Evelyn leaned against the side of the "Brass Lantern". The young woman watched as dozens of people passed by, once in a while one would stop for food. This time it was someone she knew. Unfortunately, it was Jericho. He wasn't drunk. Thank whatever God seemed to be listening. He was talking about how some kid crawled out of the vault that wasn't even ten minutes from here.

"What's his name?" Evelyn asked, mildly curious. Jericho looked up from his squirrel stew to look Evelyn in the eyes.

"Jake 'r somethin'. Lookin' for his dad. He was up at Moriarty's askin' around." Jericho was talking with his mouth full, as if he hadn't eaten in a few days.

"He still up there?" Jericho nodded and put another spoonful in his mouth. Evelyn looked at Jenny Stahl, green eyes pleading. Jenny rolled her eyes and smiled.

"Go, go. I know the curiosity will kill you." A smile spread over Evelyn's face and she hugged Jenny tightly. Evelyn set off, heading up the makeshift stairs. She eagerly evaded Megaton Settlers. She bumped into a man with a pink baseball cap.

"Sorry!" Evelyn called, looking behind her. The man scowled and brushed off his jacket. Lady Luck wasn't with her, as soon as Evelyn turned her head she bumped into another man.

"Sorry, sorry." He muttered, offering his hand. Evelyn stared curiously up at him. He had shaggy black hair and blue eyes. And he had on a Vault suit. Aha. That's why he had manners. He had a 10mm pistol holstered on his hip and a BB gun strapped to his back.

Evelyn took his hand, and he helped her up. She brushed the seat of her pants off.

"I'm Jake." He said, confidence filling his voice.

"Evelyn. How long are you staying?"

"I'm leaving right now actually; I'm going to deal with a problem for Moriarty in Springvale."

"Do you need any help?" She asked with a smile.

"Well… I guess so. You have a gun right?" Evelyn resisted the urge to roll her eyes.

"Of course. Meet me at the gate. Okay?"

Jake nodded and headed down the stairs. Evelyn headed to her house and unlocked the door. She opened a cabinet and pulled out her leather armor. She pulled off her white T-shirt and pants. She wiggled into the leather armor that had been sitting in the cabinet ever since she could remember.

Evelyn opened a drawer of the desk sitting against a wall. She put the shotgun shells in a pocket on her leather top. Evelyn strapped the combat shotgun to her back. She headed out of the house, locking the door behind her. Last thing she needed was some Wastelander breaking in and taking everything she worked for. Which wasn't much.

Evelyn hurried to the gate and saw the Vault Boy waiting for her. He was chatting up Lucas Simms. She made out the word 'bomb' and instantly recognition snapped into place. Why did he want to know about the atomic bomb that sat in the middle of town?

Jake had a winning smile on his face, and making small motions with his hands. Evelyn saw him looking past Simms to her and he slightly nodded his head in acknowledgement. Jake finished up the conversation with the Sheriff of Megaton and turned to the gate. Evelyn walked beside him out of Megaton.

"So, you're from the Vault," She started. Jake didn't say anything. "What was it like?"

Jake considered it for a second.

"It was like living in a steel box. There was a leader, an Overseer. He treated us all like shit and yet we were still expected to kiss the ground he walked on. He even treated his own daughter like shit."

Evelyn didn't know what to say. What was there to say?

A Mole Rat made its way to Jake. It stood on its pink hind legs and sniffed the air. Evelyn stared at it curiously. She had never seen a Mole rat act with no hostility towards a human. Except for her older sister who lived in New Vegas. She was dating a NCR sniper; or so her letters had told. Carla kept bugging her to come visit her in New Vegas. Evelyn was happy for her older sister and still wished every night for her well-being.

"So what's Moriarty's problem in Springvale?" Evelyn asked, walking past the Mole Rat. Jake got up from his kneeling position and hurried to Evelyn's side.

"Moriarty says there's a junkie in Springvale that owes him some caps. We're going to get those caps. And then Moriarty will have to tell me where my Dad went."

"But Jake.. What if he's just bull-shitting you?" Evelyn asked softly, not able to look the ex Vault-Dweller in the eyes. So instead she fixated her attention on a Springvale house.

"It's a chance I have to take. Otherwise I'm never gonna find my Dad."

Jake was quiet after that. Evelyn didn't feel like talking much either. Jake led her to a house and knocked on the door. When he didn't get any response, Jake opened the door. He stepped in first and Evelyn followed closely behind him. The lights were dim. The house was musty, but that didn't surprise Evelyn as much as it did Jake. Evelyn figured that the unkempt pre-war houses were bound to have disgusting smells.

"Did Moriarty send you! I don't have his fucking caps!" Silver yelled eyes bloodshot from her last high. "You're that little bitch that works for the Stahl's. Always poking your nose where it doesn't belong."

"Miss, me and my friend here don't want any trouble. If you give us the three hundred caps, we'll tell Moriarty you're long gone." Jake reasoned, putting his hands out in a peace gesture.

The blonde woman considered this. She reached into a drawer to her right and pulled out a pouch of caps. Jake held out his hand expectantly.

"You'll tell Moriarty I'm gone, no tricks right?" She asked.

Jake shook his head. "No tricks."

"Fine." Silver dropped the bag of caps in Jake's hand and he put the caps away into a backpack on his back. "Now get the fuck outta here."

Evelyn and Jake were happy to oblige. The pair walked back to Megaton, not one word exchanged between the two of them. They walked to Moriarty's, avoiding all of the bustling people.

"I'm going to stay outside.. Moriarty isn't too fond of me. Working for the Stahl's and all."

Jake nodded and headed inside. Evelyn waited for about five minutes before Jake came bursting out of the door.

"My Dad went to see Three Dog at GNR."

"Would you uh mind me coming with you? I mean, I've never really been that far outside of Megaton. And I could help you too! I'm really good with repairing stuff." Evelyn pleaded; green eyes wide.

"Well, sure. I could use all the help I can get."

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A/N: I don't own Fallout 3. I don't own anything except for Evelyn and Jake. I plan on continuing this, out of sheer curiosity of where I can take this.

These wasn't sent to a beta or anything of that sort, so if you see something that you think isn't correct, message me or leave a review.

This is my first posted Fallout story so constructive criticism is very welcome. Review!