Sun and Moon, Blood and Doom
Psycho
Chapter Nine
The train was steaming to leave and the vault hunters had to be on now or get left behind. Maya was trying to get Krieg to get on but he refused to leave his friend behind. Axton and Salvador were waiting inside. The train groaned as it slowly took off. Maya had no choice, she ran into the open door at the last second. Krieg was still standing there, watching the desert. In the distance along the tracks he saw a shadow. A small one, but he knew it was her. The train picked up speed as Krieg took hold of the side. The train pulled him through the air as he accelerated to the shadow he saw. As he got closer he saw the young school girl standing by the tracks. His arm reached out to grab her, and as if she knew he was coming she raised an arm to catch it. As Krieg flew by, his arm caught the mechanical arm of Gaige. He climbed to the top of the train, pulling his friend behind him. As they both managed to get their grounding on the roof of the train car, Krieg threw Gaige to the ground as he hit it behind her. An electromagnetic bar flew above both of their heads. They both stood up again just to be knocked back on their asses by the car infront of them exploding.
The explosion knocked Krieg off the side of the train but he held fast to the side paneling. He managed to find a doorway blown open he could stay in. He looked out in front of them to find a squad three hyperion soldiers ready to jet onto the train, so he pulled his buzzsaw and cleaved the leading soldier in the head as the other two jet packed onto the top. Gaige had found a hatch leading into the car they were in. She climbed in and was face to face with multiple bots lining lasers on her face. The moment they fired the bullets were interrupted by her Deathtrap. Shortly after Deathtrap charged, she unleashed a barrage of fire from her mini-gun melting the bots with corrosion.
Krieg and Gaige reunited and were advancing to the front of the train. Door after door of dead hyperion soldiers and bots, the two of them were upset they missed the party. The two of them reached the second to first car just in time to watch the door shut behind them. As they approached, the door exploded and sent the two of them flying out of the train. Krieg remembered a cold face as he passed out.
Twilight watched Krieg wander the throne room as they waited for Celestia to make her appearance. She couldn't help but wonder how the architecture of his home world was. Did humans have giant castles such as this? Or did they live in more advanced structures? She couldn't imagine whatever passed for royalty in his world living in anything less than a castle, but then there was that. What kind of rule did these humans live under? She heard Krieg mention the word Hyperion once referring to it as an evil empire. Did this Hyperion rule his world? How horrible could they be? She didn't really want to think about it that much. Just as she was clearing her mind, two regal alicorns flew in from the balcony over looking the throne room. Celestia and Luna both were present to meet Krieg. Any normal pony should feel honored. The two alicorns approached Krieg who was watching them very close.
Krieg watched the two new faces approach him. The one bright and radiant and the other dark and mysterious. The white one lead the dark one, and Krieg was fascinated by both. He counted himself fortunate that he regained sanity after that incident with Blueblood. He wanted to be fully in control when meeting his friends leaders. The white one spoke first.
"At last we meet Krieg. As you are probably aware, I have heard a lot about you from both my loyal subjects and from rumors that spread across Equestria. I also heard quite a bit from my nephew Blueblood, all of it bad." The white alicorn spoke. Krieg sunk a little when she mentioned Blueblood. "No worries about him, I'm certain whatever incident between you and him could be considered his fault."
"Thank you, your highness." Krieg spoke, trying to sound respectful.
"Please no, simply call me Celestia. I may be a princess but I am far from demanding that sort of recognition." Celestia Smiled.
"Yes, and you may call me Luna. I know much about you Krieg, If you would, after this meeting I would have words with you."
"I would, if I am in the appropriate... condition..." Krieg suggested.
"Have no worries, we have warded the room with our magic to help you maintain your sanity." Celestia spoke.
"You... you can do that?" Krieg asked.
"Yes, even though our magic does have limits it does allow us to shield others minds, among other useful things. But we are getting ahead of ourselves. Krieg, the reason I wanted you here was to gather as much information as I can on your homeworld. I don't want to sound like a tyrant but I need to know if this... Pandora is dangerous."
"I don't really think you have anything to worry about Celestia, Pandora is a long ways away from here. Of that I am sure."
