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Setting: Episode 23- What A Scene

Chapter 1

The fight for survival

Wolfwood walked into the church. "I hope you don't mind me barging in like this," he said. He stopped at the front and rested against his cross. "In spite of the profession I've chosen, I've never actually made a confession before. It's these times we live in. I did what I could to protect the children at any costs. That's how I've always justified my actions. It took many people lives. All that time believing there was no other way. My sins are so heavy, too heavy. Too heavy to ever atone for." He dropped to his knees. "Yet, somehow I feel happy. I'm at peace with myself today. You really can be done. If you just stop to think about it, there are plenty of ways to save everyone. Why didn't I ever listen to him? Why didn't I see that before it was too late?" He pulled out a cigarette and lit it. "That tastes good."

"You know cigarettes are bad for the baby darling." Millie's voice rang in his ears.

"I'm sorry honey." Wolfwood allowed the cigarettes to drop from his mouth. "If I am reincarnated, I'd like to live somewhere where life is easier. Somewhere with no stealing, no killing, an Eden. An Eden, where I could live happily with him and the girls. I'm not ready yet! There's so much left to be done! I want to stay! With them! I don't want to die!"

He could see Vash and Meryl's face on the cross in the front. Then he saw Millie's. "I'm a man!" He remembered some of his past. "Was everything I did in my life a mistake? Would I be wrong now to ask for your forgiveness? I did not want to die this way!"

His eyes closed and he fell to the floor. "Hello Nicholas. It's time to go. Come with me." The voice was unfamiliar, but it was warm and inviting. He knew he couldn't listen to it. He had to fight. He couldn't let go.

"No! I can't! I'm not ready yet!" Just then the church door opened. He tried to see who was there, but his eyelids were so heavy.

"Wolfwood? Are you in here? You owe me an explanation!" It was Vash. When he saw Wolfwood, he gasped. "Wolfwood!" he ran over to him. Wolfwood tried to call out to him, tried to say something. Once again he couldn't. His whole body felt like a heavy weight.

"Vash! Vash the Stampede! Why can't I talk to him? Why can't he hear me? Why? Tell me, damn it!"

"It's okay. Be calm. It's time to go. Time to be at peace." The voice was soothing but he couldn't give in.

"No! I won't go! Not until I'm ready!"

"But you are ready. It's time to go."

"Stop saying that! I'm not ready! I won't go with you! I'm not done yet!" He opened his eyes. Vash was gone. So was his cross. 'How long have I been lying here, fighting death?' he wondered. He had won for now, but he needed to rest. He closed his eyes and immediately fell asleep.

He slept for six days. He had dreams of Vash, Meryl and Millie. He loved Millie so much. He wanted to be with her always, to protect her forever. And Vash. What an amazing person. He was always sure that no matter what the situation was, no one had to die. When he finally did wake up, his throat ached with thirst and his stomach ached with hunger. His chest was a bloody mess. He soon realized that Vash had removed the bullets. They were sitting next to him, washed with tears.

He slowly stood up. It was painful, but he knew he had to do it. He leaned against the wall for a while but decided he needed to find food and water. Walking was a chore, but he knew he had to keep moving. He had to fight for survival.

The town had been abandoned before they got there, but now it was even emptier. He knew Vash, Meryl and Millie would have left by now. He walked into a nearby house. They have food, water, and a bathtub. He ate and drank his fill before washing away the dirt, dust, and blood. He found some clean clothes and put them on. They weren't what he was used to, but they were all he had. He filled some bags with food and water and loaded them into the car he'd seen out front. He grabbed a single gun for protection and started out in search of Millie, Meryl, and Vash.

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