South Down: Was that sarcasm.
Playerhood18: Guess so.
Warknight216: We'll see.
GBond007: Indeed it is.
I am a burglar: Take it. Not like he can do anything about it now.
Gunslinger Kyle stared down at Sheriff Cartman's corpse, sighing heavily to himself. Blood was oozing out of his forehead where Kyle had shot him, his lifeless eyes still open, staring up at him. He couldn't bare the sight, and turned away from it.
"Heidi?" He said, placing his pistol back in his holster. "I just wanna say thanks for the assistance."
"Hey, no problem," Calamity Heidi replied. "Anything to get back at him." She growled as she stared down at Cartman's corpse.
"Well, I gotta see if any of my girl friends are around," She said, tipping her hat. "Later." She strode off out of the town, leaving the gunslinger alone.
Nearby, Scott and Dougie watched on, nervous. "So. . . what about us?" The latter asked, shaking a bit in his barrel. A part of them worried that they were next on Kyle's list.
"I didn't come here for you," Kyle said dismissively, waving them off. "Get the Hell out of here."
"Oh thank God!" Scott shouted. Quickly, the two of them scrambled to flee the town as fast as they could, heading in the direction of the Holy Road.
Kyle sighed. Whipping out his phone, he switched to his Bounty Hunter form. "Well, time to collect that bounty," He muttered as he picked up Cartman's corpse and slung it over his shoulder. As he prepared to take flight, he turned to Swordsman Garrison, who was leaning against the wall.
"Hey, Garrison?" He said, casting his eyes down. "You saw what happened back there?"
"Yeah," The President replied. "Gotta say, I've fucked quite a few people to death, but that right there. . . that was some hardcore fucking you did. I'm actually impressed."
Kyle groaned. "Then why do I feel like shit?" He asked.
"Hey, when people fuck you over, it's only natural you do the same to them," Garrison said, before his eyes darkened. "Like a certain Mr. Slave I'm betting is somewhere around here in this game. . ."
Kyle shifted his eyes. "Alright, then," He muttered. "See you later, Garrison."
With that, he activated his jetpack and flew into the air, carrying Cartman's body with him.
The Alien Junkyard, despite its name, was anything but. With Space Grunts and Gunners guarding all entrances, the area functioned more as a high-security prison camp. That is, for any unfortunate gamers who posed a threat to Craig's Gang acquiring the key. Though Alien Queen Red had turned the Visitors against Craig, the sci-fi kids were still under his thrall.
"Come on, move it!" A Turbo Space Grunt was shouting at the captured Indian Braves as they were led out of the UFOs and towards the junkyard to be imprisoned. They were surrounded by Space Gunners, who kept their guns aimed at them to keep them from resisting.
As a few gunners marched through the snow on the outskirts of the junkyard, a large snowball barreled down the hill, startling them. "Go check if anyone's there," One of the Subzero Titans ordered two of the gunners. The two gunners nodded and trudged up the icy hill, their guns at the ready.
"Is anyone there?" One of the gunners said, surveying the area. "If you are, show yourself!"
As he stepped past a pile of snow, he heard the sound of something bursting out of the snow behind him. Whirling around, he barely had time to raise his gun before he was met with a metal fist to the face, knocking him out cold.
The other gunner spun around to see Cyborg Kenny, standing over his comrade. "Hey-" He started, only to be thwacked across the head by Annie, holding a large slab of ice in her hands. He soundlessly dropped to the ground.
"(Quick,)" Kenny said, taking the unconscious gunner's visor and putting them on. "(Put these on.)"
Annie nodded, and placed the fallen gunner's visor across her eyes. Taking their guns, the pair marched down the snow and seamlessly joined the squad of gunners marching through the snow.
"You guys find anything?" The Subzero Titan asked, not even looking at them.
"(Nope, nothing at all, sir,)" Cyborg Kenny replied as he and Annie detached from the squad and headed towards the entrance of the junkyard. As they did, Kenny muttered under his breath, "(Dumbasses.)"
