Growing Pains

"Cortana display status." A light blue screen unfolds before my eyes, even though I've seen it at least a thousand time's I can't help but be in awe.

Host: Jacob Marcus Cross (Aka Joke)

Age: 16

Titles: Mand'alor (This title is given to the leader of the Vault Dwellers of 101's Mandalorian Gang.)

Level: 20

Stats: S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

Strength: 15

Perception: 16

Endurance: 14

Charisma: 17

Intelligence: 25

Agility: 15

Luck: 20

Perks:

Strength Perk: Steel is your bendable bitch.

Perception Perk: You can sense the aura of others as well as sentient species thought's towards you.

Endurance Perk: Taking more hits then Rocky.

Charisma Perk: Your words are the truth.

Intelligence Perk: Any learned Perk does 50% more everything.

Agility Perk: More flexible than spiderman in a Orgy.

Luck Perk: Plot Armor.

E.T. Call Home: You have access to your world's internet.

Gamer's Body & Mind: Due to one of your wishes you now have a Digital Body that has its health reduced instead of actually harm to gamer. As well as having an impregnable Mind that can not be affected.

Blessing of the TriBuNal: Your brain is slowly evolving into a higher state of mind.

Big Brain: The accumulation of the following Perks. Daddy's Boy x3, Swift Learner x3, Robotic Expert, Comprehension, Chemist, Explorer, Entomologist, Educated, and Computer whiz. Also gives +5 Intelligence.

Smooth Talker: Able to speak and charm any target. It is the accumulation of the following Perks. Animal Friend x3(Made a third level so even Deathclaws are friendly unless provoked), Lady Killer, Child At Heart, Scoundrel, Impartial Mediation, and Master Trader. Also gives +5 to Charisma.

Super Soldier: With the base Perk Advance Regeneration, it also includes Strong Back, Chem Resistance, Fast Metabolism, Rad Resistance, Toughness, Solar Powered, Life Giver, Lead Belly, and Adamantium Skeleton. As well as +5 to Strength and Endurance.

Baba Yaga: Any and all objects are now your weapons. This also includes the following perks. Commando, Demolition Expert, Gun Nut x3, Gunslinger, Iron Fist x3, Pyromaniac, Size Matters, Paralyzing Palm, and Little League. Also give +5 to Perception and Luck.

Madara: You are the Ultimate ninja. The accumulation of the following perks. Thief, Light Step, Infiltrator, Mister Sandman, Silent Running, Ninja, Night Person, Grim Reaper's Sprint, and Finesse. As well as a +5 to Agility and Luck.

Scrounger: Higher Chance of finding Ammo in boxes.

Fortune Finder: Higher Chance to find Caps in Boxes.

Animal Whisperer: You can command unique creatures and also slightly understand what they say.

Perk Points: 13

Skill points: 0

Skills: Bartering: 100

Big Guns: 100

Energy Weapons: 80

Explosives: 83

Lockpicking: 88

Medicine: 100

Melee Weapons: 100

Repair: 100

Science: 100

Small guns: 80

Sneak: 81

Speech: 100

Unarmed: 85

Books read: 80

(AN: God damn I spent an entire fucking day just fact checking myself. Never again, and before everyone gets on my ass about him being OP. Let me just say while he may have the means, he doesn't have the tools.)

Damn do I love base stats. It took me countless year's of grinding, but here we are. Just 10 more levels until cap, maybe. I just wished that the combined skill didn't take so many skill points, 100 each for each time. At least I have more perk points I can use, so there's something.

Now then time to find Mom and Dad, I think it's about time we had the talk. Let's just hope this goes smoothly. After a few minutes of looking I find them in the clinic 'secretly talking' about how they're going to leave and start Project Purity back up after I grow up a little bit more. And since Mom isn't crying about leaving her baby here I'm positive that this isn't the first time they've talked about leaving me behind. Which honestly, pisses me off more than anything.

They're so engrossed in their talk that they don't notice me lean up against the door frame. "Ahem, Hi Mom, hi Dad planning a family vacation trip just for the two of you, that stings." Both of them whip their heads toward the spot I'm standing in with clear anxiety in their eyes and both breath a sigh of relief when they see it's just me. Mom looks at me with a mean ol glare but I'm used to it.

