A/N: After checking my story stats over the first few hours after previous posting, [as I always do after posting a new story] and seeing the 40 visitor count, I've decided to post Chapter 2 immediately.
Chapter 2
The Fated Reunion
"Look out!" the women whom I've come to know as Maya, yelled. "I've got this. Take the wheel!" She leaned over and grabbed the steering wheel of the 'Scooter's Catch-A-Ride' truck. I leaned out the window and shouldered my rifle, as the bandit truck sped up in an attempt to T-bone us I hit the brake. "What are you doing?!" Maya asked somewhat pissed. Ignoring her I waited unit the bandit truck was close then I squeezed off two shot, taking down both the driver and the vehicle's gunner. Flooring it to escape the path of the now out of control truck, I took back the wheel. "I have to admit, that was pretty good." Maya said as I sped up and cleared the last five miles in record time.
"Here's the camp." I said as I pulled up next to the gate. "Roland said the Firehawk's cave is guarded by some of the fiercest bandits this part of the wasteland." I said as I slammed a box mag into my rifle. "Ready?" I asked. "Always." She said popping around the corner and phase-locking every bandit. She pulled out an SMG and shot every single one before I even got a round off. "Well then." I said stunned. "Let's find her." I said running towards the cave opening. "Wait.. Her?!" Maya asked following me into the cave. I followed the tunnel, seven hundred feet of curves and a bit of climbing.
Then I crossed a steel bridge and I saw her. "Big sis!" I hollered at Lillith. "Carsten?" She asked as she looked up from whatever she was doing. I ran over and hugged her. "It's been years! Where have you been?" She asked. "UNMC, got drafted." I said as Maya finally caught up. "Corporal? Lillith? What's going on here?" She asked implying something scandalous. Lillith looked at her, "He's my brother, but you can have at him if you want." She said. "Sis! I've know her like an hour!" Maya walked up behind me and kinda of rubbed up against me, "Well then, you better turn around, Lillith." She wrapped her arm around my neck.
"Enough!" I said, my face burning. "Maya, what did Roland send you here for?" Suddenly Lillith looked worried, "What did Jack do?" She asked. "Kidnapped Roland and held him in a detention center." Maya said. "Jesus…" Lillith said "Let's get back to Sanctuary." As I turned around to head back through the cave everything faded to blue and suddenly I was standing in the center of Sanctuary, three blocks from Scooter's. "What the fuck just happened?!" I asked. "Eridium is a helluva drug." Lillith replied, casually walking away towards the CR's HQ like nothing had just happened.
"Maybe I will have at you later." Maya said sneaking up behind me and wrapping her arm around my waist from behind before breaking the contact and quickly following after Lillith, leaving me standing there wondering what the fuck was going on.