Capítulo 448: Hole in the wall
The attack on the Fort had certainly sent alarm bells ringing throughout the entire Legion. Despite their heavy reluctance to use technology, they still used radio to communicate with one another, allowing them to relay events to each outpost and try to coordinate a counter-assault...
Unfortunately, the Legion had never expected, nor planned for an invasion via a small and elite task force, especially once that's able to destroy their defensive positions with ease and crash through the rest.
The like gate Ease of the Dam was supposedly impenetrable, yet it'd been instantly destroyed by some sort of nuclear strike. The teams behind it were not ready for what came next, the blaze of destruction left by the group driving some sort of armoured assault vehicle.
They'd successfully made it into the Fort and were doing god knows what to their leader and families inside. The troops who'd been closely following the vehicle had been annihilated by some sort of self-destruction. This left reinforcements struggling to get around the now heavily irradiated collapsed entrance that was once the only gate into the Fort.
Still, while the ordinary troops were unable to get in, that didn't mean the elite units weren't. Each had been equipped to deal with machinery, high tech weapons and armour, potential robots, and anything else their enemies might've brought with them.
Their recent heavy losses via the Brotherhood of Steel had made them reprioritise their elite troops functions. It was clear they couldn't even begin to fight against technological might with simple numbers, especially in such confined areas, thus, the Legion had twisted their 'no technology' doctrine slightly to allow elite units to utilise them.
Vulpes Inculta was pulling his hair out as he looked at the map filled with coloured pieces... Many red pieces were scattered around Legion territory, with a few black pieces inside the Fort, and a large number of blue pieces approaching the Legion's defensive positions east of the Dam.
It seems that Afton and his parties reign of destruction had jolted the NCR into action, he'd been forced to pull reinforcements heading to the Fort away and towards the front lines. Otherwise the Legion would have lost far too much ground to recover from.
As of now, the NCR had taken ahold of the canyon passage, cutting off Cottonwood Cove completely and making them unable to reinforce or receive troops from it. No doubt the recent events will change the battlefield in the Mojave entirely, the Legion would likely have to pull back their encampments to reinforce their front lines for their final attempt at taking Hoover Dam.
"PARKER! YOU DESTROY MY PLANS AGAIN! I SHOULD HAVE STOMPED YOU OUT LIKE THE BUG YOU WERE WHEN YOU CRAWLED OUT OF THAT DAMN TUNNEL!" Vulpes roars as he sweeps the pieces off of the map.
Behind him several Centurions back away, they'd never seen Vulpes Inculta lose his temper like this before. One thing was for sure, if you wanted to stay alive in the Legion, you needed to be strong or ignored.
Elsewhere :
Karl ducks behind a Legion tent as more troops run to reinforce the army attempting in vain to fight Afton and Veronica. He decides that finding his daughter was currently more important than killing those sportswear-wearing fucks.
He continues to brush past the large groups of non-combatants and slaves, but still doesn't see hidden or hair of them... That is, until he hears a couple people talking about some people going off to find their children... Karl scowled at the thought, but couldn't ignore it. His daughter has been here for years, so it wouldn't be surprising for her to give birth, nor would it be for her to make friends here during her captivity...
Upon interrogating the loose-lipped legionaries who move to go find them, apparently, the kids had last been seen at the gate of the Fort, the place where Dirt-Hog had self-destructed. The place was basically deserted, yet he could see hundreds of Legionaries in yellow radiation suits trying to clear rubble to get inside.
He ignores them for now, but his ears perk up at the sound of crying... A child's if he had to guess. His eyes were drawn towards the nearby wall that had a small hole at the base of it... After making sure he was alone, he bends down and sticks his head through, immediately pulling it back as a spear tries to give him a new orifice...
Karl growls as he rubs his face where the new cut adorned it. "Anyone who doesn't want to die hit the deck, I'll gonna fuckin' shoot my way in!" he shouts, giving the people behind the wall a couple seconds before he opens fire. Blasting numerous holds in the wall before crashing through it shoulder first.
Around the room, he only spots women who were fearfully clutching their children to their chests. All of them already pleading for their lives, yet, the one who'd tried to spear him earlier was glaring at him with anger and fierce determination... She looked familiar was his first thought before he finally realised who she was.
"Caroline!?" he exclaims, his eyes threatening to tear up at the sight of her. Her hair with frazzled and matted, her face dirty, scarred and weathered with hard experiences. She was wearing regular Legion civilian wear, rags with red adornments that hid her modesty. She was currently holding a spear with one hand while holding a boy behind her with the other.
At Karl's words, her brows raise, "How do you know me!?"
Karl feels like his heart is going to explode from his chest as he attempts to explain, "I-I'm your father! Don't you recognise me! It's Karl!"
...
She eyes him wearily for a moment before her breath gets caught in her throat, she thought she'd been forgotten by them, by the NCR... Yet her father had come for her, right in the heart of Legion territory. "D-Dad!?"
