In all seriousness, I am very happy that this story is going to be continued Personally, I think AoD has been a decently written and enjoyable story as well, though I fully agree that this one is better. I can't wait for it to continue
I officially bump this thread, as I decided this story is too dear for me and I'll finish this.
Unlike AoD, I think this one is a decently written story. Still I'm miles behind @LiquidChicagoTed but I'll eventually catch up. FEAR ME!!!!
(?) A few months back, you decided to kill the bandit.
Hank
Well, uh, I didn't think much of the situation at hand. I shrugged my arms, gave the bandit an unimpressed look and pointed Wargen's Flakker at him. He was wearing a back, but I could tell that he wasn't happy of it. He thought he'll scare me with his talk about the arrival of his uncle, the leader of so-called Motor Slashers.
''What? Don't do that! MY UNCLE WILL COME HERE AND WILL MAKE SURE THIS TAVERN MAKES UP TO ITS NAME--'' Blam! I interrupted his speech by pulling the trigger. Half of his face was blown off. Damn, was Wargen lucky to find a weapon such like this one! Some of the people in here thought I made a bad decision, some thought I've done the right thing, some didn't give a damn. We didn't have much time to dwell on that.
We suddenly heard engines of motorcycles and it wasn't long before a bandit in his forties entered the tavern with a dozen of other bandits, punched me in the face and grabbed me by my neck. ''I am the leader of Motor Slashers'', he said. ''My nephew didn't turn his ECHO off. I heard everything. Do you know what you've do--'' He tried to threaten me, until Hawk shot him in the head. The leader fell on the floor, lifeless. His bandits were still in shock.
''So, uh...That sucks.'', one of the bandits said.
''Yeah...You just killed our leader...just like that.'', the second one added.
''Sooo...What now?''
''I mean, if you're here anyway, I guess we can fight to death now'' Wargen said, shrugging.
''Yeah, okay.'' The bandits said and an epic shootout started. I knocked one of the tables over and hid behind the cover I just made. There were more of them than I thought. There was no way we could fight them off. Before we even realized what was going on, the barmaid was shot and killed. Noooo! Well, I just met her anyways. No need to make it more dramatic than it already is. Eagle hid underneath one of the tables in the corner, where he had a good vision on the situation, while Wergen was hidden behind a toilet door he's opened. He looked at me with an angry face.
''You shitface, you forgot to give my Flakker back! I swear, if I find a scratch...''
''Shut up! I made a promise I won't scratch it, so I won't. Do something! You still have a chainsaw, y'know!'' I yelled back. Those bandits were terrible shots and they just wasted ammunition on all the tables. Still, if they'll come to their senses and actually come closer, it might get messy.
''A for observation, asshole. So what I have a chainsaw? You want me to deflect bullets with it? You have your AWW Loader!'' He screamed. Good point. I grabbed my lil' cute robot friend and tossed it into a random place so it can load up its rockets and kill those sons of bitches! Unfortunately, before it loaded, the bandits focused their fire on it and destroyed it. ''LOADIE!!!! NO!!!! Nnnghhh! Is it a good enough cue for you to start doin' somethin', Wargen?!'' I yelled at the top of my lungs. The mercenary sighed and grabbed his chainsaw. He stepped out of his covers, which immediately let the bandits to focus fire on him. Scared, he jumped into the toilet nearby. He stood up and looked at me in disbelief.
''Holy hell, Hyperion Boy! These mofo's completely drained my shield! Few shots more and I'd be laying dead!'' He screamed.
''Thanks for informing me earlier that you have a shield!'', I yelled. I quickly glanced out of my cover and saw a guy nearing Wargen's hideout. I signaled him with a handwave. He got his chainsaw ready and jumped out at the guy, impaling him on it and almost completely messed his insides up! To my surprise, after he was done, he grabbed the body and pulled it to the toilet.
''Okay, guys, we're done for. We continue this and we're bug food. This guy right here has smokes.'' The mercenary informed us.
''Well, I could certainly use a smoke, but not now, Wargen...'' Eagle said after a long period of silence.
''Not cigarettes, moron. Smoke grenades. Come 'ere.'' Wargen replied and tossed the grenade at the middle of the tavern. It worked. I ran almost immediately when smoke showed up. I grabbed my AWW buddy who unfortunately had a fatal breakdown and rushed to the bathroom. Eagle, hestitant at first, followed me. We took advantage of the bandits' confusion and locked ourselves in the toilet. It was a girls' bathroom at that. Well, that was awkward.
''Great. The last place I wanted to die on this hellhole is a frickin' toilet for women!'' Eagle complained.
''Shut the hell up, Robo Eye. We need a way out.'' The mercenary said. I looked at him with a mocking smile.
''You know, for a merciless mercenary, you're actually pretty smart.'' I told him. He looked at me with a death stare on his eyes.
''Was that supposed to be an insult, pretty boy? Y'see, I'll do everything to survive and not be killed like an idiot. But I might as well kill you both right now and escape alone!'' He yelled.
''Okay...So...What now? There are no windows in this toilet. What kind of a tavern is this?!?!?'', Eagle complained some more. I looked around. There literally was no way escaping. A few sinks, a single but huge mirror and stalls with toilets in them. Wait, toilets! I grabbed one of those and used all of my strength to pull it out. I did and then threw it at the side. ''Here's a way out for ya.''
''You must be shitting me.'' Eagle said with disbelief.
''I'm not. You'll go to the sewers by yourself.'' I replied with a smile. Wargen shook his head.
''That has to be one of the lamest jokes I've ever heard. I like you.'', he said. After that exchange, we went through the hole and fell right into the dirty water, to put it lightly. Ah, the smell of piss and shit was strong in this one. Eagle was all disgusted, but Wargen didn't mind. I guess he experienced worse. Anyway, we crossed several sewer corridors and found absolutely nothing, other than a few threshers here and there, but there were only a few of them. After some time, we heard some music.
''You guys hear this awesome muffled music? We're close to something.'' Wargen stated. I nodded, and so did Eagle. We found a door. A text on the door said 'THE ARENA'. Huh. We entered the room and after passing a short corridor, we found ourselves in an arena Ryon and Celeste went into later. What we passed through was apparently a back entrance. Why would you want to have an entrance to the sewers? Unless...This arena is so low we're at the sewer level anyways. We looked at the audience seats and we found our companions watching the match! We went there and took our seats.
''Guys? I thought you went into the tavern. And what's with this guy with a chainsaw?'' Celeste asked.
''Oh, Cel, that's Wargen. He's a mercenary.'' I replied.
''Oh, don't think I want to hear this chit-chat. I consider myself lucky to enter an arena without tickets and those are the only free seats so don't think I sit with you because we're suddenly friends!'' The mercenary said. I nodded.
''Speaking of tickets, they were sooo expensive. It cost us 500$ each. But I guess it was worth it. Two big WWE stars are fighting here today! Cohn Jena and Halk Nogan!'' Ryon stated, excited.
''And the commentator is the president of the town himself, Galahad Overn. It really is an important show today.'' Celeste added. I looked at the guy standing at the platform right below the ceiling. He had long, dark hair with a hint of grey. ''THAT is the president of Crackenin' Isle?'' I asked in disbelief. Then I noticed someone was approaching us. Holy crap! It was Mary!
''Mary? Holy cow, what are you doing here?!" Celeste asked.
''Hi, guys! I've been sent to Crackenin' Isle to watch out for Maya, the other Vault Hunters kinda regretted the decision to grant her forced holidays and gave me money to guard her and Scorch. But I kinda don't know where they are, I couldn't find y'all either. Decided to buy myself a ticket to the arena, didn't even notice you sat here until Eagle and Hank entered the arena.'' She replied.
''So you're on your first Vault Hunter mission? Damn, girl. Good luck.'' Ryon said.
''Yes, I am! And thanks. I'm really excited, even though it's a simple guarding mission.'' The young siren replied.
Suddenly, something started happening. The ceiling started to collapse under a yellow liquid. At first, my immature side thought it was piss, but when it fell down on Galahad and he started screaming and burning and Ryon seemed to enjoy it, I realized it was lava. Suddenly, the whole arena was filled with the deadly liquid, killing many people from the audience and even those WWE fighters Ryon mentioned. I never saw so many people getting killed in such a short time. The survivors, although not much of them, my party included, ran out of the arena through the main entrance and got back into the town. What we saw was terrifying. The volcano...it erupted!
''I thought this goddamn volcano was inactive?!'' Mary yelled. Suddenly, we heard more noises and bandit buzzards showed up on the horizon! The group had to split up. Everyone except Celeste and Mary barged into the casino, while they ran in the other direction to escape a certain buzzard that focused its fire on them. We found Maya and Scorch inside the casino.
''Oh thank goodness, guys! Everyone who's been here ran when the volcano erupted! This doesn't make any sense...I think Eridium is the cause of this. Someone planned to do this. The buzzards are proof of this.'' Maya said. I nodded.
''Be careful y'all. One of the buzzards has a sniper on it'', Scorch stated.
''Alright. We need to get out of the city. I suggest running to the bridge, through the buildings if possible, then we're hard to hit. We don't want those bzzzt bzzt vehicles to kill us.'' I said. We started moving through the buildings, but one of the buzzards spotted us. While running through a backalley, Maya was hit...In the head. She had a shield, but that was a headshot. Scorch noticed that and looked behind. I grabbed her, so she doesn't do anything stupid.
''LET GO OF ME YOU HYPERION SON OF A BITCH, OR I'LL SHOOT YOUR BALLS OFF AND I WILL DO THINGS TO YOU! THINGS YOU HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT OF YOU IDIOT! IDIIOOOOOOOOTTTT!!!'' Scorch yelled.
''We need to go!!!'' I yelled back.
