Okay, after a small amount of arguments and a bunch of OOC, we're up to the Third Thread! I believe that it's starting to get a little crowded with sometimes meaningless and non-thought out posts. As such, just think before you post mmkay? And if someone your near in the RP is posting, then make sure to try and let them post first, first come and served.

And here's the first post!

I closed my eyes, I sat on the cot and waited, and kept waiting, I don't know what I was even waiting for, I snapped open my eyes and walked through the open door. I looked at everyone in the room, the unconcious Nate, the frozen Andy, the worried Andrew, the angry Ashley, I looked down at the ground and then back up again. I gave a light smile, "You know why I won't die? Why, after jumping off a building, getting shot through the heart, eating a cyanide pill and shooting myself in the lung?"

I took a step backwards, "They changed me, I'm not as human as I was anymore, I'm human on the outside and most of the inside, but they got rid of almost all my organs and replaced them with other things. They put things inside me that would make sure I wouldn't fall to a normal gunshot, or anything like that... As well as that, inside of me they put the launch sequence codes for Operation: Doomsday, the ICBM, there is only one way to stop them from launching that weapon..."

I took another step backwards, "But only I can do it, and for that to happen, I probably won't live through it. Not because of what will happen... But because of the fact, that no one will ever thank me for what I do, because I'll stay in my spot as the one person who falls in behind the Lone Wanderer and stays there, un-noticed. I've never had anything good happen to me in my life except twice, the first time, it was torn away from me, the second time, it all screwed up because of this damn war."

I turned around and walked back into the cell, I yelled out, "So unless you want to say something to me that doesn't involve saving your lives and getting left behind because of it, stay away from me."

OOC: Yes it's a repeat of one of my posts, but I just found this was easier so you can reply accordingly... Oh and if anyone posted after me you can copy and paste that.

Dakayev walked inside the building as the Enclave soldiers secured the building. Three techs were on the radio equipment, destroying GNR radio as they were re-programming the station.

One of them turned to Dakayev

" Sir, if you have anything to say to the Brotherhood of steel, you might as-well say it now. We have their radio channel. Speak out"

Dakayev grinned with delight


" This is Dakayev Netsky of the former Soviet army and the Invisible faction. My only words are these. We have taken over GNR, your "Three dog" is now dead and his head is on display. We are going to come for you , and you cannot stop us, resist and you die, surrender, you will also die. This is the end of the Brotherhood. Captain Harris, I'm sure you survived, well tell your friend, the Lone Wanderer, that his girl, Sarah, isn't going to live long, I enjoyed watching her drown in a pool of blood, and if she isn't dead, then I'll make sure to correct my mistake. Remember my words, I am coming for you!"


Dakayev then nodded as the Techs passed the signal on to the Citadel signal

He moved around as the Enclave soldiers cut off Three dogs head and mounted it on a pike, and planted it in the entrance of GNR station.

" Lets get out of here. They will be sending reinforcements soon enough"

" Roger that sir"

The Enclave soldiers looted what they could and moved out of the station, back tracking their steps back to Tenpenny tower, on another returning march.


OOC: Your turn. Start from when you hear my broadcast back at the citadel.

((OOC: Things are going by fast >< I'll just make a post here and in the morning so I don't get lost. Kind of need to get to sleep, see?))

Jugger jerked a thumb at one of the Knights guarding the prisoners room. He could hear faint talking inside, but wasn't satisfied. The Knight hesitated, but quickly ran off down the hallway, followed by the second guard. The fear was back, it seemed.

