I've been playing a lot of Borderlands 2 lately, and I had to write something about it, this will likely be the main story I upload for a while. Crimson Blitzkrieg was a member of the Crimson Lance (make the jokes, I know you want to) before the dow...
I had turned to leave the building, when I'm suddenly face to face with a teenager.
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Crimson: Name's Lieutenant Blitzkrieg, now I'm First mate Crimson.
????: First mate? As in a pirate? That's pretty dope.
I chuckle at her response.
Crimson: So what's your name, kid.
She frowns and her robotic hand clenches.
????: Wait, your name is "Crimson Blitzkrieg"? That sounds like a made up name. The name's Gaige, and I'm not a kid.
I raise an eyebrow
Crimson: What, are you like 17, 18? You look about 18.
She pouts and looks away before mumbling.
Gaige: I'm 18.
I chuckle before calming down.
Crimson: So, what brings you to Pandora? This place is an absolute shit hole, so why come here?
She turns to me and glares.
Gaige: Why should I tell you? As far as I know, you'll try to kill me or turn me in after I tell you!
Her glare softens as she looks at her hand
Gaige: It wasn't my first choice, but it's the only place the bounty hunters won't look.
Crimson: Bounty hunters? Why would someone put a bounty on someone that's still highschool age?
She raises her hand dramatically as a large robot is digistructed in front of me.
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Gaige: This is Deathtrap, I made him for my school's science fair as an anti-bullying bot. But my rival Marcy Halloway, who was a total bimbo bitch, stole my blueprints and had her father's scientists build their own version. Theirs was a total failure compared to Deathtrap.
I interrupt to clarify something.
Crimson: Hold up, Halloway, as in Halloway Robotics. The company who announced the release of those "Crime Buster Bots?"
Gaige: What!? They're still gonna release those hunks of trash? Anyway, her father paid off the judges and I was handed 3rd place while she won. THIRD! Marcy was bragging, taunting me, and then pushed me. Deathtrap, as a anti-bullying robot saw her as a threat, floated up to her and swiped at her with it's super heated oxygen claws.
Crimson: Sounds like that would do it.
Gaige: Then she exploded.
Crimson: Okay, what the fuck.
Gaige: Then my Dad caused a distraction long enough for me to escape, and he got me here with a transport shuttle. I haven't seen or heard from him since. Except for that time he killed an assassin that was sent to kill me. I think it was Marcy's uncle.
I sit there with my head in my hand.
Crimson: Did you ever think to get a job as an engineer at Dahl, or Maliwan, or Hyperion, or Tourge, they would really like you there, or even Jakobs? Never go for Tediore. They are the Store brand equivalent of gun manufacturers.
Gaige: Nah, I always kinda wanted to try out Vault hunting.
Lilith walks into the doorway
Lilith: Hey there killer, you ready? Oh, I see you've met Gaige.
I turn to her, and for the first time in a while, A.I. Steele appears walking around my field of vision.
Steele: I can't believe that you're teaming up with her. She's part of the reason I died!
I give her a warning glance.
Crimson: Yup, I'm ready to go! Though, the closest I can bring you through the Fast Travel is to Oasis. From there, we travel by Sand skiff.
Lilith just stretches in anticipation.
Gaige: Wait, Lilith is actually going out. And not on a mission that involves stalling Hyperion? Now I'm interested.
Lilith: Sorry Gaige, but this is for me to do. Keep fighting the good fight!
Gaige: Bullshit! The others would do fine without me for a couple of days. So where we going?
Crimson: Captain Scarlett is looking for the lost treasure of Captain Blade. To find it we need to collect the 4 pieces of his compass. Scarlett already has one piece. One is in the possession of a former Ally of Captain Scarlett, and one of the others is in a place that none of us want to go. So come on, let's go to Wurmwater.
Gaige jumps to her feet at the word treasure while Lilith cocks an eyebrow.
Lilith: Really? First the Crimson Lancers, then you team up with Captain Scarlett. Are you sure you aren't purposely grouping with red themed people?
Gaige bursts out laughing while I frown.
Crimson: Nah, I guess the universe just likes to fuck with me.
Lilith chuckles before asking the next obvious question. One that further annoys me.
Lilith: What's the name of Captain Scarlett's ship.
I growl while turning my head away before murdering
Gaige: What? Speak up!
She laughs as I clench my eyes shut and blushing.
Crimson: It's called the Vermillion Missile
Both Vault Hunters burst out laughing.
Crimson: Screw you guys!
The whole time, A.I Steele has been pacing around the room, muttering to herself, not realizing I muted her.
Crimson: Now if you all would excuse me, I need to install this eye!
One excruciatingly painful surgery later
Steele: Are you sure that bringing Atlas back from it's destruction is out of the question?
Crimson: I told you, Hyperion bought it out and they have an unlimited army. No group of pirates can beat an infinite army of robots.
Steele scoffs before walking through me as I walk back towards a Fast Travel station. Lilith and Gaige are waiting for me there.
Lilith: Well killer, you ready to go?
I grin as my ECHO eye synchs to their ECHO frequency
Crimson: I better be, just don't mention anything about this place. Captain Scarlett may be more polite than most bandits, but she's still a pirate.
Lilith nods and cracks her neck while Gaige looks excited.
Gaige: I got it, let's go!
I open my ECHO and select Oasis. With a bright blue light, we're suddenly outside the desert town.
