[Rach B]

"Ah [censored]. Raiders...They're going to die.."

*As Vince is walking out of the building he's greeted by two Raiders..*

Raider#1: It's you! Ashur's little body guard..

Raider#2: I don't think he has a chance..I mean two on one..Give me a break!

*Vince quickly pulls out the knife Ashur gave him, and quickly throws it at Raider#1's forehead, killing him. *

Raider#2: You bastard! That was a cheap shot! No one does this to Raiders!

Vince: Oh please...You guys are nothing..

*Raider#2 with a burst of anger pulls Vince's knife out of his dead friends carcass, throws at Vince, but Vince just catches it, and throws back killing Raider#2.. He picks his knife back up and sheathes it..*

"Damn..I didn't realize Raiders were this stupid...and weak..I need to find Ashur.."

*Vince finds Ashur around the bridge..*

"Ashur, I just took two Raiders outside the entrance of the Timber Hotel..What do you need me to do?"

[luis ortiz]

"Ah [censored]. Raiders...They're going to die.."

*As Vince is walking out of the building he's greeted by two Raiders..*

Raider#1: It's you! Ashur's little body guard..

Raider#2: I don't think he has a chance..I mean two on one..Give me a break!

*Vince quickly pulls out the knife Ashur gave him, and quickly throws it at Raider#1's forehead, killing him. *

Raider#2: You bastard! That was a cheap shot! No one does this to Raiders!

Vince: Oh please...You guys are nothing..

*Raider#2 with a burst of anger pulls Vince's knife out of his dead friends carcass, throws at Vince, but Vince just catches it, and throws back killing Raider#2.. He picks his knife back up and sheathes it..*

"Damn..I didn't realize Raiders were this stupid...and weak..I need to find Ashur.."

*Vince finds Ashur around the bridge..*

"Ashur, I just took two Raiders outside the entrance of the Timber Hotel..What do you need me to do?"

"Vince, thankfully your here. I need you to take three squads of guards and patrol the surrounding area for stragglers. Use the telephone polls to keep in contact. Sweep the area and thats all. I just flooded the sewers, so don't expect anything more than three or five raiders."

[Chris BEvan]

The sewers would not flood from the switch. Obviously something was caught in the drains. Oh well. It should be a simple matter of removing whatever debris or vermin were in the drains, and running like hell the other way before the waters get us. I grab my stuff and order my "crackpot" team to take up wrenches and tire irons, in case we have to take the drains apart. The walk to the sewers was a short one, but very time consuming. The Pitt was turning into all hell and even violent in some parts. We stuck to alleys and tunnels until we got to the sewers. The sewers were surprisingly quiet since the trogs were wiped out. With only a couple of radroaches and rats we finally made it to the drains. The problem was very apparent. There were bodies in the vents.

"Take them all out" I shouted

As all the bodies lay upon the floor there was a startling trait they all shared. All of the bodies had Ashurs special guard armor on. I even recognized one, Cody, and that was only because he was the fattest guard in the Pitt. The rest were mangled beyond recognition. Now my alarms were blaring, we were not alone.

"Come on, we've got to go" I walk towards the water switch and prepare to press it when I hear "I wouldn't do that".

My heart stood still, I knew this was coming. I turn around to face him. He had 5 other raiders around, all holding up their weapons, mostly assault rifles and combat shotguns. A couple of them looked familiar; I could use that to my advantage.

"You don't look like soldiers" says the leader

"You look like freaks" said the female raider, while looking me up and down. They all laughed.

"We were sent by lord Ashur to clean the pipes"

"So you could drown us?"

Yes, sir" I said

"I lived here for 15 years, I know all of "lord Ashurs" little tricks"

I let him continue

"Don't worry, we won't kill you. The new Pitt Empire needs a good jester, and some slaves." They all laughed again.

"I know you, You're the hunchback who couldn't lift the ammo crates. The other slaves use to beat you senseless" said the big raider in the back. "So Your Ashurs janitors?"

"Engineers. We're his engineers" said Andy proudly

This made the raiders erupt with laughter.

