Showdown!
Spaghetti Western Style
The town was quiet.
A tumbleweed blew past two booted feet, only to disappear behind a deathly quiet inn. Polished blue leather boots shifted on the compacted dirt. Hazel eyes met sky blue ones which gazed back from across the town under a black, wide-brimmed hat.
"Now is this all really necessary?" Came a refined, southern accent from in front of the saloon. "Y'all don' have to fight over little ol' me! Can't we just-"
"Shut yer trap, Senel-poo. I'll teach this wanna-be cavalry varmint to mess with MY town and MY man." The one wearing the black hat turned her head and spit in the dirt, her hand never straying from its position just above her weapon.
The one wearing the white hat sniffed. "The sheriff told me things were outta control here. Now he's been put outta commision for the next few weeks as ordered by Doctor Beatty. Was that your doing, Shirley Fennes?"
The one wearing the black hat shrugged. "It coulda been. Or it coulda been them bandits."
"I cannot allow Mister Coolidge to be bothered by the likes of you anymore." The one wearing the white had flexed her fingers, ready to draw her weapon.
"Well, we'll see about that, city-slicker!" The one wearing the black hat drew her weapon with lightning speed and was just about to let it loose, when-
"Demon Fang!"
The bullet hit her hand, knocking her own revolver from her hand.
"Don't make me shoot again, Fennes."
But the one wearing the black hat didn't listen. With an angry howl she drew her second concealed gun and-
BANG!
-Shirley Fennes, also known as Shirley the Kid, fell to the ground.
Chloe stepped up the single wooden step in front of the saloon to Senel, who was still covering his face with his hands.
She took off her hat. "You know, you don't have to stay here anymore if you don't want to."
"But," Senel said hesitantly, "I've been in Werites Beacon for so long..."
Chloe smiled and offered her hand. "Let me show you Gadoria."
She whistled and her famous black and white horse, La Vaca, galloped to her side. She mounted the steed with ease and held out her hand to Senel.
Senel hesitated only a moment, gazing at Shirley's from before he took Chloe's hand.
"Show me Gadoria."
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Xonel: More of these competitions to come! And keep an eye out for How Valens Went Insane. Should be soon, hopefully. Be patient and throw tomatos at me later :)