When they arrived at the Southern Shelf, the first thing Mac saw was more ice. He was getting tired of all this ice.

“Vamanos, minion! Arriba, arriba.” Mac’s eyes started to twitch thanks to that Claptrap still called him minion. “Keep your wits about, minion, this glacier’s run by a bandit named Captain Flynt. The jerk kept me as his torture plaything for a few months. We played games, like ‘dodge the blowtorch’ and ‘don’t get dunked into the pool of acid’! I was really good at the first one.” Somehow, Mac didn’t feel bad for Claptrap, he didn’t know why.

Before he go to walk, Jack showed up on his ECHO. “Attention, people of Pandora! Handsome Jack here, offering a million bucks to whomever brings me the head of the Vault Hunter who just arrived in Liar’s Berg. Oh, and I’m still offering a reward for Roland, the mass murdering leader of the Crimson Raiders. Good hunting.”

Mac let out a heavy sigh. “Great, my first day on Pandora and I am wanted criminal. That’s just great.” He said while walking after Claptrap.

They continued forward until Mac could see a small town not far from where they had arrived, Mac decoded to take out his sniper rifle to have a look. The first thing he saw was men with guns. ‘I guess those are bandits, I have to take them out before I can move on.’ He put away the rifle and jump off the ledge while Claptrap fell down.

Once down, he saw serval Bullymongs not far from the entrance. He took out his shotgun and made short prosses of them. After that was dealt with, a human with a helmet with horns on appeared. “A MILLION BUCKS?! Alright, boys, this is captain Flynt! I want you to find that Vault Hunter and bring him to me, NOWWW!” Mac couldn’t help but think how charming this Flynt was.

Then they arrived in Liar’s Berg, but it was closed thanks to a metal gate. Claptrap rolled into it, he then went over to control panel and started to press some of the buttons.

“Hey, Hammerlock!” Said the robot.

Then an elderly man appear in Mac’s ECHO. He was wearing a hat he also had a moustache. “Spectacular, first Captain Flynt’s bandits attack, then Claptrap shows up! I must have been horrifyingly cruel to puppies in a previous life to deserve this kind of treatment. I say, Vault Hunters, could you kill Flynt’s men for me?”

Mac sighed. “Fine, just opened the gate and I will take care of them.”

That made Hammerlock very happy. “Excellent, just give me minute and I will opened the gate." The gate opened and Mac took out his sniper rifle, he could see at least five bandits inside.

He took aim at one that was just sitting one ice block, killing him alerted the others and they started to fire at Mac, he had to find some cover. Lucky for him, some ice block was lying in the snow that work perfectly. He dived behind them, reloaded the rifle, he then took a look over the cover and saw that one of the bandits was also reloading his gun and he wasn’t in cover. Mac aimed the rifle at the bandits head, fired, bandits head explode.

“Well, that was gruesome.” He then had to duck for cover when another bandit fired upon him, as soon as bandit was done, Mac ready another shout and he hit his mark.

Then Captain Flynt appeared at the ECHO. “Got a proposition for ya, Vault Hunter. You give up, we’ll just shoot ya in the head! It’ll be quick, clean, and a hell of a lot less painful than what Handsome Jack’ll do to ya.” Mac just ignored that.

He then took cover again. “Hey Vault Hunter, you heard Captain Flynt so just give up already.” Said one of the bandits.

“No thanks.” Mac reloader his rifle. “I prefer to live.” He took aim again and managed to get one more. Then he heard a familiar roar, three Bullymongs was coming down the cliff and bandits was now focus on them and not Mac.

Mac just watch as the three Bullymongs killed the remaining bandit to shreds, then they turned their attention towards Mac. “Of fuck.” He got up and took out his pistol and killed the two of them, he then had to take out his shotgun to kill the last one. Once they were dead, Mac had to catch his breath. “Man, I can’t remember the last time I was this tired.” He sat down to relax a little.

The Flynt was on again. “Dammit! This ain’t over, grinder!”

“Hey, Hammerlock! Since my minion just saved your town, you wanna do your bestie Claptrap a favour and repair my eye?” Mac couldn’t help but groan, he just wanted to catch his breath.

