บท 205: Rock, meet Lead.
"Think boss will let us have a go next?" one asks as they walk.
The other shake their head, "No. He never shares, the only time he's ever let us have a go is when they're too broken to move. Even then he tells us to give them to Violet for her dogs."
"I know right? Feeding those dogs good meat like that? What a waste!... But, with Violet gone we won't have to worry about that anymore, our chance is now!"
"Yeah... Did anyone actually tell you what happened to Violet? All I heard was that her dog tore her to shreds... Makes me nervous about the mongrels that we still have."
"Hell no! It was obviously an outside job. They found her body without her head, no dog I know can bite through and eat human skulls!"
"An outside job?... Think we're next then?"
The questioned man shrugs, "With the shit show that apparently happened in the sewers, I wouldn't be surprised. It definitely ain't the NCR, those guys wouldn't butcher women and young like that."
"Dude, are you forgetting Bitter Springs?"
...
"I'll never forget Bitter Springs. Let's keep moving, better not get caught idling during our patrol, I don't want Nephi's club buried in my stomach thank you!"
Afton watches as they walk away and glances to Karl to see his reaction to their words, the man looking solemn for a moment before recomposing himself.
"Quickly, let's move before another patrol comes through." he says, quickly sneaking past the rubble and towards the Rock Crushing Plant.
The plant itself contained four large building that'd be used to process rocks, all of which were raised off of the ground by wooden scaffolding. Large conveyor belts led from the ground to the top of the buildings, presumably to transport rocks to their 'last destination'.
That wasn't all though, Driver Nephi had obviously added his own personal touch to the aesthetics of the place. Graffiti covered the buildings, most of which was unintelligible gobbledygook, while others just swore and cursed the NCR. The many heads of pikes surrounding the place also gave an indication about the man they were about to try and kill.
Most of the heads belonged to NCR soldiers, their berets, trooper helmets, and googles still being worn by them. But other disgusted the duo more than they'd admit, belonging to women and what looked like young teenagers.
One look at their faces fixed into a look of horror had Afton almost raging. But he forced himself to stay composed, Nephi would get what's coming to him, no need to fuck up the plan in some furious bout of righteous justice.
"We need to check each building to see where the hostages are being held, once done we can look for Nephi... Maybe torturing it outta one of the patrols would help..." Karl says before pointing at the nearest building.
The duo sneaks over towards it, Karl disarming a few fragments that'd be slyly hidden under a light layer of sand before moving on. They reach some steps that lead to double doors, taking a glance around them to check if there were any patrols coming, they peek inside the building.
...
Afton spots a few beds that're currently being used by the Fiends. The inside of the building itself was just one huge room with the rock crushing machinery at one end, the crushed rocks would be funnelled down beneath the wooden scaffolding where transport would be waiting.
They didn't really see anything concerning the hostages, there was a weapons rack next to where the Fiends were sleeping that was filled to the brim with a random assortment of things. Most of which looked rusty, broken, or both.
The two leave and start making their way to the next building, this one being surrounded by the largest amount of severed heads. They have a couple close calls, scrambling to find a place to hide while a patrol passes, but they do manage to reach the doors.
Afton stops Karl from opening it though when he hears shouting and feminine screaming coming from inside. It's good he did too as something bangs against the door... Afton grabs Karl and takes him underneath the building, through the wooden scaffolding and towards a large metal container.
"The Rock Crushing Plant shouldn't be active, or have any power at all to start suddenly working." Afton states as he looks up through the floor of the building where the rocks would be funnelled. He climbs up silently and looks through one of the cracks.
He instantly regrets taking a look, as many dirt, naked people are huddled against one side of the building as Fiends look them over with lustful looks. Women, young men, and girls were all gathered here.
He spots what'd banged against the door earlier, a woman trying to fight back and escape... She was surrounded by the Fiends and being brutally beaten, blood was beginning to pool beneath her and Afton wasn't sure if she'd live through this encounter.
Afton drops back to Karl, "There're a lot of Fiends inside with the hostages. I don't know about you, but I say just fuck it and shoot our way inside."
Karl sighs and nods, "Whatever, let's just help those people out." he says, checking his LMG to make sure it was fit for another massacre.
The duo quickly get to the double door and Afton waves at Boone's location before glancing back at Karl. They'd need his support once they entered as there as no way the patrols and Driver Nephi wouldn't hear them.
Karl counts down using his hand, and once they reach zero Afton kicks the door open with enough force to send the Fiend standing behind it sprawling to the floor. The other's are slow in their reactions and aren't able to do anything as Karl hefts his LMG up and towards their direction.
"EAT LEAD!"
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บท 206: Disaster
"EAT LEAD" Karl shouts as he pulls the trigger, making sure to aim at the Fiends and avoid the hostages that were on the left side of the room.
*DAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGA!*
[John Wick Style is in effect]
Quickly, panic overtook the room, Fiends trying to draw their weapons but being shot dead before they could get them out of their holsters. Some even using their allies as meat shields to protect themselves.
