I drew this at 3 am on my phone bc I was struck with inspiration

*YOU CAN HEAR THIS WHILE YOUR READING https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l8LPj_khfgE

The red haired, young woman, walked and walked across the Mojave desert. She was trying to find a place to take a break because the heat was finally getting to her, back in the capital wasteland, she wasn’t used to such heat and plus she was tired of walking from exploring. She looked into her binoculars and search around the desert to see if there was any shade that at least she could rest in.She searched until she saw of what looked to be a abandoned shack, it wasn’t the best but it was place where she could rest, at least until she was well enough to continue her journey, She put away her binoculars and walked all the way to the shack.

When Cywren arrived in the doorway of the shack, she noticed that the door wasn’t locked and went in with her gun in hand. She looked around the worn down shack but found nobody, She put her backpack down to the ground and stretched and looked around to see what she could find, a few bottle caps, some scrap metal and ammo, nothing else. She sat down in the bed that was in the corner of the room and relaxed, she then found that there was a radio in the ground. Cywren picked it up to see that it was turned off, she decide to turn it on, to see if worked. Much to the young woman’s surprise, it did and she tuned it to a radio station that was playing some music and left it there. Cywren put the radio in the position it was on the ground and laid down on the bed and started to relax, there was no noise, just the music coming from the radio. Cywren took a book from her backpack she found while exploring and started to read it, she found it extremely relaxing to just read and be listening to music in the background.

After a few chapters of her books, and after some random songs playing on the radio, a familiar tune started playing that made look up from her book. “I don’t want to set the world on fire…” She instantly recognized the song, that same song that she absolutely loved and despised at the same time because of the memories it brought back. She got up and sat down on the bed, closed her book and put beside her, then she got a flashback….

~Flashback to a few months ago in the capital wasteland~

Cywren and her companion, Timebomb were walking around the wasteland to see what they could do. Cywren had decided to leave all of her companions, including Quasar, home and take only Timebomb with her because she felt that even though, he had been with Cywren with the other followers, She and him haven’t had a one on one adventure for a long time. The two adventurers decided to stop at a small shack to rest for a while and regain their strength.

They walked in and searched to see if there was anybody inside but found nobody, then they started to loot the place. Cywren was inside the bathroom to see if the shack had any medical supplies, while Timebomb was looking around the kitchen area, suddenly, Timebomb called Cywren “Hey, Cywren! Come over here! Look at what I found!” Cywren walked over to where the brunette was “What is it?” “A radio!” “Wow! A radio, does it work?” Timebomb then tried to turn it on and started to play static “It does” he said. He tuned it to a radio station that was playing music and left it there “There we go” He turned to the red head “Find anything interesting?” Cywren moved her head right to left “no” “Well, let’s stay here and rest for a while” he replied, Cywren agreed.

The both young people sat down on the floor, Timebomb lowered his red googles that Cywren had bought for him and relaxed. Cywren offered Timebomb some rat meat to eat, Timebomb agreed and they both started eating their rat meat. While eating, They talked about different things, the brotherhood of steel, the other companions and such. After that Cywren also gave her companion a Nuka Cola to enjoy and they started drinking it happily.

Timebomb finished his drink and put the bottle aside, then a song came on in the radio “I don’t want to set the world on fire…” Timebomb recognized the song and started humming it. He then looked at the young woman who was still drinking her Nuka Cola and after gathering up his courage, he asked “Cywren? Do you dance?” His leader looked at him and giggled “No, not really, why?” Timebomb got up and extended his arm “Because I want you to dance with me” Cywren’s cheeks started to become a light red “T-Timebomb, I’ll look a fool, I’ve never danced before, I’ll just look silly” Timebomb chuckled “C’mon Cywren it isn’t that difficult. I’ll teach you, please?” Cywren sighed “Sure” she grabbed the young man’s hand and was lifted up.

The both of them walked to the radio and faced each other “So, what do I do first?” Cywren asked, Timebomb didn’t respond but grabbed her hand and put his other hand on her back. Cywren blushed even harder but smiled, then they started dancing slowly together. “I don’t want to set the world on fire, I just want to start a flame in your heart ” The couple looked at each other in the eyes “I’m I doing it right?” Asked Cywren worriedly but Timebomb chuckled “Cywren, stop worrying, just let me and the music guide you” Cywren smiled and thought in her head “He’s right, what I’m I worrying about?” she relaxed and let the song and Timebomb guide her. “I don’t want to set the world on fire, honey, I love you too much. I just want to start a great big flame down in your heart. You see, way down inside of me, darling I have only one desire and that one desire is you, and I know nobody else ain’t going to do” Timebomb was lost In Cywren’s bright sky blue eyes and Cywren was also lost in his Hazel brown eyes. Timebomb actually started singing “I’ve lost all ambition for worldly acclaim. I just want to be the one you love and with your admission that you feel the same, I’ll have reached the goal I’m dreaming of, believe me” Cywren was surprised how lovely Timebomb actually sang and she also joined “I don’t want to set the world on fire, I just want to start a flame in your heart”

