Chapter 2: Best Min- Leader Ever
Recap: Death and Claptrap reach Hammerlock and
the three set off to retrieve Claptrap's ship.
Death opens the gate, using a button for once. He ordered Hammerlock to wait near the gate and snipe the bandits while he sneaked in. He pulled the mask down and moved towards the camp. He saw the heads of the bandits explode one by one as they panic to figure out where the attacks were coming from. Bits of brain and pools of blood stained the snow. Death reappeared in front of a marauder, scaring the shit out of him, literally. Death shoved his sword through his chest, then decapitated the psycho who was running towards him.
"I'm going to floss my teeth with your face." Another psycho began charging, then got his head blown off by Hammerlock. The camp was quickly cleared out and Claptrap and Hammerlock descended the hill. They checked around the battle scene. Blood was seeped into the snow and the walls have chunks of brain and shards of skull wedged in them.
"Hmm - I know Boom Bewm is guarding the path to my ship, but I can't remember where he is. Why don't you look around for him, boss?" Claptrap pointed in the direction of Captain Flynt's fortress. They started heading towards a massive camp. A short distance away, Hammerlock pulled out an ice pick, scaled the cliff and got set up for the assault. Death ordered Claptrap to stay there until it was cleared out. He drew his sword and charged in, his blade ready for the taste blood. With each swing, the psychos fell to him one by one. Hammerlock killed the bandits and marauders as they rushed out of there shacks and sheds. Death killed off all the psychos, rolled behind some cover and drew him SMG. He open fired at the remaining few enemies. When the last one fell to their attacks, Death called out to Claptrap and Hammerlock. Death ordered Hammerlock into the roof of the elevator. He closed his eyes and honed his energy. He drew the Spirit Scythe and rushed into combat.
"Time to meet your maker Boom Bewm." Death shouted as he saw Bewm jump into the air. Just as he reached the apex, he got sent back by the energy wave that Death shot from his scythe. Before he fully knew what happened, Death was already hovering over Bewm, Scythe over his head. Bewm pulled the pin from one last grenade as the scythe when straight through his chest. He jumped back right before the explosion. Hammerlock killed all the psychos as the charged at Death, allowing him to send wave after wave at Boom, send all the rockets that he shot at him right back. He soon abandoned the turret and drew his gun. Next thing he knew, his gun was beside the turret and he was lying against a wall, with the tip of the blade just inches from his neck.
"PLEASE, let me live! I swear, I'll never bother you or anyone again, just please, let me live!" Boom was bawling on his knees, hands clasped together.
"Get out of here, and if I EVER see you again, I won't be this generous again. Now... RUN!" Death pulled the blade away from his neck and watched as he sprinted away from them. He sheathed his sword and called Hammerlock and Claptrap.
"By god, that was one hell of a skirmish. I haven't felt this alive in AGES. I can't WAIT to get to kill another enemy."
"Don't let it get to your head, that's how things go wrong. Just keep killing things, one after the other, and we will all make it to Sanctuary. Just don't push yourself too hard and call for help if you need it." Death jumped into the turret and blasted the gate with Claptrap in front, sending him flying into Captain Flynt's base. Thank God, that felt so good. I needed that. He hopped out and slaughtered the enemies as they rushed out after him. He dodged the bullets they fired and slashed and stabbed one right after the other. He rushed the marauder and used him as a bullet shield after his sword became one with his stomach. He pushed the corpse off and decapitated the closest enemy, flipped over the other, impaling him in the back, then swiftly pierces the last one's lung. He and Hammerlock began walking the icy path to the fortress. The Rakks the chased after them were ended by Death's shotgun. With just a few feet between them and the main gate, Death stopped and pulled out a pistol. He handed it to Hammerlock. "I doubt that you will get many chances to snipe, so use this instead, and just try not to hit me with the bullets."
"Alright, let's get in there." Hammerlock turned off the safety and loaded the gun. Death kicked down the gate, killing the two shotgun midgets guarding the doorway. He rushed in, sword in one hand, shotgun in the other. With each movement, he would leave a corpse and a trail of blood. He hacked them to pieces and blew their heads clean off, splattering brain matter, skull shards, and blood all over. Hammerlock would put some bullets in the bandits that weren't being taken care of by Death. They cleared out the main entrance rather quickly and looted the marauders for money and bullets. They loaded up and rushed to, regretfully, save Claptrap, who had bandits beating him up. His blade when right through the first bandit then decapitated the others. Hammerlock killed the ones on the guard post.
