Z.W: sorry for the late update with this story peoples, got lazy when I felt I couldn't write straight for a few days. But with some motivation around here sure struck me back, in a way. Anyways, enjoy.
Unknown and Gaige where seen hid behind Eridium coated boulders from the Hyperion base, guarded by ordinary soldiers. Thank god no loaders.
'with D.T gone we'd be dead anyways' Gaige thought, 'then again, I can still try to reach the others from the ECHO inside and kill this jerk'. The Mechromancer was still peeved from their encounter. A bit surprising to say the least, but aggravated to be humiliated by a bandit, and nearly killed by Hyperion dock worker. Possibly nearly done with his first week anyways. Good thing he's dead. Gaige peeked an eye to the workers walking around, patrolling for intruders like them. Still a bit confusing to understand since Jack is dead and all, but Hyperion is still here. Its like what happened on Elpis, with this Colonial and the lost legion troops she heard from Athena. Who, at this moment, is still tied up with Tina constantly talking to her, asking for more stories, and just asking annoying questions: What's it like there? Was there lots of explosions? Stuff like that.
Unknown crouched and poked his head, and spots an open door with the room filled with supplied electricity barrels. He turned to Gaige, "their supplement of shock type barrels are a perfect diversion to attempt the run"
"uh, okay? But how will that affect us when they see us?"
"hmm" he hummed before popping an idea, "we may use my stealth to sneak it. But first, you must first make contact with me"
"d-do what?!" Gaige screeched, silenced by Unknown's hand clamped to her mouth. She forcefully pried it off.
"what is the errors of my planning?"
"oh well the part when mentioning CONTACT!"
"but, its the only method needed in order to access-" Unknown then sees the burning flush on the Mechromancer's pale cheeks and raises a brow underneath his mask in question/thought. "why-" then realization hit the bandit to also burn up a bit. He tugged the hem of his armored chest plate to get some air in the awkward moment. Silence grew around them before the bandit broke it with a cough to his fist, "w-what I meant to correct, is you grasp to myself in order to use my stealth and sneak in as ordinary white dust particles"
"BUT-wait" Gaige settled down a second after listening to the bandit, "just hang on to you for a moment and then where in. Not what-"
"correct" Unknown finished to spare from more embarrassment.
"oh,...right" She stared to the distant, purple void of the sky, not noticing the small growl behind them. They slowly turned their heads to find an angry Bullymong staring down at them. Before it can make the first strike, Unknown pulled out his large saber to slice one of its arms off causing a pained scream to echo, the workers ceased their attention and focused on the injured beast.
"guess we have a mess to clean up" A worker stated pulling out a fire SMG and slowly walked over to the spot. Others joined, armed too, what they didn't expect was the Bullymong's corpse to be hurled at them quickly. They were tackled and smothered under the weight of the beast.
"ugh, get this big piece of shit off me!"
Unknown and Gaige took action to the gate. Unfortunately, one of the Hyperion soldiers saw them, "hey, bandits are trying to sneak in. Kill them!"
"shit" Gaige cursed as many more soldiers fled out of the base, and some helping the trapped ones to join along side. They circled the two, causing them press back to back . Gaige brought out a Torgue bazooka as Unknown kept his blade ready.
"If I make it through this, I'm gonna kill you" she hissed at him.
"I know"
The workers then fired, and the bullet shots are echoed throughout the Eridum blight.
