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I watched helplessly as the people who called themselves "The Insitute" cut into another one of my pack members, they seemed hell-bent on finding a way to improve us. I thrashed and gnawed against the metal bars that hold me in my cell, trying desperately to attack the humans that were cutting open my pack members. I looked around the cell looking for a weak spot or a way out. I was being held in a cell with while metal plates at the sides and front, with metal bars at the front, giving me a view through the window where my pack member was currently being dissected.

Before we were captured by the Institute we were a pack of Intelligent deathclaws about fifteen members strong. After some close encounters with the Enclave, we fled the area and traveled to a place the humans called Boston. There we set up a home base in vault 95, just outside what was called "The glowing sea"
The residents inside vault 95 seemed to of died of either a drug overdose or fled a long time before. A few days after we set up our home, the Insitute found us. Five of our clan died in the battle before we were captured.

I was completely lost in thought when I heard my cell being unlocked, I swiftly turned and put myself in a defensive stance as some scientists and metal humanoids came into my cell. They didn't even have to tell me to do anything, I knew exactly what was in store for me.

"Onyx, It's time for you to undergo some tests." The Institute scientist spoke.

I grunted in confirmation, mostly because I didn't want to give the scientist bastards the privilege of hearing me speak. I hopelessly followed the scientists, I thought about trying to escape, but the sheer amount of metal humanoids prevented me from trying. The scientists guided me into an operating room, where they ushered me onto a large metal surface. The Metal humanoids attached restraints to my body as a scientist put a clear medical mask on my face, pumping a sweet smelling chemical into my lungs. Soon I started to drift to sleep as the chemicals started taking effect.

I was actually suprised that I woke up. Though when I woke up I felt... Different. I looked around to see multiple scientists observing me and writing down notes from a protected room above me. I looked up at a scientist, who had just turned on a microphone.

"Onyx. This is a test... Inside of the cage in front of you is a Savage deathclaw, Savage deathclaws are much stronger and faster than even Deathclaw matriarchs. We have run some experiments on you, which the result of them should be displayed during this battle." The scientist announced.

They started a twenty-second countdown I used that time to get in a defensive stance facing the cage that held a savage deathclaw.
Right about when they reached ten seconds a rather large explosion shook the area, knocking a few scientists off their feet above me. I waited as the scientists seemed to panic and run around, yelling at the others to seal the doors. Another explosion went off knocking a scientist backward, slamming into the window separating me from them, shattering it. The scientists immediately yelled at the metal humanoids to subdue me, which they nodded and started charging at me, shooting what seemed to be blue lasers that bounced harmlessly off my scales.

I roared and charged at the first group of attacking metal-men and in one swipe of my claws, cut one in half. I backhanded another one into the wall with ease. Suddenly realizing that what they had done to me had raised my ability to fight tenfold, The scientists quickly unsealed the door to get away. As soon as they unsealed and opened the door they were met with a hailstorm of bullets from the other side. The first thing to walk through the door was a man in power armor, which at first I feared was an Enclave soldier, but instead of the Enclave insignia, it had an insignia that showed a sword with wings sprouting out the sides above three gears.

I was so preoccupied watching these new arrivals that I completely forgot that I was still being attacked by three metal humanoids. I yanked my attention back to my attackers, who had realized I was distracted and as soon as I turned my head back to them. I was smacked across the face with a shock baton, which did almost no damage other than a small red area that faded as soon as it showed up. I raised to my full hight on my back legs, towering over the Metal human who looked up at me.

"I seemed to have made a mistake, assistance is required." The Metalman said to his comrades. I raised my claws in the air and swiped down at it, slicing an arm off. I quickly spun around, slamming my tail into the Metalman that I had just dismembered. The other two Metalmen charged at me, one actually jumping onto my back. The Metalman on top of me started repeatedly slamming a shock baton to the top of my head, disorienting me as I stumbled around reaching unsuccessfully for the assailant on my back.

I reached forward and grabbed onto the Metalman that was in front of me and ripped him in half, before continuing to try and grab the Metalman on my back.
As the Metalman continued his repeated attack on my head, it started affecting me majorly. I started seeing black spots in my vision and I stopped attacking the Metalman and focused on staying conscious.

After a second or two I heard a gunshot ring out much more prevalently than the ones that were taking place in the background. I noticed that my skull wasn't being assaulted as the Metalman slid off my back with a bullet hole clean through his head. I looked over once more to the man in the power armor that was standing a few meters away from me, inside the room where all the scientists lay dead. I saw that he was pointing his weapon at me and that he had just fired a shot. I looked at the Metalman that now lay at my feet, Then looked back up at the armored man.

I rose up to my normal standing position and the man flinched and aimed his rifle at me.

"This is Paladin Jenkins, I've got a fifteen-foot tall Deathclaw here. I require heavy assistance." The Armored man, I now know as Paladin Jenkins spoke into his armor.

Two more power armored people rushed into the room with Gatling guns. They revved up their guns and stood there waiting for me to charge, Instead, I stood my ground and stared at the three people.

"Umm... Do we have any idea what kind of deathclaw this is?" The person to the side of Paladin Jenkins asked.

"I have no clue... Is it even going to attack us?" The other Armored person replied. I shook my head left to right, as I have been told that what humans associate with the word no.

"Wait... Can you understand us?" Paladin Jenkins asked shocked at my reaction to the other's question.

I nodded my head up and down this time, which displayed an affirmative answer.

"Well... Shit. Can you speak to us?" The one left of Paladin Jenkins asked.

"Yes," I answered.

"Bastards." All four of us turned our heads to an Institute scientist that was leaning on a wall with a hole in his stomach.

