Do Not Own Borderlands

Rebirth of a Siren

Note: Was Formerly Steele Awakes, story has been edited and change. The other chapters have been removed temporarily as they are being reviewed and edited.

Chapter 1: The Awakening - Steele

Steele was surprised when she opened her eyes. She had a headache and faint pain in her abdomen area. The last things she remembered was announcing that riches of the Vault were the property of the Atlas Corporation to the four Vault Hunters that also wanted The Vault. She connected the Vault key fragments together but before everything went black at moment of intense pain with her screaming loudly. Steele found herself buried in the snow. She got to her feet and nearly fell over from a dizzy spell. She looked around to find that she was in some sort of Crimson Lance graveyard in a snow-capped wasteland. The entire area was littered with dead Crimson Lance troops and Atlas junk. After making sure she wouldn't fall over, she scavenged the dead for a working ECHO. Fortunately, the first one had a working ECHO. She signed in and tried to contact General Knoxx as he was her direct superior so she can get off the death trap that is Pandora if the ECHO's location was to be believed. When that didn't do anything, she then tried her old friend General Pollux but he did not answer as well making her worried. She then tried contacting her lover Moxxi and even that Tannis woman who worked for her but all she got was static. She jumped when a confused female voice came out of the ECHO, "Hello?"

Steele said, "This is Commandant Steele of The Crimson Lane and I demand that you tell me…"

"Commandant Steele, you're alive" The voice said shocked. The voice seemed to collect herself "I'll explain everything soon, but I assure you I am a friend." The ECHO went dead. Steele decided to ignore the woman as it did not seem that helpful. An explosion is heard causing Steele's head to ring. Steele slowly headed towards where the explosion with her personalised Atlas Pistol, which she thankfully still had since Moxxi had improved it, drawn and ready to fire. She eventually scumbled onto a crashed train. Also, since she wasn't looking where she was going fell off a cliff ledge. She crashed right onto the ground not helping the pain in her abdomen. She groaned in pain.

A female voice asked, "Hey are you alright?" As she pulled Steele to her feet with a metal arm. The girl was young and was rather pretty. She also looked rather friendly for someone on Pandora. Her eyes were filled with concern and attraction much to Steele's surprise.

Steele said, "I am fine thanks" and was thankful to find that her voice sounded normal.

The girl held her hand out and said with a smile, "I am Gaige." Definitely wasn't a native to Pandora. Most of Pandora's residents were murderous psychopaths with no manners. Steele was silent for a few moments debating whether to tell Gaige her name. Not seeing the harm since the girl seemed friendly enough.

"I am Commandant Steele," Steele said proudly "Leader of the Atlas Corporation's Crimson Lance"

Gaige said confused, "The Atlas Corporation closed down a while ago".

"What." Steele said shocked. She then said not believing what she heard "I don't believe you."

"Its true." Gaige said, "I learnt in school that not to long after the death of General Knoxx, Atlas collapsed, and I imagine that the Crimson Lance disbanded at the same time." Steele knew that the four Vault Hunters were behind the death of General Knoxx somehow, she bet her life on it. "Hyperion is now in control of Pandora" Gaige stopped talking after seeing Steele's murderous look shot at her.

"Hyperion then that means that old fool Harold Tassiter has control now." Steele thought out loud.

"Actually, a guy named Handsome Jack controls it." Gaige commented not that Steele have even heard of the man. Steele suddenly froze up when new memories assaulted her. She fell to her knees and clutched her head as she was assaulted with pain in both of her head and abdomen area. First, a memory of herself in an unfamiliar place trying to complete her victory speech. Then a more shocking memory of the discovery of a gaping hole where her abdomen used to be. Steele unconsciously touched her abdomen and it appeared fine. Other memories of her fighting for the glory of claptraps everywhere. On top of this, the Vault Hunters once again showing up defeating her twice more. As Steele remembered these events, she was horrified to find that she had been taken over by Claptraps of all things. After this assault Steele unsteadily climbed to her feet feeling awful. Gaige looking on worried rushed over to support Steele.

"Thanks." Steele muttered tiredly.

"Its alright." Gaige said looking happy to help. She asked curiously, "Are you a siren? I mean you have those cool tattoos all over your sexy body…. Err I mean on your sexy arm… I mean totally normal arm and on your br…. You know..." She gestured Steele's chest. She said with a red face, "…Chest area, not that I was staring or anything. Not that you are not great to look at as you are very sexy but I was not looking it that I way. I just noticed while starting at you…I mean staring at your.. umm…in your direction. I mean Sirens are said to be pretty and your body is divine, but I did not want to presume if you are not" She trailed off looking mortified at her rambling.

"Yes, I am a siren." Steele stated. "Why?"

"Nothing I was just curiously." Gaige said. "Just never met one before." They started walking away from the train wreckage. Gaige was supporting Steele. "I heard that you have powers. Is that true?"

"Yes. I pretty sure that we do but I haven't found what mine is." Steele said, "Never needed it." They walked along in silence with Gaige staring at her when she thought Steele wasn't looking. Steele winched in plain as she walked but was too proud to say anything.

Gaige started rambling on not liking the silence, "You know I been on Pandora for a day and I pretty sure I killed enough people to fill a small town. I heard the stories of Pandora, but I did not once believe it is this bad. I can at least continue my streams but…" Steele did not listen to Gaige's rambles.

They heard a robotic voice say, "Great - another dead Vault Hunter. Handsome Jack's been busy."