*dances * YAY! Another review! Which means...another chapter!! Muahaha!
Just so ya know: Gavin's abilities are self-healing and pyrokinetic(like
you didn't know that) and Astra's abilities, which will appear in this
chappy, is lighting and super speed.
Disclaimer: I do not own Trigun! Only the DVD series and the Kuroneko
plushie! (nyao!!) o.o ENJOY!!
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Chapter 8: Sibling Rivalry
They set up camp before twilight. Nick and Vash set up a fire as the girls set up the rest of camp. They sat around the fire and had dinner. Nick, Vash, Milly and Meryl talked about what has happened before they got here. Astra stayed quiet, staring into the fire.
"Hey," Meryl said getting Astra's attention. "Didn't you say that you were going to show me some of your paintings?"
Astra's eyes widened. "Oh, yeah." She stood and jogged over to her motorcycle and brought her pack over. She pulled cylinder out from the pack, opened it and handed it to Meryl.
Meryl took the cylinder that Astra had handed to her. She dumped the rolled paintings out from the cylinder. Meryl gasped when she saw the paintings.
"Wow, these are good."
Astra blushed and nodded. "Thank you."
Nick and Milly looked over Meryl's shoulders to see the drawings. Both complimented on how good the drawings are.
Astra thanked them more as she took the paintings and put them back with her motorcycle.
Then it was quiet around the fire. Astra went back to staring into the fire. She was imagining on how horrible it was to be in Polaris when it was on fire. She was also thinking about what Gavin said in the saloon in Polaris. She just couldn't believe that Gavin would ask her to do such a thing as to join the Gung-Ho Guns.
Astra couldn't take it any more. She needed to clear her head. She stood up and stretched. "I'm going for a walk, I need to clear my head."
"Alright," Meryl said. "Don't be too long, it's almost night."
The first sun of the double suns was setting. Astra nodded and walked away from the camp. "Dun worry, I won't."
Astra soon disappeared from the camp. Vash was debating whether or not to follow, he decided not to. He felt a little vulnerable not knowing where Astra was going to be. He didn't know if there was anyone out there to get her. Vash cleared his mind and pushed all those ideas he had away.
*****
Astra strolled away from the camp. Her eyes were watching her feet as she kicked the sand. She stopped walking and raised her head to gaze up at the darkening sky. Her mind wandered thought of her brother and what he has become. The red moon that shone in the sky along with the others attracted her eyes. It reminded her of a fireball, which was her brother's power. She was still gazing when someone walked towards her and she didn't know.
"What are you doing here alone, Astra," asked a masculine voice.
Astra turned her head and faced the owner of the voice, which was Gavin.
"I needed to clear my head," she answered simply.
"Oh," Gavin said, then added, "I don't think you should be here by yourself."
Astra became puzzled. "Why is that?"
His hand reached for his Belief Lighting gun. "Because someone can kill you, like me."
Her eyes widened and she dove for a nearby boulder. She just barely missed getting hit as dust flew behind her.
*****
Back at the campsite, Vash's eyes looked away from the fire and in the direction he heard the gunshots. "You hear that?"
Meryl rolled her eyes. "Its probably a stand-off at the next town."
Nick arched an eyebrow. "But we're no where near a town."
Vash sighed and stayed where he was, better to stay here for it was getting darker. But he was worried for Astra, for he thinks that she is in trouble.
*****
Astra stayed crouched behind the boulder as she shot at Gavin with her Grader model 2043 in hand.
She and Gavin exchanged a few more shots once in a while. She couldn't land a single bullet on him and he couldn't do the same to her. Astra ran out of bullets and scrambled to change ammo clips. Pressing her back against the cool boulder, her hands worked quickly, taking the old clip and chucking it aside while pressing in a new one.
Raising her gun to her face, Astra stood as far as the boulder was able to cover her. Then she turned to her left and stepped out of the cover of the boulder, ready to shoot. But the problem was, Gavin wasn't there.
"What the-," Astra said confused before she got punched on the left cheek by Gavin.
