DISCLAIMER: I do not own Trigun, Nightow does.
Vash turned his head back to the scene. He sized up the situation quickly. The man in question was about 10 fuels tall and possessed all the muscle of Dynamites Neon, but absolutely none of the class.
He carried a hand cannon that he slung over his left shoulder for easy access. He's a South Paw fighter, Knives. He'll be drawing from his left and He'll shoot with his left hand. His companions are all right handed. That is to his disadvantage. Look for shots coming mainly from the right. If something happens, brother, I will need your help. DO NOT KILL!! Shoot to disarm only.
Millie had drawn her stun gun from a case she always carried to work. Vash knew that she could take care of herself, so he did not need to give her advice. Why not tell the human, brother? I am no imbecile.
Vash chanced a look at his brother again. Because she is human brother. She has always lived among them and will continue to live among them even if we are not here. She knows the risk and calculations. You do not because you have not chosen to study the lessons in this school called human life!
Knives gave Vash a look of exasperation and rolled his eyes. But I have no weapon, brother. Vash looked at the situation and tossed his brother his gun. Knives tried to speak to Vash again, but it was useless.
All he need was his red coat and it would seem like before. Millie looked over to Vash. He looked at her and grinned. She nodded her head once in understanding and gave a crooked smile. Knives looked at her recklessly.
Millie gave the same smile to knives and brought her stun gun up in front of her ready to fire. She knew this song and dance and felt rejuvenated for once.
"Knives. This beef is with you, not your brother. What, you are too scared now that you don't have all of your little puppets to do all of your dirty work?" The huge man laughed. His posse laughed with him as well.
"Sir, I beg you to just leave now and never come back. Knives is not the man you think he is." Vash held his hands up in good faith to show he was unarmed and he walked forward.
"I have no patience for this, you patsy. I am here for your brother and he will pay!" The man shot a warning shot at Vash's feet. Vash didn't move.
"Sir, I asked you again. Please do not do something that we both will regret." Vash smiled, but then he reached into his back pocket slowly. He pulled out another pair of his old yellow sunglasses and put them on.
He may have only had those on and jeans and a t-shirt, but Millie noticed that he seemed himself again. Vash put his hand back up in the same position.
Everyone was startled when the door of the pub swung open and Meryl stepped out. She was dressed in her work clothes, but she had her traveling cloak on. Vash was about to shout no, but it was too late.
Meryl pulled two of her Derringers out of her cloak and shot them at the leader. She unceremoniously missed, but before she could fire off any more rounds, Meryl had been nabbed by the leader and there she stood.
Her head was crooked in the elbow of his huge muscles and he had a gun to her head. This is definitely not what Vash had foreseen. "Meryl! Don't you move or try anything else. I will save you! No question."
"I am Christophe Vladdmeer! I am feared in three cities and run all of them. I am a force to be reckoned with, no matter what you think. How do you propose to end this situation patsy? It doesn't bode well for either of you. Now, give me your brother and I'll give you the girl. He deserves to die!"
Knives drew his weapon without hesitation. It felt good to do so. He wanted the chance to kill this pompous human. DO NOT KILL! He was able to temporarily block Vash from his head.
Shots rang out from about four different guns at the same time. "NOOO!" Millie screamed. Her stun gun was one of the shots and it hit its target. Knives' gun fell to the ground as did Millie's and Christophe's. Everyone stood thunderstruck.
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