Dilapidated buildings litter the landscape of a little town once known as July. A man in a
red coat, wearing yellow glasses, with blonde hair walks into the town. He stops halfway down
Main street. He glances around him, and notices a noise coming around the corner.
A large green tank rolls around in front of him, "Ahh!"
Vash darts into an alleyway hoping he wasn't spotted. The tank stops, the hatch is opened
and a young schoolgirl pop outs along with a black cat.
"Meow."
"Uh-oh, I hope I didn't scare that young man away," she says.
Vash looks at the girl. Red hair flowing down her shoulders, pistol strapped to her side.
"That must be the girl," Vash says to himself.
Sensing she is not that dangerous, Vash steps out into the light.
"Oh, there you are, hello!" the girl calls out.
Vash holds his hand behind his neck, "Ah, hello."
"Who are you?" the girl asks.
"I am, ah, my name is, Vash," he answers.
"Hello Vash!" the girls calls out. "My name is Ritsuko."
"Ritsuko," Vash says to himself. "That's a pretty name."
"How do you like my tank?" Ritsuko asks.
"Ah, hmm, T-74, right?" Vash questions.
"Yes!" she shouts excited. "How did you know?"
"I have my ways," he answers. "You know, I was told you were something that came
from another dimension with loads of heavy artillery."
"I am."
"Huh?"
"Well, I am definitely heavily armed," she says. "You should see what toys I have inside
this beast. And I did arrive here from another dimension."
"Eh?"
"I unfortunately lost track of my two friends. Rather than going out searching for them, I
have kept myself right here. Trying not to frighten the other people with my excessive
firepower."
"I would have expected someone a little bit more bloodthirsty to be riding around in that
thing," Vash states. "Not a pretty little schoolgirl like yourself."
"Really?" she questions. "You think I am pretty?"
Vash at this point has walked all the way up to the tank. He leans against it staring into
the young girl's eyes. "As pretty as a red rose, swaying in a light summer breeze."
"Again?" a familiar voice cuts in.
"What?" Vash complains.
Meryl and Milly come out from where they were hiding, "Aren't you suppose to be
capturing her?"
"I was in the process of doing so until you came in."
"Yeah, it sure seemed that way," Meryl says sarcastically.
"Capture me?" Ritsuko questions.
"Just look at you," Meryl complains. "You are a threat to everyone out here."
"Me?"
"Yes, you," Meryl says angrily. "You can't just come ou here with your own personal
army equipment and expect not to be taken as a threat."
"I'm sorry," she says shyly.
"Aww, stop it," Vash pleads. "You're making her unhappy."
"You should go easier on her, ma'am," Milly advises.
Meryl growls and begins walking away, "Then you take care of it."
"Ma'am!" Milly runs after her.
"So, where were we?" Vash say trying to act charming.
Ritsuko's mind is elsewhere, "I'm a threat?" she says to herself. "I don't want to hurt
anyone."
"Then you aren't a threat," Vash comforts while climbing upt o her on the tank.
"How can I prove that I am not a threat?" she asks.
"Why don't you join me?" Vash suggest. "I always try to keep the peace."
"Yeah, that could prove I am not dangerous," she agrees.
"Yeah, you're not dangerous."
Ritsuko suddenly turns around to grab the hatch, her hair smacks into Vash's face and he
falls off the tank. She doesn't notice and closes the hatch. She starts the tank up, and Vash jumps
on the back of it to hitch a ride.
"Onward!" he shouts acting like a military commander. The tank heads on it's way to
catch up with the insurance girls.
Outside the small shop he was told to go to, Saitou stands. Peering in he spots the little
creature. A little box with writing on it seems to be where it stays. It turns slightly to look at
Saitou who stands tense.
"It hardly moves," Saitou says. "It stares at me with an emotionless smile. The man was
right, he does hide his inner feelings rather well."
Saitou calls out to it, "You wish to challenge the Japanese government?"
Same response from the creature.
"Come over here and taunt me!" Saitou yells. "If not I will come in after you."
Same response.