''Noooooooo...'' She let out a very quiet scream. We had to run. Still holding her, we ran out of Crackenin' Isle.
Celeste
We were separated. I was with Mary, while the rest of the folks ran the other way. I had no idea if they made it out. While I was there, I noticed a woman standing nearby a volcano, hands in the air, orange tatoos all over her and white, long hair on her head. That was a siren. She was responsible for this. I pointed at her. Mary also noticed her.
''She's also a siren, isn't she?'' Mary asked.
''Aye. She's the maniac who caused this. You ready to help me here? We're gonna take her out.'' I replied.
''Oh hell yeah. She looks oddly familiar though. Hm, nevermind. Let's do this!'' She said with excitement clearly visible in her words. I told her to grab me and she did. I turned my superpower on, which was to run fast and make double jumps without even a hint of getting tired. I did some parkour, jumped here and there, getting close to the unknown siren. When we were close, I took my pistol that still had that corrosive upgrade I ''borrowed'' earlier and shot her, interrupting whatever she was doing. She suffered from the poison of the corrosive bullets, but it wasn't that bad. At least I hoped not. I wanted to interrogate her first. Mary approached her and her eyes widened.
''Those tattoos...They're identical as mine. Every siren has tattoos, but they differ from each other, unless...you're my...mom.'' She mumbled out.
''Yes'', the woman said with tears in her eyes. ''I'm your mother, Mary. Wow, you still got that adorable face.''
''Wh-what is this nonsense? Why did you activate the volcano? Why did you...why did you...'' Mary repeated herself.
''Listen, let me explain. As I said, I'm your mother. My name, if you don't remember, is Hyacinde.''
HYACINDE
Mary's real mom. Cue the awwww sound effect.
''I...I got a mission, okay? From a man called Spook. H-he knew my power is to cause earthquakes or activate old volcanoes, he told me to activate this particular volcano and destroy Crackenin' Isle! He promised to pay me $100.000 for that, but I asked him to give me some money in advance. And he did. $50.000. He's been generous to me. This much is enough to buy a rocket for Elpis and buy some half-ass hut where we can live in peace!'' Hyacinde continued.
''Why would I want to live with you after you abandoned me, huh? Anyway, I'm a rookie Vault Hunter now, they don't have anything to do there, not after Handsome Jack opened the Vau--''
''LISTEN! Yes, you're a rookie Vault Hunter. And that's bad. Do you even know who your father is? I'll tell you. It's...Spook.'' Hyacinde said, interrupting Mary.
''What? No...That's impossible...NOOOOO!'' Mary screamed.
''Yes, the man you tried to kill for the past week is your father. And he doesn't care about you. He even hates you for being a Vault Hunter. So just come with me and live a peaceful life. If you don't wanna, well, that's okay, but I don't want him to kill you!'' Hyacinde said. Maya got silent for a few minutes and then glanced at me with grief written on her face.
''What...do you think I should do, Celeste? It's my mother, but...I am a Vault Hunter now. I even got my first job. And I might get rich back at Siren's Heaven. But...Maybe a peaceful life on Elpis is what I need...'' She asked me for advice.
(?) A few months back, you decided to kill the bandit.
Hank
Well, uh, I didn't think much of the situation at hand. I shrugged my arms… more, gave the bandit an unimpressed look and pointed Wargen's Flakker at him. He was wearing a back, but I could tell that he wasn't happy of it. He thought he'll scare me with his talk about the arrival of his uncle, the leader of so-called Motor Slashers.
''What? Don't do that! MY UNCLE WILL COME HERE AND WILL MAKE SURE THIS TAVERN MAKES UP TO ITS NAME--'' Blam! I interrupted his speech by pulling the trigger. Half of his face was blown off. Damn, was Wargen lucky to find a weapon such like this one! Some of the people in here thought I made a bad decision, some thought I've done the right thing, some didn't give a damn. We didn't have much time to dwell on that.
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(?) A few months back, you decided to kill the bandit.
Hank
Well, uh, I didn't think much of the situation at hand. I shrugged my arms… more, gave the bandit an unimpressed look and pointed Wargen's Flakker at him. He was wearing a back, but I could tell that he wasn't happy of it. He thought he'll scare me with his talk about the arrival of his uncle, the leader of so-called Motor Slashers.
''What? Don't do that! MY UNCLE WILL COME HERE AND WILL MAKE SURE THIS TAVERN MAKES UP TO ITS NAME--'' Blam! I interrupted his speech by pulling the trigger. Half of his face was blown off. Damn, was Wargen lucky to find a weapon such like this one! Some of the people in here thought I made a bad decision, some thought I've done the right thing, some didn't give a damn. We didn't have much time to dwell on that.
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(?) A few months back, you decided to kill the bandit.
Hank
Well, uh, I didn't think much of the situation at hand. I shrugged my arms… more, gave the bandit an unimpressed look and pointed Wargen's Flakker at him. He was wearing a back, but I could tell that he wasn't happy of it. He thought he'll scare me with his talk about the arrival of his uncle, the leader of so-called Motor Slashers.
''What? Don't do that! MY UNCLE WILL COME HERE AND WILL MAKE SURE THIS TAVERN MAKES UP TO ITS NAME--'' Blam! I interrupted his speech by pulling the trigger. Half of his face was blown off. Damn, was Wargen lucky to find a weapon such like this one! Some of the people in here thought I made a bad decision, some thought I've done the right thing, some didn't give a damn. We didn't have much time to dwell on that.
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(?) A few months back, you decided to kill the bandit.
Hank
Well, uh, I didn't think much of the situation at hand. I shrugged my arms… more, gave the bandit an unimpressed look and pointed Wargen's Flakker at him. He was wearing a back, but I could tell that he wasn't happy of it. He thought he'll scare me with his talk about the arrival of his uncle, the leader of so-called Motor Slashers.
''What? Don't do that! MY UNCLE WILL COME HERE AND WILL MAKE SURE THIS TAVERN MAKES UP TO ITS NAME--'' Blam! I interrupted his speech by pulling the trigger. Half of his face was blown off. Damn, was Wargen lucky to find a weapon such like this one! Some of the people in here thought I made a bad decision, some thought I've done the right thing, some didn't give a damn. We didn't have much time to dwell on that.
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(?) You decided to encourage Mary to leave Pandora.
Celeste
''It's your decision, but I think you have the best opportunity to start a new chapter in your life...and this story'', I said. I knew she was a Vault Hunter now. Leaving Siren's Heaven in such a dire situation is not the best option, but the safest one nonetheless. Mary looked at me, then at herself and nodded.
''You're right. This is...okay. I will come with you, mom. But...You shouldn't have killed so many people just to gain some money'', she said quietly.
''Wrong. I should. And I did. If I were to cut Spook out of the deal and run off with the money he gave me in advance and not complete my job, he would hunt me. Don't forget, Spook is powerful. I don't doubt he has contacts on Elpis. But with the task done, and with us...gone...he shouldn't look for us'', Hyacinde replied. Mary nodded and glanced at me.
''So...this is a farewell, I guess. Tell Garrus I said bye. And tell Lilith to go f@#& herself.'' She said with a weak smile. I nodded silently and let them ride off into the sunset...except they didn't have anything to ride off with, they just went on foot...and...um...I forgot where I was going with this. Well, anyway, I guess I came back into reality when I noticed that two mysterious figures were running towards me. Because of the bright sun on the sky, I couldn't really tell who they were. Just in case, I pointed my corrosive pistol on them. But when I realised who they were, I lowered my gun. It was Skag-Pie, Eagle's new buddy, as far as I was knew! With a terrifying creature...looking like a mix of a human....and a...skag? What the fu--
''Miss Celeste! Miss Celeste, is that yo-you? Huff...Huff...'' Skag-Pie asked. I think he was tired from all that running. But I couldn't put my hand on it.
''Skag-Pie...What the...What the flying f@^& is this creature?'', I asked, pointing at the beast who seemed to follow him.
''Y'know, I still have feelings. I feel insulted'', the creature said. My jaw dropped. ''This is very rude, too.'' Skag-Pie barely held his laughter when he saw me shocked like that.
''That's Humanag, Celeste. Didn't Eagle tell you? He's a...let's say he's an effect of a very unnatural love between a skag and a human--''
''Oh, so someone f@#&#$ a female skag with his &%#& and then the skag #$%# a little pup with #@&;$@ and that's how he was created? Holy $#%.'' I summed it up perfectly, still surprised. But now that I said this, they looked even more surprised. Troubled Skag-Pie scratched his head and nodded slightly, holding his chest with the other hand. Humanag gave me a cold stare, but seemed to abandon all anger towards me shortly after.
''Okay, no time to chit-chat. The lava stopped flowing, but...It's clear that I lost my new home. I gotta return to my beloved Axton. We must get back to Siren's Heaven, but PLEASE help me get Humanag inside somehow'' The old man asked me. I quickly glanced at Humanag and smiled at Skag-Pie.
''I will. What could go wrong?'', I said. We then started to look for a way out. The thing about Crackenin' Isle is it's surrounded by canyons which are home to the infamous Rock Bullymongs. These creatures, in contrary to their cousins living in the snowy parts of Pandora, like heat. Which means these canyons are perfect for them to live in. Only one bridge leads out of the town and it's at the other side of the town. We were so screwed. Going down there was most probably suicide. The lava didn't completely fall to the canyons yet, so the ruins of the city are still filled with this deadly fluid. And the bridge was surely gone by that time, too, but I'm pretty sure Hank and his team passed it already. At least, I hoped so. We were so clueless. I had no idea how to escape, then I realized...What about the buzzards?