"That right Flynt, my boss is a bona fide badass!" Claptrap got to his wheel, then ran away to avoid getting shot. Death pulled his SMG and rushed to help Hammerlock. The two of them open fired upon them remaining enemies. They left a trail of blood and bodies. They grabbed Claptrap and proceeded to the giant tower of houses, walkways, and bathrooms. They were stop at the stairs. "Stairs?! I can't climb stairs. Grrrrr! Oh, an elevator! Boss, can you do your favorite robot a favor and go and activate it."
"Alright, Hammerlock, wait here and keep this annoying thing safe while I clear my way up there, shouldn't take long."
"Dear god, no! I am not spending my time protecting this... monstrosity of a robot, I think I would kill myself before you reached the controls, I'm coming with you. Plus, I haven't had this much fun in... Well, a decade or two. So, let's go."
"Alright, lock and load." Death loaded his shotgun. The building was built from sheets of scrap metal and carpets for doors. Walkways were nothing more than metal billboards and old stripped train cars. The two ran into the structure, shooting whatever moved that wasn't the other person. One after the other, the bandits jumped or rolled out of their shacks, just to get their heads or arms blown off. Few corpses fell off the gap in the walkways. They ran past an area but didn't see the bandits jump out of their houses. When they heard the gunfire coming from behind them, they took cover and reloaded. They raised their guns just over the short barrier and sprayed their bullets at them. They successfully killed few of them before they ducked behind cover. Death took the advantage as Hammerlock fired and rushed with his sword drawn. Before they knew how to react, most of them were just lying corpses with blood leaking out. The remaining few were unable to hit the evasive Dark Angel. The rest got killed by Hammerlock as he continued to empty mag after mag at them. They managed to get to the controls to the crane and hoisted the annoying Claptrap to the top. The group journeyed to Captain Flynt's throne area. Claptrap opens the gate, which closed just before Hammerlock could get through.
"Come on out, Flynt! Your Claptrap unit has returned!" Just as he jumped down, the vents opened up, spewing fire throughout battlefield. Bandits jumped out from hatches littered around. Claptrap ran around, trying to avoid the fire and bullets that came at them. Death just evaded them while slashing the bandits as he got to Flynt. With just a few feet between him and the bandit leader, Death summoned the Spirit Scythe. He slammed it into the ground, sending a shockwave to course through, sending all the bandits flying.
"Wait, I know that weapon. Only one person in the world could wield it." Flynt stared for a second, then opened the vents, sending the fire out again. Death jumped through the flames and tackled Flynt, causing his helmet to fall off. At the moment, Death recognized who he was fighting.
"STOOOOOOP!" That shout echoed throughout the area as all bandits halted in their tracks, weapons still pointed at Death. "Hell, if it isn't my old friend, Leon Flynt. Man if I knew I would see you here, I would have left your men alone."
"Wow, it's good to see you. Man I thought you were dead. It's good to see you."
"Oh, come on. It takes more than just a few dozen soldiers to take down the Dark Angel. It's sad to see such an honorable person having to turn to banditry."
"I did what was necessary. It was either this, or get my head blown off by the other bandit clans. I was never as skilled as you."
"True... true... Oh, hey. Can my friend and I have Claptrap's boat back? We need it to get to Sanctuary."
"Yeah, here take it. Just let me open the gate so your friend can join you on your journey. I'll even give you a few bandits to aid your fight. Just be careful out there, the land between here and Sanctuary and controlled by two rival bandit clan, the Bloodshots and the Firehawks. And if you learn about any new types of units, let me know, will you?"
"Yea, sure. I'll send you an echo message about it. Well, it was great to see you again, friend."
"You too." Leon opened the gate and Hammerlock jumped down. He called up a few marauders, psychos and bandits and ordered them to listen to Death's orders. He opened the gate to the boat and gave them a few crates of ammo and food. Great. Now I have a thirteen hour boat ride with Claptrap and the bandits that tortured him.
"Let's move boys, we got a long journey ahead of us." The group watched as the boat hit the water and they were off.
I hope you enjoy this chapter. But, what battle were they talking about? What occured in his past with what was now a bandit lord? What happened to the other Vault Hunters? Find this all out and more as the story continues.