Saitou charges in. As he nears the creature, it begins to grow very fast. It opens it's
mouth as if to swallow him. Saitou brings his sword up to block. Saitou struggles against the
immense strength of this creature. He decides he is no match for it. Placing his sword vertical in
order to keep the creature from closing it's mouth on him, Saitou escapes back out the door from
which he came.
"Damn, that thing has my favorite sword," he complains. "I will have to think up another
strategy."
With sword drawn, Gatts looks around while tentatively walking into the small village.
Out of nowhere a bolt of flame is shot at him. He deflects the fire with his sword.
"You have good reaction time," a voice calls out to him.
"And you sound like another cheesy villain," Gatts retorts.
A man walks out of one of the houses. A large blue flame woman floats above the man's
outstretched arm.
"This is my kurenai. My beloved. And she will help me to destroy you," he announces.
"We'll just see about that."
Kurei sends his flame out towards Gatts. Gatts dodges to the side, quick for carrying such
a large weapon. Speeding past the flame he lifts the dragonslayer high in the air. He cuts down
sharply. Kurei backs away just barely dodging the attack. Kurei quickly commands his flame to
surround Gatts. As it closes in, Gatts twirls his dragonslayer around rapidly, producing a wind
current that throws the flame offline and sends it back to Kurei.
Kurei starts forming a large flame, almost like a shield.
"You will never get through this without being burned alive," he states. "And I will be
protected."
The flame grows, and then Kurei forcefully projects it outwards. Gatts throws caution to
the wind and charges blindly forth. He slams his sword down violently. The air current splits the
flame for a moment. Gatts has his sword up in the air before the flame can close in on him. He
then brings it crashing down on top of Kurei, even as his flesh begins to burn from the flame.
Gatts falls to the ground, rolling out the fire on his clothes. Kurei lies in a small pool of
blood in failing conscious. Gatts climbs to his feet and walks over.
"My love, you defeated my love," Kurei speaks. "And now I can return to her."
Gatts stares down unwavering, "Torture these people no more. Find your paradise."
Gatts sheathes his sword and begins walking away as the last breath of life escapes
Kurei's mouth. The villagers threat is ended, and the villain finally reaches his love.
The townspeople rejoice proclaiming, "Fame and Fortune to this man who saved our
town!"
red coat, wearing yellow glasses, with blonde hair walks into the town. He stops halfway down
Main street. He glances around him, and notices a noise coming around the corner.
A large green tank rolls around in front of him, "Ahh!"
Vash darts into an alleyway hoping he wasn't spotted. The tank stops, the hatch is opened
and a young schoolgirl pop outs along with a black cat.
"Meow."
"Uh-oh, I hope I didn't scare that young man away," she says.
Vash looks at the girl. Red hair flowing down her shoulders, pistol strapped to her side.
"That must be the girl," Vash says to himself.
Sensing she is not that dangerous, Vash steps out into the light.
"Oh, there you are, hello!" the girl calls out.
Vash holds his hand behind his neck, "Ah, hello."
"Who are you?" the girl asks.
"I am, ah, my name is, Vash," he answers.
"Hello Vash!" the girls calls out. "My name is Ritsuko."
"Ritsuko," Vash says to himself. "That's a pretty name."
"How do you like my tank?" Ritsuko asks.
"Ah, hmm, T-74, right?" Vash questions.
"Yes!" she shouts excited. "How did you know?"
"I have my ways," he answers. "You know, I was told you were something that came
from another dimension with loads of heavy artillery."
"I am."
"Huh?"
"Well, I am definitely heavily armed," she says. "You should see what toys I have inside
this beast. And I did arrive here from another dimension."
"Eh?"
"I unfortunately lost track of my two friends. Rather than going out searching for them, I
have kept myself right here. Trying not to frighten the other people with my excessive
firepower."
"I would have expected someone a little bit more bloodthirsty to be riding around in that
thing," Vash states. "Not a pretty little schoolgirl like yourself."
"Really?" she questions. "You think I am pretty?"
Vash at this point has walked all the way up to the tank. He leans against it staring into
the young girl's eyes. "As pretty as a red rose, swaying in a light summer breeze."
"Again?" a familiar voice cuts in.
"What?" Vash complains.
Meryl and Milly come out from where they were hiding, "Aren't you suppose to be
capturing her?"