Jugger leaned against a wall, eavesdropping on the conversation inside.
It confused him, really, yet awed him at the same time. All this talk of the Invisible Faction, and the vital information given by their new cohorts. He had to admit, they were finally in a position of power.
What interested him the most were Ryan's strange speeches of bizarre Super-Soldier scenarios and a sketchy past. He was intrigued, and started to view this as a good thing.
Something crackled in his backpack, making him frown. He pulled out a small radio, and was shocked to hear nothing but dead air. Had GNR gone off? But why? He'd had the radio on for the past hour, with the volume turned low enough he could catch snippets of news.
He cranked the sound, and suddenly a message came across.
" This is Dakayev Netsky of the former Soviet army and the Invisible faction. My only words are these. We have taken over GNR, your "Three dog" is now dead and his head is on display. We are going to come for you , and you cannot stop us, resist and you die, surrender, you will also die. This is the end of the Brotherhood. Captain Harris, I'm sure you survived, well tell your friend, the Lone Wanderer, that his girl, Sarah, isn't going to live long, I enjoyed watching her drown in a pool of blood, and if she isn't dead, then I'll make sure to correct my mistake. Remember my words, I am coming for you!"

Jugger's heart skipped a beat, then his surprise turned to anger. Practically growling, he walked into the prisoner's room and approached the Lone Wanderer directly, ignoring the severely injured prisoners inside, including one who had just fallen to the floor. He stared down at him with contempt, beginning to regret showing them mercy. As far as he was concerned, they were guilty by affiliation. All of his hopeful feelings and interest had melted away in a single moment.
"GNR's been attacked by someone named Dakayev. He captured it and killed our outpost there." He put it bluntly, then turned around and stood by the door, eying the prisoners and his comrades to see their reactions.
"I say we fortify Fort Bannister, before it's attacked as well."

(OOC Alright I feel at this point I need to intervene. I'm not at all happy about GNR, it was not realistic. I am willing to accept that the BoS was defeated and killed and I'm also willing to accept that our force wasn't as big there compared to other outposts. The realism of the battle is the thing that gets to me. The Brotherhood is a force to be reckoned with, from the post, it appeared that there were only BoS casualties and that they were standing around twiddling their thumbs while the I:F faction slaughtered them.

Every outpost was on full alert and ready for an attack, surely they would have put up more of a fight. I'm not having a go at individuals, I'm just saying that the battles should be realistic, really everyone here is a great Rp'er, I just feel that this was just wrong. With that said I will post in a little bit, I just need to take a small break. The LW will hear the broadcast and get reports and so on.)

Andrew had just carried Nathan into the infirmary when he overheard Jugger. Andrew said, "It appears your man Dakeyev is quite insanse, but I'm sure you've realized that already. He then put Nathan down softly on a cot and looked on as the medics were working. Andrew was no doctor or medic, but he was trying to make sure they didn't botch anything.

OOC: Ugh, sorry guys, don't post for a bit, I want you to just take a break, take a breather whatever you want to say. We'll put it on hold for a bit mmkay? We're posting too often and it's becoming a real blur... Just leave it for at least half an hour.

(OOC Well with my rant over, it's all in the past and I'm moving on.)

They started to bicker amongst themselves when Nathan collapsed and if that wasn't bad enough a message came through. GNR had been captured and the men there killed. It was the sniper, Dakeyev. My fists clenched as the announcement played through the radio.

" This is Dakayev Netsky of the former Soviet army and the Invisible faction. My only words are these. We have taken over GNR, your "Three dog" is now dead and his head is on display. We are going to come for you , and you cannot stop us, resist and you die, surrender, you will also die. This is the end of the Brotherhood. Captain Harris, I'm sure you survived, well tell your friend, the Lone Wanderer, that his girl, Sarah, isn't going to live long, I enjoyed watching her drown in a pool of blood, and if she isn't dead, then I'll make sure to correct my mistake. Remember my words, I am coming for you!"

"He's mine, what ever happens, this man is mine to kill." I was breathing heavily, I was full of rage.

"Someone take Nathan to the medical room, Ryan or what ever your name is your coming with me, we're going to see Elder Lyons and we are going to form a plan. The rest of you get ready for battle."

I looked at Andy, I wondered at the possibility at what I should do, I shook my head and walked up to him, "Fine, it wouldn't be terrible to meet Lyons either, oh and maybe it'd be a good idea to tell him that unless we attack within the next 6 days, we're going to get killed. Just a forethought," I didn't really look around the room, but I could guess at people's presence, I knew Nate was gone, but I could quite tell if... I scowled, I was getting over-thoughtful again.