"Jacob what the hell are you doing in here." Damn, Mom is practically seething at the moment. "Oh me, well I had some time to mess around and thought of looking for you guy's. Amata is busy and the other Mandos are doing their own thing right now so that left you either here or maintenance, and looky here, I was right." Not really wanting to go on with the charade I narrow my eyes. "So do either one of you want to explain to me why your ditching the Vault for the outside Waste, and also why you thought it was a good idea to exclude me from said ditching." Look I know why, but it still hurts. They're my family and they decided that I'm better off in here then out there with them, and it stings.

Mom seeing at how pissed I'm getting. Walks over to me and wraps me up in a tight hug. "I'm so sorry my baby boy, but you have to know that the wasteland isn't safe, and while me and your Father were willing to brace the outside, we weren't willing to have you face them as well. Your Father and I love you very much and we just want what's best for you, and we both thought that you staying in the Vault would be better than coming out into the wasteland with us."

Dad comes over and joins the hug. "Your Mother is right sport, we only want what's best for you. You make us so proud, you're already accomplished so much here within the Vault. Andy's more competent the he was before. You created those tiny little cookie robots 'as you like to call them' to help keep the vault running. All the trouble makers are under your wing helping out the community, and the stories you've published are nothing short of gold down here. I've a few of your comics on my Pipboy myself, and I must say Batman is by far my favorite, but... we're afriad Jacob. You have so many talents that it's sometimes mind boggling, and the surface isn't safe in the least. We're... just worried that something will happen to you while your up there. Our only wish is for you to be safe."

Taking a moment to calm myself down I look at them both. "I understand, but I want you to think. What would the Overseer do once you guy left "his" Vault. Whould he A. Just forget you ever existed. B. Carry out a manhunt for you. or C. Fly off into a rage and get a lot of people killed, me included."

I give them a moment to really understand that them leaving me here would just lead to my doom. "So now that you understand how stupid your idea is, let me tell you my plan. First I open the Overseers eyes to the fact that everyone is already related and that we have a generation or 2 before things get dicey. Second convince him to create a special task group charged to understand the wasteland and it's inhabitants with autonomous authority. Third have him make me the leader of said task group, and fourth take any dweller I need for the Task group as well as a Three year training period. See simple with no issues."

Both of my parents are looking at me as if I grew a second head. "Where is my baby boy and what have you done with him." Sometimes I forget smart people are dumb to. "Really Mom, look we don't have a lot of time I'll be taking my G.O.A.T. in a couple weeks so I've got to convince my father-in-law that this is good for him and the Vault. Otherwise shits gonna go sideways. So I'll be going now, also when am I going to get a little brother or sister, you guy's are slacking." And with that thrown at them I run the fuck away.

F.L.

A couple hours later I'm in front of the Overseer's door waiting to be called in. At one side of the door is officer Allen Mack, bastard of a man. Wally, and Susie have both come to me on more the one occasion to get fixed up after one of their dads beatings, and it's only gotten worse since Stevie grew up, because he's started beating them too.

After a 10 minute stare down between us, Amata comes out of the office. Probably more pissed now then when she went in. She see's me and walks over and hugs me burying her head in my chest. Doing what's only natural I wrap my arms around her and move back down the hallway.

"Hey, I take it that your talk didn't go so well." Feeling what I can only assume is a grunt. Knowing she needs to vent, but also needing to talk with the Overseer I give her a tight squeeze before saying. "Listen how about you head down to our hidey hole and I'll come find you in a sec. There is something important I have to talk with your dad about." Amata raises her head up and looks at me for a moment before sighing and leaning back into my chest.

"Okay, just don't take to long, that damn bot of yours still won't let me in if you're not around." With a quick kiss to her lips I nod. "Trust me babe I don't like your dad anymore than you do. So I'll try to be short. Love you." Pulling out of my embrace she gives me a kiss, "Love you too." before she walks away.

Before I can head in she calls back to me "And Jacob, don't take to long. I think I have the perfect gift for you since I didn't give you anything for your birthday this year." And with that she walks away with a very noticeable sway in her hips. Damn it, fucking Overseer and stupid parents. Making me miss out, okay quick and to the point. I've a gift that needs unwrapping.

