Chapter 3: Mutant Nightmare
Private left Megaton and made his way to the Galaxy News Radio Station. Private figured out how to put directions into his Pip-Boy, and it was easier then he thought. He just had to put the name of the location he wanted to go to, and the Pip-Boy would serve as a GPS. He had a bit of ways to go, but he’d go any distance to see his father again. He waddled a long road, but his Pip-Boy led him to an underground train station. Private looked at the directions again to make sure it wasn’t wrong, and it wasn’t. The underground train station was actually a shortcut to the radio station. Private opened the gates and went inside to travel though the shortcut. The place was abandoned with not a single soul inside, but it all seemed too quiet for the young penguin.
Private pulled out his pistol, which only still had limited ammo, but it would have to do. Private waddled with caution, looking out for anything dangerous that could pop out. As he was waddling, he saw dead mutated mole rats on the ground. They all looked like they were just killed, which means someone, or something, is down here. Private made his way to the center of the train station and started to hear some weird noises, and it sounded like some people eating. He saw some skinny animals on their knees eating a dead mole rat. Private waddled to them to greet himself, but when he got too close the animals turned around and growled at him. These weren’t animals, they were feral ghouls! Private aimed his gun, but he was too afraid to shoot them. One of the ghouls smacked the gun out of Private’s flippers and tackled him down to the ground.
The ghouls were trying to make a meal out of Private, but he wouldn’t let them. The penguin used all of his strength to fight them off as best he could Private was finally able to kick all of them off because they could even get a bite in, and he made a dash to his gun. But the ghouls quickly got up and ran towards Private as well. The penguin made a dive for his pistol, turned on his back, and right before the ghouls made a dive on him the penguin shot them all in the head, killing each one. Private could fell his heart beat over and over again, he almost died right there. He thought about what his dad told him and starting to think he was right. Maybe he wasn’t ready to face the world out here and the horror it has out here. If only he shot the gun before he wouldn’t have been in that big of a mess.
Private couldn’t let himself think negative like that. Ready or not he just needed to find his father. The penguin got up and continued to follow his Pip-Boy’s directions. He was getting closer to the other side of the train station; hopefully this shortcut would be more helpful then he thinks. Just then, Private saw a very tall figure up ahead. It was huge, bigger then dolphins even, and it looked a lot more buff as well. Private waddled up to the tall figure, hoping for a friendly encounter.
“Um, hello,” greeted Private.
The tall figure turned around and only looked down at the penguin, but he didn’t look like he was in a good mood. Just then the tall figure grabbed Private by the neck, lifting him up, and choking the life out of him.
“I’m going to make you regret coming down here!” yelled the tall figure.
“What...are you?” asked Private, trying to find a grip of air.
“I’m the super mutant that’s going to kill you!”
Private had to quick think; otherwise this super mutant was going to snap his neck. Private reached down, pulled out his pistol and started shooting the mutant in the face repeatedly. But these were nothing to the Super Mutant, as he just began laughing in a sick way. But then Private shot him right in the eye, causing him to drop the penguin. Private then thought of a quick idea, as he pulled out one of the grenades he found earlier, gave it to the super mutant and slid off on his belly. Private got away far enough when the grenade went off and killed the mutant. Private finally got to the end and went outside. Private’s been underground longer then he thought since it was now nighttime. From a distance he heard gun shots being fired, so he wasn’t out of the woods yet.
Private made his way to the sounds of the gunfire, and he saw more super mutants. They were fighting a group of animals wearing strange suits of armor, a type of armor he‘s never seen before. The armor these animals wore were very big, big enough to protect them longer in battle then other armor could, were in a full silver color, and their helmets looked like the helmets that Stormtroopers wore in the old Star Wars movies, but with thick oxygen tubes on the sides of the helmets so the animals could breathe. And whoever they were they were bringing the fight hard to all the super mutants. Private was amazed, after the story he heard about the super mutants from that ghoul from Megaton he thought there was no way to kill these things. But these animals knew what they were doing as they killed off the remaining ones with their high tech laser weapons. Private waddled up to them once the coast was clear, but from behind he was hit in the head and fell to the ground. Private rolled on his back, rubbing his head, and saw a super mutant with a piece of wood with nails sticking out of it. The super mutant was going for the killing blow until one of the animals in the armor came and saved Private. They killed off the super mutant, and help Private get back to his feet.
