I'm looking forward to seeing what happens to Adams, I'm guessing that Echo breaks him out - but you never know. Keep it up.

Thank you all. I hope people continue to use my website, if not, I'll shut it down. I'm unsure if anyone even cares for it. While it may be new, I was hoping that it could continue to grow. Well, anyway, here's the next chapter, and my personal favorite yet. I hope you all enjoy it, because I honestly consider it my best yet. Though it's up to you, the readers, to decide that.

Chapter 18
Detention Cell B2
December 25th, 2277
0300 Hours

It has been almost two days since being put in his cell. Adams was already starting to go insane. With loss, failure, betrayal and disappointment eating away at him. He screamed at the top of his lungs, and banged his head against the wall as hard as he could to make it all go away from his mind.

The knock to the head was stronger than he first thought it would be, and knocked him down. He was dizzy and laying on the floor. Soft sounds pinged through the cell. Adams slowly looked around the room, trying to figure out what was causing it.

A dim light of fire began to cut through the roof slowly, in a small circle, large enough for a man to slip through. The circle connected with the beginning, and the metal roof that was cut fell down, and slammed next to Adams. He eyed the roof with interest, still dizzy.

He slowly began to laugh as he saw a dark figure slip through the hole and land next to him.

“Echo Sq-,squad?” whispered Adam softly.

The figure laughed, and kicked Adam in the gut.

“No,” replied a heavy masculine voice. “The one you left to die in Vault 87.”

Adam was confused. He didn’t leave anyone behind in Vault 87 except for the Lone Wanderer.

“You’ve got to be kidding me…” sighed Adams.

The Lone Wanderer kicked his in the gut again, while Adams cried out in pain. A loud banging was heard from the door.
“Shut up in there.” Yelled out the guard.

Lone Wanderer kneeled down to Adams, and whispered in his ear. “I’m going to make you pay for what you did to me and the Brotherhood.”

Adams tried to throw a punch at him, but he was way too confused to know what he was doing. The Lone Wanderer ignored this, and kicked Adams again.

He cried out, and yelled. “Help!”

The guard banged on the door again. “I said, shut it! Or I’ll get in there and kick your ass.”

The Lone Wanderer looked at Adams with annoyance, and pulled out a tranquilizer.

“Help! Someone!” cried out Adams. The guard was annoyed, and opened the door. He was startled to see the Lone Wanderer.

“Hostile spotted!” he cried out and raised his Laser Rifle. The Lone Wanderer quickly raised his new SMG and fired off six rounds, all sliced through the guard. He couldn’t even cry out before he dropped to the floor, dead. Three nearby guards rushed towards the room, and began to fire.

The Lone Wanderer moved to the side and quickly side stepped the lasers, and fired off, killing two. The third guard radioed for assistance. Now was the chance for the Lone Wanderer to charge towards him and pushed his gun straight into the face of the soldier before he could react, and fired off three rounds, splattering the helmet with blood and gore over the wall.

The Lone Wanderer turned around and looked at Adams, extremely annoyed. “I’ll be back, and you will pay.” He quickly ran off and jumped over the dead bodies.

Adams struggled to move, his body sore, and coughing up blood. Firing could be heard from outside, and soon silence. Four guards kicked down the door and stormed in.

“Move, move, move! Spread out and find him!” shouted the commanding officer of the team. They scanned the area, and soon checked room by room. They came up to the room where Adams was. One soldier walked over to him and examined him.

“Sergeant, what do we do with him?” inquired the soldier as he turned his head towards his leading officer.

The Sergeant tilted his head, and looked at the dead bodies, and sighed. “Leave him, get the medic over here to help clean up the scene, and lock this room back down. He’s in this cell for a reason.”

Adam tried to hold his hand out towards them, gently grasping the soldier that stood close to him, trying desperately to whisper that he needed help.
The soldier looked down at Adam and whispered that he was sorry.