Walking back to the office I wait as Allen informs the Overseer that I'm here to speak with him. Not taking as long as I thought Allen tells me that the Overseer is waiting. Like no shit Sherlock, even Watson could deduce that.

Walking into the office, Fonzie is standing in front of his window with his back towards me. "Mister Cross I've been told you would like to speak with me? Then speak, my time is precious enough without having to waste it on you." Holding down the urge to beat his head in, I take a seat in front of his desk. "Yes I would like to speak with you concerning the future of the Vault. Look it doesn't take a genius to figure out that the Vault has at most 2 generations left before inbreeding occurs. Let alone the fact that we're out of parts for pretty much everything concerning the Vaults vital systems. I know you hate the idea of opening the Vault, but if the Vault isn't open, then we all die off in 4 to 5 generations if we're lucky. However if we're not then the Vault could kill us at anytime, Alphonse my Mother and I have had to fix the ventilation system 5 times in the last 2 year's. We won't be able to survive down here much longer if we don't get the things we need, and right now that's people and supplies. I estimate that we have at most 7 more years before we have to leave or die. I know full well that 3/4 of us won't even live to see a week if we have to evacuate the Vault, and so I propose a plan to you. Give me authority to go outside and make it viable for us to start trading or at least scrounging old Vaults for the part's we need. Give me three years to train a task force who will be responsible for understanding the dangers of the Wasteland, as well as securing trade deals and other useful technology. Alphonse we have a very limited time window to do things in and if we don't... Then you just sentenced the entire Vault and it's inhabitants to death."

I really hope I got it through his thick skull cause if I didn't... well plan B definitely would. "Mister Cross... Jacob, My entire life and being have been devoted to the Vault and it's goals, but here you sit before me telling me all that I've done has been more of a hindrance to the Growth of the Vault than anything. Do you know back when I was your age we had opened the Vault door and sent out many of our previous dwellers.

That's how we went from a populatuon of 800 to only 186, we left thinking that it would be okay, but in the end it cost us more people than we thought possible. Jacob I'm well aware of the Vault's problems, however their isn't anything I can do. The wasteland is a place that takes and takes, but never gives. I'm too set in my ways to be able to go through that again. So I'll give you your three years and after that I will step down and Amata will take my place as Overseer.

But under no circumstances are you allowed to take Amata out of the Vault or else I will hunt you to the ends of the earth. While I may have not been a great father she is still the most precious thing I hold in my eye. If you can abide by that one clause then I will implement you as the Leader of the Task Group, and you may start you operation after the G.O.A.T. testing."

That was easier than I thought it would be, but Amata's going to be pissed if I accept. She'll understand in time, her heads always been on right... but let's tell her after my gift cause I don't think I'll be getting anything if I do.

"Fine Alphonse, but just so you know Amata is going to probably kill us both for this." Alphonse visibly relaxes, his shoulder no longer firm. As if a huge burden was lifted off of him. "Thank you Jacob... I know how my daughter will react. She might even hate me for it, but it will all be worth it so long as she's safe.

Now go you probably already have a few people in mind to join you. I will also notify Mr. Brotch that those taking the test will be able to apply for your team as well. Whether you accept them or not is up to you. Now then if would kindly see your way out. I have even more work to do now."

And with that I take my leave. I accomplished what I set out to do and hopefully changed a very bloody future from happening. Now then I believe their is a human sized gift I need to unwrap.

After making my way down to my personal space, I see Amata leaning against the wall waiting for me with her eyes closed. Employing my Sneak I creep up to her and steal a kiss, getting a jumping yelping Amata. Man that never get old. "The hell Jake! I told you to stop doing that." Feeling slightly giddy over my success I kiss her again. "Okay I'll stop just as soon as you stop being so damn cute." And all I get for my efforts is a boot covered foot stomping on my own. "Oh that is it little lady you're not getting away this time."

*Warning something resembling Lemon ahead.*

Putting my arms around her I lift her up to were both of my hands are digging into her oh so playable butt which got me another yelp out of her. Waving my hand up at the camera I installed, the bulky doors open up and I walk through all while Snogging the shit out of Amata. Not letting up I throw her onto my bed in the corner and then climb in after her. Taking a moment to observe the very flushed and heavily panting women underneath me I can't help but feel some sort of victory knowing I'm about to claim her as my own.

