This a rewrite of the vault of a broken world after quite the thinking I hope this can be more satisfying to read and more enjoyable.

Dungeon of Calamity is still on break as for now I'm exploring more ideas.

Took place a few years after both the pre-sequel and Tales from the borderlands and a few months before BL 3.

And yes, there will be guns with legs.

This Rewrite have been Beta-ed by Wombag1786. (Hey-O with a black Stetson.)

(I DON'T OWN BOTH RWBY AND BORDERLANDS THEY BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNER AS I ONLY OWN THE OC'S)


So, you want to hear another story eh?

One, of adventure, love, and comradery? Cause, if you are, I can guaranty that this isn't it. In fact, it will mostly involve un filtered profanity, violence, bicycles made of meat, and guns, a gore. Too much to handle? Well tough, tits. This is pandora, the most uncivilized planet in this universe. Filled with murderous locales and animals that want to eat your body and use face for breakfast napkin. But besides the constant hundred per slow day death toll, it's also home to the mysterious vault made by the Eridians long gone ancient alien civilization.

Priceless and unimaginable treasures lay and wait behind these vaults. The lore of treasure had brought forth a multitude of colorful treasure hunters from all corners of life. Most people including yours truly call these treasure seekers, Vault Hunters. Throughout Pandora's long and bloody history there were vault hunters.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. Our story began with a simple humbler beginning, or in Pandora version of humble. In the dust a desert region of pandora our new breed of Vault hunters are traveling to the floating city of Sanctuary.


A lone Skag yawned as it's resting its large body after eating some poor bandit for lunch a few minutes back. only traces left of the bandit was a bloody stain slathered across the Skag's lips. Little did the resting Skag knew, its life is about to come to an abrupt end by a loud rumble of a bandit technic. As it lands on the creature, it crushes the Skag from one of the stone spikes. Jutting its corpse from the ground, leaving it another bloody stain on the desert sands of Pandora.

Play the Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother.

As the Bandit vehicle lands on the ground rather harshly. It was carrying a large red box with the driver having trouble controlling a vehicle. The driver is very sure something broke from the impact, and sure enough the radio turns on blasting toons from a nearby radio station.

I Said the Joker is a wanted man,

He makes his way all across the land

See him sifting through the sand,

So I'll tell you all the story

"Holy fuck!" Cursed one of the passengers as he held his head, why'll looking up. High up in the air was a very angry buzzard pilot gunning at them. The piolet, screaming madly in the distance. This however was not just any Buzzard. This one is bigger and more armored and if he dares to say it have a Saturn part attached on it, just great.

About the Joker and the thief of the night,

"Gas it!" The passenger's yells to the driver in an adrenaline-fueled terror, this panicking Vault hunter is wearing an Brown poncho with its hood on and a full face gas mask underneath. He wore standard Dahl military equipment such as a brown vest and a sandy colored chest armor. He can also be seen wearing a desert camo military pants with legs armor and a pair brown boot. On his belt was holding some Maliwan Grenades that was designed to fly decent distance of 175cm. He wasted no time and start shooting the angry buzzard, trying to slow the armored buzzard down with his Vladof bran Rifle that continuously fire corrosive bullets.

Dion Makyura as the rouge rifleman (Run and gun is the way to go)

Always laughing in the midst of power,

Always living in the final hour

There is always sweet in the sour,

We are not goin' home,

Can you see the joker flying over,

As she standing in the field of clover,

Watching out everyday

I wonder what would happen is he took her away,

"Keep driving! I'm helping Dion!" Yelled the second back passenger as he pulls out a Jakobs sniper rifle and start shooting at the buzzard and its missiles that the buzzard fired off at them.

What you see well you might not know,

You get the feelin' comin after the glow

The Vagabond is moving slow,

So I'll tell you all the story,

'Bout the Joker and thief in the night,

Hold their dreams up to the light

This second passenger is a medium height around 170cm, wearing an open black vest with intricate marking with gold color. Underneath was a black undershirt with an upside down "U" in an orange color. The U lines connected to his armored legs, that oddly look very mechanical in nature with a large blade hidden on the heel. His face was hidden by a simple bandana tied over his face and he have an sandy brown hair that extend down to his neck.

