Captaindrake123: This is a three-way crossover of Assassin's creed, Fallout, and The Familiar of Zero. Hope you enjoy it.

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My eyes flickered open, to see the wooden ceiling above me...loud repeated banging-no...that's...gunfire?

Blood trickled onto my right eye, making me blink trying to get it out, I turned my head to the side and was instantly met with another pair of lifeless eyes.

Another person...white hooded robes, leather armor, I saw a black beard, he was at least in his thirties...

Consciousness finally fully returned to me when I saw a nearby grenade hit the floor 'GET UP!'

Despite the pain in my muscles I pushed myself up and went into a full sprint to the other side of the room, despite the noises of fights around me I heard my own boots clank against the old wooden floor.

The explosion rang my ears as I covered my head, ducking behind some cover...I have no more injuries than I did a few seconds ago, that's good.

'...Where is she!?' I thought frantically, I took another chance grabbing the .44 Bullhead pistol on my hip, I looked through the reflex sight and aimed at one of the enemies, all of them had red crosses painted on their shirts, easy to find.

Pulling the trigger I felt the gun's recoil, pushing back at me as if threatening to leave my hands, it was only in half a second that a man's head blew up, leaving chunks of brains on the floor, one of his companions slipped on some of it making a smear on the floor.

I looked above me to see hooded figures on the higher floor of this church, chumping out the big broken window above "Damn...they hit us that hard?" I muttered to myself.

But that didn't matter, I had to find her, she has what their looking for.

I instinctively put my hand to the back of my neck trying to grab something...but then I remembered why it wasn't there, instead I looked around at my surroundings and saw a familiar laser rifle in the corner of the room.

The few hooded figures still fighting were losing, I wouldn't let that happen.

Putting my hand over one of the seats I jumped over it charging towards the unsuspecting bastard.

Flexing my hand I heard the familiar sound of metal unsheathing itself, I grabbed the man's shoulder "What the-*SHTRINK* "the sound of the blade reaching flesh, he covered his stomach in an attempt to keep his stomach acids from pouring all over his internal organs.

Quickly changing targets I shot my .44 pistol at the torso of the other enemy fighting another hooded figure, a huge spark rang from his armor when the bullet hit him, his arm bled giving the hooded man his chance to strike, he plunged the blade attached to his wrist to the man's throat.

"Phew...thank you brother" He said turning to me graciously, his green hood being covered in spots of blood.

I nodded to him, seriousness not escaping my eyes I began to briskly walk towards the corner of the room...

I felt arms around my neck putting my into a chokehold, one of them was dying but still fighting 'I don't have time for this!'

"Brothe-" My fellow man didn't finish, there was enough space for met to turn my head so I twisted my body behind him, I wrapped my arms around his legs and used my body strength to carry him into the air, losing his grip, he fell to the floor. I grabbed his shoulder and plunged the lade on my left wrist though the bottom of his chin, blood trickling as he coughed and gagged...only for him to stop struggling and go limp.

"They don't call you the Lone Assassin for nothing I see..." The brown hooded figure nodded to himself.

"Go! Or our brothers would have died for nothing!" I beckoned him, waving him away, he shot to attention and nodded to me.

With that over with I walked to the corner of the room, grabbed the strap of my weapon and slung it over my back.

In the corner of my vision, I spotted the lifeless corpses of a few of my fellow comrades near each other...after a moment of contemplation I walk over to them and lean over their corpses, my hands reached their faces and slowly closed their eyelids.

"Ruhe in Frieden"

Elsewhere...

Today was the day...why couldn't have something happened?

Teacher getting sick...or maybe a terrorist attack...or even the country plunging into war.

'Founder, why have you forsaken me?' I thought to myself as I buried my face in a pillow.

In a few hours the students would go through the summoning ritual, to summon a familiar...which I had no confidence I could complete.

"Why does she even try? She knows she'll fail"

"She can't even do magic, some noble she is"

"Louise the zero!"

I could practically hear them hollering at me, mocking me.

'Why!? Why!? Why do I always fail!?' I thought as I screamed into my pillow.

Ever since I came to The Tristanian Academy of Magic I asked this to myself every night.

'Is there something wrong with me!?' I also asked this every night.

My mother had the best doctors examine me, I'm not disabled in any way...so as a last ditch resort she sent me to the Academy, telling me not to come back until I've learned magic.

'Probably thought I wasn't trying' I thought bitterly, my pink hair in my face as I laid on the pillow.

"...no, I will do it... I'll get the best familiar in the whole school!" I said, boosting what little confidence I pushed myself off the bed "I'll show that stupid Kirche..."

But somehow, there is always a small part of me knows I was only kidding myself.

My fellow men took to the rooftops of Concord, vertabirds flew in the air shooting at them...it was total chaos. Left and right my brothers take out our enemies from the shadows, but more of them came in. The Brotherhood of Steel came to the aid of our enemies, and Minutemen forces had come to stop the fighting.

With our enemies attention to the sights above, I took to the ground.

One foot after the other I ran, vaulting over old broken down cars from before the war. One or two soldiers of the brotherhood got in my way, I killed them easily, not in the least bit slowed down by their persistence.

Up ahead was the Museum of Freedom, a minuteman soldier stood in my way beckoning me to stop aiming his plasma rifle at me. I vaulted over him, putting him in a daze 'No harm to the innocent'

In front of the entrance was a Brotherhood soldier in T-60 power armor 'They are not innocent, however, I don't have time to deal with them'

Seeing my charging as a challenge the soldier attempted to charge back at me, I used one of the nearby broken down cars as a stepping stone to boost my jumping, I landed on the power armored soldier and jumped off of him. Using him as a second boost I latched onto the edge of the Museum's balcony.

The humming of a vertabird reached my ears as I pulled myself up, I turned around to see a vertabird's mini-gun spinning up, a brotherhood soldier at it's station.

'Fuck you too universe' I damned the cosmos in annoyance, I ran up to the door and tried knocking it down, but it wouldn't budge, it must've been barricaded on the other side. I ran up to the railing and jumped onto it, gaining momentum, I jumped again latching my hand to the roof.

*RATATATATATATAATATATATATATATA!*

Bullets flew by me as I pulled myself up to the roof and on my feet again, I sprinted 'SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!' The bullets sprayed, hot on my trail as splinters of wood broke apart from what I was running on mere moments before.

I jumped into the hole on the roof of the structure of this museum, when I landed I rolled on the ground swiftly and stood up to run again. At the center of the room was an old crashed vertabird, I jumped through it's entrance way, seeing as a possible metal shield to keep me from harm.

The vertabird chasing me hovered above, and rained down hell below, the bullets clanged and dented the metal, it must have at least been a full two minutes before they stopped and hovered away 'Aren't they thorough...'

Picking myself off the ground I ran towards the nearby door, once I reached out to it's door knob and turned I couldn't open it 'She's definitely here' I think to myself, having no time to waste I punched the doorknob off, and whatever old lock that was left from before the bombs.

The door cracked open, but it was blocked by numerous objects, a barricade...

'They'll make an opening themselves any minute now! I don't have time!' I backed away preparing myself, I then charged at the door ramming my shoulder into it.

The barricade faltered but did not budge, so I did it again...and again, and again, and again!

I charged one last time into the door, destroying what was left of the old crumbling wood, and the barricade fell apart as old display cases fell over spreading broken glass.

Rotating my sore shoulder I walked quickly inside, the crunching of glass from beneath my feet reached my ears. I then went to nearby doors kicking them down "RED FOX!" I yelled out her code name, no one answered me.

"..." I closed my eyes and calmly took in a breath, focusing my mind...and then I released.

My eyes opened again, the world around me was darker, more...illuminated in a way. Everything was surreal, but I had steeled my thoughts as I was taught, a white glow on the ground caught my eye.

Running over to it I dipped my hand in the liquid...blood. I turned my head to the right and saw that the trail led to the other side of the building, a glowing exit sign.

The other side was a good jumping distance away, nothing that I haven't done before. Taking a running start I ran to the edge and jumped into the air, for a moment...I felt like I was flying, just as the many other times I've done this.

Reality hit me as I landed on my feet, rolling onto the ground to soften the blow.

