Welcome to chapter eight! Yeah I'm churning these puppies out like crazy. I probably won't update this weekend because of reasons (BELMONT! Wishing I could be there one for it is on my birthday and two because I'm big on horse racing) so after Thursday the next update probably won't be until Monday. I changed songs for this one to show how Amadahy lets people out of her singing spell. I don't own borderlands of this amazing song that is Yeul's Theme from Final Fantasy XIII-2. And if you want to flame XIII-2, please play it first because it is different than the prequel of it. Now onto the chapter!
Chapter 8
Themis/Space/Pandora
"So, how the hell are we getting to Pandora?" 13 asked as the two followed Ama out of the room and back towards the stage.
"Well Dahl decommissioned ships are easy to get," Emery replied with a shrug. "They rarely look for those and that's why so many land on the black market."
"And yet we are bad for being legal bounty hunters."
"Play the song you recommended me to sing," Ama said looking at her partner. "I want to get this over with so we can get out of here."
"You got it, boss lady."
Emery shot her a glare which 13 just shrugged off and brushed past him. She saw Ama nod for her to start the music so 13 pressed play. The girls knew that Ama wouldn't do any showboating like the first singing. She'd just stand up there, sing, and dance during music only parts and then change into her crop top and yoga pants for them to rush off.
"Sooner than memories begin to fray
Everything from a past just swept away
Remembering when all who have gone are now lost
Many paths, many seasons I have seen
Time has washed them away just like the sea
So many fates and dreams will become tragedies
To see you safe
To watch you grow
Visions of love, my only hope
Such loneliness is worth the price
I'll protect you with my life
Constantly guiding despite the cost
Hoping against fear when all is lost
Pity not my destiny, no
My sacrifice is worth this
To see you safe
To watch you grow
Visions of love, my only hope
This loneliness is worth the price
I'll protect you with my life
This burden I must bear alone
For many lives and more to come
My loneliness is worth the price
I'll protect you with my life
I'll protect you with my life."
As soon as she walked off stage, everyone snapped out of their spell wondering who the angel was that sang to them. They, of course, didn't know someone was killed in here. That was the gift of the Siren being able to entrance people with her singing thanks to using the air. She walked back to her dressing room and slammed the door before the other two could get in. She quickly changed into, you guessed it, a black, crop top, and black yoga pants then pulled on some combat boots. Emery was about to knock when she opened the door and glared at them.
"So what is our master plan?" she asked crossing her arms and glaring at Emery.
"Genius here wants us to commandeer a ship. Yet here we are the ones that supposedly do illegal shit. Speaking of which, let's head to the bounty board and turn our stuff in, then grab our shit and go," 13 said getting in stride with her bit taller girlfriend.
"Hey! You want us to get out of here and head to Pandora!" Emery called at a whisper.
Ama shot a glare at him over her shoulder, a bit miffed that they would be going with him. She remembered his judgmental look when she mentioned them being legal bounty hunters. And yet he wanted us to steal a ship, she thought sadly.
"Hello, Themis to Ama," 13 said waiving her hand in front of her comrade's face.
"Sorry, I was thinking. So Emery here wants us to steal a ship and head to Pandora. Count me in. Emery, you get the ship, 13, go pack up our stuff, and I will go turn in this bounty," Ama instructed. "We meet up when Emery gives us the signal and coordinates."
"Hey! This is supposed to be my plan!" Emery whispered again.
"Shut up," both girls said to him as the kept walking.
The three split up and headed to each destination. Ama turned in the bounty and collected their sum of $40k for their successful kill. 13 grabbed their clothes and weapons cache as well as everything else she thought they would need. Emery just walked up to the ship he knew was free and waltz in knowing no one would miss it and no one would care! He sent the women coordinates to the nearest docking station and waited.
"You got everything? Snipers, pistols, rocket launchers, grenades, assault rifles, shotguns?" Ama asked.
"Yes and I even got some shields and grenades for all three of us," 13 replied smirking. "Here's a Pangolin shields for us. You do know how to use one, right jar head?"
"I think I do," Emery replied flatly as he took the shield from her.
The women took their seats as Emery ran through the lift off sequence.
"Dahl 963 request for takeoff granted. You are clear to proceed," the female mechanical voice replied.
Emery started the sequence and got them into space safely.
"Looks like it'll be a two day flight to Pandora. So what should we do to entertain ourselves?" Emery asked kicking back in the captain's chair.
"I don't know about you two, but I'm going to not enjoy this flight," Ama replied flatly very unhappy about being on a ship even though she wanted to go on this hunt.
"She hates flying. In space unless she's in like a greenhouse, she loses her connection to some of her powers," 13 explained leaning over and kissing Ama's cheek.
"I have to have connections to soil for me to use one of my elemental gifts."
13 left the two alone to go check out the bunk area and what all they had to eat. For a short girl she had to eat a lot of food, totally NOT her fault in her eyes. She found some chips and soda then hopped back to the back room where the bunks were, mostly so she could claim hers first and get the best bunk.
Silence remained in the cockpit where the other two stayed. Ama was trying to gather what bit of the other elements she could call to be around her and dammit all she could call was air.
"So you can't have any control over your elements unless you are in an environment with them. But the air has moisture in it on this ship," Emery said.
"Not enough," Ama replied missing her favorite element, water.
He locked his jaw and gazed at her. She couldn't have been much younger than him and he had to admit she did look cute when she was trying to concentrate.