Shaking such thoughts out of my head. I let my hands roam all over the tantalizing body underneath me. Slowly working my way up to her zipper. I keep kissing her while her hands do the same. As I reach it I stop and look into her eyes searching for conformation before we go too far and she nods her head. Ever so slowly listening to the sound it makes as I pull it down past her breast and then finally down past her naval. Reaching in I let one head play with her mounds while the other one slowly trails down past her naval where it feels her underwear, and then continues underneath where it feels a clout of dampness coming from her garden.

Letting my fingers play around with her Clit for a moment I get a sensational moan out of Amata's mouth which I then promptly cover with my own and fight for control with our tongues. Slowly making sure my finger is good and covered with her nectar I gently insert the tip of my finger inside and immediately feel her clenching down on me. As I start rocking it back and forth her moans start getting louder and her hand more ferocious proactive. Pulling down my own zipper and running her hands inside. I feel her trace every single abdominal muscle with relish. Not to be out down I pick up the pace and slip another finger in. Seconds later she clenches hard on my fingers and pulls away gasping and shaking while holding on to my open jumpsuit.

Giving her a moment to calm down I stand up and take the suit off completely slowing down a little when she starts to watch, and by the way she's eying me she likey. Crawling back on top of her I help her out of her own suit and damn the things wet. While I pulled out her last leg she starts taking of the top she's wear and letting her girls breath. Watching in fascination as they jiggle I crash into her and start playing with them, Pinching, sucking, and pulling. And let me say it doesn't take long before she spazing out again. Holding her hand I pull it to my dick were she starts to slowly stroke it.

Not caring about her yelp I flip us over so she's on top and I've got the perfect view of her garden. Pulling her towards my face I start sucking on her clit while pistoning a finger inside her. Then she starts sucking on my cock and I feel like I'm about to blow. Pulling back I barely manage "I'm cumming" before I let out ropes of cum and her drinking it all like a pro just gets me even harder.

She flips around and faces me then she leans forward and Snoggs the living shit outta me. Not letting up she then grabs me again and positions my D right in front of her cave. "I'm yours Jacob Cross for as long as you'll have me", and with that she thrust herself backward taking almost all of me in. And with a cry of pain I'm brought back. She tries to move but I hold her still letting her adjust to my size and width. After a few moments I start rocking inside her moving as little as I can until her whimpers start to become moans. Then I start moving faster and faster until I feel her clench me once again and scream out in pleasure. All the while I'm still going faster and rocking my body with hers. I can see she getting tired so I up the pace a little more and then Pull out before I cum and shoot ropes on her back. Then we just lie there cuddling. She eventual falls asleep and I just lie there stroking her hair until darkness takes me once again.

*End of Lemon* (Hoped you liked, cause their won't be a lot of them.)

Waking up I notice the weight on my chest isn't there so I open my eyes and look around. There I see Amata in all her glory trying to find a Jumpsuit that'll fit her. Getting up I walk over and hug her. When she feels me she said. "Already, didn't you torment me enough earlier. Even if I wanted too I'm way to sore." Feeling her cheeks grip me I can't help but kiss her. "Don't worry babe I know, but just because I know doesn't mean he does, and besides you'll soon learn to love it." and with the way she screamed I know she will.

"Amata, I've got something important to talk with you about. It's about the meeting I had with your dad. We came to an agreement that I'd be allowed to form a Task Group but only on the condition that I never take you with me when I go out, and I agreed, but here's the thing I've three years to train everyone I want to come with me and I'm definitely taking you with me. It just won't be as one of my officer's, but instead as my boss. Your dad wants you to take over his position as the Overseer, and when you do. You can force me to take you along. So it's a win win. Or if you really believe you're needed in the Vault instead of out there in the Waste's I'll support you no matter what. I love you."

Amata leans back into me for a moment. "Honestly Jake I don't know what I'll do, but you know how important you are to me and how much I love the Vault so I'll just say this. When you go out into the Waste you'd damn well better come back in one piece. Cause if you don't I'm going to track you down and drag you back here myself and I won't ever let you out of my sight again. So just promise me that nothing will happen to you. If you do that I'll stay here and keep everything going smoothly in the Vault, okay."