Walking ahead I already knew that the door was going to be barricaded, instead my vision lead me elsewhere...to my left there was an opened middle window that had faint white glowing marks around it.

'I love eagle vision' I thought to myself allowing a brief small smile to grace my lips, my vision returned to normal.

It was an excellent escape route for if the barricade failed, but also a perfect entrance.

Well...at least for an assassin.

I jumped onto the nearby railing and then launched myself over to the window, my hand easily grasped it's edge, I pulled myself inside. The room was dark and cold, I could see the barricaded door to the balcony.

Letting my feet touch the floor I took a few steps forwards, I took a quick look around "Fox!?" I called out once again.

Hearing a 'click' behind me I quickly spun around...only to stare down the barrel of a gun.

"Fox?" I questioned carefully motioning my hands to the dark figure behind the gun.

"...Lone?" I heard a feminine voice mutter, I pressed a button on the modified pip-boy 3000 I was wearing on my left wrist.

Light illuminated from my wrist, I saw the gun as an assault rifle that was fully modified as an automatic. She wore a dirtied brown hood, it could be mistaken for regular hooden rags, however her hood was longer and concealed her identity much more easily, and I could already spot some armor around it along with an assortment of pockets.

I could see some of her black hair handing out of her hood, that mean it wasn't pulled back like how normally my comrades would do to hide their identities "It's me" I answered her.

She relaxed, lightly lowering her weapon...she then started stumbling on her own feet fighting to keep balance, I caught her quickly letting the 'Fox' fall into my arms "What took you so long?" She laughed out, coughing in between words "And what happened to your hood?"

"Where are you injured?" I asked her, ignoring her question, she needs medical attention.

"...my right side, near one of my ribs...and then there's the bullet in my hip..."

Bringing my pack from over my shoulders I reached to open it- she grabbed my wrist "Here..." She put in my hand a pouch, it fit the entire palm of my hand.

I stared for a moment before opening it, the cloth fell around the pouch once the rope was untied.

A brilliant glow captivated my view.

The brilliant glowing sphere in my palm was the cause of all this fighting, the Apple of Eden. It's magnificent design was shown, the glowing lines coarse through it's surface into different shapes, illuminating the dark room...

It held much knowledge, my curiosity was being drawn by it's...secrets, the answers and truths it contains.

Before I reached out to touch it, the corner of my vision caught my comrades ragged breathing.

Shaking my head from these thoughts I wrapped it around the cloth once again, tightening the knot hard 'Very dangerous...'

"Good job keeping this safe, now let's tend to your wounds" I say, pulling out a medical kit from my pack, taking out a pair of scissors I begin to cut at the cloth.

"Hehe...the guys back at the base are not gonna believe you're the one who got me out of my clothes" She chuckled, hissing as I touched part of the wound on her hip.

"Keep your dirty thoughts to yourself" I said rudely, getting a pair of tweezers and a serum of Med-x.

She laughed at the response "HAHAHA-OWOWOWOW!" She hissed again in pain "...not interested a little? A lot of guys would kill to be in your position..."

"I'm not most guys" I responded, injecting the pain sedative into her arm, she let a breath of some relief.

"Clearly not...why do you think I hang out with you so much?"

"To bug me?" I slowly steadied the tweezers to remove the bullet, it wasn't that deep in.

The 'Fox' just laughed at it again "Yea yea...mister tough guy likes going it alone, if you let me die I'm sure you can get all the alone time you wan-"

I moved the tweezers away and slammed my fist next to me into the floor "Don't joke about that, it's not funny" I told her sternly with a snarl.

She looked up surprised at my response, she then gave a small smile "Nice to know you care..."

I gave her a small glare, annoyed at her familiar smirk that she puts on her face, she only uses it when she gets to me, and that's rare. Nonetheless it's irritating, it's as if she's always trying to get me say something more about my own personal feelings.

But oddly enough...I don't hate that part of her.

She tightened her fists in pain when I pulled the bullet out, I placed it into my med kit and got out a stimpack, carefully sliding the needle through her skin and injecting it into her blood stream.

Her wounds were already starting to heal, although it would take a few minutes for the cell regeneration to be fully completed "Stay down for a few moments, your lucky that bullet didn't hit you a few centimeters to the right, it almost hit an artery"

She nodded in understanding "I already feel a little better...any word from Master Argneir?"

I shook my head for no "Not yet, haven't heard from Albert or Isacc either"

"...how the hell did they know? They attacked all of our bases at once! It's impossible for them to get that much intel..."

The same thing plagued my mind as well, unfortunately I could only draw one conclusion "There must be a traitor"

She started up at me, her blue eyes seemed hurt at the suggestion "Someone ratted us out...?"

"It's only thing that makes sense...it's happened before" I told her carefully, I knew what the creed meant to her...it was the only family she had left, the very thought of a traitor was blasphemy.

Each member of our creed nowadays is carefully picked with very few exceptions, one of them being me, they are put through many deals of tests of faith and background checks, I went through those tests myself. So the fact that someone got by all those tests, done by the assassin masters themselves, was incredibly disturbing.

It meant that whoever did it was good. How close was this person? Do we know him? Is it even a guy? And how long has the spy been in our ranks?

"It would be impossible for them to gain this much intel just with collecting evidence from letters or devices with our encryption systems and need to know basis policy, someone had to have told them" I explained.

She bit her lip, she looked like she wanted to scream "Fucking damn it-!"

Rumbling hit the floor, the sounds of crashing, a pieces of broken wood fell from the ceiling above us. I quickly rose my forearm into the air to block it from hitting 'Fox', it was clear what this meant.

"They've gotten into the building, we need to move" I told her.

She nodded in understanding, 'Fox' tried sitting up but I could already see her face morphing into one of holding back a grunt of pain "UGH! Just leave me here, go on without m-"

Without even bothering to listen to the rest of what she had to say I scooped her up into my arms, carefully placing my arms under her legs and on her back to carry her properly without causing anymore pain "I came here to save you, there's no way I'm leaving you behind"

She looked surprised for a moment, before she gave me another one of her smirks 'You did it again!' I gave her a small glare.

"Aren't you sweet- hey! What are you doing!?" She asked while squirming under my grasp, I shifted my carrying technique to the ones that soldiers used, I had draped her over my shoulders "But it was so romantic!" She pouted.

"Screw your romance, we're about to be overrun" I turned off the light on my Pip-boy.

"And they say you don't have a sense of humor" She mocked me.

'Of course I have a sense of humor, I just usually save it for when no one's around' I thought cynically, that's when I have my best jokes.

Running to the door at the west side of the room I kicked aside the barricade, the metal cabinets hit the floor with resounding thud. Once that was out of the way I raised my leg into the air and thrust it towards the door, easily breaking the lock and slamming the door open.

"The Brotherhood of Steel is working with them, our comrades are holding them off" I informed her as I walked down the hall.

"Explains where they got the vertabirds...guess we were right about them" she muttered.

(3 Chasing the Hood - Arrow: Season 1 [Soundtrack] - Blake Neely)

"TARGET SPOTTED!" A red streak flew by me from the bottom floor, I gladly picked up my pace, running through the nearby hole in a wall, more soldiers were storming the area, red streaks of light filled the air.

"What now?" 'Fox' questioned while we were in cover.

I see a hole in the floor only ten to twenty feet away from us, I started running and already the lasers were being aimed in my direction. A few seconds later I reached the hole in the floor and quickly jumped to the lower floor, fighting the reflex to lessen the blow with someone on my shoulders.

Jogging over to my left, I looked over to the front entrance of the building "Definitely not an option" Where there used to be a door there was now a giant hole, soldiers in power armor entering through it "Can't go through there, there must be another way out of here..."

'We can't go back the way we came, there are other soldiers using it as an alternative entrance'

"Better make it fast!" 'Fox' warned me, three soldiers were heading up the stairs at the side of the room, they would make it to the second floor soon.

"Hang on tight!" I said to her, I could feel her strengthened grip on my arm in acknowledgement. I broke out into a sprint, the red streaks filled the air again coming from the first and second floor. I ran across the bridge to the other side of the building, using the nearby crates and pillars as some form of cover as I ran by.

"Target is moving!"