"So, The Great Pitt's greatest minds consist of a deformed freak and a bunch of slaves who can't even read?" Said the Leader, generating more laughter. This is when the raiders made their truly fatal mistake. They put their weapons away. I began to cook one of my Nuka grenades. 8 seconds, 7, 6. I counted in my head....... 4, 3. I threw it, and ran towards the water valve switch.

"RUN, GO" I screamed. From the corner of my Eye I saw the lead raider blown to pieces, he didn't have a chance, neither did the raider to his immediate right. Another raider chose to pull his weapon out instead of diving away. Another dead. I saw a couple raiders dive away from the blast. I hit the switch, and water begins to shoot out. I hear gun shots but I don't look back. I notice that Andy and I are running side by side. I see Andy fall, red mist spraying out of his head. Moments later I hear screams, presumably raiders carried away by Aqua Pura death. We ran like hell out of the sewers. [censored], another death on my hands. What's Ashur going to think about my leadership abilities if I have some bastard dying on every one of my missions? Oh well, none of us should have survived that. I get to the intercom "The Sewers were flooded, lord Ashur. We met resistance in the tunnels, and we took care of it.................but Andy was killed"

[CORY]

Ashur hears about the incident in the sewers.

" It is fine Daniel, well done, I want a funeral service for Andy when we are done, and I want to make sure that this incident doesn't happen again, first of all, after you are done flooding the sewers, I want you to recover the power armor from the sewers and return it to one of our workshops so I can give it to new guardsmen. I also want a steel barrier erected inside the sewers so no raider can get through. And if that fails, I want radiation flood chambers, so in case of an emergency I can flood the bastards with rads until they melt. After that you can have two days off."

While Ashur finished talking, he saw a raider charge towards the roadblock. Ashur pulled out his personalized Tri-beam laser rifle and punctured three red hot holes into the raiders body.

" Idiots, 3 more to go"

[Raymond J. Ramirez]

Ashur hears about the incident in the sewers.

" It is fine Daniel, well done, I want a funeral service for Andy when we are done, and I want to make sure that this incident doesn't happen again, first of all, after you are done flooding the sewers, I want you to recover the power armor from the sewers and return it to one of our workshops so I can give it to new guardsmen. I also want a steel barrier erected inside the sewers so no raider can get through. And if that fails, I want radiation flood chambers, so in case of an emergency I can flood the bastards with rads until they melt. After that you can have two days off."

While Ashur finished talking, he saw a raider charge towards the roadblock. Ashur pulled out his personalized Tri-beam laser rifle and punctured three red hot holes into the raiders body.

" Idiots, 3 more to go"

"Yes sir. It will take a couple hours for the water to drain out but I will get that power armor as soon as possible. The barrier should be simple due to the steel press, and so should the radiated water chambers with a couple of fission batteries""

[Silvia Gil]

After a bit of running, William finally made it to Ashur. "Lord Ashur! Raiders, I estimate only about 50 of them. Your guards can take care of them but now they're going for the airfield! " William then spotted some PLA troopers. Finally, some men to command. "Ok, half of you go to the Chinese Embassy and protect the Ambassador! The rest of you! Get to the Chinese quarter and set up a defensive perimeter" William stayed with Ashur and listened as the situation progressed. They were winning but pockets of raiders were still running around. When it seemed like they had got every single one of them, the unthinkable happened. His radio buzzed to life "Sir! They've broken through to the ambassador!" *gunshots* "They've taken hostages!" *BANG*. William was stunned ,
he spoke into his radio "Hello! Are you still there?" But he got only silence.

[Rob]

Ashur heard Williams situation.

"Damint, they have the ambassador!!"

Ashur heads over to the public intercom

" All Pitt guards, the Chinese embassy is under attack, I want all guards to set up sniping positions on the roof-tops now!!!!!! I want roadblocks, I want men on every entrance and exit in that building."