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"ugh, this is pointless" Salvador hunched, kicking a stone away, "we're never going to find the chica around here, Hyperion is crawling around and could've snatched her up"
"couldn't you at least pretend your still looking" Maya said, poking her head inside an empty and deserted home, "she has to be around, she's a freaking vault hunter"
"easy" Axton said placing a calming hand on the Siren, "no need to boil up when on a search mission, you can distance yourself and mess up. Not like you usual self"
"and your story?" She retorted from Axton's past. He slightly tensed from her tone and the remembrance, but shrugged it off, "and now I'ma wanted vault hunter. The past is in the past, no need to turn back now, or ever"
Maya sighed and dropped her shoulders in a slump, "sorry...Its just..,..I don't like to see the world beat the crap out of that kid...I mean, she's innocent for god's sake. Running away from her troubles to run into more" The siren never wanted to worry to much about the young Mechromancer, since she's at least 17 by now, but for the fact she's like a little sister to her. In and out of the battle field. Hanging around, having fun blowing things and bandits up, later getting a drink at Moxxi's. Makes her believe she has a close friend and family member, then with her 'actual' family with the Order. Having her life live to nothing, become an idol to the villagers and a demon later. Everyone feared Maya's supernatural abilities as a Siren, and didn't make eye contact when she wants to talk to anyone on the streets. Making her a monster, and nothing more. It pained her inside to have everything she's worked for all turn to sham, even when the innocent people of Themis are victimized by her. After fleeing to Pandora, she wanted to make a'new, regardless of the planets environment, and try to find family that'l actually take CARE of her then the Order. That's when she meet the Crimson Raiders and Gaige to change things.
Axton patted her shoulder, "I know, but she's one of us. Wanted by the big bad, and late, Handsome Jack. She's killed dozens of bandits with her big ass robot, and saved our asses from certain death we couldn't live to see before being re-spawned. Or worse"
The memories of what the Commando is saying did make sense, "and without a doubt, one bandit doesn't stand a chance against her. I bet as soon as we find her, she'l be tossing his corpse aside and looting for the hell of it"
Maya gave Axton a small, yet sad smile as she soon embraced him softly. Laying her head by his shoulder blade, "thanks..." she whispered. The Commando gave a smile as well as he returned the hug. Salvador was in an awkward position in this moment, he scratched the nape of his neck and looking off to the purple sky. Its quit, slow movement can calm anyone from the sound of gun shots-wait, gunshots? He quickly turned to the sound of faint screaming and gun fire. Guess he found her after all. He pulled two machine guns and turned to the other vault hunters, "ey, lovebirds! If you wanna cut this short for now, I think I found our little nienia"
The two then pulled themselves away, both blushing in the process. The air grew thin before Salvador went and digistructed a technical for them.
"yeah.." Maya said rubbing her arm before walking over to the car, Axton in tow. They hopped aboard and road to the source, located on a similar Hyperion base.
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Gaige finished another worker with a head-shot from her Jakobs pistol. Damn, those weapons are badass. Unknown finished his wave with slices of his large weapon. Pieces are scattered around the bloodbath, kinda hard to miss wherever vault hunters are around. Eh. Gaige panted as she finished reloading and sat on a stair step, "damn, what a ride without D.T" Unknown sat beside her, she slightly flinched, "this robot of yours, seems special to you?"
The Mechromancer gave a short glare to the bandit for questioning a slight, personal question. But she sighed in defeat when all in all, he DID save her from Hyperion, "...fine. I'l tell you about D.T" And there she goes, retelling the story of his birth to her science fair project on Eden-5. Partnered with her rival Marcy, and how she made the slip behind Gaige's back to steal D.T's bio instructions, birthing the new security bots still running Eden-5's authority then the original ever are. She boiled with anger before stumbling on something. Now that her own plans for a mechanized security death machine to be introduced to the world, she decided to tweak with that. She extracted the security/authoritarian pieces from D.T, and created him fully operated for death and anarchy. But, he wasn't all for that. Being the geek out of water, she wasn't befriended by much people, even on her ECHO net. Kinda made it lonely for Gaige, but D.T filled things with his presence and loyalty to his creator, like Marcy for instance: she backstabbed Gaige at the science fair, then pushed her in gloating victory, pushing things too far for D.T. Which later caused Marcy to be sliced to bits, and the Mechromancer to first end up on Pandora, talking to a bandit here.
"and.., that's why I CARE for him so much" Gaige finished, elbows resting on her thighs. Unknown nodded as he too leaned back, "as a bandit, I may share a similar feeling to an old ally to which is deceased. But, sadness would not assist us in our small mission" He got up and placed a hand on the now, slightly sad Mechromancer, for recapping her past, "you are never alone with or without your Deathtrap. Please, always acknowledge that" Hearing those words made Gaige's mood, soften, just a tiny bit. She watched the bandit from the corner of her eye walk into the facility and back with the ECHO. He handed it to her and sat back down. She silently thanked him and punched some codes to awaken the device, "hello? Hello? Anyone out there?"
