Psycho
Chapter Fourteen
The forest seemed to go on for days, pulling Twilight around didn't help much either. Krieg's arms felt as if they were going to fall off, but he kept pulling. He was glad that his friend finally passed out, just meant he didn't have to hear her complaining. That was always a plus to him. He looked up in the sky and saw smoke rising in the distance. He figured that to be the ship wreckage. At least he knew they were making progress. He pushed forward towards the smoke.
The psycho had been walking for nearly two hours, using the smoke as a guide he managed to find the ship wreckage. The vessel was surprisingly large. He was glad Twilight fell asleep, she would likely want to spend what energy she had left exploring the ship, although Krieg had to admit. It was tempting. He turned around to check on his friend, making sure she was still asleep he set the tongue of the wagon down and peaked into the blown out door. His hand clutched his buzz axe for safe measure. His first step into the ship was greeted by silence, the light shown in from multiple hull breaches from above. Likely from the crash. Krieg stepped into what he thought was an armory but was actually just a private quarters fitted to look like an armory. Empty weapons chests lined the walls to a cot on the far end of the room, Krieg passed by the room. The next room held many cots, must have been crew quarters he thought. Again, every chest was opened and looted save for one. The psycho walked to the chest and kicked it open. A small platform rose from the small chest, on it was a shield generator. Krieg picked it up and attached it to his belt, never know when they can save your life he thought.
Krieg stepped out of the ship several minutes later, deciding there was nothing else in their to loot. To his surprise, Twilight sat in the wagon awake staring into the forest. He approached the wagon and picked up the tongue, but it was ripped from his hands by her magic. Krieg turned to see her climbing down from the wagon, then trotting into the woods. Krieg followed. He looked up to see light smoke rising further in the forest.
"Dammit I hate those wolves..." Lilith complained as she threw a wooden leg into the campfire. "ugh... Guess I can't really complain though... they make good fire wood."
"Yeah *nom* *nom* and they taste great! *nom* *nom* You should try some!" Brick shouted with excitement as he dug his mouth into the chunk of flesh.
"Wait what? Brick, these things are made completely out of wood!" Lilith shouted in confusion.
"I dunno *nom* I punched one and pulled out meat *nom*"
"You punched one... and pulled out... where did you punch it?"
"In the *nom* stomach *nom* must have gotten some stomach muscle!"
"Uh Brick... I think you're eating the wolves lunch..."
"Huh? *nom*" Brick took a moment to analyze his meat chunk before raising it back to his mouth, tearing off another bite.
"Ugh... Sometimes you can be so..." Lilith was interrupted by steps coming from the north. The other vault hunters had left to scout the immediate area for threats and civilization while they kept the campsite secure.
"Dammit I hate this world already... Nothing but forest for five damn miles!" Axton raged as he stepped through the brush, Maya following him.
"Get over it, I think it's nice to see some forest that isn't full of giant thing's trying to kill us..." Maya replied smoothly.
"At least those I could shoot! You wouldn't even let me kill that... creepy little... thing!"
"It wasn't bothering us, besides I think it was cute."
"Cute? It was a chicken with a snake body! That's like double the creepy! Not awesome..."
"I bet your a dog person."
"What does that have to do with any... oh... Hey guys." Axton noticed Lilith and Brick staring at the two of them.
"Uhh right, and Lil.... THAT is what it looked like between you and Roland." Brick commented.
"Really Brick? Really. Because now is a great time to bring that up again..."
"Who's bringing lunch!?" A gruff voice shouted from the distance. Salvador emerged from the bush's carrying two big tree's ripped from the ground, each bearing apples.
"Salvador! Where did you find apple trees here!?" Lilith was about to have an aneurysm from everything.
"Aye, There was a whole lot of em just south of here! So many I decided to take a couple!" Salvador smiled as he pulled the apples off to eat.
"To the south? That's... weird, are they wild?" Maya asked.
"No! They're dead! HAHAHAHA!" The gunzerker laughed.
"Ugh... please let this end soon..." Lilith begged.
As they all stood there conversing about the terrain, Zer0 joined them with no news from he west. Gaige returned from the east with a bit of news but nothing dramatic.
"So Gaige, find anything useful?" Maya asked, smiling at her young friend.
"Not really, found a family of manticores but that's it."
"Manti... what?" Brick asked, just finishing his meal.
"Seriously Brick? You never heard of manticores?" Lilith asked.
"No I havn't! What are they?"
"Wow... well umm, they are big... Lion things, with wings and a scorpion tail..." Lilith explained.
"Uh huh... How do they taste?" Brick asked inquisitively.
"You have got to be kidding me..." Lilith sighed.
"Hey guys! Someone's coming!" Mordecai shouted from his treetop. He had been keeping an eye on the surrounding area with his rifle in one hand and a bottle in the other. "Some big guy, I can't tell cause he's too blurry!"
"Dammit Mordecai... Alright! We will go and investigate! Anything to end this day..."
Krieg and Twilight were getting closer to the smoke, and both of them noticed the dainty footprints on the ground. To Krieg they look familiar. He distracted himself from the thought as he watched Twilight, she seemed so different now. She had been silent for the last hour they had walked, was she really that focused? Or is something else wrong?
"Twi, whats wrong?" Krieg asked, trying not to sound sudden.
"Nothing..."
"Twi..."
"Don't 'Twi' me, nothing is wrong."
"Then why are you so quiet?"
"Is it so wrong to be quiet?"
"It doesn't seem normal for you, I figured you would have a thousand questions for me. Like at the ship..."
"I didn't want to bother you is all."
"Well... you don't need to worry about that, but this silence is bothering me a bit."
"Sorry." Krieg had enough, this game was ending now.
"Twilight, what is wrong?" Krieg stepped out in front of the unicorn to block her path. She stopped. "You are not acting normal, ever since you became a siren you just seemed so..."
"So what!?" Twilight snapped. "So what Krieg!? So quiet? So deep in thought? Or how about so lost! or confused, or hurt! I don't know what is going on with me! I never asked for this! Never asked for this kind of power or the visions or the voices! If it wasn't for that dumb rock I may not have even become what I am!" Twilight was breathing harder and harder the more she ranted.
"Now I'm covered in these strange tattoos that I don't even know what they mean, I have these strange new powers that I don't know how to control! And much worse, the only five other people who are these 'sirens' are most likely not able to tell me what is going on either! That is whats wrong!" Her face was burning red with anger, Krieg's heart sunk as he listened. He knew this must be hard, but to see the anger she had in her eyes...
"I'm... sorry Twi..." Krieg tried to apologize, but was cut off by the purple unicorn leaping into his chest in a fit of tears.
"I'm scared... I saw *sob* things... In my head... I can't... I can't..." Her words stopped with a flood of sobs spilling from her mouth. Krieg spent a moment to comfort his friend, so lost in the moment he didn't recognize he was surrounded...
"K...Krieg?" A soft voice spoke.