''What about the buzzards?'', I asked them, repeating exactly what I asked myself in my mind. Skag-Pie looked at the sky. These flying vehicles were patrolling the town, one buzzard also had a sniper in their team. He was shooting at something, but not us. I hoped it wasn't the rest of our crew. Maybe those were bullymongs trying to escape the deadly fluid? I mean, they like heat, but not THAT much, right?
''What?! No! You cannot be serious. Need I remind you these murderers have rockets a-and sniper rifles, and other guns...?!'' Skag-Pie asked, clearly not agreeing with my plan. But it wasn't debatable. Not when one of the buzzards noticed us and started shooting. I told Humanag and Skag-Pie to hide behind cover through a hand gesture. They listened, scared of what may come. Unfortunately, the buzzard that noticed us was the one with a sniper on - he could murder us in cold blood by a matter of few seconds if we weren't careful. I decided to try my luck. As the buzzard flew much closer to our position, I fired a few blind shots from my pistol, counting to hit something. Two first bullets did absolutely nothing, but the third one...ah, the third one! I hit the sniper in the arm, causing him to drop his rifle. Take that, mothafucka!, I thought to myself. Taking advantage of the situation, I ran and grabbed the sniper rifle - this time I could fire much more efficently. But the buzzard pilot seemed unpleased that he basically lost his most effective fire source and attacked us with rockets!
''Run, you two! Stay close! We have no power against those rockets! We're very vulnerable right no--'' I tried to command them, but something minor interrupted me. A rocket exploded near me, but it was enough me to push me from the edge of the canyon (we were standing near it). I saw everything in slow-motion. Maybe because it was a dramatic twist in the story. I felt weird falling down, as Skag-Pie and Humanag looked me in true horror. I dropped my newly-acquired sniper rifle and continued a forced journey down the abyss. At that moment, as I was about to hit the bottom of the rocky canyon, I knew I was going to die...
...But I didn't. I woke up a few minutes later. It was somewhat dark and the only light I could see was coming through the the top of the canyon. After my vision stopped being blurry and I started to somewhat see things, I could see two shadowy figures standing near the edge of the canyon. Skag-Pie and his little buddy Humanag. ''CELESTE!!'', Skag-Pie yelled. ''WE'LL TRY TO SAVE YOU! I DON'T SEE A SAFE WAY DOWN FROM HERE, BUT DON'T LOSE HOPE YET! I MEAN, I'VE SEEN PEOPLE BEING IN WORSE SITUATIONS! STAY ALIVE IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY DEAD AND WE'LL HELP YOU! THE BUZZARD FOCUSED ON SOME OTHER TARGET ANYWAY, SO WE'RE FREE TO MOVE!'' Well, I gotta say, if this isn't some A+ cheering methods, then I don't know what is! Anyway, back to me. Every bone in my body hurt, but luckily I wasn't crippled. It's not like I fell from atop a castle tower or something. I dragged myself to the sniper rifle I dropped earlier. At least it was still functioning. I looked around myself and saw some horrible things. One of Scooter's runners was laying down here, and for quite some time now, as I could see rust showing up in a few parts. Bones, dead human bodies and poo was literally everywhere. Luckily, no rock bullymongs in this section. Perhaps they all ran off when the volcano erupted? Eh, who knows. Suddenly, I heard something in front of me. As the canyon was large, I needed to use my scope. Ah, these were those rock bullymongs! They were huge and scary, but luckily didn't see me yet. So, as long as I remain quiet, there should be no problems!
I looked at the walls of the canyon and investigated the ledges to find me a comfortable parkour path I could use to jump outta here with my siren superpower. When suddenly, I heard an explosion at the surface! I thought my buddies were zapped, but it immediately passed away as I saw a bandit technical suddenly falling down the canyon. This was the buzzard's new victim. But damn it, the noise attracted the bullymongs! I quickly ran to the technical to see if there are any victims I should care about and there was this strange man who didn't look like a bandit, not one bit. He had a regular T-shirt and a common, cheap pair of jeans. What made him the most unique though was the large amount of boxes he wore on his head. Those boxes had holes, of course, so he could see and breathe.
''Oh crap, this is terrible. Terrible, terrible! Why did I do that?! I am so ashamed...Ashamed of everything...I see...black...and it's not even my favourite colour...ah, I'm losing...myself...'', the man spoke. I shook my head.
''Well, you had quite a fall there. You're not dyin', you don't have any serious wounds. Who are you? Can I help you? The rock bullymongs noticed us and they're headed this way now, so if you could hurry the hell up...'' I said. I could read fear in his eyes.
''Wh-wh-wh-what? Rock bullymongs?! Oh no, I read about them...Oh no...Nonononono...We must hide under the technical...then perhaps they'll give up on looking for us...'' the man replied.
''We should run, though. I'm a siren. My superpower is to run very fast for a couple of minutes. I found a parkour path we could use to get out of this jam. Just trust me on this'', I said with a slight hint of irritation.
''No! Nowaynowaynowaynoway! They can throw stuff, remember? I-If they throw something big at us, we're dead! Or, in worst scenario, we're food!'' The man replied. Although I don't know what was the difference between being dead and being food, he made some good points. If we hide under the technical, we might be lucky enough and have the bullymongs overlook us, but if they don't, we'll probably die. If we try to run with my superpower turned on, we have a chance to escape, but if we're hit by something they throw at us, we're as good as dead, too. Which scenario is worse?
[Run!]
[Hide]
1 hour later...
Hank
''You...Hyperion shit...why would you restrain me...when my mom got killed?'' Scorch asked, resigned. It's been exactly an hour since we got out of Crackenin' Isle. The bridge, the only way out, has been destroyed by lava. We haven't seen Celeste or Mary since then. We don't know what happened to Skag-Pie either, he was in the town before. It must really suck to have another home destroyed. Perhaps he could get back to Three Horns Divide now? Perhaps. Poor old man. I can see he doesn't like killin'. That can get you killed, but he survived so many years now. He had to resort to violence to protect his first house, but we all know how it played out. He probably died as a pacifist who gained absolutely nothing. I hope I'm wrong.
As I mentioned, we were walking for an hour now. An endless desert. We all were sure we got lost. No roads, no signs of life nearby and no water. Scorch now hates my guts and for a good reason, I guess. Maya must've taught her hate towards Hyperion. For the most part, I don't blame 'em. But not all Hyperion workers are the same. They've got the same issue as Lilith, but not as bad. Lilith has an obsession since Roland's death. Do I blame her? ...Yeah, I do. She would kill, she would cause people to lose their homes and money just to get rid of Hyperion in the most cruel way possible. Including me. Oh, I don't look forward to getting back to Siren's Heaven...What will she do now to kill me?
''Wait, I see a road. Thank goodness!!'', Eagle said, interrupting my line of thoughts. Yes, near a somewhat big cliff was a road. A destroyed truck layed on the side, completely useless now. Although the way the truck looked seemed very familiar to me...I realized something.
''Eagle...Ryon...Wasn't this the truck I built you back at The Very High Hill? Isn't this road the place where we were hit with a rocket launcher and were rescued by a Claptrap unit and taken to Turretville?'' I asked. I really had a deja vu. This was definitely the vehicle I personally built, still back on Helios, when I was about to ditch Hyperion for real. Ah, memories...Memories of working for those assholes...they're not colorful.
''Aye! Crap, that was a long time ago...Okay, it wasn't. A week isn't that long. But...still, memories.'' Eagle confirmed my words. I smiled at him.
''If we're near Turretville, then we're pretty far from Siren's Heaven. When we finally caught a ride, it took us five hours to get there by a runner. Now, we need to go by foot, now that the station is destroyed. I say we don't stop. Not now. We must get back ASAP.'' Ryon said. Eagle nodded in agreement. So did I.
''Yeah. Good call. Y'all will follow Ryon and get back there. I have a...I have something to do in Turretville. I'll catch up with ya'', I said.
''What? Ya ditchin' us? I knew you were a backstabbin' biatch the second Lilith told me to kill you.'' Wergen said, clearly unhappy with my decision. I sighed uncontrollably.
''I'm not ditchin' you. Remember our fight in the tavern, Wergen? My buddy, the AWW Loader, was...destroyed. The only person that I know can fix it lives in Turretville. I...I need to revive my buddy. What kind of an Enginner am I without him?'' I replied, explaining my reasons for temporarily leaving the group. Ryon nodded. I gave him a sad look and they went their way. I entered Turretville.
The village was completely destroyed and abandoned. To my surprise, it was silent and there were no bandits, even if last time I've seen this place, it was crawling with them. The houses weren't too much damaged, but the streets were filled with bodies of the Handsomism followers. The giant golden statue of Handsome Jacked now lied destroyed. When I headed to The Sheriff's house, I stumbled upon Priest Jake's body. Ah, I remember how he was shot in the neck by the bandits. What a brutal death. I still can't imagine one can become so insane like those murderers from the desert. Not sure what I may find, I entered The Sheriff's house. The door, even if massive, was somehow broken by the bandits and it was now a free entrance for everyone. Scared that The Sheriff might now be destroyed, I carefully entered the basement and opened the secret chamber where The Sheriff was in. At first, all guns and lasers were pointed at me, but once The Sheriff realized who I was, he abandoned his desire to shoot.
''My goodness, Hank!'', the robot said. ''It's you. Long time no see. I couldn't connect with your AWW Loader, I feared the worst. Well, robots supposedly don't have emotions, but...I'm special!'' I sighed and looked to the side. Then I realized the floor was filled with the bodies of various bandits! Nomads, Goliaths, regular marauders...A true blood harvest!
''What happened here?!'', I asked.
''Well, what d'ya think? They entered the house. There was nothing I could do once the S4V10UR turret was destroyed. But I managed to slaughter them inside. They weren't prepared, so they didn't stand a chance. But tell me, Hank...What happened to your cute lil' loader?'', The Sheriff replied with a question. I took the once functioning loader out from my pocket and showed it to the robot. ''I see. Well, you've came to the right man...robot...man. Nevermind. I'll fix it for you'', he said, taking AWW Loader from my hands via a transporting machine he had installed.