Static is heard before a faint female voice, unidentified can be heard, "y-yes...hel...lo?"
"yes, hi, this is Gaige. I'm asking if you have connections to Sanctuary?"
"Gaige?.." the voice said slowly, now recognizing the worry tone in her voice, "is it you?"
"Maya?" the Mechromancer was now lightened to hear from the Siren, "yeah its me"
"where are you? Everything okay?"
"yeah, its all good. I'm at a Hyperion base just on the inside of the Eridum Blight"
"funny" Axton chimed in, "we are here already, and heard shots coming from one. Any chance your not the culprit?"
"take a guess" she smirked.
"alright, stay put, we're heading there now" Maya then ended the messaging. Gaige placed the device on her hip and waited patiently for the other vault hunters. A faint smile is shown on her face knowing that their coming for her, and checking if she's okay. Warming her insides knowing that their others who CARE about her, not just comrades, or strangers looking for the same thing. But, a family. She didn't notice Unknown's hand placed upon her shoulder, "I was correct. You are not alone in this horrid wasteland of filth and contamination, others are there when you never known to observe"
She didn't know how to respond but only with a nod, her smile still bitterly glowing, "yeah..."
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The three vault hunters make it to Gaige's location and descended from their vehicle. Maya ran up and embraced the standing Mechromancer, as she embraced back.
"I'm glad your okay" Maya whispered. Gaige softly chuckled, "what'd ya expect?"
As the two parted from the embrace, the other vault hunters took notice of Unknown standing behind them watching the scene. They were hesitant but ready to blow his head off, "oi, we got a bandit here" Salvador announced, aiming at his skull, Axton did the same. Maya also pulled out her shock SMG at the bandit, "perfect timing, was getting board dealing with Bullymongs and Rakks all the way"
But before anyone can fire a bullet, "wait...Don't shoot him, guys..."
The hunters turned to Gaige, who was now in front Unknown, "he's..harmless..."
"harmless?" Axton questioned, "uh, haven't you noticed he's another bandit who, I don't know, scalp people for food, or turn us in to Hyperion. And, what'da know, were already here" he pointed to their location, and the coincidence.
"I know, but.., I kinda owe him.."
"for what? What did he do?" Maya asked questionably, and a bit miffed, in thought to what the bandit might of done to the teen.
"he, well..." Gaige wasn't easy telling her comrades that a bandit saved her life, its unnatural. Go figure.
"he what? Spill it, amigo" Salvador urged more.
"he," Gaige sighed, "he saved me.."
The three hunters' brows were raised. A bandit helped her? A bandit upon Pandora; the planet full of beastly wildlife, corporate murderers, and carnivorous killers like Unknown here. But what they hear is that he saved her? Doesn't put things on point.
As The Commando and Gumzerker plan to object, Maya took the little time to inspect Unknown from head to toe, and how he and her just killed the guards together. No backstabbing, reward clamming, just SIMPLE cooperation. Plus, she noticed the patched bandages around Gaige's stomach, probably a bullet wound. Which also explains the worker back at the vault who's head got sliced.
'okay, that answers that' the Siren thought before the other hunters started.
"sorry kid, but we can't be sure" Axton stated, as he brought his Torgue shotgun at Unknown, Salvador joined with his two Jakobs machine guns.
"hold it," Maya interrupted, "don't shoot"
"what?" they said in union, "Maya, its a bandit. Don't tell me your siding with Gaige just cause she trusts, it" Axton added.
"well.., not..exactly" the Siren walked in front of the two, "but take a look at him, he may look like the last man in the room guilty, but how'd he patch ol' Gaige here" Maya said patting the Mechromancer. Both hunters took a glance to the wraps around Gaige's abdominal area as she averted her eyes.
"maybe she did it herself" Salvador continued, "no pendejo' like this would do it" he points one of his weapons at Unknown, who remained silent.