With that the song ended but the couple didn’t let go, they starred at each other for what seemed forever until They both leaned in for a soft kiss on their lips. Then their kiss started to get more passionate, Timebomb wrapped his arms on Cywren’s hips and Cywren wrapped her arms over Timebomb’s neck. After a while, the both of them stop to catch their air “I love you Cywren” The red haired girl responded “Me too” after that, the coupled hugged each other and started dancing slowly again.

~Back to the present time~

Cywren felt tears forming on her eyes, she remembered that day perfectly well, it was forever in her memory. She didn’t just missed him, she missed Them, her companions, her friends, her family, her home, They had been through so much together. She remembered Copper’s words of wisdom, Sarah’s strict way to handle everything, Bryan’s cheerfulness, Quasar’s playfulness and loyalty and Timebomb… Timebomb, Oh how much she missed Timebomb more than anything. At Least Venturian, Jordan, had returned to her head but it still wasn’t enough, she still felt lonely but she didn’t want Jordan finding out.

She then reached for her pocket and grabbed two photo’s that were folded neatly and she unfolded one of them. The picture was a group photo of the whole gang, Copper waving, Bryan hugging Quasar in the left, and Cywren, Sarah and Timebomb together with Cywren, having both arms around them. They all looked like a family, a big, weird, happy family and that’s what they were, a family. Cywren then unfolded the remaining picture, this one was only of her and Timebomb. She was hugging him from the back smiling and he was also smiling. She remembered when they took the picture together, it was a sunny day and they decided to go on a picnic together with the group. She also remembered the days when she was living in the vault, the memories she made with her dad and Amata, then when she left the vault and said goodbye to Amata and then watched her dad die in front of her very eyes, “I miss you guys… So much” she said to herself.

This time, the tears started falling freely and they fell on the both pictures, Cywren was sobbing, remembering all the memories that she had made with these people that she never expected to met, let alone, live with her. So many years of friendship and love, she missed them, now she was alone like she was when she was fresh out of the vault, Vent was still there with her no matter what but it didn’t felt the same, she wanted someone that she could met and talk to physically, not just a voice inside her head. There was even a time when Jordan wasn’t talking to her at all, He said it was just because he had lost connection. That was when she got here, all the way to the Mojave and that was another thing, She didn’t even remember how in the world she got all the way from the capital wasteland, to Nevada in the Mojave desert? “Dammit! Dammit! Remember Dammit!” She said in her head, But as much as she tried, she didn’t remember a single thing at all.

Cywren continued sobbing loudly for a while, lying in bed, until she thought to herself “No, No! I’m not going to cry, no matter how much I miss them, I need to be strong for them, for me” She wiped away her tears and took off her glasses, cleaned them and put them back on. She them stood up from the bed and continued to say to herself “I’m Cywren Caster, I defeated a lot of foes on my own and managed to save the wasteland too, I’m better than this, I know that they wouldn’t want to see me like this” She picked up her two photos and looked at them “I don’t how or why I got here but no matter what, I will survive and get back to the capital wasteland, Copper, Sarah, Bryan, Quasar, Timebomb, Jordan, Mom, Dad, Amata, You’ll see, I will survive, I will be strong!” With that, the Red haired girl kissed the photo’s of her loved ones and folded them back and put them in her pocket again. She then Grabbed her backpack and headed out into the Desert wasteland and see what new dangers would she face alone… For now…

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Well, yeah, I’ve been writing a lot of “A Fallout Tale” and “Cybomb” but I don’t care, I love writing them. I heard Fallout 3’s “I don’t want to set the world on fire” and I thought of that but Cywren and Timebomb dancing together with it and then I saw some fan art and that made me do this. I just really miss the gang, especially Timebomb. I NEED MY SHIP TO SURVIVE!!! Well, anyways, Hope you enjoy!

P.S: Some of the pictures in the story are actually fan Art pictures made in DeviantArt

P.P.S: In my head canon, Cywren doesn’t remember how she got to the Mojave desert at all but it doesn’t mean you have to follow it, you can have your own opinion. Jordan said to come up our own ideas and well here’s mine, please be respectful (You can Also think up what happened to the companions, especially Timebomb)

The Fan Art:

Fan Art that Inspired me to write this story: http://www.deviantart.com/art/The-memory-hurts-495214453

Group Photo: http://rrproani.deviantart.com/art/A-Fallout-Memory-479101530