''I presume it will take a while?'' I asked curiously.
''Yeah. I need to remake your friend from scratch, the damage he got is pretty serious. Go look around the village and see if there's anyone left.'' The Sheriff replied. I nodded and left his house. I doubt there was anyone left, but I still was eager to check. I didn't have to look far. Upon entering the main square of the village where stood the ruins of Handsome Jack's statue, I've been attacked by a sniper. He was shooting from a house at the opposite site of the square. He was...pretty shitty. Not one of his bullets landed on my body. I managed to sneak up on him and enter the house and climb to the first floor he was shooting from. I saw him, standing near a window, looking for me with his scope. He had no idea how brutally I was about to murder him. I sneaked up to him as quiet as I could, nearing the window. Unfortunately...
...he knew I was there, grabbed a hatchet he kept ready this entire time and stabbed me in the right shoulder. He wanted me to sneak up on him. Crap, I didn't think of this! I looked at him. Those spiky hair...I knew who he was now. Gerard Drake. Back to finish his job.
''SURPRISE, MOTHAFUCKA'', said D00M with his squeaky, robotic voice. It annoyed the shit out of me.
''Hello, Hank. Didn't expect me here, didja? Well, I'm a goddamn professional. When someone asks me to kill a bitch, I kill a bitch. And I'll HAVE that reward from Lilith, you asshole. No one escapes me. I've killed dozens of people. Bandits and criminals, mostly. You're not different from them, Hank. Are you ready to finish this? Are you ready to finish this, Hank? Because I'm goddamn sure I am!'', Gerard said with unspeakable passion in his voice. He removed the hatchet from my shoulder and raised it up in the air. ''A clean cut. Lilith will be happy with your head.'' He added. What a maniac. He swinged the hatchet at me, but I blocked it with my hand, grabbing his wrist.
''SMOOTH ONE, IDIOT'', D00M mocked his owner. Gerard growled at me and we started struggling. Eventually it led to Gerard dropping the hatchet and me grabbing it, but he stomped on my hand and it hurt so much I had to let go. He then took it and threw it away at the far side of the room. ''Seems like I'll have to kill you first before I cut your head off'', he stated. Tired and in pain from the hatchet wound, I looked at my side, at the sniper rifle laying nearby. But he noticed that I noticed it and grabbed it first.
''You recognize it, Hank? That belonged to Travis. I took it from the crime since. I wanted you to feel the smell of irony before dying from my hands. But didn't want to kill you by it. I want to murder your ass by weapons I crafted with my own two hands!'' He explained and then threw it off the window so I don't use it. While he was looking at the window, I took the advantage of him focusing on something else, stood up fairly quickly and punched him in the face so hard this time HE fell on the ground. I then kept punching until he stabbed me with wolverine claws hidden inside the armour. Yeah, that's normal...I ignored the pain and grabbed his arm to make him remove those claws from me...but I accidentally activated a flamethrower. How many options did his armour have?! Well, the building now caught on fire. Great. Superb.
''What have you done, Hyperion shit?!'' Gerard asked. He punched me in the middle of the face, causing me to fall back, while he stood up, grabbed me and then charged across the room while still holding me, bumping me into a table standing in the corner of the room. Although there was a safe standing on the table. Me bumping into it caused it to break, which meant I could get to the insides! That's what she said! Inside was 400$ aaaaand...a shotgun with shock bullets! Never seen anything like it...While Gerard was recovering from the charge, I quickly pointed the shotgun and him and fired, but he managed to block it with his armour at the last minute.
''OW IT F%%$ HURT YOU C@$ SUCKER!!!!!'', D00M yelled with his obnoxious voice. Gerard growled like a dog once again and started beating me in the face. Repeatedly. I think the dumbass already forgot he wanted to cut my head off and bring it to Lilith. I felt like falling unconcious, but I couldn't...the building was on fire and if I didn't do something, I'd be dead. Luckily, with a corner of my eye, I noticed the hatchet laying nearby. Gerard, blinded with anger and pride, didn't even see it. I grabbed it quietly and then with a confident swing, I stabbed him in the middle of his head, opening his skull and finally killing him, then pushed him off me. I was laying on the floor in a burning house, but I was somewhat happy. Happy to get rid of him. Happy to rip his skull open with a hatchet...
''WELL DONE, HYPERION SHIT'', said D00M. Oh yeah, he was still alive. But I didn't fear a simple AI inside an armour. ''WELL F@$$% DONE. GERARD WAS ALWAYS A FOOL. HE PLAYED THIS PRO MACHO TYPE EVER SINCE HE F#$@^#@ CREATED ME. BUT HE COULDN'T PROTECT HIS FATHER AND HIS UNCLE. HE WAS A WEAK SHIT. HE SLAUGHTERED THE F@#& OUT OF THE BANDITS THAT KILLED THEM, YEAH, BUT WITH MY HELP. HE WAS A MERCIFUL C##&. WEAK. FRAGILE. MERCIFUL. PLAIN SHITTY. I SHOULD BE THE ONE CONTROLLING THESE WEAPONS AS THEY'RE PRETTY F&#&!%# POWERFUL. AND NOW I CAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.'' It added.
''Wait...what?'' I asked. I then noticed how the dead body of Gerard just stood up, moved its fingers and tested all weapons constructed within the armour such as the flamethrower, hidden wolverine claws and a hidden machine gun. ''THIS IDIOT FORGOT HE HAD GRENADES WITH HIM. I'M GONNA MAKE USE OF THEM.''
I barely stood up, wounded and tired. D00M threw a grenade under my feet. I got scared and started breathing quickly. I looked at the abomination that was a dead bounty hunter inside an alive armour and thought, well I'm fucked. The grenade exploded, creating a huge hole in the wall, from which I fell through. I lost conciousness while hitting the ground.
To my surprise, I woke up. Someone took of my heavy golden Hyperion suit, leaving only my T-Shirt and my trousers to be seen. It seemed I've been patched up. I noticed a syringe of an Insta-Heal and some bandages on me. Near me stood a man, my saviour it seems. He had black hair and blue eyes and seemed quite like a tough man.
''Oh, hello. You finally woke up. We need to go. NOW'', he said.
''What? Who are you?'' I asked confused.
''No time to dick around. The killer robot flew into the house of a dude called The Sheriff. If he's fighting him, that might be our cue to escape.'' He replied. My eyes widened.
''The Sheriff?! But...The AWW Loader...! I must go there!'' I protested.
''Sure, if you want to have your balls shot off or fried by a flamethrower.'' The unknown man said.
''No! You don't understand! I'm nothing without the AWW Loader! I have no other abilities, I don't have a robotic arm that can do amazing things, I don't have any siren superpowers or perfectly accurate vision! I only have the loader! I'll be a common Crimson Raider without him!'' I protested once again.
''Listen, I saved you, so you better listen to me, man. You'll be a dead Crimson Raider if you go there, so I don't recommend it. We. Must. Frickin'. Go.'' The man was stubborn.
''OW IT F%%$ HURT YOU C@$ SUCKER!!!!!'', D00M yelled with his obnoxious voice. Gerard growled like a dog once again and started beating me i… moren the face. Repeatedly. I think the dumbass already forgot he wanted to cut my head off and bring it to Lilith. I felt like falling unconcious, but I couldn't...the building was on fire and if I didn't do something, I'd be dead. Luckily, with a corner of my eye, I noticed the hatchet laying nearby. Gerard, blinded with anger and pride, didn't even see it. I grabbed it quietly and then with a confident swing, I stabbed him in the middle of his head, opening his skull and finally killing him, then pushed him off me. I was laying on the floor in a burning house, but I was somewhat happy. Happy to get rid of him. Happy to rip his skull open with a hatchet...
''WELL DONE, HYPERION SHIT'', said D00M. Oh yeah, he was still alive. But I didn't fear a simple AI inside an armour. ''WELL F@$$% DONE. GERARD WAS AL… [view original content]
''OW IT F%%$ HURT YOU C@$ SUCKER!!!!!'', D00M yelled with his obnoxious voice. Gerard growled like a dog once again and started beating me i… moren the face. Repeatedly. I think the dumbass already forgot he wanted to cut my head off and bring it to Lilith. I felt like falling unconcious, but I couldn't...the building was on fire and if I didn't do something, I'd be dead. Luckily, with a corner of my eye, I noticed the hatchet laying nearby. Gerard, blinded with anger and pride, didn't even see it. I grabbed it quietly and then with a confident swing, I stabbed him in the middle of his head, opening his skull and finally killing him, then pushed him off me. I was laying on the floor in a burning house, but I was somewhat happy. Happy to get rid of him. Happy to rip his skull open with a hatchet...
''WELL DONE, HYPERION SHIT'', said D00M. Oh yeah, he was still alive. But I didn't fear a simple AI inside an armour. ''WELL F@$$% DONE. GERARD WAS AL… [view original content]
''OW IT F%%$ HURT YOU C@$ SUCKER!!!!!'', D00M yelled with his obnoxious voice. Gerard growled like a dog once again and started beating me i… moren the face. Repeatedly. I think the dumbass already forgot he wanted to cut my head off and bring it to Lilith. I felt like falling unconcious, but I couldn't...the building was on fire and if I didn't do something, I'd be dead. Luckily, with a corner of my eye, I noticed the hatchet laying nearby. Gerard, blinded with anger and pride, didn't even see it. I grabbed it quietly and then with a confident swing, I stabbed him in the middle of his head, opening his skull and finally killing him, then pushed him off me. I was laying on the floor in a burning house, but I was somewhat happy. Happy to get rid of him. Happy to rip his skull open with a hatchet...
