Gaige
When I woke up, it was sunny outside. It was rarely ever sunny in Sanctuary. I yawned loudly, and I got out of bed. I checked all the rooms to see if anyone else was inside, and I found that I was the only person up right now. Except Zero. He seemed to never need sleep. I walked out of the house without shoes, as I didn't see them being necessary. I looked at the sky, and determined that it was still early morning. I went back inside, and got ready. I put on my combat shoes, and loaded all my guns. I strapped them to my hips, took Zero's sword and left for Three Horns. I figured a little morning bloodshed would help sharpen my skills, as I hadn't been out of Sanctuary for a few days. I left Roland's place for the fast travel station, and left my friends behind. I used the fast travel station to get there. I would've walked, but I felt like I had to conserve my strength for the battle (however easy they may be). But something didn't seem right. The general atmosphere was heavy and the air was thick. When I got there, I found the place swarmed by Hyperion personnel. I had no idea how they could've gotten there without us knowing. Or maybe Zero had forgotten to tell me about that part when they got back last night. There were about 20 Hyperion grunts and 10 loaders. I charged DT with my corrosive type weapon took out Zero's sword and went in after them. DT took care of the loaders, and I took care of the personnel. It wasn't hard. My strategy consisted of throwing in a corrosive grenade and having DT pass a laser beam across the field while I stab and shoot people simultaneously. I can usually clear an area like that in 5 minutes, give or take a few. After the fight, I found an Echo dropped by the leader of the Hyperion camp. It didn't specify anything about their plans, but detailed a few minor ideas about how to distract the resistance. I couldn't help but think that they wanted us to be distracted while Hyperion planned something bigger. I walked around Three Horns Divide for a half hour thinking about what this could mean. I stared down at Zero's sword. The weight felt unusual in my hand. I'd never actually practiced with this weapon before, let alone take it out to the field. A wave of anxiety hit me when I realized that Zero would kill me if he found out that I had his sword. I cursed under my breath, and vowed to get back to Sanctuary before he noticed, if he hadn't already. I thought about our expeditions over the past few months, and all of a sudden it had seemed futile. Sure, we took out bandit camps here and there, pushed back against the rebels, but what did we really accomplish? How did we really strike back at Hyperion? How did we hurt them, or even delay their efforts by more than a few weeks? We needed to get our asses to Jack before he gained control of the Warrior and "cleansed" Pandora. What we needed to do, first and foremost, was get to Opportunity. There, we could distract Jack long enough to get our forces together for the final assault.
"Shit." I muttered, looking at my watch. It was almost 8:30, and Zero definitely would've noticed his sword was gone by now.
I ran back to the fast travel station and selected "Sanctuary". I anxiously tapped my foot on the ground, waiting for it to heat up, knowing that when I got back, I would not be having a good time. The blue pixels surrounded me, and I breathed a sigh of relief. Before long, I arrived at Sanctuary, only to see Zero, Maya and Axton waiting on the benches, staring at me angrily.
A/N
Apologies for the indeterminately long break from Back to Zer0, unfortunately, my life hasn't permitted me to upload as frequently as I had hoped. IB has no sympathy. Regardless, expect new chapters every week on Wednesdays, starting this coming week. Also, thank you to all the new followers for this story, I sincerely appreciate it.
