"Tales of the West"
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Outlaw Star
By Laguna
A wagon treads slowly across the scorched ground. Its drivers are Frost and Jack Cold. Frost reloaded his gun and check to see if it works by shooting at a vulture. "God…….can you go for one whole day without shooting?" Frost took the gun at Jacks head and responded "Shut up before I use your head as a target, besides, we have revenge to take on." Jim finally woke up. He doesn't know where he was. Looking around the scene, he spotted Hanmyo in the corner of the wagon. She must still be asleep he thought. The wagon came to a sudden halt. Frost jumped off and headed back to the wagon opening. Jim took advantage of this sneak attack by grabbing a top of the barrel and slings it at Frost. In a quick instant, Jim slung the top at Frost only to miss him. The top smashes into a boulder nearby. Frost picked Jim by his collar and threw him onto the hard desert ground. Jim winced in pain and saw the man pull his revolver. Jim saw his whole life flash through his eyes until a shotgun blast breaks the silence. Jim opened his eyes to see Frost gun on the ground with the man scared and behind the boulder. Jack heard the commotion and ran back with a loaded shotgun. A tall man at about seven feet tall steps behind Jack and snatched his shotgun out of his hands. He took the shotgun and smashed it over Jacks head. A black horse came galloping on. The tall man in black halted the horse and jumped off, he proceeded his way behind the boulder and pick Frost up by the throat. "Frost……you never give up, it sickens me. First robberies now you are kidnapping children." With that said and done, the man in black threw Frost against the boulder to knock him out. The other man came out of the wagon, holding Hanmyo over his shoulder. "What now?" The man in black responded "Simple, bring them back to whoever they belong, its not science." The man in black turned his attention to Jim, who was now tending to his wounds. "Who are your parents kid?" Jim looked up at the man "Well….I don't really have parents but Gene watches me." The man in black turned to his partner, "Well…..It's going to be a long day, lets get started on the search."
Somewhere else in the desert, the crew departs from the Indian village and head on. Laguna volunteered to scout ahead so he couldn't listen to Aisha's complaint about the loss, Gil recounted the equipment they have left, and Gene and Melfina rode side by side. "GENE!!!!" Aisha hollered "IM HUNGRY AND IM TIRED!!!" "AISHA! You just ate five minutes ago……that should be eno.." Aisha butted "No, it wasn't enough. That fish was small." "The fish was twenty pounds, the largest fish in the river!" Laguna rode back to the crew and rode by Gene to report. "Well….there is a lake up ahead, we can make it there by night." Aisha moaned from the news. "What is it Aisha?" Laguna turned his attention to her. "That's too far, IM HUNGRY!" Its going to be a long day, Laguna thought to himself. "Gene, what about Jim and Hanmyo?" Melfina asked. Gene responded in a cool tone, "Knowing Jim, he should be able to take care of Hanmyo and himself." "He better take care of her, if anything happens to Hanmyo, I'm gonna make you pay. Got it?" Laguna was interrupted by Aisha and was dragged into a long bickering about the fight for the rest of the trip.
The sun sat and the night creatures roamed the cooling earth. The man in black sat near the fire while the other man went out to get dinner. Jim and Hanmyo sat in the wagon. "So now what Jim?" Hanmyo asked. "Are they friend or foe?" Jim looked up at her and smiled, "Don't worry, they saved our lives." He sat up and looked into her eyes, "Really happy to see you well." With that said, Hanmyo blush a deep red. Jim closed his eyes and kissed Hanmyo on her lips. "Heh, first kiss." The man in black over heard the conversation in the wagon. "How do you know?" the other man asked. "Its simple little brother, it was like your first kiss. Heh…you scared her half to death when you removed your mask and that scar just sat right on your face, it was funny. The girl was screaming."
Hanmyo giggled at the conversation. "Yeah, that was funny. Wander how he got the scar?" Hanmyo looked at him; "does it really matter? It's probably none of our business."
"Hey Gene, a thought came to mind. Since Jim is with Hanmyo, maybe he can learn a few things from her." "Shut up Laguna, Jim isn't that bad." Aisha jumped into the lake, swimming around while Gil played cards with Melfina. "Hey Laguna," Gil said outloud "Do you have a telescope, some crystals and a small motor?" Laguna starred at Gil "Of course not! What are you trying to do? Impress Melfina?" Gil responded "Of course not, it's that idiot Genes job to do that. I was simply asking a question." "Laguna," Aisha came out of the lake naked, it took both Gene and Laguna by surprise. "Woah." Gene starred at Aisha "Calm down Gene, have you ever seen a naked lady before?" Laguna said out loud. This annoyed Aisha; "Will you two ever grow up? Anyway, I was asking for a net to catch some fish." "It's in the sack. Go have fun." She nodded and took the net and jumped back into the water. "Sheesh, she has an attitude. "Gene blurted. "Oh well…all she needs is some good bed lovin'. Hey Gil, are you sure it isn't a full moon tonight?" Gil didn't know it was a joke on Aisha but he answered anyway. "Of course Lag, I did show you the lunar calendar…oh great." Laguna turned his attention to Gil, "What do you mean by "Oh great"? Is that good or bad?" "Of course it isn't, Aisha can transform. Remember?" Gene looked at the two and laughed a bit, "Don't worry its cloudy…" the clouds begin to separate and the moon came into view, "or not…." The lake began to glow for a second. The water began to settle then something shot out and landed right infront of the crew. There stands a white tiger. "Gil, I hope that was a mutated fish that jumped out."
Chapter 4 finally done. Hope you like it. And please no flames