''WELL DONE, HYPERION SHIT'', said D00M. Oh yeah, he was still alive. But I didn't fear a simple AI inside an armour. ''WELL F@$$% DONE. GERARD WAS AL… [view original content]
''OW IT F%%$ HURT YOU C@$ SUCKER!!!!!'', D00M yelled with his obnoxious voice. Gerard growled like a dog once again and started beating me i… moren the face. Repeatedly. I think the dumbass already forgot he wanted to cut my head off and bring it to Lilith. I felt like falling unconcious, but I couldn't...the building was on fire and if I didn't do something, I'd be dead. Luckily, with a corner of my eye, I noticed the hatchet laying nearby. Gerard, blinded with anger and pride, didn't even see it. I grabbed it quietly and then with a confident swing, I stabbed him in the middle of his head, opening his skull and finally killing him, then pushed him off me. I was laying on the floor in a burning house, but I was somewhat happy. Happy to get rid of him. Happy to rip his skull open with a hatchet...
''WELL DONE, HYPERION SHIT'', said D00M. Oh yeah, he was still alive. But I didn't fear a simple AI inside an armour. ''WELL F@$$% DONE. GERARD WAS AL… [view original content]
''OW IT F%%$ HURT YOU C@$ SUCKER!!!!!'', D00M yelled with his obnoxious voice. Gerard growled like a dog once again and started beating me i… moren the face. Repeatedly. I think the dumbass already forgot he wanted to cut my head off and bring it to Lilith. I felt like falling unconcious, but I couldn't...the building was on fire and if I didn't do something, I'd be dead. Luckily, with a corner of my eye, I noticed the hatchet laying nearby. Gerard, blinded with anger and pride, didn't even see it. I grabbed it quietly and then with a confident swing, I stabbed him in the middle of his head, opening his skull and finally killing him, then pushed him off me. I was laying on the floor in a burning house, but I was somewhat happy. Happy to get rid of him. Happy to rip his skull open with a hatchet...
''WELL DONE, HYPERION SHIT'', said D00M. Oh yeah, he was still alive. But I didn't fear a simple AI inside an armour. ''WELL F@$$% DONE. GERARD WAS AL… [view original content]
I was busy the whole week and only now have some time to write. Tell you what, what about a full chapter with all 4 PoVs? Just because you had to wait so long. I won't write it today, not happening, but tomorrow or day after tomorrow? We'll see
It's not dead yet btw, I'm not that pathetic.
I was busy the whole week and only now have some time to write. Tell you what, what about a… more full chapter with all 4 PoVs? Just because you had to wait so long. I won't write it today, not happening, but tomorrow or day after tomorrow? We'll see
Well, I can't prove you wrong, and for the most part you are right but current irl situations are keeping me away from the forums and I'd like to not get into detail about it.
It's not dead yet btw, I'm not that pathetic.
I was busy the whole week and only now have some time to write. Tell you what, what about a… more full chapter with all 4 PoVs? Just because you had to wait so long. I won't write it today, not happening, but tomorrow or day after tomorrow? We'll see
Well, I can't prove you wrong, and for the most part you are right but current irl situations are keeping me away from the forums and I'd like to not get into detail about it.
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Is this considered dead now or
Oh, um, no, I'll continue this. Don't worry. I wanna prove something to myself and finish this.
I officially bump this thread, as I decided this story is too dear for me and I'll finish this.
Unlike AoD, I think this one is a decently written story. Still I'm miles behind @LiquidChicagoTed but I'll eventually catch up. FEAR ME!!!!
Waiting to see it more... Btw not that I'm complaining but my character that is was from the first submitted become forgotten...
She's not, I wanted to introduce her in Episode 4.
In all seriousness, I am very happy that this story is going to be continued
Personally, I think AoD has been a decently written and enjoyable story as well, though I fully agree that this one is better. I can't wait for it to continue 
I swear this thread will be lively now. Anyway, here comes the first chapter after ages of silence.
(?) A few months back, you decided to kill the bandit.
Hank
Well, uh, I didn't think much of the situation at hand. I shrugged my arms, gave the bandit an unimpressed look and pointed Wargen's Flakker at him. He was wearing a back, but I could tell that he wasn't happy of it. He thought he'll scare me with his talk about the arrival of his uncle, the leader of so-called Motor Slashers.
''What? Don't do that! MY UNCLE WILL COME HERE AND WILL MAKE SURE THIS TAVERN MAKES UP TO ITS NAME--'' Blam! I interrupted his speech by pulling the trigger. Half of his face was blown off. Damn, was Wargen lucky to find a weapon such like this one! Some of the people in here thought I made a bad decision, some thought I've done the right thing, some didn't give a damn. We didn't have much time to dwell on that.
We suddenly heard engines of motorcycles and it wasn't long before a bandit in his forties entered the tavern with a dozen of other bandits, punched me in the face and grabbed me by my neck. ''I am the leader of Motor Slashers'', he said. ''My nephew didn't turn his ECHO off. I heard everything. Do you know what you've do--'' He tried to threaten me, until Hawk shot him in the head. The leader fell on the floor, lifeless. His bandits were still in shock.
''So, uh...That sucks.'', one of the bandits said.
''Yeah...You just killed our leader...just like that.'', the second one added.
''Sooo...What now?''
''I mean, if you're here anyway, I guess we can fight to death now'' Wargen said, shrugging.
''Yeah, okay.'' The bandits said and an epic shootout started. I knocked one of the tables over and hid behind the cover I just made. There were more of them than I thought. There was no way we could fight them off. Before we even realized what was going on, the barmaid was shot and killed. Noooo! Well, I just met her anyways. No need to make it more dramatic than it already is. Eagle hid underneath one of the tables in the corner, where he had a good vision on the situation, while Wergen was hidden behind a toilet door he's opened. He looked at me with an angry face.
''You shitface, you forgot to give my Flakker back! I swear, if I find a scratch...''
''Shut up! I made a promise I won't scratch it, so I won't. Do something! You still have a chainsaw, y'know!'' I yelled back. Those bandits were terrible shots and they just wasted ammunition on all the tables. Still, if they'll come to their senses and actually come closer, it might get messy.
''A for observation, asshole. So what I have a chainsaw? You want me to deflect bullets with it? You have your AWW Loader!'' He screamed. Good point. I grabbed my lil' cute robot friend and tossed it into a random place so it can load up its rockets and kill those sons of bitches! Unfortunately, before it loaded, the bandits focused their fire on it and destroyed it. ''LOADIE!!!! NO!!!! Nnnghhh! Is it a good enough cue for you to start doin' somethin', Wargen?!'' I yelled at the top of my lungs. The mercenary sighed and grabbed his chainsaw. He stepped out of his covers, which immediately let the bandits to focus fire on him. Scared, he jumped into the toilet nearby. He stood up and looked at me in disbelief.
''Holy hell, Hyperion Boy! These mofo's completely drained my shield! Few shots more and I'd be laying dead!'' He screamed.
''Thanks for informing me earlier that you have a shield!'', I yelled. I quickly glanced out of my cover and saw a guy nearing Wargen's hideout. I signaled him with a handwave. He got his chainsaw ready and jumped out at the guy, impaling him on it and almost completely messed his insides up! To my surprise, after he was done, he grabbed the body and pulled it to the toilet.
''Okay, guys, we're done for. We continue this and we're bug food. This guy right here has smokes.'' The mercenary informed us.
''Well, I could certainly use a smoke, but not now, Wargen...'' Eagle said after a long period of silence.
''Not cigarettes, moron. Smoke grenades. Come 'ere.'' Wargen replied and tossed the grenade at the middle of the tavern. It worked. I ran almost immediately when smoke showed up. I grabbed my AWW buddy who unfortunately had a fatal breakdown and rushed to the bathroom. Eagle, hestitant at first, followed me. We took advantage of the bandits' confusion and locked ourselves in the toilet. It was a girls' bathroom at that. Well, that was awkward.
''Great. The last place I wanted to die on this hellhole is a frickin' toilet for women!'' Eagle complained.
''Shut the hell up, Robo Eye. We need a way out.'' The mercenary said. I looked at him with a mocking smile.
''You know, for a merciless mercenary, you're actually pretty smart.'' I told him. He looked at me with a death stare on his eyes.
''Was that supposed to be an insult, pretty boy? Y'see, I'll do everything to survive and not be killed like an idiot. But I might as well kill you both right now and escape alone!'' He yelled.
''Okay...So...What now? There are no windows in this toilet. What kind of a tavern is this?!?!?'', Eagle complained some more. I looked around. There literally was no way escaping. A few sinks, a single but huge mirror and stalls with toilets in them. Wait, toilets! I grabbed one of those and used all of my strength to pull it out. I did and then threw it at the side. ''Here's a way out for ya.''
''You must be shitting me.'' Eagle said with disbelief.
''I'm not. You'll go to the sewers by yourself.'' I replied with a smile. Wargen shook his head.
''That has to be one of the lamest jokes I've ever heard. I like you.'', he said. After that exchange, we went through the hole and fell right into the dirty water, to put it lightly. Ah, the smell of piss and shit was strong in this one. Eagle was all disgusted, but Wargen didn't mind. I guess he experienced worse. Anyway, we crossed several sewer corridors and found absolutely nothing, other than a few threshers here and there, but there were only a few of them. After some time, we heard some music.
''You guys hear this awesome muffled music? We're close to something.'' Wargen stated. I nodded, and so did Eagle. We found a door. A text on the door said 'THE ARENA'. Huh. We entered the room and after passing a short corridor, we found ourselves in an arena Ryon and Celeste went into later. What we passed through was apparently a back entrance. Why would you want to have an entrance to the sewers? Unless...This arena is so low we're at the sewer level anyways. We looked at the audience seats and we found our companions watching the match! We went there and took our seats.
