บท 41: Poor Chess Master
Afton was sitting in class as Doran went over some advanced mathematics, he could feel himself slowly drifting to sleep as the subject was just as boring as he remembered... Fortunately, or unfortunately, something had come to disrupt them.
The metal door to the room slides open and a Knight wearing scout armour and covered in blood leans heavily against the frame, "The NCR, they're coming! Thousands of them" he exclaims, before leaving and shouting the same thing to others in the facility.
...
It took everyone a moment to process what he'd actually said, but once everyone understood the young Initiates were on the verge of chaos. Were it not for Doran who immediately took charge of the situation, he had no doubt they'd be running to their parents.
"INITIATES! All of you! Come with me, quickly! Ignore your study material!" he says as he briskly walks out of the class.
Afton follows closely behind next to Sandra, both knew where they were heading, but neither knew if everyone was ready for it yet...
Members of the Brotherhood were frantically making their way through the halls, everyone wielding some kind of weapon. All wearing a determined expression.
The class reached the armoury where thirty people were already waiting, the person manning it quickly passing out weaponry and ammunition. The Initiates were among the last to receive their weapons as they didn't have any official duty of specialised purpose yet.
Afton grabbed a laser rifle as he was most familiar with it, he'd not yet had a chance to try the Gauss Rifle, and he didn't think he'd be able to properly use a Gatling laser either. Sandra mimicked him and grabbed her own, shoving some microfusion cells in her pockets in-case she needs extra.
"Is this really happening... Are we really going to do this?" she asks, her voice shuddering slightly in fear.
Afton frowns, "It is, this is war Sandra, the best we can do is to try and stay alive." he states as Doran begins to address them.
"It's been an honour to teach you all thus far, but now we must part ways... Go to the Knight workshop and await your orders Initiates, do not disobey them as it could mean the life or death of the Chapter." he says before jogging out of the room, probably having other duties to attend to.
Afton doesn't waste time and immediately starts marching towards the workshop, his discombobulated classmates following him like lost ducklings.
When they reached the workshop they were greeted by a familiar sight, Senior Knight Ramos was already there trying to calm the younger Initiates which included Miles and Melissa. When he saw their group he gestured for them all to line up before him.
They stepped into formation and gave a brief Brotherhood salute which caused the man to nod at them, he looks at a piece of paper and glances around the room, starting to speak just as an older group of Initiates arrive. "Seems that everyone is here and accounted for then, I'd say it's a good thing they decided to attack while you were all having your classes, but obviously the situation is not so good." he says sheepishly.
"I've already received reports from our scouts, the ones who made it out alive at least... The NCR has thousands of troops heading our way, I have no doubt that they will eventually surround us and begin to siege the facility... We built many defences while we've been staying here, but I don't think the security turrets will last a few minutes against their firepower.
The Elder has already commanded us to hold the position, whether or not your think he's correct is irrelevant, we must follow the chain of command. If I see any disobey his orders I will have no choice but to punish you depending on the severity... This, could potentially mean execution." he states, causing some of the Initiates eyes to widen.
Ramos then gives a seventeen-year-old Initiate named Hugh Mungus the superior position of everyone in-case he is no longer able to command them. Once that's done they're all lead towards the back of the building where the back entrances are.
The large room is filled with metal walkways which lead to the second floor, many Knights and a few Paladins were already gathered in Power armour to wait for the NCR when they eventually get inside.
Ramos places all the Initiates on key positions on the walkway so they were able to easily fire upon any NCR that came through, all without putting their allies at risk if an Initiate wasn't all that great a shot.
Afton imagined that similar formations to this were placed all other Helios One, they weren't able to defend the outside due to its terrible positioning and lack of cover, so their best bet was to wait for the NCR to come through and annihilate them with superior firepower.
The intercom buzzed to life and allowed the Elder's voice to echo throughout the eerily silent halls of Helios One. Everyone was almost completely silent as they awaited the enemy, the tension only being broken by the Elder's voice.
"We will defend this facility until the last man, we cannot allow those bureaucratic slaves to gain access to what is held here, if they do the entire Brotherhood, not just our Chapter could be at risk. Remember the Codex, remember your training, and remember your friends and families who'll be lost should you fall." he states, it sounded less charismatic and more like a scheming dictator trying he best to hold onto power...
The Knight and Paladin's below them slammed their fists on their chest, the metal of their Power armour colliding to make a large reverberating sound, "FOR THE BROTHERHOOD!" they shout, adrenaline pumping through their bodies as they psyched themselves up.
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บท 42: Taste of Blood
A good distance outside of Helios One a fat man with a pudgy, pockmarked face, large moustache and receding hairline sat in a chair overlooking the facility. He was wearing camo trousers and a green shirt that didn't seem large enough for his size, as well as a hat that denoted his rank of Major.
