Ch#3
The creature gave a thundering roar as it charged at me with its' long yellow claws ready to strike me. I tucked my body in and rolled under the razor sharp claws. As I was rolling, I managed to pick up a burning club from the camp fire. I stood up and turned. The creature charged at me yet again. It was picking up speed. I lunged at the creature and jabbed my burning club in to the creature as though it were my katana. I had smacked the creature across the face. It screamed as it flung me back with its' gigantic paws. Jack woke up.
"Bounty Hunter!" Jack exclaimed.
I landed smack in to a tree trunk and slumped down. I growled as I looked up at the creature. It was going to charge at me again. I summoned all my Ki and leaped up in to the branches before the creature can strike me again.
"BOUNTY HUNTER, OPEN THE CAGE! LET ME HELP YOU!" Jack shouted.
I somersaulted over the creature and landed behind it thrusting my club in to its' backside. The creature stumbled forward in to the tree trunk.
"AS IF, JACK! IF I DID, I'LL BE THE CRAZIEST BOUNTY HUNTER IN THE GALAXY!" I yelled.
Just as soon as the last word came out of my mouth, I was grabbed in a bear-hug by the creature. It was syphoning off all the air to my lungs and starting to crush all the bones in my body.
"BOUNTY HUNTER!" The samurai exclaimed again.
I had no choice. I struggled in the massive creature's grasp and went in to one of my pouches. I pulled out a remote-controller and pressed a button. The cage door flung open and the restraints dropped to the ground. As soon as the cage door was opened, Jack leaped out of there like a wild animal. His soft looks harden as he charged at the creature. Instead of body-slamming the creature, Jack power-slid past the creature and landed behind it. I didn't see what Jack was doing after that. The creature let out a painful screech as it let go and dropped me to the ground. What I didn't see was that Jack picked up one of my survival knives and stabbed the creature in the back of the leg.
"JACK! THAT WON'T HOLD HIM FOR LONG! GATHER WHAT YO CAN AND GET IN THE BACK! HURRY!" I shouted to Jack.
Jack instantly scrambled to pick up the supplies. I ran to the truck and grabbed the dead deer that I was planning to eat and tossed it to the ground for the creature to devour. Jack, with the remaining supplies in hand jumped up in to the back of the vehicle and dumped the supplies to the floor.
"JACK! ONCE YOU GET IT TO THE TRUCK, SHUT THE DOOR! WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE!" I hollered.
I dashed up to the front of the truck, opened the front cabin door and hopped in. I turned on the engine and revved it. I was ready to leave. I looked in the rearview mirror. Jack had left the knife behind and went to go get it. I poked my head out the side window.
"JACK! WE HAVE NO TIME FOR THAT! GET IN!" I screamed.
Jack ignored me. Instead, he bent down to pick up the knife. The creature began to charge toward him ignoring the deer.
"JACK!" I screamed again.
I had no other choice. I slammed my foot on the gas and the breaks a the same time creating a smoke screen of dirt and dust to give Jack a diversion. I let my foot off of the breaks thinking Jack was safely on board. The truck shot forward like a bullet. For the first time, I was able to breath easier. But that was short-lived. I took a Ki census. Jack's Ki was far behind. I looked in to the rear view mirror. Jack was running to catch up to the truck and at the same time, the creature was running after him. I poked my head out the side window again.
"JACK! JUMP IN!" I screeched.
Jack was slowing down.
"JACK!" I yelled in fear that he may never catch up.
Jack'sm eyes narrowed as he struggled to run faster. The creature was gaining on him. Jack went in to a crouch and leaped up in to the back. It had all slowed down to a nauseating crawl. Jack soared through the air with the creature inches behind him. The samurai landed in the back of the vehicle unharmed. I pulled up the commlink and dialed in the frequency to the back of the truck hoping Jack will pick up.
Blip!
Jack's face appeared on holo-screen.
"Jack! See the black garbage bags in the kitchen? I forgot to jettison them when I was in my starcruiser earlier on. Toss those at it! It should slow it down!" I instructed.
"I will do so," Jack said promptly as he turned to get the nearest garbage bag.
I looked at the rearview mirror. Surely enough, several dark plastic bags flew out of the back and hit the creature. The creature was caught in the mess of flying junk and began to trip over it. The last bag flew out and hit the creature in the face causing the creature to fall back in to a heap. The door to the back of my truck closed shut. We were safe now. Jack popped back on to the commlink.
"What was that?" Jack asked slightly out of breath.
"A Mpunga..... very horrible creature. They're man-eaters and cannibals," I said breathing heavily.
I couldn't believe what happened and what I've just done. I've let the samurai out of his cage and allowed him to help me!
At least we're safe....
But the samurai was out of his cage. If I start to have feelings for him, I'll never get him to Kurai and I would be possibly letting him free. I shook my head free of this nonsense that clouded my goals and my ambitions. I am a Bounty Hunter. The best there is. And I have no real emotions to hold me back. I am a human machine programmed to preform one task, to hunt for bounties.
I focused on the road ahead of me. I had a long way to go and if I let Jack go before I got there, I would never get my two googleplex that was sitting on Jack's head and my legendary reputation among the other Bounty Hunters in the galaxy would then be tarnished.
I took a moment to look up at the starry night sky. Dark black clouds tainted the night sky and it began to rain.