"can't you idiots listen?" Maya responded a bit annoyed, "last we saw Gaige, she was bleeding out everywhere, now patched up and fighting Hyperion with this guy. And look," she steps aside to the carnage, "seen as D.T was destroyed, Gaige here couldn't of taken care of these pricks, and Bullymongs" mentions to the animal corpses in addition, "without dying again. Which shows that she had a little help from someone" Maya then turned and walked to the motionless Unknown, "who are you anyways?"
"I am by the name of Unknown, Siren" Unknown responded with his translated, robotic voice. Maya tilted her head from listening, "well, mice to meet you I guess. I'm Maya" she lends her hand which the Bandit shook gently, "and you already know Gaige here" Gaige gave a grunt crossing her arms when glancing at him for a second.
"then there we have Axton, an ex-DAHL soldier, and Salvador", the two didn't respond to Unknown, but stared him down, ready till the Siren was finished.
"well, it is a pleasure meeting you, vault hunters"
"okay, introduction over, time to kill" The Commando exclaimed, reaching for his Sabre Turrets, Salvador mimicking his guns.
"oh, no you don't" Maya interrupted, phaselocking them together, making it a bit difficult to concentrate when its two people, but she can manage with her abilities growing.
"Maya, the fuck?" Axton questioned, annoyed now, "were not falling for another trick from this slimy son of a bitch! He's messing with us"
"si!"
With no remaining time, Maya grunted and released the two, slumping her bare arm from the energy. When reaching for their weapons, she took control to phaselock them away from their reach, "listen morons. If he was faking, why didn't he do something when we caught Gaige here?"
The two stayed silent for a second in thought before answering together, "trap?"
"ugh" Maya facepalmed from the usual hunters, which she tries to cope now and then. Seeing an opportunity Unknown stepped in, "I presume no harm, or threat to any of you, but wish to assist in Hyperion's demise"
The four looked at the bandit with wide eyes; Axton spoke up for everyone, "uh, was that english? Or did it say it wanted to HELP, us take down Hyperion?"
"yes, I also care to join the Crimson raiders in addition, along as a vault hunter? For I once had an experience with one before arriving here"
This made everyone now stare in shock to what the bandit's asking. From a freaking bandit, a bandit!
"you've experienced a vault before?" Gaige popped the question, resting a hand on her hip, "please, tell us more of this journey?" she finished sarcastically.
"the statement is true. You may be shock'd to believe, but I and others complied to one on the moon"
"woah, hang on there, freak show" Axton paused, "you mean the one Jack and his vault hunters already discovered, and made him the bastard he used to be?" he turned to Maya, "he's obviously that dense to not know before all of this. Which proves he's lying"
"oh, but I am not, Commando. Have you not know about the second one?"
"second one?" Axton gave the bandit a flat look, "bullshit.."
"actually there was. The location was on the other side of the large planet shaped chunks of rock material. After Jack opened the first one, the chain triggered many others around which we have discovered later on, haven't you figured that out after the other one here was activated? I surely knew the bandits aesthetic energy looking for them now"
"there were other vaults on the moon?" Maya asked, "but its small, how can there be more?"
Unknown shrugged, "we have not confirmed why, but the discovery set off the locations throughout. Quite a badass experience though"
"oh you haven't been on Pandora to have it better" the Siren smirked. The other haunters rolled their eyes and groaned at them.
With a short time to think, Axton then shot his head up with a grin, thinking of a perfect idea for their guest to finish this, "you know, now that you've explained so clearly, I think I can trust this,..guy.. He does seem,...trustful enough..to join us"
Now it was his turn to be looked at surprisingly, "what? You can't be serious?" Gaige asked.
"well I may not be, but seeing as how he DID kill these workers, and saved you, can make him capable for, the test" the Commando's grin turned infamous, which Sal's too when getting the gist, "oh, yeah, yeah, the test will prove if our, amigo here, is up for it"
Unknown tilted his head in question. Maya pinched the bridge of her nose, "what is this test about? My role in the Raiders?"
"sort of" Maya answered, "why don't we head to Sanctuary to settle this in? I'm getting tired of staying in this shit hole already, the Blight I meant"
They all then hiked to the nearest Fast-Travel-Station, after being chased by Bullymongs after the next. Annoying bastards. Axton inputted the coordinates which digistructed them to the floating city of Sanctuary. The only salvation away from Hyperion personal, which puts the name already. Coming last, Unknown rolled his shoulders and looked back to the machine giving a faint light green beep when he arrived. He turned to Maya, "what is this flashing about?"
