Fallout, Second Life Chapter 186 - 186

Adam was not sure on the best way to get in contact with War. Truthfully he was not even sure if it was a good idea. But he really did need all the help he could get, and War's band wouldn't be a force threatening Chicago if he wasn't a powerful faction. So he did the one thing he could think of. Head deep into War's territory and speak to the first War mbers he saw. It did not take long.

Adam, almost imdiately upon entering what he was certain was War's territory, he saw so of the mbers walking around on patrol.

There were 3 of them and they were imdiately on guard as they saw the APC rolling up to them. Guns were raised, ready to shoot, despite the fact that the APC would easily resist small arms fire. Even as Adam hoped out of the APC they did not lower their weapons. He did open the ramp for Pearl to co out if she was needed, but he hoped it wouldn't co to a fight, after all this was supposed to be an exchange of information at the very least, not a battle. So for the mont he had told Pearl to stay inside.

"Who the fuck are you?! What are you doing here!? This is War's territory!" The man closest to Adam yelled as his rifle was raised, now pointing at Adam, he was not a fan of the gun waving in his face but he was keeping it inside.

"My na is Adam Baxter. I've co here knowing this was War's territory because I ca to deliver a ssage. Famine is on the move, in as early as one week Famine's horde of ferals will overwhelm the entirety of Chicago unless he is stopped. I am putting together forces from all over Chicago to do just that." Adam said with authority. The n looked intrigued, skeptical, and invested. "We will be eting at this location in the east. I've already contacted forces from various locations in the city. If War is willing to send forces to the battle we can all work together to stop this before irreparable damage is done to everyone." Adam finished.

The three n share a look at each other, uncertain what to make of Adam's words.

"How can we be sure you are telling us the truth?" He asked. Adam stared him dead in the eyes.

"Because I wouldn't have co all the way to War's territory to deliver a false ssage. I have been there, it's coming, whether you believe or not. The only question is if you will be there to help us stop them."

The man at the front looked at his friends again and then slightly lowered his gun.

"I'll deliver the ssage to War, his call, if he says go, then yeah, we will go. But don't count on nothin' we ain't charity workers." He said with a squint.

"I understand. That was all I ask. If you can simply tell War I could hope for nothing more." Adam said, preparing to turn around and head back into the APC however he was stopped short when one of the n called out from behind him, not the one at the front but a different man.

"Hey… that's a nice car you got there." He said with a knowing tone. Adam turned around to look at him, unamused. He knew where this was going. "I'm sure I could do a lot of… good work if I had wheels like that… how about you hand it over and you can walk away unhurt?" He grinned, acting like he had all the power in the situation. Adam left off a deep sigh, he then stared him dead in the eyes with a cold stare and then yelled out:

"Pearl!" A mont later Pearl erged from the back of the APC holding the super sledge, and looking confused why she had been called.

"What can Pearl do for Adam?" Pearl asked, confused.

"I-uh-I-uh" The guy who, just a mont ago, was so confident to wave a gun in Adam's face and threaten him so he can steal his APC was now balking in the presence of a super mutant. Adam had hoped for this reaction but it was far more potent than he had hoped. He just wanted a little muscle to back him up but this worked even better.

"I assu I can be on my way then?" He asked, coldly, to the man who was taking slow steps back.

"Y-yeah man, sorry to hold you up." He said before he hit the back of his friend lightly and then continued to back up slowly, gun now, decidedly, pointed away from Adam. Adam nodded to him.

"Safe travels, friend." He said back with a sarcastic tone. The three n then half ran away leaving Adam with Pearl who was still confused.

"Did Pearl do sothing wrong?" Adam chuckled softly, smiled, and then patted her arm slightly.

"Not at all, Pearl. In fact you did exactly what I needed you to do. Thank you for the help."

"Pearl not know what Pearl did, but Pearl happy to help." She said with a toothy grin and then headed back into the APC. Adam hopped back into the cockpit and then they headed back down the road.

Adam had no illusions on how untrustworthy those n were. Even putting aside their otherwise dubious intentions or their likely evil karma, they probably couldn't be trusted to fill a glass of water, let alone deliver a ssage as vital as this. So Adam did not just want to leave this to just one group, he wanted to ensure this ssage reached War. For original chapters go to novel·fire

Adam spent the next few hours driving around War's territory finding several small groups to inform them about the incoming Famine crisis. He specifically sought out smaller groups, any larger group of War's band was avoided because he had no confidence a single super mutant could be used to dissuade a large group from trying to rob him.

All in all, after a few hours Adam had successfully spoken to 5 groups of war's people. 2 of which did not try to rob him! How wonderful! Either way, with the task of hopefully getting so commitnt from War done, he had three more places in mind he needed to stop. He had considered for a mont that he wanted to go to Renaissance for aid too, but they were a colony of artists, they did not even have guards, the most they had was turrets on the ceilings. They couldn't especially help even if they wanted to. However, thinking of Renaissance had given him a new idea. Which brings him to his three locations left before he would return to the vault. The first was simple. He was going to go to his safehouse.

This was going to be a big fight no matter how it was sliced, he needed every hand he could muster, however there were ways to get more firepower without relying on people ard with guns. He had 4 perfectly usable turrets with independent power sources right there in his safe house. Of course he would prefer to leave them all right where they were, after all it would leave the safehouse much less well defended. However, that was a problem for future him. Besides, he was planning on moving into the vault, especially with a car now he didn't need a safehouse as much. Again though, issues for future him.

The second place he wanted to go was Naper, obviously. Mira had apparently already told them about what was coming but giving them a check in and making sure they were okay was the least he could do. If nothing else he could confirm himself for them that this was a real threat. He didn't especially plan on asking for help from them, but if they offered it he would not say no.

And lastly there was the one place he had been expressly advised not to go. A place so vile that he questioned if he should even go to. A place with enough rough n and fire power to really help bolster his numbers but filled with an equal number of psychopaths that could cause an issue. He was planning on visiting the raider Utopia built out of the underground subway. Hell.