SevenKings here with a tribute to Monty Oum,creator of RWBY. I was also playing Borderlands 2 and thought about combining the two.
Chapter 1:
In the Highlands of Pandora, a lone black-haired man was walking down a beaten path. The man was wearing a white half mask with black markings that covered his upper face and a scarf that covered the lower half. He was also wearing a brown duster with steel-toed combat boots and two pistol holsters on his hip and under his arms.
The man had reached his destination which was a hidden cave. Inside it was a statue of a woman with her hair combed to her left side and the right side of her head was shaven. Wings were on the woman's back and spiral tattoos covered her right arm.
The man took off his mask and scarf to show the man was young; about seventeen or so and his face was covered with burn scars; his eyes were differently colored with his left eye brown and the other a cybernetic blue eye. He placed the headgear in front of the statue before he kneel down in front of it.
A few minutes passed before the man spoke,"Hey Angel, sorry I haven't been around lately. Been busy keeping the bandits and psychos from messing things up." He sighed and lowered his head, "Ever since Jack's death, we seemed to be drifting off. Axton' usually hangs out with Raiders drinking in the praise, Maya's with Lilith trying to find information on Sirens, Salvador's with Zer0 taking any jobs that seems challenging to them and just by themselves, Gaige's hanging out with Scooter trying to find a way to find a way to add Elemental weaponry onto the cars,Brick's been expanding Slab territory, Mordecai's been on the hunt against the remnants of Hyperion on the planet, and Kreig's catching up on lost time with Tiny Tina."
The man looked up at the Angel statue,"With the Vault found and opened, I don't know what to do anymore. The bandits and creatures are no challenge, my friends are too busy to even make time for some hanging out, and nothing interest me anymore. What do I do?"
"You can die,Bandit."
Electricity shot out from all directions disrupting the "Bandit's" shield who then fell to the floor with about 40 volts of electrictiy in his body. Footsteps could heard as the man had enough strength left in his body to lift his head. He could see a brown hair man with windswept hair and a mask in the same shade of skin tone. The 'Bandit' was shocked because the man in his sights was no other than Handsome Jack.
Handsome Jack
Pandora's Worst Father
"Have a nice nap, it's more than you deserve." Jack said as he stomped on the 'Bandit's' head forcing the 'Bandit' to see only darkness.
Later on
Eyes slowly opening, with a small groan the "Bandit" looked up to that he was cuffed in a chair that was in the middle of the room with a dark skin girl with a sheriff's hat and a cowgirl outfit. She was sitting in a chair as she stared at the immboile form of the Vault Hunter.
The 'Bandit' gave a small huff, "Thought I killed you already,Sheriff Nisha."
Former/Reinstated Sheriff Nisha
Perfect fit for Jack/Lawbringer
Nisha gave a small smile, it would have be pretty if he didn't know the person was psychopathic lawbringer who worships the ground Jack stands on,"Did you really Jack wouldn't have a New-U Station just for his lover in case something like the showdown happen?" Nisha then stood up as she walked close to the body of The Vault Hunter. "Nobody's been able to outdraw and out-shoot me before besides Jack so I did a little digging on you."
Nisha then grabbed the new Hyperion Echo communicator on her waist which basically works as a cellphone, computer, music device among other things. Right now through, she was the computer portion and scrolled down the hologram,"Darrian Riddick, son of Richard B. Riddick the former escaped convict and mass murderer. When Riddick had been executed on the spot by Atlas Special Forces in one of the inner worlds, you were forced to become a ward of the planet at the age of seven.
Darrian
The Gunslinger
Six months later, you escaped from the orphanage which was later discovered to be involved in heavy child trafficking. You survived the streets with the help of two other street rats, Rebecca 'Revy' Lagoon and Abel 'The Vampire' Nightroad for the next six years where there was a split up between the three of you. Revy went to a borderland planet where the organized criminal activity is a everyday occurrence. Abel Nightroad soon became a priest for the Catholic Church and you became a normal citizen and went to middle school with a orphan scholarship sent to you as public relation since if the son of a murderer can be 'civilized' it meant they were doing their jobs to protect the people and reeducate the criminals.
Despite little to no public or private education before this point, you managed to secure yourself a high-school diploma with the next two years at the age of fifteen and became an apprentice to a gunsmith worker who deals with every company so long as they upheld the deal made with him." Nisha then looked up from the Echo communicator,"Stop me, if I got something wrong." When Darrian didn't, she continued her monologue on the man's life.
"Two years later, you were in a relationship with a woman named Tanya, reports indicated that there was a fight before the apartment building which you and her had rented was burning,killing sixty people;ten of which were children. In the reports, Tanya claims that you were having jealously problems and intend to perform a murder-suicide before the cops had shown and you were then arrested while you were knocked unconscious.
