Chapter 2
Red was frightened. She thought that the wolf was nearby when she heard a funny noise. However, it turned out that it was only the squeaking of some cartwheels.
Red turned around and saw a boy in his late teens pulling a cart toward town. The boy had spiky hair, wore a red Ninja headband, and camouflage clothing. In Red's time, nobody wore such contemporary clothing. All clothing was conservative and dated compared to the boy's attire. He also had these strange metal pieces strapped around himself, and on his back, he had a long metal cylinder. He had black war paint under his eyes. He looked like a very bizarre character. His cart was full of all sorts of strange looking black and silver goods. Curious, Red approached the stranger. The stranger saw Red and stopped his cart.
"Excuse me, what is it that you've got in that cart?" Red asked.
"Well, before I tell you, I would like to say that I have been misplaced in time," the stranger said. Red raised her eyebrow. "I am from the 21st century," he explained. Red gasped. That was many centuries ahead of her time. "I'm a guerilla and a warmonger. I love to get involved in intense physical combat. I own many weapons that can really cause major destruction. Somehow, I went through some time portal which brought my weapons and me here. Right now, I have more than I need, so I am just taking the time to sell them to the nice folk here."
"Hey, there's some wolf that's trying to kill me," Red said. "I need a good weapon to kill him off."
"Hold on," the stranger said. "You never arm yourself with only one weapon. That's a terrible strategy. You need several weapons to ensure that you are ready for intense physical combat!"
"I just want to shoot the bastard, not start a got damn war!" Red insisted.
"Okay, okay, sheesh!" the stranger said. "But still, just to be prepared, you'll need more than one weapon. Now, because you're a little girl and need some preparation, I'll give you some weapons and training for free."
"Great!" Red said. "Say, what's your name?"
"Back home, they call me Joe," the stranger said. Joe then gave Red several weapons to Red. "This is one you'll really like. It's an m60 machine gun. You can shoot several bullets at once. Oh, you'll need this long belt of shells," he said, wrapping the shells across Red's chest. Joe handed Red another gadget. It was small and looked like a green egg. "This is a grenade. Take the pin out of this sucker, throw it, and things blow up."
"Cool," Red grinned. She felt excited already.
Finally, Joe handed her a long, cylinder just like the one he had on his back. "Now this is a bazooka. It's meant for long-range shooting for rockets. This is one of my favorites." Red was excited and never felt better in her life. She almost wanted to become a warrior.
"Hey…can you make me look like a warrior?" Red asked.
"Sure," said Joe. He then gave her a Ninja headband, messed her hair up, and put war paint under her eyes. Red was now ready. "Now, you are inexperienced, so I will come with you to help you out." Red nodded.