For a quick moment while I was running I had reached to grab my .44 pistol, I handed it to 'Fox' with one of her free hands. One of the soldiers was on this side of the building, I ran his way, jumping using the nearby railings as a jumping stone I flew into the air, barely missing the ceiling above us, and kicked the laser rifle out of his hands.

With his weapon at the other side of the room, I kicked him in the chest knocking him to the ground. I could feel the shock from my pistol being used, 'Fox' was using my gun to cover me from the other soldier's fire.

*Bang!* *Bang!*

'She has four shots left' I thought to myself, once those bullets were out I can't rely on her for long distance attacks.

I make a sharp left into a door way, I could already here the soldiers footsteps behind us, running down the hallway I catch sight of museum's art wall along with some display cases, what was inside them though...

"There are gas canisters" I informed 'Fox', making a curved right turn running across the pre-war painting.

"Perfect" she acknowledged, heavy footsteps were right behind us, a power armor soldier came through the hallway weapon raised.

*Bang!*

Before he could fire however the person I'm carrying shot at the gas canister, the metal container flew straight into the soldier's helmet catching him off guard and pulling the trigger to his laser rifle, the canister bounced off the helmet and flew to one of his comrades behind him and exploded, killing him "AAAAHHHH!" The shot from the laser also hit one of the soldier's leg next to him, said soldier fell to the ground holding it in pain.

"Man down! Man down! We need a medic!"

I kept in mind that my comrade only has three shots left as I ran through the giant hole in the brick wall, making a sharp left turn I ran out of the short path and spotted some stairs to the upper floor and took it...

'A window, I could break through a window' I thought to myself, the wood could easily be pried off with the rusty nails keeping it in place, and I could just as effortlessly break a window with a nearby chair.

Once up the stairs I saw another hallway, but just as soon as I spotted it another Brotherhood of Steel soldier came from one of the doors to the right.

*Bang!* *Bang!*

While the first shot from 'Fox' had missed, the other shot hit him right between the eyes, my path was clear. One shot left.

"Nice to have someone watching your back huh?" She asked me as I took a left to a door in the hallway and entered it.

"...figuratively or literally?" I questioned.

"You know what I mean!"

In the room I could see four windows, perfect "Are you good to stand?" I questioned, she should be healed at least by now, I'm sure she didn't take anymore shots from earlier.

"I think so..." She answered, I quickly set her down, at first she stood up wobbly but she soon regained her balance "The stimpack did it's job" I pointed to the windows wordlessly, she understood and went to them, beginning to pry off the boards.

Quickly walking over to the doorway I heard footsteps, not heavy ones, which means I don't have to worry about power armor, just as the soldier ran by I grabbed her and pulled her into the room, covering her mouth with my left hand while flicking the wrist of my right hand, plunging a blade into her back and into her internal organs.

She squirmed only for a few moments before going completely limp, I did a quick search through the body and found some energy cells and put it into my bag "Almost done?" I called to her "We don't have much time before the other ones get here"

There was one more sound of squeaking nails being pried off the walls "Done" She called over, I grabbed a nearby small wooden table, I could already hear heavy footsteps. Hurriedly I ran over to the window and smashed it with the table, shards falling everywhere.

This will surely catch their attention "Go" I said to her, she quickly jumped out, I grabbed the edges of it afterwards and jumped out of the building, a red streak soared by my head, barely missing.

Fresh, probably irradiated, air flowed through my hair. My feet landed on a triangle rooftop's side, 'Fox' was ahead of me already jumping over some ceiling vents. I promptly followed her, jumping to the next rooftop by pushing myself over a ceiling vent and getting to higher ground to the next roof.

Running faster I jumped to the next rooftop and did not take long to find myself running alongside 'Fox' "It hasn't gotten much better" I said to her looking at the area, while I could see the remains of some crashed vertabirds I could see more coming in the distance, my allies were on some nearby rooftops signaling to us.

"Albert?" 'Fox' questioned, I could see the familiar green hood as well.

Some of the Brotherhood soldiers had spotted us and shot in our direction, up ahead was a house with a broken roof, it would easy access to it's attic for cover, I motioned my hand in the air and signaled towards the house.

I jumped onto another rooftop, ran across the very top of the triangle roof with 'Fox' running along the side to the left of me, once we reached the end we jumped through the hole in the roof taking cover behind some of the walls that were still standing.

Glancing out and saw 'Albert' activated the hook blade feature with the flick of his wrist, he then jumped off the house he was on and hooked onto the electric wire connected to this one, using at as a sort of zip line while baffling the soldiers. At the end of it he landed on the roof of the porch, he jumped to the other side roof of the house, now that he was closer I could see the evident burn marks on his armor.

I held out my hand to him, he grasped it and I pulled him up, careful not to step in one of the many holes in the floor, and went into cover from the barrage of laser blasts burning the wood of the house "'Albert' we need answers, what's going on?" 'Fox' asked him "Are you okay?"

He rubbed his arm "I think I pulled a muscle doing that stunt, I need to train more..."

Up close I looked over his armor, he was covered in leather, his hood was a dark green, multiple bags could be seen on him with gadgets sticking out. His black hair stuck out of the hood, the burn marks on his armor were mostly on his shoulder and legs, as if they only grazed him.

Looking up hesitantly he turned to me, his hood covered his eyes but I could feel the tension as he took a few seconds to say anything "Master Argneir is nearby, having an argument with the Minutemen General, trying to keep as many people out of this as possible"

"The situation is already a shit storm" I begin "I doubt he'd be concerned about the Minutemen military"

"Not if they were the ones that helped the Brotherhood get our base locations"

"They put a spy in our ranks?" 'Fox' questioned, the tone of her voice stretched with venom.

"Not the Minutemen directly, the Railroad had a part in it...turns out one of our assassins was a synth, and he felt that he owed them" He hissed as he held his shoulder, I took a good long look at it, I took out a stimpack and injected it into his arm, the healing process was already starting "Thank you..."

"But why would they give it to the Brotherhood!?" 'Fox' urged him to go on.

"From the sounds of it...looks like they got duped"

...there it was again, that hesitance.

"What's the worse news?" I questioned him, getting both his and Fox's attention.

"...nothing ever seems to get by you does it?...Isacc's dead"

'...what? ...'

...

"That's impossible! He's one of the best of us! How could he-!?..." She tried to deny, but then Albert pulled off a strap around his body...attached to it was his bag.

A black leather bag, with the creed's symbol written in red on the cover, Isacc always had it with him...he never let anyone touch it unsupervised.

"...how?"

Albert looked up to me, pulling down his food to reveal his short cut black hair, some of the bangs stuck out, a small scar on his right cheek, and emerald eyes. His eyes were apologetic, he looked ashamed and...he seemed on the edge of tears "I was in my workshop when it went down...he...the building was being torn to shreds by explosives...the soldiers had stormed the area"

"When the ceiling came down-" He hesitated again, wincing at the memory "H-he pushed me out of the way of hundreds of pounds of concrete rubble...he ordered the other assassin's to leave before the building collapsed on us, I tried to save him...he gave me the bag to give to you, he was planning on giving you a gift for your well done assassinations..."

He held out the bag, his hands were shaking, I lightly took grasp of the big bag...feeling the leather against my fingers, it was heavy.

I knew very well that outside this cover there were enemies waiting for us...our comrades were waiting for us to get moving, to secure the Apple of Eden.

I opened the bag while the two watched me. I see cloth inside and I begin to pull it out...

It was a new suit for me, a black hooded suit with many pockets and made to fit my size. But that wasn't the heft of the bag, there was armor inside this as well, lighter compared to most, it was shadowed painted with the creed's symbol in red on the left side of the breast plate...it what's most was that it was made so that it was flexible. The armor connect to stretchy material to allow for maximum movement. Attached to it was a belt with plenty of ammo bags.

Then there was medium leg combat armor armor, also shadowed, but I recognized it. I once climbed to the highest point of the Mass Fusion building, Albert asked for me to check for any kind of technology that would be useful, and I found a pair of leg armor that could let you fall at almost any height.

While it has been modified somewhat it still would be somewhat awkward to raise my legs to do a spin kick or anything, but the benefits of falling from any height without injury seems to out weigh that entirely.

There was one last thing in the bag...a piece of paper, a note...