I looked at Andy and said, "Well? We going or what? Lead on, might as well, it's not like it's any worse than sitting in a cell."

George kept the radio on nearby him, waiting for something to happen. He was sitting down in a clean sofa, after taking a shower to clean the blood off of him in his clothes. He enjoyed the luxury of Tenpenny Tower.

"You know, I could end up living here. It's fairly nice.", He said to himself. Just then, there was some feedback, and the station was back on, following a message from Dakayev.

After the message, George was glad to know the mission succeeded, but at the same time, knew it may have been bad. With Dakayev laughing and taunting the Lone Wanderer, he knew that the Lone Wanderer was going to plan an attack. He remembered yesterday when Ryan was wounded, and talked about the Invisible Faction's "True Plan". And he mentioned something about a weapon of sorts. He remembered as Dakayev and him left the building, he felt a strange presence, as if there were more people. George had too much on his mind, and stretched on the sofa as another soldier informed him of another problem.

"Sir, there are reports that there is a group of raiders approaching the tower. Permission to fire?"

George layed back on the sofa, and sighed.

"It just keeps getting better..."

((OOC: Sorry guys but I won't be able to post until tomorrow because i'm going on vacation for a week. I'm bringing my laptop though, so I should be able to post every once in a while, but not as frequently as I would like. Goodnight guys.))

"I said we'll come up with a plan when we get there and I was waiting on you. Let's go."

We left the room and walked down the hall, this time Ryan could see the angry looks from the Brotherhood but I didn't hear him do anything about it. We reached the war room, Elder Lyons was yelling at people trying to get an answer as what to happened at GNR. I walked up to him and took him aside.

"Elder I have the former leader of this army, this is the man I talked to originally about the initial attack. Apparently he was betrayed by one of his officers."

The Elder studied the man before he talked.

"Do you have any idea of their next attack? We also need to know numbers, weaponry and the armor that this army possess." The Elder said to Ryan.

I looked at the Elder, I sighed, "The next attack? Who knows, but knowing Dakayev, somewhere where'll it destroy our numbers perhaps. The numbers of the main army is... Well, sir, I'd say that if we don't find a way of attacking them rather indirectly in a way they won't expect, we'll be destroyed in a matter of minutes. The weaponry and armor is foreign mainly, some of it's quite high-tech and some of it is completely random, it's one of their biggest advantages."

I took a quick breath, "Although, the biggest thing that we should fear is their biggest weapon, an experimental ICBM that's extremely small but overly powerful. It could take out all of D.C and almost definitely more, they're planning on wiping out all life on the planet. Sorry about the grim report, but that's putting it in a nice way." I nodded to myself and took a step back, this war was not going to turn out well.

The Elder looked disappointed, he looked down to the ground. He looked at Ryan again and spoke.

"Where do you propose we attack them? How do we attack a force this big?"

I looked at the Elder, "Well, sir, I'd say the best plan is... I'm sorry to say it, but I think you'll need to sacrifice some of your army to help me, a lot of your army sounds a lot more accurate... If I can disable their ICBM, change it a little and make it explode, it should cover their army with deadly radiation levels and make sure that we will never hear from them again, the only problem is that I'll need someone to come with me to help..." I trailed off, I didn't know whether I really would need someone.

But my trigger finger spoke otherwise.

(OOC: 'Night Last =] Have fun! x)

Ashley watched as Nate was carried away and Ryan walked away with Andy. She planned on overlooking Nate's medical attention but now she didn't fancy walking through the Citadel alone. She sighed heavily and went back into her cell, sitting on her cot. She brought her legs up onto the bed and sat, looking at nothing in particular, lost in her own thoughts. It wasn't long before she was sobbing again, albeit quieter this time. She closed her eyes to blink out the tears but unwittingly drifted into deep sleep, her exhaustion finally winning over her.

The breeze played lightly across Ash's face as she and her family ate at picnic on their rooftop above Manchester. She liked it up here on the roof, safe.

