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She and a couple kids had left Little Lamplight on a mission to recover more food, The moon was out and the floor was dark and rickety. It was one of those platforms that hung over a rock, She had a great vantage point seeing as how you has to climb the hill to get to this platform. She had hit some Roach legs together and managed to start a bad smelling fire. She had her sniper aimed at a wandering Ghouls head. Not knowing the difference between feral and un-feral she fired and caused his head to explode right off. The two other kids were Jimmy and Bronco, Both of them were fat, But hella good with Melee and close range weapons. " Foods done!" Yelled jimmy immediately ripping off a roach wing and snarling into it. Bronco had somewhat amount of taste and grabbed the leg and coated it in jelly. The girl sat on the edge and didn't eat that wondering to herself " How many days till Megatron?"She thought to herself. About three hours later, When the moon was setting the pulled out makeshift beds and fell asleep.

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farag0n

It's 7.01 AM. Hannibal wake's up and walks to the bathroom. He throws some tap water on his face and looks himself in the mirror. Day by day, he was getting older and older, it was already visible from the mirror image. He sighed once and exited the bathroom. He jumped over the railing, straight into the kitchen. He took some beef jerky from the fridge and ate it with some coffee. After finishing his breakfast, he put his clothes on and walked out of his house. Another old resident, Nathan Vargas, was just outside his house. The old geezer was still alive, though he was now reduced to a wheelchair. They both hated each other. Hannibal said to Nathan:

"Morning, Vargas"
"Piss off", Nathan responded.

Hannibal walked past him and said:

"Next time, if you ain't dead yet, I'll do it myself you old wanna-be enclave piece of shit"
"You wish!", Nathan yelled.

Hannibal walked all the way to his shop and noticed someone standing in front of it. He light up a cigarete and put it in his mouth. He looked at the man, he was a new face. Hannibal groaned once and then said:

”Customers this early? Where is this world coming to..”, Hannibal grabbed the key to ”Carver's Fix” from his pocket. Before he opened the door he said to the newcomer:

”Has the new sheriff introduced himself yet? He tends to bug the newcomers"

Just like the previous one.., Hannibal thought to himself.

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Kern

Thomas Stone examined the newcomer through his rifles scope as the man made his way to the entrance of Megaton. He looked tired but had still managed to realize he was being watched. The newcomer moved a little faster towards the entrance.

He had seen his type before. Though young, the man had the hard look of someone toughened by the wasteland. Stone lowered his sniper rifle and eased himself back on the catwalk to continue his vigil.

The sheriff had hired Stone after a display of his skills. It was only on a temporary basis and most likely would last just until the new shipment of Aqua Pura was fully secure. That suited Stone just fine. Megaton was a decent place, as far as settlements go, but there was nothing to tie him here.

The only other person with him was Stockholm and as usual, the guard felt the need to fill the peaceful silence with useless noise, “Probably just another merc looking for work. Ya reckon?”

Outright ignoring Stockholm didn’t seem to work so Stone just nodded in his direction, “Probably.’

A few more moments passed and Stone scratched at the jagged scar on the side of his face. It still surprised him that after all these years the thing still itched like crazy! The motion was a mistake.

Stockholm caught the action and then grinned. The words that spewed out of his mouth were as predictable as night following day.

“You know the pot is getting pretty big now? Almost 400 caps! A lot of money for the person who guesses right on how you got that scar. I’m betting Deathclaw.”

Stone grunted in response then pushed himself to his feet. He’d heard about this stupid pool. If they only knew they wouldn’t be as eager to bet hard caps.

“My shift is over.”

With that he made dropped down lightly to the entrance of the Megaton and pressed the button.

His plan was to head to Moriarty’s Saloon but when he saw the newcomer and Hannibal entering Carver’s Fix, he decided he’d see if the old man had managed to source him that Ripper he had enquired about.

The pushed through the door and then leaned against the wall, waiting till the others had concluded their business. As he waited he lighted a cig.

WarGod101

"No, he hasn't. Last time I was around here there wasn't a sheriff."

He noticed the man grabbing his key, so he stepped back and allowed the man space enough to enter through. Megaton seemed eerilly quiet during this early morning buzz. Sure, the water processing plant had been waging war with the wastes and the pipes were always springing leaks, but the newcomer who replaced Shepard's friend Walter could get around and fix them. But, of course, this wasn't as important any more, what with Aqua Pura. But the shipments weren't always on time so it was still very important to have your own supply of water.

Shepard had been lost in his thoughts a bit while he watched the man fumble with his keys.

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"Newsss time, children.

"Yeah, it's ole' Three-Dog here to sooth your worries about The Capital Wasteland! Project purity has recently sent out its latest shipment of Aqua Pura yesterday! That means good news for you new settlers out there in Greyditch.

"Many people have heard rumors about an opposing force to the Brotherhood of Steel. Bad news children, it's true. They call themselves the Equestrians, and they're pretty nasty. Using assault rifles and shotguns, they aren't ones to be messed with. So lock your doors and watch your back, wastelanders!

"A special tip:

"Don't feed the Yao Guai!

"And now some music..."

farag0n

Hannibal opened the door and coughed a few times. Dust had already landed in the shop even though it had been only 2 days since he was there.

"Yeah, this place was long without a sheriff. It's the former one's son, Harden Simms, that acts as the sheriff now", Hannibal said to the newcomer.

The shop had two floors. The counter was sitting in the left corner of the first floor, behind the counter was the safe and next to the safe was at least 3 cabinets which contained different sorts of parts. There was an old mattress in the middle of the room, it was covered with brown stains, originally the mattress was green and white colored. There were a few wooden benches next to the walls.
The workbench was located in the second floor and so were the weapons and armors he had in sale.