-Happy eighteenth birthday Lone-

My hand tightened into a fist, crushing the paper. The two looked at me in concern "I didn't know it was your birthday..." 'Fox' said quietly.

"Concentrate fire on the roof!" The firing that stopped for awhile had returned once again.

Isacc was the reason why I was here in the first place, he was the one who took me to the creed. It wouldn't do our relationship justice to call him a friend...he was family. While I spend half of my time by myself I would often find that the other half he was in it, he showed me the ropes.

He told me the words that got me here.

"Nothing is true, everything is permitted"

I wanted truth, I wanted to know...and he was willing to show me how.

The creed is my family now.

So on the day of my birth, countless deaths wrought upon my brothers and sisters, and now they take away one of the people closest to me.

Again.

I took a quick glance the people beside me, they nodded to me and shot their weapons at the soldiers below, I began changing out of my current robes and discarded them. I took the black robes and put them on, and then placed the armor over my body, strapping it to my arms and waists, and then attached the leg armor. I pulled back on my black combat boots and tied them on tight. For last I put on a red side cape, clipping onto my left shoulder.

Emptying my other suit I place everything in my new one, the bullets, knifes, explosives, and stimpacks. I pulled my hair back and wrapped it up with a rubber band.

It was fairly easy to put on, I stood up showing the suit's full glory, it fit me perfectly. I put the hood over my head, relishing the familiar comfort of having your identity hidden from the world.

Another familiar feeling washed over my mind, the thirst for blood...I had only felt it once, and it's been a few years since then.

Rage.

It was almost time...

I brushed my hair, my uniform is ready, and I had my wand in hand.

I took another look at the mirror real quick, seeing the reflection of my petite pink haired self. I put my hand over my chest, then the thought of Kirche hit me...

'That big breasted bimbo...' I thought in annoyance, she always compares that to me...they'll get bigger when I'm older.

...hopefully.

But that isn't what I'm gonna worry about today, I need to look good for the ritual, I want the first thing the familiar sees is it's master's elegant competence.

'What familiar? All your gonna end up trying to impress is an explosion of dust'

My hand gripped tighter on my wand, I can't seem to get these thoughts out of my head...

Can I really summon a great familiar...or a familiar at all?

Every spell I ever try to cast is always turned out in an explosion, what's so different this t- 'NO!' I told myself sternly, I wasn't gonna think like that.

If I fail this I will be sent back home in shame, but that won't happen, I will summon a familiar.

'I am Louise de La Vallière!'

*Knock* *Knock*

I yelped in surprise, throwing my wand in the air, I scrambled desperately to catch it, bouncing it back in the air multiple times before getting a grip on it with both hands.

"Phew...who is it?" I called out to the knock at the door.

"It's Kirche Louise! I'm just hear to remind you that we have to be in the courtyard in ten minutes, I'm just dying to see what fantastic familiar you'll summon!" I heard the sarcastic dripping from the voice of a certain Germanian whore.

"Buzz off! I'll be there soon!" I yelled out to her in a frustrated tone.

"Oh? Is someone realizing they can't keep their promises?"

'...I really hate her' I thought to myself annoyed, ' I don't have time to deal with her, I have to make sure I'm ready'

"Go away! I'll be there soon!"

"Allllriiiight! I can't wait to see your turn Louise the zero"

Footsteps echoed the hall for a few moments, then they ceased. I glared at the door for a few moments "I'm not a zero..." I mutter to myself, yet I don't feel any conviction in those words.

I sighed, afterwards I walked over to my bed and climbed on top of it to look out the window '...maybe a prayer will help'

Clasping my hands together I close my eyes "Bremir...please give me the strength to summon a divine and powerful familiar" I prayed, it was something I did often lately "Please. Grant my request..." I finished and waited a few moments before opening my eyes again.

...I sighed again, I felt a little better. A stayed there a few minutes, just letting my shoulders slump feeling somewhat relaxed.

"...oh! I need to start going!" I reminded myself, picking up the wand set down next to me and got off the bed, I took one last glance at the mirror "...you can do this" I told myself, I took a quick glance at the hay pile where my familiar will sleep.

Moving to the doorway I opened it, and walked out into the hall towards the courtyard.

A small knife left the grasp of my fingers, cutting through the air and hit the flesh of a Brotherhood soldier's neck "Glugrrr..." He choked on his own blood collapsing to his knees.

I, along with my two comrades, took to the rooftops of Concord again. The Brotherhood had brought in it's reinforcements, chance of escape was very little, so we did what we knew best...

We assassinated.

Striking from the shadows at the best opportune moment, killing our enemies instantly.

'They can't keep this up forever' I thought referring to my fellow assassins 'Where is master Argneir?' I thought to myself as I shot my laser rifle, turning a soldier into complete ash, I jumped to the next rooftop.

"Shouldn't there be an escape route in the sewers?" 'Fox' questioned, I vaguely remember of such an exit.

"One of the vertabirds crashed into it, we have no way of getting through" One of the hooded assassins beside us informed, there were five us currently together.

With the broken down town surrounded we had no means of escape, if anyone were to run out into the open we would be shot down easily.

"Where is master!?" I questioned, he couldn't be taking this long. A vertabird came into our direction, we sprinted away, we jumped from roof to roof. Vaulting over chimneys we made our way over to a huge hole in a building structure that lead to the second floor of an old store.

*RATATATATATATATATAATATATATATATATATATATATA!*

Bullets sprayed as the gun's barrel span, the vertabird hovered towards us with the mini gun threatening to put a few hundred bullets in our torsos'. We jumped through the hole in the opening, but it wouldn't provide sufficient cover for long, not with the giant gaping hole on the side the vertabird could easily hover by.

"He is on other side of the town!" Albert called out, we sprinted to the lower floors just as the vertabird hovered over the opening, using it's front machineguns it fired through the building. "AHHH!"

I whipped my head from cover, rolling onto the floor was one of the assassin's that was following us, he was hit in the leg. I broke from my cover and aimed my laser rifle at ohe vertabird, activating VATS, I picked the pilot.

'83%'

The shot hit, the pilot was turned to ash, and the vertabird spiraled away and crashed into another building. I rushed over to the injured assassin "We need to move faster!" He grunted as I put him over my shoulders, I could hear the humming of another vertabird...

I motioned towards Albert, he and one of the other assassin's took him off me and carried him, once I reached the end of the staircase I saw Brotherhood soldiers already entering through the entrance, I put my hand in one of my belt pockets and took out a plasma grenade, I pressed the button and threw it towards them before they could react.

One of them was in power armor so he survived, but it was heavily damaged. His fellow soldiers weren't so lucky, two died and the other had very bad injuries.

Taking a sprinting start I slide into the cover of a counter, he was getting frantic. I loaded another cell into my laser rifle and got out of cover, shooting at his helmet, the faceplate melted and splintered off from the particles being thrown at it at the speed of light.

I jumped onto the counter and lunged at him, hidden blade drawn *SHTINCK* "AHHH...!" the sweet sound of blade and flesh meeting, my blade plunged through his eye and into his exposed neck in quick succession.

Hearing more footsteps I pulled out one of my throwing knifes and threw at one of them, hitting him straight between the eyes "NO!" The other soldier yelled in anguish, I raised the body of the powered armored soldier in front of me, the laser heated up the armor.

'No more bullshit, they will die'

Putting my arms under the body of the soldier I lifted him up with incredible difficulty, my muscles straining, I then ran towards the other soldier using this heap of metal as a shield I rammed it into her, I let it fall onto the soldier and she was trapped, unable to move the dead body of her comrade, but most importantly the three hundred pound armor frame.

My muscles were gonna be really sore after this, I walked over to her "Help! I need back-" I covered her mouth, grabbed her head, and with one fell swoop-*CRACK* - I twisted her neck, it hung lifeless and unnaturally twisted.

One of the soldiers heard her cry for help -*BANG!* but before he could get a shot in his head exploded, I turned my head to see 'Fox' with my .44 pistol, the barrel smoking.

'Zero' I thought with a small smile, she nodded to me and threw the pistol my way, I caught it mid-air, I pulled out my .44 caliber ammo and reloaded it. I then placed it in the holster attached to my thigh.

