"Get out! Promise we shoot you,"

With the 10mm pistol in my hand, I stand up from the rock I am using as protection and go on V.A.T.S.

His right leg....76% of hitting him...

*twig* *twig*

My limit for shooting with this gun is only three times it all depends on my action points, basically, my stamina is full,

Still, I have one shot left to make.

Mm.... head is at 56%? Yeah, let's go with that.

*twig*

In a matter of seconds, my body moves on its own and directs at the raider pulling the trigger with full conviction.

*Bang* *Bang*

"What the fu-"

The weight of his body makes him slowly collapse.

*Bang*

And he falls to the ground.

It's critical, the bullet goes through his head. He didn't even realize what was going on.

"You are dead now!"

"Ooohh! I love when they fight back!"

One of the raiders takes the opportunity and fires several times at me, many of the bullets miss me but one hits my shoulder.

*tzing* *zing* *tzing*

More projectiles come from other angles but they it the ground, I go to cover.

"Will you just... stand still!"

"Hah! Do you like the sight of your own blood?!"

I don't feel the pain yet, maybe this is adrenaline?

Fuck! This is bad, I thought they lost track of me back at the hills.

When I escaped, I stole a 10mm pistol, food and the chems.

I also hid the backpack and went on my way to the nearest hills since is a tricky terrain I figured they wouldn't be able to chase me.

But they did, I was about to get out of this small canyon.

Night is coming soon, I need to hurry.

My safest bet is going south and try to find the main road again.

At this point, I already left the official game map, I need to go back.

Yeah the Mojave Outpost, I can trade and gather information there.

"Come out where ever you are fucker! Promise you will die fast!"

Man, I never expected them to put out this much, for a bunch of NPC that is...

stealing the chems from them, wasn't that much of a good idea.

I can only fire two times now, hmm the one near me is Dec, he is the leader. Killing him might discourage the two raiders left.

I get out of cover.

Oh shit! I lift my arm and shoot a bullet. My ears vibrate from the sudden commotion.

V.A.T.S.! V.A.T.S.!

Phew! Dec is right next to me, knife in hand. Did he charge at me? He caught the bullet on the left shoulder.

Shooting outside of V.A.T.S. way different, I was surprised

Easy move, I use my action points on him plus he is close there is no way I can't miss.

*twig* *twog*

What? I Can't shoot? But I have enough points to do it! No.... it's, not the action points... it's the ammo.

*tweg*

Let's cancel that, I need to take him out in one turn.

*twig*

It has to be in the head.

My arm straight its self and aims directly at his head, everything moves in slow motion.

As I point the gun, the bullet impact from before shifts Dec's shoulder.

At the same time, he moves his right arm up and begins to drive it downwards

*Bang*

The bullet flies into the air, Dec's puts weight into the arm going downward.

I will miss the head, the bullet trajectory is off.

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Dec is staring straight at me, such anger he perceives he's been shot yet he doesn't care at all

The bullet presses into his throat, it passes through like nothing.

I guess his throat is close enough

Slowly the time speeds up.

*tuck*

Dec's eyes are wide open, the bullet pierced the right side of the neck.

His right arm was facing me, his palm his open.

I look at my chest.

There is a knife lodged in it.

I look over at Dec, he straightens his back and blunders backward.

Holding his neck with one hand, the blood escapes between his fingers. He coughs spilling blood from his mouth.

"Oh, shit he got Dec!"

"Fuck! Let's go get him now!"

"Are you nut?! That fucker took three of us already!"

My vision begins to darken, the knife has caused more damage that I can take. My body can't keep up with this anymore.

I am going to die, it's over.

I fall on the ground, my conscience slips away.

******

Urgh... my body feels terrible...

My throat and my mouth are dry.

I open my eyes.

The sky is dark and full of stars.

I am still in the desert, an orange light is illuminating the surroundings. I can hear the crackle of wood.

Huh? Why am I laying on a fabric on the ground? My chest... Where is the knife?

"Ah, You have woken up,"

I turn my head around, a man with gray hair and thick beard gazing over me.

He sits on a dry log next to a bonfire, he is wearing a straw cowboy hat with a wide brim, curved to the sides, indents at the top and at the temples, and a thin black band at the base.

A rattan cowboy hat, huh? Nostalgic.

"H-how" I struggle to talk while getting up, but my body isn't behaving as it should.

"Hey, easy now, you have been out for hours now" He smiles and walks over me with a wooden cup on his hand "You are lucky that we found you " he hands me the cup, it contains a brownish liquid "Here, drink this"

This man doesn't seem like a threat, I am dying for a drink so I take a sip. It tastes like just like bark tea

"After that, I patched you up and brought you here,"

The tea fills my body with warmth.

"That should get you back on your feet in no time," He goes back into the log and sits "The name is Dunn by the way,"

"My name is...." Oh right... what should I do? In this world I don't have a name, I shouldn't exist at all.... Should I tell him the truth or go with my game name?

"Bad memory heh? Don't worry I don't blame ya, not after the state I found you in," He takes out his hat and scratches his head "Tell you what for now, let's get you on your feet ok?"

"W-why...."

"Huh?"

"Why are you helping me?"

He looks at me and seems to be reflecting on my question, then he says "Cause you were in need" with a grin.

"...."

"Oh that's right, I forgot" He searches behind him and pulls my messenger bag "I found this next to you"

"O-oh... thanks,"

He hands me the bag and I check the contents, everything is here.

The supplies I took from the raiders along with chems.

Dunn gave me food and water, he told me to keep resting for the night.

I didn't argue.... I know that I shouldn't trust him just like that.....

The food and the water were well recieved by my body, god... I just couldnt keep going like this...

Tears are swelling from my eyes as I fall sleep......