Hammerlock sighed. “Yes, I suppose I am in your debt now, aren’t I? Come to my shack, and I shall restore Claptrap’s sigh. First, I shall shut off the electrical fence for you.” Mac got up and started to walk through town and towards a fence that was electricity and Claptrap was rolling straight towards it. “Please stay back, Vault Hunter, let Claptrap go first.”

“I knew Hammerlock would come around eventually. Me and him are like two peas in a pod! Two cannibal midgets in a fat guy’s ribcage!” Then Claptrap hit the fence and he went down.

Now, Mac could have warned him that the fence was electrified, but he knew that if Claptrap hit the electrical fence, he would shut down. He just wanted some silence from the robot.

“Apologies, but when Claptrap speaks, I feel my brain cells committing suicide, one by one. I shall be out directly.” Mac knew actually what Hammerlock was talking about.

Then a door open to the house that the electrical fence was protecting and out came a man that almost looked like Daring Do. Expect that he was human, a man and that his right arm and leg was mechanic.

He then saluted. “A pleasure to meet you, Vault Hunter. I am Sir Hammerlock.” Sir Hammerlock. Hunter, Scholar, Gentleman. “At you service.”

Hammerlock then ran towards the fence. “I came out here to research the Bullymongs for my almanac, but Captain Flynt’s men trapped me on this glacier. Many thanks for disposing of them, by the way. To survive a direct run in with Handsome Jack AND defeat captain Flynt’s bandits? Unheard of! I’m headed to Sanctuary myself, from what I hear, the Crimson Raiders there could use a hero like you.”

“Don’t mention it, it was either that or die.” Mac then watch as Hammerlock open the gate and walked towards Claptrap. “You are well not going to turn me in to collect the bounty on me?” He asked Hammerlock.

The elderly man gave Mac an assuring smile. “Don’t worry, I am not going to deliver you to Jack. As most people on Pandora, I hate Jack. I might say, I haven’t seen your kind before.”

Mac leaned against the stone fence. “I am a pony from the planet Eguis.”

“Never heard about it.”

“That does not surprise me, it took me ten days to get to Pandora.”

“Alright, my I get your name.”

“It’s Big Macintosh, just call me Mac, it’s easier.”

Hammerlock nodded. “I see. Now, if you could hand me the robot’s eyes, please.” Mac reached into his pocket and took out Claptraps eye, he then threw it to Hammerlock who managed to catch it with his robot arm. He then bent down near Claptrap, who was still twitching on the ground. “Now, I need only connect this to this, and…” He then plunged the eye into the robot. He then hit a few times.

“Are you sure that you know what you are doing?” Mac asked Hammerlock.

“That should do it!”

Mac got his answer, Claptrap jump up. “Ha-ha! I AM ALIIIIIVE!”

Hammerlock place a hand on his face. “Oh, dear. He’s talking again.”

Claptrap then looked at Mac. “Minion! Now I’ve got my eyesight back and you’re far uglier then I remembered! Time to join up with the Crimson Raiders in Sanctuary!”

“That’s it.” Mac pushed himself of the wall and drew his gun and pointed it at Claptrap, who immediately put both hands up in the air. “Two thing are going to happened now. First, you are going to stop calling me minion, I am not your slave and I will not be treated like one. Do I make myself clear?” He asked the robot.

“Sir, yes sir.” Claptrap answered while shaking.

“Second, you are going to apologize to me that you called my mother fat, she was a loving wife and she loved her children may she rest in peace. if you don’t apologize, I will pull the trigger and kill you right now. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME CLAPTRAP?”

“Yes sir, I am truly sorry for calling your mother fat. Please don’t kill, I am too young to die.” Claptrap answered with fear in his voice.

Mac could hear that Claptrap was scared and that was good enough for him, he put away the pistol. “Good, don’t you forget it.” Claptrap rolled away as fast as he could, he didn’t want to anger Mac more.

Hammerlock couldn’t help but smile of what he just saw. “Jolly good show, I never thought I would see the day that Claptrap apologize to anyone.” He then patted Mac on the shoulder. “Nice work.”

Mac placed the gun on his hip. “I can tolerate a lot of thing, but when someone insults my mother, that’s my limited.”

