Patty was in her dreamland. She was skipping and prancing around in a world made of clouds filled with paper giraffes and colours and all sorts of other animals. She then saw her table filled with a never-ending supply of crayons and paper. She happily skipped towards her table and took a seat, drawing happily on the paper. She was drawing an animal that look like a cross breed between an elephant, a giraffe and a crocodile. She then placed her crayons down and lifted up her picture into the big blue sky.
"Yey finished!" Patty happily cheered. Suddenly a shadow went over her and the drawing in the shape of a person.
"That's a nice picture", a voice said behind you.
"Thank you!" Patty cheerfully said turning around to see that the voice and shadow belonged to Death the Kid. Patty dropped her picture on the table and jumped out of her seat in a yelp. She ran to the other side of the table crouching down, only her head poking out from behind it.
"Sorry, didn't mean to frighten you", he said with a smile. Patty still very cautious remained behind the table not saying a word. Kid walked to her picture and picked it up, looking at it.
"You drew this?" Kid asked. Patty took her time before nodding. Her blue eyes shining just above the table. He looked at the picture and made a soft chuckle.
"It's very good", said Kid smiling. He then walked towards a cloud which then formed into a pin board with other drawings of Patty's pinned up. She slowly rose up from behind the table. Kid slowly pinned up her drawing.
"You thought of a name for it yet? I'm sure you've thought of names for all your drawings here", Kid said looking at all the cross bred animal drawings.
"What are you doing here?" Patty finally asked curiously. He turned to her.
"I came to see you. Didn't you want me to?" he asked with a curious look.
"Big sister told me not to talk to you. You're a bad person", Patty said pointing with a frown.
"Oh…I see. Well you should listen to your sister… I guess I'll… I guess I'll go then", Kid said now looking very said. Kid turned and begun to leave. Patty then felt guilt build up in her as she saw his sad expression. He said that she should listen to her sister. But he came to visit her and look like he wanted to be her friend.
"W…wait!" Patty shouted. Kid stopped and turned to her. Patty always followed what her sister said. She knew that Liz knew best for both of them. She always looked after Patty. But as Kid look at her she felt her stomach tingling and her cheeks going a little bit hot. She felt it so right for him to be near her.
"Do…do you want to draw with me?" Patty said with a smile. Kid smiled back to her.
"Sadly I do need to go, but I can come back another time if you want?" Kid asked. Patty smiled with her beaming blue eyes and nodded.
"I'll come back tomorrow then, see you then", Kid confirmed smiling and making his leave. Everything then went suddenly bright making Patty close her eyes.
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"Patty! Wake up!" Liz said, lightly shaking Patty. Patty fluttered her eyes open to see Liz. She looked around confused.
"Where are the clouds?" Patty asked drowsily.
"You were dreaming Patty. We're meeting up with Maka at the others to see the Governesses speech", Liz explained to Patty. Patty sat up and stretched out with a yawn. Patty then got out of bed and went into the bathroom, shutting the door. Liz then seeing the door shut walked over to Patty's bed and looked down at the side. She then noticed a piece of paper with the picture she drew in her dreams on it. Liz chuckled and put it in her bag. Patty always drew pictures while she was asleep. It's why Liz always put some crayons and paper on the set of draws near her. Liz collected them and added them to her collection in her bag, waiting for the right moment to show them all to her. After a while Patty emerged from the bathroom fully awake and in her clothes.
"Let's go!" Patty cheered running out the door holding Liz's wrist in her hand.
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Everyone in Death City gathered to the massive academy like mansion waiting for Governess Medusa Gordon to make her speech. It was a big crowd and Liz and Patty got lost in it looking for Maka and the others. Finally Liz pulled Patty to the front and finally found themselves next to Maka and Soul, who greeted them with a smile. As everyone was waiting for the speech to begin Patty was lost in her thoughts about her dream. Why did she want to see Kid tomorrow? Why did she feel nice inside when he was around? She wanted to be with him but she felt guilty because she shouldn't. Liz told her to stay away from him. Even though it was a dream it still felt as real to her as being awake. She felt very confused over it and sad. Liz looked down to her and rested her hand on Patty's shoulder.
"Patty? You okay?" Liz asked concerned. She looked up, broken from her thought and smiled to Liz.