"How's he doing?" 'Fox' questioned

The assassin that was limping earlier stood up "We found a med kit nearby, the stimpack is healing me quite nicely"

Laser streaks went through the windows, we immediately took cover, pulling out my laser rifle I fired it at a few of them, the heat of the laser hitting against their armor damaged them but not kill them "Tch..." I muttered in annoyance.

Albert came over by my side next to the doorway, he dug his hand into one of his pockets, I saw the sphere in his hand and recognized it was a smoke bomb. He threw it through the doorway, and smoke quickly started to fill the area around the soldiers, red beams of light was fired at random.

Charging into the smoke screen I draw out my combat knife, using eagle vision to see my enemies I grabbed one of them and jabbed the dagger into her side multiple times in quick succession. The other soldier spotted me, I was right next to him and raised my forearm to move it away, he tried to punch me but I grabbed his wrist. I flip the dagger so it's blade was under my fist and held tight to the handle, plunging it into his neck.

The smoke was beginning to clear, the others were already on the rooftops again. I ran in up the wall of the old store and grabbed onto the edge of the roof, climbing up I then jumped onto a nearby lamppost and used it as a path to the next rooftop across the street. Barely reaching the roof I grasped it's edge and pulled myself up, another vertabird came by but I immediately dived through one of the broken windows.

"Phew..." I looked at myself and saw a few burn marks on my armor, it looks like I took some hits without noticing. This armor was doing it's job well.

I felt my forehead, it was no longer bleeding at least. I have multiple injuries still from when this all started, my ribs were bruised and I have plenty of cuts and burn marks. None of them are life threatening at the moment, so I opted to save my stimpacks.

I took a deep breath...I'm having some trouble breathing...then I closed my eyes and focused on controlling the rate of my breathe. 'In... out... in... out...'

That was better-

*KABOOOOM!*

The ground shook, I lost my balance and fell to the ground, falling flaming wood support structures fell from the roof. I jumped to my feet and quickly darted to the other side of the room and dived away from another falling pile of rubble.

"What the hell!?" I yelled out 'They couldn't have...'

A ticking sound was coming from my pip-boy...

I heard more explosions in the distance "They have fat man launchers" I concluded, the Geiger counter on my pip-boy was spiking, they aren't fooling around anymore.

Picking myself up I walked over to the new hole in the wall, my eyes widened "Oh my universe..." It was in flames, more explosions were going off left and right, the Geiger counter on my pip-boy only ticked louder.

Dead bodies of my fellow assassins were littered across the area, hanging from roofs, burnt a crisp, some others I could see their lifeless hands sticking out of rubble, as if begging for help...

Rage radiated off my trembling fist, I was going to kill every last one of them-!

"It's rare for you to let yourself get carried away, now isn't the time"

I heard the familiar old voice behind me "...master?" I asked, turning myself around hesitantly to see him in his full glory.

He wore two hidden blades on each hand, just as a master assassin should. The missing little digit finger on each hand, he wore a long black hood and robes, with white stripes designed across the outfit. He wore strong armor, fine metal plates attached to his body, the scratches that were on them were small.

His outfit was bloodied, his hands, boots, armor...

I walked forward slowly and stopped in front of him "They're slaughtering us, over 3/4ths of our assassin's in this branch are dead"

"You don't need to remind me...damn I'm getting too old for this" He grabbed his chest, I took hold of his arm and supported him "The minutemen can't deal with them, most of their forces are fighting off the attacks on the populated areas..."

"A distraction" I worded out.

"Precisely" he confirmed "We ordered our assassins to come here out of desperation...and now they've cornered us like wild animals"

He turned his head to me, I could see the grey hairs in his beard "Do you have it?"

I nodded, my hand reached for my pack-I felt him grip my wrist "All I need is confirmation, I don't need to see it"

My eyes widened in a little in surprise at his trust in me and just nodded my head "I'm going to kill them" I stated, there was nothing else to it.

He chuckled "While I see you got the armor Isacc got you, I doubt you could take a direct mini nuke head on and come out unharmed"

My eyes narrowed "They may hide behind the name 'Brotherhood', but they are Templars" I spat out "They know nothing of brotherhood, all they want is power and they will stop at nothing to get it, I won't let that happen, I will show them what happens when they mess with the Assassins"

...it was then that my shoulders slumped as a reminder came to me 'That doesn't matter right now, what matters is making sure the creed lives on in the Commonwealth'

Sometimes I hate how logical I am...how good I am at burying and putting aside my emotions.

"But that will have to wait for another day" Argneir looked up at me, he seemed somewhat surprised "We can't let the creed die in the Commonwealth, they won't stop here, I need to get the piece of Eden, and most importantly, my comrades out of here" I said, taking a quick glance at the destruction outside "The fight needs to go on, but it can't if we're all dead" I understand well how overwhelming rage can blur your common sense, I have to put it aside...again.

"...hehehe..." Argneir chuckled "Your words hold wisdom, yet you are feeling overwhelming anger...you never cease to amaze me"

There has to be a way out of this...they are after the Apple of Eden, that's their top priority, everything else is unimportant to them.

All this killing, destruction, and deception was just a bonus to them. They've checked the bodies of every single one of my comrades for this sphere in my bag, the reason why every one of our bases was attacked was because they were looking for the piece of Eden.

So if it was presented to them, they would put all their focus on obtaining it.

"We have company" Master Argneir announced to me, I turned my head to see a couple of soldiers jump off a vertabird and through the hole in the roof.

Before I could reach for my weapons, two knives flowed past me and the two soldiers in the head, they fell to the ground.

I turned my head to the master assassin, his hands were still out from throwing the knives, he let them drop to his sides "Phew...I maybe too old for this, but it doesn't mean I'm not good at it"

A small smile came to my face "I have a plan, if you will allow it"

"Speak, we don't have much time" he stated to me.

"I'll distract the Templars, keep them focused on me by showing I have the Apple of Eden, and you can get the others out of here...the creed will live on"

My master's gaze hardened, I felt a twinge of worry in me, but I did not waver "Out of the question-"

"Do we have any other choice?" I interrupt him, knowing full well of his rank.

"Lone" He called be my codename "If you get caught you could die, and they would have the Apple"

"As the way it is at this rate they're going to get the Apple and destroy the Assassin's Commonwealth branch in one fell swoop if I don't" I emphasized on the situation we're in, I didn't think, I knew at this rate we were going to be destroyed. They have just where they want us, vulnerable and weak, the only reason we're alive so far is because of our luck and wit.

Luck runs out, and wit can only get you so far.

We stood in silence for a few moments, we don't have much time before they come after us again-

"Hehehe...HAHAHA!" Argneir began laughing,which made me give him a perplexed stare, he then coughed to himself "Isacc knew how to pick the good ones...you don't leave me much choice" He said with a sigh, he then sternly looked towards me, I almost jumped in surprise at the sudden change "But promise me this, even if it's an empty promise...that you will come back, whether you admit it or not there are people here who care about you, their going to give me hell just for letting you do this"

I stared at him for a few moments in surprise...I couldn't find anything to refute his words, although I still wasn't entirely sure they were right.

Although doubt lingered in my mind, I nodded to him, I didn't know if I could keep it...but I would sure as hell try "I promise"

"I trust you will do everything in your power to keep the Apple from falling into there hands"

(Lorne Balfe - Assassin's Creed III Main Theme)

Argneir raised his fist to his chest "Where other men blindly follow the truth, remember..."

I raised my fist to my chest, following his example "Nothing is true"

"Where other men are limited by morality and law, remember..."

The words flew out of my mouth without even having to think it "Everything is permitted" These words have been imbedded into my very being.

Together, we spoke the final words of our creed "We work in the dark to serve the light, we are Assassins"

We nodded to each other wordlessly, I ran towards the hole in the wall, jumping onto the nearby rooftop and broke out into a sprint. Jumping over chimneys and vents, laser beams filled the air as they spotted me.

It's strange, even when I'm in this desperate situation, I am itching to fight, to kill...vengeance is as strong as it as it ever was in me.

'I am doing what you taught me Isacc, fighting my way'

Alone against the odds, just how it's always been.

But now...I have something worth fighting for.

I caught a glance at the old man on the other rooftop, signaling to the other assassins. I continued to run as I pulled on the strap to my bag and carried in front of me, scrummaging through to find the cloth bag that held the piece of Eden.

