Day 1 on Pandora(Still)
Finding a cave to stay in was a temporary method that Brother had explained to me. We were to leave and leave him for dead when we were done with him, as I was told of a plan my metaphorical brother thought of. I just nodded as he went to sit just in the shade of the entrance to watch for his friend. Things were better off this way because I don't know how much longer my temper would hold to this idiot's idea of a good decision. I wouldn't allow such incessantly poor decisions to ruin my goal of getting this drive. So I sat on a high rock in the cave tinkering with my robotic right arm, waiting for the sleeping beauty to wake up.
In the middle of my tinkering, the tied-up Hyperion moron woke from his beauty sleep as he just looked around seemingly confused. His position on this predicament went from yawningly calm to paranoid as he saw the loader bot that wasn't his. He looked around catching my eye only for a second as I looked back down tinkering with arm. His voice was strained like someone had knocked him out, "Who the hell are you? Are you here to collect me and bring me back? Why did you take me to a cave? Who are y-"
"Hey! I ask the questions here. As for why you are here, simple. I need you to tell me where on your person you hide Nakayama's drive? Or if you downloaded it? I need what's on it," I called low to him as I jumped down into the light to show myself. I look like a child and I knew that but I am 17 going on 18 soon. It's time he knew who he pissed off and caused so many problems. I felt like saying more but I would let it sink in before I did.
He just stuttered and stared at me with an awed gaze, "Wow… You're with Vasquez aren't you? Great he brought in the cavalry…"
I glared at him and clamped my arm plate back on, "Here's the deal. I could give a hell with what Hyperion wants to do with what you downloaded. Me, I have my own gains. The main one being that there is data on that drive, an AI that I want. It's really important I get it because from this point on, like you, Hyperion locked me out. I'm staying down here so do me a favor and just give me the peace of mind I want and hand it over. Or else Brother will have a new target practice dummy since he broke his last ones."
"Wow, easy there. Your saying you know about what Nakayama made? How?" Rhys stared at me awed at his revelation of what he had just heard.
"Easy. I hacked his old computer at Helios. It said he kept a file on his person, a memory jack. Now jus-" I started off as he interrupted ignorantly.
He just laughed as he was looking at the cave wall for a reason, "Wait… No way. This crazy AI is in a safer place then being set free through you. Trust me when I say he manipulates others to get his means. So why try to take it? Just let it go. Besides why do you care so much about this crazy thing? It wouldn't benefit you."
Brother walked in concerned as he stared at me, "We have company, Fix. We must leave. Come on." He tried to grab me as I squirreled out of his grasp.
"No! I'm so close. I won't lose him this time. I need to get my father back. I want to know what he's like," I pushed Brother away angrily, "Don't you remember our plan. If this works then all of our hard work all these years would be for a better future. Why can't you just agree with me?"
A shot grazed just beside my arm as I ducked down behind Brother. Brother put his shield up as electric shots shocked him to no end. He wasn't going to last any longer to this if I didn't step in. I ran in front of Brother, tears welling, "Stop hurting him please! Don't Sh-Ah!" I felt the shot enter my left arm as I fell to my knees. With that, the shooting stopped immediately. I heard Brother's joints creak as he knelt down beside me. He just looked at me with this feeling that I did something wrong.
I shook my head as he stopped thinking of fighting. He just kept them from aiming at me by putting himself in the way. I just turned and slunk from his grip again, which had to make him mad. I stood behind Brother to look at the girl with the fancy hat on. I stared at her then to Rhys, "I meant what I said Rhys… That drive is all I have of my family left. So leave it to me please."
The girl with the fancy hat just glared at me as she freed Rhys. She went to speak as Rhys waved her to stop. He walked up to me and set his metal arm on my shoulder, "Fiona stop. Look just… Come with us. We're heading back to the caravan. Why not come with? I can explain more later."
"Rhys, she could be dangerous. Mind the fact she just kidnapped you-" Fiona as he called her when she went to retort.
I spoke up as I heard a familiar voice, "Fix? When did you land on Pandora? Did you find that memory drive you were looking for a long time ago?" It was Vaugn, if I remembered right. Its time I go. If Vaughn was here then I shouldn't be. This was his friend he used my services to get up to middle management. These people are not a good show of confidence to me so leaving sounded good. I should be leaving as I grabbed Brother's hand. He walked me outside until I felt like a brick hit me. I just stopped as my vision blurred. I looked at the fake plating on my left arm as it was stained red. I ripped the plate off my left arm as blood ran down it like a small river. I shivered abit as the world fell from under me in a wave. Colliding with the world was dark now as the pain surged through me. So slowly the world died out in black.
Second Day on Pandora(or so I Thought)
Waking up hurt a lot as I felt like a rock smashed my head in. The headache was unimaginable compared to the pain I've felt before. I sat up to realize I was in a vehicle of some sort with a glaring crowd. I turned to see someone driving, the fancy hat lady I believe. She didn't even look my way as I saw Vaughn sitting opposite me in deep thought, or at least until he saw me wake up. I just saw Rhys leaning on the wall with one of the other females, Sasha I think he called her in their hush. I just sat up watching Vaughn mostly wondering why the change of rustic survivalist look for him and sighed, "Ow my head… What happened to me?"
Vaugn just stared at me with his mouth agape as he caught himself. He just shook his head, "Why did you kidnap Rhys? Or is it this you want?" He held up the drive I wanted as he just shook his head at me, "You could have asked. I owed you remember. When we left, I was going to pay you when we got back to Helios but now…."
"Now what? Look I did what I found necessary after being dumped on this rock, Survival Vaughn. It's been days since I got here and just…. I'm sick of being stuck. I want to go back home to Helios with my father. Just let me go with that chip," I said angrily at him. I meant it to hurt but instead he just shook his head again. He knew I was bitter because of who was on that drive just being held prisoner. Although, I saw that his reaction wasn't about the ai instead it was of loss.
Rhys stepped in and walked over to me, "Kid… Helios is gone. At least in space, it fell to Pandora when I crashed it. Jack tried to take over Hyperion with me as a hostage. You sure you know how long you've truly been here kid? Or why you worked for Hyperion at such a young age?"
I stared at him as he spoke in awe. I saw black envelope my eyes as my cybernetics surged with electricity. I cried out in pain as everything was blanking out to me. When the painstaking surge ended, I just sunk into a deep sleep as I only heard brother trying to break into the cabin. The loss of reality collapsed into dream in moments. With that, I felt my mind being altered as the world was changed. I saw things I've never done before. No, I couldn't have done before. There were people dying and multiple groups of bandits being brutally murdered. Not by vault hunters but by me. Brother and I killed them. I was here more than days but by hundreds of days. I felt at a loss for words.