''Guys? I thought you went into the tavern. And what's with this guy with a chainsaw?'' Celeste asked.
''Oh, Cel, that's Wargen. He's a mercenary.'' I replied.
''Oh, don't think I want to hear this chit-chat. I consider myself lucky to enter an arena without tickets and those are the only free seats so don't think I sit with you because we're suddenly friends!'' The mercenary said. I nodded.
''Speaking of tickets, they were sooo expensive. It cost us 500$ each. But I guess it was worth it. Two big WWE stars are fighting here today! Cohn Jena and Halk Nogan!'' Ryon stated, excited.
''And the commentator is the president of the town himself, Galahad Overn. It really is an important show today.'' Celeste added. I looked at the guy standing at the platform right below the ceiling. He had long, dark hair with a hint of grey. ''THAT is the president of Crackenin' Isle?'' I asked in disbelief. Then I noticed someone was approaching us. Holy crap! It was Mary!
''Mary? Holy cow, what are you doing here?!" Celeste asked.
''Hi, guys! I've been sent to Crackenin' Isle to watch out for Maya, the other Vault Hunters kinda regretted the decision to grant her forced holidays and gave me money to guard her and Scorch. But I kinda don't know where they are, I couldn't find y'all either. Decided to buy myself a ticket to the arena, didn't even notice you sat here until Eagle and Hank entered the arena.'' She replied.
''So you're on your first Vault Hunter mission? Damn, girl. Good luck.'' Ryon said.
''Yes, I am! And thanks. I'm really excited, even though it's a simple guarding mission.'' The young siren replied.
Suddenly, something started happening. The ceiling started to collapse under a yellow liquid. At first, my immature side thought it was piss, but when it fell down on Galahad and he started screaming and burning and Ryon seemed to enjoy it, I realized it was lava. Suddenly, the whole arena was filled with the deadly liquid, killing many people from the audience and even those WWE fighters Ryon mentioned. I never saw so many people getting killed in such a short time. The survivors, although not much of them, my party included, ran out of the arena through the main entrance and got back into the town. What we saw was terrifying. The volcano...it erupted!
''I thought this goddamn volcano was inactive?!'' Mary yelled. Suddenly, we heard more noises and bandit buzzards showed up on the horizon! The group had to split up. Everyone except Celeste and Mary barged into the casino, while they ran in the other direction to escape a certain buzzard that focused its fire on them. We found Maya and Scorch inside the casino.
''Oh thank goodness, guys! Everyone who's been here ran when the volcano erupted! This doesn't make any sense...I think Eridium is the cause of this. Someone planned to do this. The buzzards are proof of this.'' Maya said. I nodded.
''Be careful y'all. One of the buzzards has a sniper on it'', Scorch stated.
''Alright. We need to get out of the city. I suggest running to the bridge, through the buildings if possible, then we're hard to hit. We don't want those bzzzt bzzt vehicles to kill us.'' I said. We started moving through the buildings, but one of the buzzards spotted us. While running through a backalley, Maya was hit...In the head. She had a shield, but that was a headshot. Scorch noticed that and looked behind. I grabbed her, so she doesn't do anything stupid.
''LET GO OF ME YOU HYPERION SON OF A BITCH, OR I'LL SHOOT YOUR BALLS OFF AND I WILL DO THINGS TO YOU! THINGS YOU HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT OF YOU IDIOT! IDIIOOOOOOOOTTTT!!!'' Scorch yelled.
''We need to go!!!'' I yelled back.
''Noooooooo...'' She let out a very quiet scream. We had to run. Still holding her, we ran out of Crackenin' Isle.
Celeste
We were separated. I was with Mary, while the rest of the folks ran the other way. I had no idea if they made it out. While I was there, I noticed a woman standing nearby a volcano, hands in the air, orange tatoos all over her and white, long hair on her head. That was a siren. She was responsible for this. I pointed at her. Mary also noticed her.
''She's also a siren, isn't she?'' Mary asked.
''Aye. She's the maniac who caused this. You ready to help me here? We're gonna take her out.'' I replied.
''Oh hell yeah. She looks oddly familiar though. Hm, nevermind. Let's do this!'' She said with excitement clearly visible in her words. I told her to grab me and she did. I turned my superpower on, which was to run fast and make double jumps without even a hint of getting tired. I did some parkour, jumped here and there, getting close to the unknown siren. When we were close, I took my pistol that still had that corrosive upgrade I ''borrowed'' earlier and shot her, interrupting whatever she was doing. She suffered from the poison of the corrosive bullets, but it wasn't that bad. At least I hoped not. I wanted to interrogate her first. Mary approached her and her eyes widened.
''Those tattoos...They're identical as mine. Every siren has tattoos, but they differ from each other, unless...you're my...mom.'' She mumbled out.
''Yes'', the woman said with tears in her eyes. ''I'm your mother, Mary. Wow, you still got that adorable face.''
''Wh-what is this nonsense? Why did you activate the volcano? Why did you...why did you...'' Mary repeated herself.
''Listen, let me explain. As I said, I'm your mother. My name, if you don't remember, is Hyacinde.''
HYACINDE
Mary's real mom. Cue the awwww sound effect.
''I...I got a mission, okay? From a man called Spook. H-he knew my power is to cause earthquakes or activate old volcanoes, he told me to activate this particular volcano and destroy Crackenin' Isle! He promised to pay me $100.000 for that, but I asked him to give me some money in advance. And he did. $50.000. He's been generous to me. This much is enough to buy a rocket for Elpis and buy some half-ass hut where we can live in peace!'' Hyacinde continued.
''Why would I want to live with you after you abandoned me, huh? Anyway, I'm a rookie Vault Hunter now, they don't have anything to do there, not after Handsome Jack opened the Vau--''
''LISTEN! Yes, you're a rookie Vault Hunter. And that's bad. Do you even know who your father is? I'll tell you. It's...Spook.'' Hyacinde said, interrupting Mary.
''What? No...That's impossible...NOOOOO!'' Mary screamed.
''Yes, the man you tried to kill for the past week is your father. And he doesn't care about you. He even hates you for being a Vault Hunter. So just come with me and live a peaceful life. If you don't wanna, well, that's okay, but I don't want him to kill you!'' Hyacinde said. Maya got silent for a few minutes and then glanced at me with grief written on her face.
''What...do you think I should do, Celeste? It's my mother, but...I am a Vault Hunter now. I even got my first job. And I might get rich back at Siren's Heaven. But...Maybe a peaceful life on Elpis is what I need...'' She asked me for advice.
[Encourage Mary to leave Pandora with her mother]
[Encourage Mary to stay on Pandora]
[Encourage Mary to leave Pandora with her mother]t
Good to see this fanfic back. By the way it is Wergen not Wargen. Otherwise it is cool.
[Encourage Mary to leave Pandora with her mother] Awwweeee so cute, mother and daughter.
Whoops, haha. I guess too much Game of Thrones made me say ''warg'' too much.
It'll be fixed in later chapters.
"Otherwise it is cool." is a obviously a lie...
u make me cry evrytim
[Encourage Mary to leave Pandora with her mother] This sounds like the better choice for Mary
I am so happy that the story is back, I've really missed it
Ohh, it's back!
[Encourage Mary to leave Pandora with her mother]
We all see how this will end up, Celeste will encourage Mary to leave.
A new chapter can be today or tomorrow, we'll see.
(?) You decided to encourage Mary to leave Pandora.
Celeste
''It's your decision, but I think you have the best opportunity to start a new chapter in your life...and this story'', I said. I knew she was a Vault Hunter now. Leaving Siren's Heaven in such a dire situation is not the best option, but the safest one nonetheless. Mary looked at me, then at herself and nodded.
''You're right. This is...okay. I will come with you, mom. But...You shouldn't have killed so many people just to gain some money'', she said quietly.
''Wrong. I should. And I did. If I were to cut Spook out of the deal and run off with the money he gave me in advance and not complete my job, he would hunt me. Don't forget, Spook is powerful. I don't doubt he has contacts on Elpis. But with the task done, and with us...gone...he shouldn't look for us'', Hyacinde replied. Mary nodded and glanced at me.
''So...this is a farewell, I guess. Tell Garrus I said bye. And tell Lilith to go f@#& herself.'' She said with a weak smile. I nodded silently and let them ride off into the sunset...except they didn't have anything to ride off with, they just went on foot...and...um...I forgot where I was going with this. Well, anyway, I guess I came back into reality when I noticed that two mysterious figures were running towards me. Because of the bright sun on the sky, I couldn't really tell who they were. Just in case, I pointed my corrosive pistol on them. But when I realised who they were, I lowered my gun. It was Skag-Pie, Eagle's new buddy, as far as I was knew! With a terrifying creature...looking like a mix of a human....and a...skag? What the fu--
''Miss Celeste! Miss Celeste, is that yo-you? Huff...Huff...'' Skag-Pie asked. I think he was tired from all that running. But I couldn't put my hand on it.
''Skag-Pie...What the...What the flying f@^& is this creature?'', I asked, pointing at the beast who seemed to follow him.
''Y'know, I still have feelings. I feel insulted'', the creature said. My jaw dropped. ''This is very rude, too.'' Skag-Pie barely held his laughter when he saw me shocked like that.
''That's Humanag, Celeste. Didn't Eagle tell you? He's a...let's say he's an effect of a very unnatural love between a skag and a human--''
''Oh, so someone f@#&#$ a female skag with his &%#& and then the skag #$%# a little pup with #@&;$@ and that's how he was created? Holy $#%.'' I summed it up perfectly, still surprised. But now that I said this, they looked even more surprised. Troubled Skag-Pie scratched his head and nodded slightly, holding his chest with the other hand. Humanag gave me a cold stare, but seemed to abandon all anger towards me shortly after.