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Capítulo 449: Generational Issues...
"D-Dad?!" Caroline asks with wide eyes, the spear in her hands dropping as she utters the word.
"Caroline!" Karl almost chokes out as he steps forwards and envelopes the girl in a hug. "It's me. I'm here baby, I'm here." he utters sweetly as he tightly hugs her, his daughter reciprocating with equal if not greater force and emotion.
The two just stand their embracing for while, ignoring the rest of the world as they reassure themselves with the other's presence. The other people in the room don't dare interrupt this intimate moment, especially since one of them just shot his way into the room... With one exception...
Caroline jolts slightly as she feels someone tugging on her arm, looking down she realises it's her son, Carlos.
"Ma, stop hugging this man and make him leave... Da' will get angry again!" he urges, looking at Karl suspiciously.
Karl upon hearing the boy's words all almost instantly breaks into a rage. The very existence of the boy led credence to his greatest fears, and yet even now the boy speaks of the bastard who'd touched his daughter with fear. "I'm your grandad, kid. My rank is above your dads." he states semi-playfully, before looking around the room. The women here looked like a mixture between slaves and citizens, which meant that a few of them would want to leave with his daughter... Considering she'd probably made friends here, he could just leave them to their fates...
"Grandad?" the child asks while looking towards his mother.
She just nods at him, "It's true... I even named you after him." she smiles sweetly as the boy gives her a hard look. She turns to Karl, her face turning serious, "You came to rescue me right?"
Karl nods, "Yeah, you and anyone else who doesn't want to be a slave anymore." he promises while glancing around the room. A few of the ladies eyes light up at his words, but more look disinterested.
"How are we going to escape? With the noise you made, reinforcements will be here any minute..." she asks incredulously.
Karl just shakes his head, "Just follow me, I'll explain everything after we get outta here-"
*BOOM!*
An explosion occurs nearby, Karl pokes his head out of the bullet-riddled wall and spots a small group of Legionaries entering after blowing up part of the wall. They looked different compared to the other Legionaries they'd fought until now, all wearing a variety of cloth masks, wolf headrests, and other symbolic equipment. With their strange get-ups, Karl was easily able to identify them however, "Assassins." he spits, as he glances behind him, "Quick, we need to go!" he urges.
The assassins were currently running up the hill towards the main entrance of the Fort, this would take them right next to where the group was currently holed up. Once noticed, they'd all probably be killed for being complicit with an invader.
Despite all that though, a good portion of the women refused to leave... Karl can only shake his head at them and offer a 'goodluck'. He unclips a grenade from his belt and pulls the pin, tossing it at the Assassins as he steps out. "Quick, head through the main gates, I'll be behind you." he states as the assassins scatter to avoid the grenade.
Caroline takes Carlos by the hand and sprints towards the top of the hill where the main gate of the Fort lies, all the while followed by a small group of slaves who wish to be free of this place... Some even leave their children behind due to spite, fear, and a whole slew of other reasons. As much as Karl would like to interrogate them, there wasn't enough time.
The Assassins scattered to avoid the grenade, getting into cover to wait for the detonation. Once it occurs though they rise out of cover to deal with whoever had thrown it.
*Bang!*
An Assassin drops dead as he pops his head out of cover, Karl having been waiting for them to reveal themselves. After he kills the one, he sprints for the top of the hill as well, hoping the single death would make them apprehensive and give him time to retreat.
Unfortunately, the Legion Assassins were far better trained than the regular Legionaries he'd encountered thus far.
*Bangbangbangbang!*
Before Karl's able to get through the gate he's struck in the back by a couple bullets. Most don't penetrate his Deathclaw Duster, but a few higher calibre bullets make it through the thinner parts of the coat, specifically the joints.
A bullet strikes him under his left armpit, while the rest blacken his back with bruises. He stumbles slightly but keeps running, making it through and meeting back up with his worried-looking daughter.
Karl could barely hold up his LMG due to his injury, but he ignores that for now and looks over in the direction where they would teleport out... Unfortunately, Afton and Veronica's fight with the Legion army had drifted over in that direction now, so they'd be forced to either sneak, or fight their way past to reach it... Not only that, they'd need Afton or Dogmeat to actually teleport them, both of which were currently occupied with other things.
"We need to get to a secret bunker that should be around here, do you know where it is?" he quickly asks, managing to keep down his pained groans.
Caroline frowns and shakes her head, "I don't know any bunkers around here, are you sure it exists, dad?"
"I know where it is!" a voice exclaims, when both look down they spot Carlos grinning up at them.
"You do?" Caroline asks, unsure.
He nods, "Da' said to stay away, but I looked anyway! It was really creepy!"
Karl shakes his head and gesture at the boy, "Well then, let's go. We got no time to waste." he states, following Carlos as he leads the group towards the North West side of the camp.
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