บท 440: Show of Power... Armour.
A small group of kids run up to Tami and Josie as they're walking, "Hey woman, what are you doing here? And why is your dog so weird?" the young boy asks.
Tamia raises a brow, this kid was around four years old, yet he's talking like an old misogynistic pervert... "'Woman?' Haven't you're parents ever taught you to respect your elders?" she asks.
The boy tilts his head at her and a slightly older boy speaks up, "Ignore her Carlos, my da' calls people like her 'holes with legs'... Hey, where is your neck brace?" he wonders, probably referring to the many bomb collars the slaves could be seen wearing.
Josie scowls at them, "It ain't right to throw stones at people, even if they are slaves." she states, but only gets laughter in return.
"Slaves aren't people! My da' told me so!"
Tamia just shakes her head, "Whatever, Josie we got a job to do. You kids try and keep your heads down and outta trouble." she says, not really caring if these little punks get killed in the rampage that'd be happening soon. As far as she was concerned they were already corrupted by the poison the Legion spews, not fit for civilised society.
They leave the boys who continue throwing rocks and stones at the slave and eventually reach the Fort, the walled-off fortress at the top of the hill. Their guide is about to lead them to the biggest tent in the middle of the place where Caesar resides, but is luckily called off to do something somewhere else.
That leaves Tamia and Josie with another guide, but it isn't difficult to mislead him into doing what they want. "Is it ok for us to look around before we speak to Caesar? I've always wanted to see the magnificence of the Fort, the greatest and strongest place in the Mojave." Tamia asks, and the guy blushes slightly at the praise before nodding.
"Sure, where do you want to go?" he asks.
Tamia sends a small grin at Josie before looking back at him, "I don't know, how about we just walk around for a bit? I'd like to get familiar with the place before I am sent off to do as Caesar commands."
Elsewhere :
Afton and Veronica were fully suited up in Power armour. She was in the back while he was currently driving Dirt-Hog, other than them, Karl, Boone, Anja, and ED-E were in the back as well.
They had just passed by the remnants of Boulder City and were already approaching Hoover Dam... Unfortunately, it seems that the NCR had radioed in their progress, so once they spotted Hoover Dam, they noticed the huge contingent of soldiers waiting for them.
Afton drives Dirt-Hog around the mountainous path and stops the vehicle in-front fo the soldiers. They could barely see him through the tinted bullet-proof windows, but that doesn't matter much since he kicks the door open and steps out of the truck.
A few of the NCR soldiers back away slightly at the sight of Afton... If they weren't intimidated by him before, they certainly were now. The armour was a matte silvery blue, Afton didn't want to make the mistake of having shiny armour, so he tarnished it to prevent Saturnite's reflective properties... Though, the metal itself was tinted slightly blue, thus the colour of the armour.
The eyes of his helmet glow a slight red as the hud activates and identifies every individual nearby, ED-E in Dirt-Hog boosting Nyx's already impressive proximity sensors. His hud had already marked the enemies who could potentially deal damage to the armour, the Veteran Rangers wielding Anti-Material Rifles were among them, along with the few with heavy explosives.
On Afton's armoured hip sat his Sonic Emitter, Plasma pistol, and Proton Axes. On his back was his Anti-Material Rifle that'd been slightly modified to allow use while in Power armour, and in a hidden compartment lied the Range Finder that activates the Orbital Laser.
He was unfortunately forced to utilise other weapons than his usual ballistics as the gauntlets of the Power armour made it almost impossible to use them without modifying them... Afton was willing to do this for the Anti-Material rifle, but not for his pistols and revolvers, since the trigger guards were actually important for them.
He slowly steps forwards towards the large blockade of soldiers, each stop imprinting his large armoured feet into the dirt. No one gave any indication to fire, so he eventually reached them... Afton towered over a trooper who looked like he was about to piss himself, his glowing red visor making him look like a demon in their eyes.
"I need to speak to your commander." Afton asks, the voice modulator making his voice sound deeper than it already is.
"I'm already here. You're Afton Parker, right? Brotherhood of Steel affiliated mercenary who until recently has been in NCR employ." a woman says as she walks up, she looks around fifty years old with tired eyes and short hair.
"That's Former-Brotherhood of Steel member, figures the Legion wouldn't add that part." he snorts, "Can't believe you simpletons actually listened to Legion propaganda. I'm one of the biggest threats to them, so is it that hard to believe they'd have a vested interest in making us enemies, miss?"
"It's Colonel Cassandra Moore, and no, we don't just take what the Legion provides as fact. We investigated and found you wanted, Parker. Even still, that doesn't explain what you are doing here, fully armoured and armed, with an assault vehicle in NCR territory." she asks with accusatory eyes.
Afton chuckles, "Well, if I wanted you to kill you chuckle-heads I wouldn't have gotten outta my truck to do it. No, I'm here to get payback against the Legion. Unless you know of another way to get across the Colorado with my truck?" he asks, amused at the sighs of relief a few of the soldiers give at his words.
