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You had to look in a few regional maps to find where Ash Fork was, and even then, it was little more than a blip in the vast sea of desert that was Arizona. Now, it’s deep Legion territory.
Caesar wanted this done quietly and you agree, knowing that he will still be heavily guarded and you’ll be far from home. Thankfully, you just finished repairing the Mk ll Stealth Suit which should give you unmatched capability in Legion land.
Your loadout is similar to what you’ve taken elsewhere, including a standard wasteland outfit and cloak to hide your gear. You have Sleepytime, Christine’s CoS rifle, a modified and suppressed 10MM position and Chance’s Knife. You’re also bringing a healthy mix of grenades, flashbangs and C4, because you can never have enough explosives.
You finish packing with food and water. You’re not sure how your exfil will look and you don’t want to walk back to New Vegas while living off the land. You inform Ulysses that you will be gone for up to a week and while he’s curious, he doesn’t ask.
It’s a short trip to McCarran where you board your Vertibird and head East. During the couple of hours of flight time, you reflect on the Caesar situation at large. You’re killing Vulpes for many reasons, namely that it will weaken Caesar more than help and Sallow himself “asked” this of you.
But you need to begin to think of the stability of The Legion. While you’re increasingly playing with the idea of succeeding Edward and reforming his Legion to your own doing, that’s years away at best. Even if the Legion were to collapse in on itself, you still have the NVD. What worries you is if the Legion falls before the NCR exhausts itself. You accept that no matter who is President, the bear’s eyes will turn back to New Vegas.
This is the delicate power balance you must maintain. Or not, you still haven’t actually made up your mind on the whole thing. While that may horrify others, you’re nothing if not confident in yourself.
*bzlt* FIVE MINUTES TO INSERTION *crzt*
Daisy’s robotic voice comes through the speakers, waking you from your sleep.
It seems you fell asleep while ruminating on the state of geopolitical affairs.
You hoist your legs off of your pack and shake your body out. You had her land a few hours walk from Ash Fork just in case someone sees the Vertibird. During the month, Raul helped get a small radio working and you set it up to communicate with Daisy’s Vertibird while you’re in the field. Power armor comes with it built in but you’re traveling light and quiet this time.
You step off from the Vertibird into the swirling sand and into the cold desert night. Daisy’s bird rises back into the sky and heads back West. Your radio won’t reach Vegas but she knows to return to this area in a week’s time. If you’re gone any longer than that, the mission has probably gone tits up.
You give a quick once over on your gear and begin the trek south to Ash Fork.
