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Capítulo 71: I fought the law...

Time froze and Afton took a moment to collect himself, his mind was racing and he was flustered about what to do. He'd thought that Karl would at least give a warning before he started shooting, but perhaps not... The scene they'd be presented with had clearly struck a nerve on the man.

Louis was probably dead, getting hit in the chest at point-blank by a .44 Magnum would spell the end for most people. Afton could see Reggie falling to the ground after Karl had pistol-whipped him, his jaw moving at an awkward angle which meant it'd probably been broken.

Tommy had his hand on his revolver and was about to draw it on Karl, lastly Blank was about to throw the can of beans he'd been eating at Afton himself.

Without much else to do, he selected Tommy and put all his action points towards shooting the man in the chest, it was the biggest target with the highest chance of success, any hit would likely cause the man to miss any shot he made towards Karl.

Blank would be coming right for Afton afterwards, so he needed to refocus on the ape-like man once his VATS was done. Mentally nodding to himself, he confirmed his selection, Laser pistol and Revolver quickly being pulled from their make-shift holsters and pointing at Tommy.

*PEW*BANG!*PEW*BANG!*

They both fire simultaneously, six shots sound out but only three hit their mark. Two bullets and one laser beam, this was enough however, Tommy fumbled with his gun and managed to drop it before falling onto his back, the wounds he'd sustained would likely be fatal.

Afton ducked immediately after VATS had ended, a can of half-eaten beans flew over his head and Blank was drawing his gun to fire at him. Afton made a few poorly aimed shots towards the man, a laser beam hitting his gun and causing it to fly off behind him.

Blank gave an almost animalistic roar and sprinted towards him with fists bared, Afton's Revolver was empty, but his Laser pistol still had some ammo in it. He fired a couple times but the black scorch marks given by the beams didn't impede the man.

As they approached Afton threw a kick at their head, he'd had to jump to connect it and subsequently fell on the floor afterwards. Blank stumbled momentarily at the surprising attack, a few more laser beams hit him in the chest as Afton fired from the floor.

His clothing had already been destroyed, scorched black flesh was visible on Blank, it was clearly very, very painful. Afton fired a couple more shots which finally put the man down. He breathed a sigh of relief and slowly got up, looking towards Karl to see if he was alright.

The old man had a foot on Tommy's face as he pointed his .44 down at him. "I told you, you try this shit again, I'd blow your damn head off." he growls.

Tommy tries to spit at Karl from the floor, but only manages to cough up blood on the sand. "Fuck you Karl. Thinkin' you're better than us. I fuckin, heard about you, you were one of them soldier boys weren't you? How's it feel Karl? How's it feel to be the 'Mans' bitch?! Bet not even the damn NCR wanted-" *BANG!*

Tommy's brain matter was "expelled" into the sand below as Karl had apparently heard enough from the belligerent criminal. The man releases a slow breath, looking down with his eyes closed as if he were thinking deeply about something.

Afton walks up but thinks twice about trying to touch the man, if he was as tense as he looked Afton might just find himself with another orifice... "Karl, you alright?"

He opens his eyes and turns around to face Afton, "Just peachy. You hear 'im?"

Afton slowly nods, "About you being a former soldier? Yeah, even without that idiot blurting it out, it was kinda obvious." he says, getting a small smirk from the man.

"Yeah... Look, I'm not one of them sensitive sorts, my past is my own and shouldn't concern anyone else. Let's clean this place up and head-"

"BOTH OF YOU SCUM, FREEZE!" a voice shouts and causes both to turn towards them.

"Shit." is all Afton can say, they were currently surrounded by maybe fourteen NCR soldiers, all with their weapons trained on them. A black man who seemed to be the leader of them continued shouting orders, "Drop your weapons and put your hands up!"

Afton looks to Karl who was frowning up a storm, the man looked to him and nodded, "Not much choice kid, better prison then dead I say." he says as he drops his .44.

Afton follows suit and drops both his pistols, the NCR quickly advancing on them after seeing them unarmed. The black man steps in front of them and introduces himself, "I am Sergeant Emil Volkman of 5th Battalion, 1st Company. You are under arrest for piracy, murder, theft, and anything else we can pin on you." he glances at the bodies around the camp, "You've got a lot to answer for, and I'm looking forward to seeing you sing." he admits with an all-to-happy grin.

"We're not Powder Gangers, didn't you just see us execute these pieces of shit?" he says, gesturing his head towards Tommy and his dead gang.

Emil shrugs, "You're wearing their colours so by my books you're Powder Gangers, this ain't the first time I've seen you lot in-fighting either. If you're innocent we'll see during the interrogation, take 'em away." he says before walking over to the ruined caravan.


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Niggross Niggross

Our boi's been arrested, let's make a petition to get him out of jail!... Sure, he killed a couple people but as long as we have numbers the government will give us what we want... That's how it works in America, isn't it? :P

As always, if I missed anything please let me know.