"Yeah!" Patty beamed. Liz smiled at her always-happy attitude.
"ATTENTION DEATH CITY!" A loud booming voice echoed among the crowd. Everyone turned to the balcony. A tall well-built man was standing on the balcony with lots of stubble and a sheriff's badge.
"That's Sheriff Free", Maka whispered to Liz and Patty.
"The Governess will make her speech now!" Sheriff Free roared and everyone applauded as three people approached the balcony to view the citizens of Death city. One the left was a young boy that was in what looked like a long black dress. He had pick hair and he held his right arm resting by his side, looking nervous. The one on the left was in a black dress with white spots, tights and white boots. Her light blue hair hung down her back and down her shoulders. The person in the middle was in a blue dress. Her light brown hair coming down to her shoulders with some hair being long enough to go down her shoulders and tied together with one another in front of her.
"The one on the right to us is the Deputy Governess Eruka, the one on the left is Crona, son of the Governess and the middle one is her, our saviour", Maka said with a smile and adding to the applauds and cheers. Medusa raised her arms in the air ceasing the cheers.
"Please ladies and Gentleman it's not me you should applaud its yourselves! It's you that have helped me change this city for the better. I could never have done it alone, It's you who deserve your applauds and cheers!" Medusa projected to her subjects, lowering her hands.
"Now then, as you all know we have a plague among us. The Shinigami gang, the traitors of Death City. We treated them with respect and they tried to commit murder to yours truly. We lost people that we use to call friends as they try to cause misery to us, but with the help of our law enforcers they shall all be put to justice for their crimes!" Medusa spoke to her audience and they replied with ample of cheers.
"As you know, there has been an few troubling relations to my sisters Arachne before I was made Governess. I can tell you I am having talks with her personally and we are coming to an agreement to hold a partnership between our cities. You shall no longer live in fear!" Medusa promised. An even bigger eruption of cheers echoed the entire city even Liz and Patty were cheering. Sheriff Free look at the citizens cheer his Governess on, making a small smile. He then noticed something. Someone was making his or her way to the front. Wearing a Dusters coat and a hat covering his face, the person reeked with suspicion. Suddenly when the man reached for behind his back, Free saw blue hands. Meaning it could only be one man, Sid Barrett.
"Governess! Down!" Free roared as he charged for Medusa. Sid then suddenly drew a massive rifle aiming at Medusa. People panicked and backed away from Sid as he fired. Free dived on Medusa just in time to take the bullet in his shoulder.
"Damn it!" Sid roared.
"Sid run!" The rifle spoke in a female voice. Sid then took off running knocking the crowd out of his way.
"Deputies! Get that traitor!" Free roared.
"Let's go", Maka said and Soul changed into a rifle. Patty then changed into a pistol, which Liz caught.
"Let's go Big sister!" Patty said cheerfully and Liz chased after the others.
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Sid ran down the streets, occasionally turning with his rifle and shooting towards his pursuers. Maka, Soul, Liz and Patty closing in behind.
"Sid! You need more help than me in a rifle. Let me change!" the rifle spoke again. Sid tossed the rife in front of him and it changed into a female with scruffy black hair and glasses, matching the wanted poster of Yumi Azusa. She then drew her pistols as did Sid and while running, turned and shot at the others. Sid and Azusa continued to turn corners until to their dismay they ran towards a dead end.
"Damnit!" Sid complained, now cornered.
"Sid you can escape through the dirt. You go and get some help while I hold them off", Azusa suddenly said.
"I can't leave you here! You remembered what happened we left Stein here? He was completely insane when we got him back!" Sid argued.
"Stein's always insane! Go now!" Azusa ordered, hiding behind a barrel. Sid then dug into the ground to get help. Azusa then saw what was written on the barrel.
"Whiskey? Hmm…" she said to herself then kicking down barrels the pathway. She then hid behind a bunch of crates. All she needed to do was shot the barrel barely above the metal rings on them so the bullets would scrape across the metal and sparking the barrel's contents to cause an explosion. She waited patiently for her pursuers. Maka, Soul, Liz and Patty were close behind.
