Ace and Ivan were in a face-off. Ace and his gun drawn and Ivan had his machine gun aimed at Ace's chest.
"I was hoping that Sphinx would lose to you." Ivan said, "Now is my chance to put you in the ground."
"What, no grieving for your partner?" Ace asked, "That's a little cold."
"Sphinx was a dumb whore who thought too highly of herself." Ivan said, "And Miller knew she wasn't as good as she thought she was. Now, it's time for you to die."
"Sorry, but I don't requests." Ace replied, "Besides, I got plans for my life. I got some my friends and there's this one girl I really like, and I want to see if anything will happen between us."
"Too bad you won't live longer enough for that." Ivan said and he fired the machine gun.
Ace jumped out of the line of fire and began to dodge the bullets with ease. Ivan tried to get a beat on Ace, but he was moving too much, and he hid behind a wall. Ivan got angry and started to shoot like a madman. He shot out windows, doors, and even blasted a wooden shed to splinters. Ace saw what Ivan was doing and he had to do something before the town was history. He ran out from his hiding spot and went down the street, and Ivan foolishly followed him. Ace led Ivan to an old mission and went inside. Everyone else went to the roof to see what was happening.
Ivan burst inside and searched for Ace. He saw him on a stairway and fired relentlessly. Ace ducked away, but Ivan saw him drop something. He picked it up and saw it was a second gun. Ivan put it in his belt and went up the stairway. He reached the roof, and Ace was nowhere to be seen. Ace's head poked out from behind a pillar and Ivan nearly took it off. The machine gun clicked and Ivan knew he spent all the ammo. He took out the handgun Ace had dropped and began to hunt for Ace again.
"You know, Ace!" Ivan shouted, "When I kill you, I'm taking your gun as my prize!"
"Over my dead body!" Ace shouted back.
"That's my point!" Ivan replied.
Back on the roof of the bar, everyone was nervous as they watched the fight.
"Come on, Ace." Vash thought, "You can beat that guy."
Meryl and Milly were worried, but not as worried as Kate.
"Please come back safe." she thought to herself.
Ace and Ivan continued their game of cat-and-mouse. Ace saw Ivan coming up and he was ready to put his plan into action. He shot at Ivan to get his attention, and then ran to find more cover. Ivan chased after Ace with his finger on the gun's trigger. Ace suddenly stopped, turned around, and pointed his gun. Ivan was ready first though and fired three times. Ace coiled back and fell, and laid facedown.
Vash froze as he, Meryl, Milly, and Kate watched in horror.
"NOOOOOOO!!!" Kate cried out and she broke down.
Ivan put the gun away and stared at Ace's body surrounded by a pool of red. He smiled and knew that'd he would greatly rewarded by Miller.
"Time to claim my prize." he said.
Ace suddenly spun over and aimed his gun.
"I got your prize right here, bastard!!" he yelled and he fired.
Ivan stood motionless. His face had a surprised and bewildered look on it and and small trail of blood dripped down from his forehead. He collapsed dead. Ace stood up and looked down at Ivan's body. Vash and Meryl saw him and couldn't believe it.
"Look, Ace is okay!" Vash shouted.
"But how?" Meryl asked.
Milly had been comforting Kate and they looked up as Ace waved to them.
"He's alive!" Milly shouted happily.
"Thank god." Kate said.
When Ace came back, he explained what happened. He placed a gun loaded with blanks for Ivan to find. He then told how when Ivan thought he had killed him and put his guard down, Ace made his move. He made his "death" look more real by dumping some tomato juice on him.
"What's really ironic is that Ivan told me about that trick." Ace said.
The next morning at Miller's compound, he discovered Ivan's body. Attached to it was a note that said, "You are next" with the initials "A.L." on it. Miller knew what would happen next, and he made the preparations.
Ace, meanwhile, knew what he had to do now. It was time to face his final demon.
TO BE CONTINUED...
"I was hoping that Sphinx would lose to you." Ivan said, "Now is my chance to put you in the ground."
"What, no grieving for your partner?" Ace asked, "That's a little cold."
"Sphinx was a dumb whore who thought too highly of herself." Ivan said, "And Miller knew she wasn't as good as she thought she was. Now, it's time for you to die."
"Sorry, but I don't requests." Ace replied, "Besides, I got plans for my life. I got some my friends and there's this one girl I really like, and I want to see if anything will happen between us."
"Too bad you won't live longer enough for that." Ivan said and he fired the machine gun.
Ace jumped out of the line of fire and began to dodge the bullets with ease. Ivan tried to get a beat on Ace, but he was moving too much, and he hid behind a wall. Ivan got angry and started to shoot like a madman. He shot out windows, doors, and even blasted a wooden shed to splinters. Ace saw what Ivan was doing and he had to do something before the town was history. He ran out from his hiding spot and went down the street, and Ivan foolishly followed him. Ace led Ivan to an old mission and went inside. Everyone else went to the roof to see what was happening.
Ivan burst inside and searched for Ace. He saw him on a stairway and fired relentlessly. Ace ducked away, but Ivan saw him drop something. He picked it up and saw it was a second gun. Ivan put it in his belt and went up the stairway. He reached the roof, and Ace was nowhere to be seen. Ace's head poked out from behind a pillar and Ivan nearly took it off. The machine gun clicked and Ivan knew he spent all the ammo. He took out the handgun Ace had dropped and began to hunt for Ace again.
"You know, Ace!" Ivan shouted, "When I kill you, I'm taking your gun as my prize!"
"Over my dead body!" Ace shouted back.
"That's my point!" Ivan replied.
Back on the roof of the bar, everyone was nervous as they watched the fight.
"Come on, Ace." Vash thought, "You can beat that guy."
Meryl and Milly were worried, but not as worried as Kate.
"Please come back safe." she thought to herself.
Ace and Ivan continued their game of cat-and-mouse. Ace saw Ivan coming up and he was ready to put his plan into action. He shot at Ivan to get his attention, and then ran to find more cover. Ivan chased after Ace with his finger on the gun's trigger. Ace suddenly stopped, turned around, and pointed his gun. Ivan was ready first though and fired three times. Ace coiled back and fell, and laid facedown.
Vash froze as he, Meryl, Milly, and Kate watched in horror.
"NOOOOOOO!!!" Kate cried out and she broke down.
Ivan put the gun away and stared at Ace's body surrounded by a pool of red. He smiled and knew that'd he would greatly rewarded by Miller.
"Time to claim my prize." he said.
Ace suddenly spun over and aimed his gun.
"I got your prize right here, bastard!!" he yelled and he fired.
Ivan stood motionless. His face had a surprised and bewildered look on it and and small trail of blood dripped down from his forehead. He collapsed dead. Ace stood up and looked down at Ivan's body. Vash and Meryl saw him and couldn't believe it.
"Look, Ace is okay!" Vash shouted.
"But how?" Meryl asked.
Milly had been comforting Kate and they looked up as Ace waved to them.
"He's alive!" Milly shouted happily.
"Thank god." Kate said.
When Ace came back, he explained what happened. He placed a gun loaded with blanks for Ivan to find. He then told how when Ivan thought he had killed him and put his guard down, Ace made his move. He made his "death" look more real by dumping some tomato juice on him.
"What's really ironic is that Ivan told me about that trick." Ace said.
The next morning at Miller's compound, he discovered Ivan's body. Attached to it was a note that said, "You are next" with the initials "A.L." on it. Miller knew what would happen next, and he made the preparations.
Ace, meanwhile, knew what he had to do now. It was time to face his final demon.
TO BE CONTINUED...