After a few more moments of jumping over gaps and taking cover from lasers, I had found it. I unwrapped the strap and revealed it's beautiful view to the world, from behind the cover I raised in the air for them to see it's glow, it immediately caught their view, for a few moments there was silence in the air where there was once laser fire...

"Is this what you want!? COME AND GET IT YOU BASTARDS!"

"The target item has been found! Regroup forces to intercept!" One of them called over the radio.

I wrapped the bag around again, I then tied it to my belt "Come and get me!" I yelled over to them, reloading my .44 pistol, I activated VATS on my pip-boy,*BANG!* I shot one of them dead in the head, an splatter of eyeballs and gray matter ensued.

Taking another running start, I saw a vertabird change it's directing towards me 'That's right, focus on me motherfuckers'

Seeing three soldiers up ahead I dug my hand into one of my pockets and pulled out multiple throwing knifes in between my fingers, I swiped the knifes at them, the armor they had was no match for it, the knives were plunged into two of the soldiers hearts, the other one was in power armor and easily shrugged it off.

I jumped off the rooftop towards him and landed on the big metal body, I then jumped off of him to reach another rooftop, leaving a smoke bomb behind to cloud his vision.

The vertabird chasing me finally had me in it's sight, it's open side doors seem very inviting.

When it turned to it's side for it's co-pilot to fire the mini-gun I took a running start, right as the gun began to start spinning I jumped into the air, covering distance between me and the vehicle. The aircraft began floating higher, trying to get out of my reach.

But they were too slow, I latched onto one of their landing wheels hanging for dear life 'My arms are gonna be REALLY sore in the morning, if I live anyway'

"Hey! Where did he go!?" I heard the co-pilot yell out, I began to latch onto bottom of the craft swinging my way over to the latter without them noticing.

A red beam of light flew by me and hit the side of the vertabird "WHAT THE HELL!? WHY ARE WE TAKING FRIENDLY FIRE!?"

The soldiers down below had taken notice of my hitchhiking, I have to make it fast, I know how these old things get torn up like tissue paper.

Taking a grasp of the latter I discreetly make my way up "What do you mean he's on the-*SHTINCK*" I leaned over grabbing his collar, plunging my blade into his heart, I then pulled him out of the aircraft and let his body succumb to the will of gravity.

I pulled myself up "Paladin, are you alright!?" The pilot questioned to a man no longer here.

My feet slid as the vertabird turned, I grabbed onto the nearby railings and walked towards the pilot seat "Paladin-*SCHTINCK*"

Blood spilled from his throat, I took out my blade, he took his shaking hands off the controls and put them onto his throat, I grabbed the controller with my right hand "Ruhe in Frieden" I closed his lifeless eyes with my left hand, I then proceeded to grab his collar and yank him out of the chair and into the back of the vertabird.

'Never flown a vertabird before...no problem, just like riding a bicycle'

I actually do know how to ride a bicycle, I remember repairing one with my father...then the tire popped when I rode over some old scraps of metal, it lead to a not so great landing into a mole rat's nest 'Fuck...um...easy as making pie-FUCK! Who the fuck knows how to make a pie in this day and age!?' My thoughts are clearly not helping me.

Sitting down in the seat I held both my hands on the joystick, hearing metal clanging against the hull, I turned the handle and the vertabird flew to the left, the shots being fired at me no longer clanged or burnt the hull of the aircraft. Leaving the premises of the old pre-war town.

"Can't escape too quickly...how do I slow down-Whoa!" Shots flew by, I looked through the cracked glass and saw another vertabird coming to my right "Yeepee, it's so great to be me!" I shout sarcastically "I have no idea what I'm doing" I state as matter of fact to myself. Maneuvering the vertabird to move out of the way, I swayed the controller from left to right.

I really didn't know what I was doing, I don't know half of what these buttons are, all I know is that the joystick controls the direction I go-"Wait a minute, are there buttons on this?" I pressed one of them, and a spray of bullets went ahead of me.

Now we were getting somewhere, I made a sharp turn heading straight for a collision coarse to my pursuer, I held the button on the handle and fired the machine guns.

*RATATATATATATATATATATA!*

The pieces of metal soared the air, hitting the already damaged vehicle chasing me, their left propeller took extreme damage, I then pulled the control stick towards me and the vertabird I controlled soared higher into the air.

The other one went straight for a collision coarse to the earth *BOOOM!*

"Finally, today is the day of the summoning ritual!" Professor Osmond announced, I felt a bit of nervousness well up inside me, I looked over at Kirche giving me one of her oh so encouraging smiles.

"This is the first test since you advanced to the second year, and the sacred first day where you meet your familiars, whom you will spend your lives as nobles" Our instructor reminded us of what we already knew.

My grip tightened on my wand, today's the day I will either summon a familiar...or be sent home in shame, I refuse to fail this time!...

"I can't wait to see the amazing familiar you'll summon" Kirche announced from behind me, I looked back at her and saw the same condescending smile again.

I looked away from her in annoyance "Leave me alone" 'Stupid big breasted Germanian bimbo...'

Professor Colbert called up one of the students...which for the life of me I can't remember his name, it's not like I'm gonna speak to him or anything. He became the center of everyone's attention, everyone wondered what magical creature each person would bring forth.

He waved his want into the open air he focused his magic, lightning flowed from his wand, sparks of light gathered in the air and formed one. A giant purple eye took form with purple zig-zag appendages, three on top of it and one on the bottom.

"It's a bugbear! Amazing!" One of the students yelled out.

Bugbear's are considered pretty rare, so the summoning was pretty impressive, I could see my professor giving it a thoughtful look with his hand stroking his chin.

'A bugbear...I wonder if my familiar will be as rare as that?' There were still the thoughts at the back of my head that I won't get anything but an explosion, but I pushed them aside and remained optimistic, I wasn't going to fail.

I heard Montmorency mutter something about strange familiars, and when Guiche started rambling his usual nonsense with a red rose grasped in his hand, I tuned him out.

It's just background noise at this point.

"Next up!"

"That would be me! Guiche de Grammont, Mr. Colbert! I will summon the finest familiar this academy has ever seen" The overly dramatic blonde shouted out for everyone to hear "Then, my fame..."

"Enough with the small talk, people are still waiting their turn" Colbert apathetically, but I could hear the tint of annoyance in his voice, just like everyone else he was used to his antics.

'THANK YOU!' I screamed in thanks of my teacher. I couldn't stand to hear him run his mouth off for hours, which he could probably do.

"..." He coughed to himself for a moment to regain his composure "Well then...O Bremir, our grand creator that always guides us...O noble one will become a servant of Guiche the Brass!"

It was then that the ground started to shake 'What's happening!?' Everyone else seemed to have the same thought, letting out gasps of surprise.

"Answer my divine summons!" Guiche finished in a hushed tone, waving his wand in front of him to beckon the summoning of his familiar.

The ground cracked in front of his feet and emerged...

A brown haired mole. Guiche looked at it in confusion, his mouth hung open "EHHHH!?"

"Pfffttt..." I held my hand over my face to suppress my giggling, the look on his face was priceless!

This is how it sent on, student after student everyone went up and performed the ritual, waving their wands and stared in expectation. Cat's, birds, snakes, many different creatures exotic and common came from their summoning.

...but as more students performed the ritual, the harder I would try to hide myself from Mr. Colbert. Hiding behind other students in the back of crowds...

"Was that everyone?" My teacher called out, the nervous feeling in my stomach persisted, I couldn't bring myself to say anything as I hid behind a taller student.

"No, we still have Miss Vallière to go" Kirche answered him, she looked straight at me, I'm a little surprised at the sudden attention being brought on me.

I gave her a slight scowl before I moved from my hiding spot, I'm now the center of everyone's attention.

"Is it alright to let her go? This is dangerous right?" I heard some of the people whisper, they aren't trying to be discreet about it all.

"Even if she does get a familiar she'll probably kill it with an explosion" Another one said.

The knot in my stomach only persisted, but I walked over to the center of the crowd with my held up high, no matter what they say...I am a noble.

"Louise the Zero, I wonder what she'll summon?" A random guy asked.

"There's no way she'll summon anything! We'll just get another explosion!" A girl answered him.

