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Capítulo 353: Downfall of Death...-Claws

Afton returns to his group looking no worse for wear, they'd been dutifully holding the position while what sounded like a war was going on. Though, the fact that Afton was standing here right now meant that the group of Deathclaws had been dealt with.

Before he says anything else, he walks over to Dog-meat and waggles his finger at the animal, "Bad dog. Don't take eggs from Deathclaws nests"

The Cyberdog whines but after doesn't care and continues to tell it off for a couple minutes. Once he was thoroughly satisfied with his 'disciplining' of Dog-meat he turns to the others, "Alright, the Supermutants kill all the Deathclaws, but suffered heavy casualties as a result. You guys ready for another round?"

"You mean luring some more Deathclaws towards us?" Karl asks.

Afton nods, "Yeah. We'll send Dog-meat again... Hopefully, he won't steal any more eggs. I do doubt that the Deathclaws would be willing to send so many out of the Quarry now though, so it'll be pretty easy to kill the stragglers who're baited."

"Our traps killed a few Young Deathclaws by the way." Boone says, pointing over at the Quarry entrance where a few craters and headless Deathclaw bodies were lying.

"Nice." Afton mutters before looking at Dog-meat, "Alright boy, I'm giving you another chance here, go bark at some Deathclaws and come back here... WITHOUT AN EGG!"

"Woof!" the Cyberdog barks before sprinting off towards the Quarry once again.

"Odds that the mutt comes back with another egg?" Karl quietly asks in exasperation.

"Fifty-fifty I think." Boone adds, already looking down the scope towards the Quarry.

And so the group slowly begins thinning out the Deathclaw ranks, Dog-meat luring groups of them, single large males, and once even a brood mother. A couple hours pass and they eventually realise that another problem had sprung up...

"The rest ain't comin' out... Are they?" Karl asks, tapping his foot in boredom.

Afton shrugs, "Well, they must be smart enough to know when not to follow the strange death-bringing dog... That or we've finished them all off already... Which I doubt."

"What are we going to do, sir?" Anja asks, feeling pretty useless as she'd not had to use her weapon for an hour or so now. The Anti-Material rifles doing their jobs very effectively.

"What else is there to do? We go in ourselves. Even if they're all wiped out, we still need to destroy their nests and eggs." he says, getting to his feet.

The others follow a good distance behind him as he slowly approaches the Quarry entrance, having Nyx keep an eye out with her proximity sensors.

Afton enters inside the Quarry and quickly notices the lack of Deathclaws in the immediate vicinity. Though, the group do notice a couple nests lying about here and there. No one attempts to destroy them as of yet however, as the smell would undoubtedly bring the rest of the Deatclaws charging at them.

The group took up a position at a raised point in the Quarry as Afton continued sneaking around, eventually spotting a large group of Deathclaws huddled together in a clearing. There were around three huge brood mothers, most likely the strongest of the pack. They had thick grey scaled hides and stood almost twice as tall as the other adults.

Clearly, they were attempting to protect their young from whatever threat had begun attacking them... That was eerily intelligent for supposed creatures bent on death and destruction, but Afton wasn't about to question his morality after slaughtering most of them already.

So, he dropped to a knee and took up aim, focussing his scope on the temple of the nearest brood mother. Once he knew he had a clear shot, he pulled the trigger and blew its head clean off! He made sure that his silencer was off so the rest would notice and follow him...

Fortunately, they didn't need much other motivation than that. The headless corpse of the brood mother enrages the rest of them as they charge at him. Afton quickly sprints back to the others, explosive .50 cal shots ringing out as they begin firing at his pursuers.

Afton quickly climbs to their position and joins them in firing at the approaching Deathclaws, decimating them before they can even get close. There was the small problem of the Young and Baby Deathclaws charging at them, but Anja and Josie made short work of them with a barrage of rounds.

Similar fights like this continued throughout the Quarry, Afton baiting small groups of Deathclaws and the group killing them all off without much trouble. Eventually, all of the Deathclaws had been wiped out, which only left destroying the nests.

"I know it's stupid to ask, but... How much do you think these eggs are worth?" Afton asks while shaking the yolk from the shattered egg off of his boot.

Karl shrugs, "Oh, I don't know... Five-hundred? Eight-hundred? You'd be hard-pressed to find a buyer though. Only folk who want these are crazies or scientists."

Afton's eyes bulge at the number of caps they'd been smashing, "Why didn't you say so sooner!? These things are worth their weight in gold!" he exclaims.

Karl shakes his head, "Did you not listen to a word I just said? Even if you found a buyer, they wouldn't be able to afford hundreds of eggs... Take some along if you want, but I'm not hurting my back to carry 'em."

Afton reluctantly nods, scooping couple Deathclaw eggs into his backpack... They were headed to New Vegas soon so, maybe he could bet it in a poker game? That seemed like a fun thing to try. "I wouldn't want you guys to touch one of these anyway, any wandering Deathclaw would be attracted by the smell from miles."

