User:JASPER42/Tin Soldiers

Chapter One
As night fell, Paladin Juliet Stone lay in wait. She, and the other Lyon's Pride members were hiding in a large natural cave, sorces said it used to be a Vault, although it had long since been abbandoned and part of the cave roof had fallen in. Still, it provided perfect cover for the Pride. Of course, this wasn't the same Pride she had met over three years ago, in the alley of Chevy Chase. Far from it. Reddin had died that day, killed by a Behemoth. Then, during the assult on Project Purity second in command, Paladin Vargas had met his end along with http King Captain Colvin. Finally, thanks to the attack on Adams Air Base, Paladin Kodiak had died, falling from the top of the Air Traffic Control Tower. Now all that was left of the inner circle were; Sentinel Sarah Lyons. Knight Captain Dusk. Knight Captain Gallows. Paladin Glade. Since joining, Juliet had replaced Vargas as second in command. Star Paladin Cross and Paladins Bael had joined for this on off assult. Dusk sat pollishing her gun, "How much longer is this going to take?" She muttered impatiently. Juliet, how had be pacing at the cave enterence stop and strolled over to Duck. She crouched down to eye level and removerd her T-51b power helmet, mismatched with her T-45d power armor. She was, there really was no other word for it,beautiful. Long brown hair fell down, gently touching against her soft, flawless skin. Behind her glasses glistened her huge dark brown eyes, sparkling even in the dim light of the oncoming night. "Now listen here Dawn (Dusk sneared, Juliet always called her that, just to annoy her) we stay here untill Sentinel Lyons gives the signal, if she dosen't do it before sun up, we're packing up and going home. So WHEN! we get that siganl, and only then, we will march, untill that happens, we say here. Are we clear?" "Yes ma'am" "Good." Satisfied she had got under Dusk's skin she replaced her helemet and returned to the cave door. Another lony hour passed. Then two more. The Pride was getting restless, they had been in here for over six hours now, all that time was spent, cleaning and checking thier guns, the only words spoken were those between Juliet and Dusk. Juliet was getting worried, notg only had she rarely gone this long without killing something but she had started to think something had happened to Sarah, she didn't usually doubt her leader, but now... Suddenly a flash in the distance lifted her hope. Sarah Lyons had given them the all clear. "Ok. Pride, lets go.". Silently they left the cave, and headded straight for an old radio station of the horizon. Sorces indicated it was an old Enclave outpost, ever since the successful attack on Adams Air Base, the Pride had been tasked with mopping up the last of the Enclave, they had finnished in the Capital Wastland and were now spredding out to the surrounding areas. Sarah Lyons crouched in the darkness, by the radio tower and welcomed the pride. "O.K, everyone, move to pairs, keep an eye on your partners backs. Dusk you're on me, Gallows, Glade. Cross, you go with Stone. Bael, I want you to stay here, guard the door." All members nodded, and ran in front door. They entered a huge, empty round room. Juliet felt it, there was something not right with the room. She called out to the Pride."Something's wrong. Everyone, form a circle, backs together. We can't let them jump us." They all nodded and obeyed. They reached the middle of the room, still nothing had happend. Then a soft sound, noone else would have heard, but Juliet had amazing hearing, she heard something snap, at the same time Glade stumbled. She put two and two together. "It's a trap, everybody get..." but what everyone needed to do they never found out, as the entire room seemed to exploade. The room was spinning, Juliet struggled to her feet, although she was not awear she she had fallen. Somehow, the room was now full of Enclave soldiers, Cross, who unlike all other Pride members, had managed ro stay upright, was already fighting them off. Juliet pulled up her costom made laser rifel, which she had brought back from The Pitt, and open fired, she took one down with a single shot, and Cross took down two more with her tri-beam lazer. Suddenly Juliet was hit from behind and staggered forward, but mannaged to regain her balance as she span round and pluged eight shots into an nearby Enclave's face. She waited a few seconds for the room to settel, to make sure there were no-more hostiles in the room. She reloaded and turned to Cross. "Casualitys?"She ordered. "We lost Glade in the explodtion and Dusk seems to have been finished off with a plasma rifle. Lyons is out cold and Gallows is in pretty poor shape to. But both still breathing." Cross replyed. "And you, Cross?" "I'm fine, didn't get a shot on me..." She trailed off. Juliet shreaked as she saw the gapping hole in Cross' chest. A tall, muscular man stood forward from the shade, spinning waht looked like a moddified Plasma Pistol. He stood over Cross' body and smiled. "Hello little sister." Said John Stone with a manic laugh.