When you woken up, you immediately grabbed a gun from one of the officers and shot your way out which resulted in the deaths of an entire precinct of officers before tracking down and killing Tanya yourself. You then hijacked a ship and came to Pandora, is that right?"
Darrian didn't answered instead he just sat in the chair with his head down. Nisha took that as a sign that what she had say so far was true, the lawbringer hang her Echo back on her waist before that same hand slap Darrian's face. Nisha then grabbed Darrian's chin and brought his face close to hers,"Do you know what ticks me off about this scenario? The fact that you were on the way to becoming a law-abiding citizen and just threw all away because of a moment of heated passion. If you truly loved her, then you should have trusted her."
Nisha then let go of Darrian's chin and went towards the only door of the room. Before she exited, she turned her head said her final piece,"I intend to get some vengeance for every officer you killed. Enjoy the room, you and it are going to be together for a long time.
Six Months Later
Darrian was still in the same room, in the same chair, in the same spot with multiple chains on him along with an automated turret system which will shoot if he moved away from the box shape on the floor which signifies 'the safety zone.' There was also a generator which constantly emitted electricity into his body.
The reason for that would be due to the experiments done on him with the DNA of the animals of Pandora along with unrefined Eridium. Jack had the idea to use someone he hated with a passion in order to not only torture him but also further his own goals. A win-win situation if there was ever one.
The door opened and Nisha had came in still dressed in the exact same clothes as she did in all those months ago. She walked over to his body and placed her head onto his own,"Guess what?" Nisha asked,"We're going to let you out of those chains."
Darrian, knowing Jack and Nisha, wondered why,"What's the catch?"
Nisha had a saditic smile on her face,"We're letting you go so you can kill your Vault Hunter buddies for us, isn't it great?"
The scarred man laughed,"And why would I do that?"
"Cause ya got no choice."
Darrian widened his eyes before everything became black.
Inside the Hyperion Base (All characters are wearing default clothing.)
"Well, shit how are we to find that killer?" Lilith asked her three teammates, Maya, Zer0, and Gaige.
Lilith
De facto leader of the Crimson Raiders
Five months ago, the Vault Hunters gathered to check up on one another and relax a bit maybe throw a party or two. They all waited for Darrian to showed up since they were sure he got the message since they had his Echo Number. A month passed and they got worried, although Darrian wasn't one to say where he went all the time, he usually came back every month or so to either restock or just hang out with them.
Their fears had proven true when an Echo tape was sent to them with the words,"To the child-murdering Vault Hunters." The tape went as such, "I'm back and here to stay. Hope you don't mind but I took the liberty of taking one of your buddies as a lab rat for my experiments. Don't worry through, eventually you'll all join him."
Mordecai was pissed off, fearing he would lose another friend the same way he lost Bloodwing. The Crimson Raiders then took the fight to Hyperion Corporation once more and it took another four months before they could get the location of where Darrian was held.
The plan was kept simple;first,Salavador,Kreig,Axton,Brick and Mordecai would lead the frontal assault on the bases along with Raiders and the Slabs. Lilith,Maya,Gaige,and Zer0 would sneak in and grab Darrian and if possible take any Hyperion scientist or leaders such as Jack or Nisha.
"A challenge itself/Finding our friend in this place/What a worthy place." Zero haiku'ed.
Zer0
The guy who can kill you before you notice him.
Maya shook her head,"Zero, can't you think of anything other than getting your kicks."
Maya
Badass Siren Vault Hunter
Gaige was jumping up and down,"I can't wait to blow this place sky-high. Anarchy 4 Life!"
Gaige
Founding Leader of Pandora's Anarchy Club
"Enough, you three, let's worry about the cowboy before we do anything else," Lilith turned on her Echo communicator,"Boys, anything out there?"
"The pendejo's all ran with el rabo entre las piernas," a deep voice answered with Lilith seeing from her HUD that it was Salvador.
"In English, I think he said that they retreated,"a smooth voice said along with a image of Axton.
"Hey, guys, I see something coming from the East Wing," a image of Mordecai appeared on Lilith's Hud replacing Axton's,"El Dios Mio, i-it's Dare. He's fucked up, they got him rolling in one of the storage ships."
Lilith was quick to give orders,"All Raiders, move to quarantine that cargo ship. The Vault Hunters will be ones leading the frontal charge, do you receive?"
A roars of approval nearly deafened the redhead, she turned to her three companions,"Let's roll."
Cargo Ship
With the Raiders and Slabs guarding the perimeter of the ship, the Vault Hunters moved closer to the ship. Kreig took a deep sniff and exclaimed,"I SMELL KOOL-AID. WHO STARTED THE PARTY WITHOUT KREIG?" Kreig started to rushed forward despite the warnings of his comrades. As Kreig reached the door, it smashed forward into Kreig who flew along with it.
