Capítulo 136: The end is Nigh-t-kin
After finding out that Ada had accidentally killed quite a few people by selling them a deadly fungus, Ranger Andy had apparently had enough. Despite the fact the man's leg was still injured, he marched straight over to her and demanded she "Get the fuck outta my town", she sent puppy dog eyes to Afton and the ranger, but neither wanted to associate with the psychopath any longer.
As such, she and her bodyguards left town, leaving Afton as the only medical practitioner. The medical tent was scrapped and any patients would have to go directly to him for treatment, the was an issue as he'd hide in Daisy's garage most of the time. So, to make sure no one died from not getting treatment, he had a fixed time where he'd check to see if anyone was there before returning to what he was doing.
Another week had passed and Karl had been getting antsy the entire time. The man was fine in the Powder Gangers as they'd do raids quite regularly, but here, sitting in a town just waiting for stuff to happen didn't agree with him.
So, to alleviate his boredom he started looking around the place for jobs. Manny already had one for him and asked him to clear out some ghouls at the REPCONN test site. Afton couldn't really go with him as he needed to repair the bike.
Karl was more than willing to accept the job though, and soon after left to complete it. It was only a day later than the man returned looking rather scuffed.
"What happened to you?" Afton asked jokingly after Karl threw himself into a nearby chair.
"What happened? Fuckin' super mutants is what happened! I need to go and kick Manny's ass for sending me down there... Fuck!"
"Whaddya mean?" Afton asks, never having seen Karl act like this before.
"Kid, it wasn't just ghouls down there. There's a fuckin' army of Nightkin waiting in that place's basement... There was a group of non-feral ghouls there called the Bright-Brotherhood, they wanted me to clear out the 'Demons' so they could reach some kind of launch control." he shrugs, "To be honest I wasn't really listening and assumed the 'demons' were just Gecko's or Radscorpions. Almost had my head taken off by a Nightkin as soon as I entered!"
"Think the ghouls will be alright?" Afton asks, if the Nightkin wanted to they'd probably be able to easily kill all the ghouls... In Fallout 3 the Nightkin were probably one of the most annoying enemies, being able to go invisible at will and dealing a shit ton of damage, while also being immune to being targeted in VATS? He didn't know whether he wanted to try fighting them in real life.
Karl shrugs, "I managed to lock the basement door before I hightailed it outta there. It might hold, it might not... Whatever the case I'm not going back there without a Fatman on my shoulder and an Anti-Material rifle in each hand." he states.
"Surely they aren't that bad?" Afton asks, vaguely remembering that Nightkin were relatively squishy enemies.
"Kid, you need to understand that giving a tank with legs the ability to turn invisible will never lead to a good outcome. They are almost as durable as deathclaws, with the ability to use guns and go invisible. Not to mention how strong they are... Only reason they haven't taken over the world is their inability to produce offspring. The only thing we human's actually beat them on is intelligence, which means fuck all when they can cut you in half." he says.
"Hm, guess we're ditching that job them, you better go tell Manny what you found... Maybe when we're better geared we can come back and sort it out for them."
Karl nods and quickly leaves to report his finding to Manny. He wouldn't be getting any caps for it, but they could really leave the threat of a large group of Nightkin to go unreported.
To be honest, this reminded Afton of another job he'd accepted and hadn't been able to complete yet. A couple living in Novac was having trouble with some creature entering their property and killing their livestock in the night. They'd not been able to spot what it was, and it always disappeared before they managed to get their guns ready.
That night he grabbed Karl and hid inside the couples house to wait for the creature to appear. Everyone had their weapons ready as they waited for it to come... There was only a few Brahmin left due to the creature butchering a few every night, it'd no doubt return to finish the job.
An hour after midnight the Brahmin started going nuts, stamping their hoofs and making as much noise as possible. The group just waited, and watched as an almost impossible to spot spacial distortion crept into the pen. Once it reached the Brahmin one of the poor animal's head were immediately cut off, the thing responsible appearing out of thin air and revealing its dark blue skin, vicious face and large bumper sword.
It turned to charge at the other Brahmin but was stopped when a bullet flew through the air and struck it in the chest, causing it to halt and look around for whoever was responsible. Everyone started firing, the couples varmint rifles doing almost no damage other than scraping the things skin.
Afton and Karl were having more luck though, as the Nightkin was talking to itself about tearing them apart and wearing their intestines as a scarf they opened fire. That Gun and Lucky's bullets penetrated the creatures face, though its skull seemed tough enough to stop it instantly dying. Fortunately Karl's .44 Revovler didn't have such trouble, the bullets streaking through the air and tearing its jaw off.
His shot had strayed off target due to the Nightkins erratic movements, but losing the lower half of its face was more than enough to cripple it, allowing the group to pepper it with ammunition until it eventually died.
