Note:
This story takes place shortly after the new vault hunters arrive on Pandora
and get acquainted with the old Vault Hunters.
As well as my love for Mordecai and Maya,
I have a stronger love for Maya and Handsome Jack.
Also! This is going to be an extremely long story, for I have a wonderful idea for the siren.
Leave comments with your opnions!
*Disclaimer: The Borderlands and any of its characters, worlds, etc
are not mine in any way.
Enjoy!
1.
The siren began her trip to well, anywhere but the town she once called home. Yelling was not something she enjoyed, but after a fight with the other hunters, she threw in the towel.
"Well, I suppose I'll just go work for Jack then!" the blue haired woman screamed to the rest of the hunters. Everyone was silent as she stormed out. No one chased after her. No one tried to stop her. At that moment, the siren realized she was always alone. The family and friends she thought she'd made were nothing more than the scum she'd left on Athenas.
Maya neared the gate of Sanctuary and turned back for one last look before she left. She could see the other hunters looking from the balcony of HQ. The citizens of Sanctuary were gathering near Scooter's garage, as word spreads extremely fast in this place. It didn't help that the group was screaming at one another in a place with no windows or doors.
Everyone was whispering and staring. Even Moxxi was integrated within the crowd. Maya looked around and noticed all of the people that once treated her like a goddess, were acting as if she was an abomination. Memories of her old home appeared. Maya looked at the other Vault Hunters she had thought she knew and raised her middle fingers in their direction.
"Go fuck yourselves." She said, not loud enough for them to hear, but loud enough to for her to release some anger. The bandits, outcasts and other drug filled patrons of Sanctuary gasped at her actions. Some then began to yell and boo at her as she left.
One man, as stupid as he was, decided to throw a bottle at her. The bottle shattered on the ground right where she was about to step. Maya turned and grabbed the drunken idiot into the purple orb and flung him into a nearby wall. Terrified screams commenced, and the blue haired woman managed to steal a runner from one of the soldiers and flee the scene.
After twenty minutes of driving, she slowed, realizing no one was coming after her. They know better, she thought. Maya stopped the runner and decided to take a break. She reached for her ECHO comm out of her bag and blocked all transmission from anyone in Sanctuary. She wanted nothing to do with them at this point.
She noticed she had a message from one of the Vault Hunters. Even though they hurt her enough with practically kicking her out, she decided to listen to the message anyway.
"Maya, it's Roland. I'm sorry. You were a damn good member to the team, but it's time that we completed this mission. And seeing that you've almost killed one of the citizens of Sanctuary, this mission will be your last. Still, as a member of the Crimson Raiders, I highly suggest you do not go rogue. We will know where to look. I expect to hear from you soon." The message ended.
"Did he just threaten me?" the siren growled to herself. "Don't go rogue. We'll find you." Maya mocked while throwing her arms in the air. Wow, that was childish, her inner self chimed in.
Her heart was hurting and her head pounding like she'd been run over. It was getting late, as Elpis was beginning to shine brighter and brighter. Of course with the giant 'H' blocking most of Elpis.
"Who the hell needs that big of a space station?" she said to herself as she stared into the darkening sky.
As the darkness of night began to swallow up the day, Maya started driving towards the fast travel station. She didn't know where to go. She knew only of the people in Sanctuary. Then the image of a small girl with mismatched clothes, a psycho mask put on the wrong way, and tons of explosives emerged. Tina. A smile etched itself across the sirens face. She entered in the coordinates of The Tundra Express and then stopped.
Was she really going to leave everything behind? Was Maya really going to walk away from the only people she had grown to love? Images of Axton, Zer0, Mordecai, Brick, Roland, Kreig, Gaige, and Lilith standing together had found its way to her brain. Scooter, Moxxi, Zed, Marcus, and even ClapTrap then joined the picture. She sighed then remembered everyone ganging up on her, telling her things she already knew and didn't want to hear. Suggestions that turned into a screaming match and her leaving, with no one willing to stop her. Then she faintly remembered Brother Sophis and everyone else at the abbey, striking her in her already weakened heart. I'm not exactly allowed back, either, she thought.
Tears welling up in her eyes, she said her last goodbyes with a simple 'fuck it' and slammed on the button. Her body was then broken down into pixels and she was then sent through a worm hole at hyper speed. She felt her insides become stretched and contorted, as she neared the end of her trip. A bright light blinded her view and then her body was reconstructed on the other side. She felt every square millimeter of her body being put back into place as if she was a 3-D puzzle. She fell on her hands and knees when the machine was done and looked up. The Tundra Express.