Nuanda Layudana as the head hunter (BOOM! Your head is gone or eaten by his many friends).

The wild beast is searching for sight,

We are not going home,

Can you see the joker flying over,

As she standing in the field of clover,

I wondered what happened is he took her away,

Tell you the story 'bout the Joker and the thief,

Both Nuanda and Dion manages to chip away at the armor of the buzzard and its weapon, but they didn't expect for the buzzard to just coming straight at them like a suicidal maniac. Unforntely that is very common with the bandits and local Pandorians. (Mostly due to Clap-Trap.)

"Holy fucking Skag shit hell!" Dion screamed as he didn't expect the Buzzard pilot is that pissed when they stole the loot box from them. "It's coming right at us!"

"No shit sherlock!" Nuanda said sarcastically as he tries to shoot the rotors off to force the buzzard to fly off course, and not killing them in the crash. But the rotors are more armored than the other parts as it kept defecting shot after shot from the Jakob sniper.

"DIE YOU MOTHERFUCKING THIEFES!" The buzzard pilot screamed with a blood shot eye.

I said, I'll tell you 'bout the Joker and the Thief,

But the crash never happened. Instead the buzzard was cut in half, alongside the pilot in a streak of red energy coming from beside the driver seat. Standing where the turret should have been is a young person who's by his looks is around his early 20's and a decent height of 170cm. He wore an intricate dull silver armor with an angular shape that cover his body, along with a black suit underneath. Hugging his lean body while a pith black full faced black helmet covers his entire face. He wore a side skirt that double as an sheath for his sword. He quickly sheeted the sparking red sword before looking down at his fellow Vault Hunters.

Leandre Umbranis as the (Former) royal paladin (far far far from home)

I said , I'll tell you 'bout the Joker and the Thief,

Leandre only sighs as he slips back down into his seat. Once more looking back to the driver who was sweating bucket worth from the intense chase across the Dust. Closing in to their destination a large hill of scrap and junks spread around the destination and a large billboard sign read "Ellies garage.".

Of the Night!

The Bandit technical they were driving had parked beside a large grinder, just in time for a rather obscene woman in a mechanic suit crush a poor bandit…and his vehicle included.

"Heh, still never gets old." The woman remarks with a chuckle as she seems to haven't notice the four at all.

"We are here." Leandre spoke with a hushed tone, but loud enough for the other to hear as he jumped off the Bandit technical.

"Finally! God, I hate buzzard but it was worth it…I hope." Dion remarks as he stretchs before he kicks down the red box to the ground in a loud crash. He then pulls his hood down revealing his reddish-brown hair with a cut short wavy hairstyle and a black sclera with red pupils.

The resounding crash caused the obscene woman to look at them and wave to them in a cheerful manner after committing a horrible murder "Hey there! Been waiting for y'all, must be the newer recruits I heard comin, am I right?"

"That is us" Nuanda said as he leans his sniper on his left shoulder as he cleans his hair of any traces of sand or blood left over from the maniac buzzard with his right hand. He then notices the missing driver or rather the person in it.

"Sometimes, I hate you all" The driver comments as he reaches down to pick up the red locker. He was dressed with a formal fitting grey suit with red lines and a rather large neck armor. The most eye-catching part was that both of his arms and a large portion of his entire legs are cybernetics. With red and black coloration ending in beast like claws on the hands and legs. Concealing the true nature alongside his entire spine was a mechanical wolf head that connected to it. Behind his head was a pair of razor-sharp tail swiping left and right as he also possesses an androgynous body and look. He had a dangerous look to him and a decent height with an purple hair and eyes.

He dragged the red crate that started all the trouble and almost cost them their only vehicle to the side.