Their situation wasn't helped by the fact some Fiends weren't even dressed, having gotten completely naked for the orgy they were presumably going to have. Afton couldn't help but give a morbid chuckle as he began blasting both Lucky and That Gun at them, using VATS to slow down time and target Fiends that could be a threat to the duo.
This strategy clearly worked as the Fiends couldn't even get one shot off at the duo, simply being at their mercy as Karl mowed them down as if he had infinite ammo to use on their corpses. If the duo had any mercy for the Fiends beforehand, they'd lost it when seeing what they planned to do to their captives.
Screams of pain and terror continually came from the Fiends that'd somehow managed to survive, most having hidden under their friend's bodies. Afton could spot a few with his [Living Anatomy] Perk that were trying to play dead. A single bullet to their cranium laid his worries to 'rest' though.
Once they were done and blood was seeping through the floor, into the sand below the building the duo turn their attention towards the naked, and scared hostages.
Afton didn't really want to talk with them, learning of their experiences while trying to reassure them that neither was going to harm the would take a lot of mental effort on his part. Best just to leave it to Karl who was probably more experienced on that front. "I've got the door." he states, taking up a position where he was ready to destroy any intruders.
*Bang!*... *Bang!*
Afton's ears perked at the sound of Boone's hunting rifle firing off in the distance. The Fiends who were presumably about to storm into the building would have to find cover to stop getting sniped. He doubted any Fiend was a good enough marksman to one, locate Boone, and two, out-snipe him.
They'd either need to charge his position, leaving Karl and Afton a good opportunity to escape with the hostages. Or wait out the assault, the Fiends would probably try to send someone to get reinforcements to take out the sniper, but Boone wouldn't allow anyone to leave the Rock Crushing Plant, destroying those plans.
...
They'd been holed up in the building for around half an hour now, and Karl was slowly breaking through the barrier put up by the unfortunate people that'd been held here. Afton himself had tried to heal the woman who was being beaten earlier, only to find that she'd passed away.
The only thing harder than discovering that he was too late, was the fact that one of the young girls in the crowd was the daughter of this woman, sobbing over the corpse.
Afton glances over to Karl and spots that he's still speaking to some people. He sighs to himself before kneeling down next to the grieving girl, "Why're you crying?" he asks, feeling his Speech Skill kick in...
"M-my moms dead!" she says loudly in between sobs.
Afton nods, and gingerly pats her back, "Yeah, but she didn't die for nothing, right? She tried her best to save you, and gave me and my friend enough time to stop those evil men before they did something to you."
"It doesn't matter! I want my mom!"
...
"Look, I know how you're feeling right now, I lost my own mother when I was around your age. But this isn't the time to grieve, you need to be strong so we can escape. Once we're out you can cry for as long as you want, now though? Respect your mother's wishes and be strong." he says, not willing to tell the girl her mother was likely trying to escape without her...
The girl slowly nods, wiping her face and trying to stifle her crying. "Do you have anymore family here?"
She nods and points to a heavily injured teenage boy watching them from the larger group, "My big brother."
"Then go to him, he's probably struggling just as much as you are with the loss of your mother. At least you two still have each other, right?"
She nods and slowly walks to him, both hugging each other to find some comfort in this rather dire situation.
Karl finishes speaking with the group and walks over to Afton, "Some of 'em have been here a while, other's have just arrived... All of the will need some serious help after this, form what I heard about the men we killed, I don't feel anything for their deaths apart from satisfaction." he states.
Afton nods, "When do you think we can make our move? Killing Nephi is important, but getting these people to safety tops that."
Karl shrugs, "I don't know, but-"
*Thud, Thud!*
They both turn towards where the sound had come from and notice it had been something thrown against the wall the hostages were currently gathered at. Both their eyes widen at the possibilities, but just before they can yell for them to run, a huge explosion occurs.
Afton's eyes widen as he sees the young girl and her brother both get liquified by the explosion, their blood, guts, and bones all exploding in a red mist. Killing them instantly.
The other hostages don't fare any better as all who weren't instantly killed by the explosion are seriously injured, crippled, or unconscious.
That's not the worst of it, the two had managed to dodge the wooden shrapnel of the building, but out of the hole, they could spot many, many Fiends all aiming towards it, ready to fire at anyone who tries to escape.
*Creeaaaaaaaaaaak!*
The building beneath their feet begins rumbling, the foundations of it having been destroyed by the explosive. It starts lurching forwards, the Fiends running away as they hadn't expected to bring down the building. Afton scrambles towards the injured captives but is grabbed by Karl, "We don't have time!" he shouts as he pulls Afton towards the metal machinery that's used to crush rocks.
Both climb inside as the building starts collapsing in on itself, crushing the captives that weren't killed by the explosion. Afton and Karl were protected by the metal machinery, but that didn't stop them getting jostled around, their bodies getting painfully flung against the sharp walls.
"Fuuuuuuuuuck!!" both shout, not knowing if they'd survive this shit show.
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