Around him were many rangers wearing veteran uniforms, most wielding Anti-Material rifles or some other strong ballistic firearm. One approached and gestured towards the thousands of men now surrounding Helios One, "Major, we've taken care of the outside defences of the plant, we have enough supplies to starve them out, hopefully without losing a single man." they explain, their red visor concealing the sour look they had due to having to serve under this walrus of a man.
The Major scoffs, "And let them retreat into some prebuilt tunnels? I think not. Our orders were clear, eliminate any trace of that damn cult from the Mojave. We have enough on our plate with that group of savages that call themselves the Legion, and I won't allow us to be troubled by this lot... Prepare the men to breach the facility." he states, causing the ranger to turn towards him.
"But sir, this Brotherhood Chapter may not be large, but they will probably have enough armour and weaponry to kill many of our men. The loss would not be worth the risk-"
"Shut your fucking mouth ranger! You'll do as I say, or I'll have you court-martialed!" the Major exclaims, his face going red in fury.
...
The ranger just sighs, "At your orders, sir." they say before leaving, a few rangers split off to go give orders to the others, meanwhile two walk together towards the ones positioned behind the facility.
"Do you think we should actually listen to him? He sound like he doesn't give a shit about the men serving under him." a feminine voice comes from behind the mask with red visors.
"We don't have a choice, best we can do is report the situation to headquarters afterwards... I doubt we'll be able to sustain these kinds of losses every battle, no matter the threat the enemy poses." the male says.
Afton rested his Laser rifle on the railing of the metal walkway, pointing it exclusively at the door where the NCR would at any moment been streaming through... He could see how nervous his fellow Initiates were at the side, but wasn't sure how to comfort them, as he himself was worried about how this battle would go.
...
Ten minutes pass, nothing.
Thirty, nothing.
fourty-*BAAANG!*
The metal door explodes, a Knight in Power armour waving his arm and backhanding the large metal pieces launched towards him. Smoke concaels their vision from the entrance, but something is tossed through it...
*Tink, Tink, Tink...*
Afton focuses on the object, it looking like a metal cylinder with a bulbous round head... His eyes widen upon notices what it was. "PULSE GRENADE!" he shouts, allowing some of the Knight to back away from it just as it explodes in a large electrified shockwave.
Anyone wearing Power armour that is caught in the blast immediately feel their limbs lock up, the armour's mechanisms spasming due to the pulse. The systems immediately try to correct themselves but they aren't fast enough as lightly armoured NCR troops were already running into the room.
This is probably what the Initiates were for, just-in-case the NCR had access to Pulse grenades they'd be available to lay down suppressing fire until they recover.
The NCR men wore crappy looking armour that was reminiscent of stuff he'd seen worn by America in the middle east in his original world. Though, they didn't have any bullet-resistant vests or even armour plating.
Afton immediately opened fire upon the NCR soldiers who seemed to have no idea what awaited them as they exited the smoke. His laser rifle hit one in the eye and liquified their brain, causing him to grimace but not stop firing.
The other Initiates seemed to get the idea and fired with their own weapons, a barrage of lasers and plasma projectiles reduced the unfortunate soldiers to ash and green mulch.
Most weren't even able to get a shot off with their service rifles, instead just dropping and adding to the increasing pile of bodies lying next to the door.
Soon enough the Knights recovered and started firing their own weapons, their Gauss rifles and Gatling lasers killing the soldiers before they could even leave the smoke concealing the exit.
The NCR's screams of agony and terror seemed to quell the coming troops slightly, which was probably wise of them... Afton knew he'd rather run away then try and breach into this room, it was tantamount to suicide.
They had a brief reprieve as the NCR soldiers attack seemed to falter, Afton's adrenaline was through the room and his heart was beating furiously. He imagined the situation was the same across Helios One, but wondered how they'd get out of this mess...
He glanced to Sandra who's hands were almost violently shaking as she held her gun, "You alright?" he asked, worried.
She gives a shuddering nod before glancing at his own hands, "F-fine... Y-you?" she asks, causing him to look down and realise his own hands were in a similar state to hers.
...
"I don'tk now." is all he's able to say as the next round began, bullets start spraying through the smoke and *clinking* against the Knights Power armour, doing no damage and only displaying where the offending person was.
*CRACK!*
The sound of a Gauss Rifle discharging gave way to the now-familiar sound of someone's head exploding... The angry and terrified shouts of the outside NCR could clearly be heard by them.
"YOU METAL-FUCKING BASTARDS! I'LL KILL ALL OF YOU! YOUR WOMEN, YOUR CHILDREN!" someone shouts but is interrupted from their trade.
"Soldier! We are not savages and will commit such atrocities! YOU WILL SORT YOURSELF OR I'LL DEAL WITH YOU PERSONALLY!"
...
Seems like the Brotherhood wasn't the only faction with problems...
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