Afton could see why Karl was so hesitant to fight them now, unlike the game, you couldn't just keep dealing damage until something died... If you shot someone's foot one hundred times they wouldn't die, just lose a foot. Afton was sure they'd need the best equipment around to be able to handle a large group of these creatures.
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Capítulo 137: Dirt-Bird Flies
Eventually though, Afton's time in Novac came to an end. The traders Karl had negotiated with had returned at the time they stated, allowing the duo to sell the rest of their loot off. Combine that with the bounty reward for killing Dead Sea as well as the caps he earned treating injuries, and Afton had secured around four thousand caps.
This gave him a total of nine thousand caps altogether, he didn't know if this was enough to truly get what he wanted, as Karl had said that the Gun Runners were notoriously expensive. Regardless, he actually needed to decide what he wanted, but he'd choose once he got there.
The duo were going to leave Novac today, the motorbike had been repaired and he'd promised to allow Daisy to take a spin on it, in return she'd hopefully show him how to actually drive it.
Before he does any of that though, he pulls out the two skill books Karl had found for him, one being from Jeannie's floor safe, the other coming from the REPCONN Test site. They both turn to dust in his grasp and small motes of knowledge make their way into his head.
[+3 Stealth]
[+3 Science]
Afton still hadn't heard back from Boone but he felt as if the man was just holding off until the last minute... Youknow, to be dramatic or something. Shaking his head he quickly makes his way down to Daisy's garage.
The old woman was already standing beside the motorbike with an almost shining expression, he was sure that if she got anymore excited she'd piss herself...
The bike itself was a long metal vehicle that reflected the light from its metal casing. It was higher off the ground that it had been originally and its tires were around thirty percent bigger. This was intentional as it needed to be able to go offroad, the Mojave's highways were nothing more than markers directing you to go, so damaged that they make the deepest potholes blush.
Attached to the bike was a small side cart that was big enough to fit one person comfortably, it had a small glass panel to protect the passenger against winds, but it was small enough in side to allow someone to comfortably shoot from the cart.
"It's a thing of beauty..." Afton mutters, more to himself than anything but Daisy nods regardless.
"It sure is, this baby would make any of those rich boy's back in California and even Nevada so jealous! I heard you're leaving today, so, can I take it out for a spin?" she quickly asks.
Afton nods, "Yeah, I'll be sitting in the side cart though, once you've had your fun I need to learn to ride it... Just the basics, I can't imagine it'd be all that difficult.
Daisy quickly nods and dashes over to the large garage door, unlocking a clip and pushing it upwards, opening the garage to the rest of the world. Afton climbs into the sidecart. He handed her the key that'd be able to start it, he'd personally made it as difficult as possible to unlock this thing without the proper key, many people would love to get their hands on it, so it was the necessary thing to do.
She quickly inserts the key and twists it before pressing the button that'd power on the reactor. It's not like a gasoline engine, it doesn't need to be revved, nor does it make a satisfying noise. It's more comparable to an electric engine.
It gives off a low hum once it activates, it isn't loud per se, but it's noticeable. She kicks up the stand and twists the handle slightly to get it moving. The bike easily shifting forwards like an eager to please horse.
Once they're in the sunlight Afton hops out and closes the garage door before getting back in. Daisy quickly turns the bike and head into town where a long stretch of relatively undamaged road was located. The hum of the bike increased in sound and intensity the faster they went, but it wasn't really annoying, more just an indicator of how hard the reactor was working.
It took a bit for Daisy to get used to driving it, but after thirty minutes she was comfortably doing skids, all the while laughing like a schoolgirl. Eventually, they seem to have gathered an audience, most of the town of Novac had come out to watch them drive around... Many seemed confused as to what they were actually doing, while others marvelled at the fact they'd managed to fix a pre-war vehicle.
Daisy drove towards them and skidded to a stop, causing Afton to bounce around uncomfortably in the sidecart, "Do you really have to do that? I'd bet my legs that it's not good for the tires." he asks.
Daisy shrugs, "Then I'll just have to help fix it up again won't I? Atleast then I'd be able to take it on another spin."
"You don't need to break it for me to let you drive it Daisy, whenever I'm in Novac you can take it around, I just don't know when we'll be back." he says.
Karl walks up to them out of the group of people and crosses his arms, "Damn kid, I knew something was up with how you kept disappearin' never thought you'd do something like this." he mutters.
"It isn't much, just a bit of elbow grease and wallah, she's done."
"You better be nice to Dirt-Bird here." she says pointedly to Karl, "Anyone tries to steal her I want you to put a bullet in them."
Karl raises a brow, "Dirt-Bird?"
Afton sighs at this, "Do you need to insist on that being its name?..."
Daisy slowly nods, not giving any indication she was willing to budge on this. Afton didn't really care either way as naming inanimate objects never seemed necessary to him.
"Fine. Karl have you got everything packed, I wanna leave and make it to our next destination before nightfall."
"Almost, just need to buy some more supplies and we'll be good to go."
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