"I was in the process of doing so until you came in."
"Yeah, it sure seemed that way," Meryl says sarcastically.
"Capture me?" Ritsuko questions.
"Just look at you," Meryl complains. "You are a threat to everyone out here."
"Me?"
"Yes, you," Meryl says angrily. "You can't just come ou here with your own personal
army equipment and expect not to be taken as a threat."
"I'm sorry," she says shyly.
"Aww, stop it," Vash pleads. "You're making her unhappy."
"You should go easier on her, ma'am," Milly advises.
Meryl growls and begins walking away, "Then you take care of it."
"Ma'am!" Milly runs after her.
"So, where were we?" Vash say trying to act charming.
Ritsuko's mind is elsewhere, "I'm a threat?" she says to herself. "I don't want to hurt
anyone."
"Then you aren't a threat," Vash comforts while climbing upt o her on the tank.
"How can I prove that I am not a threat?" she asks.
"Why don't you join me?" Vash suggest. "I always try to keep the peace."
"Yeah, that could prove I am not dangerous," she agrees.
"Yeah, you're not dangerous."
Ritsuko suddenly turns around to grab the hatch, her hair smacks into Vash's face and he
falls off the tank. She doesn't notice and closes the hatch. She starts the tank up, and Vash jumps
on the back of it to hitch a ride.
"Onward!" he shouts acting like a military commander. The tank heads on it's way to
catch up with the insurance girls.
Outside the small shop he was told to go to, Saitou stands. Peering in he spots the little
creature. A little box with writing on it seems to be where it stays. It turns slightly to look at
Saitou who stands tense.
"It hardly moves," Saitou says. "It stares at me with an emotionless smile. The man was
right, he does hide his inner feelings rather well."
Saitou calls out to it, "You wish to challenge the Japanese government?"
Same response from the creature.
"Come over here and taunt me!" Saitou yells. "If not I will come in after you."
Same response.
Saitou charges in. As he nears the creature, it begins to grow very fast. It opens it's
mouth as if to swallow him. Saitou brings his sword up to block. Saitou struggles against the
immense strength of this creature. He decides he is no match for it. Placing his sword vertical in
order to keep the creature from closing it's mouth on him, Saitou escapes back out the door from
which he came.
"Damn, that thing has my favorite sword," he complains. "I will have to think up another
strategy."
With sword drawn, Gatts looks around while tentatively walking into the small village.
Out of nowhere a bolt of flame is shot at him. He deflects the fire with his sword.
"You have good reaction time," a voice calls out to him.
"And you sound like another cheesy villain," Gatts retorts.
A man walks out of one of the houses. A large blue flame woman floats above the man's
outstretched arm.
"This is my kurenai. My beloved. And she will help me to destroy you," he announces.
"We'll just see about that."
Kurei sends his flame out towards Gatts. Gatts dodges to the side, quick for carrying such
a large weapon. Speeding past the flame he lifts the dragonslayer high in the air. He cuts down
sharply. Kurei backs away just barely dodging the attack. Kurei quickly commands his flame to
surround Gatts. As it closes in, Gatts twirls his dragonslayer around rapidly, producing a wind
current that throws the flame offline and sends it back to Kurei.
Kurei starts forming a large flame, almost like a shield.
"You will never get through this without being burned alive," he states. "And I will be
protected."
The flame grows, and then Kurei forcefully projects it outwards. Gatts throws caution to
the wind and charges blindly forth. He slams his sword down violently. The air current splits the
flame for a moment. Gatts has his sword up in the air before the flame can close in on him. He
then brings it crashing down on top of Kurei, even as his flesh begins to burn from the flame.
Gatts falls to the ground, rolling out the fire on his clothes. Kurei lies in a small pool of
blood in failing conscious. Gatts climbs to his feet and walks over.
"My love, you defeated my love," Kurei speaks. "And now I can return to her."
Gatts stares down unwavering, "Torture these people no more. Find your paradise."
Gatts sheathes his sword and begins walking away as the last breath of life escapes
Kurei's mouth. The villagers threat is ended, and the villain finally reaches his love.
The townspeople rejoice proclaiming, "Fame and Fortune to this man who saved our
town!"