The creature gave a thundering roar as it charged at me with its' long yellow claws ready to strike me. I tucked my body in and rolled under the razor sharp claws. As I was rolling, I managed to pick up a burning club from the camp fire. I stood up and turned. The creature charged at me yet again. It was picking up speed. I lunged at the creature and jabbed my burning club in to the creature as though it were my katana. I had smacked the creature across the face. It screamed as it flung me back with its' gigantic paws. Jack woke up.
"Bounty Hunter!" Jack exclaimed.
I landed smack in to a tree trunk and slumped down. I growled as I looked up at the creature. It was going to charge at me again. I summoned all my Ki and leaped up in to the branches before the creature can strike me again.
"BOUNTY HUNTER, OPEN THE CAGE! LET ME HELP YOU!" Jack shouted.
I somersaulted over the creature and landed behind it thrusting my club in to its' backside. The creature stumbled forward in to the tree trunk.
"AS IF, JACK! IF I DID, I'LL BE THE CRAZIEST BOUNTY HUNTER IN THE GALAXY!" I yelled.
Just as soon as the last word came out of my mouth, I was grabbed in a bear-hug by the creature. It was syphoning off all the air to my lungs and starting to crush all the bones in my body.
"BOUNTY HUNTER!" The samurai exclaimed again.
I had no choice. I struggled in the massive creature's grasp and went in to one of my pouches. I pulled out a remote-controller and pressed a button. The cage door flung open and the restraints dropped to the ground. As soon as the cage door was opened, Jack leaped out of there like a wild animal. His soft looks harden as he charged at the creature. Instead of body-slamming the creature, Jack power-slid past the creature and landed behind it. I didn't see what Jack was doing after that. The creature let out a painful screech as it let go and dropped me to the ground. What I didn't see was that Jack picked up one of my survival knives and stabbed the creature in the back of the leg.
"JACK! THAT WON'T HOLD HIM FOR LONG! GATHER WHAT YO CAN AND GET IN THE BACK! HURRY!" I shouted to Jack.
Jack instantly scrambled to pick up the supplies. I ran to the truck and grabbed the dead deer that I was planning to eat and tossed it to the ground for the creature to devour. Jack, with the remaining supplies in hand jumped up in to the back of the vehicle and dumped the supplies to the floor.
"JACK! ONCE YOU GET IT TO THE TRUCK, SHUT THE DOOR! WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE!" I hollered.
I dashed up to the front of the truck, opened the front cabin door and hopped in. I turned on the engine and revved it. I was ready to leave. I looked in the rearview mirror. Jack had left the knife behind and went to go get it. I poked my head out the side window.
"JACK! WE HAVE NO TIME FOR THAT! GET IN!" I screamed.
Jack ignored me. Instead, he bent down to pick up the knife. The creature began to charge toward him ignoring the deer.
"JACK!" I screamed again.
I had no other choice. I slammed my foot on the gas and the breaks a the same time creating a smoke screen of dirt and dust to give Jack a diversion. I let my foot off of the breaks thinking Jack was safely on board. The truck shot forward like a bullet. For the first time, I was able to breath easier. But that was short-lived. I took a Ki census. Jack's Ki was far behind. I looked in to the rear view mirror. Jack was running to catch up to the truck and at the same time, the creature was running after him. I poked my head out the side window again.
"JACK! JUMP IN!" I screeched.
Jack was slowing down.
"JACK!" I yelled in fear that he may never catch up.
Jack'sm eyes narrowed as he struggled to run faster. The creature was gaining on him. Jack went in to a crouch and leaped up in to the back. It had all slowed down to a nauseating crawl. Jack soared through the air with the creature inches behind him. The samurai landed in the back of the vehicle unharmed. I pulled up the commlink and dialed in the frequency to the back of the truck hoping Jack will pick up.
Blip!
Jack's face appeared on holo-screen.
"Jack! See the black garbage bags in the kitchen? I forgot to jettison them when I was in my starcruiser earlier on. Toss those at it! It should slow it down!" I instructed.
"I will do so," Jack said promptly as he turned to get the nearest garbage bag.
I looked at the rearview mirror. Surely enough, several dark plastic bags flew out of the back and hit the creature. The creature was caught in the mess of flying junk and began to trip over it. The last bag flew out and hit the creature in the face causing the creature to fall back in to a heap. The door to the back of my truck closed shut. We were safe now. Jack popped back on to the commlink.
"What was that?" Jack asked slightly out of breath.
"A Mpunga..... very horrible creature. They're man-eaters and cannibals," I said breathing heavily.
I couldn't believe what happened and what I've just done. I've let the samurai out of his cage and allowed him to help me!
At least we're safe....
But the samurai was out of his cage. If I start to have feelings for him, I'll never get him to Kurai and I would be possibly letting him free. I shook my head free of this nonsense that clouded my goals and my ambitions. I am a Bounty Hunter. The best there is. And I have no real emotions to hold me back. I am a human machine programmed to preform one task, to hunt for bounties.
I focused on the road ahead of me. I had a long way to go and if I let Jack go before I got there, I would never get my two googleplex that was sitting on Jack's head and my legendary reputation among the other Bounty Hunters in the galaxy would then be tarnished.
I took a moment to look up at the starry night sky. Dark black clouds tainted the night sky and it began to rain.