"oh, its registering your DNA since you first transported. Feels easier then walking huh?"
"indeed, much aquatint then being attacked by bandits and the wildlife"
"you mean your folks?" Maya joked with a chuckle, which Unknown responded with a playful shove, "that's another story, Siren"
Reaching the barracks of the Raiders home, the hunters made their way inside to meet Tannis' usual work; experimenting on inanimate objects and talking to them. Noticing Unknown, the crazed scientist shot her head at him, "what's a bandit doing with you guys?"
"nothing important, were just gonna put our new 'vault hunter' to the test" Axton answered, quoting the new addition. Tannis nodded and returned to her unnecessary work. The group now walked to the waiting Lilith, Brick, Mordecai, Zer0, and Krieg.
"hey, took you guys long enough" Lilith said, "did you save-"
"present" Gaige interrupted by popping out with a grin, "missed me?"
"ehhh.." Brick gestured with a so n' so.
"the bandit's dead?/have you easily shed his blood?/its unworthy to have-" Zer0 paused when seeing the said Bandit from the corner of his visor. He sprang to action with his drawn blade and pointed it at Unknown, "I've told you/now he followed you/I'l finish him"
Before attacking, Unknown stepped from the crowd, hands up, "I am no threat, Zer0, but only assistance"
"silence!" the Assassin then lunged, blade high and ready. Unknown just stood still and calm, as before the blade made contact, he evaporated to white smoke, which vanished suddenly. Everyone was surprised to see him disappear like that.
"where'd he go?" Lilith asked looking around for him, "how could-"
"over here" Unknown chirped, sitting on the chair behind the Siren, making her jump.
"shit!" she cupped her chest while trying to calm down her breathing, "don't..ever..do that..again..!"
"noted, Siren" he turned his only eye to the Assassin.
"you must die/everyone's live's are at stake/you will not defeat us"
"what makes you inquire I do?"
"well for one, your a bandit" Mordecai answered, "one that tries to kill us everywhere we turn, or gamble us for money"
"yes, but I differ from those savages then you think"
"how?" Lilith asked leaning on a counter, arms crossed.
"I want to fight for actual Sanctuary throughout this planet, and that's through defeating them and Hyperion for they begun this. Which'es why I became a bandit to start"
"so, Hyperion made you like that?" Gaige asked, "just like Krieg here?" she points to the large Psycho.
'shes talking about us' Krieg's inner voice spoke, which he translated, "I RIP THE SPINES OF THE WEAK FOR MY DAILY XYLOPHONE!"
Unknown scanned him up and down, observing him carefully, "..in technical terms, yes"
The Psycho hanged his head, 'well, at least we're not alone. I guess' he focused to the Siren beside him, 'and she see's us as just that, an experiment gone wrong when were trying to change that. I just hope one day we can turn all this around and talk to her. REALLY talk to her, as one person, and appreciate everything she's done for us. Every...beautiful, graceful, majestic, powerful...' his inner self trailed off, gawking his continuous passion for Maya, which Krieg roared loudly again.
"THE BLOOD STILL PUMPS! OUR PUPPIES HAVE KITTENS!"
The room fell silent by Krieg's usual outburst, even Maya looked at him weirdly, trying the least to show meaning to his words. And empathy.
"okay.., enough of the sappy small talk" Axton butted in again, "time for the test"
"test?" Lilith questioned turning to the Bandit, "you wanna to join the Raiders?" He nodded in response, "Hyperion must pay their dues to what they affected me and my life style"
"k'ay then, to the Dust"
"all right!" Brick echoed, pounding his fists together, "lets bust some shit!"
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Unknown and Zer0 are squared off on the plains of the Dust, where things are quiet and the lands are big for fights. Explains the family feud of the Hodunks and Zephards. Everyone else took view behind a large set of boulders not far from the two, watching the first round go forth, since, Zer0 did really wanted to kill him from the start. So, eh. The two seethed out their weapons and slowly circled each other, blades in position.