'Does nobody around here know how to whisper!?' I thought to myself annoyed, I knew very well about my track record with magic already, I don't need to be reminded.

"After all that boasting, you'll summon a familiar more amazing than this guy right?" Kirche questioned me, petting her red lizard's scaled head with a flame, it waved it's fire tipped tail in happiness of the attention it's getting.

"Of course!" I shouted to her, I gripped my wand tighter at my nervousness. I just keep setting the bar for myself...

I release a breath I hadn't realized I was holding "Please..." I muttered under my breath, begging the founders 'Just this once...please work'

And with that final prayer I made, I raised my wand ahead of me...

Multiple vertabird's were on my tail, I had made sure to slow down enough so the ground troops would catch up. I have to keep them occupied long enough for my comrades to escape.

A couple of clangs hit the side of the vehicle, that's when I started hearing beeping "What is that?" I looked to my right to see the panel, A small red light was flashing over and over again "That can't be good..."

I decided I didn't want to find out 'Time to ditch this flying death trap' I took out one of my throwing knives and jammed it into the bottom of the stick, keeping it in place, getting out of my seat I grabbed hold of the metal ledges and quickly made my way over to the door, I could already see one of the propellers were on fire.

Before the vertabird could spin out of control I jumped out, I was at least sixty feet in the air. 'Land on your feet!' I positioned myself wit my feet facing downwards, once I landed some dust kicked up, I placed my hands on the ground to keep myself from losing balance.

The free fall leg armor did it's job, no broken bones, it almost felt like a leap of faith.

*BOOOM!* The vertabird I rode span out of control, it then crashed not too far away behind me in a fiery explosion with metal pieces flying out in random directions.

I could hear power armor steps not too far behind me, I sprint, kicking up dirt behind me.

It was an open area of nothing but dirt, dead trees, and puddles.

An open area can be an assassin's worst enemy.

*RATATATATATATATATA!*

Of course the vertabirds had to fire at me now, I ran behind a dead tree as cover, wood splintered as it fired. I took out my laser rifle and aimed at the vertabrid's engine, pulling the trigger multiple times as I steadied my aim.

One of it's engines engulfed in flames, a power armored soldier dropped out of it before it crash landed. Then said soldier began firing at me as well, some of the other soldiers on foot had caught up and supported him/her.

I ran from cover, firing from my laser rifle, one of them had disintegrated into ash. A few shots hit my armor, it didn't penetrate it, but I could still see it was burnt well where it was shot.

Climbing up onto one of the dead trees I gained the upper ground, I then jumped to the next one, branch to branch.

One of their shots hit a tree stump, the tree I was on fell over before I could jump to the next one 'Shit...' I rolled onto the ground gracefully into the mud before going into a sprint again.

"Target is on the move! Don't let him escape! Secure the item at all costs!"

A sudden headache hit me, I held my temples, I nearly tripped over myself 'Damn...! Do I have a concussion!?' My vision became blurry for a few moments, but it cleared up just as fast as it came.

*BAM!* The butt of a rifle was slammed into my head, the soldier took another swing at me, I amply grabbed his laser rifle, and rammed my fist into the right side of his torso "GUH!" He fell over, I grabbed him by his collar and used as him a shield for the incoming laser beam, after a few shots he turned to dust in my arms and I took off running again.

A power armored soldier dropped from a vertabird in the air ahead of me, he aimed his laser rifle, I dived into the ground and let the beam go over my head. Rolling back onto my feet I jumped up and quickly grabbed his laser rifle and pulled out my combat knife, plunging into the servo of his right leg "W-what the hell!" he yelled.

I then placed my foot on his armor frame and vaulted over the soldier 'That knife won't last long, take the chance now!' I pulled out my .44 pistol and aimed it at the fusion core on his back *BANG!* *BANG!*

The back of his power armor frame began to heat up, he turned his torso and tried to backhand me, I ducked under amply and grabbed my combat knife from his leg, I then ran like hell to get away from him.

*KABOOOOOOM!* "AHHHH!" Some of the soldiers cried.

A fiery explosion of nuclear fire and smoke blew me away, I rolling on my side, I stopped when I slammed into a dead tree "Ugh..." I struggled to pick myself up, my pip-boy was ticking from the radiation.

Mechanical humming filled my ears, I scrambled to get myself away, grabbing the nearby dead tree to pick myself up and pushing some dirt into the air from my feet *RATATATATATATATATATATATA!*

The relentless mini- gun fired, I sheathed my combat knife and took off the laser rifle on my back, taking out the dead fusion cell I threw it aside and slid in a new one. Slamming the lock in, it hummed to life.

"My servant, that exists somewhere in this universe...! "

My eyes widened at the sudden and distorted voice 'Servant...universe? Is the universe talking to me! I thought we had this relationship where I yell at you and you give me vague answers by strange coincidences!? Like if I'm being stupid a random book falls on my head or if someone deserves retribution you make them trip on a rock!'

'Do I actually have a concussion!? Am I hearing voices!?'

If I actually have a concussion then this is really bad.

I activated VATS, aiming at the vertabird I had a '72%' chance of hitting the pilot, which was strangely good since I think I have a concussion, I took two shots.

The first missed, and while the second one hit the pilot was still alive 'Damn!' I was seriously getting tired from all this running, and using VATS wasn't doing me any favors in that department.

I breathed heavily and activated VATS again while taking cover behind a tree '88%' chance, much better odds. I took the shot and it disintegrated the pilot, the one at the mini-gun jumped to the ground in his power armor before the vertabird crashed into the ground.

Bruised ribs...exhaustion...and an energy drain from VATS...my body hates me so much right now!

I coughed heavily as I held my hands against the earth, feeling nauseous and couldn't keep myself standing 'Damn it...catch your breath damn it! I might need to pop a stimpack-'

"SURRENDER THE APPLE TO THE BROTHERHOOD!"

My thoughts where interrupted...I slowly took a look around me...I was surrounded, at least thirty soldiers had me surrounded in a circle, all of them had their laser rifles raised in my direction.

After a few more seconds I had finally caught my breath "Stand up slowly and raise your hands into the air, you are now a prisoner of war!"

'He sounds so fucking smug...don't you realize I killed almost a hundred of you guys today?' I thought to myself in annoyance, I knew they didn't care how many they sacrificed, and that only makes me even more annoyed, the disregard for life that they show off for everyone to see.

'But at the very least I can compliment them for their honesty' An amused smirk graced my lips, I secretly pocketed a few smoke bombs out of one of my pouches, I slowly stood up and raised my closed hands into the air.

"My divine, beautiful, and powerful familiar...!"

That voice again...it was far less distorted than from before, it sounded young and feminine 'Is this what the universe's voice sounds like...? And what the hell is a familiar? I must seriously have a concussion'

"Hey! Drop what's in your hands!" A female soldier behind me ordered.

Although they might not see it, I put a evil smile on my face "If you say so"

I threw the smoke bombs into the ground and dived into the smoke, it immediately began to fill the area, the blinded soldiers shot their lasers randomly in each direction, some of them hitting their comrades.

"HOLD YOUR FIRE! HOLD YOUR FIR-AHHHH!" One of the commanders must have been shot.

"WHERE IS HE!?"

"DON"T LET HIM ESCAPE!"

'They're blinded...now all I have to do is-...what is that?'

All of my other thoughts ceased once my eyes landed on...I'm not sure what it is...the best I can describe it is that it looks like a glowing green oval shape floating in mid-air. For whatever reason I could see it very clearly, the smoke didn't hinder it from my vision whatsoever.

"I wish and insert from the bottom of my heart...!"

'Yep, definitely have a concussion, I should really pop a stim...right...now' This thought of mine ceased as well. My curiosity grew at the mysterious object, the firing in the background became nothing but white noise to me at this point, and I found myself crawling on the ground to avoid getting shot, towards the mysterious object.

I don't know why I unconsciously crawled in it's direction, for all I know it's a Templar weapon, but I can't seem to tear it from my view. Once I was close enough to it I poked at it, ripples went across the surface from the simple poke of my finger, almost like water...and yet it felt different, almost like...gel?

Yea, something like that, along with a sense of power radiating from it, not unlike the vibrations from a car engine's power but just...pure and tangible power.