Looking down at her closed eyes, I hug her a bit tighter. "Amata I don't know if I can promise to come back in one piece, but I can promise that no matter what I'll always come back to you." I want to say more, but now isn't the time. So I just hold her like she's the most precious thing in the world. As I check the time it's still a few hours out till we need to be in school. So I lead her back to bed and we snuggle until we both fall back asleep.

Two weeks later.

"Dad come on, do I really need to take that abomination of a test. I mean I'm already in charge of my own task group. This isn't fair I call foul play." Dad looks back at me with an irritated look. "Jake listen here, while you may have permission from the Overseer that doesn't mean you're exempt from the regular day to day activities that go on down here. Look I know the G.O.A.T. is a joke for you, but while you're down here you'll need to be pulling your own weight. So go take the test. With that big head of yours it should be easy for you to get any job you want. Now out, I have Patients I need to attend to, not a 16 year old throwing a fit." With that Dad literally pushes me out the door. "Yeah love you too Dad"

Shaking my head at his behavior, I walk around the corner where I spot Amata and the rest of my gang. Walking up I wrap an arm around Amata and give her a quick kiss. Afterwards we all walk into the classroom and Mr. Brotch is standing behind the projector fiddling with it. "Hi Mr. Brotch how are you." Turning around Brotch looks at me. "Ah Mr. Cross finally attending one of my classes huh. Well never thought I'd live to see the day. Alright everyone, go find your seat, the test will begin shortly." Even though the classroom is on the small side, with how little people we have around my age it still feels empty.

Mr. Brotch is standing up front off to the side of the projection. "Alright class settle down. Today we will be taking the General Occupational Aptitude Test, or G.O.A.T. for short. Now if all of you would pull out you pencils and flip over your sheet.

Question 1. You are approached by a frenzied Vault scientist, who yells, "I'm going to put my quantum harmonizer in your photonic resonation chamber!" What's your response?

"But doctor, wouldn't that cause a parabolic destabilization of the fission singularity?" - Science

"Yeah? Up yours too, buddy!" - Speech

Say nothing, grab a nearby pipe and hit the scientist in the head to knock him out. For all you knew, he was planning to blow up the vault. - Melee Weapons

Say nothing, but slip away before the scientist can continue his rant. - Sneak

Question 2. While working as an intern in the Clinic, a patient with a strange infection on his foot stumbles through the door. The infection is spreading at an alarming rate, but the doctor has stepped out for a while. What do you do?

Amputate the foot before the infection spreads - Melee Weapons

Scream for help - Speech

Medicate the infected area to the best of your abilities - Medicine

Restrain the patient, and merely observe as the infection spreads - Science

Question 3. You discover a young boy lost in the lower levels of the Vault. He's hungry and frightened, but also appears to be in possession of stolen property. What do you do?

Give the boy a hug and tell him everything will be okay - Speech

Confiscate the property by force, and leave him there as punishment - Unarmed

Pick the boy's pocket to take the stolen property for yourself, and leave the boy to his fate - Sneak

Lead the boy to safety, then turn him over to the overseer - Nothing

Question 4. Congratulations! You made one of the Vault 101 baseball teams! Which position do you prefer?

Pitcher - Explosives

Catcher - Big Guns

Designated Hitter - Melee Weapons

None, you wish the vault had a soccer team - Unarmed

Question 5. Your grandmother invites you to tea, but you're surprised when she gives you a pistol and orders you to kill another Vault resident. What do you do?

Obey your elder and kill the Vault resident with the pistol. - Small Guns

Offer your most prized possession for the resident's life. - Barter

Ask granny for a minigun instead. After all, you don't want to miss. - Big Guns

Throw your tea in granny's face. - Explosives

Question 6. Old Mr. Abernathy has locked himself in his quarters again, and you've been ordered to get him out. How do you proceed?

Use a bobby pin to pick the lock on the door. - Lockpick

Trade a Vault hoodlum for his cherry bomb and blow open the lock. - Explosives and Barter

Go to the armory, retrieve a laser pistol, and blow the lock off. - Energy Weapons

Walk away, and let the old coot rot. - Repair

Question 7. Oh, no! You've been exposed to radiation, and a mutated hand has grown out of your stomach! What's the best course of treatment?

