Just to butt in this story that recently got onto my head. An idea that I'd based off my gameplay on Fallout 4, but the idea to change the known script on the game's storyline, this is the unexpected result.

Now to be fair honest, this is just an experimental story for me, especially when this is my first time making a Fallout fanfiction even despite playing Fallout 4. But wanting to get this idea out, I wanted to make sure I'd complete a day on having published this idea on Fanfiction, but this one of course like I said is based off my gameplay on Fallout 4. Just these first two chapters at least.

Now I'm sure we all know that in the beginning not too long after the very start of Fallout 4, the Minutemen is the first faction the Sole Survivor (aka player) to likely encounter, but what happens if we redo the script and only this time, with the Enclave before the Sole Survivor even encounters the Minutemen?

Name that will be used for the Sole Survivor on this fic is taken from my character's in-game name.

Disclaimer: Fallout 4 is owned by Bethesda.

Song used

"Happy Judgement Day" by Neck Deep

-Prologue of an Aftermath-

"Honey?"

A woman called in softly as she stood on the doorway outside the bathroom.

There inside was her husband, Nate Amani. A former Sergeant and veteran on the US Army.

Seeing that her husband hasn't turned to face her and was still staring into his reflection on the mirror, she mentally sighed but smiled gently before slowly approaching from behind.

"War. War never changes..."

Her husband, Nate quietly said.

Gently wrapping her arms around her husband, the woman smiled.

"We're going to get late at the Veteran's Hall if we don't hurry. We only have about twenty-six minutes."

She said softly with a gentle smile and seeing Nate's reflection in the mirror smiling back gently at her, her husband replied.

"Just practicing my speech, Amanda."

The woman, Amanda chuckled softly before replying shortly.

"You'll do fine honey, trust me. Now stop hogging the mirror and get dressed."

Nate smiled and gave a slow nod with a kiss on her forehead.

Now walking out of the bathroom with Amanda seeing Nate with a smile walking onto a small decorated bedroom with a crib inside. She smiled seeing her husband soon walk out of the room carrying an infant child. Their infant son, Shaun but shortly, her attention was caught by the television with on the news channel, their Mister Handy robot, Codsworth had his full attention watching the news while floating just in from of the television. Amanda was about to see what the news was about until she heard the doorbell ringing.

Deciding to head to open the door, she was met with a man in his early thirties, wearing a desert brow coat and fedora, a clipboard in his hands with a bright smile on his slightly wrinkled face.

"Good morning, Ma'am! Vault Tec calling!"

The man greeted cheerfully.

Amanda raised her brow with her head slightly tilting to her side.

"Vault Tec? What's it about?"

"Why were about you, Ma'am! And helping secure you and your family's future! You see, Vault Tec is the foremost builder of state-of-the-art underground fallout shelters."

Amanda was about to reply only to be interrupted by Codsworth.

"Uh, mum! Sir! You might want to see what's on the news..."

Turning halfway to the mister handy, Amanda replied.

"Codsworth?"

"Oh, and not to be rude, ma'am, but I am quite in a hurry, too."

Turning her attention back to the Vault Tec representative, Amanda saw him now holding his clipboard in front of her with a pen. She frowned before folding her arms firmly before listening.

"You can't begin how happy that I am to finally get to speak with you. I've been trying to for days to speak to your husband originally, but seeing he's a busy fellow, this is a matter of utmost urgency, I assure you."

Amanda nearly bit the side of her lower lip with a bitter frown.

"Go. A-Fucking. Way."

She simply responded with a harsh tone.

"Won't take but a moment, Ma'am! Just to make sure you're cleared for entrance in the unforeseen event of- Eherm- ... Total atomic annihilation."

Hearing Nate's voice responding to Codsworth, Amanda clearly wore an annoyed frown on her face. But to see that the man was still there waiting for her response, she mentally cursed before giving a reply.

"Fine... Tell me more."

"I am here today to tell you that because of your family's service to our country, you have been preselected entrance into the local Vault, Vault 111."

Amanda raised a brow for a moment before tilting her head to her side.

"What's so important about all this?"

"Why nothing than your entire future! If you haven't noticed, Ma'am, this country has gone to heck on a hand basket- If you excuse my language. The big 'Kaboom' is... It's inevitable, I'm afraid. And coming sooner than you may think. If you catch my meaning."

Amanda bitterly frowned with a slight grumble by to see the Vault Tec representative immediately raising hands in calming demeanor, she only stared and allowed for the man to continue.

"Now I know you're a busy fellow too, so, I won't take up much of your time. It is um, precious, commodity."

Finally, giving up with an irritated sigh, Amanda gestured for the man to continue but not before giving a response.

"Fine, fine. Tell about these, shelters..."

"Vaults, if you will. Luxury accommodations, where you can wait out the horrors of nuclear devastation."

Having enough already of what the representative said, Amanda wore a bitter frown before finally signing her name on the list of few names on the clipboard that the man shortly handed to her.

"You are last on the list. Have a good day, Ma'am and a bright future in Vault 111!"

It was all the representative ever said before quickly making his leave, with a run.

Amanda was then about to approach Codsworth with Nate and Shaun only to hear a loud siren coming right outside.

"Oh dear... It's happening..."

