A Beastmaster and Vaults

Act 1

Sitting in the front and looking out the front window of the bus, the other Vault Hunters speaking with each other. I felt a nug on my left as I looked down, I saw my loyal companion, Dink the Spiderant. Affectionately rubbing her head as she nudged into it much like a cat would, I started tuning into the other Vault Hunter's (VHs) conversation.

Zane: "hey Moze, how'd you get that Iron Bear unit?"

Moze: "it's a long story."

Amara: "we've got time for it, tell us."

Moze: "what about FL4K? He's been silent even before that Bandit massacre."

Upon hearing this I folded more into my isolated seat, wishing to be ignored. It worked to some degree, Moze kept looking at me time to time, I saw this from the reflection on the window.

Zane: "well c'mon Moze, tell us."

Moze: "Fine. It all started back when I- "

Starting to zone everything out, I proceeded to pet Dink. I snapped out of it when I heard my allies getting off, getting off along with my Spiderant. Standing to the right of Moze, I looked to the left to see Zane and Amara chatting. Moze looked up to me and seem to ponder, she then looked on at the on coming CL4P-TP. I was immediately annoyed as soon as I spotted it, sighing I went off to explore. A few boxes here and there that had ammo and money, but not much else, I came back to the group to see them doing a registration for their ECHO Device. Coming up next to them I looked in mild curiosity, Amara looked back due to footsteps.

Amara: "Hello there, back from your little walk around I see. Moze has your ECHO, register it and let's get going. "

Going up to Moze, I took the ECHO Device she was holding out to me and nodded in appreciation. Choosing 'Accept' without reading it. I walked to the right to where I thought an interesting contraption was built, pulling the lever it's engine started up and the chain was being pulled, looking at it I narrowed my optics at the pulley contraption in disappointment.

Moze: "Are you interested in engineering stuff?"

Seeing Moze direct her question at me I decided to speak for the first time.

Myself: "Indeed."

Moze was taken aback, apparently not thinking I would say anything, perhaps she thought I was mute? It doesn't matter, pushing past the CL4P-TP Unit he began ranting about him being the Super General and us, Recruits. Ignoring him. I walked over the makeshift bridge that soon fell when the Super General rolled over it to my side as I looked back.

General: "You're going to have to jump Recruits!"
Zane: "oh no, just thought I'll walk off the edge...General."

Moze: "Yea thanks Super General Obvious!"

Amara just looked at the General clearly annoyed. Walking up the slight incline, I got over it and saw a Bandit Outpost.

General: "The Children of the Vault or COV Base, follow me!"

He proceeded to sneak his way down the incline towards the base, but instead of going towards the door he went a little to the right to a mass of metal scrap then proceeded to push down a detonator that blew the scrap away and revealed a chest, but the explosion also created noise.

Moze screamed in surprise, I silently chuckled at this, although in all seriousness, how has this Unit survived? My thinking was cut short when Zane opened the chest to show 4 Vladof handguns, automatics I don't hate them, nor do I love them.

Zane: "everyone take one"

He handed all of us a gun and he checked his magazine and the amount of ammo that was also in the box gave each of us 150 bullets or so.

General: "The guns have an alternate firing mode! How about you try it out? "

Moze stepped up and pushed a switch or button which caused another barrel to open up below the main barrel. She pulled the trigger and it fired a zip rocket. Zane looked at his in surprise clearly not expecting a small weapon such as that to fire a mini-rocket. I looked at mine for the button she might've pressed or switch, I soon found it and I held my gun by my side, making sure it wasn't aimed near my allies.

The General walked up to the door or gate, and proceeded to talk.

General: "HELLOOOO, anyone there!?"

A weird large eye piece came out of a circular door piece to the left opened.

Shiv: "This is Shiv. Holy Influencer of the Children of the Vault. What do you want Crapbot?"

Moze snorted, Amara tried not to smile, and Zane....he was on the ground holding his stomach trying not to laugh.

General: "HELLOOOO Bloodthirsty Maniac, it is I, Clap-Trap, Slayer of the Destroyer and Super General of the Crimson Raiders! We have you completely surrounded, open the gates now, and PERHAPS I'll be merciful."

Shiv: "Uh...Yeah. Let me think about that."

General: "They might call themselves Children of the Vault, but they're still Bandits and Bandits are incredibly stupid"

Shiv: "Okay. We're going to surrender, please don't kill us Crapbot."

General: "That's what I thought! Open your doors immediately for your new king!"

We all looked at each other, we nodded at each other, no one would fall for this ploy, not even Bandits, so we got ready for anything.

Shiv: "Hold Crapbot. Stay there, right there."

Clap-Trap began to dialogue about how successful he was when he started to get pulled, his attenna got ripped off after that, he was soon taken along with the doors.

Moze: "I knew it!"

Zane: "You sound too excited"

Amara: "what'd you expect? That annoyance is gone for the time being."

And with that we rush forward, ready to commit manslaughter without a second doubt. Dink was rushing with glee as we opened fire.

Author's Note

Hey guys,

Publishing this chapter again with minor changes, but next chapter will be with a different text format, thanks for reading.

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