When Gaige First Met Moxxi, A drabble
Gaige sat in her workshop looking up at the various photos plastering the walls. There were photois of her and her father, her and deathtrap, schematics for inventions she was working on, plans for new things, but she lingered on one. The one of her father holding her in the air and she was waving around two red tickets.
"It's funny how you meet people." Gaige said with a smile remembering the fateful day that had been forgotten by Miss Moxxi herself.
"DAAAAAD!" Gaige was running around frantically grabbing everything she needed. blow horn, check. Giant poster, check. Pants, check, Tennis Shoes, check. Bra, check. Tickets, check. Shirt... "DAD HAVE YOU SEEN MY-"
"Here you go hunny." Gaige's father, James, had entered the room. The man was tall and muscular, an engineer for Tediore weapons. In his hands he held a purple shirt that had The Underdome! written on iyt in large yellow lettering. Beneath the lettering was a picture of Mad moxxi from the waist up holding a mega phone.
"Dad you ROCK!" Gaige grasped it and pulled it on hurriedly. "You think we can meet competitors? Or even Moxxi!?! Oh that'd be SOOOO cool!"
Her father chuckled and grabbed a brush off the nearby dresser and sat his child in her chair gently brushing through her hair. He loved Gaige's hair, it reminded him of his late wife's. "Well the company gave me all exclusive passes so it could happen if you want it."
"REALLY!?!" Gaige sat squirming in excitement talking to her dad through her mirror. "That'd be a dream come true!"
"Really, and what have I told you about dreams baby girl?"
"Chase 'em till you're feet bleed"
"Because if you don't someone else might snag 'em first!" They both said this in unison. James had held this belief highly for his little Gaige. He didn't want her to ever miss a chance in life, and so he worked to the bone to help her achieve everything she could. But he always made her work for it first, that way she knew that hard labor paid off.
"Dad! We've gotta go or we'll miss the transport ship!" Gaige was tapping her foot excitedly as she grabbed the tickets.
James set down the brush and took a look at her finally nodding, "First things first. We've got to do something with that hair of yours. You don't want it to fall in your face while we watch the fights do you?"
"I was going to throw a hat on, Mordecai wears a hat thingie, I figured it'd be cool!"
"Ahh, but I have something better" The man reached into his pocket and pulled out a box, opening it he revealed the two hair peices his wife used to wear.
"A-are those mom's?" Gaige's eyes widened as the man gently pulled her hair into two pony tails and placed them in her hair.
"Yes. And now you look like a bad ass yourself. No need to go copying someone else. Remember gaige, you can be anything you want, but you can't be someone else." He took a step back looking at her. He chukled as she sat in awe of her own reflection. "Alright baby girl, let's go."
Gaige had had a BLAST. The fights had been magnificent, Mordecai and Lileth had fought that day and there were no bars held. She screamed excitedly everytime they killed something, causing her throat to now barely exist. Now came the big moment. A small claptrap unit was escorting tyhem to the Champions hall to meet Mad Moxxi herself.
"Dad, do you think we'll get to see her gun Ruby??" Gaige asked enthusiastically
James only laughed in response giving a tender "maybe" He was excited as Gaige was, and currently had his jacket tied around his waist, no need to show off that excitement.
As the doors opened to reveal a red and purple room filled with satans and dressing mirrors Moxxi was reapplying her lipstick, She turned with a sly grace as the two drew closer, "You must be the lucky folks from Tediore, am i right?"
James nodded and set his hand on Gaige's shoulder, "I'm James, this here is my daughter Gaige. She's a very big fan, we've even been practicing shooting guns more than usual thanks to your underdome here."
Moxxi laughed cooly and walked up to gaige kneeling down, "Well aren't you a cutie, hunn? You think you can fight in my arena? I'm sure that cute little face of yours is bound to work on some competitors"
Gaige grinned excitedly, "Oh yes! Dad says I have ferocity on the feild. You throw me in there and I'd be at the top!"
James jumped slightly startled that his daughter had so willingly offered to fight in a death rink. "hunny!"
"Well Sugar how about you get ahold of me when you're older then? Age limit's eighteen. I'm sure you'll knock some heads no problem." Moxxi smiled and patted gaige on the shoulder, then moved onto her dad. "Cute kid you've got there. I have a few children myself, but none as cute as her. You make sure to teach her well sugar, I might have a prize for you too if you're lucky."
James stumbled over his words as he thanked Moxxi for allowing them to visit her. Gaige sat and chatted with Moxxi as James kept himself a safe distance from the woman to avoid embarrassing himself. After they left Moxxi gave James a kiss on the cheek and Gaige a hug.
"Now you come on back and visit me anytime sweetie, same goes to you sugar."
Gaige left with her heart racing and a smile plastered on her face, "Greatest. Woman. EVER!"
James laughed hugging his daughter with one arm, "No Baby girl, that's you"