//------------------------------// // Fallout Friends Fire-Fight in Fillydelphia // Story: United we Stand // by Chemtest //------------------------------// —(Lone Wanderer)— I slap hands with Courier, “Finally working together again, eh? You still remember Kansas City?” He shakes my hand gladly, a smile in his face, “Those slavers didn’t know who they took prisoner. It’ll be great to work together, friend, like we did for the entirety of Kansas.” I nod as I reminece on those days, “Ah, those Legion nutcases never thought we would’ve rounded up all the brahim and use them. If we could take out an entire state full of Roman wannabes, then we should surely be able to take Fillydelphia. Especially considering the army is running away, and pulled everyone from there.” He nods, “How’d you kn- you looked on the Wiki didn’t you?” I nod back, “Yep.” He shrugs, “Well, let’s go.” ——— I sercure the Combine mask to my head, and look over at the Courier as he does the same. Thus making everyone not friendly see us as Combine soldiers. I nod as I see the message in the corner confirming I am disguised, “Say, Courier, we have so many of the same powers. Are you sure we aren’t related?” He shrugs, “I’ve heard of this fellow called ‘the Vault Dweller’ and he might be a shared grandfather, since he also had these powers. My father was called ‘the Chosen One’ and he showed the same powers, he said he was the son of some Vault guy, but he was never around.” I nod at his words, “My father showed the powers as well, though I didn’t see him use many of them. Said he was a great hero, but wasn’t faithful to my grandmother. Well shit, I believe we are cousins!” He smiles, “Well, hot damn, I knew I saw resemblance to you when we were trapped together!” He slide out a grenade, “Why don’t we go do the old family bonding experience of shooting everyone we don’t like?” I slide a tesla cannon into my hands, “Oh, now that sounds like fun!” And we went down the streets of Fillydelphia to the Combines government office. ——— So, we came up with a plan. No, I’m not telling you, that would spoil the fun. There’s a person to ask questions to, I am not that person, the NPCs are those people. I carry a box in my arms, and knock on a side door, “Pizza delivery!” I can hear someone on the other side shout, “Oh fuck yes, I’m so hungry!” They open the door, and I hand them the box. The box almost as big as me, I should add, “Here you go, an extra large pizza!” They look at the box, “Isn’t that a bit tall to eat?” I smile, “It’s a very extra large pizza.” They smile, and hand me some bits, “Thank you!” I nod, “Thanks for shopping with the Lone Pepperoni, come again.” They close the door, and I step back, with a smile. —(Courier)— I wait in my hiding spot. I can hear the Combine outside open the box, “What the hell? This isn’t a pizza, this is a cake!” I smile from inside the cake, and burst out, grenade in hand, “Alluh Ackbar!” *Boom!* The blast from my grenade kills most of them. Then the door is kicked in by Lone, and they are quickly dispatched. I look around for more to come rushing in, only to see none, “Huh, that must’ve been all.” —(Wanderer)— I look around as the Courier crawls out of the cake, “Courier, go ahead and replace the flag with our own. I’ll stay back here and check out these computers.” He nods, “Just don’t play any Half Life, the parodox would be horrid.” I nod back, and start to read some of a computer terminals entries. ——— Entry 1: We are going to abandon Earth. Freeman destroyed the Citidel, and we can’t take anymore risks. Higher ups said they found a new world, a huge universal disturbance was put out of it. As always, this leaves us an open door to invade. Shame, that Seven Hours war was so much fun. End entry. Entry 2: We found Freeman’s body, having suffocated under rubble from the Citidel. I admit, I admire Freeman, at how he alone was able to destroy the Citidel and make City 17 rise up. With all he did, he deserved a more fitting end at the end of our guns, not under this rubble. The very idea that a Doctor could do all that inspires something within me. Not that I’m sympathizeing, I’m just impressed and inspired to step up because of him. Now that we found his body, some start to question if we still need to leave. The Scientists said that this world was a lot more peaceful, and easy to take over. The leader, Dawnbreaker, can apparently be taken out, even if not easily. But, unlike Doctor Freeman, this time we have the surprise on our side, so she would be much easier to take out then him. End entry. Entry 3: I am assigned to a town called Fillydelphia. I wonder why that name is a pun of the Earth city Philadelphia, maybe a coincidence? Our squad has been given a great honor. I saw Doctor Freeman’s legendary crowbar today. We are to protect both it and the town, but mainly it. I only wish I could feel it’s cold metal... End entry. Entry 4: Operation Burned Snow was a magnificent failure. But I’m not worried, we should be fine, right? At least I’m a lot more relaxed now then before. But to know that that crowbar is right out of reach is torture. It’s so close, yes so far... Oh, the pizza is here! End entry. I look up as Courier enters the room, “We have something we need to get.”