A handsome tale

AN: I hope you will like my idea of Jacks story as the hero (or not) of Pandora. We will meet every character you love from Borderlands and some new people. Please tell me your opinion. Enjoy!

Prologue: A story to tell

The night was dark outside. His own face was mirrored in the glass of his window. Everything was dark nowadays. Even Pandora seemed dark down there.

Jack slowly turned around to face the tall man in the chair. He forced himself to smile. He was handsome Jack after all. He could smile in every situation.

"So so so. Now tell me my friend. Do you help me to get her back?, he asked as nicely as he could. Jack held his head high.

It was not common form him to ask someone for help. The man on the chair moved not an inch. He didn't even blink and nothing at all indicated he had heard Jack.

And Jack was absolutely not in the mood to wait for the stranger to finally decide to honour him with an answer. In a swift motion he swung the chair around and brought his face to the strangers.

"Do you help me now or not?! I don't have time to wait for you to sort out your crap! You are supposed to be smart and skilled with weapons. If you can't help me I have to find someone else to beat the Fire Hawkes. So tell me now: Do. You. Help. Me?", Jack pressed out with barely controlled rage.

His eyes must be flashing, he thought. Maybe he even looked dangerous. Hell yeah, because he was fricking dangerous and he would explode soon on that mudfish.

Jack focused back to the man on the chair. The stranger looked straight through him. Finally he seemed to focus on Jack.

He titled his head and began to answer: "My dear Jack. I might have the power to help you and I am willing to offer it to you. Not the less to my own advantage. My sister was taken too, you should remember that."

Jack began to relax and was about to tell the man his brilliant rescue plan when his new partner did what all annoying people tend to do: he interrupted him. Bugger.

"But my help will come with the price. I want you to tell me the whole story. I want to know who that woman really is and where she comes from. But what interests me the most is: Who is handsome Jack?"

That was definitely not what Jack expected when he heard the stranger ask for a price. The stranger looked smug. Like he finally got his hands on a long awaited opportunity.

Opportunity, Jack thought. Such a crap city in the hands of the firehawks.

People hated those bandits. He and Helena. Thy had build a sanctuary for everyone how needed it. And their story was so long… And only he and Angel were left. And Helena of course. Kidnapped by those raider idiots.

He didn't have time to tell their secret to glory. Jack turned again and looked out of the window. He really didn't have time to go all chummy with this idiot and he really didn't want to tell his story. Far too painful.

He looked down on Pandora and tried hard to remember what happened so many years ago. And it's really been a long time. Good he wasn't some old stupid bandit now.

Everything had been fine until they reached the Helios. Life from there was just paved with betrayal and violence. Moxxi. Jack made a face at the memory of her. That balloon boobs bitch.

He could vividly recall the moment he had to shoot the Meriff.

And damn that hot girl Nisha. She had definitely been a temptation. Hadn't Helen been there he might be someone else today. Maybe even evil.

Jack suddenly smelled citrus and heard Angels laugh. He saw a flash of dark brown hair and a glow of green tattoos. Those didn't belong to Angel.

Those were hers. Helena's. The woman he corrupted and the woman who saved him from his madness. He could recall every detail of the way she looked when she first appeared in that arena down on Pandora. Back to the days where he was just a simple handsome man living on that godforsaken planet and trying to make living for himself and his daughter.

Jack stared at his own reflection until he couldn't make out where the blackness started. Those fuckers down on Pandora. Forcing him to spill the guts, Jack raged.

He didn't turn around to face the stranger he simply began speaking: "It's been a long time someone wanted to know how we came that far. Let me tell you how I met my guardian warrior."

But the only thing Jack wanted to tell was his own painful conclusion: Pandora was no place for a hero.

AN: I hope you enjoy the concept. Jack will now tell his story through all our lovely Borderlands games. Please review!