Aki was just a normal girl, living a somewhat normal life until the Hyperion Corporation captured her for experimental testing purposes. Now she's being held under Handsome Jack's watch, waiting and wishing for someone to come save her... Will her c...
A/N: In case anyone is wondering, this story starts in the middle of the Animal Rights quest ;n; I wish there was something we could have done in the quest beforehand... I was so sad about Bloodwing when I did my first playthrough (╯︵╰,)
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"This is a reminder that all Hyperion personnel are forbidden from making eye contact with test subjects..." A mechanical voice droned on, its hollow tones echoing through the facility as the prerecorded message continued. "Punishment for this crime will be switching places with said test subject."
Aki sighed while slumping against the wall of her enclosure, drawing her knees up to her chest and holding them tightly while wishing she was anywhere else. This awful facility was her prison, as well as the final resting place for so many other experiments...
Why even do any of this? Aki wondered, leaning down and closing her eyes as she began to retreat inwards. The more she thought, the more depressed she became, realizing the hopelessness of her situation while also questioning why she, out of all the people who were tested on here, had been so lucky. I guess I should just be thankful to be alive... Aki mused, cringing slightly while thinking about what had happened to so many of the other test subjects. I'm lucky the slag didn't change my physical appearance too much-
The sound of an explosion nearby startled the woman as she jumped, looking up curiously before spotting a few clouds of smoke forming near one of the security doors. A chaotic sounding shout could be heard on the other side just before two blue slash marks appeared on the metal, making Aki tilt her head in confusion. In another instant shards of steel were flying forward, scattering themselves across the ground as a shadowy figure emerged from all the debris...
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Who... Who is that? Aki's inner voice spoke, taking in this strangers unique appearance as she moved to stand. She watched the mysterious fighter seem to vanish into thin air while she gasped, wondering what kind of tricks her eyes were playing on her. Maybe all the Eridium IS starting to affect my mind...
A second later the masked stranger reappeared, jumping over a nearby control panel before slicing through a gaurd's helmet easily, as if the amazing feat posed him no challenge whatsoever.
Is that one of the vault hunters that Jack's been yelling about lately? Aki thought, continuing to watch in awe as the fighter in black took down enemy after enemy. Jeez, I can see why he'd be so worried... Her inner voice chuckled, secretly happy that at least someone on this planet was able to cause some problems for that psychopath. But before she could laugh about that too much, her musings were interrupted by a dark mask staring at her from the other side of her cell.
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"Eeeek!" Aki squeaked, jumping back slightly as her dark green ears flattened themselves against the rest of her matching hair. Her bright eyes stared back towards the figure that was still observing her, both of them seemingly frozen for a moment until another voice broke the silence.
"What's going on in there amigo? You've still got one more area to wreck! What's the hold up?" The man on the communication device questioned, his rough voice echoing inside the small area loudly as a few alarms started to go off, followed by an alert from the facility's security AI.
"Intruder located in Sector 4....... Deploying reinforcements."
Definitely not good... Aki realized, shaking her head quickly before jumping into action. "Now's your chance!" She explained, talking fast while pointing towards an unsuspecting door in the distance. "If you take that exit, it'll lead you down a supply tunnel... You can still escape!"
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The masked man paused, seeming to think for a moment as a hologram of three red dots ironically hovered just in front of his helmet. Aki couldn't help but smile the tiniest bit as she watched him, hoping he'd take her advice before it was too late...
"Ah, I see you found one of my many experiments!" Handsome Jack's voice blared suddenly, the amplified sound of it over the loudspeakers startling Aki as she cringed subconsciously. "Well, good for you... I hope that was enough to satisfy your curiousity before your very timely death." He finished, laughing confidently before deploying more loaders.
"Hurry! You don't have much time!" Aki urged, knowing firsthand how ruthless the CEO of Hyperion could be...
Instead of taking off and running like any sensible person would right now, Aki watched silently as the stranger placed a hand to his helmet, finally replying to his comrade's question with one of his own.
"There is a hostage/ Were you not aware of this?/ Seems like we should help." The masked man commented, waiting for an answer back while Aki took in his unique voice.
Who is this guy...?
"What?! I don't have any intel about that... But hey, anything we can do to mess with Jack's plans is fine by me!" The voice replied, slowly getting Aki's hopes up as she watched the fighter in front of her pull out his sword. "Hurry up though! I'm seeing tons of loaders heading your way... I'll try to take some of them out, but do what you need to do quick!"
"Hmm very well then,/ A rescue mission it is./ My sword will end them." The man's somewhat mechanical voice announced, his pattern of speach sounding oddly poetic and soothing despite the chaotic situation. With that promise now made, he swung his sword across Aki's cell bars effortlessly, cutting through the metal as the woman watched in fascination. The now ruined material clattered to the floor just as a few loaders began to arrive, stepping through the nearby doorway while beeping angrily.
"Oh no..." Aki's eyes widened as she watched one of the robots raise its gun, aiming right toward the pair before something amazing happened. The stranger in the black suit jumped forward instantly, swinging his sword down through one loader's arm before the appendage exploded. The next loader through the door suffered the same fate, losing both its arms, then its head as Aki noticed another bot behind the man creeping closer. "L-Look out!" She yelled, watching in horror as the man turned around just a second too late. "Noo!"
Aki screamed while the enemy used its forklift-like arm to stab the man, the yellow piece of metal sticking out through his back gruesomely as she burried her face in her hands. No... No....... This is all my fault... I- Wha?!!
Before Aki could mourn her rescuer's death too much, she felt herself being scooped up by someone, gasping and opening her eyes in panic. The woman nearly fainted as she came face to face with the dark mask from a moment ago, the man seeming absolutely fine despite what she had just witnessed. As if to prove that point, a red hologram displaying a :) materialized over his face covering, making Aki blink a few times as she still couldn't help but be a bit confused.
"H-How... Wh-what-"
"Their eyes decieve them,/ An illusion fools them all." He explained calmly, gesturing towards said illusion. Aki observed the amazing phenomenon as a hologram of the man currently holding her continued to fight, effectively distracting the surrounding enemies while the real warrior pulled out his rifle. "I move for the kill."
The last loader's head exploded as Aki watched the rest of it fall, looking back and forth from her rescuer to all the destruction that was currently surrounding them. She couldn't help but be impressed as both of them headed towards the supply tunnel, hopefully leaving this place far behind for good.
As if right on cue, a familiar voice from above broke the silence, giving Aki the creeps as his criptic warning stuck with her...
"I'm telling you vault hunter..." Jack's voice echoed, making the woman's ears retreat once more as she watched the familiar walls of the facility fade away. "If you let her out, Pandora will never be the same."
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A/N: Woooo, first chapter finished!! I hope you guys like the story so far... Please feel free to review or comment with ideas/suggestions, anything story related, I'd love to hear^^ Thanks again for reading and stay tuned for the next chapter!
