Chapter Ten: A Visitor...

[A/N: So I will list a few facilities that would be added to Big MT if you have more suggestions make sure to explain them, give me a name for the building(like X-22 Botanical Gardens), and a location in Big MT!

Added Facilities:

- Y-46 Weapon's Research

- Z-19 Armor Research

- X-34 R/D Department(Where Teleporters and some of the other things were invented)

- Y-14 Storage Depot]

A few days passed since I planted the Oak Spore Tree Sapling up on the mountain and in this time I have been working on my colonies.

For one, I have expanded the Big MT colony quite a bit to where life covers a large area around the colony's center with vines lining the trench walls, and grass covering the cliff edges, and the valleys between the cliffs.

And at the Zion Valley Colony, my plant life started expanding all the way up to the valley's river, completely taking over the small section of the valley my colony inhabitants.

And finally, my main colony while although, has stopped expanding, has grown much in these couple of days.

For example, I have around 12 Mutfruit trees now, the brahmins are well fed and quite healthy, and I've also added a couple more Spore Plants outside the vault, adding even more protection in case of an attack.

I have also earned enough energy to make another Oak Spore Tree, but I decided against it, I want to make sure that I am not expanding too fast and that I can make sure that the Oak Spore Tree Sapling grows safely.

I had the two Spore Carrier Brute Variants and three normal Spore Carriers guarding the sapling to make sure of it.

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[Claire's POV]

My name is Clair, a Young Woman who was born shortly after the bombs were dropped in Vegas, one of the few cities not hit by the Nuclear Bombs of the old world.

I grew up on the streets managing to only keep myself fed from bartering scrap I scavenged from the desert north of the city.

A few days ago as I was scavenging through the desert I was surprised to see something green along the mountainside near the north-eastern highway.

I don't know how the other scavengers out here with me didn't notice it, I guess they were too busy looking for good scrap to trade, making me the only one to have noticed it so far.

Although I don't know if it was just glass bottles being reflected by the sun or some kind of structure, I decided to at least check the place out, who knows I may get lucky and find something of value!

Although if I do, I have to make sure that I get up early enough in the morning and head there before the other scavengers, and if I find something of value I will need something to hide it and will need to get it to Old Bill before anyone would notice.

This would be difficult since dozens of gangs occupy the city, bully the weak, and fear the strong.

After scavenging a few small things I returned to the city and retreated to the small motel room I took for myself and luckily had a good lock, keeping most from entering, and if anyone does, they wouldn't find anything of worth since I only had a dirty mattress, a few rags stitched together to make some clothes, a few pieces of old stale food, and a few makeshift weapons like a broken bottle and an old military knife that I am usually carrying with me to defend myself.

Guns are a rarity in Vegas with only the 'rich' and 'powerful' having them and some gangs also have a few guns, but not many.

Making sure my door was locked and my window's boards were still intact, I set up some alarms and held my knife in arm's reach before going to sleep for the night.

Once it was morning, I drank a few sips of precious clean water and ate one of the stale pieces of food I had before grabbing a large bag and my knife.

Upon heading outside my Motel Room and locking the door behind me, I could see that the sun only just rose, meaning it was probably around 7:00 AM.

It should only take me around half an hour to get to the place of 'Green' I saw yesterday, hopefully, I don't encounter any predators on my way there...

As I made my way through vegas as quickly as possible and walked along the highway I soon reached the area where I was scavenging the previous day, in the distance, I could see the Green I saw the previous day and began making my way over.

As I neared the green I noticed strange footprints on the ground that led to and from the patch of green.

Feeling slightly scared, I pulled out my knife and slowly approached.

Once I was close enough I froze in place as I looked upon a literal Oasis in the desert!

I heard tales of trees, grass, and the greenery of life from before the war...but I never thought I would live to see such a beautiful sight...

Then before I knew it, I felt something hit the back of my head and my vision went black...