-Reintroduction—
To any loyal readers popping over to check this story out, thank you. Thank you for your patience, and continued interest in my work. For anyone new, welcome. This story is gonna have one hell of a touch up, so keep an eye out.
-Sanctuary-
"This is a toast, for everyone we lost these past months. Also for a particular leader who has kept us from darkness…FOR ROLAND!" The new head of the Crimson Raiders voice boomed in the city square, from the balcony of the Raider HQ. "FOR ROLAND!" The crowd roared. The once vault hunter, turned bounty hunter, turned leader nodded, tears brimming her eyes, threatening to spill. She imagined him hugging her, telling her what a good job all of them had done. She held herself, and stalked inside the HQ. Each of the vault hunters, including the older generation had given a speech that afternoon. Soon, the city of Sanctuary had flooded Moxxi's in an attempt to celebrate their costly victory.
The second generation sat separately, quietly drinking, or in the case of two of the masked hunters, sitting quietly and conversing, while the original generation sat all three squeezed into a booth. A certain blue haired siren had already down four bottles of rakk-ale, so she was really buzzed, if not already drunk, A former Dahl commando had only three, meaning he was getting buzzed, a shirtless physco had none, like usual when around other people, and the rest was shit faced minus a masked assassin whom had also decided against drinking.
They had been almost completely silent as to arriving at the bar. A very beefy member of the first generation startled everyone when he spoke. "For Roland." He raised his glass everyone mirrored his movements. "For Roland!" They chanted. The first generation sniper was the first to stand. "I'm…I…I am heading home." He chuckled in his own drunken stupor. The rest of both generations followed soon after. The remaining Vault Hunters split up into the night, heading to their own individual apartments, minus a particular commando.
AXTON
DON'T DISS HIS GIRLFRIEND
Axton trudged through the dirty streets of sanctuary, he eventually found himself inside the raider HQ. He wondered upstairs to find the remainder of the first generation all asleep on the sofa, side by side, Axton chuckled to himself. He walked into the war room and looked at all of the devices, when a transmitter started beeping. He walked over, unsure as to what to do. He hit the button before speaking. "Who is this? This is a secure line." He asked, trying to mask his tiredness with a stern tone. "An old friend." Said a light female voice.
Axton gasped and tossed the headset aside. Her hologram appeared on the screen. "Hello Axton, how are you holding up?" She smiled at him. "Ho-how?" Axton managed to stammer out. "How am I alive? Turns out my DNA was in the New-U station the entire time, I woke up here at the southern shelf, and from there I walked to Liars Burg. I'm hacking the Fast Travel station as we speak." He didn't even let her finish before running into the previous room and waking each vault hunter and telling them to assemble the others.
Together, they ran to the fast travel station in Sanctuary and waited, after a minute, the arms of the device whirred to life and digi-constructed a beautiful figure, she stood a moment silently smiling at the group.
ANGEL
NOW FREE TO SPREAD HER WINGS
She rushed her siren sisters for an embrace, one that they returned warmly. They were smiling and laughing as they all huddled around the teenager. "I have good news and bad new. What do you want to hear first?" Angel said as they walked to the HQ, some of the vault hunters were still somewhat drunk, but mostly sober. "Bad news." Her blue hair sister spoke up. "A vault on here on Pandora is about to open, and the opening of this vault could cause the very end of the universe as we know it." Everyone was slightly taken aback by the revelation.
A former vault hunter, now reinstated stepped forth, jumping in. "Maybe this is what the Eridian creature was speaking of. He did say that we would need more vault hunters. Maybe this is what he was talking about." Everyone pondered before Angel spoke. "You met an Eridian?" Everyone nodded quietly. "Okay, anything else?" Axton asked quietly. "Yes, the key we have now is not the same necessary for opening the new vault. The pieces are scattered and other corps have taken interest in the new vault."
The first generation sniper yelled suddenly. "WOAH, hold up. How did you and the other corporations find out about this?" Angel sighed. "That's a long story, I'll start from the beginning."
-Unknown—
Angel blinked, eyes trying to adjust to her surroundings of solid white. Wait…Blink? As in…
She screamed looking around franticly. "I'M ALIVE?" A soft male voice took place. "Not yet child, you have a while to go before that is done." its voice echoing endlessly. "WHO SAID THAT?!" She spun around trying to locate the source of the speaking. "Calm down dear, you will only worry yourself. You are on a very old network that belonged to an ancient source."
Angel whimpered. "Where am I?" The voice returned in a soothing tone. "You are safe, from harm of any kind. You are strong for what you did, sacrificing yourself for the good of humanity. You are being rewarded with life, and a message." "Why me though, off all people? Why not anyone else?" "Because of your heritage. You are a siren, and a powerful one at that. You hold much potential." She was silent before deciding to speak again. "Did they make it, the Vault hunters?" A sigh was her response before it spoke again. "Not all, Roland perished at the hands of your father. And the other siren, Lilith was kidnapped." She was silent before a strangled sob left her throat. "I failed then, even after everything I di- WAIT! You can resurrect him, like you did me!" Her sadness being shredded by clinging to her last hope.
"I'm afraid I cannot my dear, he doesn't have the powers of a siren, therefore cannot be resurrected. I am sorry." She began to sob again, and did not stop for some time. "What is the message you have?" "The great vault of Pandora is about to open. The vault will make its self-known, by irradiating pure energy for light years. It will attract other corporations. The vault key for this vault is much more complex, than the triple pieced one you have. There is seven pieces, each one must be connected and used. You must stop the opening of the vault, its creation was a failsafe incase the warrior was ever defeated."
Angel leapt. "THE WARRIOR IS DEAD?" The voice seemed almost amused by her joy. "Yes, one of your sisters was rescued and Jack and the Warrior were killed. This happened but not a week ago." She smiled, happy for the vault hunters. "Who are you anyway?" She heard a chuckle. "I am your guardian as you were the vault hunters. I will appear to you in time, as I will your friends. They will see me first. And I will appear again once you reunite with them. A great man is on his way to help your vault hunters, you will know its him when you see him. I must go, I will speak to you again soon." She smiled before laying back and closing her eyes, she was safe. Next thing she knew, she was in Liar's Burg.
-Raider HQ—
"Wait, who is this great guy? We haven't seen anyone." The first generation bezerker said. "It is because he is still on his way here. Hello everyone." Everyone raised their weapons to the other end of the room, where the Eridian they meet before emerged. There was a collective gasp before Angel spoke. "IT WAS YOU, you are my guardian." "Of course child, I am all siren's guardian. My species created your kind after all. I an essence, you are our children. We created your kind as a safe guard, may you ever need to defend our home. Pandora is calling to all sirens. The only one of our children we could not help was Steele. She used her powers for evil, not good, and paid the price. But she could still be saved, just not by my kind, but yours." The Eridian spoke, his head turning to the station commlink for Sanctuary. Then, like that, he faded away. A moment of silence was interrupted by a distress beacon calling out, activating on all signals.
