As they set off into the desert, with Bad Bill and his gang leading them to the blueprints. Closely followed by Rango, Waffles, Ambrose and Wounded Bird. Jake was not so far behind, keeping his eyes forward on the horizon. But Eve, was far behind, she was slithering with Beans at the back.
"Eve?" Beans asked in a soft, sweet voice.
"Hmm?" Eve merely replied in a hum of acknowledgement.
"Are you alright?"
Eve sighed after a hesitation. "No, no I'm not alright."
"What happened?"
"Just what Bad Bill said, calling me a nosy bitch and all."
"Just ignore him, you're a strong woman. Bad Bill and his gang can all go to Hell!"
"Yeah."
"I heard he's been accusin' you of sleepin' with Jake. That true?"
Eve just sighed. She REALLY didn't want to answer that.
"Look, I ain't tryin' to pressure you into tellin' me. If you're in love with him it's fine. If you're in a relationship with him, go on ahead. I'll still accept you. Just be careful. Alright?"
Eve sighed again. "Yes."
"What?" Beans quickly turned her head to her in confusion.
"Yes, I'm in a relationship with Jake, Just… don't go spreading it around. Please."
"Ok. Feelin' better?"
"Yeah. Yeah, just... leave me alone for a bit."
"Alright, I'll be up ahead, you sure you'll be fine?"
"Mmm-hmm" Eve nodded.
Around 2 hours later, the group stopped at a ledge.
"Well, there it is. Down there." Bill pointed at the bottom of a canyon.
"The hell kinda game you playin' here?" Jake questioned suspiciously.
"Nothin' just ask your tracker here and you ought to find it in no time. Now, if you'll excuse us…"
As Bad Bill and his gang were about to head into the other direction, before being stopped by a black, scaly tail coiling around them.
"Uh uh uh... where do you think you're going?" Eve wasn't finished with them.
"We said we would take you to the place and we did. So… yeah, start diggin.' We're finished."
"Not yet, you must know the EXACT place that you hid it, hmm? So you need to take us there."
"And why would I want to do that?"
"So you can live to see tomorrow? Not end up in a hawk's stomach? Or maybe thrown off this canyon? Think about it, you are in no position to run now. Not while me, Beans, Jake and the Sheriff are here with you. You're outnumbered."
Bad Bill looked at his gang for reassurance and then looked back to Eve.
"So, William, what do you say? Deal?" Rango, Beans and Jake pointed their guns at them to force their agreement.
"Alright then, deal."
"Good, I knew we could do this civilly, now get down there. We'll follow you, and do be careful. You are no use to us if you die."
Bill sighed as he slid down the edge of the canyon little by little, followed by his little posse.
Jake slithered to the edge of the canyon. "The Hell are we gonna get down there?"
"Simple really." Rango replied.
"Okay then smart-ass, show us."
Rango looked down the canyon and started shaking.
"What's the matter Sheriff? You scared."
"N-no… Just-"
Before he could finish, Rango was nudged off the side by Jake's tail-gun. He yelled as he tumbled down the side of the canyon before sliding on his belly when he finally reached the bottom.
"Jake!" The girls yelled at his little mischievous episode.
"What? He was takin' too long…"
Eve rolled her eyes and smirked before carefully slithering down the rocky canyon-side, followed by Jake.
"We'll find another way down alright? See ya there!" Beans rode off on her roadrunner with the rest of Rango's posse.
"You'll be alright there darlin'?"
"Yeah. Yeah, I'll be fine. I'm almost there anyway."
"You sure you ain't gettin' scammed?"
"With you on my side? Nah, I'm sure they won't care about a couple of rounds of bullets pumped into their faces by an angry rattlesnake."
"Huh, yeah."
"You know, I never thought I would be following a small band of outlaws down a canyon face with a even bigger outlaw right behind me."
"And yer complainin'?"
"Never said that..."
"But…?" He cocked a brow.
"But nothing.." Eve quickly gasped when she misplaced herself on a crumbling rock, almost falling off the edge. But she was grabbed by a set of warm coils pulling her up closer to Jake's body.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine now, thanks."
They soon made it to the bottom of the canyon. There was already Rango, Bill, Beans and the posse holding shovels.
"Alright guys, time to start searching." Rango said as he smiled.