It was thanks to Maya who used Phase-locked on Kreig and the door that sometime-sane Vault Hunter wasn't turned into a pancake. (Did someone say,Pancakes cause Ren makes the Best! Shut up Nora, you're breaking the fourth wall. You're also not supposed to be here right now. Sorry!)
Maya asked,"Are you alright, Kreig?"
"PRETTY BLUE ANGEL SAVED KREIG! KREIG THANKS BLUE ANGEL! NOW,KREIG GOES ON MEAT TRAIN THAT HIT KRIEG!" The psycho Vault Hunter screamed as he was let down slowly by the Phaselock.
Krieg
Lover of all things Meat
The other Vault Hunter were in a shock through, as while Maya was concentrating on Kreig and the psycho was gibbering again, the others saw their buddy but he was different. While his hair and body shape was similar; it was the buldging muscles and the cold eyes as he glared at the Vault Hunters. Darrian was also only wearing a Hyperion-issued pants with no shirt or shoes.
Brick was the first to step up, "Slab, it's good to see you again. Let's get going back to Sanctuary."
Brick
The Berserker who used to have a Rocket Launcher
However, Darrian didn't make a move so Brick moved closer,placing a hand on the formerly imprisoned man. The Gunslinging Vault Hunter did something no one expected, he grabbed Brick's hand and nearly crushed it if it wasn't a Phaseblast from Lilith that stop Darrian. Lilith asked Brick while keeping a eye on Darrian,"You alright, Brick?"
Brick who jumped back when Darrian let go, nodded,"Yeah, didn't expect the Slab to be that strong. What the hell did Jack do to him?"
The Vault Hunter's Echo communicator screeched before an image of Jack appeared,"Oh, you know, a little of this and a little of that and I now have a loyal puppy. Gotta admit, your buddy was a tough one to break. It was only recent by like,I don't know, five minutes and I had to cheat a little."
Mordecai growled as he reloaded his sniper rifle,"Jack, you hijo de puta, I'm going to kill you slowly and painfully, you hear me?"
Mordecai
RIP Bloodwing
Jack's voice was clearly bored, as if he already expected that response,"Yes, Yes, You'll find me and kill me and go back to that piss-hole you call home. Well, guess what, I got a surprise for you." At the end of the sentence, a force-field activated trapping the Vault Hunters in,"Surprise bitch, you're stuck in there until one of two things happen. Either you'll kill that little or not so little buddy, or wait until he kills you all. It's win-win for me, *snaps fingers*, knew I forgot something. Nisha, get the popcorn, you can't enjoy something like this without popcorn."
Darrian's eyes glowed red as he roared, the Vault Hunters readied their hearts,souls and guns for the upcoming fight.
Darrian rushed forward towards Brick but was lifted up the ground by Maya's Phaselock. The brainwashed man fought viciously to get out while the Vault Hunters peppered him with bullets and rocket by Axton's double turrets. When the Phaselock end and Darrien hit the ground, Zer0 who was in his Decepti0n M0de, was behind Darrian as sliced the back of his friend's neck.
"Darrian's life ends/By my hand it has been done/Rest in peace my friend,"Zer0 made a slow motion sheathing his blade. But it wasn't over, Darrian, while stilling laying down grabbed Zer0's leg and and as he stand up;smashed Zer0 into the ground.
"Amigo! Bastardo, how could you?" Salvador screamed as he gunzerked two Legendary Vladoff Machineguns that he found in the Vault all those months ago. As he fired into Darrian, the teen cloaked himself, leaving the remaining Vault Hunters to back each other since this was the stragety used against Hyperion Assassins and the annoying Stalkers.
Salvador
If you haven't solve your problem with bullets,you aren't using enough.
"I've placed turrets down," Axton called out as the turrets started firing in the direction which Darrian was hiding.
Axton
Glory Hound and Ex-Husband
With the turrets and death trap laying down suppressive fire, Maya and Lilith using electricity to shock Darrian's shield down if it ever restore itself and Salvador's regen ammo which he also gave to the other Vault Hunters, it seems that victory was within reach with the only question was who's going to kill the teen before Jack's voice could be heard over their communicators,"Seems like it's a little unfair so Dogmeat, limit break."
Screams could be heard as Darrien fell to the floor, clutching the ground as four wings made of fire, corrsion, slag and electiricty appeared on Darrien's back. "You sick fucker, what did you do to him?" Lilith screamed.
"Kill him and you'll find out," Lilith could swear she saw Jack had a smug grin on his face.
The winged teen looked at his former friends with hatred before his head flew off, it seems that Zer0 was waiting for the right moment to hack the head off,"It is real shameful/that I was knocked out so soon/ Make sure he is dead." With that, Zer0 hacked the other limbs with some difficulty due to the enhanced muscles and bones."
