A Reunion and a New Threat

 

Tara walked around the ruins of the industrial park that was next to Sanctuary Valley. Keeping her eye out for anything useful, boy her life had taken a turn hadn't it. She smiled to herself, Jess walked over from checking a shipping container, 

"Doug would have loved this place so much to look through" 

" We'll send him up here once he's better that ghoul really gave him a beatin" Tara replied, 

Doug was back at their settlement recuperating after the fight to take it back from some feral ghouls. 

 Dogmeat growled quietly facing off to the north. 

"What's up boy?" Tara whipsered. 

She heard a robot voice on the wind that sparked a memory for her, 

A robotic voice yelled "Get away from me you uncouth rapscalians!!"

Jess looked bemused, Tara was stunned

"There's always robots coming and going most are crazy, we should stay out of its way" Jess said.

Tara was sure she recognised that voice though. Then round the corner of the road came a Mr Handy being chased by some strange characters. They were yelling and firing shots at the robot. 

"That's Jarvis! Let's go!" Tara said to Jess and Dogmeat. 

"Wait whose Jarvis??" Jess was confused, 

"I'll explain later trust me though"  Tara said as she moved off towards the commotion 

Turn 1

Jarvis the robot started the battle by fleeing away from the raiders. Can Tara get him to see her and join her or will he be destroyed by the raiders. 

Get away you ruffians! 

Tara moves forward but is just out of range to get Jarvis's attention. 

The raider gang is after Jarvis's. The Psycho with a lead pipe rushed forward after the escaping robot 

Come here you bucket of bolts! 

Jess rushes forwards behind a crashed vehicle and spies a potential item but it turns out to be nothing.. 

The raider leader strides forward more cautious at these new people. He also discovered an item behind something 

What's this? The robot has friends? 

Dogmeat scampered after Tara, staying close waiting for the opportunity to strike. 

The rest of the raiders start advancing after the robot. 

 Turn 2

A loud boom fills the area. It sounded close

Jarvis's the robot keeps running away from his pursuers

"Away with you, you knaves!" 

As Jarvis comes close Tara yells but isn't heard and yells again a gust of wind carries her voice a bit further. Jarvis stopped and turned to face her 

"Mrs Tara Ma'am!!!! As I live and breathe is it really you" he sounded positively happy. 

"Yes Jarvis I know its crazy I'll explain later but right now we have immediate problems" 

"Jarvis!!" 

The happy reunion is cut short as a raider psycho swinging a lead pipe gets close to Jarvis

"Die metal man!!!" 

Tara whistles and Dogmeat charges forward, he misses his first bite but thanks to him being a herioc dog he uses his VATS for an extra attack which hits for 2 damage. 

"Get him boy!" 

Another raider fires twice at Jarvis but misses. 

Jess from cover fires twice hitting another raider psycho for 2 damage.  The psycho shrugging off the shots charges Dogmeat!

The raider leader moves forward and finds a Nuka cherry, he then spots Jess and blasts with his shotgun. Even at long range she is peppered with shrapnel and suffers 2 damage.

The other raiders continue their pursuit.

Turn 3

A passing vertibird drops a supply drop near Tara! 

What the?? 

Dogmeat continues his attack on the first Psycho raider. He misses first time and hits second time with luck and kills the the first pyscho. Thanks to his VATS he uses a quick attack and a critical hit to attack the second psycho for 2 damage! 

The second raider psycho takes a hit of fury and attacks Dogmeat twice for total of 2 damage. Jess pulls out her. 44 pistol and shoots at a raider causing 2 damage 

A raider shoots at Tara but the first shot is saved by her armour the second shot misses. Jarvis seeing the friendly dog that tried to help him fighting for his life charges into the melee! His buzz saw catches the second raider psycho just right and kills him!

Another raider charges into Jarvis, they are determined to destroy this robot!

Ha ha got you, you cad! 

Jarvis uses a reaction to fire his flame thrower but misses. The raider swings his machete but it bounces off Jarvis metal body. A raider spots Tara and gets ready to attack her

Turn 4

The wind picks up so it's quite blowy out there!

Dogmeat attacks, misses, next attack hits but the raiders armour holds a quick attack causes 2 damage. Another raider charges in!!

Tara finds a Nuka Cola,

She then charges into the melee!

One of the raiders decides not to get involved in the growing rucus so opts to just shoot into it, he might hit the robot... 

I'll probably hit someone we want right? 

His bullet hits Dogmeat for 2 damage. The raider leader is studying the scene he moves up but just observes. 

"hmmm interesting a vault dweller?" 

Turn 5

A raider swings his machete at Jarvis twice causing 2 damage. Dogmeat wrestles one raider down and kills him!

The raider standing off again fires into the melee and hits Dogmeat again for 2 damage. Tara swings her baseball bat twice and causes 3 damage to the raider in combat. Jess roots through the wreckage where she thought she saw something but found nothing then misses a shot at a raider

"Damn it nothing here" 

The raider left in melee swings wildly but does not hit Jarvis who swings his buzz saw in retaliation and slices the raider down!!!

With that last casualty the raiders started to pull back. Tara's group has prevailed!!

"You haven't seen the last of the 53's!! You hear!!" 

Tara breathed heavily and lent on her baseball bat. Jess came running over, 

"Everyone OK? “ she asked ruffling Dogmeats fur. 

" Mrs Tara I can't believe it's you. Sir never gave up hope and said he would find a way to get to you " Jarvis said, 

Tara was stunned?? 

" Bobby?? You said Bobby when did you see Bobby" her mind raced. 

"Oh it was only..... About 50 years ago" Jarvis stopped, Tara looked visibly crushed, Jess put her hand on Tara's shoulder. 

"Oh I'm sorry ma'am I forgot time is different to humans compared to us robots.  Sadly yes it was about 50 years ago. He was leaving with the brotherhood of steel, strange fellows they are, all Knight this and Paladin that but decent enough. He was heading to a Vault Tec building to find more information on your vault Ma'am. He left me here to keep an eye on things and I've been avoiding that bunch of uncouth hoodlums for the past few years. Sadly today they caught up with me. "  Jarvis explained, 

Tara took a deep breath, she knew deep down that to many years had passed for Bobby to be alive but hearing his name still pulled at her heart. 

" That's OK Jarvis, Bobby's probably gone now. At least you're here, reminds me of back than. You wanna come back to Sanctuary Valley with us?" 

"Oh yes please Ma'am!!" Jarvis span around. 

"This is Jess and here's Dogmeat, let's gets back home and you can tell us what you know about the 53's" Tara said.