"you will die/my blade hungers for your blood/your fate is sealed" Zer0 spoke coldly, setting his foot at his final stance. Unknown mirrored him, gripping tightly on his weapon's handle, "do not underestimate Assassin, possibly this Bandit can be of difference"
Zer0 then begun with a sprint, his blade dragging speed and tracing the sand. He rose it when close, only to have it clash with Unknown's sword, in its sharp curves. They struggled at each other to break the clash, pushing one another across the plains. Unknown broke away to the left, turning his body one hundred eighty degrees and kicking Zer0's visor, tumbling the Assassin a few steps away.
"nice kick" Lilith commented.
Zer0 shook his head, giving the sharpest glare at Unknown, even through his helmet. He struck another straight shot, clashing endlessly, until making a low crouch and sweeping Unknown's legs, tripping him on his back. Zer0 raised his blade to pierce Unknown, but again, he turned to the snow colored smoke and dodged it. He swirled around Zer0, before having a slice come across his forearm and another to his chest. All from the tip of his knife like sword. The Assassin attempted to strike him with swings of his kitana, but no avail, just more cuts on his suit.
"damn, he's fast" Mordecai said in slight awe, "can barely see him"
"that's cause he's smoke, Mordy" Brick added, elbowing him.
Zer0 was angered to not even strike the bastard, but have himself get kicked across the sand duns by the said Bandit, after reverting to himself again. He propped himself on his elbows, getting weak from the light, yet deep cuts done to him by the thick weapon. Zer0 could barely feel the feeling in his legs, as they slowly turn numb. Unknown walked up behind him, gloved hands raising his sword high then have it drive deep within the Assassin. Liquid (have no clue what Zer0 is, which means no idea about blood type) quickly drain from the now dead Zer0, as his body slowly is being re-digitized to the New-U-Station. Unknown turned back to the shocked faces of the Vault hunters, not one moving a muscle.
"did..I..-what?" Axton said, baffled.
"ay dios mios..." Mordecai and Sal murmured.
"yep, totally a slab" Brick said, jaw dropped.
Maya shook her head, turning to the Commando, "well, you wanted to kill him, go at it" she urged, pushing him to the arena. Axton first hesitated but went anyways, 'what's there to be nervous? He only beat Zer0, and he's a sniper, just a sniper. Easy son's of bitches to kill when close up. Yeah, easy'. The Commando now faced the ready Bandit. Sal then joined aside with Krieg, both ready with their weapons. Axton looked at the two with raised brows, "you guys wanna go already?"
"can't see how he can beat us all if we gang up on him?"
"THE BRAINS SHALL TRICKLE OVER MY SUNSHINE!" the Psycho bellowed, ignoring his inner voice, 'no, don't kill him, he's one of us. Another person in this hole' but nothing happened, his body continues its bodily rage.
"alright, suit yourselves. On the count of three, we attack" Axton ordered. The two got to stances, "one,...two..."
Unknown gripped his weapon even tighter, eye focusing on the three hunters. The mask's hole now began to seep white smog which caught some of the other Raider's attentions. Especially the Mechromancer.
"three!"
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The tree hunters were now lying stiff in the duns, weapons, blood, and dignity being tossed then blown away like nothing. Like Zer0, they were re-digistructed to Ellie's garage, when seeing him patiently waiting. His back against a wall, arms crossed, and visor down.
"you all came at once?/patience isn't a virtue?/what a shame"
"whatever.." Axton mumbled, loading his empty Jakob machine gun and rolling his shoulders, "least we took a head strong approach then getting stabbed in the back"
"assassin's unique talents are sharp/the time until death is best to wait/then its done"
They all boarded a digistructed Runner and head back to the others, and Unknown. The Bandit was sitting atop a boulder, sharpening his weapon with a rock.
"so, I think we should consider now" Maya said to the other Raiders.
"I don't know. He was impressive beating four of us, but there something off though" Lilith replied.