Strolling into the junkyard entrance, Annie whispered, "So, what's the plan?"
"(We need to get a UFO to get out of the mountains,)" Kenny replied. "(But first, we're gonna need a distraction.)"
"How are you sure we're gonna find one here?" Annie asked as she looked around themselves. There were cells on both sides of the hallways, most of them containing the Indian kids from Many Moon's Stronghold, but also a few other unfortunate gamers, such as Dogpoo and Mr. Hankey.
"(Trust me,)" Kenny reassured her. "(I was the boss of the Alien Junkyard in the real world. If anyone knows this place, it's me.)"
The pair of them headed up the stairs towards the security room. Inside, a Space Grunt was relaxing at the control panel, on his phone.
Taking a deep breath, the pair strode in. "(Hey kid, the boss has requested a new shift,)" Kenny told the grunt. "(We're here to fill in.)"
"Really?" The grunt asked, springing out of his seat. "Gee, that's awesome!" He was about to head out, but paused.
"That's funny," He said, turning to face the two. "I didn't think we had female gunners."
Behind her visor, Annie narrowed her eyes. "Hey!" She said.
The grunt turned to face her. "No offense, bud," He said. "I'm sure your girlfriend is a great gunner regardless." With that, he strode out of the control room.
"Yeah, you got that right," Annie snapped. After a few moments, her eyes widened. "Wait a minute. . ."
Kenny, meanwhile, took his seat at the control panel. "(Alright, let's do this thing,)" He said, flexing his fingers. He scanned the panel, and carefully pressed a large button at the center.
Annie walked up to his side. "Which button was that?" Annie asked. Kenny merely smirked in response.
As the two watched the security cameras, they saw all the cell doors spring open. Through the cameras, they saw the guards all jump in alarm, along with the prisoners within the cells. Their surprise was only momentary, however, as within seconds, the prisoners quickly poured out of the cells, tackling the guards, who were slower to react.
"That's a pretty epic distraction," Annie whispered as the alarm sirens began to blare in the junkyard.
"(Come on!)" Kenny shouted, grabbing Annie by the wrist and dragging her out of the security room and into the hallways.
With the alarms sounded, all the guards were on alert. Within moments, Kenny and Annie ran into a Turbo Space Grunt and two normal grunts. "Stop right there!" The Turbo Grunt shouted. "Intruders!"
Kenny quickly blasted the Turbo Space Grunt with the stolen laser. The other grunts jumped to the side and charged, tackling Kenny and Annie to the ground. Kenny was the first to retaliate, striking his assailant in the face with his metal fist, cracking his metal eye-patch. Tossing him off, he recovered his gun and took aim at the grunt, who had pinned Annie to the ground.
"(Eat this!)" Kenny shouted, blasting the grunt in the face with the laser. The blast sent the grunt flying off of Annie and into the wall. Springing to her feet, Annie grabbed Kenny and the two ran down the stairs towards the hallways.
Downstairs, it was utter chaos. Caught by surprise, the sci-fi kids were unprepared as their prisoners swarmed them from both sides. The gunners tried to fire at them, but in close-quarters, their ranged weapons were more of a hindrance than an asset.
Kenny and Annie weren't concerned with who would win the struggle. Instead, they rushed through the chaotic hallways, dodging laser blasts and hatchets as they ran.
As they were about to reach the exit, they were stopped by a Subzero Titan. "Stop right there!" He shouted, blocking the duo's only exit. Kenny and Annie froze in their tracks.
Before the Titan could do anything, however, he heard Dogpoo shout, "I fight dirty!" Then, he flung a masterfully wielded dog turd right into the Titan's face.
"Augh!" The Titan shouted in disgust, throwing his hands towards his stained mask. Kenny took the opportunity to grab the Titan's foot and toss him into his back; within seconds, he was swarmed by Indian Braves.
