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Bab 507: Ain't That A Kick In The Head?

Afton appears outside the Mojave Clinic and begins walking towards it, immediately noticing the boarded-up door and windows. Over the boards was a sign stating 'Mojave Clinic going through renovations'...

Afton would've laughed at this, had he not picked up the smell of rotting bodies nearby. Shaking his head, he steps forwards and begins tearing the boards off of the door with ease. After a moment the door was cleared, allowing him entrance into the clinic.

However, the door seems blocked by something when he tries to push it open, the small gap in the door also intensifies the smell of rotting meat, making him more and more anxious over Usanagi's fate... He honestly thought she'd betrayed him, but seeing the state of this place made it clear it was out of her hands.

He gives another forceful nudge and the door slowly pushes open, the bodies that were slumped against it getting forced away...

Afton steps inside and quickly pinches his nose due to the permeable smell of rotting meat... It blisters his eyes and nose due to the sheer strength of it, meaning that these bodies had been here for weeks, if not months.

The room itself was covered in old, dried, black bloodstains and bullet holes. He bends down and picks up a bullet shell, "5.56mm." he mutters to himself as he scowls at the implication of this finding. Most would just shrug and say it was a robbery or some such, but the presence of this specific type of ammunition, bullet holes, and the size of the wounds on the corpses led Afton to believe the weapon used were Marksman Carbines and Service Rifles, which were prominently used by the NCR.

Either someone was trying to frame the NCR, or the NCR couldn't be bothered to cover their tracks... Or maybe they simply didn't have the time to scrub the place? Doctor Usanagi was a popular person due to the charity she performed on a regular basis.

Afton tosses the shell back onto the floor and begins checking the bodies, afterwards breathing a sigh of relief at not finding Usanagi's corpse among the pile. The only bodies present were that of her bodyguards, the unfortunate souls who'd gotten trapped in something way bigger than the initial job.

To be honest, this primarily Afton's fault... If he hadn't given her a sample of his blood the NCR wouldn't have been baited to attack and acquire it. Though, how the NCR found out about his and Usanagi's agreement was another matter entirely.

Before he leaves, he takes the chance to look around the clinic for anything left behind. He finds the implants stored in a secure safe and takes all of them for further research, as well as all the medical supplies left lying around.

He's about to teleport back to Big Mt when Nyx flashes his Pipboy light momentarily to get his attention, "Sir, the New Vegas radio broadcast has mentioned the events in Primm."

Raising a brow at the news, he quickly turns the broadcast on, catching Mr New Vegas halfway through a sentence.

"-from the fine folks at the independent town of Primm, we've received a recording of one of their recent events. Not every day we get a treat like this, especially one with such a backstory! I bring you the debate between the upcoming group in the Mojave, Bulwark, and the monolithic New California Republic, enjoy." the raspy voice of old Mr New Vegas states before switching on the recording.

After a moment, the voice of Ambassador Crocker could be heard, giving his speech of how great the NCR and America is. Afton grins to himself, this was basically free publicity for Bulwark, hopefully, the tape would even include parts of the attack

Of course, it was obvious Mr House had a hand in this, Mr New Vegas never said anything that went against House interests, meaning they were linked somehow... That's not even mentioning Mr New Vegas's seeming agelessness.

Afton just silently listens as Crocker's speech ends, allowing his own to start... Yeah, he was a little more aggressive than he first intended, but those barbed comments by Crocker had gotten his back up slightly... Though, at least his diatribe might sway a few NCR citizens from their preconceived notions.

After his speech, the actual negotiations started and obviously didn't go anywhere. He did think that his response to Crocker's accusations was very convincing, especially his noting that all their evidence against him came from Caesar's Legion, you know, the Empire he attacked and basically crippled? That's one fact that people won't be forgetting any time soon, that the NCR would use potentially duplicitous means and dubious evidence.

With that event alone he'd basically cleared himself of all wrong-doings in the publics eyes, making all actions the NCR takes against him strange and biased.

The recording continues until the crowd starts screaming, Afton and Veronica could be heard talking and attacking the creature before it finally cuts out.

"Now, that's a particularly unexpected development. Neither faction present in the event has come forward to explain what had exactly occurred, but I learned from the mayor of Primm, Johnston Nash, all evidence points the attack towards a branch of the NCR government, specifically the Office of Science and Industry. It's best not to take this at full face value though, who knows what could be true... Now, for those folk with love in their hearts, 'Ain't That A Kick In The Head!?'. *trumpets blaring with jazz* How lucky can one gu-"

Afton turns the radio off with a sigh, whelp, Johnston has just instigated further tensions between Bulwark and the NCR with his afterthought... The NCR wouldn't take kindly to such allegations and would try to pin all the blame on Bulwark instead. He rubs his face, the NCR were so easy to read...

