» Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:43 am
Bit short, but here's the ending of James' story.
Chapter 2 Part 3
As James awoke from his slumber, he looked around him, he looked back to where Megaton had been and he gasped. There was nothing left, just bits of metal and debris floating from the sky. James looked at himself and he shuddered, he looked at his left leg and he saw it mangled behind him. He saw his right leg and bile rose up in his throat, seeing the sight of blood was one thing, but bone?
He then looked at his left arm and he shuddered, his bone was piercing straight through his skin, he shuddered again and he looked at his right arm. He exaled a sigh of relief as he saw the limb intact. He followed it up his arm and then his eyes widened, right at the shoulder point, his whole arm had been cut off, by a flying piece of metal no doubt.
He supressed a shudder and he looked up, he could feel the vibrations of his heart as he tried to keep it working through all the injuries. He saw, standing in front of him, a figure in pure black armor. He looked down upon James and he remembered the very first time they'd both had this exact same moment.
"So, James, tell me, why do you think I should let you live?"
"Well, John, I don't know, but all I know is that you should at least tell me why your doing this to innocent people?
The Lone Wanderer sighed, "James, I'll tell you my story if it'll make you happy. I was a good man for a month, I wandered the Wastes, saving people when I had to, killing people that dared to kill poor innocents. I continued until I found my Father again? We travelled together and we eventually made it back to Project Purity. As we finished what we did, he, he said he was proud of me? The one and only time he did it. I was so happy that day, but it was all brought down again within ten minutes, I went to fix up a pipe, when we were invaded by the Enclave."
The Lone Wanderer shuddered, "They went through and killed everyone, I fought my way through to my Father, he? He killed himself to save the Project, I couldn't believe it, they killed him. I was so furious that day, I killed anyone that moved except for the other Doctor with me? After that I fell into a routine of wandering the Wastes, I ended up in Paradise Falls, as I fell in with their routines I found I liked it? I changed from the Lone Wanderer to the Devil, I'm not proud of it, but it's my story."
James looked up at the Lone Wanderer once again, he opened his mouth, "I know what you've been through John, I understand, I lost my family because of you? You said once, you owe me a favour, I ask for that favour to be upheld this day. Kill me John, so I may join my family once again. Do it John, kill me."
John looked down at the man and he brought up his rifle, he aimed it at James' head and he spoke, "If that is your wish James, goodbye, you were a good friend in that time we shared together," then he pulled the trigger and James' whole world went black.