As the customers poured in, Hannibal made his way behind the counter and put on his sunglasses. He noticed Lucy West was the next customer.

"Your rifle ain't ready yet Lucy. Come back the day after tomorrow"

Lucy didn't answer, she just left. Hannibal noticed Stone had found his way inside too. After serving the rest of the customers for now he heard the radio message Three-Dog had just sent.

"Equastrians? Ain't that fan-f*ckin'-tastic"

Hannibal turned his head to Stone.

"You here about that Ripper, Stone?"

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WarGod101

Shepard glanced over the store. It's inside seemed just like the other houses and stores around Megaton, but something felt odd and somehow new. Shepard looked away from the shopkeeper and walked upstairs to look at the shelves noting the various weaponry and ammo. To his luck, he saw that the shopkeep had several clips of 5.16 ammo.

After walking back down, Shepard walked up to the counter.

"How much for a clip of that 5.16? And I need this Assault rifle repaired."

The rifle's plastic end was hanging freely, and it was missing about 5/6's of the trigger. Altogether it looked like a mess.

conmon

She woke up to find Jimmy and Bronco were asleep. She wrote a letter saying to return to Little Lamplight and then she jumped off the platform. Landing with a thud she stood up and started sprinting across the wasteland, Sword at her back and knife at her side, She could make out the towering figure of Megatron. Smiling she started sprinting even faster, Her feet were sore and she was getting exhausted but eventually she reached the gate. Sighing she walked through the open gate ignoring the snipers and robot only to find herself right in front of the Sheriff. Come with me please...."As she and the Sheriff walked back to his house he opened the door then locked it behind them.Please,Hand over your weapons, We wouldn-"She had upholstered her gun and aimed it firing quickly, The shot would have been heard across the city but her gun was silenced. She quickly looted his body taking the hat and glasses and the keys to everything he had. She unlocked the door after trying several keys and ran out. Infact, The only thing that could be heard from the scene was a thump on the floor. Sprinting quickly she ran to "Carver's fix" seeing as how that was the only store open, and pushed her way through the crowd to hopefully be next in line.

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Kern

Although keeping his face expressionless, Stone was listening intently to the radio broadcast. Rumours of new ‘armies’ were common in the wasteland. They usually consisted of a coalition of merc groups and they usually lasted only as long as a major decision had to be made. The fact that Three-dog believed these Equestrians warranted a news slot meant that it was serious.

And if they were opposing the Brotherhood of Steel then it would most likely mean that the Aqua Pura shipments would be disrupted. There would be equal amounts of opportunities and dangers for a mercenary in the near future.

“You here about the Ripper, Stone?”

He pushed himself away from the wall and nodded to Hannibal. Stone liked the guy. He was a survivor and Stone respected that. Had they been alone, he might have asked the old man his opinion on the latest broadcast.

Instead he answered, “That I am. Any luck getting your hands on one in decent shape?”

Before he could get an answer he heard a commotion behind him. A small girl barged her way through the crowd and tried to push her way past him.

Stone blocked her with his leg and looked down at her. "Easy. Patience is a virtue."

He turned back to Hannibal.

farag0n

Hannibal watched as the newcomer went upstairs. He was about to say something when the newcomer already came back and asked the cost of 5.16mm rounds. Hannibal walked to the upstairs and checked the ammo boxes. There were 4 packages, each contained 20 rounds. He grabbed all of them and went back behind the counter. He put the 4 on the counter and said:

"I sell 'em in these packages, it contains 20 rounds. That's 12 caps a package. Take it or leave it"

Hannibal moved the ammo packages away and checked the Assault rifle. He couldn't believe the thing was still intact. Firing this thing would be more lethal to the handler than the target.

"I'm not a miracle so don't expect this thing to be brand new when I give it back. Roughly, it's 150 caps. I'll figure out the exact price when I'm finished. Come back in 5 hours and leave your name on that piece of paper next to you so I'll remember it"

Hannibal put the Assault rifle under the counter and turned around to face one of the cabinets. He started searching for the Ripper.

"Yeah, I picked one last evening from one of them Caravan Merchants. It's in a piece-of-shit shape though. The blade is badly rusted and the mechanics get jammed easily. For 40 caps I'll patch it up, so it probably won't kill you when you use it", Hannibal said with a small smirk on his face to Stone.

Hannibal had known Stone since the day he arrived and settled in. They usually had a few drinks together every now and then. Hannibal noticed a little girl barging in and going past the line. He grunted and said to her:

"Kid, no matter how tough you are, you're still going to the back of the line just like the rest"

She was wearing an awfully familiar hat and sunglasses. Hannibal kept his eye on her, she might be hostile. Kids these days.., he thought to himself.

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WarGod101

"I'll take all of that and the repair, then. I'll be back around in a few hours."

After laying down eighty caps and grabbing the ammo, he pocketed it and started to leave.

Shepard looked down towards the girl, and smirked a bit. After leaving his name on a piece of paper and handing it to Hanibal, he turned on his heel and walked out of the store to go find the new water processer operator. He had decided to take the long way around, near Lucas Simm's old house. To his dismay, he saw the door open. When he came closer, he saw the body of no other than Harden Simms on the ground in a pool of blood.

Immediately he alerted the protectron outside to what had happened. It then sent warnings of a shooter on the loose across it's speakers. The megaton settlers began to move towards their houses, and lock their doors.

Meanwhile, Shepard started to look around the crime scene for some clues as to who did it. He noticed at once that Harden's hat and glasses were missing, so he decided to start looking out for a cowboy hat.