A bullet to the brain - Small guns

Large doses of anti-mutagen agent - Medicine

Prayer. Maybe God will spare you in exchange for a life of pious devotion. - Barter

Removal of the mutated tissue with a precision laser - Energy Weapons

Question 8. A fellow Vault 101 resident is in possession of a Grognak the Barbarian comic book, issue number 1. You want it. What's the best way to obtain it?

Trade the comic book for one of your own valuable possessions - Barter

Steal the comic book at gunpoint - Small guns

Sneak into the resident's quarters, and steal the comic book from his desk - Sneak

Slip some knock out drops into the resident's Nuka-Cola, and take the comic book when he's unconscious. - Medicine

Question 9. You decide it would be fun to play a prank on your father. You enter his private restroom when no one is looking, and....

Loosen some bolts on some pipes. When the sink is turned on, the room will flood. - Repair

Put a firecracker in the toilet. That's sure to cause some chaos - Explosives

Break into the locked medicine cabinet and replace his high blood pressure medication with sugar pills - Medicine

Manipulate the power wattage on his razor, so he'll get an electric shock next time he shaves - Lockpick

And finally Question 10. Who is indisputably the most important person in Vault 101: He who shelters us from the harshness of the atomic wasteland, and to whom we owe everything we have, including our lives?

The Overseer

The Overseer

The Overseer

The Overseer

Alright and that concludes the infamous G.O.A.T. See it wasn't that hard also once you get your results from me you can also apply for a position in Mr. Cross's new Task Force. For more details you'll obviously have to ask Jacob over there. Now form a single file and bring up you test papers."

I get up first and hand over the paper to Brotch. "Well, well if it isn't mister popular himself. Let's see how you did." As he looks over the paper his face kinda goes blank. "And pray tell what this means Mr. Cross you should know that just turning in a blank piece of paper won't get you anywhere."

Looking at his reaction I simply nod.

"Well Mr. Brotch you see there isn't really any singular job on there that I like so I was wondering if you could let me have multiple jobs."

Brotch stares at me for a moment. "You're serious aren't you. You know what sure, tell me the posts you want and I'll help you." I understand the concept, don't look a gift hourse in the mouth, but hey, I guess I can still be surprised because honestly I didn't think that this would work. "Um, Yeah sure so Tattoo Artist, Pip-Boy Programmer, and Jukebox Technician. Those are the post I want. Mostly because they sound the most fun and with the most availability time wise. After all as you mentioned I'm also put in charge of the Task Group and it's training."

"Okay done and done. You'll be getting your first assignments tomorrow morning, Congratulations' and good luck. now I believe all of the others behind you want to hear their results as well." Giving a nod of thanks I walk back over to my desk and wait for those that wanna join.

The first one to walk up to my seat is Butch. "Hey Boss, so it's true, you're really putting a team together to go outside. Well then I definitely want in, this place has been crampin my style for a while now and since you helped mom with her drinkin problem she's been doin a lot better. Well, you think I have what it takes to make it in the big bad Waste." Butch has come a long way from his game self. He doesn't bully anyone, he helps Stanley a lot of the time, and he's been under my wing since the first time he tried starting shit. Now to him I'm the boss and he's my yes man.

"Well Butch if you do join I will be training everyone in Diplomacy, Trading, Unarmed Combat, Armed Combat, and alao as a Medic, I'll be training you to be Vault representatives as well as living weapons. I will not have a repeat of what happened 30 years ago. When we go outside we will be trained and honed as much as I can possibly make you." Seeing all my classmates look at me I continue. "This goes for everyone else. I'm only taking 4 people for the task group and 3 of the spots are taken by Butch, Wally, and Susie. Anyone else that wants to join will have to go through some serious testing in both mental and physical aspects. The reason these 3 were already accepted is because I've been training them since 10.

If you still wish to tryout then speak with the Overseer he will be the one to thoroughly test everyone so that no mistake is made. Now then today has been a long day, everyone go back home and rest easy. Butch, Wally, and Susie wake up early and meet me in the atrium at 5am tomorrow, training will then commence.

With that said I walk out while holding Amata's hand, and damn am I going to be tired tomorrow cause I know I'm not getting any sleep tonight.