[JR Cash]

"Time for work" said Matthias. He ran to his room in the barracks, pulled off his Tribal armor, put on his Combat armor and grabbed his scoped Assault Rifle. He then came out the door and ran across Uptown, and through Downtown, making it to where he was supposed to be.

Matthias then began looking for a good place to snipe from, seeing a knocked out wall in an old apartment that was never refurbished, on the 9th floor of a building. So he ran up the stairs and took up his position, he saw the raiders not to far away. He awaited more orders from Ashur, just as another guard took a place right beside him.

[JUDY FIGHTS]

"All guards are to have their sights on the raider leader and any other raiders near the ambassador."

" Snipe all the raiders on the ground level, then selectively work your way up to the last level, after you clear most of the building, you have clearance to eliminate the raiders on the last level."

"If all else fails, I will have assault squads break in, and the snipers will snipe all raiders on the top level, and hopefully the raiders won't kill the hostages."

[natalie mccormick]

"Is it possible to seek out a non-violent solution to this? At the very least it will buy us time to secure the rest of the city where we can then spend more effort on rescuing the ambassador. Lord Ashur, do not fail." William gathered up his own strike force in case Ashur could not handle it. William addressed his men "Ok here's our plan in case Ashur's one fails. Assault teams will gather at the building directly opposite and will be inserted via zip line. Snipers will take out roof guards and any raider who threatens the ambassador. Then the assault team will go in at the same time the Americans enter through the ground. "We'll give Ashur 20 minutes, then, we go in!"

[Vickey Martinez]

Ashur gives the orders through the intercom:

" Drop the top floor raiders, you have clearance to fire"

In a matter of minutes, the snipers take out all the raiders on the roof, blowing apart their heads, clean off the pavement.

" William, take the situation from here, all auxiliary guards are to patrol the streets."

" Where is chief of security Andrew? I need him here, damnit, get me Vince on the line"

[Lisa]

"Hey, who're you?" Matthias asked the Guard who'd just shown up.

"Name's Clay, nice to meet ya."

"Listen kid, things are gonna get hairy, you sure you wanna be up here?"

"Hell ya, I'm a sniper, its my job." Indicating the sniper rifle he was holding.

"Well alright then. Help me, I help you, we all live to drink another day." And that's when Ashur came onto the radio and explained the plan. "Not so bad I guess," and Matthias raised his Assault Rifle up to his cheek "You ready kid?"

"As I'll ever be."

Looking through the scope, Matthias saw his first target on the roof, a Raider with a Gatling gun, most likely just suppressive fire support. "Damn, these boys are packing." said Matthias, setting his Assault Rifle to semi-automatic. He took a breath, checked his sights, and squeezed off a shot. A nice hit, right in the chest. A satisfying spray of blood came out the back of the Raider. And then, the other guy, Clay, spotted 2 Raiders on the floor below, guarding the windows. He too took aim, BANG BANG, good hits in rapid succession.

"Nice shot kid!"

"Thanks." said Clay in a "I-get-that-all-the-time" kind of tone.

Matthias noticed some of the other Raiders on the roof were stirring around because of their fallen comrade. Matthias then set his rifle back to full-auto, he looked through the scope, checking the roof. 3 more Raiders were positioned behind a loose brick barricade, and another was behind a thicker wall.

"I'll take those three jackasses, you take that one behind the higher wall, got it?" asked Matthias. Clay simply nodded, knowing who and where Matthias had indicated. The two snipers took aim, Matthias firing a full clip in the loose bricks, he was rewarded when only one Raider came out behind the tiny wall, coughing up blood and falling over. He knew the other two were dead by the blood pool that was spreading.

Then Clay fired a single round into the wall he was aiming at. He knew where to fire because of the shadow the Raider was casting on the ground. Blood spattered the ground. Matthias nodded approval and monkey-crawled over to the Intercom. He got on Ashur's channel, "All clear on the roof, sir."

[Tracy Byworth]

"Hey, who're you?" Matthias asked the Guard who'd just shown up.

"Name's Clay, nice to meet ya."

"Listen kid, things are gonna get hairy, you sure you wanna be up here?"