"I may die here... But I sure as hell will take you with me." The scientist said laughing maniacally and grabbing a device out of his lab coat and pressing a button, pointing it at the three soldiers, who vanished with a blue burst of energy. The scientist then turned to me, I immediately charged the man, who then pressed the button just as I reached him. I felt immense pain as I seemed to hit a wall of blue energy, knocking me out.

I groaned as I slowly started to regain consciousness. At the moment I was face down in a thick green carpet of what I assumed was grass, I didn't know for sure though. I have never seen true grass because of humanities war against itself had irradiated the world so much that grass could only grow in small patches. I slowly rose to my feet and looked around to see that I was in a very lush forest. The area was covered with more trees and bushes than I've ever seen in my lifetime.

I looked to my side to see that the three soldiers that helped free me from the Institute were laying near me. I walked up to each of them and poked them, seeing if any of them was conscious. The only one who showed any reaction was the Paladin Jenkins, who batted my paw away before realizing there was a deathclaw standing above him. He freaked out and pulled a small 9mm pistol and fired multiple rounds at my chest, which bounced harmlessly off of my hardened scales.

After he shot at me I backed up to give him some room and to try and calm him down, as his breathing had become heavy and erratic. After that he seemed to regain his composure a small bit and dropped his weapon at his side, holding his hand to his breastplate. After the gunshots, the other members of his pack or 'unit' as humans call them started to wake up.

Paladin Jenkins slowly rose to his feet and grabbed his pistol off the floor and holstering it.

"Uh, Sorry about that... I didn't mean to shoot at you." Paladin Jenkins apologized, I simply nodded.

"What the hell did that scientist bastard do to us?" One of the power armored people asked, getting up.

"It seems like he had teleported us in some way." The other power armored person replied, walking over to a tree and leaning on it.

"Seems so... Our first course of action is to find some sort of civilization, If not, Build a compound. The main point is that we need to find a way to contact the Pridwin or any Brotherhood units that are here." Paladin Jenkins spoke.

"Brotherhood?" I questioned.

"Oh. Yes, we are apart of a faction called the Brotherhood of steel. My name is Paladin Jenkins, The one leaning on the tree is Knight Ryson and the one next to him is Aspirant Jade ." The Paladin Jenkins said pointing to the soldiers.

"I'm guessing the first part of your names are some sort of rank?" I asked.

"Exactly." Knight Ryson answered.

Jenkins looked like he was about to ask me a question when a flare was shot into the sky somewhat close to our location, leaving a red glow in the air for a few moments before falling back down.

"People. It seems that they need help, Paladin do we assist?" Aspirant Jade asked.

"Our first course of action is to find civilization, We have no choice. Also, it would be statistically advantageous if you come with us... Do you have a name?"

"Onyx. While I do not particularly want to fight, but you did save my life, So I will accompany you." I answered.

"Good, Lets move." Paladin Jenkins said as we stared a slow jog to the location of the flare. We could have gone faster, but the two were carrying heavy Vulcans. All three also had full sets of power armor on, which did also slowed us.

We came to a small village, Which looked like it could hold fifty people at most. Half the buildings were on fire and people were screaming and running from large creatures that resembled wolves, bears, and boars from before the war.

"We have multiple hostiles attacking people, Open fire on the ones that are farther away from people to avoid casualties via crossfire. Onyx, I need you to get the creatures that are closer to people." The Paladin ordered.

I nodded and looked around as the two Soldiers opened fire on a large group of the dark creatures. As soon as they opened fire, I saw a small child cowering under a house as a wolf-like creature slashed at him. I charged at the dark creature, who easily noticed me. It turned towards me much too late though, as I reached it before it was able to defend itself. I slashed at its throat, slicing through the flesh of the creature easily. It fell to the ground and started dissipating almost instantly.

I looked behind me to see children and defenseless humans huddled in a group with able-bodied humans, including the Brotherhood soldiers, forming a protective ring around them. While their strategy was smart, they were quickly being overrun. I looked back down to the child hiding under the house,

"Don't move tiny human," I ordered to the child. I ran as fast as I could to the assistance of the soldiers, But I was too slow. A Wolf-like creature was finally able to break through the gunfire and pounced on one of the power-armored soldiers. I grabbed the creature and yanked it off of the Brotherhood soldier, throwing the creature into a nearby building. I looked down at the Brotherhood soldier to see that Asprient Jade's armor was ripped apart, as well as her insides. While she was still breathing weakly, I knew she had almost no chance of survival. I returned my attention to the rest of the people to see that half of the protective ring was either being pounced on or was already dead.

Multiple dark creatures began charging at the center group of frightened people, I stood between the creatures and the humans. The dark creatures seemed not to care as they continued charging, so I roared at the dark creatures. Almost instantly, every single creature looked up to me for a few moments, then ran away into the forest. This wasn't an uncommon reaction, as the roar of a deathclaw is a terrifying sound to hear. Out of all deathclaws, intelligent deathclaw roars are not the most frightening of roar, but it is still more than enough to scare away most foes.

The humans turned to me with frightened eyes as I walked over to two power-armored bodies. One, which I assumed was Knight Ryson due to a marking on the back of the armor. He was laying over the other soldier, with massive pieces of the back of the suit torn out, revealing a bloody mess of mangled flesh I assumed was caused by a Wolf-like creature, as the cuts looked like they were caused by claws.

The Brotherhood soldier underneath the Knight was trying to push the body off of him, with little success. I decided to help the soldier by pushing Knight Rysons body off of the soldier. Due to the process of elimination, I assumed that the brotherhood soldier was Palidin Jenkins.

"Palidin Jenkins?" I asked, getting his attention, as well as some other humans who gasped at my ability to speak.

The Paladin looked up at me for a moment then looked around us, seeing the last of the dark creatures retreating into the nearby forest.
"I-I need a moment." The Paladin said, holding his hand to his chest.