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Execution Essay: The Big Mac

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Many years ago on the inner city of New York there was an accident that led to apocalyptic disaster that sent the country into chaos. Disease spread like a wildfire, crime flooded the streets, and food and other supplies began to run dangerously low. The man responsible for this, was a once a world known food critic known as Joey “The Big Mac”. He had such a passion for food that he was willing to put five-star businesses on the streets if there was one flaw in their meal. Since he had immense wealth, he hired highly skilled mercs to do his dirty work and steal the supplies of the little surviving settlements. Greed got to his head though so instead of being the fit and healthy man he used to be, he became overweight and wouldn't even feed …show more content…

The settlement leader and a few guards greeted them at the front gate of the settlement. The caravan drive quickly told the leader about the ghouls, raiders, and mercenaries that may come their way. Ian was lead to the center of the camp where the marketplace was, there he was greeted by a young boy named Juan Martínez Villanueva. The young boy led him through the settlement telling him everything he needed to know. Juan Martínez Villanueva introduced Ian to all of the shop owners that he would need to know on his journey to stop Joey from destroying everything in his path. Sheldon was the arms merchant, Ron was the armor merchant, and Rohandra was the medical merchant. Juan Martínez Villanueva gave Ian 50 caps that her stole from his neighbor Stewart. This wasn’t enough to buy anything of significant use so Ian had to use his own personal store of caps. Sheldon was willing to give him 40 free bullets for any gun he chose to buy, to a certain extent of course. Ian got a 44. Revolver, a few improvised grenades, and a small combat knife then continued to Ron to buy some armor. Ron was willing to give Ian a full suit of combat armor if he did a little favor for him. Stewart thought that Ron had taken the 50 caps, so he took the combat armor that Ron will give to Ian. Ron had found a spare key to the back of his house for Ian to go through. Ian waited until night to try and infiltrate …show more content…

All three shop-owners and guards immediately ran to the front of the settlement and opened fire on the raging ghouls and the raiders coming from behind. When guards started to fall citizens replaced them and kept the attackers at bay. The raiders stayed behind and let the ghouls do some work while they stayed back and fired on the settlement from a distance. Ian climbed the wall of the settlement to flank the raiders and take the ghouls by surprise. Ian crept through the shrubs behind the raiders until he was right on them, he quickly took out the three snipers with his combat knife. The remaining raiders heard the screams of their fallen teammates, and quickly focused their fire on Ian. Ian dove behind a boulder on the hill and started firing on the aggressing raiders. Two raiders decided to rush him, but were taken by surprise when Ian jumped from the top of the boulder and brought a steel-toed stomp to one of their faces, while shooting the other. Ian heard more gunfire and peeked from the boulder to see the remaining raiders taken out by the settlement snipers. Ian quickly returned to the settlement to take care of the ghouls, but was pinned down by a surviving raider who was wielding a knife. Ian and the raider tussled on the ground, until the raider brought the knife to Ian’s throat. Ian closed his eyes waiting for the inevitable, but all he heard was a ear-piercing gun shot and then a

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