“Are you okay?” the animal asked.
“I think so,” answered Private. “Thank you for saving my life, sir.”
The animal, who is an otter, removed his helmet, only to show Private that his sir who saved him was a woman. “That’s ma’am to you, kid.”
“Oh, sorry.”
“What are you even doing out here? It’s too dangerous for citizens in this part of the Wasteland.”
“I’m on my way to Galaxy News Radio Station to find my father.”
“I don’t think your dad is there kid, but maybe Max might know something.”
“Can you take me there?”
“Guess I’m not going to have much of a choice since the Brotherhood and I have to head back over there anyways?”
“The Brotherhood?”
“What, you never heard of the Brotherhood of Steel?”
“You guys are the Brotherhood of Steel?”
“Is this twenty-one questions or something? Yes we’re the Brotherhood of Steel.”
“That grumpy bar owner from Megaton told me about you guys. You were with my father when he visited the city when I was born.”
“Wait a moment...you’re Skipper’s son! I remember now. I was with your dad and Kowalski on that day. And little baby Private, all grown up now.”
“Who are you?”
“My name is Marlene, Sentinel for the Brotherhood of Steel. Come on I’ll take you to the radio station, but be prepared for any more mutants.”
Private followed the Brotherhood of Steel to Galaxy News Radio Station. There was more gun shots being fired at the radio station with the Brotherhood defending the radio station from the super mutants. Marlene, with her brothers and sister, ran in and started fighting off the super mutants, and Private ran in to help fight as well. The super mutants were now outnumbered and just couldn’t handle the firepower coming from the Brotherhood. All mutants were all killed off, and the attack was over...or so they thought. Just then there was a loud banging on the two tipped buses. It got louder, and louder, and louder until a super mutant came crashing his way though. But this wasn’t an ordinary super mutant; it was a Super Mutant Behemoth. Twice the size as a “normal” super mutant, twice as strong, and twice as ugly as the other ones.
The behemoth just went on one big rampage in the small area. Everyone was giving it all the firepower they got but it wasn’t enough. Two Brotherhood members thought it was smart to charge right at it with all they got. Marlene tried to stop them but they just wouldn’t listen. They ran up and started shooting at the behemoth, which only made it angrier. It grabbed both members of the Brotherhood, crushing one in his hand and killing him in an instant, and throwing the other one way across the Wasteland. His scream just fading away as he goes flying. Marlene called in to get out the machine gun turrets. The guns came out and all fired down on the behemoth, with help of Private and the rest of the Brotherhood. The behemoth went down, and soon shot dead. And now everything around Galaxy News Radio Station.
Inside was the rest of the Brotherhood of Steel that were stationed here. The Brotherhood made a deal with the cat behind the microphone, Max, Private was told he was on the second floor, and that’s where he went to next.
“Well if it isn’t Skipper’s boy all grown up,” said Max.
“Wha-how did you Skipper was my dad?” asked Private.
“You’re a spitting image of the guy! Just without the flat head is all. So now I take it you’re wondering where he is am I right?”
“You’ve seen my father? Where is he? Is he still here?”
“Whoa, whoa! One at a time now. Yes I’ve seen him, but no he’s not here. He went to go fight the Good Fight.”
“The Good Fight?”
“It’s why your father left the Vault. He didn’t give me the full details, but it had something to do with the water here and he said he was working on something that would help the entire Capital Wasteland.”
“So he did have a good reason for leaving the Vault, but it still doesn’t explain why he left me behind.”
“Your dad’s a stand up guy, I’m sure he had a good reason for that too. And I can tell you where he went.”
“Really, you don’t want me to do something first or pay you?”
“You already did something for me. You helped fight off those giant freaks out there from coming in here and ripping my head clean off! I’m pretty sure something like that is good enough. He went to Rivet City, a small ship town.”
“Ship town?”
“Well it’s really a town or a city really. It’s just a ship named Rivet City.”
“Got it. Thank you so much, Max.”
“It’s the lease I could do. And watch out more any mutants on the way over there. “
“I will!”
Private put in Rivet City in his Pip-Boy and made his way there. It took a few seconds, and the GPS feature kicked in and showed Private the way. Maybe now he will finally find his father.
