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Chapter 47: Dire Escape

Strangely enough, they weren't immediately under assault as the group left Helios One... Maybe the NCR hadn't noticed? Or their guards were too relaxed? Perhaps they hadn't expected them to leave the facility and instead just starve to death silently?

All these thoughts were interrupted as a flash of light illuminated the area momentarily...

*BOOM!*

A large amount of dirt was unearthed at the front of the group as what sounded like multiple mines went off all at once. The NCR had apparently been waiting for this and started opening fire as soon as the explosion was heard.

Hundreds of service rifles were firing at them all at once, the barrage of bullets barely being held back by the Power armour surrounding them. Afton shot back with his Laser rifle, attempting to hit the distant flashes, but had no idea whether he'd reduced their numbers or not.

Of course, he wasn't the only person responding, the area was lit red by the barrage of Gatlings lasers that sprayed upon the NCR's firing line, killing what must've been thirty people all at once. Someone in Power armour standing behind him lifted some kind of ballistic device, this confused Afton momentarily as the Brotherhood usually stayed away from them... However, he understood when the man started firing.

*Boom!Boom!Boom!*

A spray of grenades left the heavy weapon, laying down explosions wherever he turned, the flimsy sandbags the NCR had erected were like paper against the weapon, splattered of blood and limbs of the unfortunate victims hit went everywhere.

Afton was starting to think that they might be able to defeat the NCR... Until the discharge of a ballistic weapon louder than the others sounded out, Afton watched as the bullet shot through the grenade-launcher's visor. The bullet wasn't able to leave the back of the helmet, but the man was dead regardless. They dropped heavily to the floor and Afton forced his legs to keep running instead of trying to pick up and using the weapon...

The rumour about those NCR snipers wasn't incorrect apparently, they were fucking crazy at their job! Afton knew he'd never in a million years be able to shot through someone helmet visor, let alone while they were constantly on the move.

Afton fired a shot at the top of the canyon where they were moving, having guessed that'd where the man was judging from the angle of the shot that'd killed the man earlier. The red light travelled through the area and lit it up briefly, allowing him to spot the red visored man wearing the typical veteran ranger coat...

Upon being shot at they hefted they Anti-Material rifle onto their shoulder and left to relocate their position. The sniper was apparently timid, Afton nodded to himself at the thought that he'd bought his Chapter a few minutes at not being targeted by the sniper again.

The NCR didn't seem to know about the hidden canyon passage, the only thing stopping the Brotherhood from reaching it was the line of firing soldiers who were firing madly as if they had infinite ammo.

The soldiers wielding service weren't that big a deal, doing almost nothing to the men in Power armour, occasionally a bullet would get through the walking wall of metal and hit something in the centre, but these were usually non-lethal injuries. Only two Initiates had died thus far, which was considerably less than Afton had expected.

What was the biggest problem though were the huge amount of mines laid out, they didn't have to time to sweep for them and disable them, so the Paladins just ran blindly. Now, Power armour could resist a couple mines, but eventually the shrapnel would make it through.

Afton had seen Eighteen men with crippled legs being left behind by the group, still firing their weapons defiantly. They were definitely going to die, the metal legs of the Power armour had been so dented that it'd basically crushed their legs, all the machinery inside was like a grinder against their muscles, they couldn't even take it off if they wanted to.

They screamed "Ad Victoriam" as the NCR snipers put them out of their misery.

The group had only gotten halfway to the passage when Pulse grenades started getting thrown, almost everyone was caught in the blast, causing Power armour and weaponry to malfunction. Once this happened people started dropping like flies.

The Knights, Scribes, and Paladins in Power armour were not able to move properly, allowing the NCR to fire upon those in the centre of the formation. Blood sprayed onto Afton's face as a woman holding her newborn child was riddled with bullets.

A couple bullets whizzed past his head, and one eventually lodged itself in his shoulder, throwing him to the ground. Miles grabbed him and helped him up while blindly firing his Laser rifle at the NCR in the distance.

Afton's Laser rifle had ran out of ammo and needed a reload, but his mind was frazzled with pain and so he just threw it to the side and slung the Tri-beam laser rifle from his back. It was like a shotgun, firing three red beams in a burst. He fired it at the formation ahead of them that was blocking their destination.

Seeing that he wasn't doing all that much to them, he let the rifle hang loose on the sling and retrieved a plasma grenade. He didn't know if he was ablet throw it far enough, but he didn't know if he'd get another shot.

He reared back and threw it as hard as he could, the pulsing green light travelled just over the NCR's sandbag-blockade, and he could see soldiers scrambling to get away... It was futile though, Plasma grenades weren't like the typical ballistic ones, their radius was massive, and liquified anything caught near it.

His grenade had reduced the sandbags and nearby NCR soldiers to a glowing green mulch, it didn't take long for those affected by the Pulse grenades to regain their bearings, they had anticipated such an attack and did their best to shield the circuitry... It was a slapped together job at best, but it was all they could do with the time and resources given.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Niggross Niggross

Press F for our Grenade boi who got sniped by some douchy camping sniper. I can already hear them typing in chat "360 no-scope headshot noob"

Hope you guys liked the chap, if I missed anything please let me know.

