RK47
collides like two planets pulled by gravity
We'll blow it up then.
There it goes...
Looks like one failed to ignite.
As for the other two...
Whoops.
Too bad Chris wasn't here to witness this. Heh heh. Wonder if he heard the explosion from Novac?
Looks like nobody's gonna miss the ghouls at all. Time to report my success to Manny.
The ghouls are no longer in REPCONN.
Really? Unbelievable, man! I knew that wasn't gonna be easy. But I had a good feeling about you. You look like you been through a lot.
Now about the man I'm looking for.
Okay, I'll tell you everything I know, like I promised. The guy you're looking for, Benny, he was travelling with some members from my old gang. They were going to Boulder City.
I marked the location on my Pip Boy.
Any idea why they went that way?
No clue. I know Benny hadn't paid up yet. Maybe that was where they were supposed to get square.
And everybody loves me for blowing up that rocket! Awesome. I rested a while in my motel room before heading out to check on Ranger Station Charlie down south.
It was late night when I got there, too quiet. No guards patrolled the perimeter, something's wrong.
Not again.
A frag mine underneath the corpse. Which can only mean Caesar's Legion is behind this.
I found two audio logs left behind under the desk.
...drove the raiders off. No casualties. In the meantime- Patrol's back. They're late. I hope they've got a good excuse. What took-
The first audio log ends there..I played the second one.
This is a message to the NCR from the Legion. We are coming for you. Run, and we will catch you. Hide, and we will find you. No matter what you do, you are all going to die. We took one of the women alive.
They must've attacked from the east...I decided to investigate the rest of the ranger station before attempting a search.
The Legion still resorting to dirty tricks as they left a tripwire to the next room. Two dead bodies in the next room...one of the Ranger had his armor on. I gave it to Boone.
Satisfied with my investigation, I set off out of the station to the east to search for the Legion raiders. It was morning by then.
I spotted a group of Legions on patrol and opened fire with my scoped varmint rifle. The forward scout dropped in one hit.
The rest rushed forward, one fella was right beneath the cliff I'm on, clutching a hand grenade.
I took out my Cowboy Repeater and took aim before firing.
With satisfying result. Our hunt lasted throughout the day till evening, we ambushed a Legion camp at midnight.
How does it feel to wake up with a pistol on your face?
In total, we killed around ten legionaries but found no traces of the missing NCR woman. I called off the search and returned to Ranger Andy in Novac with the bad news.
Those were good men at the station. Good men. This whole town was sleeping a lot easier because of them. Now, who knows what we're in for? The Legion? Christ, we'd be better off with Raiders. Well, thanks for telling me. I know that knowledge didn't come without risk. Tell you what. I'll pay you for what you did, but I'll do you one better, too. There's one move we have in Rangers for knocking an opponent off his feet. Saved my butt a bunch of times, maybe it will for you too. Let me show you how it's done...
He taught me the Ranger take down move. I can use this move by moving backwards, then dropping on the floor to execute a leg sweep at my enemy, knocking him down. I went back to my motel room to rest before heading out of town. I decided to chat with Boone to know him better in the morning.
What is it you aren't telling me about what happened to your wife?
You got no right asking me that. Drop it.
You're right. I was out of line.
It's just something I'm not ready to discuss. With you or anybody. The Legion's the only thing I want on my mind right now.
What outfit did you serve in the military with?
First NCR Recon. It's a sniper battalion. Sees a lot of action. They moved us around a lot. I was stationed at Camp Golf for a while. Last I heard they were at Camp McCarran.
How did you happen to join First Recon?
They pick you out if you do well at the firing range. Pays a little better, so I said okay.
Is that a First Recon Beret?
Yeah, you can tell by the patch. Bear skull with crossed rifle behind it. Slogan underneath.
What's the slogan?
The last thing you never see. Pretty accurate, and so were we.
Were you at Bitter Springs with First Recon?
I was in a lot of places with First Recon. I don't really remember.
Very evasive of him. I like this guy, it's like a hard version of Carth Onasi. Less emo, and he prefer to kill people rather than go into a whiny fit about his situation.
You must've been in Bitter Springs. What happened there?
That part of my life is over now. So is this discussion.
Well, fine. We moved eastward out of Novac and see what we could do about the Legion forces occupying Nelson. That's when Boone stopped me.
We're getting close to Nelson. Any closer, I'm shooting any legionary I see. Hope that's not a problem.
No, that's not a problem. That's a solution.
Damn right. You and I, we're just a couple of problem solvers.
King Leonidas blocks our way to Nelson however.
The name's Alex Bandon.
My apologies, but that name and face ain't ringing the old school bell upstairs. Afraid I can't let you through until the situation is resolved.
If I had better NCR reputation, he might be more helpful, but I guess I have to do a little convincing.
(Speech) You may not know me, but I'm no friend of the Leigon, and I'll lend a hand to get rid of them.
Fair enough. It's not like any of the troopers here are jumping to volunteer. If you had a few dozen doses of Psycho on you, maybe we could pep these weepy troopers into charging down into Nelson and taking back the camp. But since that's not likely, you could help me take out the Legion's trooper hostages.
Why take out the hostages?