"Why do you say that? Because you think us all to be of your imagination?" Luna asked.
"Well... not to upset any of you, yeah... kinda. I don't know how else to explain it."
"Maybe you can tell us what makes you think we are actually your imagination?" Celestia questioned.
"A lot of reasons... my new found control of my sanity, even if not perfect, it is much more than I had before."
"And you think not of the possibility out world has affected your mind in anyway?" Luna asked again. "Sister, may I?"
"Not yet, I still wish to speak with him before he knows."
"Knows what? What are you hiding?" Krieg asked, with a sense of urgency.
"You shall know soon enough, but for now we need to know about Pandora. Does it present a threat to us?"
"... Yes... If you are right, and this is not my imagination, yes. Well, yes and no. Pandora does not threaten you. Hyperion does."
"Hyperion?"
"Yes... ran by a lunatic named Handsome Jack." Krieg went silent for a moment. "He is who... who did this to me..."
Everypony was silent when Krieg said this. He stood there, staring at the two alicorns. Celestia was visibly concerned and disturbed. Luna was also disturbed, in surfing his dreams she never saw this 'Handsome Jack' even with her best attempts to find the root of his insanity.
"Sister... I'm doing it." Luna stated.
"Luna..."
"In his dreams I could only delve so deep before the madness itself threatened to swallow my whole. I must make direct contact to gain my full power in his dreams."
"Wait... you... were in my dreams?"
"Yes, I apologize for the intrusion but you must understand the circumstances."
"Yes, I do understand... I just can't fathom the concept of it. You said you need to make contact with me to get full power?"
"I will need to touch my horn to you for an uninterrupted transfer to your mind." Krieg remained silent.
"On one condition."
"What do you ask of me?"
"I don't know how my mind works, I'm not that smart. But if you find a way to get rid of the beast... do it. If it kills me, or makes me... simple... do it."
"I don't think"
"Just... if you find a way..."
"Ok."
Luna's horn glowed with a dark glow, and she bowed her head. Krieg reached out a hand to grab the horn but stopped. After a second thought, he sat down himself and bent his head over to touch his for head with her horn. He wanted to be sure it worked. The both of them were silent for a full day.
Luna walked across hard frozen roads of what she assumed to be Pandora. She knew her mission, to find out as much as she could about this Hyperion as she could. As she walked she saw a man in the distance, he was taller but not as tall as Krieg. He stood about her height. The man approached her, but instead of talking to her, he simply phased through her as a ghost. She followed him down the road, as she followed she saw the man stop at a number of places. Each place he went to, he either left with a sack in hand, or with a weapon in hand. Some of the places he stopped at, there were other humans. They immediately rose their weapons against him and fired them. The man seemed to dance across the battle field each time, killing every other person in the area. Then the man left. This occurred for hours, days even. Luna had seen too much death in her stay already but knew she needed to see more of the man.
Their next stop was a fortress of some kind. It stood golden, it was actually black and white in the dream but Luna could perceive colors thanks to Krieg's contact with her horn. There was a sign on the top of the fortress, a sign like none other Luna had seen. It was made of light, and it floated without projection or support. She knew magic could do such things but this was not magic. She just knew it wasn't. The man walked into the fortress and was stopped by a large force of metal creatures. Krieg's mind called them bots. These 'bots' attempted to kill the man but they were ultimately destroyed themselves. The fight lasted for hours, but finally Luna saw the key point she was looking for. A tall man, skinny, and wore a strange mask on his face just appeared behind the man. The man's chest exploded in blood as the skinny man stood behind him, his own weapon in hand smoking. The man was still alive however, she saw him breathing as the tall man ordered more men to drag him off. Luna followed.
The man was brought to a room. It had a flat table in the middle but it was angled sharp to face one way. The man was bound to the table, another man in a lab coat of some kind was cauterizing the wound. The man screamed for mercy but the other man just continued. The masked man walked in and stood in front of the man. His mouth moved but no words came out. He then retreated from the room laughing, the other man following behind. It was just Luna and the man. A loud grinding sound filled the room as the ceiling opened up. A long metal arm descended, in it's metal grasp was a cone like rock. It glowed with an ominous purple glow. Luna watched in terror for the next few ours as the rock's glow distorted the bound man. The exposure went on for days, and the man absorbed enough of it that it began to burn his skin. The burn wounds would almost immediately heal over. Finally after days of watching the man's pain, the arm lifted away and the room closed. The man on the bed hung from his holdings, breathing heavily. His body was smoking from exposure, but it was also nearly twice the size before. His face was mutilated, and his arms were like tree's.