"I agree with Lil" Mordecai added, "we trusted Angel in helping us get a new power core, and that nearly costed us our lives"
Sanctuary's defense's have been strict ever since Angel revealed her assistance with Jack, in addition to being his daughter after all. Scotter have been taking weekly shifts, working on the large generator allowing the city to be ascending, as the original Vault Hunters take shifts too guarding the corners of Hyperion or Bloodshots, which sometimes managed to sneak in undetected. Now with more help from the new Hunters, some time to rest can come and go. But their trust issues on anyone is picky, especially if he's a bandit.
"that may be true, but that smoke trick was BADASS!" Brick protested, slamming his fists again, "the speed and stealth he was maneuvering, I think we can use that next time we raid the next Hyperion stockade"
Mordecai took a second to hum in a second's thought, "that..., can work..., sort of"
"and, he may have some info on the Bloodshot's, considering he is one" Maya added, "with that we can persuade the brainless dopes, or clear them off so they don't interfere with our fight. S'really annoying.."
Still deciding, the Runner pulled up beside their boulder and the three other hunters jumped out.
"so, what'd we miss?" Axton said.
"we're debating if we should let the Ban-I mean, that guy in the Raiders" replied the blue Siren.
"since the pu'to beat meh fair and square" Salvador shrugged, "let him in"
"I second" Maya added.
"third" Brick followed.
Zer0 agreed with a slight nod, while leaning on their hideout, head slightly down in defeat from eating his words-haiku, by a bandit.
Axton sighed, "oh, screw it, I suppose...But he does any funny shit, he dies"
"noted" Maya replied, before turning to the Hunter and other Siren, "well...?"
"...erg..., ugh, fine" Mordecai grumbled in agreement.
"Lilith?"
"whatever I guess" the Firehawk shrugged with a blank face, "n'other killer on the team, literally"
"okay, that's 7 yes'" Maya stated before looking over at the remaining deciders: Krieg and Gaige, "you guys?"
'she's asking us, admit defeat so that we may never walk alone again' Krieg's inner voice asked which, we all know translated to, "THE WAFFLES ARE CRISP AT DAWN!"
"I'l take that as a..yes..?" Axton voiced for the Psycho.
"alright, that leaves this che'ca" Salvador mentioned to the still thinking, Mechromancer.
Gaige wasn't fully paying attention to the conversation going on the last minutes, but on the previous battle Unknown came by victorious..
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"three!" Axton shouted, tossing his Turrets which immedietly activated and aimed the Bandit.
"vaminos!" Salvador cried, as he and Krieg charged forward.
Unknown stood still, in the same stance, patiently waiting the first move while the strange smog escapes his one eye hole. Krieg, with his buzz saw out, took a large swing at the Bandit, actually slicing right through his statue self. Except, it itself turned to the exact white smoke and piled on the dune. Salvador stopped and tilted his head in confusion, so did Krieg.
"there he goes again, how does he do that so quickly?" Lilith asked.
"whatever it is, its starting to give me a headache" Mordecai groaned, holding his head in place.
Salvador looked back at the audience, "so, we won, or-"
"LOOK OUT!" Axton shouted, spotting a figure behind them.
The Gunzerker didn't have time to avoid the kick to his small chest, and another sending him flying a few feet away. Unknown was ready with his Zwihander out and turned his attention to the surprised Psycho. Krieg went for another chop to the head, but Unknown shifted right and kicked the Psycho square in the jaw, causing him to fumble back a bit.
'damn, what a kick'
Krieg's other half didn't agree as it took rage to a half step, planning another charge. And so he did, laughing while swinging his saw. Unknown raised his weapon in defense and clashed it with Krieg's. They stared at each other's only eye hole, grunting and pushing another to drag their feet in the sand. Salvador sat up and shook his head to reality again, "what happened?"
"Sal, get down!" Axton shouted again, throwing a slag grenade close to the target then Krieg. But worried with how close he's getting, yet not 100% since he's a psycho and took much worse then slag. Seeing it from the corner of his mask, Unknown quickly fled from their clash and butted the back of Kreig's head, making him wonder once more to the active grenade.