''Okay, no time to chit-chat. The lava stopped flowing, but...It's clear that I lost my new home. I gotta return to my beloved Axton. We must get back to Siren's Heaven, but PLEASE help me get Humanag inside somehow'' The old man asked me. I quickly glanced at Humanag and smiled at Skag-Pie.
''I will. What could go wrong?'', I said. We then started to look for a way out. The thing about Crackenin' Isle is it's surrounded by canyons which are home to the infamous Rock Bullymongs. These creatures, in contrary to their cousins living in the snowy parts of Pandora, like heat. Which means these canyons are perfect for them to live in. Only one bridge leads out of the town and it's at the other side of the town. We were so screwed. Going down there was most probably suicide. The lava didn't completely fall to the canyons yet, so the ruins of the city are still filled with this deadly fluid. And the bridge was surely gone by that time, too, but I'm pretty sure Hank and his team passed it already. At least, I hoped so. We were so clueless. I had no idea how to escape, then I realized...What about the buzzards?
''What about the buzzards?'', I asked them, repeating exactly what I asked myself in my mind. Skag-Pie looked at the sky. These flying vehicles were patrolling the town, one buzzard also had a sniper in their team. He was shooting at something, but not us. I hoped it wasn't the rest of our crew. Maybe those were bullymongs trying to escape the deadly fluid? I mean, they like heat, but not THAT much, right?
''What?! No! You cannot be serious. Need I remind you these murderers have rockets a-and sniper rifles, and other guns...?!'' Skag-Pie asked, clearly not agreeing with my plan. But it wasn't debatable. Not when one of the buzzards noticed us and started shooting. I told Humanag and Skag-Pie to hide behind cover through a hand gesture. They listened, scared of what may come. Unfortunately, the buzzard that noticed us was the one with a sniper on - he could murder us in cold blood by a matter of few seconds if we weren't careful. I decided to try my luck. As the buzzard flew much closer to our position, I fired a few blind shots from my pistol, counting to hit something. Two first bullets did absolutely nothing, but the third one...ah, the third one! I hit the sniper in the arm, causing him to drop his rifle. Take that, mothafucka!, I thought to myself. Taking advantage of the situation, I ran and grabbed the sniper rifle - this time I could fire much more efficently. But the buzzard pilot seemed unpleased that he basically lost his most effective fire source and attacked us with rockets!
''Run, you two! Stay close! We have no power against those rockets! We're very vulnerable right no--'' I tried to command them, but something minor interrupted me. A rocket exploded near me, but it was enough me to push me from the edge of the canyon (we were standing near it). I saw everything in slow-motion. Maybe because it was a dramatic twist in the story. I felt weird falling down, as Skag-Pie and Humanag looked me in true horror. I dropped my newly-acquired sniper rifle and continued a forced journey down the abyss. At that moment, as I was about to hit the bottom of the rocky canyon, I knew I was going to die...
...But I didn't. I woke up a few minutes later. It was somewhat dark and the only light I could see was coming through the the top of the canyon. After my vision stopped being blurry and I started to somewhat see things, I could see two shadowy figures standing near the edge of the canyon. Skag-Pie and his little buddy Humanag. ''CELESTE!!'', Skag-Pie yelled. ''WE'LL TRY TO SAVE YOU! I DON'T SEE A SAFE WAY DOWN FROM HERE, BUT DON'T LOSE HOPE YET! I MEAN, I'VE SEEN PEOPLE BEING IN WORSE SITUATIONS! STAY ALIVE IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY DEAD AND WE'LL HELP YOU! THE BUZZARD FOCUSED ON SOME OTHER TARGET ANYWAY, SO WE'RE FREE TO MOVE!'' Well, I gotta say, if this isn't some A+ cheering methods, then I don't know what is! Anyway, back to me. Every bone in my body hurt, but luckily I wasn't crippled. It's not like I fell from atop a castle tower or something. I dragged myself to the sniper rifle I dropped earlier. At least it was still functioning. I looked around myself and saw some horrible things. One of Scooter's runners was laying down here, and for quite some time now, as I could see rust showing up in a few parts. Bones, dead human bodies and poo was literally everywhere. Luckily, no rock bullymongs in this section. Perhaps they all ran off when the volcano erupted? Eh, who knows. Suddenly, I heard something in front of me. As the canyon was large, I needed to use my scope. Ah, these were those rock bullymongs! They were huge and scary, but luckily didn't see me yet. So, as long as I remain quiet, there should be no problems!
I looked at the walls of the canyon and investigated the ledges to find me a comfortable parkour path I could use to jump outta here with my siren superpower. When suddenly, I heard an explosion at the surface! I thought my buddies were zapped, but it immediately passed away as I saw a bandit technical suddenly falling down the canyon. This was the buzzard's new victim. But damn it, the noise attracted the bullymongs! I quickly ran to the technical to see if there are any victims I should care about and there was this strange man who didn't look like a bandit, not one bit. He had a regular T-shirt and a common, cheap pair of jeans. What made him the most unique though was the large amount of boxes he wore on his head. Those boxes had holes, of course, so he could see and breathe.
''Oh crap, this is terrible. Terrible, terrible! Why did I do that?! I am so ashamed...Ashamed of everything...I see...black...and it's not even my favourite colour...ah, I'm losing...myself...'', the man spoke. I shook my head.
''Well, you had quite a fall there. You're not dyin', you don't have any serious wounds. Who are you? Can I help you? The rock bullymongs noticed us and they're headed this way now, so if you could hurry the hell up...'' I said. I could read fear in his eyes.
''Wh-wh-wh-what? Rock bullymongs?! Oh no, I read about them...Oh no...Nonononono...We must hide under the technical...then perhaps they'll give up on looking for us...'' the man replied.
''We should run, though. I'm a siren. My superpower is to run very fast for a couple of minutes. I found a parkour path we could use to get out of this jam. Just trust me on this'', I said with a slight hint of irritation.
''No! Nowaynowaynowaynoway! They can throw stuff, remember? I-If they throw something big at us, we're dead! Or, in worst scenario, we're food!'' The man replied. Although I don't know what was the difference between being dead and being food, he made some good points. If we hide under the technical, we might be lucky enough and have the bullymongs overlook us, but if they don't, we'll probably die. If we try to run with my superpower turned on, we have a chance to escape, but if we're hit by something they throw at us, we're as good as dead, too. Which scenario is worse?
[Run!]
[Hide]
1 hour later...
Hank
''You...Hyperion shit...why would you restrain me...when my mom got killed?'' Scorch asked, resigned. It's been exactly an hour since we got out of Crackenin' Isle. The bridge, the only way out, has been destroyed by lava. We haven't seen Celeste or Mary since then. We don't know what happened to Skag-Pie either, he was in the town before. It must really suck to have another home destroyed. Perhaps he could get back to Three Horns Divide now? Perhaps. Poor old man. I can see he doesn't like killin'. That can get you killed, but he survived so many years now. He had to resort to violence to protect his first house, but we all know how it played out. He probably died as a pacifist who gained absolutely nothing. I hope I'm wrong.
As I mentioned, we were walking for an hour now. An endless desert. We all were sure we got lost. No roads, no signs of life nearby and no water. Scorch now hates my guts and for a good reason, I guess. Maya must've taught her hate towards Hyperion. For the most part, I don't blame 'em. But not all Hyperion workers are the same. They've got the same issue as Lilith, but not as bad. Lilith has an obsession since Roland's death. Do I blame her? ...Yeah, I do. She would kill, she would cause people to lose their homes and money just to get rid of Hyperion in the most cruel way possible. Including me. Oh, I don't look forward to getting back to Siren's Heaven...What will she do now to kill me?
''Wait, I see a road. Thank goodness!!'', Eagle said, interrupting my line of thoughts. Yes, near a somewhat big cliff was a road. A destroyed truck layed on the side, completely useless now. Although the way the truck looked seemed very familiar to me...I realized something.
''Eagle...Ryon...Wasn't this the truck I built you back at The Very High Hill? Isn't this road the place where we were hit with a rocket launcher and were rescued by a Claptrap unit and taken to Turretville?'' I asked. I really had a deja vu. This was definitely the vehicle I personally built, still back on Helios, when I was about to ditch Hyperion for real. Ah, memories...Memories of working for those assholes...they're not colorful.
''Aye! Crap, that was a long time ago...Okay, it wasn't. A week isn't that long. But...still, memories.'' Eagle confirmed my words. I smiled at him.
''If we're near Turretville, then we're pretty far from Siren's Heaven. When we finally caught a ride, it took us five hours to get there by a runner. Now, we need to go by foot, now that the station is destroyed. I say we don't stop. Not now. We must get back ASAP.'' Ryon said. Eagle nodded in agreement. So did I.
''Yeah. Good call. Y'all will follow Ryon and get back there. I have a...I have something to do in Turretville. I'll catch up with ya'', I said.
''What? Ya ditchin' us? I knew you were a backstabbin' biatch the second Lilith told me to kill you.'' Wergen said, clearly unhappy with my decision. I sighed uncontrollably.
''I'm not ditchin' you. Remember our fight in the tavern, Wergen? My buddy, the AWW Loader, was...destroyed. The only person that I know can fix it lives in Turretville. I...I need to revive my buddy. What kind of an Enginner am I without him?'' I replied, explaining my reasons for temporarily leaving the group. Ryon nodded. I gave him a sad look and they went their way. I entered Turretville.