“Private, get away from that trash.” Ordered the Sergeant. The Private stood up and walked out of the room. The two guards and Sergeant stood there watching Adams.

“You piece of crap. You let fifty men die at The Pitt, and now six more here.” Cursed the Sergeant. He moved over, and began to lift his foot up, about to strike Adams with his boot.

Before he could strike Adams, a small object landed nearby.

“Grenade!” shouted a soldier. They tried to move, but it went off. Adam closed his eyes, and felt a surge of cold air blast past him. He heard the crackle of freezing happen and felt his entire body cold and shuddering. Opening his eyes, he saw the Sergeant and the two soldiers frozen.

He was shocked. What the hell just happened? He couldn’t feel his fingers. Looking down, they were frozen too. Adam was scared and afraid, what was happening?

Two troopers in Hellfire armor burst through the door, while a third came through and a fourth covered the rear.

“Forge, Jackson, get the Sergeant.” Barked Griffin. They ran over and grabbed the Sergeant, while lifting him up, they used an odd little device to warm him up and removed the freezing effect.

“Cryogenic effect removed, ma’am.” Replied Forge. They lifted Adams up and began to carry him outside in the shadow. They lurked to the side, and ran towards the landing pad. Hope had it’s engines running and ready to go. They boarded up inside, while six nearby troopers charged toward them, firing their lasers. Simpson turned around and fired off four shots, two sliced through one trooper, killing him.

She jumped on board, but a laser hit her in the shoulder. She cried out, and became angry. Taking out another grenade, she threw it towards them, and a large blast of white light engulfed them. When it was done, they were on the ground, frozen in place.

Jackson closed the door, and nodded to the pilot and co-pilot. They began to lift off. Inside the Vertibird was that one soldier from before that said he was sorry to Adams. Another Vertibird took off with them and follow close by. The pilots talked to one another, obviously another allied Vertibird. Suddenly, three rockets flew by and almost hit the trailing Vertibird. Another Vertibird on the ground took off after them, and fired their lasers. The trailing Vertibird guarded Hope and fired back.

Adam watched as the lasers sliced through the enemy Vertibirds cockpit, igniting it on fire and causing it to lose control and slam into the ground, exploding it a blind light.

“Thanks for the assist, Freedom.” Replied the pilot. Adams looked up at Simpson as she began to inject Adams with stimpacks. The soothing feeling of warmth and relaxation rushed through his body. Adams took one last deep breath, and smiled.

Griffin stared at Adams. “How is he, Simpson?” she whispered.

Simpson smiled and replied to Griffin, “He’ll live. He always does.” She then lowered herself close to Adams and whispered in his ear, “I told you I’d get the squad…” and softly kissed him on the cheek.

Man. My internet dies for a few days and I come back to see five more pages of the story. Very well done, Gutsy, it's coming along great.

that was awesome i knew that Echo would break him out! Hey dont shut down the site man its new just wait. Hoping the next chapter will be up by the time i gt back from football. :woot:

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Clap spam. yummy.

that was a good chapter. I told my friends about the website not sure if they'll join but it was a worth a shot

Thanks all. The website isn't anything big, I'm just wondering if it is still worth keeping it. There are only a few members, only like two post, and etc. I'm just wondering if I should just keep the polls and such here in this thread, and etc.

Though I have a question for you all: How long do you want the story to go on for?

Go on for as long as you can. This story is the best :goodjob:

Well personally I don't believe in prolonging a story but since this one is so popular I can't really say. I can say 30-35 chapter's would definitely be enough. How ever when you do finish make sure it goes out with a bang. Like a huge twist or an epic battle. I'm sure your cooking up something already, or you will.

las it out as long as you can and do that thing when you get to say what happens like either the pit or point lookout.

Are you referring to an Epilogue?