It was then I decided I was gonna poke it again, despite the situation I'm in, and I put my finger inside the object...

I then couldn't pull it out, logic returned to my mind "What the fuck-get off me!" I yelled out, for some reason it was only now I thought about my situation, part of the green object molded itself onto my hand.

'I-is it pulling me in!?' I thought panicked, I pushed my other hand onto the ground, trying to force my hand out of it, but it only pulled me in harder, already half of my arm was engulfed.

"Where did the target go!?" A Brotherhood soldier appeared near me in the smoke, I tensed up, but he walked past me as if I wasn't there "Regroup! Follow the sound of my voice!" he ordered to his comrades.

'What the heck is going on!?' I screamed in my head, pulling on what was left of my arm. I could still feel my arm on the other side of...whatever the hell this thing was. My other hand was then engulfed in this thing, I hurriedly pushed my two feet in front of me in a desperate attempt to resist this unwavering force.

My feet were pulled in, then my legs, I pulled my head outwards in a final useless attempt to free myself 'Am I going to see my family sooner than I thought...?'

The green gel-like substance covered some of my face, the rest of my body was already engulfed...and then my face too was succumbed.

All I see is black.

'...am I dead?'

"Answer my guidance!"

As soon as I heard those words my eyes were filled with color again...specifically blue.

I'm in the air, at least a couple hundred feet in the sky "WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL!?" My side cape flapped rapidly with the wind pushing against it, gravity was currently pulling me down, and with gravity at an acceleration of ten meters per second it wouldn't turn out pretty for me unless I do something.

Wait a minute "My leg armor!" I shouted out, it was my only hope 'Can it withstand a landing from this height?' I never really tested the limits it could go other than the time I jumped from the top of the mass fusion building.

"No time to second guess!" I waved my arms around, positioning the bottom of my feet towards the...green ground?

Everywhere for miles was filled with green...I never seen anything so beautiful...for some reason I feel like 'Fox' is pouting at me.

I then shook my head out of those thoughts, this was no time to ogle at landscapes or think about gut feelings!

Below me was some sort of stone building...or buildings interconnected with each other, it was shaped like a pentagon. Inside the inners between the interconnected space was an area of green, I seem to be heading around there.

Seconds passed as I got closer and closer "If I die, I want my recipe burned in front of Albert!" I shouted to the universe, inside one of my cases back home was a secret family recipe for soup that he desperately wanted, as my final act of sadism I want the paper burned to ashes right in front of his face!

I wish I could see it.

The ground was close, my vision was covered in smoke once again 'Smoke...wait is this-?" I suddenly stopped in the air, and then I landed on my ass with thump, smoke was surrounding me 'Smoke?...from my smoke bombs? Was that a hallucination? That seemed so real...'

I can make out human figures in the smoke "If that's true..." I muttered to myself, if it was true then...

'I'm still surrounded by Brotherhood of Steel soldiers!'

Third Person POV:

Louise coughed a little, putting her hand in front of her mouth she tried to see ahead of her where her supposed familiar would be summoned 'Did I fail?...no wait! I see something! I think I actually summoned something!'

Her excitement built up, and a small smile was on her face, she saw the graceful human figure in the smoke pick itself up 'Wait...human?'

_(Play Assassin's Creed II: Venice rooftops)_

Some of the smoke in front of her cleared up, she saw a dark hooded man in strange armor stand up, instead of seeing his face she saw nothing but a shadow, she noticed he was well armed, knives and daggers were on his person 'What is that? A complete metal musket? And something's glowing on it's wrist!' She wondered as to the item attached to it's back and wrist, she had never seen such items before.

The being then changed it's demeanor and took a running stance, fiddling with something on his right wrist, once he was done he sprinted.

"Huh? Hey-wait!" She called out, she then saw mister Colbert's head stick out of some of the smoke, right in the being's path "Mr. Colbert look out!" Louise yelled to her professor.

Her professor was too distracted rubbing his eyes to get the dirt out, the hooded man's wrist flicked and out came a metal hook, he vaulted over a confused Colbert, the metal hooked onto the flesh of his shoulder, and the momentum threw him into a bunch of students "What the-AH!?" multiple of the students hit the ground from the impact of the professor.

'Take that Templar bastards!' The hooded man, also known among his comrades as 'Lone', had thought with venom.

'Now to...wait, is that a building? Wasn't I just in an open area!?' He thought in confusion 'I need to get to higher ground, figure out where I am!'

Lone immediately went into a sprint and ran up a stone wall, grasping stone edges making his way to the top.

"Are you okay professor!?" Guiche crouched next to Colbert along with Montmorency to check his health, the flesh on his shoulder had bin torn, it was clearly bleeding, Colbert put pressure on it with his right hand.

"S-stay calm students!" The professor ordered the students, many of them were frantic and confused, crashing into each other out of fear.

"What the heck did you summon Louise!?" Kirche yelled over, her lizard stood next to her protectively "My salamander is acting strange!"

"HISSSS!" The red salamander wagged it's tail wildly.

"It was a h-hooded man I think!? I'm not sure! He's climbing the stone wall!" Louise pointed towards said wall, all of the students stared in the direction she pointed and saw the being she described, it was scaling the wall with great skill and speed.

"A human familiar...?" Colbert questioned, wincing at the pain on his shoulder, he pressed down harder on the wound.

"I've never heard of such a thing" Kirche mumbled out staring at Louise's familiar with great interest "He must have really strong arms..."

Meanwhile of their confused questioning, Lone made it to the top of the wall, he then began running alongside it "Tallest point...tallest point...there!" Lone stared at the center building, making his way towards it.

"What are we gonna do...?" Kirche questioned as she stared along with the other students in awe, then a smaller girl walked up next to her, she had blue hair and wore red glasses "Tabitha?" Kirche questioned her best friend.

The smaller girl wordlessly gestured with her staff, a big blue dragon flew right next to her and landed, obediently it set down it's wings to the ground, allowing her a way to climb onto it's back.

Tabitha silently mounted her familiar "W-wait just a minute!" Louise yelled out to them and ran up to the dragon, the blue haired girl stared at her questioningly "What?" Tabitha asked simply.

Louise fumbled with her words for a few moments "W-w-well it's my familiar right!? I need to get up there! I'm it's master and it's my responsibility!"

Tabitha looked at the pink haired girl for a few moments, she then gestured wordlessly with her staff for the dragon to give Louise a way onto it's back "T-thank you!" Louise said to her as she climbed on.

"What about me!?" Kirche complained, pointing at herself for emphasis.

"Unnecessary" Tabitha answered her bluntly with one word, the dragon flapped it's wings and hovered in the air while kicking up dust, it then took off towards the center structure of the academy. Lousie held onto Tabitha's waists for dear life "F-fast!" Lousie shouted in surprise, the wind blowing on her hair.

Lone was already at the center structure, he jumped over the railings and ran up the wall, grasping onto the upper edge he pulled himself up and then proceeded to scale the building by running up one of it's upper slope supporting structures. He jumped up and boosted himself further with his hook blade to reach the edge of a window. Grabbing onto the upper stone edges he continued to climb amicably "Piece of cake-is that a flying deathclaw!?"

"He just shouted something! What did he say!?" Louise questioned on the back of the flying blue dragon.

Tabitha shook her head "Different language"

'Where the fuck am I!? What kind of horrifying place is this to have flying blue deathclaws!?' Lone questioned as he hurried his pace 'Seriously they can already flip cars several feet in the air and now they can fly too!? Radiation comes up with the most fucked up things!'

Lone finally reached the very top of the roof of the building, he then took a good look of his surroundings...

"...you have got to be kidding me" He said aloud for the cosmos to hear.

His surroundings was nothing like what he was use to, instead of dead wasteland the area was filled with green and life 'Is that what live trees look like?' It was the same view from when he was falling in the air, only at a different angle '...did that actually happen? I'm so damn confused'

While the sight was beautiful, there was one problem...

'I have no idea where I am, I have to get back to master Argneir' he checked the map on his pip-boy...

-Error:connection to satellite not found-

"...I hate everything" The assassin muttered to himself as he stared at the blank map screen on his pip-boy.

Captaindrake123: Something I've had in my head for a while, tell me what you think.

Ruhe in Frieden means "Rest in peace" in German.