"I don't much care about that. Take as many eggs as you want, as long as you promise not to try and hatch one as a pet... I swear to whatever higher-being exists I'll put a bullet through its skull before it can make a squeak."


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Capítulo 354: Old Acquaintance

With all the Deathclaws eliminated along with their nests, the group packed up all their gear and began to move again. While they could return to Camp McCarren and immediately accept their reward, Afton decided that they could claim it later... For now, their destination was Novac.

Before they left though, they made camp to rest after the long day they'd just had... As it was Afton's watch, however, he left Dog-meat in his place and snuck back into the Quarry. He'd already found the coordinates that he needed for teleportation, so all he needed to do now was gather all the stuff he wanted to transport...

It was a tough couple hours of work, but he eventually managed... He'd gathered all the Deathclaw corpses and eggs he'd saved into a big pile and calibrated the coordinates so that all of it would be transported. Yeah, sure, it'd take a shit load of energy to do, but Borous would appreciate the opportunity to study the creatures, not to mention the fact that he wanted Glados to process the leather into something workable...

He left a note atop the pile of corpses basically telling the AI to make him some protective clothing he could wear from the brood mother corpses... Their defensive properties were a double-edged sword, it'd protect the Deathclaws, but also made them valuable targets for hunters looking for their leather.

With a *CRACK!* of lightning, the pile was gone, leaving a small cloud of smoke behind in its wake. With all that done, Afton made his way back to camp and woke the next person up so they could take watch.

The next day they travelled along the highway that both Karl and Afton were very familiar with. They'd spent enough time patrolling them with the Powder Gangers that they almost knew them like the back of their hand... It was strange to see them empty, with the occasional trader to Sloan.

No other bandits had set up shop around here, and Afton was sure it was due to the NCR finally clearing up the area. After a day or so of walking, they eventually reach Primm and are immediately greeted with an old friend.

"Hah! Look who the cat dragged in, an old hair-ball and 'fastest gun in the Mojave'... Seems like you've picked up some pals between last I saw you." Sheriff Meyer exclaims from the lawn chair he was sitting on in front of the town.

He still wore his Powder Ganger jacket, but now looked armed to the teeth with a rifle and many pistols on his hip. His black and grey speckled beard has grown out long, and he still had the black hat he never seemed to take off.

Currently, he was sitting in some shade with a beer in his hands, watching the highway Primm was next to.

Karl scratches his steadily growing beard in irritation, "Sounds 'bout right. Give you a lick of power and you're already drinkin' on the job and harassing passerbys... Still an improvement from your old gloomy self." he retorts, walking over and enthusiastically greeting the man with a pat on the shoulder.

Meyer shrugs, "Yeah, well, I can say the same thing. You lot look like you're headed to fight an army..." his eyes go over Afton, "And you kid, you planning to hold one of those pistols with your third leg?" he jokes.

Afton shrugs, "Unfortunately not, your mother seems determined to keep it in her mouth as long as possible." he snipes back, the three of them laughing like old friends.

Meyers looks over at Boone, Josie, and Anja. His glance at the latter is less hospitable than the rest, but he knew voicing it would not turn out well for him. If Karl and the kid were willing to let a ghoul travel with them, it must be for good reason.

Instead, he simply nods at them, "Howdy, in case you didn't notice the badge, I'm the sheriff of Primm. Former... Associate. With the cowboy duo there." he points a thumb at Karl and Afton.

Boone gives a stiff nod, if he wasn't already aware of Karl and Afton's history with the Powder Gangers, he'd be much more hostile to the man still wearing their regalia.

Josie was still new to the group and hadn't heard about it. Even so, despite her rather comfy job in Camp McCarren, she knew who and what the Powder Gangers were. Leaving her with a less than ecstatic first opinion of the man.

Anja was of the opposite opinion however, the man had obviously given a cautious look at her, but he'd not said anything derogatory yet, putting him in her 'good books' for now.

Meyers glances at the Cyberdog panting next to Anja's leg, "You even got a dog? If I didn't know any better I'd say you guys were preparing to hunker down and start a family. He waggles his thick eyebrows, "I don't know what's between you two, but we at Primm don't discriminate."

"Fuck off, Meyers." Karl states before continuing, "We just got done clearing the Deathclaws along the highway and Quarry, so you'll be seeing more trade come through soon enough."

Meyers gapes at them, "You're sayin' that you lot took down the shit-load of Deathclaws down there? Forgive me if I call bullshit on that." he states, and no one could really dispute him as it did seem farfetched.

Afton grins at him and pulls a Deathclaw egg out of his bag, "I guess this is just an above-average chicken egg then." he says, causing Meyers to audibly swallow his saliva.

"You sure you killed all of 'em? Otherwise, the survivors might come sniffin' after their eggs... I'm tough but... Not tough enough to fight those things off." he sheepishly admits.

"You'll be fine. You think we'd be able to steal an egg and get away alive if we hadn't killed them all first?"

Meyers slowly nods, "I suppose... Alright. Why don't you folks come in, Primm has changed a lot since you last visited." he says, gesturing them all inside as he leads.


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