Private left Megaton and made his way to the Galaxy News Radio Station. Private figured out how to put directions into his Pip-Boy, and it was easier then he thought. He just had to put the name of the location he wanted to go to, and the Pip-Boy would serve as a GPS. He had a bit of ways to go, but he’d go any distance to see his father again. He waddled a long road, but his Pip-Boy led him to an underground train station. Private looked at the directions again to make sure it wasn’t wrong, and it wasn’t. The underground train station was actually a shortcut to the radio station. Private opened the gates and went inside to travel though the shortcut. The place was abandoned with not a single soul inside, but it all seemed too quiet for the young penguin.
Private pulled out his pistol, which only still had limited ammo, but it would have to do. Private waddled with caution, looking out for anything dangerous that could pop out. As he was waddling, he saw dead mutated mole rats on the ground. They all looked like they were just killed, which means someone, or something, is down here. Private made his way to the center of the train station and started to hear some weird noises, and it sounded like some people eating. He saw some skinny animals on their knees eating a dead mole rat. Private waddled to them to greet himself, but when he got too close the animals turned around and growled at him. These weren’t animals, they were feral ghouls! Private aimed his gun, but he was too afraid to shoot them. One of the ghouls smacked the gun out of Private’s flippers and tackled him down to the ground.
The ghouls were trying to make a meal out of Private, but he wouldn’t let them. The penguin used all of his strength to fight them off as best he could Private was finally able to kick all of them off because they could even get a bite in, and he made a dash to his gun. But the ghouls quickly got up and ran towards Private as well. The penguin made a dive for his pistol, turned on his back, and right before the ghouls made a dive on him the penguin shot them all in the head, killing each one. Private could fell his heart beat over and over again, he almost died right there. He thought about what his dad told him and starting to think he was right. Maybe he wasn’t ready to face the world out here and the horror it has out here. If only he shot the gun before he wouldn’t have been in that big of a mess.
Private couldn’t let himself think negative like that. Ready or not he just needed to find his father. The penguin got up and continued to follow his Pip-Boy’s directions. He was getting closer to the other side of the train station; hopefully this shortcut would be more helpful then he thinks. Just then, Private saw a very tall figure up ahead. It was huge, bigger then dolphins even, and it looked a lot more buff as well. Private waddled up to the tall figure, hoping for a friendly encounter.
“Um, hello,” greeted Private.
The tall figure turned around and only looked down at the penguin, but he didn’t look like he was in a good mood. Just then the tall figure grabbed Private by the neck, lifting him up, and choking the life out of him.
“I’m going to make you regret coming down here!” yelled the tall figure.
“What...are you?” asked Private, trying to find a grip of air.
“I’m the super mutant that’s going to kill you!”
Private had to quick think; otherwise this super mutant was going to snap his neck. Private reached down, pulled out his pistol and started shooting the mutant in the face repeatedly. But these were nothing to the Super Mutant, as he just began laughing in a sick way. But then Private shot him right in the eye, causing him to drop the penguin. Private then thought of a quick idea, as he pulled out one of the grenades he found earlier, gave it to the super mutant and slid off on his belly. Private got away far enough when the grenade went off and killed the mutant. Private finally got to the end and went outside. Private’s been underground longer then he thought since it was now nighttime. From a distance he heard gun shots being fired, so he wasn’t out of the woods yet.
Private made his way to the sounds of the gunfire, and he saw more super mutants. They were fighting a group of animals wearing strange suits of armor, a type of armor he‘s never seen before. The armor these animals wore were very big, big enough to protect them longer in battle then other armor could, were in a full silver color, and their helmets looked like the helmets that Stormtroopers wore in the old Star Wars movies, but with thick oxygen tubes on the sides of the helmets so the animals could breathe. And whoever they were they were bringing the fight hard to all the super mutants. Private was amazed, after the story he heard about the super mutants from that ghoul from Megaton he thought there was no way to kill these things. But these animals knew what they were doing as they killed off the remaining ones with their high tech laser weapons. Private waddled up to them once the coast was clear, but from behind he was hit in the head and fell to the ground. Private rolled on his back, rubbing his head, and saw a super mutant with a piece of wood with nails sticking out of it. The super mutant was going for the killing blow until one of the animals in the armor came and saved Private. They killed off the super mutant, and help Private get back to his feet.
“Are you okay?” the animal asked.