"Hell ya, I'm a sniper, its my job." Indicating the sniper rifle he was holding.

"Well alright then. Help me, I help you, we all live to drink another day." And that's when Ashur came onto the radio and explained the plan. "Not so bad I guess," and Matthias raised his Assault Rifle up to his cheek "You ready kid?"

"As I'll ever be."

Looking through the scope, Matthias saw his first target on the roof, a Raider with a Gatling gun, most likely just suppressive fire support. "Damn, these boys are packing." said Matthias, setting his Assault Rifle to semi-automatic. He took a breath, checked his sights, and squeezed off a shot. A nice hit, right in the chest. A satisfying spray of blood came out the back of the Raider. And then, the other guy, Clay, spotted 2 Raiders on the floor below, guarding the windows. He too took aim, BANG BANG, good hits in rapid succession.

"Nice shot kid!"

"Thanks." said Clay in a "I-get-that-all-the-time" kind of tone.

Matthias noticed some of the other Raiders on the roof were stirring around because of their fallen comrade. Matthias then set his rifle back to full-auto, he looked through the scope, checking the roof. 3 more Raiders were positioned behind a loose brick barricade, and another was behind a thicker wall.

"I'll take those three jackasses, you take that one behind the higher wall, got it?" asked Matthias. Clay simply nodded, knowing who and where Matthias had indicated. The two snipers took aim, Matthias firing a full clip in the loose bricks, he was rewarded when only one Raider came out behind the tiny wall, coughing up blood and falling over. He knew the other two were dead by the blood pool that was spreading.

Then Clay fired a single round into the wall he was aiming at. He knew where to fire because of the shadow the Raider was casting on the ground. Blood spattered the ground. Matthias nodded approval and monkey-crawled over to the Intercom. He got on Ashur's channel, "All clear on the roof, sir."

"Good job Mattias and Clay, now then, I need you to provide suppresive fire for any guards on the streets, the hostage situation is Williams problem now, since he is taking a squad in. So you just clear the streets of any straggling raiders and I will make sure everything goes down smoothly, and as a favor, remind me to refurbish that apartment you are in when this is all over."

[Celestine Stardust]

"Good job Mattias and Clay, now then, I need you to provide suppresive fire for any guards on the streets, the hostage situation is Williams problem now, since he is taking a squad in. So you just clear the streets of any straggling raiders and I will make sure everything goes down smoothly, and as a favor, remind me to refurbish that apartment you are in when this is all over."

"Will do, sir. Matthias out." and then he crawled back over to his position. Matthias took out his lucky zippo, bearing the American flag and 2nd Amendment, he lit up a cigarette.

"Hey kid, check out the streets, you see any Raiders?"

"Uh ya, about... ten? Not sure." said Clay, looking through his scope.

"Well, alright then, better get to work." Matthias took one last, long drag from his cigarette, and picked his rifle back up. Setting it to Semi-auto, he looked back through the scope.

"Ashur said to clear the streets and provide cover fire for the Assault squad William's leading."

"Okay then, where do we begin?"

"The first Raider ya see, kid!"

The two took careful aim at the helpless Raiders on the ground below. Firing shots one after the other, the two had perfect aim, only 1 or 2 shots missed their mark. After the last body hit the floor, the two turned their attention back to the building.

"Okay, since you have a more powerful gun, take the ones guarding the windows. I'll take some guarding the doors." And again, Clay nodded. The two took aim once more. Matthias saw a couple raider groups guard the front entrance, he switched back to full-auto again, and sprayed the two groups.

His mistake being that only 3 Raiders were hit, leaving one more to maybe set off an alarm of some sort. Matthias reloaded for the 3rd time, he had 3 more clips left. He waited for the lone raider to make a move. Meanwhile, Clay was taking some nice shots at the window-guarding Raiders, with remarkable accuracy.

The Raider Matthias was eying got brave, before he took more than two steps Matthias had put a bullet in the back of his head.

"Now we have to wait for that Assault team." Said Matthias, uncorking a flask he brought in his satchel, "Whiskey?"

