Chapter 1 Awakening

Deep down in the vault, Hardy awaken from his long deep sleep. He been sleep for a long time and he didn't knew what's date today.The scientist putting him and his family inside the cryo pod. Hardy found his wife's cryo pod was empty along with their young junior. Hardy explore the abandoned vault for supply. " Where is everyone?????"

"Failure at power reactors, requesting for engineers to repair the damage" facility intercom repeat the announcement

"Need to repair the power reactors" urgent Hardy finding the power reactors room. During the repair of power reactors, some giant insect came for Hardy. Gladly Hardy found a crowbar near by so he can killed that insect.

"What was that things? Looks like a mutated ant". It's presences gave Hardy in terror through his spine.

"I hate those things. It's creep me out" said Hardy

"Need to find way out of here l, but where the exit" doubt Hardy

"Before that, I need to find the armory. Using this crowbar gave me less protection. Need to find the real gun." suggest Hardy

Hardy found the armory but only provide handgun with 150 bullets only. Hardy felt disappointed. Beside his disappointed feeling, he found a flamethrower.

"This coming handy for me. Ok let's try this baby up on that stupid bugs." said Hardy

"Burn baby burrrrnnn!!! Hahahahahaha!!!! How to you like that huh!!! Taste my flame baby!!! Roasted mutated ants, I like that" said Hardy in joy when killing several mutated ants.

"Ok, that's refreshing. Time to find the exit"

During the search for the main door for the vault, Hardy found something very useful for his journeys. Hardy found a pip-boy or portable computer from the dead scientist.

"Finally found the exit door, but this door didn't open. I need to figure how to open that thick door." said Hardy

"Please connecting your pip-boy with the main switch button of the door and press the button 'open' from the main switch." said Hardy's pip-boy intercom

Hardy followed the instruction that his pip-boy gave. Carefully he press the button because he didn't want accidentally broke the button. The instruction actually works and the giants door finally open.

"Please stand back until the door widely open"

Hardy used the elevator make the surface and he finally leave the underground shelter.

"Where am I. Why so many dead trees and lookalike a wasteland." thinks Hardy. "I need go home" continue Hardy

Hardy making his way back home. He saw his hometown once lively and beautiful but now it's just debris with human remains. After taking a long walk, Hardy meet a robot.

"Hi, Mr Handy Man. Are you alone here, where's your owner" asked Hardy to Mr. Handy

"Mr Hardy?Ohh it's really Mr Hardy. I've been waiting for so long." said Mr. Handy

"Mr Orca?? Ohh, my loyal Handy Man. Glad you still in one piece. How are you, orca? asked Hardy

"I'm fine sir. Thanks for asking. Gladly my body can be charging up with solar energy that's keep me operational together with my beautiful fusion core. By the way sir, where is missus and young mister. I didn't see they with you." asked Mr Orca to Hardy

"I've no idea where were they? When I was awake from deep sleep in the cryo pod, I saw that's my wife and young junior's cryo pod was empty. Maybe they awoke earlier before me ?or they were kidnapped by someone. I need to find them? said Hardy in worries

"That's absolutely sir, we going to find them because they might be in danger."said Mr Orca. Anyway sir, it's good to see you again after the nuklear bomb fell" continue Mr. Orca

"Umm Orca, what's date today ? I need to know how long that's I been sleep in that cryo pod" asked Hardy to Mr Orca

"Woah sir calm down, you didn't remember the day before the bom fell??.The bomb fell on 19 June 2020 in 9:00 a.m. and the date for today is 18 September 2232. You been sleeping for 212 years. explained Orca to Hardy.

"What!!! Did I been sleeping for 212 years but I'm still fine. Maybe that cryo pod in that vault putting me and my family in a deep sleep for a long time." doubt Hardy

"Sir Hardy, you need some rest tonight because tomorrow we going to Chopping Chop Town. Don't you worry sir I guard you tonight" said Orca to Hardy

"Ok Orca, if you see any of mutated ants around just kill it and I really hate those bugs. explained Hardy

Hardy get some sleep on his couch. His hometown was destroyed by the nuklear blast. All his neighbor were killed and now Hardy only lives inside his sweet home with no roof. He met his loyal Handy Man named Mr Orca to keep him accompany

"Welcome to my world" said Hardy in silenced before sleeping.