the basics of his upgrades, but she could already think of a couple ways to use them.
With that, they quickly left Big Mt again via teleportation, Glados had made Afton aware of their presence and intentions but decided to let them do this on their own while he continued to try and analyse his father's DNA. He was sure they'd be fine and wouldn't need his help for something like this... Especially with how many grenades they'd apparently taken out of the armoury.
He did make sure that Dogmeat and ED-E recorded the battle though, he wanted to see how much they'd progressed during his absence.
CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Niggross
Niggross
Hope you bois liked the chap, if I missed anything please let me know. Thanks!
If you like my content or want to read ahead please go to : https://www.p.atreon.com/Nagross, I'd appreciate it.
Also, thanks to my patrons for their support :
ShinAmazake
Chris Lindsey
Kingsprovince
Michael Jarrett
Nazlican Erdem
Tarlock
Weekly Power Status
200+ Power
Ranking 
0 Power
stone 
Paragraph comment