Ground Zero
No time for fancy shit, you just have to RUN! You run and don't look back, though you can still hear them chasing you, and other Horde members start popping out of other sewer gratings.
Eventually you get to the Dust District, but they're still chasing you, that's when you hear shouting coming from in front and above you as well.
"ALRIGHT START THROWING AND FIRING!"
Suddenly from up high bottles crash to the ground releasing gouts of fire. Molotovs. Next comes the sounds and flash of machine gun fire from everywhere.
"OH SHIT!" you shout and duck down and roll into a nearby building. The Horde was still chasing you, but most of them got burned by the Molotovs, the shrieking is unnatural sounding, but it's soon put to an end when the flaming flailing bodies are shot by the machine guns. After it's all over you pick yourself up only to get kicked in the ribs and a rifle shoved in your face.
"Don't fuckin' move Shadow scum!" a uniformed mutant orders.
"I'm not "
"Silence!" another kick, this time to the nuts. While you hold your crotch in pain, another uniformed mutant arrives, but this one has a higher rank.
"Alright Private, that'll do for now, let's see what this fucker has to say about his buddies what the fuck? This ain't no Shadow! He's too fuckin' pretty for one thing, and not nearly muscular enough."
"(Groan) I'm not, I live in this area! I was scavenging Downtown with another and we got caught after dark he's dead." You say picking yourself up.
"Yeah, that's usually what happens. Woulda happened to you too had we not set up base here in the Dust District. This place will be completely safe from now on as it is officially under direct protection by the Zeropolis Guard. I'm Captain Salazar."
Well that explains the uniforms.
" yeah I heard of you guys. I also heard you only had scouts in the area though."
"Well we move fast, and we needed a new base camp. Our last position was steadily being overrun by Ferals during the day and the Shadow Horde at night. But I think here is a good position to make a stand. This area doesn't have as many sewer entrances, Feral activity is low, and best of all there's the abandoned factory and plant nearby. Maybe one day we can power up the entire City again, but for right now we're trying to just get power to this district, though even that will take awhile. The Zeropolis Guard is dedicated to bringing order to this city and I think this is the best place to start."
"Hey that's great, okay I've had a hard day; I think I'll just go home now "
Captain Salazar suddenly stops you.
"While you're free to go back home citizen, I can't help but notice your weapons now while I certainly understand the need for personal protection, especially given this unstable situation and your current choice of profession, so you may keep your pistol. However, your assault rifle would be of great use to us. We need all the maximum firepower we can get to better defend this area."
"Well it doesn't have many bullets left though." You say, but Salazar merely smiles at your attempt to keep your rifle. The private who kicked you looks at you like he's anxious for you to try something.
"That's alright; we have plenty of ammo suitable for it. However, if you wish to actively join the Zeropolis Guard, then you certainly would have need for such a weapon do you wish to join?"
"Uh no. That's okay." You say helplessly handing over you weapon. Salazar takes it.
"Pity, you seem like you'd make an excellent solider. Still, our offer is always open and I'm sure you'll be able to easily find us. You may return to your home."
You make you way back home, in fact you'll be really glad to get home, today wasn't very fun, reminds you of why you always preferred your own company. You sort of wonder though about how things might change with the Guard messing around in the area. While this warehouse is sort of in an isolated part of the Dust District, you can only imagine that it's a matter of time before the Guard start snooping around here and given you have a generator and water recycler, they'll probably want this place for themselves and you'd have to go live in one of the crappy neighborhoods like everyone else.
Of course you might be able to swing things to your benefit if you did join the Zeropolis Guard, though that might mean they'll be sending you on missions where you can get yourself killed.
Before you fall asleep, you think about the future and how you're going to deal with this situation.
Eventually you get to the Dust District, but they're still chasing you, that's when you hear shouting coming from in front and above you as well.
"ALRIGHT START THROWING AND FIRING!"
Suddenly from up high bottles crash to the ground releasing gouts of fire. Molotovs. Next comes the sounds and flash of machine gun fire from everywhere.
"OH SHIT!" you shout and duck down and roll into a nearby building. The Horde was still chasing you, but most of them got burned by the Molotovs, the shrieking is unnatural sounding, but it's soon put to an end when the flaming flailing bodies are shot by the machine guns. After it's all over you pick yourself up only to get kicked in the ribs and a rifle shoved in your face.
"Don't fuckin' move Shadow scum!" a uniformed mutant orders.
"I'm not "
"Silence!" another kick, this time to the nuts. While you hold your crotch in pain, another uniformed mutant arrives, but this one has a higher rank.
"Alright Private, that'll do for now, let's see what this fucker has to say about his buddies what the fuck? This ain't no Shadow! He's too fuckin' pretty for one thing, and not nearly muscular enough."
"(Groan) I'm not, I live in this area! I was scavenging Downtown with another and we got caught after dark he's dead." You say picking yourself up.
"Yeah, that's usually what happens. Woulda happened to you too had we not set up base here in the Dust District. This place will be completely safe from now on as it is officially under direct protection by the Zeropolis Guard. I'm Captain Salazar."
Well that explains the uniforms.
" yeah I heard of you guys. I also heard you only had scouts in the area though."
"Well we move fast, and we needed a new base camp. Our last position was steadily being overrun by Ferals during the day and the Shadow Horde at night. But I think here is a good position to make a stand. This area doesn't have as many sewer entrances, Feral activity is low, and best of all there's the abandoned factory and plant nearby. Maybe one day we can power up the entire City again, but for right now we're trying to just get power to this district, though even that will take awhile. The Zeropolis Guard is dedicated to bringing order to this city and I think this is the best place to start."
"Hey that's great, okay I've had a hard day; I think I'll just go home now "
Captain Salazar suddenly stops you.
"While you're free to go back home citizen, I can't help but notice your weapons now while I certainly understand the need for personal protection, especially given this unstable situation and your current choice of profession, so you may keep your pistol. However, your assault rifle would be of great use to us. We need all the maximum firepower we can get to better defend this area."
"Well it doesn't have many bullets left though." You say, but Salazar merely smiles at your attempt to keep your rifle. The private who kicked you looks at you like he's anxious for you to try something.
"That's alright; we have plenty of ammo suitable for it. However, if you wish to actively join the Zeropolis Guard, then you certainly would have need for such a weapon do you wish to join?"
"Uh no. That's okay." You say helplessly handing over you weapon. Salazar takes it.
"Pity, you seem like you'd make an excellent solider. Still, our offer is always open and I'm sure you'll be able to easily find us. You may return to your home."
You make you way back home, in fact you'll be really glad to get home, today wasn't very fun, reminds you of why you always preferred your own company. You sort of wonder though about how things might change with the Guard messing around in the area. While this warehouse is sort of in an isolated part of the Dust District, you can only imagine that it's a matter of time before the Guard start snooping around here and given you have a generator and water recycler, they'll probably want this place for themselves and you'd have to go live in one of the crappy neighborhoods like everyone else.
Of course you might be able to swing things to your benefit if you did join the Zeropolis Guard, though that might mean they'll be sending you on missions where you can get yourself killed.
Before you fall asleep, you think about the future and how you're going to deal with this situation.