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Stepping over the remains of the lackies that Jack had thrown at them, Lilith made a face and reloaded her SMG. Everything had gone somewhat smoothly (aside from those terrifying few minutes where she thought she lost Brick and Morty). Axton and Krieg were going to hold off anyone who decided to follow into the place they'd come to know as "The Vault of the Warrior." The Siren was hopped up on Eridium for this fight, maximizing her damage output to inflict the most pain she possibly could in this final leg.

"Z, how's your shoulder?" She asked, getting some haiku in response as per usual. She took it as he was okay and turned her attention to the youngest member of their team who was fussing over her hulking death machine of a best friend. Gaige looked alright for all intents and purposes; much more concerned with Deathtrap than herself.

"Gaige, take this. I'd rather not have you come out of this needing two robotic arms. That gash looks nasty." She tossed a healing hypo to the girl who just nodded and administered it quietly. Salvador was leaning against a rock, trying to stop the bouncing excitement that coursed through his tiny body from the fight they just endured. She always could trust the little man to come through guns quite literally blazing.

"Lil, you're good to go?" She heard Gaige speak up once her robot was repaired. She turned her attention to the girl and nodded a little bit, going through the motions of checking her other guns for ammo count and such. She didn't want to think about herself right now, she would be fine when Maya was safe, and until then she wasn't even sure she could process a coherent thought other than 'don't die'. It hadn't been long since the other Siren was taken and from the last communication they'd shared she was still alive...weaker by the minute but alive. The key was in it's final phases and she was about to be moved; which was what gave them the exact location with the overly ominous name. Lilith didn't know what 'The Warrior' was, but she wasn't looking forward to making it's acquaintance.

What she was looking forward to was ripping that hideous mask off Jack's face and putting a bullet directly between his eyes. That's what was keeping her going. That and the idea of Maya safe again. She'd face a million engineers, blow up an endless supply of loaders, do whatever she had to do to make sure the blue haired woman was back in her line of sight in one piece.

Reloading her last gun she shouldered it and made a motion for the three to follow her into the cave entrance with a heavy breath. She'd faced worse foes than 'Handsome' Jack, it was this Warrior entity that was making her uneasy. Unknown variables always made her a little bit nervous.

As soon as they hit the clearing of the cave, it was like being hit by a bandit technical. The Eridium being used to drain Maya and power the key could be felt by the other Siren from here, which made her certain that they were in the right place...if the hovering blue haired woman surrounded by a purple aura wasn't a big enough clue. The moment her eyes caught sight of what was happening her feet took off without her, full speed towards the cliff that would lead them to the path and further to Jack and Maya.

She heard someone yell 'So much for a plan!' from behind her and the whir of Deathtrap coming to life but she didn't stop to look back or even slow down. It wasn't until she was at the platform did she stop, eyes jumping between Jack and her fellow Siren a few times. The prick was speaking, another one of his pain in the ass monologues that she chose to completely ignore as usual until he started to come after them.

"Big mistake, Jack." She snarled, a sick grin coming over her face as she phasewalked towards him, sending an explosion of elements in his direction before rushing back and unholstering her gun. The clapping of other weapons filled the valley, all focused on the man that had put them all through way too much pain to still be walking on this planet.

He looked like he was ready to topple, bloody and limping but that's when a sound rung out that stopped Lilith's heart for a moment. The key. They'd gotten so wrapped up, no one tried to stop it from doing what it was doing.

"No! The key is charged!" Maya's voice bounced down in a cry, the redhead staring up in horror as it locked together and the girl fell to the ground with a hard thud. A shield flashed into view over Jack, Maya and the key itself as soon as he pressed it into the ground and a growl could be heard from beneath the ground. Everything shook for a moment before 'The Warrior' revealed itself and a cold chill ran through Lilith's body. This was it, this was the fight of their lives and dammit would it be a tough one.

With Jack out of the way for now, it was easier to focus on the beast, Deathtrap going after the raaks that filled the valley with the occasional laser directed towards the looming monster. It took alot out of them to bring it down but watching that pile of rock crumble into the lava was hands down the most beautiful sight that any of them had ever witnessed. Lilith's hands went to her knees as she watched it drop, breath coming out in aching pants as she tried to catch up to her body and help it come down from the over powering display of abilities it had put on.

"The moonshot. Lil, make sure it's dead." Maya's voice broke into her thoughts and she nodded, slamming her fist down on the button with gusto. A few seconds later the explosion rocked her entire body but that was it. The beast was done, now it was time to deal with Jack. He began to speak again, but her attention wasn't on him, it was on the slowly standing Maya. She was hunched over, blue hair covering her face moreso than ever as she hugged herself and failed to stand up straight.

"Would you shut the fuck up, please?" Lilith spat, pulling her pistol out and sinking a shot directly between the prattling man's eyes. His body crumbled and she holstered her weapon, rushing over to keep Maya standing. An arm wrapped around her neck, a tight hug between the two as they stood there in silence. The other three made themselves scarce as they collected the loot scattered around the platform to bring back to HQ and split amongst the team.

Both women shared a sigh of relief, embracing one another even with the sweltering temperature of the lava around them. Both had been longing for this touch (even if they wouldn't outright admit it to anyone), both longed to see the other one again and here they were.

"Found ya." Lilith murmured, earning a soft laugh against her shoulder as she pressed her lips to Maya's temple. "You alright, May?" She asked, pulling back so she could look at the other girl and still help her stand up a bit.

Maya stayed quiet for a moment, looking around at the team as they all gathered and compared items. Just like normal. That was a word she never thought she'd use again, normal. During her less than inviting stay with Jack nothing was normal and as much as she wished it hadn't happened...she could feel her hope slipping away with every pump of Eridium or zap of that stupid fucking collar. It was over now though, Lilith was here, the team was here and Jack was dead.

"I'll be fine. Can we just get out of here? I'm dying for some pizza." She tried to smirk but failed, feeling her exhaustion hit her full speed. She leaned heavily on Lilith, her head falling to her shoulder once more. The redhead wasted no time, scooping the girl into her arms carefully before nodding towards the fast travel station.

"Guys, I'm gonna get her back to Sanctuary. I expect my cut to be just as good as yours. And Morty! Hands off that sniper rifle. That's Maya's." The man chuckled and nodded, shouldering the gun with a call over that he'd bring it back to base and spec it up for the slightly unconscious girl.

Lilith's legs burned just slightly as she walked to the fast travel and put in their destination. The weight on her shoulder lifted for a moment and she stood up straight when she felt a soft brush of lips against her jaw with a murmured 'thank you'. Soon the weight was replaced and a grin split across her face as the two were on their way back home.

AN: I'm so sorry that this took as long as it did, but I was having trouble figuring out how I wanted to handle this chapter. I don't like doing things straight from a game, show, movie etc but it needed to happen. If you've played the Warrior battle; then you know that reading an entire chapter about it would be boring so I minimized it alot.

Also, from here the story will get better; this is what I actually wanted to write in the first place but I figured a bit of preface would work better than just jumping right in. Thanks again for reading and stay tuned! Also, sorry for any errors I missed, I'm not on my regular computer so spellcheck, grammar check, etc isn't available.