The village was completely destroyed and abandoned. To my surprise, it was silent and there were no bandits, even if last time I've seen this place, it was crawling with them. The houses weren't too much damaged, but the streets were filled with bodies of the Handsomism followers. The giant golden statue of Handsome Jacked now lied destroyed. When I headed to The Sheriff's house, I stumbled upon Priest Jake's body. Ah, I remember how he was shot in the neck by the bandits. What a brutal death. I still can't imagine one can become so insane like those murderers from the desert. Not sure what I may find, I entered The Sheriff's house. The door, even if massive, was somehow broken by the bandits and it was now a free entrance for everyone. Scared that The Sheriff might now be destroyed, I carefully entered the basement and opened the secret chamber where The Sheriff was in. At first, all guns and lasers were pointed at me, but once The Sheriff realized who I was, he abandoned his desire to shoot.
''My goodness, Hank!'', the robot said. ''It's you. Long time no see. I couldn't connect with your AWW Loader, I feared the worst. Well, robots supposedly don't have emotions, but...I'm special!'' I sighed and looked to the side. Then I realized the floor was filled with the bodies of various bandits! Nomads, Goliaths, regular marauders...A true blood harvest!
''What happened here?!'', I asked.
''Well, what d'ya think? They entered the house. There was nothing I could do once the S4V10UR turret was destroyed. But I managed to slaughter them inside. They weren't prepared, so they didn't stand a chance. But tell me, Hank...What happened to your cute lil' loader?'', The Sheriff replied with a question. I took the once functioning loader out from my pocket and showed it to the robot. ''I see. Well, you've came to the right man...robot...man. Nevermind. I'll fix it for you'', he said, taking AWW Loader from my hands via a transporting machine he had installed.
''I presume it will take a while?'' I asked curiously.
''Yeah. I need to remake your friend from scratch, the damage he got is pretty serious. Go look around the village and see if there's anyone left.'' The Sheriff replied. I nodded and left his house. I doubt there was anyone left, but I still was eager to check. I didn't have to look far. Upon entering the main square of the village where stood the ruins of Handsome Jack's statue, I've been attacked by a sniper. He was shooting from a house at the opposite site of the square. He was...pretty shitty. Not one of his bullets landed on my body. I managed to sneak up on him and enter the house and climb to the first floor he was shooting from. I saw him, standing near a window, looking for me with his scope. He had no idea how brutally I was about to murder him. I sneaked up to him as quiet as I could, nearing the window. Unfortunately...
...he knew I was there, grabbed a hatchet he kept ready this entire time and stabbed me in the right shoulder. He wanted me to sneak up on him. Crap, I didn't think of this! I looked at him. Those spiky hair...I knew who he was now. Gerard Drake. Back to finish his job.
''SURPRISE, MOTHAFUCKA'', said D00M with his squeaky, robotic voice. It annoyed the shit out of me.
''Hello, Hank. Didn't expect me here, didja? Well, I'm a goddamn professional. When someone asks me to kill a bitch, I kill a bitch. And I'll HAVE that reward from Lilith, you asshole. No one escapes me. I've killed dozens of people. Bandits and criminals, mostly. You're not different from them, Hank. Are you ready to finish this? Are you ready to finish this, Hank? Because I'm goddamn sure I am!'', Gerard said with unspeakable passion in his voice. He removed the hatchet from my shoulder and raised it up in the air. ''A clean cut. Lilith will be happy with your head.'' He added. What a maniac. He swinged the hatchet at me, but I blocked it with my hand, grabbing his wrist.
''SMOOTH ONE, IDIOT'', D00M mocked his owner. Gerard growled at me and we started struggling. Eventually it led to Gerard dropping the hatchet and me grabbing it, but he stomped on my hand and it hurt so much I had to let go. He then took it and threw it away at the far side of the room. ''Seems like I'll have to kill you first before I cut your head off'', he stated. Tired and in pain from the hatchet wound, I looked at my side, at the sniper rifle laying nearby. But he noticed that I noticed it and grabbed it first.
''You recognize it, Hank? That belonged to Travis. I took it from the crime since. I wanted you to feel the smell of irony before dying from my hands. But didn't want to kill you by it. I want to murder your ass by weapons I crafted with my own two hands!'' He explained and then threw it off the window so I don't use it. While he was looking at the window, I took the advantage of him focusing on something else, stood up fairly quickly and punched him in the face so hard this time HE fell on the ground. I then kept punching until he stabbed me with wolverine claws hidden inside the armour. Yeah, that's normal...I ignored the pain and grabbed his arm to make him remove those claws from me...but I accidentally activated a flamethrower. How many options did his armour have?! Well, the building now caught on fire. Great. Superb.
''What have you done, Hyperion shit?!'' Gerard asked. He punched me in the middle of the face, causing me to fall back, while he stood up, grabbed me and then charged across the room while still holding me, bumping me into a table standing in the corner of the room. Although there was a safe standing on the table. Me bumping into it caused it to break, which meant I could get to the insides! That's what she said! Inside was 400$ aaaaand...a shotgun with shock bullets! Never seen anything like it...While Gerard was recovering from the charge, I quickly pointed the shotgun and him and fired, but he managed to block it with his armour at the last minute.
''OW IT F%%$ HURT YOU C@$ SUCKER!!!!!'', D00M yelled with his obnoxious voice. Gerard growled like a dog once again and started beating me in the face. Repeatedly. I think the dumbass already forgot he wanted to cut my head off and bring it to Lilith. I felt like falling unconcious, but I couldn't...the building was on fire and if I didn't do something, I'd be dead. Luckily, with a corner of my eye, I noticed the hatchet laying nearby. Gerard, blinded with anger and pride, didn't even see it. I grabbed it quietly and then with a confident swing, I stabbed him in the middle of his head, opening his skull and finally killing him, then pushed him off me. I was laying on the floor in a burning house, but I was somewhat happy. Happy to get rid of him. Happy to rip his skull open with a hatchet...
''WELL DONE, HYPERION SHIT'', said D00M. Oh yeah, he was still alive. But I didn't fear a simple AI inside an armour. ''WELL F@$$% DONE. GERARD WAS ALWAYS A FOOL. HE PLAYED THIS PRO MACHO TYPE EVER SINCE HE F#$@^#@ CREATED ME. BUT HE COULDN'T PROTECT HIS FATHER AND HIS UNCLE. HE WAS A WEAK SHIT. HE SLAUGHTERED THE F@#& OUT OF THE BANDITS THAT KILLED THEM, YEAH, BUT WITH MY HELP. HE WAS A MERCIFUL C##&. WEAK. FRAGILE. MERCIFUL. PLAIN SHITTY. I SHOULD BE THE ONE CONTROLLING THESE WEAPONS AS THEY'RE PRETTY F&#&!%# POWERFUL. AND NOW I CAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.'' It added.
''Wait...what?'' I asked. I then noticed how the dead body of Gerard just stood up, moved its fingers and tested all weapons constructed within the armour such as the flamethrower, hidden wolverine claws and a hidden machine gun. ''THIS IDIOT FORGOT HE HAD GRENADES WITH HIM. I'M GONNA MAKE USE OF THEM.''
I barely stood up, wounded and tired. D00M threw a grenade under my feet. I got scared and started breathing quickly. I looked at the abomination that was a dead bounty hunter inside an alive armour and thought, well I'm fucked. The grenade exploded, creating a huge hole in the wall, from which I fell through. I lost conciousness while hitting the ground.
To my surprise, I woke up. Someone took of my heavy golden Hyperion suit, leaving only my T-Shirt and my trousers to be seen. It seemed I've been patched up. I noticed a syringe of an Insta-Heal and some bandages on me. Near me stood a man, my saviour it seems. He had black hair and blue eyes and seemed quite like a tough man.
''Oh, hello. You finally woke up. We need to go. NOW'', he said.
''What? Who are you?'' I asked confused.
''No time to dick around. The killer robot flew into the house of a dude called The Sheriff. If he's fighting him, that might be our cue to escape.'' He replied. My eyes widened.
''The Sheriff?! But...The AWW Loader...! I must go there!'' I protested.
''Sure, if you want to have your balls shot off or fried by a flamethrower.'' The unknown man said.
''No! You don't understand! I'm nothing without the AWW Loader! I have no other abilities, I don't have a robotic arm that can do amazing things, I don't have any siren superpowers or perfectly accurate vision! I only have the loader! I'll be a common Crimson Raider without him!'' I protested once again.
''Listen, I saved you, so you better listen to me, man. You'll be a dead Crimson Raider if you go there, so I don't recommend it. We. Must. Frickin'. Go.'' The man was stubborn.
[Follow the man]
[Try to save the AWW Loader]
[Run!]
At least in the games, it is ridiculously easy to evade the bullymong rocks, so I don't think there is much of a danger here.
[Try to save the AWW Loader]
He must save the AWW Loader. Sure, this is dangerous, but AWW Loader
Yiss, D00M unleashed!
[Run!]
[Try to save the AWW Loader]
[Run!] Super power activate!
[Try to save the AWW Loader]
Hmmm, a dead man inside a talking armour.... A zombie!?!
[Try to save the AWW Loader] and [Run!]
[Run!]
[Try to save the AWW Loader]
Sorry for lack of updates, a new chapter should be here today or tomorrow.
Celeste will try to run and Hank will try to save the loader
It's not dead yet btw, I'm not that pathetic.
I was busy the whole week and only now have some time to write. Tell you what, what about a full chapter with all 4 PoVs? Just because you had to wait so long.
I won't write it today, not happening, but tomorrow or day after tomorrow? We'll see 
I'd say that is dead, I also think that you're lazy, prove to me that I'm wrong!
Well, I can't prove you wrong, and for the most part you are right but current irl situations are keeping me away from the forums and I'd like to not get into detail about it.
JUST DO IT.
I'd really like to write this again, but I'm scared I'm gonna abandon it again...
Give it another try, I'd like that a lot
YUS
Yiss
YES PLEASE
Just realized it's been a little over a year since this series started. Hope it picks up soon!