Hammerlock nodded. “I understand. Now that Liar’s Berg is clear, I might as well turn on the main power. This town’s full of things that may be of use to a go getting slayer of men like yourself. Follow me.” Hammerlock started to jog. “Charming fellow, isn’t this Jack? Spout drivel about ‘bringing peace to the frontier,’ then shoots unarmed men, women and children like it was going out of style! Bah, I’m spouting exposition again, aren’t I? Apologies!” What Hammerlock told Mac, made him even madder at jack. Killing children? What kind of monster does that? Mac followed Hammerlock.

They arrived at a generator, Claptrap was also there, looking very nervous. Mac smiled at that.

Hammerlock pressed a button. “Ah, there you are.” The generator came back to life, Hammerlock then walk over to a board and started to use his fist on it. “Come on, work, curse you! Ah, fecal matter, the bounty board is broken. The resistance must have disconnected it before they left for Sanctuary. I’d planned to post some jobs for you. Ah well, just talk to me and I’ll give you some work.”

Mac looked around. “People lived here?” He had a little trouble believing that humans lived in a place where there’s nothing but ice. But the crystal ponies managed to live up in the north in Equestria.

“That was a long time ago, the Bullymongs managed to drive them out. Though captain Flynt killed most of the people that lived in Liar’s Berg. I see no reason that wild Bullymongs should lalligag about the place, disrespecting the memories of the former townsfolk. If you could clear the town of them, that would be most gentlemanly.”

Mac crossed his arms. “Sure, as long as you are paying.”

“Just clear them out and I will reward you.” Said Hammerlock a little annoyed.

“Where are the Bullymongs?” Mac asked.

“They are right behind me.” He pointed his thumb behind him, Mac could see a bridge. “And there are some to my right, at the cemetery.”

“Alright, I will be right back.” Mac walked to Hammerlock’s right to started with the Bullymong at the cemetery.

He didn’t have to walk far and when he arrived there, he could see at least five off them, three big once and two small. He took out his sniper rifle and took care of the big once pretty fast, then small one charge him, he took out his pistol and managed to shoot them right in the face, killing them right away.

Mac then walk towards the bridge. When he was at middle of it, he looked down and saw a one of the big Bullymong just walking, minding his own business. Mac couldn’t help but smile of the opportunity, the Bullymonh was right underneath him. He jump from the bridge and landed right on top of the animal, killing it right away. Then the rest charge him which he killed with his shotgun.

Then Hammerlock appeared. “Most efficacious! Bullymongs will think twice about raiding peaceful cities in the future. Hopefully. Return to me and I will give your payment.” Mac headed back.

Once back he got paid and he also got a shield, he placed it on his hip. “That should teach them, I have another job for you if you are interested.”

“That depends. What is it?” Mac asked Hammerlock.

“Would you like to do battle with a midget riding piggyback on a Bullymong? If the answer is yes, please proceed to the Southern Shelf and defeat Midge Mon for me. If the answer is no, you are sad, and I’ve no desire to speak with you further.”

Mac just gave Hammerlock a blank look, wondering what he just heard. “You want me to kill a midget that is piggybacking a Bullymong?” Hammerlock nodded. “Why?”

“I came here to study Bullymongs remember, and I want to see how they act when there as midget riding them.”

Mac still gave Hammerlock a blank stare, he then eventually shrugged his shoulders. “Sure, why not. As long as I get paid. I’ll head to the Southern Shelf and kill this Midge Mon.”

He was about to go when Claptrap spoke. “Hey, what about my problem? I need to get to my ship.”

Mac gave Claptrap an angry glare that made the robot shake in fear. “When I am finished with my current task, I’ll help you.” He really didn’t want to, but something told him that the robot was his only way of this place.

Which that done, Mac decided to get job done. He headed towards what he thought was the controls of the gate that blocked his path, he puled the leaver that opened the gate and he was on his way.

While Mac was doing that, a mysterious figure just arrived in the same entrance to Liar’s Berg that Mac and Claptrap used.

“It’s about time I caught up with him.”

Author's Note

Who is that mysterious figure? I don't know.