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Chapter 48: Sacrifices

"Come on, we're almost there!" McNamara shouts from the front, occasionally firing off his Gauss Rifle.

*BANG!BANG!BANG!*

The sound of more Anti-Material rifles go off, the NCR had finally repositioned them from the other entrances apparently, none of the bullets were fatal, but a few Knights were knocked unconscious when struck in the head.

A couple people wanted to assist them but were put down with the rest, the Brotherhoods numbers were dropping quicker and quicker, the more time they spent outside the facility. Afton winced at the bullet in his shoulder as he pushed himself to keep moving.

Dust was kicked up around them as more bullets littered the ground. Many of the NCR soldiers had been killed, but their numbers seemed to just keep coming.

Once the group had finally reached the sand-bags they started killing the NCR soldiers who'd survived the Plasma grande, all the while using their bodies as sheilds for the others to file through.

An NCR soldier with a crazed look in his eye jumped onto one of the Knights with a combat knife in hand, attempting to lift the helmet to stab them in the neck or face. The Knight was about to drop their weapon and beat the man into pulp with their Power armour-enhanced strength, but a Paladin swiped some kind of metal spear at them.

The metal spear's tip glowed as it passed the NCR soldier, it hadn't seemed to have done anything, but Afton's eyes widened when the soldiers lower half dropped to the floor, their intestines trailing after it like a slinky.

The NCR soldier had finally noticed his injury and let go of the Knight, screaming in agony as they attempted to stuff their intestines back inside their body. They were dead regardless though, no amount of stimpacks could help with that kind of injury.

The NCR rangers released another barrage of 50.cal bullets, bright sparks flew off th armour they'd hit, some Brotherhood soldiers grunting in pain as the forced heavily bruised flesh or even sometimes broke their bones.

*BOOM!*

Another mine exploded at the front of the group, causing any near it to stumble backwards, impeding their progress. Due to this they were sitting ducks, Afton glanced behind him to see if everyone was still alright, Melissa, Miles, and Sandra were all covered in dirt and some blood, but looked relatively uninjured.

His mother and Adah were-

*Bang!*

Sparks danced off of his mothers helmet as her head was violently knocked to the side, she immediately fell unconscious and Afton's feet were moving before he'd even thought about it. "MOM!" he shouted, trying to lift her but finding her Power armour was too heavy for him to lift.

Adah began trying to lift her instead, as he wasn't able to help in that regard he looked up at the top of the canyon and spotted the dim flash of a suppressed muzzle, instantly firing his Tri-Beam laser rifle at them.

It was incredibly inaccurate to use this weapon at such a distance, but he more hoping that illuminating the sniper again would get them off of their backs momentarily. That wasn't the case though as the illuminated sniper just shifted their rifle towards them.

"UP THERE!" Afton shouted, continually firing at the sniper, his friends began trying to hit them to, but none could land a good shot.

*BANG!*

The sound of shattering reinforced glass caused Afton to turn, he saw his mothers visor implode as blood sprayed out... She'd been shot!

"YOU FUCKING NCR BASTARDS!" he roared, firing his rifle at the sniper as they retreated. Afton was enraged, they'd just killed his mother and gotten away with their lives. He quickly looked around for anything that could hit them, eventually spotting his mother's Gauss Rifle on the ground.

He jumped for it, picking it up and firing at the sniper of in the distance, he aimed for their back, but wasn't entirely sure where he'd hit... Their rapid movements, lack of light, and his unfamiliarity with the weapon made it unlikely he'd hit. His blood was still boiling though, and he made the shot.

*PACHINK!*

Afton watched intensely as the blue streak travelled through the air, lighting up everything it passed. It looked as if it would miss its mark, but the ranger turned as they were running, inadvertently placing their right hand in the shots path.

*Splatter!*

Their right hand and upper arm exploded into blood and gore, they dropped to the floor out of Afton's vision. He was still enraged and wanted to climb up there to finish the bastard off, but his friends and Adah dragged him away.

*BOOM!**BOOM!*

More mines went off at the front as the group finally reached the passage way, Afton would be happy were it not for his mothers death. Just as the group was about to enter the passage though, he spotted something lying in a crater created by a mine.

"Dad!?" he shouts, going off to the man who's still firing his Gatling Laser at the incoming NCR.

Zachary didn't turn away from the enemies as he addressed his son, "FOLLOW THE OTHERS, I'LL BUY YOU TIME! GO!"

"NO! They killed mom! They'll kill you too!" he shouts.

"DAMN IT AFTON! LISTEN TO ME! I'M DEAD ANYWAY, JUST GET OUT OF HERE! I WON'T LET MY FAMILY BE WIPED OUT BY THESE FUCKERS... NOW!" he roars, the Gatling Laser expelling the hot empty Electron charge pack as he shoves another inside.

Adah and a few other Knights run back and grab Afton as he tries to squirm out of their grips, he tries to escape to help his father, but goes limp when they eventually lose sight of him. The sound of his Gatling Laser could still be heard as they ventured further into the canyon.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Niggross Niggross

And that ladies and gentleman, is how Afton Parker became Batman... Or Rad-scorpian-man? Whatever.

I hope you guys enjoyed the chap, if I missed anything please let me know.

If you like my content or want to read ahead please go to https://www.p.atreon.com/Nagross, I'd appreciate it.

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