Chương 443: Sudden Hostage Situation?
Tamia and Josie had been wandering around the Fort for almost an hour now, yet they'd found no hide nor hair of Karl's daughter. They'd been given a wide and comprehensive description by Karl, yet none of the slaves they'd found had matched it...
Both were starting to get worried that Kar's daughter, Caroline, was already long dead. Regardless, their mission will continue no matter her state. They'd already got Dogmeat hidden behind a cluster of Legionary tents, finding the coordinates so they could teleport out should shit hit the fan.
It wouldn't be suspicious either, as if you ignore Dogmeat's cybernetic components, it'd just look like a dog sleeping on the floor. That said, their guide was beginning to get a little anxious at not bringing them to Caesar yet.
Tamia had pulled out all the stops to stall and find where House's hidden bunker was, but they'd not spotted any place it could be yet...
"Ma'am, we really must be heading to greet the Great Caesar now, any longer and I fear he'll have us all executed." the Legionary urges while rubbing his arm.
Tamia sighs and slowly nods, she'd wasted too much time already... Hopefully, Afton's distraction would allow them to find the bunker.
Tamia and Josie are finally led to the largest tent in the middle of the Fort. In front of it were a small group of heavily armed and armoured Praetorian guards. These were supposedly the toughest, strongest, and most skilful people in Caesar's Legion, their duty was obviously to protect Caesar should assassins try to sneak in and attack.
They're led through the tent and enter into a large room absolutely filled with guards, at the end was a bald, older man sitting on a throne.
"It's about time you've come to greet me... Whatever happened to simple courtesy nowadays." Caesar says as they enter, "Now, I hope you didn't keep me waiting for nothing, that would be most-" he stops speaking as he focuses on Tamia's face.
"You?... I must admit, I had not expected this at all. I heard you were dead." he states, slumping back into his throne to get comfortable.
...
Tamia just raises a brow, "Do I know you?" she asks, utterly confused by the situation... She'd prepared herself to be executed, tortured, or a whole manner of unpleasant things... Yet Caesar, the leader of the Legion greets her like an old friend? Was she in a nightmare or was she missing something?
Caesar upon hearing her words slowly nods and snaps his fingers while gesturing at Josie. "Take her outside for a minute, I need to talk with our... Guest."
"Hey, wait!" Josie attempts to resist by is quickly dragged out of the tent.
Caesar then looks at Tamia and crosses his legs, "Now then, now that your 'colleague' is gone, you can report on the status of your mission. It must have gone well for you to not have contacted us for so long." he says, waiting for her response.
...
"Mission?" Tamia parrots, still unsure of what was going on.
"Yes, your mission... Do I even need to explain to you how many resources we expended trying to place you as one of House's six Couriers? I could buy a whole region of villages the total!" he continues as if Tamia is just too stupid to understand what he's saying.
Tamia quickly shakes her head, "I think you've got the wrong person! I admit I don't remember much, but I'd definitely remember being in the Legion!" she says, though the fact that Caesar seemed to know her was seriously fucking with her head.
Caesar sighs, "Is that correct? I had heard that Chairman had shot you in the head, I can even see the scar now... But that doesn't change the fact that you still have a mission to complete... Did you manage to seize whatever House was transporting?" he asks, tapping his finger on his jaw.
Tamia shakes her head, "I don't know what he was transporting, I was shot in the head before I could do anything with it... Look, whatever relationship I had to the Legion is gone, I can't remember any of it!" she says, her mind still rapidly going over the implications of her once being in the Legion.
Caesar scoffs, "You made your oaths, you cannot leave for your belong to the Legion. To me! Whatever fanciful thoughts you may have right now do not matter, your injury and amnesia do not matter! You will return to my service, or we will deal with your guarantee." he states ominously.
"Guarantee?" Tamia asks, still having no idea what he's saying.
"Yes, we made sure your loyalties would remain with us... By hiding your family away. I snap my fingers, and your whole tribe are beheaded. So you should choose your next words wisely."
...
Tamia is honestly dumbfounded by this situation... She still had family left!? And they were currently being held hostage by the Legion!? Today was really not going her way! Add the fact Afton, one of the people she's known to be affiliated with would be crashing through the Legion's defences with his truck while armed to the teeth, she, as well as her family would be implicated!
She simply couldn't see a way out of this situation, everything had already been properly planned, and yet Caesar throws a spanner in works and everything is suddenly fucked!
Tamia begins visualising cutting the man to pieces but shakes her head at those thoughts. If she did that she'd be killed, Josie would be killed, her family would be killed, and the mission would fail...
"Well? Come on, kneel to your master and reaffirm your loyalty..." Caesar says, gesturing down at the ground before him.
...
Tamia, not seeing any other option slowly steps forwards and kneels down before Caesar... If anything, they would buy her time to think of something.
Behind her, Josie is brought back into the room with a black hood over her head, Caesar grins at Tamia, "Your first act in my service is to kill this woman."
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Chương 444: Up shit creek without Dirt-Hog...