"Hang on… isn't this leading to a dead end? I'm sure of it… then… something's not right! STOP!" Maka shouted. Both Maka and Soul skidded to a halt to the wall. However Liz skidded too late and continued past the cover of the wall and stopping in the open. Azusa did not hesitate to shoot the furthest barrel, causing the barrel to explode and sending Liz flying backwards.
"Liz!" Maka shrieked. Patty transformed back to see her badly burnt sister.
"Big sister! Wake up Big Sister! BIG SISTER!" Patty screamed shaking Liz. Soul transformed into a rifle and Maka caught him. She quickly turned the corner and shot towards the crates at the end of the alley as she made her way to the unconscious Liz and Patty.
"Get her to cover! Now!" Maka ordered, still shooting. Patty quickly dragged Liz behind the wall and Maka ran to cover when all was clear.
"Did you get a look on who it was?" Maka asked quickly, holding Soul in his rifle form close to her. She looked to Patty who was tearing up at the sight of her injured sister.
"Patty! This is important! What did the person look like?" Maka commanded. Patty looked to her and tried to remember.
"B…Black hair…girl…glasses…", Patty sobbed out, holding Liz's hand.
"Yumi Azusa. She's a brainy one. Damnit those barrels must be loaded with gunpowder", Maka realised.
"No… can't you smell that Maka?" Soul said in his rifle form. Maka then took in deep sniffs.
"Alcohol…Whiskey barrels", she confirmed.
"Big sister need's help!" Patty screamed at the top of her voice. Maka took time to think then turned to Patty.
"Guys I've got a plan. There are two more barrels in the way and one on the other corner, near the crates. If we all blow up the barrels at the same time then the shockwave should incapacitate her. Patty we need you to shoot the nearest barrel. Soul has the best shot so he can have the furthest barrel. Got it?" Maka quickly asked. Patty looked at her sister and then drew a spare gun from Maka's holster, looking very unhappy and murderous. Maka laid Soul to the side who then quickly changed back to his normal form, drawing two pistols.
"On three… One…two…THREE!" Maka shouted and all three turned the corner. Azusa rose to shoot another barrel but the other three were quicker and all three barrels exploded at the same time. The shockwave indeed sent Azusa to the wall and also shattering the crates. Wood flew everywhere like shrapnel's, piercing into Azusa's body. She screamed in pain as she laid against the stone wall. Soul and Maka charged to Azusa with they're guns raised to her.
"Your day's of crime and treachery are over Yumi Azusa!" Maka said with authority. Azusa looked helplessly up at her. Suddenly there was a rumbling and a mad laughter from the hole nearby. Maka suddenly froze in fear when she heard that laughter.
"Maka!" Soul said turning around towards the hole. Suddenly jumping into the air from the hole was a tall person in white with lots of stitches. The man grinned insanely and rapidly shot down onto Soul and Maka. Both of them took plenty of gunshot wounds in the legs, chest and shoulders. Soul and Maka fell down to the ground gasping for breath. Patty stared in fright, dropping her gun and backing away to the wall. Sid suddenly popped up from the hole.
"Take Yumi, I'll finish things up here", the mad man said. He wore a lab coat that was stitched up along with a multi grey coloured shirt stitched together. No only his clothes were stitched, but his skin also. He even had a screw in his head.
"But Stein, our orders are to escape if the assassination attempt failed", Sid said picking up Yumi.
"I said GO!" Stein shouted, a mad look in his eyes. Sid nodded then went back into the hole. Stein slowly walked towards Maka with an evil glint hi his eyes. Maka panted heavily as her heart began to race, the fear of the man.
"Maka No!" Soul shouted, trying to raise a gun to Stein. Stein quickly swept down for the gun, literally snatching it from Soul's hands. Then spinning to send a kick towards Soul, sending him flying against the wall. Stein, now satisfied clicked on something on his glasses, his lenses changed a light green.
"Do you read me?" Stein suddenly asked, as if talking to someone.
"Loud and clear", a familiar voice spoke from the glasses, Death the Kid's.
"Proceeding to the patient now", Stein said walking towards Maka. She couldn't move, too injured to. She was completely helpless to him.
"Leave her alone you big bully!" Patty shouted, then yelping when he turned to her.