[Soku Nyorah]

"Will do, sir. Matthias out." and then he crawled back over to his position. Matthias took out his lucky zippo, bearing the American flag and 2nd Amendment, he lit up a cigarette.

"Hey kid, check out the streets, you see any Raiders?"

"Uh ya, about... ten? Not sure." said Clay, looking through his scope.

"Well, alright then, better get to work." Matthias took one last, long drag from his cigarette, and picked his rifle back up. Setting it to Semi-auto, he looked back through the scope.

"Ashur said to clear the streets and provide cover fire for the Assault squad William's leading."

"Okay then, where do we begin?"

"The first Raider ya see, kid!"

The two took careful aim at the helpless Raiders on the ground below. Firing shots one after the other, the two had perfect aim, only 1 or 2 shots missed their mark. After the last body hit the floor, the two turned their attention back to the building.

"Okay, since you have a more powerful gun, take the ones guarding the windows. I'll take some guarding the doors." And again, Clay nodded. The two took aim once more. Matthias saw a couple raider groups guard the front entrance, he switched back to full-auto again, and sprayed the two groups.

His mistake being that only 3 Raiders were hit, leaving one more to maybe set off an alarm of some sort. Matthias reloaded for the 3rd time, he had 3 more clips left. He waited for the lone raider to make a move. Meanwhile, Clay was taking some nice shots at the window-guarding Raiders, with remarkable accuracy.

The Raider Matthias was eying got brave, before he took more than two steps Matthias had put a bullet in the back of his head.

"Now we have to wait for that Assault team." Said Matthias, uncorking a flask he brought in his satchel, "Whiskey?"

"Seems the streets are clear Matthias, good work."

" Now that you are clearing the embassy, wait for Williams team, it may take a while, so I am having a few guardsmen set up a radio on the rooftop just incase you get bored, and some beer to go along. Do not fail me."

[Chris BEvan]

OOC: DAMMIT!! Lol, sorry about not replying recently, this is what I get for visiting my best mate. :facepalm:

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IC:

I woke slowly, I felt a pounding in the back of my head and I looked up, I saw a man standing above me, I didn't know who it was and I didn't care. I couldn't see straight and everything was changing colours rapidly, "Where... Am... I..." I managed to say, before I fell into a blissful sleep. I dreamt of The Pitt as a free town, completely, no guards required, no raids ever happened, mixed people... I smiled in my dreams at the thought.

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OOC 2: I can be anywhere, I can't refit myself into this story that easily...

[LADONA]

Willliam's mind was racing, these guards men had opened fire on the raiders leaving him only a about 30 seconds to get to the ambassador. The raiders were bound to feel threatened now that almost half their numbers were down and they might execute the hostages. however the rooftops were clear and the team started to make entry. The remaining raiders were quickly dispatched by the trained soldiers peppering them with a rain of lead. By the time they had reached the ambassador it was almost too late. The raider was using him as a human shield and no one dared to get close. The raider shouted "I'm gonna kill you all! Its too late for everyone here!" Then the raider took out a detonator and pushed the button. William jumped out into the stairwell but the raider had placed many explosives. The entire building collapsed along with everyone in it. William was lucky to be in the strongest part of the structure but he realized that he was buried by tons of rubble. dust was everywhere and he couldn't open his eyes. his only hope was for Ashur's men to dig him out....


OOC I'm going out of town and won't be back until Sunday so this is my last post till then.

[Russell Davies]

Willliam's mind was racing, these guards men had opened fire on the raiders leaving him only a about 30 seconds to get to the ambassador. The raiders were bound to feel threatened now that almost half their numbers were down and they might execute the hostages. however the rooftops were clear and the team started to make entry. The remaining raiders were quickly dispatched by the trained soldiers peppering them with a rain of lead. By the time they had reached the ambassador it was almost too late. The raider was using him as a human shield and no one dared to get close. The raider shouted "I'm gonna kill you all! Its too late for everyone here!" Then the raider took out a detonator and pushed the button. William jumped out into the stairwell but the raider had placed many explosives. The entire building collapsed along with everyone in it. William was lucky to be in the strongest part of the structure but he realized that he was buried by tons of rubble. dust was everywhere and he couldn't open his eyes. his only hope was for Ashur's men to dig him out....