As long as you can. If you still find it interesting and aren't running out of ideas keep going.

well new fan here

my boss will be extremly happy with all the work i did today..... reading all 18 chapters

Checked your site for a second, indeed nothing big, but if you do your polls on your site i will check it regurally.

if not clear: love the story, love the twists and turns and keep writing till you feel the story is finished!!!

Hey all, sorry about not having it up by now. Been a bit busy today and such, I'll begin working on it now and the next chapter should be up hopefully within an hour or two.

Hey, just wanted to say your doing great, though I doubt you need to be told that. Love the story, it's my favorite fanfic so far. In my opinion I think you should this story while it's hot, instead of dragging it out and have it lose it's luster and fans. I'll keep reading regardless on what you decide, and if my comp stops freaking out on me, stupid viruses.
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Here you go, my readers! Hope you enjoy it. Any suggestions and such can either be posted here or at my site. Feel free to tell me what you disliked or such about the chapters so I may improve.

Chapter 19
Outpost Redemption
January 1st, 2278
0900 Hours

Normally, the first time of the year is a celebration among the Enclave, as its one step closer to the rebuilding of America. However, for the newly branded "Enclave Outcasts," it was not. They live in a rather small outpost that has only fifteen members, including Echo's squad. They had very little supplies, so they had to salvage anything they could any chance they could.

Even if there were separations such like this, everyone still holds their ranks. Though this new outpost needed a leader, and a Sergeant wouldn't do. In desperate times, calls for desperate measures. Adams was promoted to Captain under this "new" Enclave, one that truly cared for America.

With fifteen members, two Vertibirds, and a small outpost, they were able to raid nearby city of Shackletown, which is a recently built raider town that scavenged off Brotherhood tech. Two squads of four stormed it with ease and were able to salvage enough parts to build a wall, one guard tower, and a barracks.

Adams stood there, watching the construction. He was going to do this right, and make sure this new Enclave does it what it was supposed to do. They'll save America, and remove the evil. They will not let anyone into their ranks who are not pure, but they will not attack or remove any unclean. Their job is to rebuild it, and then guard it.

Since they were no longer part of the old Enclave, Adams felt it was the smart move to tell everyone in his new team the truth about Eden, and countless other things he has found over the years. Many things did not make much sense, as to why scientists were researching and experimenting on the FEV virus, why Eden let the Lone Wanderer leave, and such things.

The newest recruit, the one from last night, Private James, came over to Adams. A clean shaven, friendly man. His blue eyes and blond hair were gentle, yet interesting. "Captain?" he called out.

Adams stopped and smiled, he enjoyed his new title. "Yes, Private?"

James looked happy for some odd reason. "Sir, we were able to get a private communication through Outpost Eden to all the lower ranks whom we could trust. We told them to meet our near the remains of Shackletown in a five minutes."

Adams nodded and thanked him, and began to load up the nearby Vertibird with a few troopers and his squad. Hope's pilot, Lieutenant Den, nodded at him and turned on the engines. The rutters slowly turned and sputtered, and began to lift off. The forces pushed Adams and his team back into their seats.

"Hey Captain, am I the only one who hates taking off in these death traps?" called out James.

Adams smiled, and shook his head. Lt. Den looked around at James.

"If it makes you feel any better, I can personally kick you out at fifteen hundred feet. That way you'll be able to enjoy the fresh, open air better than most people.

James quickly shut his mouth and looked down. Jackson gave a soft laugh. His insanity seemed to be almost fixed, though Adams was unsure how long that would last.

They took off, and flew for a few minutes over the lifeless desert. The scorching sun shined down on the Vertibird.

When they reached the remains of Shackletown, the Lt. Den called over Adams. Adams stood up and walked over to the view port, and spotted something amazing. Well over a hundred soldiers, three Vertibirds, and dozens of crates lay on the ground.

Hope slowly circled around once for safety to make sure the troopers weren't enemies. If they were, they'd open fire and Hope could quickly escape. When Den made sure it was secure, he slowly descended on the spot that they had marked by blue flare.

