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Chapter 2 Guide

"Rise and shine, Mr Hardy. It's time to move."

"Oh, Orca, good morning. Any breakfast for today, I'm hungry.

"Well Mr Hardy, we have a bottle of vodka, a can of cram and stag meat. Be careful with stag meat because it's contain radiation. You must cook that meat before you eat it. How you cook that meat is up to you." explained Orca to Hardy

"So you want me to cook? Ok, I try"

Hardy learn to cook with Mr Orca. Mr Orca told him about cooking is part of survival in this wasteland. Beside, cooking Hardy learn how to hunt. Orca gave Hardy a handmade bow with 50 arrows.

"Orca, help me scan the area for any animal around.I need to test my hunting skills"

"Gladly sir. Scanning the area."Mr Orca begin to scan but found nothing."No luck sir, my scanning didn't detect any living thing in this area" disappointed Orca to Hardy

"It's ok Orca, you did your best for today. By the way Orca when will we go to the Chopping Chop Town. You said, we'll be depart for today." asked Hardy

"Patience Sir, we'll be depart if you have learn how to survive in this wasteland" explain Orca to Hardy

Hardy learned many things with guidance from Mr Orca. Orca knew Hardy still new about survival in this wasteland. Hardy's during his first training as US Marine Corps before the bomb fell didn't help him so much. In the eye of Orca, Hardy still a boy need guidance even he was an ex Marine. During the hunting, Hardy's felt lost and he began to remember his past memories. He remember a lab, a house, his wife, his young junior and himself.

"Sir, are you ok. You look pale." asked Orca

"I'm ok Orca, just a little headache but it will be fine. Don't worry"

"Ok sir. If you say so. By the way sir, did you know what's your objective? asked Orca

"I want to find my wife and my young junior that has been missing" said Hardy

"That's your side objective. Your main objective is *Who are you and why you left from Marine Crops and The Lab" explained Orca

"Marine Corps and The Lab? Something familiar about that. Ouch! My head. It's feel like fire burning my skin.

"Calm down sir, let's try meditate your mind and try yoga" suggest Orca (smile impressions)

Hardy and Orca had back home safely. Orca teach Hardy to do meditation and yoga. Hardy needs to relax and try to remembered about his memories during joining the Marine Corps. About the Lab that's Orca told him, Hardy needs to investigate his real identity. During the meditation and yoga session, a group of armed personal came. Orca immediately told Hardy to stay hidden. The group leader came asking Orca about something. That was a long conversation that's made Hardy nearly fell asleep. Finally, the group left and Orca called Hardy to come out from the hiding place.

"Orca, who are they? Why did you told me to stay hidden from those guys and why you didn't tell the truth?

"Sir, I've been serving you for 13 years before the bomb fell and you left for shelter to the vault for 212 years I'm still loyal to you sir. I live for protecting you sir and those guys were soldiers from the lab that I already mention it" Orca explained to Hardy.

"Why did they came for" asked Hardy

"I think they want you back to the lab or they want to execute their order to kill you. It's just theory"

"Please explain it in details Orca"

Orca explained everything about the situation that they have been dealt with. In Hardy's mind, the soldiers from the lab wants him dead, his wife and his young junior was missing and didn't know his true identity. Orca called The Lab Soldiers as Acquisitive. Acquisitive was very smart, ruthless and skill soldiers. They were excellent in execute order from his superior.

"Now I understand what's going on. I'm a wanted man and those guys were a bounty hunter from the lab and I lost wife and my young junior and also my memories about my past in the lab."(sigh)

"Sir, those guys are not bounty hunter, they just want you back or maybe they want you. . . . ."

"Or they want me dead aren't they? Damn this world didn't want me to live in peace. (Hardy punch his house wall)

Orca left Hardy for awhile

"Who am I???" (Hardy repeat his word over and over)

" Calm down sir, no matter who you are I'm still loyal to you".

"(Sobs), I'm glad you still with me all this time. Will you always by my side even I'm in danger"

"Don't you worries Sir, I can be your guidance and your protector. Till death I'm loyal to you Sir"

Hardy and Orca was ready to proceed to Hardy's objective. They went to Chopping Chop Town for further investigation about Hardy's family and his identity.

"This world was cruel than deaths" said Orca in silenced