She tumbled from the force of the punch. It was as though someone slammed her into the ground really hard. Astra finally stopped tumbling and she was face down in the sand. Slowly, she got on her hands and knees. Her gun was only an arm reach away. She scrambled to grab her gun and Astra quickly got up, just in time to block another punch from Gavin.
Gavin placed a hand just an inch in front of Astra's chest and sent a fireball right into her. She flew backwards and was skidding on the sand when she aimed her gun and fired a couple of shots. Two shots landed in Gavin's gut, while another one hit his shoulder. He stepped back with every hit, but stayed standing.
Astra stayed down on the ground, staring at what she just did. Slowly, she stood, mouth opened and not believing what she just did. She watched him as he looked back at her. It seemed as though he was oblivious that he was shot.
Gavin saw the expression on his younger sister's face. He smirked at her and then healed his wounds. Astra gasped in surprise.
Laughing, Gavin asked, "What? Didn't you know I could heal myself?"
He then leveled his gun at Astra and shot. She dodged to the left, as the bullet skimmed on her right bicep. Astra winced in pain and she looked at the damage. She could see that it was bad when she saw her blood starting to soak her sleeve.
Gavin took the opportunity to attack. He charged forward and tackled Astra. Both of them rolled over on another. Gavin stopped the motion by slamming Astra into the sand. He raised a fist and punched Astra in the face several times. She managed to block a few of the punches, then she slipped a hand onto Gavin's chest. Her muscles tensed and bright blue sparks appeared under her hand, making Gavin fly backwards.
Astra was dumbfounded as she quickly got up. She raised one hand to her face and felt blood at her nose. Then she felt blood on her forehead and beneath her left eye. Gavin looked at her, surprised.
"My power."Astra was still dumbfounded.
Gavin stood, finishing the sentence for her. "Is lighting."
He didn't waste any time in contemplating it. Gavin sent a fireball at Astra and she dodged it easily. Gavin threw a few more at Astra.
Dodging all of the fireballs easily, she felt fast, incredibly fast. It's almost as though I'm not even touching the ground, she thought. She stopped in front of a boulder and looked at Gavin and saw the dust starting to settle. Her eyes widened, Apparently that is also part of my powers.
*****
Vash was the only one still awake. Astra hasn't come back and Vash was getting worried. He kept hearing gunshots and couldn't help but think that Astra was in trouble of some sort.
Both of the suns had set and only the three moons shined brightly in the night sky. The sand seemed to glow under the moons. The fire was slowly dying. Vash poked at it to keep it going. Hearing more gunshots, he lifted his head in the direction where Astra walked off.
He just couldn't help it anymore. Vash checked to make sure that Milly, Meryl and Nick were asleep. Then headed in the direction that he heard the gunshots, praying that Astra was all right.
*****
Gavin blinked and then shot at Astra. The bullet landed in the right bicep, right next to where the first bullet skimmed. Astra staggered and stayed standing.
She looked at her wound, then turned her head back toward Gavin to see him punch her in the face yet again. She staggered back and Gavin snagged her in the neck and slammed her into the boulder. It felt as though someone hit her with a sandsteamer. Blackness started to creep into the corners of her eyes, but she pushed them back.
Gavin slammed her head into the boulder a couple more times, then pulled out his gun and placed it on her forehead.
"It's about time for you to be dead," he sneered.
Astra's head started to swim in a sea of pain. She felt herself starting to slip into unconsciousness and her eyes becoming unfocused. Then felt the cool barrel of Gavin's gun on her forehead.
*****
Off in the distance, Vash saw Gavin slamming Astra into the boulder. He ran in the direction of the two. He gasped when Vash saw Gavin pull out his gun and placed it on Astra's forehead.
"NO!" Vash reached Gavin and Astra. He tackled Gavin off of Astra.
Astra slid to the ground. "Vash, no." She muttered as blackness engulfed her eyes and she slipped into unconscious from a concussion.
Vash slammed Gavin into the ground and punched him in the temple, knocking Gavin out easily. He blinked as he got up and looked over at Astra.