Then the trouble started, a crack sounded off a few streets down. Her father and brother jumped to their feet and looked around before disappearing into the roof hatch and then into the street. Other people had also come out of their houses to see what the commotion was aswell. Her father was brandishing his revolver in his hand while her brother held an iron bar. A group of strangers, at least thirty strong were at the end of the street. They marched forward some way up the street before halting, the front row kneeling down. Not a sound was heard until one of the residents shouted at them. Ash couldn't remember what was said but she did remember the reply. "Fire at will..."

(OOC Francois I wanted to run this plan by you before writing the Elder's response. If it's ok can you write in the Elders response into your post?)

"I will accompany Ryan. Sir, I propose a drastic plan, but these times call for drastic measures. This part of D.C is our strongest. I propose we abandon our outer outposts and assemble the largest force possible here in the mall. Every member of the Brotherhood will either be here, at the Washington memorial, project purity of Capitol building. This should be our first move, from there we can launch an attack on where ever they are hiding. This will also ensure we have quite an army to deal with. I also suggest we get our own secret weapon ready."

I smiled and looked at Ryan's surprised face.

I looked stunned, the Brotherhood had a secret weapon? And how many troops did they really have? I looked at the Elder who had a small smile on his face as though he knew what Andy was doing, he said, "I've trusted you in the past as well Andy, every time you've been right and I'm guessing this time will be the same. If this is okay with you Ryan, this is what we shall do." He turned to me, I smiled lightly.
"How could I refuse to such a great plan? If you have a secret weapon... Now would be the time to tell me, please, otherwise I think I might get lost when I suddenly see something like a giant robot walk onto the field..."

I laughed at myself for thinking of such a stupid idea for a secret weapon. There was no such thing as a giant robot.

(OOC Very subtle Francois )

"Thank you Elder, we will begin this plan immediately, we need some vertibirds to help evacuate Megaton, Fort Bannister, German police town HQ and the small outpost at the remnants of Vault 87. Since the garrison at Fort Bannister is large we will begin with them and I will devote my teams vertibird to help evacuate. We need to announce this to the rest of the Brotherhood, Ryan and I will do this."

"Alright I will notify the outposts of the plan." The Elder said as he turned to leave.

I turned to Ryan, who's face still said surprised. I chuckled.

"You don't know how close you really are, I'm sure you've heard of Liberty Prime."

I smiled and began to walk off to the announcement room.

OOC: Damn right it's subtle!

IC:

I stood there stunned for a second, I quickly moved after Andy and said, "Wait, what? Liberty Prime? No, I mean, we came across some records earlier in a military base about an experimental unit named Liberty Prime. We were rapt when we found the file but we found no Liberty Prime... Can you please explain to me what the hell Liberty Prime is?" I stopped then, and I laughed, "Actually, don't worry, Andy, you go make that announcement... If you need me, I'll be back at the cells."

I turned around and backtracked my way to the cells, as I walked through the main door I took a quick breath and let it out, I moved over to my cell as quickly and quietly as possible. I sat on my cot and stared at the wall, I let a tear fall down my cheek, I knew what was going to happen, and no one else realised it. I scowled, "And so, here I am again, on my own, without a fight." I said to myself, louder than I should have but I was angry at myself. I stared at the wall for another half a minute.

Then I layed down on the cot and stared at the ceiling, "I don't even know if she heard me..." I muttered to myself. I started humming, closing my eyes and not falling asleep.

Ashley jumped as she heard Ryan's voice. Her bad dream and memories had continued while she slept and Ryan's sudden angery voice cut into the dream. She woke up disorientated and rubbed her eyes, looking around her cell before remembering where she was. She let out a groan and sat up on her bed. There was no chance she'd be able to get back to sleep now, or even want to. She got to her feet and stretched, she winced and pain and clutched her side. "Hope my stiches haven't come loose." She muttered to her self.

Ashely headed out of her cell and looking up and down the cell corridor. She looked into one empty room then found Ryan in the other. "Hey Ryan... or Andrei... Which ever you prefer." She leaned against the doorframe and looked at him. "You okay Captain?"