"Can I help you, Emery?" Ama asked bluntly feeling uncomfortable as he looked at her.
"Sorry but how old are you?" he asked cringing at her response.
"18, I'll be 19 next week."
"So just a bit younger than me; is there something between you and the short one?"
"She's my partner and my lover. Why? Are you jealous?"
"No I was just uh curious!"
Ama rolled her eyes and unbuckled herself. She wanted to go find 13 and hug her, cuddle with her, hell even just to talk to her! She left the cockpit and found the bunks. She noticed 13 had pigged out on junk and passed out so she allowed herself to crawl into bed. She wanted to sleep until they were on Pandora so she thought she would just relax and use the heat coming from the engine to put her in a relaxing deep sleep.
13 got up two hours later and looked at her partner. Fuck, she's asleep, 13 thought wanting to talk to Ama. She had a choice, stay back here and be bored or go up where Emery was and well deal with his annoying self. He'd ask questions, she'd want to punch him. She became aggravated thinking about hitting him. A good nose breaking would help his cocky attitude. 13 grabbed another two bag of chips and a couple of cans of soda, if she was going near the guy that oogled at her partner she was going to offer him food to congratulate him for not being turned into a pile of bodily fluids.
"Here," she said shoving the chips and soda at him. "You're lucky. Ama usually liquefies a guy that does what you have done so far to her. You deserve a prize."
"Uh thanks? By the way, where did she go?" Emery asked taking the food from 13.
"She put herself in a deep sleep using the heat from the engine. She hates flying. Between that and well something else."
"Tell me, please."
"Oh you like her! Look, if I tell you and she finds out, she will kill me. I'm not much of a fan of being turned into a pile of liquid."
"She won't."
"So you do like her. Ah ha! Fine but only because I know she won't wake up until she can't feel the engines running at full blast."
"Okay."
"Ama was once from Thrace. She lived in a forest away from cities with her family. She killed her own tribe when they started calling her a monster. Until they saw her tattoos and saw them glow, they thought she was a gift from what they call the Great Mother. They were grooming her to be the next shaman of their tribe. When they saw her tattoos, they pelted her with rocks as she cried and thanks to their sacred fire they always kept going, she burned them by making a fire shield around her and she couldn't control it. I met her when she was six when my parents sent me off to the same school on Themis. Ama was a wreck. She barely spoke common language but when she did, it was so formal, almost too painfully formal. Anyways, we learned how to kill, became child warriors I guess. She and I were dorm mates and we became best friends. She was the only one that didn't make fun of me for being a lesbian and told me stories how her tribe had a third gender. She also confessed she is bisexual. We do fool around and we love each other. But anyways, she isn't to know you know and if she tells you, act fucking surprised or else."
He nodded. Emery knew that little girl was a deadly force. And he now knew why Ama's name was strange and why her eyes reminded him of a wolf.
The rest of the trip was uneventful. 13 would make them meals, he'd worry about Ama, she would tell him that Ama is fine and is always like this on flights. Finally, Emery recognized Concordia and Pandora. He smiled and started the landing cycle telling 13 to wake Ama up even though he knew she probably wouldn't. 13 refused but shut the door over Ama's bunk. When Emery was close to the ground, he lost control and crashed the ship.
"13, you ok?" Emery asked shaking her.
"I'm fine. Ama should be fine as well. She'll be waking soon. Remember our deal," 13 replied.
She hopped back to check on Ama who was opening the door to her bunk.
"I feel ground," Ama told 13 sleepily.
"Yeah, we landed. Our captain crashed us," 13 answered helping Ama out of the bunk.
The two girls joined Emery hall of the ship where they would be exiting. Emery and Ama went out first when Ama tapped his shoulder pointing out the people on the hill.
"Look, we come in peace," Emery called out. "It's me and three women. I swear. We came here after hearing an Echo sent out from Mad Moxxi. Can you help us?"
The people that they saw looking at them lowered their guns and stared at the strangers. Ama gulped and hoped to hell that they would get out of this alive.
and told me stories how her tribe had a third gender. She also confessed she is bisexual. We do fool around and we love each other. But anyways, she isn't to know you know and if she tells you, act fucking surprised or else."
He nodded. Emery knew that little girl was a deadly force. And he now knew why Ama's name was strange and why her eyes reminded him of a wolf.
The rest of the trip was uneventful. 13 would make them meals, he'd worry about Ama, she would tell him that Ama is fine and is always like this on flights. Finally, Emery recognized Concordia and Pandora. He smiled and started the landing cycle telling 13 to wake Ama up even though he knew she probably wouldn't. 13 refused but shut the door over Ama's bunk. When Emery was close to the ground, he lost control and crashed the ship.
"13, you ok?" Emery asked shaking her.
"I'm fine. Ama should be fine as well. She'll be waking soon. Remember our deal," 13 replied.
She hopped back to check on Ama who was opening the door to her bunk.
"I feel ground," Ama told 13 sleepily.
"Yeah, we landed. Our captain crashed us," 13 answered helping Ama out of the bunk.
The two girls joined Emery hall of the ship where they would be exiting. Emery and Ama went out first when Ama tapped his shoulder pointing out the people on the hill.
"Look, we come in peace," Emery called out. "It's me and three women. I swear. We came here after hearing an Echo sent out from Mad Moxxi. Can you help us?"
The people that they saw looking at them lowered their guns and stared at the strangers. Ama gulped and hoped to hell that they would get out of this alive.