'ugh, damn, he's-'
"Krieg!" Maya shouted in warning. But no avail, and the case exploded around, slagging Krieg in the process. "AGH, THE SUNSHINE HAS BLINDED MY COOKIE DOUGH!" he screamed, rubbing his visible eye. Unknown took action again, by pulling out his DAHL fire pistol and repeatedly shooting the psycho till he caught on fire. This wasn't any damage to Krieg any who, whenever in badass mode, he's set in burning rage (literally) tearing everything with his hands or axe. His reaction was just his usual crazed laughter, no surprise for everyone, but a little shock to the Maya seeing him enjoying the pain.
'jesus'
The two locked stare's before charging again head first, weapons high. Krieg made the same move as the Bandit ducked and pierced his weapon towards his unguarded midsection. Krieg stood still, shock and surprise in his singular eye as Unknown then retreaded his weapon and kicked him back again. His last words before joining Zer0 was-still his laughter. Unfortunately. Salvador and Axton watched his body disappear and Unknown target them next.
"oi..." Salvador mumbled, guns lowered.
"snap out of it, shorty. Its just Krieg, he can't think without shouting something random. We on the other differ on that, and that's kicking some ass!"
"WOO-HOO!" the Gunzerker roared with more energy, firing bullets in the air. What he didn't know was the missing Bandit.
"morons" Maya muttered.
In a flash, Axton's turrets were sliced clean next exploding, surprising mostly everyone, Gaige saw it in the form of her Deathtrap-'oh shit' she cursed, 'got caught up in this, I forgot to grab those modifications, now really gone..'
"come on put'o, and show yourself!" Salvador shouted walking around, ready for the next move. And said bandit revealed himself as himself when a roll of wind blew some sand away. Salvador grinned aiming for a clean shot. But again, that didn't go so well when he pointed the object underneath the Gunzerker. Giving him a confused look, Salvador glanced down to find a poorly working, Hyperion shield, with three fire grenades. With the pins missing. He glanced back up to find them on Unknown's twinkling fingers.
"me'di-"
An explosion of shock and fire erupted, consuming the Gunzerker and blinding the Commando to shield his eyes. Dust rolled around the Vault Hunters, blinding them too, but thanks to their cover they were good.
"and there he goes" Mordecai said looking at the empty, smoking spot of the dwarf.
"well, shit" Axton cursed, now staring at his opponent. And in unfortunate terms, without his turrets and their time to re-digitize within his ECHO, he's might as well rely on the looted weapons he got from Maliwan. Which he pulled a corrosive SMG and equipped an explosive Torque grenade mod.
"just cause you think you beat those three, you think you can take down a trained DAHL soldier?"
"EX!" Maya added with a slight chuckle, which Axton replied with a scowl.
"well, lets see if acid can melt that mask off"
2 minutes later:
Axton is lying stiff in a pool of his fresh blood. Probably from either the large gash across his neck, or, the hole in his chest. Whichever's killing him quickly and resetting him to the New-U-Station. Being the last ban-er man standing, Unknown passed the test in victory. He faced the remaining hunters for clarification, "I have won against these four, am I in?" They didn't respond but tried to process the quick fatality of the warriors that killed Handsome Jack, and the almighty Warrior, but lost to a Bandit. Ow the irony there. Gaige on the other hand was stunned to disbelief the full power of this guy against her comrades, and how his speed made her heart run like-wait, what? 'no, no, no, no, no, no, no, fuck no!' she shouted in thought and frustration, 'I can't think how this asshole creamed those idiots like that. He's a bandit! The turds that infest this hellhole, and still do. And not one who..., saved me, yet...helped me..., but still is...a..., A...A...A FUCKING-'
"badass..." she mumbled, but snapped out of her second lost in thought. But the very light hue begs to differ.
Present:
"Gaige? Gaige?!" Axton yelled, shaking her forearms to snap her out.
"h-huh, what?"
"we sort of lost you there for a sec, kiddo. So, do you want this guy to join us?"
"urgh..." Gaige sighed and crossed her arms in annoyance, "I guess..."
"fantastic" said Bandit spoke behind the Mechromancer, causing her to jump a few inches back.
"fuck! Don't, do that shit!" she growled, with a tint of embarrassment on her face.
"noted"
"welp, with everyone in union, I guess your in" Lilith announced, "welcome"
"thank you, Siren"
End of chapter 3
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