Afton rests on Dirt-Bird as he waits at the entrance of Novac to wait for Karl to finish doing whatever he needs to do. The old man had made friends with a few people around Novac and presumably wanted to say goodbye before they left. Neither knew when, or even if they'd return to this place, so it was good to say a few words in case you never saw them again.
Afton himself was a little put out that Boone still hadn't spoken to him, the man had watched he and Daisy drive around Novac from the dinosaur, but hadn't given any indication that he was surprised. Though, it was hard to tell from so far away.
A few people approached him to ask questions about injuries and diseases he'd treated, wanting to know if they'd have to do anything further to prevent further risk to themselves. Afton gave whoever asked a hand-written note with all the information they needed to know. They could pay for his services again if they were dead after all.
He could see Karl off in the distance slowly making his way to him, a large empty backpack slung over his shoulder, along with his old .44 Revolver strapped to his hip. "You ready to go?"
Karl nods, "Yeah, you sure you know how to drive this thing though? I'd rather not die from your shit driving."
"There's no trust Karl, it shouldn't be that hard to do... Right?" Afton asks semi-sarcastically, causing Karl to get cold sweat down his back.
Just before they were about to leave, Afton glances behind him as he hears someone walking towards them... Boone. Them and still wearing his dirty white shirt and jeans, scoped hunting rifle slung on his back.
"Wait." he says as he walks up to them.
Afton raises a brow at him, "Don't tell me you want to join now after ghosting me for a couple weeks."
...
"Really." Afton states after hearing the silent acknowledgement.
Boone nods, "I can't stay here. I've tried to make it work but everyone knows that I had something to do with Jeannie disappearing. That with the memories of Carla... I need to get away from here, who better to help me with that than you?"
"What do you think Karl? This doesn't just affect me after all."
Karl shrugs, "From what I've heard you're a hell of a shot, would be good to have you along... You should know that we'll definitely be making enemies out of the Legion though... Maybe even the NCR depending on what Afton here decides to do."
"I know about the Legion but, what's the NCR got to do with it?" Boone asks turning to Afton.
"I'm hunting an NCR ranger that killed my mother, if you've got a problem with that you can stay here." Afton states.
Boone shrugs, "As long as we aren't randomly attacking NCR soldiers then that's fine. Just try to keep the damage confined to your target."
Afton nods and holds out a hand, "If you're fine with all of that, then welcome aboard Boone."
Boone shakes his hand, "Yeah, let's get outta here. Before anyone tries to stop me leaving."
[Craig Boone has granted you the Spotter Perk]
[Spotter] : Enemies highlighted while sights are aimed down or zoomed in.
[Craig Boone has become your companion]
Afton smirks as the notification comes up, the [Spotter] Perk seemed pretty overpowered. If he didn't have VATS it'd be invaluable. As of right now though it was a more or less just an aiming aid due to the fact he could locate any visible enemy while time was frozen in VATS. He wasn't going to say no to a free perk though.
"Alright... Boone you're in the sidecar, we might need you to pick off an enemy so that's the best place for you to be. Karl you're sitting behind me, and no, I'd rather you don't hold my waist. There's a handle behind the seat to keep yourself on the bike." he states.
Karl and Boone are a little reluctant to climb on as their positions were a little emasculating. The sidecar making Boone feel like a child in a booster seat, and Karl like some kind of damsel in distress.
"Why couldn't you just fix up a car kid? I don't think it'd be all that much harder than fixing this thing up."
Afton snorts, "If you wanna have a go repairing one then go ahead. Otherwise stop your complaining when you're riding my bike." he states as he kicks the stand up and starts the engine, causing it to give off a low hum.
In all honesty, Afton was slightly... Very, afraid that he'd immediately crash the motorcycle. How embarrassing would it be to recreate a pre-war motorbike and almost immediately crash it? Not to mention right after the whole town had seen Daisy driving around on it. If she hadn't he could've put it up to a faulty wheel or something.
"LET'S GOO!" Afton musters his courage and accelerates, causing the bike to immediately start moving. It was fortunate Afton had sunglasses, otherwise the wind and dust would be terribly annoying. The other two had eye protection as well so he didn't need to worry either.
"I forgot to ask... Where are we actually going?" Boone asks loudly from the sidecar.
Afton doesn't tear his focus away from the road and just shrugs, "No idea! Just gonna follow the road until we find somewhere to rest for the night. We'll decide tomorrow."
Karl seems like he wants to retort, but the front wheel of the bike hits a relatively large crack in the road, causing the whole thing to bounce. The former-ranger tightly grips the handle, almost shitting his pants as he feels the vehicle shudder beneath him. "Is that supposed to happen kid!?"
Afton laughs, he feels like he's getting the hang of driving Dirt-Bird. "Hahaha! Probably not! But who cares! NITRO!"
Of course, this isn't a video game, so simply shouting 'Nitro' doesn't give it a boost, nor would a nuclear-powered vehicle even be able to use Nitro... Not that Karl or Boone could tell, both were wondering why they were even risking their lives with this crazy bastard in the first place.
