Time to get this Borderlands train rolling!
Zero and Maya looked down at the woman that rested inside of the Hyperion case. She breathed softly, her hands placed on her stomach with a serene look on her face, and her long curly purple hair draped over her shoulders like water.
Maya's eyes were brought to her tattoo, "She's a Siren!"
"Leave her alo-brrzztt." Jack's voice was cut off when Maya turned off her ECHO.
"Jack had two Sirens? Who is she to him?" Maya asked Zero, looking towards the masked assassin.
"You think I know? It makes little sense to me either." Zero answered.
A light purring from a sand-skiff came from the distance heading their way. Zero looked through his rifle to see Brick approaching.
Once Brick came closer he jumped off the skiff and walked to Maya and Zero, his hulking mass pressing down the sand.
"Brick, you're not going to believe what Jack was transporting." Maya stated, crossing her arms and putting her weight on her left side.
Brick came up to the case and looked inside, "What the hell? Slab, what did you find out?"
"Nothing. All we know is Jack wanted her transported to Eridium Blight. Apparently they had her at Washburne Refinery before this." Zero answered.
"I see you got us a new informant." Brick took notice of the unconscious soldier beside them.
"He's an easy one to crack. Hopefully he actually does know more information." Maya added.
"Does she need this case?" Brick asked.
Maya shrugged while Zero had a question mark appear before his visor.
Brick took the chance and reached into the case and picked up the Siren bridal style. Her tattoo glowed lightly and her eyes open very slightly to show one purple and one blue iris before they closed again. Brick carried her over to the sand-skiff and placed her beside the driver's side. He then walked back over and grabbed the Hyperion soldier and threw him over his shoulder.
"I'll hold onto him to make sure he doesn't run. Maya, you drive." Brick climbed onto the sand-skiff and crouched in front of the driving handles.
Zero climbed up onto the skiff next to the Siren to make sure she wouldn't fall off as Maya started up the vehicle.
They traveled across the desert, randomly running over the occasional pirate and sandworm. Maya kept glancing over at the Siren, hoping she would have answers about Siren lineage. Knowing how scarce information about Sirens were, Maya always got hopeful whenever there was a lead to knowing why Sirens have powers and why there can only be 6 at a time.
Her eyes traveled to Zero who kept moving the Siren so she wouldn't fall off from the bumpy ride. He eventually propped her up against his arm to keep her still. Maya felt a pang of jealousy that struck her as odd. He looked like he was so gentle to this stranger who could be very dangerous. That gentleness was another thing she admired about him.
Before they had to find the Vault of the Warrior, Maya admired each of her companions' abilities but she admired Zero the most. A man of mystery always gained attention from girls and Maya never really understood why until she started knowing Zero more. He was a lot more open now and the more she hung around him, the more she wanted to know about his past.
Maya shook her head and focused on getting the travel station in Oasis, pulling into the Catch-A-Ride station.
Brick hopped off with the soldier on his shoulder and walked over to Zero, "I'll get her."
Zero stepped to the side so Brick could reach his arm under the Siren and place her against his chest and shoulders. Her arms hung behind his shoulders as he held his arm under her butt and thighs so she was sitting on him. Zero and Maya followed behind Brick as they all jogged to the outskirts of Oasis. Once they reached the travel station, Maya selected Sanctuary and they were thrown into the blue vortex that transported them to their home.
They walked through Sanctuary until they reached the Crimson Raiders headquarters and walked up the stairs.
Brick stopped to let Maya and Zero walk ahead so Maya could explain to Lilith. Maya walked up to the table in the center of the room and called to Lilith and Mordecai to come in. Zero turned off the blue light above the table so Brick could place the Siren on it.
Lilith walked into the room, "Sup."
"There was a Siren in the case." Maya stated simply as Brick placed the Siren on the table gently.
Lilith walked up to the table, "Whoa, what? Jack had a back up Siren?"
Mordecai took a seat in the far corner of the room, leaning back while drinking from a green bottle, "This is interesting."
Maya spoke up, "I was thinking about why Jack would have a Siren stored away... I mean, wouldn't he have charged the Vault Key even faster if he used both Angel and this one together?"
Lilith nodded, "I would assume so."
Brick placed the soldier off to the side, causing Lilith to look over at him, "Did that guy say anything else?"
Maya shook her head, "When we opened the case, Jack came back on the EC-"
"He did?!" Lilith spoke loudly, "Why didn't you tell me?"
Maya sighed, "I eventually turned off my ECHO. I didn't want him to say any lies. He was already playing the guilt card by saying this Siren is all he has left. He was acting just like he did in Angel's chamber."
"Check your ECHO and see if he said anything else." Lilith ordered, picking up the Siren's tattooed arm, taking notice of something strange.
Maya clicked on her ECHO and listened before turning it back off again, "I have 31 messages."
Each person in the room looked shocked, except for Zero with his little question mark icon that he seemed to be using a lot lately.
"She must be really important." Brick commented.
Maya turned on her ECHO's speaker so the entire group could listen:
You stay away from her! I swear that I will rip you all to shreds if you do not back away now.
... Please just leave her alone. She didn't do anything to any of you!
That's it, if you don't answer me I will torture each of your loved ones!
Each message was a mix of pleas and threats which caused even more confusion.
"The last time Jack sounded like this was when we were meeting Angel." Zero noted.
Lilith lifted up the Siren's tattooed arm, "There are weird scars on her arm here. They look like circles on the top of her hand and above her elbow."
Maya walked over and inspected the scars, "How does someone get circular scars like this?"
"She's married." Mordecai simply stated, his keen eye sight noticed the small gold wedding band on her left hand.
"Whoa. Jack kidnapped a married Siren and held her captive for who knows how long? That's a whole new level of messed up." Lilith remarked, putting the Siren's arm down.
As soon as her arm touched the table again, the Siren's purple and blue eyes fluttered open, causing Lilith to jump back.
"Icebringer!" Lilith spoke out, "The rumors are true!"
"Icebringer?" Maya asked, watching as the Siren's duo colored eyes were looking around the room from where she lay.
"Where... Am I?" The Siren called Icebringer asked, lifting herself up to look at everyone in the room.
"Pandora." Maya simply answered, glancing over to Lilith as she stared in disbelief.
"Oh no." Icebringer put a hand on her forehead, "Did John build Opportunity?"
"John? You mean Handsome Jack?" Lilith asked, "How do you know about him?"
"Handsome... Jack?" Icebringer shook her head, "John is my husband."
I was watching He's Just Not That Into You while typing this and it was a huge distraction, so this took longer than expected to type lol My bad.