*Slowly Claps*"Wow, just wow, I thought it would be more dramatic you know. I was sure at least one of you would've died but I guess he still had some fight in him if he could resist my orders like that. I'll be sure to thank his donation and remark on how tough he was. The rest of you, through, you're going to die in a ditch somewhere on Pandora. By the way, I also just killed your entire raiding force so good luck in getting past my loaders, Ciao," Jack's image dissappeared from their HUD as the field went down.
The Hunters fired their guns at the loaders who fired back.
Darrian slowly open his eyes, as he did so he saw a white room similar to one used in a movie where the main character was dead; he checked that he was still alive. It was shocking, while he was under the control of Jack, he felt as if he was trapped inside his own as his fellow Vault Hunters tried to kill him. While he was glad he was no longer under Jack's control, he was depressed that they went in guns first approach.
Darrian looked around,"Am I dead?"
A voice answered back,"Not technically, Darrian."
The gunslinger turned around to see someone he wasn't expecting,"A-Angel?"
Angel smiled back at him,"It's good to see you again,through I wasn't expecting those scars on your face. Besides, I'm here to help you,Dare."
Angel lifted her tattooed hand and a galaxy appeared in the palm of her hand,"The Eridians were more than what we knew,Dare. They had control over things we wished we could;Space itself was their bitch."
"Didn't know you cussed, I always thought you were one of those sheltered princess types."
Angel looked away,"I was..."
Dare was apolgetic as since he knew about how obsessive Jack was when it came to Angel,"Listen,An...," The area which the two of them were in began to shake, Angel was wide-eyed as she look at Darrian,"There's no time, Dare! I'm giving you a second chance to live, it's the least you deserve for rescuing me from Jack."
Angel pushed the Gunslinger into the wall where he was absorbed as the room collapsed on itself.
Unknown Location
"Uuhhhh," Darrian moaned as he helped himself off the ground. He stretched his back before feeling the weight of his guns. The Gunslinger patted himself down to find that he was in his clothes and his guns were in the holster.
He decided to take a look and pulled out his guns one by one. First, was his customized Jakobs widow maker designed to take out people out in one shot to the head or two to the other three pistols were customized Mailwan Aegis with the elements of Corrosion,Fire and Electricity in case he needed some elemental damage.
The Gunslinger check his storage deck backpack to his see his other guns. His legendary Torgue pistols,Unkept Harold, when he needed explosive power, a Hyperion Shotgun for when he was struck in tight quarters and a Vladoff sniper rifle when he needed to pick someone from a distance.
A roar in the distance had Darrian pointed his sniper rifle in the distance. When there was no movement,the man placed his guns back in his backpack as he grabbed his electric and fire Aegis.
A rustle to his left had him pointed his fire Aegis that was his right hand at the area. The tense moment made him tense and the odd feeling in the Vault Hunter's stomach was proven true.
A black blur came towards him so fast that Darrian was forced to activate his cybernetic eye. Time slowed down to allow him to see that it was some sort of bipedal Skag with a mask similar to his own. The gunslinger aimed his electric and fire Aegis and fired into the creature.
The creature took those bullets without so much as a screech and pressed on towards his location. Darrian gritted his teeth,since it was time to bring out the big guns he holstered the Aegis and brought out dual 'Unkempt Harold' and fired explosive bullets. The bullets tore into the beast's body and the creature fell.
Darrian huffed as he closed his eye, since the cyber eye needed some time to charge. As he checked the corpse, he was surprised that the body disappeared. Multiple howls startled the Gunslinger as he turned and aimed the Harold's in a wide arc.
Multiple black blurs escaped from the woods and aimed at the Vault Hunter. Darrian closed his eyes as he was hit multiple times and flew into the trees. The Gunslinger opened his eyes to see more creatures similar to the ones who attacked him.
Darrian fired randomly in the direction since the Unkempt Harold's fired explosive rocket-like bullets, he saw that he killed at least half of the pack. As he reloaded, the bipedal Kags started their charge. When Darrian finished loading, he fired immediately killing the other half.
The Vault Hunter gasped as he was glad that those Skags were dead,Darrian looked at his pistols and wondered,'What the hell's going on?"
Finished, anyways I'm going to work on my other stories.
Darrian's Known Skillset
Mailwan Aegis (Fire,Electric,Corrsion)
Jakobs Widow Maker
Hyperion Shotgun
Vladoff Sniper Rifle
Torgue 'Unkept Harold'X2
Cybernectic Eye- An eye that acts as a HUD checking on his shield and health. It also had an ability to allows Darrian to process images at a faster rate allowing him to basically see time in a slow fashion,allowing for well-aimed shots at fast moving targets.
Stalker Shield and Camouflage- Due to Hyperion experiments, Darrian now has an inbuilt shield and camouflage ability of the most annoying enemy of Pandora.