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The group continued driving down the highway, it was a bumpy and rather dangerous ride but they were making good time. They were making days worth of walking within a couple hours, Afton didn't know if he'd be willing to walk anywhere again after building Dirt-Bird.
Of course, the Mojave provided them with obstacles to keep them busy, some raider thought it would be a smart idea to throw himself out from behind a rock and in-front of the bike. Maybe he thought that'd stop ti? If so then he was incredibly stupid. It was fortunate [Mechanicus] not only repaired but slowly cleaned things around him, that'd allow him to ignore the man's organs that were strung along the front of his bike...
As for what happened to the man's friends? They had shot at the ground but apparently weren't used to shooting a high speed target. All shots missing except one which hit the metal hull of the bike. After this happened Afton just scowled and glanced at the others, "Leave that one alive." he states, wanting to punish the bastard who'd touched his bike.
Boone and Karl easily dispatched the others, all the while putting a bullet in the shoulder of the guy who'd hit his bike. Spinning around they pulled the bike next to them, the others looting the bodies while Afton kneels down next to the guy after kicking his gun away.
"Yo." he greets simply.
"W-what? Fuck!" the man groans in pain from having gotten shot... You'd think a raider would have a higher pain tolerance...
"Don't 'What Fuck' me, Fuck you. Think I'm going to let you off for scratching my bike?" Afton growls.
"I'll fuckin' kill you!" he exclaims, trying to spit at him, Afton just backhands the man though, sending spittle and a tooth flying off into the opposite direction.
"Hm, I think I know what to do with you." Afton says, retrieving a rope from his backpack and trying it around the guys legs before dragging the squirming bastard towards Dirt-Bird. "Come on guys, time to go." he calls to them as they stop looting the bodies.
Karl raises a brow at the man, "We aren't taking him with us right? I ain't sharing a seat." he says.
Afton just shakes his head and ties the rope to the back of the bike, "He'll be riding behind us." he says with a morbid smirk.
The raider isn't even sure what was going to happen to him, when the bike starts moving he realises he's in a world of trouble. Being tied to the bike causes him to be dragged with it as it starts moving, almost immediately his trousers and shirt are torn off, allowing the concrete of the road to start shearing flesh from his body.
Afton drives along while humming, ignoring the pained screams coming from behind... Unfortunately, once they go over a relatively large crack in the road, they lose their additional member... No doubt someone will be confused when they find bits and pieces of him up and down the highway.
It was unfortunate that Afton was too preoccupied with driving to spot the notification that appeared in the corner of his vision...
[Scare a humanoid shitless. 14/50]
*Ping*
Afton glances down at his Pipboy, wondering what the sound it just made indicated. He stops the bike for a moment to check, he wasn't stupid enough to text and drive after all...
The sky was beginning to dim so they probably needed to find a place soon... But, he'd see to that after he checked what the notification was.
[Find parts to repair Bunkers ventilation systems] : Quest Updated!
Huh, he'd almost forgotten about that... To be honest, he could probably repair the ventilation system by just standing next to the broken components for a couple hours. He doubted they'd allow him to do that since, youknow, he was a traitor. Even if they did he was too paranoid to reveal that kind of ability.
Regardless, he'd find the parts and see to getting them back to the Hidden Hunker, maybe after that they'd forgive him for his abrupt theft and departure. Flicking a couple buttons reveals the Pipboy's map where a new location had just been highlighted.
Vault 11... Apparently a vault was only a couple miles for his current position. He'd heard many stories about vaults from those in the Brotherhood, adding that to his experience in Fallout 3 and he was incredibly wary to actually approach one... For all he knew this one could contain one guy and nine-hundred deathclaws... That would be funny, as well as horrifying.
"Guys, what do you think about checking out a nearby vault?" he throws the question out there, if neither objected then they'd take a look.
"One of them Vault tech death traps? I don't know... Heard some horror stories from some old friends of mine that were in-charge of cracking them open." Karl mutters.
Boone shrugs, "If you think it's worth doing then we might as well. Better for us to take what's left there than someone else." he states pragmatically.
Afton nods "Let's take a look, we'll be careful about it though. I don't want to end up as some sort of mutated abomination, trust me, some Vaults might actually try do to that do us." he says, starting the bike up again and following the map on his Pipboy.
Soon enough they are forced to diverge from the highway and drive offroad for half an hour. Eventually, they reach a cliff face that looks to contain some cave systems. Upon further inspection they find a single stray door blocking a smaller entrance...
"This the vault? Seems a little... Shoddy to be the entrance." Karl wonders aloud.
Afton nods, "Yeah, I wonder if this was set up before or after the Great war. Whatever, let's take a look shall we?" he says, hiding Dirt-Bird behind some rocks and locking access to its engine, aswell as the wheels... Only way someone was stealing this was by carrying it away, an unlikely thing considering how far they were from any settlement.
The other's nod as they push open the door and step into the cave, all on guard for what might be inside.
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