The masked man walked in after a while and began to talk to the man on the bed. Luna could not hear the words, it was silent. But the man's actions spoke clearly. His words invoked anger in the mutilated man on the bed. He slammed his body into the bed and flailed about as if to kill the masked man. She watched the man scream in anger and read two words off his lips.
Handsome Jack
Luna had what she needed. This Jack was indeed a threat. They would need to take extra care not to attract him to their world. If he was capable of such... heinous acts of cruelty... She wanted him as far away from Equestria as possible. She released her spell and returned to the real world.
Luna opened her eyes to find everypony still present. Some on the ground asleep but present none the less. She pulled her sister away and told her of her findings. As she recalled Krieg's past, Celestia was shocked to hear what her sister told her.
"What are we going to do then sister?" Celestia asked.
"I... I don't know... This Handsome Jack... he is certainly evil. I fear what he would do if he made it here." Luna responded.
"Will he follow Krieg here?"
"I'm sorry sister... I had to leave his mind. It... it was too much for me."
"It is quite alright sister. I only wish we could learn more. I will dismiss the bearers and Krieg for now, go get some rest."
"Thank you sister... but I doubt I will be getting much sleep."
Luna left their presence to rest, but her dreams themselves were filled with the mask of the man and the torture Krieg endured. Celestia dismissed the bearers and Krieg and gave them rooms to stay in the castle. They would have to continue their research tomorrow.
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Kreig's inner voice did recall saving a girl. Common rumor is that it was Tiny Tina. Chances are that is how kreig got caught and experimented on. Wish they told more about kreig.
2747452 I do remember speculation on him being Tina's father, but I didn't want to stretch it out quite that far. I tried very hard to make it vague enough that it wouldn't stray too far from an actual story should they make an actual story for him, but with enough detail to keep you reading.
2747721 I don't know. Like on how I read his limited background, I am assuming he was just a regular psycho turning good for unkown reason. Tiny Tina was with her parents on the Wildlife preserve and an echo reader confirmed this. I am assuming kreig came to the preserved and saved Tiny while being captured. That is how I am guessing. Your guess is as good as mine.
2747768 yeah, oh well. My story so my rules! you know what? Giant fire breathing psycho gods all over the place! nah jk >.>
2747781 But of course! And good luck!
2747790 thank you thank you
I heard that Krieg was just a normal bandit who decide to take up vault hunting. Even though he's a mystery, he's one of the best playable character for Borderlands.
I BUCKING LOVE THE WAY YOU'RE DOING THIS!
2749943 Thank you kindly
Damnit, I had the same idea for a story like this. Darn my laziness!
But still, excellent story, and looking forward to more.
2752276 Hey, just cause it's out there doesn't mean you can't use the idea yourself. By all means, but thank you for the compliment
I'm glad you enjoyed it
2752342
Well, if I ever do get to it, I'll make sure to link your work since it did come first. Just love your writing by the way.
2752348 Thank you thank you
I'm just glad people are enjoying my work!
i wonder if krieg might be tiny tina's father. echo logs in the animal preserve say tinas parents were experimented on. and krieg always talks about if "she" got away. she could be refering to tina
i just realized someone beat me to the comment. *facehoof "my bad!!"
3026501 that is the prevailing theory among the borderlands 2 fandom.
Actually, Krieg is believed to be the father of Tiny Tina. From the lore Tina and her parents were handed over to Hyperion by the bandit Flesh Stick. THey were then subjected to eridium experiments which is detailed in ECHO recordings you find in a quest given by Tannis. The last 2 I believe speak about Tina's parents getting injected with Eridium before they urged her to use the grenade the had her sneak in. This is further cemented by comments Krieg makes regarding his daughter and how he was searching for her. A lot of it is speculation, but it matches up when you have the pieces all together.