"Oh, seems we have an audience", Stein said, now walking towards Patty. She whimpered in fear as he walked right up to her.
"Who?" Kid asked through Stein's glasses.
"Some small blonde girl, red top, white tie, short blue skirt. Beaming blue eyes, aww and the soul of a young child. Cute", Stein said.
"Let me look at her", Kid requested. Stein clicked on his glass and suddenly Kid's face showed up on each lens. His eye's widened greatly when he saw Patty, recognising her. Her eyes widened too when she saw him. Her funny feeling started again in her stomach, she then looked at Liz lying to the side, remembering what she told him. "People like him hurt people like us. They separate families". Patty looked down with her hands fisted.
"Big Sister is right…big sister is always right! You a bad person! You split up families! Big Sisters hurt because of you! You… you…meany!" Patty shouted at Kid, tears running down her face. Patty thinking Kid as a bad person he would get angry or laugh it off. But to Patty's surprise, Kid looked down, as if he was hurting inside. Even Stein looked confused at what he saw on the lens.
"You…have no idea…how much pain it causes me to take a life…I never asked for this", Kid muttered. Patty looked confused, she's meant to be angry with him but she isn't. She still has the tingly feeling in her stomach and feels guilty for making him sad.
"I don't know who you are or what effect you have on Kid… but I'll make sure you stay quiet", Stein said smiling madly, grabbing Patty by the throat and holding her against the wall, slowly pulling out a scalpel.
"Let her go", Kid commanded.
"She'll never get to tell anyone about this again", Stein said calmly, slowly moving the scalpel towards her mouth.
"Stein! Let her go! Do you understand me Let her Go! STEIN! STEIN YOU INSANE BASTARD LET HER GO!" Kid roared but Stein took no heed as he forced her mouth open. Stein's scalpel touched Patty's mouth as she cried when suddenly, bang. Stein dropped the scalpel and backed away holding his left shoulder, his glasses falling to the floor. He turned around to see a man in a catholic robe with blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Justin Law! You haven't lost your aim", Stein commented, smiling.
"You haven't gained your sanity", Justin commented back.
"You are so blind Justin. Your place is with us!" Stein slowly said staggering backwards, crushing the glasses and silencing a very angry Kid. Justin following with slow steps.
"This city has never been better. Lord Death has always wanted there to be chaos. It is gods will for us to live in harmony. When all the enemies of our Lord Jesus Christ have gone, you turn on us, wanting there to be always chaos. It is you who have lost your way. And now as you walk upon the shadow of the valley of death, you shall fear no evil", Justin lectures. Stein stopped walking backwards, smiling towards Justin.
"Your still a death rifle Justin, still one of us. You better come around soon before its your doom", Stein advised then suddenly jumped into the air. Justin tries to shoot at him but Stein is too quick and drops into the hole, which suddenly caves in. Justin lowers his pistol and turns to the injured and scared, soon Sheriff Free comes round the corner.
"Get these people to the church. Quickly!" Justin quickly stated and Free then began to pick up multiple people. Justin made one last look at the hole.
"…and my god have mercy on us all", he mutters under his breath before turning away to the injured.
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Stein made his way out of the hole into the wilderness of the Wild West. He saw Sid and Yumi being tended to by Marie. Suddenly loud gunshots echoed the area as Stein's other shoulder was blasted with a bullet. Stein quickly went down to the ground bleeding. His chin pressed upwards by the barrels of two sawn off double barrel shotguns.
"Did you harm her! Did you harm her you twisted fuck! I swear to go if a single hair's out of place!" Kid roared.
"Kid stop it!" Marie said running to him. Kid quickly changed his position, now point one gun at Marie, stopping her in her tracks.
"Don't touch me you Un-Symmetrical Trash!" he roared.
"She's fine, I didn't get to touch her…", Stein answered to Kid. Kid looked to Stein with his eyes. Seeing no lie in his face he lowered his guns and rose up. Kid then quickly swung his guns at Stein's face, striking each cheek with a might blow. Leaving Stein holding his soon to be very bruised face.
"Why the hell do you care for that girl anyway?" Stein then asked. Kid turned to him in fury.
"Because….B…Because…", Kid tried to speak but sighed, turned and began walking away.
"Because she's…perfectly…symmetrical".