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บท 441: Orbital Blockage Removal
Colonel Moore just raises a brow at him, she hadn't thought he'd be stupid enough to actually try and attack the Legion's front line forces. "You know, even with that truck of yours you'll definitely die if you go there." she states, not believing anything else could occur.
"Wish I could see your face when you find out just how wrong you are." he crosses his arms, "So let's go down to brass tacks... Will you let us pass unmolested or not?" he asks, the tension rising suitably to match his tone and confidence.
"As happy as I would be to let you commit suicide, you still have many crimes to answer for... The deaths of Ranger Emory Emmerich and Lowell Thompson Jr, and in all probability more." she states.
Afton tilts his head downwards to look her in the eyes, "Is this from pride or stupidity, Colonel? Would you really risk the lives of all the men here for no real justifiable reason?"
Her lips for ma thin line as she tries to meet his eyes through the visor, "Just who do you think has the advantage here, Parker? We have dealt with technology similar to what you're wearing before, did you think we wouldn't have methods of dealing with it?" she asks with a scowl.
Afton chuckles, "Oh? Do you mean the twenty-one Rangers armed with Anti-Material Rifles? The few soldiers armed with Pulse Grenades? The guys armed with high explosives?" he lists off, the Colonel struggling not to gape at him as he does so. "My tech isn't like what the Brotherhood of Steel or even the Enclave uses. Mine is better... So, if you want to try your luck against me and my truck." he gestures over his shoulder with his thumb at the K9000 that was now pointing at the small army. "Go ahead, make my day." he growls, yet again stealing Clint Eastwood's catchphrase... Not that anyone else knew, as far as they were concerned Afton had coined the phrase.
A few soldiers shuffle uncomfortably as they send glances to Colonel Moore. Obviously, most didn't really care about the supposed crimes Afton had committed, even less so allowing him to attack the Legion's front lines... Even if he failed, he'd probably take some of the red-fucks with him.
Of course, Afton was bluffing slightly... His armour was definitely more advanced than whatever the Brotherhood had, but the Enclave was another matter entirely... He simply had no idea what tech they had or even if they could properly use it.
Colonel Moore glares at him, though, whether she's actually thinking about a solution or just stubbornly resisting him Afton had no idea.
"Well?" he asks, and Moore looks like she's about to retort when the sound of the trucks turret opening occurs behind him.
Glancing backwards, Afton spots Veronica in full Power armour peeking out the top of the truck, "Afton! We gonna go or what? Stop measuring dicks! We've got shit to do!" she exclaims, but her words don't reach the soldiers...
The only thing they realise is that Afton isn't the only one equipped in Power armour... And that the advantage they supposedly held isn't as great as they once thought.
Colonel Moore growls under her breath before finally gesturing with a hand at the soldiers behind her, "Let them pass. We'll scavenge what we can off of their bodies once the Legion deals with them. Keep an eye on them as they go across the Dam." she states as she leaves, entering back inside the Dam.
The soldiers look left and right at each other before scrambling back into their positions. The Rangers taking point atop the towers while the soldiers gather around the various barricades. Usually, they wouldn't be this alert, but once Afton and his group cross the Legion might counter-attack, so they had to be ready.
Afton nods and heads back into the truck, Veronica stays hanging out the top of the truck while manning the turret. It was best for her to do it as she was far more armoured than everyone else and wouldn't immediately die to a stray bullet.
Afton sighs as he starts up the truck and starts driving, "Nyx, make a note to train the others in how to use Power Armour..."
"Done, and done." the AI chipperly replies.
"Nice."
The ride across the Dam is quiet, tense, and a tight squeeze... A few soldiers had to get out of the way so the truck could pass by... The walkways were designed for humans, not vehicles, so it was pretty surprising that they were driving across with such ease.
Regardless, soon enough they reach the East side of the dam. At the end were tall canyon walls and a single path towards, of which there was a huge blockade of scrap metal, wood, and stone that'd been compiled into one large wall.
Legionaries were everywhere, atop the canyon, atop the wall, even in front of the wall... There was a reason the NCR weren't able to completely get rid of the Legion, even despite winning the Battle for the Dam.
Their defences were simply far too great for any regular force to breach... Ten Legionaries could probably defend against one hundred NCR troops with relative ease, simply due to the advantageous positions around the blockade.
Afton stops the vehicle a good distance away, but it was clear to see that the Legionaries had noticed the truck. They were all gathering, preparing to call for reinforcements, and setting up artillery to use should Afton attack.
"That looks like a tough nut to crack, Afton... Any plans aside from crashing into it?" Veronica asks from the back of the truck.
Afton grins under his helmet and retrieves the Range Finder from the hidden compartment in his armour. "Yeah, just one." he states, slowly opening the window and pointing the Range Finder at the blockage...
Due to it being high noon, the lasers were almost invisible, and the Legionaries were completely unaware, even when the Orbital Bombardment began.
Through a cloud, a huge laser blasts from the sky and into the blockage, incinerating anything that is unfortunate enough to get caught in it. The wall holds up for a couple seconds, at least, until it starts melting and turning into molten slag, and lava.
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