The troopers won't go down into camp with their comrades at risk. Dirty game by the Legion likes to roll out whenever they get a chance. Problem is, Ranger Milo doesn't want to play. If we take out the hostages, they've got squat for leverage.
Why don't you try to rescue them?
Back at Ranger school, they taught us not to run headlong into battle when you're outnumbered ten to one. You want to go down there and haul those crippled boys off those poles, you're dumber than you look.
Whatever. I'll still give it a try.
Fine. Let's go.
Good. We clear out the hostages and they lose their advantage. They're down in a clearing, crucified on some telephone poles. I'll cover you from the ridge. just make it quick. These boys should be put out of their misery, not plinked to death with some old varmint rifle. And don't get any dreamy notions about playing the hero and dragging those boys out. You'll get swarmed. Now let's go.
The Ranger set off and I ran to catch up to him. That's when Boone muttered something.
To hell with mercy killing. We're getting those guys out of there.
By the time I got at the vantage point, Milo has already started shooting. The problem is he attracted too much attention and got three legionaries charging up close to his position. I can't let that happen.
I held my position as I helped Milo deal with the oncoming Legion.
Finally the onslaught was over and I can make my move.
I told ED-E and Boone to stay put and cover me from the cliff. I have an idea.
This should do just fine.
I made it to the three crucified troopers without raising the alarm.
Satisfied with the safety of the troopers, I untied them and let them run up the hill where Milo is waiting.
Milo grinned when he saw me up the cliff.
I have to admit, I didn't think you could do it. Guess that makes me the sap and you the hero. I'm not authorized to pay for contract work, but here's something for the effort. And I'll make sure everyone hears about what you did. Thanks.
Boone looks pleased.
Mercy killing is expected of NCR snipers. The Legion likes to torture their prisoners within sight of NCR positions. We get called on to end it. I've had my share. Some of them, you think, maybe you could've gotten them out. Maybe it's not the Legion that got them killed. Maybe it's your orders and you following them.
Yeah, that would feel really terrible if I had to do it.
Want to talk about Bitter Springs now? What happened there?
We won.
That's it?
Look, we've done some traveling together, but we're not exactly comrades-in-arms. I'm not ready to swap war stories.
I've seen my share of terrible things. You can talk to me about it.
Maybe some other time...
Such as hard-ass. No wonder Manny wants to drill him.
There it goes...
Looks like one failed to ignite.
As for the other two...
Whoops.
Too bad Chris wasn't here to witness this. Heh heh. Wonder if he heard the explosion from Novac?
Looks like nobody's gonna miss the ghouls at all. Time to report my success to Manny.
I marked the location on my Pip Boy.
And everybody loves me for blowing up that rocket! Awesome. I rested a while in my motel room before heading out to check on Ranger Station Charlie down south.
It was late night when I got there, too quiet. No guards patrolled the perimeter, something's wrong.
Not again.
A frag mine underneath the corpse. Which can only mean Caesar's Legion is behind this.
I found two audio logs left behind under the desk.
The first audio log ends there..I played the second one.
They must've attacked from the east...I decided to investigate the rest of the ranger station before attempting a search.
The Legion still resorting to dirty tricks as they left a tripwire to the next room. Two dead bodies in the next room...one of the Ranger had his armor on. I gave it to Boone.
Satisfied with my investigation, I set off out of the station to the east to search for the Legion raiders. It was morning by then.
I spotted a group of Legions on patrol and opened fire with my scoped varmint rifle. The forward scout dropped in one hit.
The rest rushed forward, one fella was right beneath the cliff I'm on, clutching a hand grenade.
I took out my Cowboy Repeater and took aim before firing.
With satisfying result. Our hunt lasted throughout the day till evening, we ambushed a Legion camp at midnight.
How does it feel to wake up with a pistol on your face?
In total, we killed around ten legionaries but found no traces of the missing NCR woman. I called off the search and returned to Ranger Andy in Novac with the bad news.
He taught me the Ranger take down move. I can use this move by moving backwards, then dropping on the floor to execute a leg sweep at my enemy, knocking him down. I went back to my motel room to rest before heading out of town. I decided to chat with Boone to know him better in the morning.
Very evasive of him. I like this guy, it's like a hard version of Carth Onasi. Less emo, and he prefer to kill people rather than go into a whiny fit about his situation.
Well, fine. We moved eastward out of Novac and see what we could do about the Legion forces occupying Nelson. That's when Boone stopped me.
King Leonidas blocks our way to Nelson however.
If I had better NCR reputation, he might be more helpful, but I guess I have to do a little convincing.
Whatever. I'll still give it a try.
The Ranger set off and I ran to catch up to him. That's when Boone muttered something.
By the time I got at the vantage point, Milo has already started shooting. The problem is he attracted too much attention and got three legionaries charging up close to his position. I can't let that happen.
I held my position as I helped Milo deal with the oncoming Legion.
Finally the onslaught was over and I can make my move.
I told ED-E and Boone to stay put and cover me from the cliff. I have an idea.
This should do just fine.
I made it to the three crucified troopers without raising the alarm.
Satisfied with the safety of the troopers, I untied them and let them run up the hill where Milo is waiting.
Milo grinned when he saw me up the cliff.
Boone looks pleased.
Yeah, that would feel really terrible if I had to do it.
Such as hard-ass. No wonder Manny wants to drill him.