Skuld Antolia as the hound (rip throats as a hobby).

With a grunt he swings the Red crate in front of Ellie as she whistles at his strength. Not many can swing a red loot box with one hand alone. So far only Brick can do that as that's not counting other Vault hunters that have been sent away to other planets with the help of an Eridian gate. As Sanctuary 3 is still under construction and waiting its finishing touches.

"I hope this is worth it." Skuld remarks as he glars at Dion who had the bright idea to steal the red crate from the bandit camp. While the rifleman holds his hand up in a surrendering manner, Nuanda chuckled at his friend's relationship with each other while Leandre rolled his eyes under his helmet. Muttering "Idiots." He then remembers something very important.

The very reason why would they stole (Dions idea) the Red box from the bandits. So Leandre tapped Dion back.

"What is it Lean?" The defected Dahl rifle man asked to the Imperium paladin only for Leandre point to the chest causing Dion to let out a long "Aaaah!" that catches the other attention.

"What's in the box anyway?" Nuanda asked while giving the box a small kick that accidentally open the box to let the world gaze at its content. As they bathe at the magnificent of the loot Skuld actually frowned at the contents inside. He then grabs Dion neck and slam the poor bastard against the nearest wall.

"We risked limbs and lives, the only bandit technical within the next hundred miles, and our ammo supply… for a boxful of Moxxis pictures?!" The hound roared why'll Dion winced at the sheer volume of Skuld yelling at him.

"Least we can sell 'em." Dion struggled to say as he trys to reason with Skuld who still look rather uninterested at the idea. He still believes the Moxxi photos are still worth next to nothing, before Skuld can do anything more to Dion, Nuanda interfere by holding his hand between them.

"Hold it you two, we can't just go killing each other right now, we got a vault on the other side of the universe needs cracking open." Nuanda spoke with the best reason, as he doesn't want Dion to end up inside out like road kill.

Skuld said nothing as he releases Dion who was grasping his neck making sure he still had a windpipe. As the tension disappear Leandre come walking forward.

"Why'll you two idiots were bickering, I asked Ellie many things and received a few answers, she did provide an interesting answer to one of my questions." The royal paladin spoke to them with a hushed tone produced by his helmet. This garner the attention of the other vault hunters.

"What is it then?" Nuanda asked curiously

"There is no road to sanctuary." Leandre spoke with a very assured tone. This didn't translate well to the others.

"What do you mean there's no road?! Sanctuary is just a city at three horns divide unless the rumor that sanctuary became a floating fortress is true?" Nuanda remarks sarcastically at first before it slowly trailed off. He heard how sirens are powerful almost god like beings, but not that kind of powerful mind you.

"So how do we reach a flying fortress without being blown out of the sky with a bandit buzzard?" Dion asked the others. They only gave him a shook while Skuld was still flipping the bird on the Dahl rifleman.

"Fast travel networks?" Nuanda suggested.

"Could work" Dion mused while rubbing his Gas mask for comfort as they are on a tight schedule at the moment.

The mechanic then called them "Hey guys! Lilith just called! She's giving y'all a ride to sanctuary, should be here in a few hours"

"Many thanks" Leandre thanks her as the other nodded in gratitude to Ellie who then snapped, her fingers as she remembers something.

"Right! Ya ride need some fixing an upgrade, right? Can't go to an uncharted universe with a half busted up vehicle. Luckily Sanctuary got some parts from Hyperion, just wait a moment. I'll turn your old' bandit technical into some kick ass ride!" She remarks gleefully as she digistructed the vehicle inside the garage and get to work on her magic.


The team of vault hunter only look surprised as she can work that fast in moving the broken bandit technical. Now that they got some time to kill, they decide to rest a little by sitting in front of the garage, while the Ellie is working on her mechanical wonders.

