Ashen Wastes: The Road to Nowhere?

[Dr. McNinja]

"Ooh, yeah, sure thing!"

Gaige activated the digistruct core in her left arm, and moved it as if she was lifting something heavy with it. With that motion cue, the arm digistructed Deathtrap.

"Hey bot!" Gaige cooed to him, "Can you go grab Clappy?"

The robot made a grunting noise.

"Hey, don't take that tone with me! He's our buddy."

The robot gave another, slightly whinier tone.

"Says you. I think he's adorable, and not annoying at all!"

The robot made a noise as if it was blowing a raspberry. Gaige gasped.

"Deathtrap, watch your language!"

The robot seemed to roll its eye, digistructed claws dragging against the ground.

"I'm serious, DT, I'm counting to three! One..."

In a shimmer of blue light, Deathtrap hovered down the walkway. Unceremoniously, it picked up Claptrap, lifted him up, and dropped him at the head of the walkway.

"Oh. Many thanks, minio- I mean Gaige! And you too, Deathtrap!" Claptrap seemed to beam as it wheeled back and forth. "If only I were able to climb stairs, I wouldn't have so much trouble."

Gaige shrugged. "Whatevs. Good to see a friendly face, Claps!"

"You too, Vault Hunter!" the yellow robot chirped, ignoring the glares of Deathtrap, "Now, let's go see what this is all abo-AAAAH"

Claptrap fell backwards, slowly bouncing down the walkway, crying "OW." each time he fell. With an unexpectedly loud clutter, he finally tumbled to the bottom.

Gaige and Deathtrap looked at each other.

"Yeah, you're gonna have to get him again."

With a whine, Deathtrap and his sagging shoulders hovered down the stairs.