Wow, I can't believe that I went this far with this story. When I first started writing it, it was just something to pass the time. But it seems that the reviewers really like it.

I have been getting a lot of good reviews for this story and I am really working hard to deliver the kind of quality that you readers have come to expect in this piece.

Thanks to all of you guys.

-Bojack



Act Five: Rising Action- In which Spike catches up with Vicious…

Vicious watched as the driver activated the com-link between the speeder and somewhere ells and handed the communicator to him.

"Yes, what do you have to report?" Vicious asked.

"Jacoby failed, sir." Reported the voice.

"Just as I expected." Vicious remarked, showing no emotion.

"And sir," The voice began.

"What?" Vicious asked blandly.

"The Sheriff in Black River was tipped off, he's waiting for you." The voice finished.

"Thank you." Vicious replied, giving the communicator back to the driver. Vicious sat back in his seat once again and began to speak in his usual monotone voice. "It seems we will be in store for some excitement. I can only hope that Spike can make it on time."

***

Punch watched as the men finished setting up the sandbags and kneeled down behind them. "Alright hombres, we're gonna show Vicious not to mess with this town!" He called out towards the men. Punch took out his revolver and spun the wheel in it. "Perfect!" He exclaimed.

The plan was simple, Vicious would have to pass through the town, and so they set up a barricade. That way, when he came through, they'd be there to intercept him.

Judy ran up Punch. "Sheriff Punch, I just finished instructed the towns people to stay inside their homes while this happens. No one will get in the way now." She informed him in her usual bubbly manner.

"Good job!" He said. "Just wait till that Vicious get here, we'll show him!"

***

Spike and Jet were in an encampment of Indians. The two were sitting before an old Shaman. The old Indian held up a fist full of sand and then let it fall in a circular pattern. He then chanted an ancient incantation and took a puff from his pipe. "Yes, the White Haired Jackal will take the way of the Dark Water, and you must follow him." He replied. "But," He inserted. He then ran a line of sand across the circle. "Beware his fangs. He keeps the Red Bird near him." The old man finished.

"Thank you, Laughing Bull." Spike replied respectfully. "My mission is clear to me now." Spike finished.

"He must mean that Vicious is headed to Black Water." Jet added.

"Then, that is were we will go, I figured he'd head there anyway." Spike replied.

The two got up and where about to leave the hut when Laughing Bull spoke up once more. "Remember, beware the Fangs of the White Haired Jackal."

"We will." Spike said, and then the two of them left.

***

Punch looked up as a man sitting on top of the roof of one of the buildings signaled that something was coming.

"Alright hombres! Here he comes!" Punch shouted.

The men readied their guns and repaired to fire. Just then, they saw a speeder heading directly at them.

"FIRE!" Punch yelled to his men.

The men unleashed a salvo of shots at the speeder, blowing holed through the surface and shattering the windshield. The hull of the speeder was punctured and singed by revolver and rifle rounds and shotgun shells. But the speeder just kept coming towards them.

Punch swore as he realized that the speeder was on a collision course with them and wouldn't stop.

"Look out!" One of the men shouted.

The men were forced to jump out of the way as the speeder crashed right into their barricade.

Punch ran out to look at the speeder, past his men who were dusting themselves off, and saw that it was empty. He then noticed the flashing red light on the dash. "Oh shit! Run!" He shouted as he bolted away from the crashed speeder, the men scurrying after him.

Just then, the speeder exploded in a ball of fire. Everyone hit the dirt and covered their heads as bits of debris came raining down in the smoke.

Once he was sure that everything had cleared. Punch looked up and saw the damage caused by the explosion, three of his men were burned bad and not moving. He then saw someone through the fog. He got up, dust and ash covering his clothes and skin.

He could see Vicious walking by in the distance; he had a sword pressed against the neck of a woman in a red dress. There was another man with him, holding a shotgun.

***

Vicious surveyed the results of his plan. He was silently satisfied with the way things had turned out.

"That took care of them, Boss." The driver remarked enthusiastically.

"Yes." Vicious replied simply.

"Asswhole! I can't believe you did that!" Fay spat at him.

"The end justifies the means." He replied simply to her as he took another look at his work. The plan to send the speeder into their barricade had worked perfectly, they had never expected it to happen

"Hay Vicious, look!" The driver exclaimed as he pointed towards the crash site.

Vicious peered into the receding smoke and made out the form of the Sheriff the town. After watching Punch stagger towards them, trying to keep his gun focused on them, he turned to the driver. "Kill him." He instructed the man coldly in his dark voice.

"Right." The driver replied as he held up his gun and prepared to fire at him.

Faye was about the cry out in protest when something happened that no one had expected.

The driver was suddenly and abruptly gunned down. Vicious watches as his body fell to the ground and then looked over to see the blond haired woman holding up a rifle, she was visibly shaking. Vicious could distinguish the beads of sweat visible on her face.

***

Jet spotted the billowing smoke from the middle of Black River. "Spike, look!" He exclaimed, pointing towards the town with his cybernetic arm.

Spike looked up and saw the smoke and sped off towards the town like a bat out of hell.

***

Vicious scowled at the woman in the distance. He decided that he no longer wished to linger in this place. He turned around and began making his way out with his hostage, when he heard a voice call out his name.

"Vicious!" Called out a familiar voice.

Vicious turned around and saw two familiar figures standing in the smoke. "Spike!" He said venomously as he stepped back; he kept the sword against Faye's neck, but lowered the other hand into a pocket in his long, dark coat and took out a small remote.

Spike began running towards Vicious, his gun was drawn and Spike was ready to settle things here and now.

Vicious pressed a button on the remote and the base of the nearby water exploded and landed in between the two.

"Coward! When will you face me?!" Spike demanded.

"Soon." Vicious replied. He then ran off, with Faye.

"Spike—" Faye called out to him as she was carried away from her love.

Spike watched as the "White Haired Jackal" ran off with his Faye. A grim look was clear on his slender face.

***

Jet approached the charred Punch, but before he could say something, the man collapsed from exhaustion. "Damn…" Jet remarked.

Jet had to step back as the blond haired deputy ran up to the prone Sheriff. "Oh, Sheriff Punch, are you okay?" She asked dramatically with concern, holding him against her bosom.

Punch looked away from his current view and up at her eyes. "Getting better." He said coolly.

Spike and Jet fell over!

Spike dusted himself off and then kneeled down next to Punch. "Do you know where they might be headed?" He asked calmly.

Punch sighed and looked up at Spike. "To the train station." Punch replied simply.

"Thanks." Spike said as he got up. "Come on Jet, we have a Jackal to skin!"

The two men then took off for the train station to stop Vicious.

Several of the men, covered in dirt and ash, walked over towards Punch and Judy.

"Hey Sheriff." One of them said.

"What do we do now?" Another asked.

Punch looked up at them. "Follow the other Sheriff and his Deputy, they might need help." He answered.

"Right!" They all said and took off on foot, after Spike and Jet.

Punch then pulled the brim of his singed hat over his eyes and huffed. "I need a vacation." He remarked

-(See you soon, Space Cowboy)



Well, that was quite a development. I hope you enjoyed the latest installment of my story. I wanted to figure out a way to get Laughing bull into the story for a cameo.

Also, I know that this chapter was rather low on the funny department. But I'll story to add more humor in when I can.

P.S. I re-released another Story I was working on, I'd appreciate it if you guys would review it. It is an InuYasha story and you can find in on my bio page, reviews would really help.

-Bojack