OOC I'm going out of town and won't be back until Sunday so this is my last post till then.

OOC: Ok, I will make this go smoothly, no worry.

Ashur looked upon the rubble of the Chinese embassy, amist the rubble, several security guards combed the ruin, finding two of the three squads of PLA troopers coughing up dust. The guards then found the ambassador, barely alive. And then the guards found William, in critical condition. The survivors were sent to the hospital.

" I want every raider in todays raid, taken to the public square, and made an example of. Have Andrew and the rest of the city come into the square and watch what happens to fools"
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The next day, Ashur was on a ledge, standing amist 200,000 people, staring at the three raiders in front of wooden planks, with a man in a black executioner suit, standing.

" Yesterday, an attrocious act was commited by raiders from beyond the city. Entering the sewers and attacking an allies embassy. I was shocked and sad to hear this happen, and reconstruction of the embassy is underway. And we also have a new apartment being re-furbished for more citizens to inhabit. But before we get to enjoy our daily lives, free from harm, I am going to make a public example of those who defy the three laws that I have decreed to this city. Peace, Honor, and Courage. These virtues are not present within these men I have before you. These "raiders" are merely a bunch of junkies with no more a desire to die than to raid. I am giving you an example, and you shall watch, let the flaying, begin"


As the crowd watched, the black coated executioner grabbed a knife-like instrument and began to skin alive the raiders, letting them scream in agony as the executioner torched the peeling skin. He then grabbed a torch and set the raiders on fire. :flamethrower:



The public saw what would happen to those that wished to bring chaos to peace.

[Lance Vannortwick]

I looked at the men and I felt no pity, these men deserved what was happening to them. I looked at my arm and I scowled, their was a deep cut that almost went to the bone, I grimaced as I remembered what the doc had said about my head as well... I grimaced and I moved towards Ashur, "Lord Ashur, I apologise for my incompetence with the Raiders. I should have been more careful, getting injured enough to fall unconcious is no excuse. Once again, I apologise."

I bowed slightly, for no reason and I moved back a step, I grimaced in pain at my leg, when I'd fallen it had bent at a terrible angle. I scowled again and I turned around, I was waiting for a reply from Ashur, that was all that stopped me from moving off to rest my injuries.

[josh evans]

I looked at the men and I felt no pity, these men deserved what was happening to them. I looked at my arm and I scowled, their was a deep cut that almost went to the bone, I grimaced as I remembered what the doc had said about my head as well... I grimaced and I moved towards Ashur, "Lord Ashur, I apologise for my incompetence with the Raiders. I should have been more careful, getting injured enough to fall unconcious is no excuse. Once again, I apologise."

I bowed slightly, for no reason and I moved back a step, I grimaced in pain at my leg, when I'd fallen it had bent at a terrible angle. I scowled again and I turned around, I was waiting for a reply from Ashur, that was all that stopped me from moving off to rest my injuries.

" Pay it no mind Andrew. I do ask that next time proceed with caution, I need good soldiers like you and Mattias, and Vince, to do the Pitts heavy duty work. The miners grow uncomfortable with the raider attack. I want you to patrol the walls I had Daniel erect, and make sure no-one gets in."

Ashur continues watching the torture.

[Jamie Lee]

"lord ashur, if you don't mind, may I possible join in with the demonstration?"

[[Bounty][Ben]]

"lord ashur, if you don't mind, may I possible join in with the demonstration?"

Of course, enjoy the show.

[Natalie Taylor]

I nodded to myself, still not looking at Ashur, I felt as though I couldn't look at him, like... Like something was wrong with me. I shook my head and I quickly moved towards my room. I gathered up my gattling laser and I quickly slipped on my power armor. The rest of my squad were already patrolling the walls, so I just walked off to the other side, I scaled a ladder and I looked across the city. I sighed with relief and I sat down against the wall, I pulled out a bottle of aqua pura and I let the liquid flow down my throat.

