Atomica #1 (Part 2)

ISSUE 1: TROUBLE BY THE MEGATON! (Part 2)

That evening, Atomica appeared! Perched heroically on the globe, she swiftly made light work of the bomb. Rushing to the locations she had secretly scouted earlier, she quickly repaired the leaking pipes. Bringing her information to Simms, they raced to confront Burke. Only Atomica's swift action saved the Sheriff from being gunned down in cold blood.. In the back.

“Too cowardly to face the law, Burke? You'll answer for that!”

Burke was utterly shocked. “What the hell are you?”

“Atomica!”

Burke went down with a well-placed roundhouse to the jaw.

“Sheriff! Do your duty!”

She ran out into the night and vanished.

The next morning, Simms was thankful.

“You did some right fine work there miss Allison.”

“Not me, Sheriff. Atomica. I just know how to get in touch with her.”

“Oh dear sweet Nuka-Cola Classic... Not another one.. “ He sighed. “Right.. That's my mistake then, Miss Allison. Thank Atomica for me when you see her.. And tell her, you are both more than welcome to set up a homestead here.”

There are other superheroes still active?!?!?

“Thank you Sheriff. I will.”

Walter was most grateful as well, even more when she agreed to bring him all the scrap parts she could find.

Settling into her new home, Atomica was surprised to find a RoboButler included with the amenities.

INITIALIZE RECOGNITION PROTOCOL.

Wait... What?

Wadsworth's optics changed colour to the same blue her suit always spoke in. “Protocol authorized. Initiate Playback.” He then briefly shut down and rebooted. “What WAS I doing.. Oh, yes, the dusting...”

PLAYBACK INITIALIZED.

“Sweetheart, if you are hearing this, the worst has happened. Atomica is no longer safe. I am so, so sorry for using you this way... Forgive me. You must not let Atomica fall into the Enclave's hands. And keep yourself hidden. They need you to make use of it. I'm sorry. I love you.”

Dad?

END PLAYBACK.

Dad...

TUNNEL ACCESS OPENED.

She started as her GPS indicated a new target.

PROCEED TO SANCTUARY.

The stairs folded up into themselves, revealing a swtich. Activating the switch opened the floor panels, uncovering descending steps. Atomica activated her suit and headed down.