Captain Adams slowly walked out of the Vertibird, to a cheering crowd of soldiers.

"America! America! America!" they shouted as they saw Adams. He felt a tear roll down his cheek, and proudly stood in front of them all. His new and freshly stitched Enclave Officer's gear was a sight amongst all the power armor. Griffin and Simpson, along with the rest of Echo Squad, came out behind him. Forge laughed, and patted Adams on the shoulder.

"Looks good, sir." She smirked.

The troops continued to cheer as Adam walked out towards them. He held up his hand for silence. With only the signal of his hand, they all stopped cheering.

"Thank you all for coming. I know it was not an easy choice, as you all had to choose which side you had to pick. But you all here, the true heroes of America, chose the correct choice. While our enemies may be many, and we are low on personal and supplies, our determination can carry with us forever. Us, the true Enclave, the true American blood, will continue on and rebuild it."

They cheered again, and Adams let them cheer for a little bit, relishing in the renewed pride. He normally didn't care much about ordering large numbers of people and reputation, but this, this was something different. It emotionally touched him.

He silenced them again. "Now, come with me, true Americans, for we shall go build our new home and begin to make America anew again. America will live again!"

After the cheering died down, they began to load up the Vertibirds with supplies and did multiple routes back and forth to slowly gather all the personal and supplies to Outpost Redemption.

At the base, the pilots were frowning and trying to figure out how to get the necessary fuel for the Vertibirds, until a nearby scout team found that a nearby hill had a lot of fuel needed, and they quickly began to extract it. Since they now had more Vertibirds, they were able to scout easier for places to gather supplies.

"Captain," cut in a lone Sergeant.

"Yes, Sergeant?" replied Adams with a smile. Today was going well.

"Sir, we found with our knowledge and what you've told us that Eden is located. Upon searching, we found out that Smith Casey's Garage houses the entrance for Vault 112, where Eden is staying."

Adams smiled at this news. This will definitely work to his advantage.

Simpson over heard this news. She walked over to Adams.

"What did you have planned, sir?" she remarked.

Adams softly enjoyed the fresh air, and paused a moment.

"We're going to give old Eden a visit."

One Enclave. One America. I kind of hope some amazing battle takes place between the Enclave and the Enclave Outcasts. Although that would leave them open to the Brotherhood if they still exist.

Ooh Vault 112, exciting, wonder if that crazy doctor is all alone in the simulation..or with Eden?...

Echo Squad in Tranquility Lane? Love the new chapters BTW, although I still personally don't like the Enclave, Outcasts or not..they destroyed the brotherhood and killed Sarah Lyons..*sniff*

Just to clarify: Is Eden machine or man?

A computer that has all the personalitys of all past presidents.

hes a machine! haven't you played fallout3?

Good chapter btw

Machine, silly. Hope I didn't spoil anything for you though. Here's the wiki on him.

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/John_Henry_Eden

Love it, the only thing that bugs me is that you write so very quick. they just builded an outpost with 15 men and a few lines later there are over a 100 men.
I always love detailed discriptions of everything, how did they choose their location, how was the fight at shackle town, what did they find.

But I understand that detailes like that doubles the lenght of the chapter.
love the new enclave idea, wonder when pebbles is shot in the head.... he deserves it.

Of coarse I knew he was a machine in the game but when I played he was a freaking huge computer. I don't understand how Eden is in vault 112, from what I saw he doesn't appear to be all that mobile. I thought you may have changed the president to a person.

Hehe, no. In the past chapters I made the detail say that when they were being attacked he backed up his program in Vault 112, since they could access any surviving Tech due to they control the American servers and such, and had to monitor the vaults. So he took his program and downloaded it in Vault 112 data banks.

Well I could sit here all day and nit pick at the realism but this is fallout and fan fiction. So I'll just over look that and continue to enjoy the story, nice chapter. :thumbsup: