It was a cold night by the fire, I Could heard the roars and screams of nearby by raiders pillaging I was just thank full it wasn't me this night. I barely had enough rounds in my hunting rifle to hold off a rad scorpion let alone a hold band of pissed off raiders. It was going to be a long night and I had setup up camp in an old bombed out house any signs of life had left it long ago apart from the raiders I could also hear the scurrying of the rad roaches in the basement I had blocked the entrance with a fridge couldn't be dealing with them tonight. I had to get some sleep I had a long trip head of me to rivet city and my helmet and elite ranger gear wasn't what it was when I had first started my journey. The night-vision on my helmet had stop working just as I left new Vegas, the rest of my gear was covered in scuffs,dints and holes it was in a bit disrepair but it didn't matter to much I was only 2 days away from my destination and I could probably get my armour sorted further in D.C but at this moment I just needed to sleep. Morning broke with a explosion and gun shots, I reached for my rifle and armour in a matter of seconds I was suited and geared up. If the NCR did one thing right they made a good trooper, I dashed for the stairs heading to what was left of this decrepit bedroom sprinting down the hall way and smashing through the door like a deathclaw I got to the window well what was left of the window and all I could see was chaos there was about 14 bandits aggressively and methodically attacking these 4 members of the brotherhood of steel these weren't like normal bandits they Were determination and used tactics which were unusual they had flanked the BHOS members using there speed against the slow and over-cumbering power armour. There was a difference what I had noticed between the brother hood back west and these ones here there power armour was outdated and there tactics were odd they didn't cover each other's back and there accuracy wasn't up to par you could see better shooting from recruits in the NCR, but ever way I wasn't about to let the raiders kill these people so I corrected my scope and loaded my rifle I killed the first four raiders with ease that's when things changed i heard them call out sniper it took them minutes to spot me and then bullets started pelting the house there they weren't the best shot. But I thought the more rounds they wasted on me was less that they shot at the Brother hood members, but I realised that if they were shooting at me then the bandits knew exactly were I was before I had time react I heard the bandits smashing through the back door I thought that was a rookie mistake for me to make. I only had a minute or more before they were on top of me I quickly scanned the room there was a rotting old bookcase close enough to the door way for me to obstruct it I jumped to my feet leaving my rifle by the window with this the bandits outside opening fire a swarm of bullets flew past me and for the first time in a long time a worried that I might not make it out of this, but I wouldn't let these thoughts stop me I realise that there is no time to panic I must survive I have a promise to keep. So I shoved the bookcase over on to the doorway I could hear the bandits moving up the stairs and with this I went to go grab my rifle, then suddenly I felt a sharp pain across my shoulder and a warm sensation pouring down my arm I had been shot, I didn't have time to deal with it throwing my rifle over my shoulder it sent a sharp pain across my shoulder I staggered from the pain, with this the bandits start to smash the bookcase my last barricade into the bathroom I dash. I had no time to think about the bleeding I had to kill these bastards so i reached for my sidearm barely been able to check the clip realising I only have 8 shots so I brace myself against the bathroom wall pointing my 9mm at the bookcase, then I noticed the silence there was no shooting,screaming or explosions my ammo was low and there could be more moving up the stairs and Then suddenly an explosion brought me back to reality the old bookcase fractured and throwing splinters fly in all directions. I was thrown back slamming straight into the sink knocking me unconscious for a second the sink was in pieces and I was laying on the floor and I need to get up,so I threw myself against the wall sitting there 9mm in my hands I was batted and in agony. The bandits presuming I was killed By the grenades explosion and just moved into the destroyed bedroom I before they could react I managed to steady my aim and shoot one in the head with this the other two bandits charged me I clipped one in the leg knocking him to the floor he dragged himself away. The other charged me with an axe managing to dodge him in this state was a miracle I jumped side ways he got his axe stuck in the dry wall, then I spun round and fired two shots into to his chest and one into his head for good measure then with this my strength had started to drain I was loosing a lot of blood but I wasn't out of the fight yet, I could make out a figure pointing his ak47 staring at me but he missed his shot hitting what ever was left of the sink this bandit was an awful shot I thought and with some luck his ak47 had jammed, so I dragged my 9mm up and as he was reloading the AK I just pulled the trigger as fast as I could on the my 9mm and riddled him full of holes he fell on to the half blown up bed like a sack of spuds I could hear the other two bandits screaming in panic "how the hell is you this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ not dead" but by this time I had not the strength to fight my arms was bleeding profusely and I had also run out of stimpacks a month's ago I guess I was lucky to get this far. I could hear one of the last bandit approaching me loading her 10mm then I heard the click She had finished reloading moving slowly closer to me till she was in the doorway she starts talking to me "you have caused us so much trouble for what should have been an easy operation" she stomps on my right leg snapping the bone I shudder with pain not letting out a scream won't give her the satisfaction. She then says "well it's been fun but it's time" my vision started to fade and I had accepted my fate was a good ride I thought. Then I heard laser fire and the other bandit brotherhood are here so she said " I guess it's your lucky day Hun" kissing my lips and diving out of the window. Moments late members from the brotherhood where coming through into the bedroom one shouted "any survivors?" A woman's voiced replied negative will move bedroom clear going to check the bathroom, before I pasted out I heard her shout "Medic!!..We need a medic!!... I found him" then I was out.

One week later....