The hellhound in New Vegas

Chapter 6: The Goodsprings Shootout and rad-rattler Encounter

24/05/2281

7:55 am

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our program. This is Mr. New Vegas, and each and every one of you is wonderful in your own special way. We've got some news for you, coming right up. Goodsprings has fended off a mob of escaped convicts after organizing an impromptu militia, according to an old man armed to the teeth with dynamite. Boy, the Mojave Wasteland is just a fascinating place, isn't it? You never know what'll happen next.

"Well, he's not wrong there," Six chuckled as he tuned into Radio New Vegas, " I mean how often do you find an anthropomorphic wolf in a town that was sacked by the Legion?"

"Oh, very funny pal," Loona remarked dryly, though she had to admit he did have a good point.

Got a song for you, now. It's about a guy who's cold on the exterior, but deep down, you know he's a good man. And his name... is Johnny Guitar.

"Damm, Mr House must like that particular song," Six remarked as Johnny Guitar began to play over the radio.

"What makes you say that?" Loona asked

"Because it's the song I seem to hear played the most on Radio New Vegas," Six explained.

"I guess that makes sense," Loona said before she had a thought. "Say, you told me a doctor in Goodsprings fixed you up after getting shot. Were you by any chance there at the shootout?"

"Was I there? Loona, I'm the one who got the town together to fight the Powder Gangers off," Six explained with a smirk.

"Whoa, really? How did that all go down?" Loona asked in amazement.

"Well, It's a bit of a long story, but the short version is that a guy named Ringo escaped an ambush on his caravan and went to Goodsprings to hide out, only for the guy who attacked his caravan, Joe Cobb, to find him and try to threaten the townspeople to hand over Ringo, or he and his boys would destroy the town. So I decided to help the guy out. Figured it was a good way to repay the town for helping me. It did take a bit it effort to get the rest of the town on board."

"So what happened after you got the town's support?"

"Well..." Six began.

5 days ago...

11:58 am

Six headed up to the gas station where Ringo was hiding out. It was time to deal with Joe Cobb and his gang once and for all.

"Alright, Ringo," Six said as he entered the gas station "We got the whole town backing us up now, so it's time to show the Powder Gangers what we are made of."

"Well, I guess this is it," Ringo said nervously, "I'm ready if you are."

"More than ready, pal," Six declared, readying his caravan shotgun, "Let's get the fireworks show started."

"Hey, time to look alive," Sunny Smiles said as she entered the gas station, "The Powder Gangers are here to play."

"How many are we dealing with?" Six asked.

"At least 12, including Joe. Trudy and the others are holed up at the saloon. Hopefully, they won't get that far," Sunny answered.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's show these dynamite-loving nutjobs what we are made of," Six declared.

"Oh, by the way, Pete came through with the dynamite. Here's your share," Sunny said as she handed Six 5 sticks of dynamite, "Hope I don't blow myself up."

"Thanks, Sunny, now let's get a move on," Six said as he left the gas station, "We've got a town to defend."

Meanwhile...