Hearing Codsworth quietly said, Amanda was immediately approached by Nate, who had their baby Shaun secured in his arms as he rushed to her.

"Amanda honey, we have to go now!"

"What? Nate, what's going on?"

"No time to explain honey, we need to move now!"

Amanda didn't have the time to react to all of what's happening as at this moment, she was pulled by Nate outside the house with Shaun in his arm and all three made it outside to see on the road, their lovely neighborhood in Sanctuary Hills was now on mass panic with its own neighboring people, all running around scared, some shoving luggage on their vehicles, and the sight of a military truck blocking the main road with armed military personnel addressing some of their neighbors going atop of a small hill.

At that point, Amanda didn't need to figure out why only a few was being instructed as she grabbed onto Nate's hand and immediately towed him and their infant, Shaun, atop of the small hill to where the other neighbors were headed.

"Amanda where are we?- Vault Tec? Amanda! I don't think we'll be allowed to get in-"

"It's okay honey! I signed my name for us to have a spot on the vault after meeting a Vault Tec representative-"

They were both interrupted to see not everyone who were addressed to head atop the small hill weren't allowed access inside the blocking fences entering Vault 111.

Seeing two Vault 111 guards with clipboards reading names, Amanda saw Nate giving her an unsure look but feeling his hand gently squeezing hers she pulled them pass through the protesting people being blocked by two military personnel on T-60 and T51b suit of power armors.

"Stop it right there ma'am, sir! We need to make sure you're on the list!"

One of the Vault 111 guards quickly said, as the people was now becoming violent and some now starting to push past the soldiers on power armors who were both trying to keep off the other civilians from entering the fences.

"One name is enough to let my family and me in the vault, yes?"

"Yes, Ma'am but what is your name?"

"Amanda Amani, this is my husband and our baby boy."

Amanda quickly replied, and seeing the guard looking through the names written on the clipboard, he turned his head back up to her and Nate with a nod before stepping aside for them to pass through.

"You're cleared! You may now enter Vault 111!"

Immediately rushing inside with Nate and Shaun, Amanda's eyes grew wide in shock at what she saw at the sky by the time she and Nate were addressed to step on a large elevator platform along with some of their few lucky neighbors that were allowed through the entrance.

"Oh my god..."

Amanda started to shake, her hand now gripping on Nate's tightly in grimace.

"Amanda! Amanda! Look at me honey!"

As her attention was caught by her husband, Amanda still couldn't find her eyes to look at him as her eyes stared into the distant on below the sky was a mushroom cloud and a loud explosion as the elevator platform began lowering them down inside Vault 111.

"We're going to be okay, honey! We're going to be okay!"

...

They were going to be okay. That's what Nate said to assure her. But, how was being frozen on a cryogenic pod assure her?

It was cold inside, her skin feeling the cold breeze being locked in on the cry pod she's in. Only the small glass window was what assured her that they're okay. Looking through the glass was another set of problems pods with other Vault dwellers frozen in place. The one cryogenic pod directly in front of her, was her husband inside and in his arms was their baby, Shaun.

Amanda wanted to smile only to be interrupted by two unknown individuals suddenly entering the pod chamber. A man and a woman walking towards the pod where Nate and Shaun are.

The pod opened, and Nate. Oh Nate, was starting to move with Shaun in his arms as Amanda only watched her husband now asking the two others.

"Oh thank god! Are you here to help us? How long has it taken since we've been held frozen- Wait... Why are the other pods still closed?-"

The man pulled out a gun before pointing it at Nate's forehead.

"Give us the child."

"What? No! NO!"

Nate immediately exclaimed as he began moving Shaun out of view in his arms.

"HAND OVER THE CHILD!"

The woman then demanded and began trying to pull Shaun off Nate's arms, with Shaun now crying.

"NO! YOU'RE NOT TAKING SHAUN!"

Nate angrily shouted as he shoved the woman before trying to retaliate against the man while trying to keep Shaun closely in his arm.

Amanda wanted to break out of the pod she's in, but she couldn't. She was still motionless. Watching, freezing. But seeing the sight of her baby Shaun finally being taken away from Nate while he was retaliating at the man with a gun, Amanda saw Nate was about to attack the woman who now had Shaun in her arms, only for Nate to be shot directly into his head by the man who immediately aimed the gun at him.

Amanda wanted to do something. But the pod was preventing her. She was conscious, but she couldn't move, neither scream. She was still being frozen at the time. Now seeing the pod in front of hers closing, Nate's lifeless corpse locked inside, Amanda saw the man who had shot her husband dead. A man wearing an odd outfit with metal plates on some parts of his body as sort of armor. And lastly. A noticeable scar on his bald headed face with a beard.

"Good thing we still have you as backup."

Amanda wanted to break out of the pod to attack the man. This man, who just murdered her husband. But she couldn't. All that she could do was watch as the man, and the woman left with her baby Shaun. And the sight of her husband, Nate being frozen back on the cryogenic pod again, only this time, as a corpse.

Amanda wanted to move. She wanted to scream. She wanted to break out of the pod she's in to try to go after those two unknown people to get her baby back. But all that she could do was watch, right until she finally went unconscious before being frozen once again.

And there's the first entry right there and again, this is just an experimental story for my writings, but I'll see if I can come up on releasing another chapter.

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