I smiled and I sat there, content, I watched my squad walk past me and they either nodded or smiled at me. The man that had stood with me on the bridge not long ago walked past and he smiled, I was quick to smile back, I was happy to be here in this city. Even if it meant my death, at least I knew that I'd died for a worthy cause. I quickly got up and I started patrolling with the man that I liked, I hoped that, after all this, we could become friends.

[Elizabeth Falvey]

Matthias and his new friend Clay had watched the spectacle from their perch. They both thought, "God help them" as the embassy was turned to rubble.

The next day, they watched the execution.

"They deserved it, damn them." said Matthias, nursing a beer Ashur had given sent to the two.

"Yep." replied Clay, he too drinking one of the new beers. When the execution was finished, the two walked over to Ashur, now dressed in their civilian attire, instead of Combat armor. Matthias wearing his Tribal Leather armor and sunglasses. And Clay wearing an old leather jacket and jeans, with boots. Matthias came over to Ashur who was talking to a sullen looking William, poor guy, he didn't deserve what happened to him and his team.

"Lord Ashur, thank you for the beer, its delicious! And I was hoping to ask you a a question about the new refurbished apartment. Clay and I have been living in the Barracks all this time, and we were thinking about splitting our salary and paying for the apartment. We could split the rent and everything, what do you say, sir?"

[Nymph]

Matthias and his new friend Clay had watched the spectacle from their perch. They both thought, "God help them" as the embassy was turned to rubble.

The next day, they watched the execution.

"They deserved it, damn them." said Matthias, nursing a beer Ashur had given sent to the two.

"Yep." replied Clay, he too drinking one of the new beers. When the execution was finished, the two walked over to Ashur, now dressed in their civilian attire, instead of Combat armor. Matthias wearing his Tribal Leather armor and sunglasses. And Clay wearing an old leather jacket and jeans, with boots. Matthias came over to Ashur who was talking to a sullen looking William, poor guy, he didn't deserve what happened to him and his team.

"Lord Ashur, thank you for the beer, its delicious! And I was hoping to ask you a a question about the new refurbished apartment. Clay and I have been living in the Barracks all this time, and we were thinking about splitting our salary and paying for the apartment. We could split the rent and everything, what do you say, sir?"

"Of course. It is your every right to do so. I will inform the keeper of the apartment and you will immediately be transferred. But remember I need space for the Chinese immigrants, and every other building within the Pitt is refurbished and repaired. Enjoy your accomadations with your squad mates next door."

After the execution Ashur walked back to Haven. He then walked over to his advisor, Vernon.

" Should we keep up like this. I don't know if I should launch an offensive into raider territory or if I should keep myself within the city walls. And the Slavers are bound to cut off our deal. I need to keep this city together. Look at the progress my good man. I do not intend on losing it"

Vernon replies: " Lord Ashur, it is only logical that you should keep most of your forces within the city and send in kill-teams into the outlying towns."

Ashur understands the situation and returns to his bedroom. Sandra is still working at the desk, documenting the troglodyte condition.

"Sandra, don't you think you should work later, its about 9:00 right now."

" Ashur, thanks for the concern honey, but I can't stop working on the solution to eliminating the trogs without using weaponry and lives"

Ashur grabs Sandra by the arms

" Don't you see you need rest, I have the solution, I made a deal with the slavers a long while ago to bring me a weapon which could finish off the raiders and trogs in the outlying towns."

" Ashur, you don't intend on using a thermo-nuclear bomb do you?"

"Yes I do, and with the utmost safety precautions. I have taken every measure to insure the radiation doesn't flood back into the city. I took measurments of a megaton bomb and the radius won't engulf us. The train station might shake a little, but nothing to ramble about."

" But, I thought"

Ashur simply kisses her on the cheek, and then goes to sleep, thinking what to do with all the problems the wasteland mercilessly offers.