*BOOOM!*
Another Legion tower explodes in a blinding shower of rotten wood, metal shrapnel, and body parts as Afton's Sonic Emitter causes a chain reaction. He'd shoot from the window as he continues to drive Dirt-Hog up the winding road towards the Fort, yet the many defensive placements were beginning to annoy him.
"How many of you fuckers do I have to kill before you get outta the way!" he shouts out of the window while firing another sonic projectile at a Legionary, yet again causing an explosive chain reaction via his [Meltdown!] Perk.
Green shockwaves of plasma evaporate any nearby Legionaries and utterly decimate the structure they were standing on. Afton wishes they were able to stick around and watch the fireworks, but they were kind of in a rush... Having almost the entirety of the Legion's forces in the Mojave chasing after you would definitely put a pep in your step, fortunately, Dirt-Hog was more than fast enough to lose them for now.
A few of the better-armed Legionaries attempted to destroy the vehicle with grenade launchers, C4, rocket launchers, and simple make-shift barricades... Truthfully, the only thing that'd damaged Dirt-Hog so far was the barricades they were setting up.
Every time Afton was forced to crash through one, Dirt-Hog's condition got worse and worse. Afton feared that if they were forced to crash through another large gate then Dirt-Hog would be out for the count, something he'd been dreading since the destruction of Dirt-Bird.
Veronica was also becoming more proficient on the turret, though, Afton had to wonder how much ammo it truly had left... They must've killed several thousand Legionaries so far, and yet they continued coming out of the woodwork like ants.
Sure enough, Afton could see the Fort in the distance, meaning that were almost at their destination. Good timing too, since smoke was beginning to billow from under Dirt-Hog's hood... On any other car, this would mean a few non-lethal mechanical issues... But on a nuclear-powered vehicle like Dirt-Hog? A nuclear explosion is the best you could hope for!
*CRACK! CRUNCH!*
Afton drives into yet another Legionary as they stupidly try to block the vehicle, all they do though is just add another red smear to the bonnet and the already heavily damaged front windscreen.
Another couple minutes of driving and they finally reach the Fort!... The only problem though was the large reinforced gate blocking any further passage!
Afton sighs as he speeds up, "Yeah... I saw this coming... EVERYONE! STRAP YOURSELVES IN!" he shouts, giving the group enough time to prepare themselves for another hard impact.
*BOOOOM!*
Dirt-Hog punches through the gate as if it were made of Lego's, yet again sending metal shards flying, some even managing to land inside the Fort itself, causing Chaos to erupt due to the sudden attack... Afton couldn't blame them though, hue metal shards flying towards you at terminal velocity is definitely something to be afraid of!
Afton tries to accelerate again as Dirt-Hog lands, but the vehicle gives off a large groan before shutting off completely... Smoke billows out of the hood as the metal composing it begins glowing red. "Holy fuck!" Afton yelps as he leaps out of the vehicle, "IT'S GONNA BLOW, GET THE FUCK OUT!" he shouts, all the while having the composure to jump up and tear the damaged K9000 off of the top of it.
The gun was incredibly high tech and expensive, so Afton was not going to waste it if he didn't have to.
Fortunately for the group, the second impact seemed to have woken up Karl, the old retired ranger pulls himself out of the vehicle with the rest of the group and runs ahead behind Afton. Of course, the Legionaries were already firing at them, but Afton and Veronica shield the group with their bodies for now.
Karl, Boone, Anja, and ED-E all throw themselves behind cover, not against the Legionaries, but to protect themselves from the catastrophic Dirt-Hog explosion in the making.
The unaware Legionaries who had been following the group from outside the Fort attempt to climb over the destroyed vehicle, but, when one accidentally steps on the hood and has the rubber of the boot literally melt and stick to it, they finally realise something was up...
*BOOOOOOOOOOM!*
A mushroom cloud greets the sky as the vehicle blows up in a mighty explosion. The force of which knocks Veronica onto her back, and if it weren't for the various protections and Perks Afton had against explosives, he'd be on the floor all the same.
The Legionaries near the destroyed gate were all instantly incinerated... The explosion even causes the rest to collapse, preventing any more Legionaries from attempting to follow the group into the Fort... Not that many would be willing to follow, the mushroom cloud was indication enough that the area had become heavily irradiated... Even primitive Legionaries were smart enough to know that was not a good thing.
Even as the explosion occurred however, Afton was already firing at Legionaries up near the Fort. He was firing his Anti-Material Rifle with one arm, all the while shielding his companions with his body while they get back their bearings from the nearby nuclear explosion.
He wasn't willing to fire his Sonic Emitter at them due to his fear that the Chain Reaction would kill everything inside the Fort, killing Tamia, Josie, and Dogmeat while also destroying Houses underground bunker... This is also the reason he used the Range Finder elsewhere.
"Nyx, how many hostiles up in the Fort?" he asks, his hud already marking down the forty or so who were defending from the top of the incline.
"User, I am detecting several thousand... Too many to individually identify. Proceed with caution." the AI warns.
"Will do." Afton says before turning towards his group, "Get a hold of yourselves! We're currently deep up shit creek, so start shooting or at least thrown an insult or something!" he shouts, loading an explosive round into the Anti-Material Rifle before firing, killing a good six people and injuring another eight.
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