Psycho
Chapter Twenty Eight
"Claptrap!? What the hell are you doing here!?" Lilith shouted as the small robot charged the vault hunter ponies.
"HYPERION IS HERE! RUN AHHHHH!" Claptrap screamed as he sped passed the vault hunters further into town, until stopped by a large hoof.
"QUIT YOUR SCREAMING! I need to hear their blood..." The psycho pony howled at the small robot, who retreated into his box frame.
"OH GOD PLEASE DON"T RIP OUT MY EYE!" Claptrap screamed again.
"RIP THE WIRES!" Krieg stopped as he let out a small cough. "Pardon... Claptrap, you said Hyperion is here?"
"YES! Wait... you can... talk?" Claptrap questioned.
"Well, technically I could always talk... but yes. Hyperion Clappy, what about them?"
"Oh yeah! I saw this pony who had their logo on his ass! Don't you see? Jack is still after ME!" The robot popped out of his shell and began rolling around the group in circles flailing his arms.
"Jeeze... can't even go to a new planet without running in to this guy..." Mordecai groaned.
"Oh! So how did you guys get here? And Why are you all ponies? And why are you in this city? And why is Hy- AGHGHGHGHGHGHG" The robot fell over as the blue storm of electricity volted through him.
"Thank God... You have no idea how long I have been waiting to do that..." Gaige sighed in relief as she holstered her pistol. Getting eye's from the real ponies around. "Trust me, you will understand when he wakes up."
"So... He isn't ... dead?" Fluttershy asked, shaking at the sudden display of violence from the young pegasus pony.
"Nah, Maliwan shock pistol. A bit of rewiring and he will be good as (annoying) new!" Gaige smiled, with a hint of disgust at fixing the annoying robot.
"Ok, well that answers that then. Now can you explain why he burst into electricity?" Twilight asked, genuinely interested in the strange technology. "It didn't look like any kind of magic I've ever seen."
"It's not magic, it's elemental. Check this out!" Gaige pulled the clip out of her pistol, but before she put the next clip in she stopped. "You all may want to stand back. Further. Further still. Perfect."
Gaige slammed the clip into her pistol, causing her lunchbox sitting on her utility belt to hum for a short second. Twilight felt her jaw hit the ground as the pegasus exploded, releasing an electric nova around her. Everypony watched for a moment as the mechromancer smiled at the jaw dropped ponies before her. Then she began walking towards the castle, every pony snapping out of their awe to follow. Twilight caught up with her, her eyes glowing with interest.
"Ok, explain. I absolutely HAVE to know about this... elemental stuff..." Twilight begged.
The group worked towards the castle, Gaige explaining all the different technology she had used in her equipment with the unicorn siren. Every word left Twilight wanting to hear more, especially when she began talking about implementing Eridium into the different weapons to amplify or change how it fired. In what seemed like no time, the long trek to the castle finally seemed over. The fifteen ponies stood under the massive castle's shadow, the vault hunters eyed the castle, impressed by the size and splendor of it. Soon after, the whole group stepped into the crystal castle to meet the rulers of the kingdom.
The tall threatening figure towered over Carapace, who seemed to back down as it approached. The bright yellow armor was shadowed in the dark alley, and Carapace could see traces of blue energy pulsating off the armor. The hyperion infiltrator slowly stepped towards the changeling with an unfamiliar object held in his hand. He rose it up and pointed it towards Carapace, who heard a slight *click* as it rose.
"Hyperion tech, nothing beats these bad boys. You know what is the best thing about guns Cara?" Caine grinned with malice in his eyes. "As long as the man holding them is capable, they will never fail you..."
Carapace felt his heart race as the gun slowly rose to point at his forehead.
"Tis unfortunate, I figured you would do anything for your people. Thought it would make you into quite the tool, but it seems this land's... peace... corrupts people in a strange way, makes you soft... eager to make friends and such... Silly little child..."
Carapace closed his eyes, expecting the worst.