"No," he gasped as he ran over and kneeled next to her. He checked her pulse and was relieved that she was still alive. Vash carefully picked her up and carried her back to camp, knowing that Gavin will wake up with a bad headache.
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Chapter 8: Sibling Rivalry
They set up camp before twilight. Nick and Vash set up a fire as the girls set up the rest of camp. They sat around the fire and had dinner. Nick, Vash, Milly and Meryl talked about what has happened before they got here. Astra stayed quiet, staring into the fire.
"Hey," Meryl said getting Astra's attention. "Didn't you say that you were going to show me some of your paintings?"
Astra's eyes widened. "Oh, yeah." She stood and jogged over to her motorcycle and brought her pack over. She pulled cylinder out from the pack, opened it and handed it to Meryl.
Meryl took the cylinder that Astra had handed to her. She dumped the rolled paintings out from the cylinder. Meryl gasped when she saw the paintings.
"Wow, these are good."
Astra blushed and nodded. "Thank you."
Nick and Milly looked over Meryl's shoulders to see the drawings. Both complimented on how good the drawings are.
Astra thanked them more as she took the paintings and put them back with her motorcycle.
Then it was quiet around the fire. Astra went back to staring into the fire. She was imagining on how horrible it was to be in Polaris when it was on fire. She was also thinking about what Gavin said in the saloon in Polaris. She just couldn't believe that Gavin would ask her to do such a thing as to join the Gung-Ho Guns.
Astra couldn't take it any more. She needed to clear her head. She stood up and stretched. "I'm going for a walk, I need to clear my head."
"Alright," Meryl said. "Don't be too long, it's almost night."
The first sun of the double suns was setting. Astra nodded and walked away from the camp. "Dun worry, I won't."
Astra soon disappeared from the camp. Vash was debating whether or not to follow, he decided not to. He felt a little vulnerable not knowing where Astra was going to be. He didn't know if there was anyone out there to get her. Vash cleared his mind and pushed all those ideas he had away.
*****
Astra strolled away from the camp. Her eyes were watching her feet as she kicked the sand. She stopped walking and raised her head to gaze up at the darkening sky. Her mind wandered thought of her brother and what he has become. The red moon that shone in the sky along with the others attracted her eyes. It reminded her of a fireball, which was her brother's power. She was still gazing when someone walked towards her and she didn't know.
"What are you doing here alone, Astra," asked a masculine voice.
Astra turned her head and faced the owner of the voice, which was Gavin.
"I needed to clear my head," she answered simply.
"Oh," Gavin said, then added, "I don't think you should be here by yourself."
Astra became puzzled. "Why is that?"
His hand reached for his Belief Lighting gun. "Because someone can kill you, like me."
Her eyes widened and she dove for a nearby boulder. She just barely missed getting hit as dust flew behind her.
*****
Back at the campsite, Vash's eyes looked away from the fire and in the direction he heard the gunshots. "You hear that?"
Meryl rolled her eyes. "Its probably a stand-off at the next town."
Nick arched an eyebrow. "But we're no where near a town."
Vash sighed and stayed where he was, better to stay here for it was getting darker. But he was worried for Astra, for he thinks that she is in trouble.
*****
Astra stayed crouched behind the boulder as she shot at Gavin with her Grader model 2043 in hand.
She and Gavin exchanged a few more shots once in a while. She couldn't land a single bullet on him and he couldn't do the same to her. Astra ran out of bullets and scrambled to change ammo clips. Pressing her back against the cool boulder, her hands worked quickly, taking the old clip and chucking it aside while pressing in a new one.
Raising her gun to her face, Astra stood as far as the boulder was able to cover her. Then she turned to her left and stepped out of the cover of the boulder, ready to shoot. But the problem was, Gavin wasn't there.
"What the-," Astra said confused before she got punched on the left cheek by Gavin.
She tumbled from the force of the punch. It was as though someone slammed her into the ground really hard. Astra finally stopped tumbling and she was face down in the sand. Slowly, she got on her hands and knees. Her gun was only an arm reach away. She scrambled to grab her gun and Astra quickly got up, just in time to block another punch from Gavin.
