Woody had left the room and walked down to Bo's office.
Bo was making pills when he entered.
"Bo, she seems fine, she's just taking a nap now."
"Thanks for the update Woody. I wonder why she was hurt in that particular area."
"Why?"
"Because if it had been any lower, she probably would have died."
"I'll ask her when she wakes up. Oh and Bo?"
Bo looked up and saw Woody's small smile.
"She liked the roses."
As night fell the entire village of toys went to bed.
All except for one Thieve who was sneaking around the village.
The theive made his way down the main street.
Yet he was being watched as well.
Stinky Pete was just about to break into the bank when he noticed a figure in the window.
A figure he thought he would never see again.
With piercing green eyes trained on the little man, Crystal aimed a little disk towards the bank alarm.
Stinky Pete was trapped.
There was a asleep police guard on with side of the street and hidden in the alley next to the bank.
Star threw the disk.
Alarms blared, lights turned on and Stinky Pete was arrested.
Woody came onto the scene and helpd load him into the jail wagon.
Then he noticed someone watching him.
He more like felt it.
As the hairs on the back of his neck stood up he saw Star in the window if the sick bay.
She was spinning a little plate in between her fingers and smiling a little knowing smile.
Woody looked at the window and the alarm.
They were the same height and on the ground underneath the alarm was shattred white pieces of a -
"White plate."
Woody looked at Star who tossed the disk to him.
He read the writing on the small plate.
'I don't sleep much. And I don't let other thieves near a bank I haven't stolen from myself. I'll watch the bank for tonight. Think of it as a pay-you-back for lettin' me heal up before my date with a jail cell.'
And then woody smiled at Star, tipped his head and went back to bed.
And that night he heard several breaking plates in the distance. He had, for some reason, complete faith that Crystal Star would keep the bank safe.
And when morning came, they were surpirsed to see many broken plates near the alarm.
And when woody looked up at her window, he saw her asleep on the window sill.
She had fallen asleep at daybreak, because she knew that no more thieves would go towards the bank.
Woody for some reason knew she would have to keep the town safe.
And then he decided to make a little break to check on Star.
He found her eating breakfast on a tray.
She had been awoken by the sounds of cleaners cleaning the broken plates she had thrown.
When Woody walked in she had offered him a pancake.
Woody took her offer and procedded to get the details on the robbers last night.
Then came a question that Star had seemed to be prepared for.
"Why did you protect the bank?"
"When I was little, I made friends with a boy who saved my life. I saved his life later that year, but I felt like I didn't pay him back. He wanted to be a Sherrif badly and so I promised that if I ever could, I would protect a bank for him."
"What was his name?"
"I-I-I honestly don't remember."
Woody sensed she was lying but he let it slide.
She seemed nervous.
She seemed as if she was remembering something from a long time ago.
Woody looked at Star as she ate her pancakes and drank her cranberry juice.
"Thank you Star. I never thought i'd say that to someone of your, um, your um,-"
"Professional Background? Yeah, i thought so."
Woody sighed as bo came in and checked over Star.
"Well, Star you seem to be healthy as a horse, but i think you need one more day of rest. Woody, you can pick her up in the morning."
"Thanks Bo. Well star, i'll see you in the morning."
Star looked out her window and noded.
"Hey, sheriff, I'll watch over the bank tonight. I still feel like I can't give you more."
"Thank you Star. See you in the morning."
The rest of the day passed without much fuss.
Then when night came, Bo locked Stars door and went home.
Star opened her eyes and stood up.
She grinned and went for her stocking.
Pulling one down her leg, she revelead that she had a pistol in her stocking.
Reaching under her skirt, she pulled out a bunch of bullets and a knife.
And then, going into her shirt, she pulled out a length of rope.
"They never search me. Don't know why. Oh, wait. I hide my weapons in places men can't go in with out my permission."
She cut open the lock on her window, Then opened it slowly as she scanned the street.
There were two guards outside the street and they were wide awake.
"Damn. They always do this. Well then, I'll just have to do this."
Taking her bullets out of her skirt she loaded one and aimed for a lamp burning in a barn a few yards behind the town.
The farmhands were talking happily when someting broke the lamp and threw it onto the hay.
Within moments the barn was ablaze.
Everyone from the town was called to fight the blaze.
But they did not notice a rope go over to the top of the bank.
They did not notice a figure walk over the rope, hide on top of the bank and slide down the water spout when the men ran by.
She made her way towards the prairie where she whistled and a far off neigh answered her.
She started off twards the neigh, but she looked back once to see Woody staring at the rope, then moving to the bank, then the water spout.
He then looked at her.
She waved.
"Star! She's escaped!"
The cry rang out and many men began to get the guns they left behind.
Star ran towars the prarie and then hid under a crop of rocks.
The men ran right by her. Then she saw woody slowly walk towards the outcropping.
"Star, I know your here."
"Right you are Woody. You haven't changed much since i last saw you."
Star stepped out from the rock overhang.
"I just met you, how could i have changed?"
"What did you want to be when you were a kid? You wanted to be a Sheriff. You wanted a shinny star shaped badge, you wanted a horse that would come to you when you called. What you didn't want however was my friendship. You knew i wanted to be a Outlaw."
"Y-You-your lying! I only knew one kid when i was growing up! her name was, was, was,oh my-"
He looked at her.
Suddenly he saw a girl with two red braids hanging down her back, her overalls torn at the knees and her shirt with the chopped off sleeves. She was smiling.
"Starbright." was all he said as she stared at her in amazement.
"Finally figured it out, huh? well, i don't really want to hurt a old friend, but i have a feeling that your not going to let me leave with out handcuffs on me."
She was on him before he knew what was happing.
She grabbed him by the vest and threw him against the rock shapped like a thumb.
"Opff." was all he said as the breath was knocked out of him.
She pointed her gun at his head and then tied him up.
He was looking down as he said quietly "You ran away. You never said goodbye. I thought you hated me. And now i know you did."
She tied the knot and then put her gun down.
She crouched before of him and lifted his chin up.
"Woody, I never hated you. I had you as a friend. What more could i ever need? I only left because I was forced to. I wanted to tell you goodbye, but I couldn't. I wanted to give you this."
And with that she kissed him softly on the lips.
Woody suddenly thought of how he took her to the fair. How she had looked amazing in that green sundress. How she had seemed so amazing. How she had seemed so much like a girl.
Then she pulled away.
Woody's face was bright red.
"Cowboy, i know well meet again. But until then, stay safe."
She pecked his cheek and then a horse with red eyes and fire for hair rode up.
She jumped on the horse and she was gone.
Woody looked after her and then smiled softly.
"Until we meet again...Starbright."