"Well, it's no matter. You were a convenience. Nothing more, the plan will still be a success. However, that does not mean I can forgive your... failure. Good bye Carapace. It was not a pleasure knowing you."
*click*
POW!
"Hmm?" The infiltrator mused at the display.
"You will not harm another one of my people... monster!"
Carapace recognized the voice, but did not think it possible. He wanted to open his eyes but they sealed shut. Fear held him in place as the noise continued.
"Oh, it's you. Heh, took a bullet for your parasite kid huh? Sweet. Hold still, I'll let you catch a grenade for him too!" Carapace heard another small click, then the sound of something being tossed in the air. The unmistakable sound of magic resounded through the air, followed by a much louder explosion than from before. Carapace finally opened his eyes to see the tall black figure of Queen Chrysalis standing in front of him, sweat trickling down her head and blood seeping from a foreleg.
"Hey Tavi, did you hear that?" Vinyl asked after the loud pop.
"Yes, it came from where Carey ran off to" The earth mare responded.
"Do you think he is ok?" Crissy asked, worried.
"Don't worry girl, your boyfriend will be fine. I'll go check up on him, heh" The unicorn scoffed.
Crissy blushed at the comment, but before she could respond the unicorn ran down the alley. She could have sworn she saw her hooves glowing with her horn. Octavia frowned but slowly trotted after her.
"Don't worry about her. She may be reckless, but she can more than handle herself."
"You know, I wanted to put a bullet into that ugly mug the day I saw it" Caine taunted the Queen as she formed a magical barrier around her and Carapace.
"You dare... You think your toys will outlast my magic!?" Chrysalis growled at the human, knowing her magic would surely fail after too much longer.
"Ha! Even in the end, your arrogance to those stronger than you... I will never understand your type..."
"Well, I'll be glad to give you a lesson..." The Queen huffed as she quickly ran out of breath. The blood loss on her leg was draining her faster than she planned. She either needed to think fast, or get really lucky.
"Give me a lesson? Lady, you have no idea who you are talking to" Caine laughed as he pumped another two shots from his pistol into the shield, lowering Chrysalis's resolve and energy. "Ex-Lance, not like you know what that is... Military, I was the top shot in my squadron. See this ring? Shot 753 shots straight through it, at 500 yards. No body could beat me, nobody except... After the lance... disbanded, I had no where to go. In a war torn galaxy, nobody wanted a lethal assassin. Always too scared. Until I met Jack. Heh. He get's it. He knows what the galaxy needs. Rid of the lesser races! All of them! Bandits? Aliens? All of them! And right now, your kind are right on the top of his shit list..."
"So, where does that leave us?" A stranger's voice echoed through the ally. Caine looked up to see a small unicorn pony. "Heh lesser races? I'll show you lesser!"
Vinyl's front hooves raised, revealing two strange devices strapped to each. Both devices began to glow, one red and the other blue. Caine took the opportunity to fire his pistol at the interfering pony but each shot deflected into the walls on either side of her. The gauntlets glowed even brighter until they peaked into such a bright color that Caine could barely tell the difference in colors. Vinyl gave a cool smile as she thrusted both hooves forward, releasing the stored energy into a pure beam of energy. A sudden boom seemed to deafen the area of sound, Caine was thrown back into a wall.
"Heh... Bass Blasters... What will you come up with next?" Vinyl asked nopony in general before noticing Carapace and the taller changeling. "Hey Carey!"
Carapace was shocked, not only from the sudden display of power from his friend, but mainly that she was looking at him in his normal form and not screaming or running or anything.
"Uh, Hi Vinyl..."
I bet Gaige is big into dubstep. Most bronies and pegasisters are.
3029489 Considering it's borderlands >.> I think liking dubstep comes with being in the game xD unce unce wubwubwub if ya know what I mean
3026512 Not a problem haha
Ohgoddesses, if Vinyl met Gage the would would, like, explodify or something!
MAKE ET HAPPEN!