Gavin placed a hand just an inch in front of Astra's chest and sent a fireball right into her. She flew backwards and was skidding on the sand when she aimed her gun and fired a couple of shots. Two shots landed in Gavin's gut, while another one hit his shoulder. He stepped back with every hit, but stayed standing.
Astra stayed down on the ground, staring at what she just did. Slowly, she stood, mouth opened and not believing what she just did. She watched him as he looked back at her. It seemed as though he was oblivious that he was shot.
Gavin saw the expression on his younger sister's face. He smirked at her and then healed his wounds. Astra gasped in surprise.
Laughing, Gavin asked, "What? Didn't you know I could heal myself?"
He then leveled his gun at Astra and shot. She dodged to the left, as the bullet skimmed on her right bicep. Astra winced in pain and she looked at the damage. She could see that it was bad when she saw her blood starting to soak her sleeve.
Gavin took the opportunity to attack. He charged forward and tackled Astra. Both of them rolled over on another. Gavin stopped the motion by slamming Astra into the sand. He raised a fist and punched Astra in the face several times. She managed to block a few of the punches, then she slipped a hand onto Gavin's chest. Her muscles tensed and bright blue sparks appeared under her hand, making Gavin fly backwards.
Astra was dumbfounded as she quickly got up. She raised one hand to her face and felt blood at her nose. Then she felt blood on her forehead and beneath her left eye. Gavin looked at her, surprised.
"My power."Astra was still dumbfounded.
Gavin stood, finishing the sentence for her. "Is lighting."
He didn't waste any time in contemplating it. Gavin sent a fireball at Astra and she dodged it easily. Gavin threw a few more at Astra.
Dodging all of the fireballs easily, she felt fast, incredibly fast. It's almost as though I'm not even touching the ground, she thought. She stopped in front of a boulder and looked at Gavin and saw the dust starting to settle. Her eyes widened, Apparently that is also part of my powers.
*****
Vash was the only one still awake. Astra hasn't come back and Vash was getting worried. He kept hearing gunshots and couldn't help but think that Astra was in trouble of some sort.
Both of the suns had set and only the three moons shined brightly in the night sky. The sand seemed to glow under the moons. The fire was slowly dying. Vash poked at it to keep it going. Hearing more gunshots, he lifted his head in the direction where Astra walked off.
He just couldn't help it anymore. Vash checked to make sure that Milly, Meryl and Nick were asleep. Then headed in the direction that he heard the gunshots, praying that Astra was all right.
*****
Gavin blinked and then shot at Astra. The bullet landed in the right bicep, right next to where the first bullet skimmed. Astra staggered and stayed standing.
She looked at her wound, then turned her head back toward Gavin to see him punch her in the face yet again. She staggered back and Gavin snagged her in the neck and slammed her into the boulder. It felt as though someone hit her with a sandsteamer. Blackness started to creep into the corners of her eyes, but she pushed them back.
Gavin slammed her head into the boulder a couple more times, then pulled out his gun and placed it on her forehead.
"It's about time for you to be dead," he sneered.
Astra's head started to swim in a sea of pain. She felt herself starting to slip into unconsciousness and her eyes becoming unfocused. Then felt the cool barrel of Gavin's gun on her forehead.
*****
Off in the distance, Vash saw Gavin slamming Astra into the boulder. He ran in the direction of the two. He gasped when Vash saw Gavin pull out his gun and placed it on Astra's forehead.
"NO!" Vash reached Gavin and Astra. He tackled Gavin off of Astra.
Astra slid to the ground. "Vash, no." She muttered as blackness engulfed her eyes and she slipped into unconscious from a concussion.
Vash slammed Gavin into the ground and punched him in the temple, knocking Gavin out easily. He blinked as he got up and looked over at Astra.
"No," he gasped as he ran over and kneeled next to her. He checked her pulse and was relieved that she was still alive. Vash carefully picked her up and carried her back to camp, knowing that Gavin will wake up with a bad headache.