Chapter 11: Battle for the Signal

When Jennings was hit it didn't take long before Sarah was issuing orders out to Colvin for cover fire while they attempt to rescue Jennings who was still awake when he crawled bleeding everywhere towards a broken car for cover. Reddin was ready to go over to Jennings to apply first aid, but Sarah told her to stay put while while three of us take there attention away from Jennings so Reddin could go without being surprised. I switched up my magazine's for the armor piercing so I'll have to try not to waste rounds on one target alone.

As Sarah signalled to me and Vargas to flank while Colvin gives covering fire for us, we circled to the super mutants right side while they focused their fire on Colvin we surprised them by throwing a grenade in between them. when the grenade went off the closer super mutant us didn't have a chance to exploding frag to his feet, when that happen the other that was near that one was stunned by the impact and shockwave.

That lead to me and Vargas raining bullets with my rifle and Vargas's laser rifle, burning and ripping holes into the surprised super mutant. After checking if they're dead we heard someone crying, as we looked over Reddin was trying her hardest to apply CPR to Jennings already dead body trying to bring him back but all her efforts were in vain. Sarah looked over the body of Jennings before taking his dog tags and saying a short prayer before getting up and turning towards me and saying, "This is what happens when you get careless and forget you're training."

She said that in a somewhat sorrow voice then looked up, "Listen people we still have a job to do and that is to reinforce our brother's waiting at the GNR building so let's pick ourselves up and do our job," everyone agreed to what she said but I was worried about how Reddin was going to go through after Jennings death but now we had to move so I put a hand on her shoulder, she looked up and nodded while she gotten up and moving with the rest.

As the team moved to the alley I looked over to see a personal radiation shelter on the corner, so I picked up Jennings body I made my way over to it and placed the body inside so nothing will mess with the body. As I finished I turned to see Lyons without her helmet smiled then nodded at me as she placed it back on, I nodded back and regrouped with the rest in the alley. Colvin was on the corner holding a portable mirror to look up ahead just in case, as he did that we found out that the super mutants were going through the school next to the GNR building surprising the protectors at a disadvantage.

Colvin reported the situation to Lyons and she had a questionable expression on her face she looked over at me while I observed from pecking around the corner without giving myself away I looked from where we came from and said, "Why dont half the team split up one goes towards the mutants in the school, and the other half get into that building overlooking it and snipe them out while giving additional cover fire to both squad's?" Vargas looked over at Sarah and said," kid make good point Lyons what do you say we shouldn't take any more loss using his suggestion?"

Sarah did a quick glance at the building that I brought in my suggestion then nodded her head, "Reddin you go with John and provide spotting for and loose super mutants on our backs but also focus on John if super mutants decided to take him now go." As she given the order Sarah handed me a radio, "John do you know how to use one of these?" I looked at it and then the System said that it could hijack the radio frequency and can use the pip-boy device as a radio, "Yea my pip-boy device can allow me to tune in and act like a radio just like yours."

When I said that Colvin looked at me and said, "That pip-boy device can do that? I'm wonder what else those pip-boys can do," while smiling I was thinking 'you have no idea' as John and Reddin moved into the building.

As they approached John already bought the function he need for the radio so he radioed in to Lyons that they're almost ready they had two more flights of stairs to go until they reached the vantage point. When John and Reddin got there John bought a longer barrel and reciver then bought a hybrid scope for close combat and long rang engagements.

As I finished with attaching the scope to my rifle Reddin pushed over some cabinets to use as a defense in the hallway and by the window, as I propped up my rifle I put it ten inches from the opening of the window. When I was ready to go I looked over at Reddin to see if she's good to which I gotten a thumbs up as her confirmation I radio back to Lyons that we're ready to start supporting them. Lyons radioed back that they're starting their assault and I should be that too, shots began to living up the unexpected super mutants from behind them.

I saw the mutants began to form up at the back of the school trying to get towards Sarah and the rest while I opened up fire from above them, taking careful shots to there legs and chest by using the armor piercing rounds I was able to take more than a few out to allow Sarah's team to move up while Reddin was spotting and covering my back by suppressing targets I was unable to deal with.

After an hour or so Sarah's team made it close enough to the brotherhood of steel members to provide support from the school now after they notified the members guarding the building that they came to help. As try were mopping up the few stragglers Lyons called out to John and Reddin to come out, John and Reddin came out of the building then proceeded to move through the school while they were going through John pulled his trench shotgun out and scanned the area while moving towards Lyons location.

While moving around the school I picked up a few bottle cap that read started into a desk."What are you going to do after talking to three dog?" Reddin surprised me by her question but I also figured that's why anybody goes to the GNR building for is to talk to three dog.

"He might have information about where my dad went or why he came out here for," as I said that we heard a big crashing sound that knocked us off our feet, then the next moment a loud blood crawling roar sounded off as we looked at each other the Reddin said one word that put a cold chell up my spine, "Behemoth."

We ran towards the exit of the school and saw a super mutant big as a two storied building and tough as a tank trying to throw boulders at Lyons team and the team from GNR. Lyons radioed into me about the Behemoth and that one of the soldiers had a fatman but they can't get to the damn thing because the soldier died and is behind the Behemoth. I radio in saying, "If everyone provide cover fire I can get in behind and retrieve the fatman," Lyons responded, "look we dont have many options here so I'd ask you to lure it away from the building, while you have the fatman I need you to aim at his feet or chest and press down on the lever on the trigger to aim the mini nuke and be careful."

I heard Lyons ordered her men to surprise fire while I go for the nuke, As I saw them firing I waited a second or two just to be sure they got its attention. Then I made a charge towards the body where they saw the fatman as I picked it up I looked back and realized the Behemoth was looking straight at me and I knew this was not going to be easy like the game this fucker looked like he came from hell itself, I ran as it chased after me like a greyhound hunting a rabbit.

Then I asked myself why the hell did Bethesda ever make these damn things in the first place, then said out load as I was less a block away I looked back at the Behemoth as it was still following me I quickly turned and aim the fatman and fired it straight at its chest and yelled "Fuck you Todd Howard!" At that moment I realized I was a little to close and the force from the exploding mini nuke inside the Behemoth chest knock be back making my body hit a car and denting it while as knocking the wind out of me.

As I layed dazzed out on the dented car Sarah Lyons and the rest of the team ran up to two blocks and saw a massive crater with blood and and organs everywhere and saw John laying on a dented in car and yelled to see if he's alright, John just lefts left arm bring up a thumbs up. Colvin and Vargas helps him up and look at him like he was crazy for doing that, John just says while looking at all of them, "Dont try that at home kids," John passes out and they all just laughed while carrying him back to the GNR building. As they carried John back towards GNR, Reddin was standing near the door checking on some of the soldiers who were injured by the attack earlier that's when Lyons and the rest of team came back carrying John on Vargas's shoulder. She ran over and told Vargas to let John down easy so she could check him while asking, " What happened to him Vargas?"

After checking if he was still alive and just knocked out, Reddin reported to Lyons about his condition, "John condition is good he has light scaring on body and no bursing anywhere so he's not going to die from internal bleeding so he's good for now, he'll probably wake up a few hours from now." Sarah nodded at the report then Three Dog comes in and ask, "Hows the hero doing is he going to make it?", "Yea Reddin says he'll be fine in a few hours, what do you know about him three dog?"

When Sarah asked that Three Dog the important question about information about him and Three Dog tells her the story of the guys father and how they lived in Vault 101 close to Megaton then how he saved a bunch of children from slavers at a old elementary school then he talks about the father for a few hours.