“I think so,” answered Private. “Thank you for saving my life, sir.”
The animal, who is an otter, removed his helmet, only to show Private that his sir who saved him was a woman. “That’s ma’am to you, kid.”
“Oh, sorry.”
“What are you even doing out here? It’s too dangerous for citizens in this part of the Wasteland.”
“I’m on my way to Galaxy News Radio Station to find my father.”
“I don’t think your dad is there kid, but maybe Max might know something.”
“Can you take me there?”
“Guess I’m not going to have much of a choice since the Brotherhood and I have to head back over there anyways?”
“The Brotherhood?”
“What, you never heard of the Brotherhood of Steel?”
“You guys are the Brotherhood of Steel?”
“Is this twenty-one questions or something? Yes we’re the Brotherhood of Steel.”
“That grumpy bar owner from Megaton told me about you guys. You were with my father when he visited the city when I was born.”
“Wait a moment...you’re Skipper’s son! I remember now. I was with your dad and Kowalski on that day. And little baby Private, all grown up now.”
“Who are you?”
“My name is Marlene, Sentinel for the Brotherhood of Steel. Come on I’ll take you to the radio station, but be prepared for any more mutants.”
Private followed the Brotherhood of Steel to Galaxy News Radio Station. There was more gun shots being fired at the radio station with the Brotherhood defending the radio station from the super mutants. Marlene, with her brothers and sister, ran in and started fighting off the super mutants, and Private ran in to help fight as well. The super mutants were now outnumbered and just couldn’t handle the firepower coming from the Brotherhood. All mutants were all killed off, and the attack was over...or so they thought. Just then there was a loud banging on the two tipped buses. It got louder, and louder, and louder until a super mutant came crashing his way though. But this wasn’t an ordinary super mutant; it was a Super Mutant Behemoth. Twice the size as a “normal” super mutant, twice as strong, and twice as ugly as the other ones.
The behemoth just went on one big rampage in the small area. Everyone was giving it all the firepower they got but it wasn’t enough. Two Brotherhood members thought it was smart to charge right at it with all they got. Marlene tried to stop them but they just wouldn’t listen. They ran up and started shooting at the behemoth, which only made it angrier. It grabbed both members of the Brotherhood, crushing one in his hand and killing him in an instant, and throwing the other one way across the Wasteland. His scream just fading away as he goes flying. Marlene called in to get out the machine gun turrets. The guns came out and all fired down on the behemoth, with help of Private and the rest of the Brotherhood. The behemoth went down, and soon shot dead. And now everything around Galaxy News Radio Station.
Inside was the rest of the Brotherhood of Steel that were stationed here. The Brotherhood made a deal with the cat behind the microphone, Max, Private was told he was on the second floor, and that’s where he went to next.
“Well if it isn’t Skipper’s boy all grown up,” said Max.
“Wha-how did you Skipper was my dad?” asked Private.
“You’re a spitting image of the guy! Just without the flat head is all. So now I take it you’re wondering where he is am I right?”
“You’ve seen my father? Where is he? Is he still here?”
“Whoa, whoa! One at a time now. Yes I’ve seen him, but no he’s not here. He went to go fight the Good Fight.”
“The Good Fight?”
“It’s why your father left the Vault. He didn’t give me the full details, but it had something to do with the water here and he said he was working on something that would help the entire Capital Wasteland.”
“So he did have a good reason for leaving the Vault, but it still doesn’t explain why he left me behind.”
“Your dad’s a stand up guy, I’m sure he had a good reason for that too. And I can tell you where he went.”
“Really, you don’t want me to do something first or pay you?”
“You already did something for me. You helped fight off those giant freaks out there from coming in here and ripping my head clean off! I’m pretty sure something like that is good enough. He went to Rivet City, a small ship town.”
“Ship town?”
“Well it’s really a town or a city really. It’s just a ship named Rivet City.”
“Got it. Thank you so much, Max.”
“It’s the lease I could do. And watch out more any mutants on the way over there. “
“I will!”
Private put in Rivet City in his Pip-Boy and made his way there. It took a few seconds, and the GPS feature kicked in and showed Private the way. Maybe now he will finally find his father.
![Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private :]](http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/37900000/Skipper-Kowalski-Rico-and-Private-penguins-of-madagascar-37903196-300-188.jpg)