"So, I got a question." Nuanda said while sitting cross-legged as he held a pencil on his left hand and a crossword puzzle book on his right, while the others are doing their own business. He can see Dion counting bullets and tending to his combat rifles the digistructed from his SDU. Then there's Leandre who was meditating on top of a left-over wheel, and Skuld beside him looking intensely at some unfilled boxes of the puzzle.

"Umm…Skuld?" Nuanda said with a brow raised in curiosity and a bit awkwardly as he didn't expect for an enhanced human who can rip a throat out, was curious of a simple puzzle.

"Which question are you asking, I may have the answer for it." Skuld said without looking at his friend squatting on his toes.

"Oh! Right, is this one" He pointed with the pencil to the question. Horizontal with 10 alphabet spaces.

The question read "Elusive, persistent evasive- the rightful trait of a rouge that haunt the highway".

"Interesting. Very interesting…if I'm correct then the answer is Highwayman" Skuled snapped his fingers in assurance of his own answer.

"The hell, is a Highwayman?" Dion asked aloud without looking away at his combat rifle.

Nuanda ignored Dion and hummed as he scribbles down the answer. To his surprise it fit all the boxes, he looks at Skuld and see what could be describes as a glint of happiness. Never had he seen much as a glint from the hound before.

Before he has a chance to thanks the hound, Skuld shot up from his position and look into the evening sky as a small airship with the crimson raider logo painted on the side.

"'Bout damn time." Dion starched as all of his weapon return to his SDU while Leandre stand up from his meditating position. At the same time Elise open her garage door to reveal the newly rebuild bandit technic.

"Here she goes, a total beauty if I may say so myself." Elise chuckled to herself as she wiped an oil stain off her own face with her elbow.

On closer inspection the rusty bandit technical was now replaced with a smooth red coloration with a black striped decal. The wheels look different, they look more advance then the former tires. Installed was a now bigger passenger space, plus a crate underneath for storage. Finally, an extra exhaust pipes on the side.

"You wern't kidding, the old rust bucket is gone." Nuanda said in an impressed tone while Leandre and Skuld was examining vehicle before it was dissolved into a mote of light. The airship had just landed and the hatch soon open allowing the Vault hunters to enter to the airship.

Inside they begin to look around. Its been awhile since they were in an airship that was large enough to fit even the largest of bandit vehicles and still have room. Strangely this ship seems to be remote controlled from sanctuary judging by the lack of crews and size.

"Here we go then, should arrive later tonight." Skuld told them as he read the navigation console.

"Good I need some decent shut eyes" Dion yawned as he leans on the wall corner and started to snore, it's been a long day Afterall.

Leandre said nothing as he sat down and also began to sleep from the day full of work and killing, while Nuanda was looking outside the window. Seeing the eridum scar that glow eerie purple in the distance, he couldn't shake the feeling that they will be going there soon. He felt a nudge on his left shoulder and slowly turns to see Skuld with his left hand outstretched to the headhunter.

"Yes, Skuld?" he asked to the purple haired Vault Hunter. His request was simple and condense enough to be understood quickly.

"Puzzle book and your pencil."

"Ah" Nuanda remarks as he digs into his inner pockets and pulls out the book and pencil. He quickly pass's it to Skuld as fatigue slowly catches up with him.

Nuanda rest his head on the window while Skuld sat beside him working on the crossword puzzle book, musing on the feeling every time he solved a question. It's been too long since he felt this kind of satisfaction and emotion after his transformation.

He can't shake the feeling they as a Vault Hunter, maybe he will be involved with something far greater than he could ever wish for.

He hoped he live long enough to see tomorrow sunrise with everyone.


Kudos to whoever found a refence from the darkest dungeon of remnant (By Wombag1786, Hey-o) and Leandre homeland.

I'm planning at chapter 3 where they arrived at RWBY world, as for next chapter they will be busy upgrading their gear to face the challenges from Remnant, and yes, the four Vaults in RWBY are vaults left by eridians they only store their 'prisoners' in the deepest part of the Vaults while the outer part is where the relics are stored.

Well then see you in the next chapter.