3029489 too right. Andif gaige and vynil hook up......RUN.
3029511 That I do.
3029526 That's not how you spell.
honestly worst likely scenario is Gaige makes a real bass cannon for Vinyl.
3029605 bah! I be typing on my phone atm. Sue me. XD
7 and a half hours late for the Slaughter Train. Ah well, it'll run me over again soon.
RIP THE WIRES! SHOCK THE ROBOT AND EXPLODE INTO ELECTRICITY!
3029639
Or Deathtrap becomes DJ TP thanks to the two's combined efforts.
3029639 Oh my GAWD YES! Thank you... I shall ponder this...
3031613 STRIP THE COAT! RED TO RED BLUE TO BLUE! CUT THE GREEN FOR BOOM BOOM BOOM!
3031697 Or outfit him with a couple bass cannons of his own Withi his death clap ability... oh man... the horrors... the wonderful horrors...
BLOOD! BLOOD~ BLOOD BLOOD~ BLOOD!
*at this point, I don't know whether or not I spelled it right*
Deathtrap needs bass cannons. I feel like The Warrior needs to fight a dragon; maybe Spike forces himself to steal and grow so he can protect his friends
Finally got along to reading this story. WORTH IT! Thoughts:
1. every time I try to predict an outcome, something else happens. your ideas work so well together and everything is coming together. Very well done story. But i'm a Salvador fan and i'm waiting for him to light stuff up as he usually does when I press RB.
2. After seeing meat bicycle built for two, isn't kreig a little torn up that axton is going out with maya? at least that's what I think you meant during the scene he was lifted up by her.
3. My nerdiness would go off the charts if you started implementing legendary weapons. perhaps the pistol gaige uses is the thunderball fists?
either way Fantastic job combining the two things that are complete opposites yet the best things ever. And if you need dubstep for background of Vinyl or Clappy, Id be happy to share my bottomless library.
Im rambling. Good job. Keep it up. *Likes, Faves, Follows, poops out legendary*
3032001 TICK TOCK!
3032390 I was actually thinking about the Warrior fight going on in that volcanic area spike visited during the dragon migration, so it would be possible to involve the other dragons in the fight. And yes, DT will be getting Bass Cannons... He will be ALL POWERFULL!!!!!
3032592 Thank you kindly! I try to involve all the characters as much as I can, but ti sometimes gets a little tedious to do dialog for every vault hunter, so I shorten it down and allow everyone else assumed silence. BUT I do intend to give Salvador another gunzerk scene a few chapters from now. As anyone may be able to see, The attack is coming and no doubt the vault hunters will need all the help they can get to protect the empire. Also I really didn't like the concept of KriegxMaya just because... Well I don't think it would work like the fandom thinks. I actually skipped the events of A Meat Bicyle Built For Two a little bit only because I have no idea how to go on with the romance implied there haha. So instead I give Krieg to Gaige as an older brother style relationship and Maya to Axton because he needs an all powerful witch to keep him under control! Also, Thunderball fists... I actually just got that a few days ago.... hmmmmm Interesting Idea... I shall consider it
3033930 TICK TOCK TICK TOCK! BOOM BEWM SUCKED MY BIG FAT CLOCK!
ok, that one was a little messed up even for me
3034428 I am hell's heart! I stab at thee...
*dies*
3034810 I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!
Second Wind!
3034421 Axton will be pissed if his turrets don't get the upgrade, oh well. Deal with it.
Isn't there that insane pony, Screwball? Krieg's inner psycho and her should meet.
3036060 he will get over it Haha. ill have to look her up, I forgot about her Haha
Can we expect any Gaige style freakouts from Lyra after they're human again?
3038135 I'm sure I can manage something like that It will be considered
3062216 I wish a lot of lines I came up with he actually said... siiiiiiiigh..... Maybe some guy from gearbox will read this and be like... guys, we need this kid. We NEED him! KRIEG NEEDS HIM!
But I'm dreaming once again.... Oh well