Capítulo 72: The law won.

*Flashback*

The NCR squadron had immediately headed for the black plume of smoke they'd spotted off in the distance. This had to caused by the people they were looking for, and Sergeant Volkman was more than enthusiastic to get moving towards it.

However, as soon as they reached a position where they could see the destroyed caravan, they spotted two people who looked like Powder Gangers heading towards the people responsible for destroying it.

Emil could tell they weren't all that friendly just the way they walked, it was slow and precise, as if they were anticipating a fight. This was fine though, both men were wearing NCRCF prison clothes, the trademark blue jacket was easy to spot from a distance.

They seemed to be talking with each other, the older man with the Stenton cowboy hat walking past and surveying the seen. The younger one wearing some sort of metal plated leathers with the NCRCF jacket tied around his waist following cautiously.

Some of the recruits around Emil almost jumped out of their skin when a loud gunshot went off, the older man had quickly turned and put a bullet in one of the Gang member's chests before striking another with the pistol itself.

A gunfight broke out and he was impressed to see that the duo who'd originally approached had managed to kill the four Powder Gangers without sustaining any injuries. The younger one was firing a Laser pistol and Revolver simultaneously and seemed well versed in hand to hand combat.

Shaking the thoughts from his head, he knew it was time to apprehend them, he'd have liked to kill those raiding scum himself, but this way he didn't have to risk any of his men, something he appreciated greatly.

*Flashback end*

The NCR soldiers recovered everything from the destroyed caravan, along with the civilian's corpses before making their way towards the encampment outside Primm.

Afton felt incredibly uncomfortable to be unarmed and without any means to defend himself, he knew the NCR had laws that prevented them from executing or even torturing prisoners, so he was relatively safe...

In all honesty, an NCR prisoner was probably safer than your average civilian, the prison guards would act as protection and the prison would act as thick walls between you and the wasteland. It'd be a pretty good deal if Afton didn't care about his freedom.

Of course, he thought it was incredibly stupid to waste so many resources on criminals, he had every intention of taking advantage of them and eventually gaining his freedom. He didn't know what they knew about him, he'd killed a few NCR soldiers during his time with the Powder Gangers, so hopefully they pinned those murders on someone else.

He'd checked his reputation with the NCR, and it was slightly below average, the reason for this was the fact he was a Powder Ganger, but they had no crimes to his name so he should be alright... Karl however, was a different story.

Everyone in the NCRCF knew him, he was calm and efficient when doing jobs, no doubt his reputation had spread to the NCR, especially since he had apparently been one of them at some point. They'd know his appearance, name, and the crimes he'd originally been imprisoned for.

The journey to the encampment wasn't all that difficult, the road used to have heavy traffic, and any threats would have been eliminated by the NCR as they passed through earlier. Afton was surprised to find that Primm held a humungous roller coaster.

He knew it was broken, but was impressed that it'd survived this long... He vaguely remembered stories of roller coasters falling apart while people were riding them. This one here had literally been hit by nukes and was still standing.

From what the Powder Gangers in the NCRCF had told him, the town was famous for its Vicky and Vance casino. He didn't know much about the duo it was dedicated to, but from what he'd heard they were basically just a discount Bonnie and Clyde.

The town itself was an average size and must've held at least one hundred people, you'd think with a town this size the Powder Gangers would have many opportunities to gain supplies, but this was not the case.

Most caravans came from the south where an NCR outpost was located. Nothing really came from the north anymore due to the Deathclaw infestation, the only other places of note were Sloan, Goodsprings, and the NCRCF, all of which had nothing, or weren't willing to trade.

The NCR had Afton and Karl follow them closely as there were mines scattered all around the area, judging by the black mark left on the ground nearby, they'd forgotten to mention that to someone previously.

The encampment itself just looked like a bunch of military tents scattered around the ruins of some buildings. Some NCR soldiers milled about but stopped what they were doing to watch the two prisoners that'd just been brought in.

Someone entered the biggest tent here and a man with a stern face, green beret, and cleaner armour that the rest of the soldiers stepped before them. "I am Lieutenant Hayes, 5th Battalion, 1st Company. Are these the men who've been raiding civilian caravans?" he asks looking to Emil.

He shrugs, "From what I saw, no. These men killed the ones who'd just raided a caravan, they're wearing Powder Ganger clothes though so better to bring 'em in to be sure."

Lieutenant Hayes slowly nods but squints at Karl, "Do I know you?" he asks.

Karl frowns and shakes his head, "No, son. First time I've seen you in my god-damn life." he states, Afton could tell from his limited time with Karl that he was lying... The man only ever seem this concerned about keeping his own secrets, that or dealing with people who break his rules, Tommy being one such example.


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Niggross Niggross

Hope you bois enjoy 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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