With a shake of his head, he walks back to the teleportation point and returns to Big Mt, hoping Dala or Glados had found something out about Mr X.


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Bab 508: Big Macka

Ambassador Crocker was anxiously resting his head on his hands while the radio next to him played the recording of what happened in Primm... All had gone 'relatively' well for both sides until Mr New Vegas spoke those last words on the topic, words told by Johnston Nash.

He drops his head to the desk once he hears it, immediately thinking about how he could play it off as Bulwark and Afton's fault, but nothing yet comes to mind... He glances behind him at the two NCR Military Police behind him, "I know I'm asking a lot from you, but, any idea's?" he asks, wondering if these two were dim-witted or diamonds in the rough.

The two men look at one another and shrugging before one finally speaks up, "I don't know much about this sir, but if the attack is by one of our own, wouldn't it be prudent to admit fault and apprehend those responsible?" he politely says.

Crocker raises a brow and slowly nods, "Maybe... The OSI denied everything when I asked them, but the evidence doesn't lie. We've already lost a huge amount of respect from the Mojave due to this incident, as well as the event itself... You, what's your name?"

"Jonas, sir." the soldier states with a salute.

Crocker nods, "Get Liza to send me everything we know about the OSI, oh, and have her deliver these letters to General Oliver." he taps his desk where a small stack of letters lie.

Jonas nods and leaves with the other soldiers, Crocker doesn't notice this however, his mind still scheming on how to fix this.

Jonas looks at his buddy Hestus, "Should we report this to Afton or?"

Hestus shakes his head, "We can't risk discovery yet... Let's check the contents of these letters before handing them off, I've got Crocker's seal so no one should notice anything." he states as both enter an empty room.

Elsewhere :

Macka Bree, head scientist in the biological advancement laboratory of the OSI, slumps in his chair as his assistant goes through the reports he'd brought. "Operative: X has failed and been captured by our enemy, sir." Bell states, as if an important subject of their research hadn't been stolen from them.

Macka sighs and rubs his face, "I knew listening to Roslin was a bad idea, everyone knows that you don't fuck with Parker! And yet he wants us to send in X anyway, even while knowing what X is!"

"Did your call with Ambassador Crocker go well, professor?" Bell asks.

Macka shakes his head, "No, no it didn't. That pacifistic idiot is probably mounting his allies for a full-blown investigation... Have all non-disclosed test subjects moved to my personal facility, make sure they are properly confined or we'll have more problems than just Crocker." he states, waving Bell off as he begins work on his own end.

Macka had worked too hard and too long to fail now. His advancement through the OSI had been hard-fought and fraught with adversity. Yet, with a combination of his intelligence and unnatural abilities, he'd managed to gain this position.

His peculiar ability to manipulate cells and organic matter had allowed him to accomplish things none of his colleagues had come close to. His biggest accomplishment was of course, Subject X. It was far stronger, smarter, and more durable than anything he'd created thus far.

It'd been difficult to have Zachary Parker transferred to his facility, but with the help of General Roslin Poacher, he'd eventually achieved it. Why had he specifically requested Zachary Parker some might ask? Well, he had a hunch that Afton Parker's peculiar abilities might require a similar genome to be properly utilised.

His earlier attempts with Afton Parker's blood had all failed, either creating plant-like abominations that were either braindead or hellbent on eating anything that comes near it, or having the subject melt into a puddle of goo instead.

He'd need to thank Doctor Usanagi for the sample she'd 'provided' them, even if they had to beat the information out of her. Perhaps showing her pictures of Subject X would have her more cooperative? He remembered reading that she was an accomplished scientist in her own right.

General Roslin wanted Afton Parker killed, which went against Macka's intentions. He wanted Parker captured, so he could breed him like a stud horse and create an army of soldiers similar to Subject X.

Subject X alone was an army killer, so Macka salivated at the thought of what hundreds, or maybe even thousands would accomplish. But, that was all dependant on actually capturing Parker, as his genetic material was the only viable way to create them.

He'd tried to clone Parker from the samples they had, but every time he tried the cells with rapidly decaying and seemingly destroying themselves. Thus, he required Afton to naturally procreate for more viable subjects to be available.

Unfortunately, their only way of capturing him had been captured instead, Mr X was their only real combat able subject. Sure, they had more abominations at the ready, but none were receptive to taking orders, and would instead go off on their own, eating and killing anything they came across.

He sighs, wondering how he was going to achieve his dreams... He wanted to control the NCR and put it under heel, he, as a more advanced human solely had the right.

... Perhaps Doctor Usanagi's resistance to interrogation had more to do with the relationship with Parker than he initially thought? From what he heard they barely ever spoke, and only did so when Parker was utilising her services...

Maybe she'd be better as bait than a source of information?... Macka slowly nods to himself, a plan quickly forming in his mind. He'd have Parker, and he'd have his army... It was only a matter of time.


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