"Come on!" Kenny shouted. He and Annie rushed into the snowy outdoors, firing laser blasts at the sci-fi kids as they rushed towards them. By now, the prison escapees were heading outside, attacking the sci-fi kids as well.
In the chaos, Kenny and Annie rushed into one of the UFOs, shooting a pair of Visitors as they rushed to apprehend them. They ran through the hallways until finally, they had reached the control room.
"Moo moo moo?" A Visitor said as the aliens saw the two kids enter. Kenny didn't respond; rather, he sprang onto the Visitor, snapping his neck in one motion with his metal arms. A distance away, Annie blasted the other Visitors dead.
Taking a seat at the control panel, Kenny pressed a few buttons and pulled a lever, causing the UFO to take itself off the ground.
"Wow," Annie whispered as she plastered her face against the window, watching as they were lifted up into the air. Kenny simply pulled the furled map out of his jacket, unrolling it and placing it on top of the panel.
"(Alright key, here we come,)" He whispered as they took flight.
Within moments, they were soaring through the air.
The motorcycle girl was riding down the Holy Road at a medium pace. As she road, she heard a familiar voice call out to her from above, "Hey, wait up!"
Coming to a stop, she craned her neck up, and smirked behind her visor when she saw Bounty Hunter Kyle flying after her, Cartman's dead body in his arms. "So, you're back, my dear bounty hunter?" She asked, hopping off the motorcycle and leaning against it as Kyle landed. "And you completed your task?"
"Yeah," Kyle said, dumping Cartman's body at the girl's feet. He struggled to catch his breath, and breathed out, "Next time you want me to take someone out, could you sent me after someone a little lighter?"
The girl chuckled softly. "You didn't get hurt, did you?" She asked, reaching out to brush Kyle's shoulder, concerned.
Kyle pushed her hand away. "Nah, he didn't even graze me," He reassured her. "You were right; I was the best equipped to handle him."
"It appears so," The girl said, and knelt down at Cartman's side. She examined the bullet hole in his head, and nodded, impressed.
"Nice shot," She said, and looked up, and seemed surprised when she saw Kyle looked somewhat uncomfortable. "What's wrong?"
"I dunno," He said, rubbing the back of his head. "It's just. . . I kinda screwed him over. I told him I wanted a duel, then completely blindsided him. It was kind of a cheap shot."
"Wow," The girl said, rather nonchalantly. "That kinda was."
"Cartman's a piece of shit, but I still felt kinda bad, screwing him over like that," Kyle muttered.
"Hey, if you want to win a game, sometimes you have to play rough," The girl replied, shrugging. Getting to her feet, she said, "Well, a deal's a deal. Since you accomplished your task, I'll grant you one of my spells." She pulled the spell icons out of her pocket and outstretched her arm towards Kyle.
Kyle stared at the icons, thinking hard to himself. He looked up to face the girl; though he couldn't see her face, she nodded, urging him to pick one.
Eventually, Kyle shrugged. "I'll pick the Purify one," He said, scooping the icon out of her hand and placing it in his pocket.
"Nice choice," The girl replied, taking a step backwards and putting the other icons back into her pocket. "Well then, where are you heading now?"
"I gotta meet back up with Stan and the others at Father Maxi's church," He explained. "However, it was fun talking with you. I hope I'll see you soon, maybe in the game or back in the real world."
"Yeah, you too!" The girl replied cheerfully.
"Well, see ya later!" Kyle called out to her, waving. Activating his jetpack, he took flight and soared down the Holy Road, heading towards the church.
The girl waved to him as he left. However, with her helmet obscuring her face, Kyle didn't see the twisted smirk that grew on her face as he vanished from sight.
"Yeah, see you later," She said as she turned around to stare at Cartman's corpse. "Sooner than you think."
As she knelt down against Cartman's body, she delved into her pocket and pulled out another spell icon, one she had kept hidden from Kyle. Her smile grew as she uncurled her hands and stared down at it.
Dark Resurrection.
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