"Hyperion wishes to thank you for using the Fast Travel Station!" A cheery voiced said very loudly in Mayas right ear.
"Fuck you too," she growled cupping her hand over her almost bleeding ear.
"Well that's not nice," the voice responded. Apparently, Handsome Jack's usage of AI spread to all of the stations as well. She rolled her eyes.
Maya started towards the cave where Tina lived. Odd for a 13-year-old to be living on her own and messing with such ridiculous amounts of explosives, but she didn't question it. Her parents were killed and Roland saved her life. With things going on in Sanctuary, Roland didn't have time to parent Tina and Lilith was far from mother material. So the little girl was left on her own, with Mordecai living on top of the mountain. Tina's weird hobbies became useful when needed. Also, Tina was pretty cool for a kid.
Maya heard screeching of varkids off in the distance and gunfire from local bandits that never seemed to thin down or go away. She marched forward and neared Tina's hideout. As Maya rounded the corner of the cave, she backed into a crevice on the outside and ECHOed Tina.
No answer.
Maybe she's asleep, she thought. Maya noticed some bandits in the front of the cave. Weird. No one is ever that close to Tina's. No one who wants to live, anyway. The siren decided to investigate. As she closed in on the cave, Maya took out the wandering bandits. She then noticed the door was closed and there was a note left that had 'Maya' scribbled on it in- was that blood?
She opened the note and it read,
Heyyyy Mama
sory gurl but dont try & knock
They said u workd for Jack now & I aint with that shiz
Still luv u tho
-Tina
There was a little drawing of what looked like the siren and the little girl covered in hearts, at the bottom of the note. Maya folded the note up and stuffed into the back pocket of her pants.
"Guess I can't be mad at her," Maya grumbled to herself.
Another one of her 'friends' that had left out to the wolves. She shook her head and decided that it was best to clear out an old shack and hold up there for the night. Shortly after the decision was made she had killed a few bandits and stole their house. She found some food and sat down on the bed. She noticed on the floor, was a magazine called 'GUN-HO' with a busty, half-naked woman and a rocket launcher. Maya's curiosity crept in on her and since she had nothing better to do, she flipped through the pages.
Getting lost in the weaponry, and some of the girls, she was startled by her ECHO. A familiar, yet annoying voice radiated through her ears.
"Hiya, pumpkin."
Jack.
"Son of a bitch, -what the hell do you want," Maya hissed through the transmitter.
"I didn't know you were into girls? Wow, that's pretty hot."
Maya jumped and threw the pornographic magazine on the floor. "I- uh. I-." She stuttered, and felt her skin scorch with embarrassment.
"I, I, uh, uh uh," he mocked. "Haha, don't hurt yourself, cupcake. Whatcha doin? I thought you worked for me now? Shouldn't you be, ya know, working?" The words hit Maya hard.
"I don't work for you," she scoffed.
"Really? Huh, that's funny, princess. I guess the contract, that relinquishes you to me that just so happened to fall onto my desk, is fake?"
"What?" Maya's heart dropped. A contract? When the hell did I sign one of those? Maya tried to think of anytime she signed papers for anyone since she left Athenas. Then it hit her. Roland had come up her, shortly after he had been rescued by her.
"Hey, I need you to sign some papers for file. Just some formalities with the Crimson Raiders." Roland said.
"What are they for?" Maya asked.
"Well, since you saved my life, you are now a soldier for the Crimson Raiders. It's just some stuff that goes over regulations and stuff. Nothing serious." He said calmly.
Even though it was out of character, Maya never looked over the papers, because she supposed she could trust this man. Apparently, he had conned her into signing her life away to the Crimson Raiders, without her knowledge. Until now.
"Jesus, do I have to spell it out for you?" Maya snapped back into reality. "I thought you sirens were supposed to be smart," he said, sounding annoyed. "I. Have. A. – "
"I know what you said," she growled through her teeth.
"Oh! Great! You can understand simple English. Anything else I should know about?"
"How did you get my contract, cupcake?"
"First, 'cupcake' is my thing. You say it again, and I'll have you killed."
"Ha, good luck," she said under her breath.
"Second, your lovely leader just sent it to me actually. Handed you over without a second thought. I guess they really didn't want you around anymore, huh?" Jack sneered. His tone turned malicious and dark, "I own you now, siren."