I opened my eyes and quickly sat up, I looked at Ashley, I sighed, "Okay? I don't think any of us even have a right to say that anymore do we? I'm an empty shell of a man who's trying to find a way to live, I never wanted to be a part of this, I don't think any of us did... What other choice did we have... I got dragged along to it, you..." I felt the words choke in my throat. I looked down at the cot, "Sometimes people give up, I gave up at every corner of my life."

I looked up at her, "I've tried to end my life over and over, but every time, I just scraqed through... And then right as I find something that makes me feel that death isn't the right idea, it slipped through my fingers..." I felt another tear fall down my face, "I know you know what that feels like Ash, but when someone like me gets another chance... What can we do but have a feeling as though we should take it? I missed my first chance in life, my second chance..."

I closed my eyes, "Whatever I do, nothing will ever be the same for me."

Ashley watched him and sighed. She came and sat next to his legs on the cot. "Nothing will be same for any of us anymore... My life changed," She coughed and looked away from the Captain. "Four years ago. Whole life ahead of me and it was taken away. I did have a choice... Die with pride or beg like a dog. Like I said before... I wish they hadn't spared me. It would've been less painful than living this... 'Life'." She raised her hands and bracketed the word Life to emphasis the point. "Not like I have anything to live for." She looked at the floor and was silent for a while as her eyes welled up.

I smiled when I heard Ryan's stunned response coming from behind.

"He's not as good as he thinks." I thought to myself.

I walked into the announcement room and prepared for another speech.

"Member's of the Brotherhood of Steel, once again this is the Lone Wanderer. As most of you have already heard the outpost at GNR has been destroyed and our Brothers there including Three Dog have been killed. They will strike again and with a greater force. We have formed a plan, every Brotherhood soldier is being recalled to 1 of 4 places. Here, the Washington Memorial, The Capitol Building and Project Purity. Any other outpost will be abandoned. This is a last resort and we are creating the largest force so we stand a chance against this enemy. They have a secret weapon, their very own ICBM, just like the Enclave but this one is capable of mass destruction. We have to attack it before it attacks us. Our first move is to evacuate those outposts. Prepare for a fight for our very survival."

I put down the speaker and sat back in the chair. This was going to be one hell of a battle. I picked up the speaker again.

"I need my team to meet down in the cells with Ryan and his soldiers. That is all."

I made my way down to the cells and waited for the team.

I opened my eyes again and I sat up, I looked at Ashley, "Even at the worst of times, there is always something to live for Ash... Even if it's the fact that your trying to live to die, I almost wish I'd never made it out of Russia... But theirs one thing that keeps stopping that thought before it truly does cause my death, I thought I really was going to die, that's why I gave you my badge... So even if I was dead, there'd still be that little part of me with you..." I took a shallow breath and I looked at the ceiling.

"I know, that you must hate the choice that you made... And I know why you would hate it, and I would agree with you... If it wasn't the fact that you'd saved my life, I just..." I closed my eyes, I didn't know what to say, or what to do. I opened my eyes again and Ash was still looking at the floor, I could see a tear fall down from her face to the floor, I felt my expression change. I moved up a little and sat next to her, "Ash, I'm sorry about your family, if I could've known at that moment what was going to happen, I would've come across the seas and stopped it from happening, but I can't."

I looked at her, "Sometimes we have to look at the past to figure out how to fix our future, when the time comes, you have to move on, but sometimes holding is your best choice... You have to do what you have to do." I felt a need to put my arm around her, but I left it, she might talk to me more than anyone else, but sometimes it's best to leave best alone.

((OOC: I sense that Ashley and "The Cap'n" might end up in a relationship. Not so sures if they will be getting it on however...))

George headed to the balcony of the tower, and try to get a better view of the wasteland. Upon entering the balcony, he could see many things in the horizon, including the Washington Memorial. He laughed as he remembered an article he read about how it was under the Brotherhoods control.

"Why would the Brotherhood protect something so pointless?"

Then, he stopped laughing, and thought for a moment. His conscience ran through multiple ideas, and realised why they would use a building like the Washington Memorial.

George quickly ran back downstairs to the lobby, where the majority of the soldiers were. One of the men looked at George confused.

"Sir?"

"Notify me when Dakayev returns. We are going to have to change plans."