Hey again! Same disclaimer as always: I dun own Trigun or the characters
(unfortunately). Anywho, enjoy chapter 9, it was rather interesting how I
wrote this one. ^^ LOVE AND PEACE!!
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Chapter 9: Close Encounter of the Unfriendly Kind
The next morning, Devi separated what was left of her money and placed half in her pack. She made another mental note to find a gambling game to get some more money, if she's lucky that night. Picking up the other half of her money, she pocketed it in her trench coat.
Heading downstairs, Devi could smell a different scent in the air. She also noted that most of the people moved away from her, scared. Some of them where watching her out of the corners of their eyes. She set her pack down next to the stool that she sat down at. Devi ordered a small meal, then paid for the night and her meal and left the saloon, trying her best not to look at the huge hole that was still there from last night's fight.
Oy..like I need to be reminded of that. That person she fought reminder her of Vash, yet it wasn't Vash. For one thing, the hair was lighter and much shorter and the scent she caught was more on the spicy side than what Vash's was. Devi just hoped that she didn't run into him again, it would probably cause more destruction, maybe even more than last night.
Devi walked down the street and entered a general store. She mostly grabbed food, dry foods that won't become bad so fast. Devi did see a blanket too, a checkered blanket of royal blue and orange. It was a bit odd with the coloration, but it attracted her and she liked it. She got lucky and had enough money for the supplies, but not enough for a pillow. Devi wasn't worried about it at the moment, she was just wanted to leave before people became suspicious.
Upon leaving the store, Devi noticed a group of men to her left, so she turned right and headed for the auto shop, where she left her motorcycle. She didn't need to turn around to know that those men were following her. Devi quickened her pace, but it proved nothing. Another group of men appeared from one of the streets ahead. Unfortunately, she wasn't near another street as means of escape.
They, cornered against the wall, surrounded her. In all actually, she didn't want to hurt them, since they really didn't do anything to her unlike those scientists. Devi caught few of the men say the same thing.
"It's the genetic experiment. It's worth $$100 billion double dollars."
"Let's get it and collect the money."
Most of the men pulled out their guns and aimed them at Devi. Devi raised her eyebrows. "Well, what an interesting situation I've gotten myself into. Hmmm...now to get myself out of it."
One of the men shot at her feet, she took a small step back but no look of surprise came to her face. "Don't you even think about moving, you're coming with us."
"You like to think that, but I really have to get moving." With that statement, Devi leapt high into the air and stuck to the wall. Most of the people were surprised as they watched her practically fly from the wall over the street to the rooftop. Some of them had the nerve to try to shoot at her, but they all missed.
And, thus, begins the chase that'll lead to the partial destruction of the town.
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Devi landed on the roof easily; she darted across the rooftop and leapt to the street below. She ran to her left, and right behind Devi the group of men that surrounded her before appeared and chased her. They all shouted, telling everyone in town who she was.
Soon enough, the whole town was after her. Devi kept evading the people, but not their explosives. She was able to protect herself from major injury, but not scrapes and scratches. There was a huge explosion at a building Devi was near. Miraculously, she was just at the edge of the explosion and it sent her flying through the air.
"Why me," Devi shouted as she flew through the air and landed on a rooftop. She rolled to lessen the blow of the landing, but it didn't help that well. "Oy.that hurt."
Devi lifted herself up from the roof. She heard more shouting and the all too familiar scent of gunpowder. There was another close explosion and she took a quick cover from the debris.
"I guess that means I better be going." Devi stood and ran in the opposite direction of the explosions.
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Sometime went by before Milly, Vash and Meryl reached the edge of the town. What they saw was the last thing that they'd expect to see. The town was practically a war zone. Most of the buildings had holes and others had chunks of them missing. Gun shots and explosions where everywhere. People were shouting and saying about not blowing up someone.
"What in the world is going on?" Meryl demanded at someone nearby with a rifle in their hands.
"We're after that genetic experiment that has 100 billion double dollars on its head," the person stated. "The only problem is that we can't catch it and it has yet to send back a single shot."
"Hmm.sounds like someone I know," Meryl stated as she side glanced Vash. "Or at least heard of."
"Well, you're welcome to help if you want to," the person stated.
"No thank you," Meryl quickly answered before Vash could say anything. "We want to refuel and restock and be on our way hopefully by nightfall. Bye now."
Meryl pushed Vash past the person they were talking to. Milly followed right behind, smiling as usual. There were more explosions and gunfire around them as they moved along the street.
"Well, this should be interesting," Vash comment as Meryl continued to push him down the street. "And will you please quit pushing me? I can walk on my own, you know."
Meryl gave Vash a final shove, which resulted in Vash being face planted in the sand. She stepped over him, then turned and faced Vash. "Fine, but you stay out of trouble."
Instantly, Vash stood and did a very military-like salute. "Ma'am, yes, ma'am!"
Meryl sighed and rolled her eyes as she turned around. "And quit fooling around."
It was Vash's turn to roll his eyes as he slumped his shoulders, then turned and followed Meryl and Milly, mumbling something about Meryl still being no fun.
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Devi ran rooftop to rooftop to get away from the people who were after her. Explosions were everywhere and gunshots were being fired at her, but none of them were able to hit her. Most of her injuries were mainly from bad landings and debris.
Man, Devi thought as she leapt onto another roof. These people can't hit the broad side of a barn.
She landed and rolled halfway across the roof. Devi stood and became face to face with a group of men and women, all aiming their guns at her. One of them raised his gun to have a more careful aim of her.
"You better give yourself up, 5201."
Devi narrowed her eyes at the mention of her experiment ID. Slowly, she took a few steps backwards, but stopped when everyone tensed and aimed. A defiant smirk came across her face.
"Well, as much as I would like to stay and be turned in for oh-so- much money, but I better be going."
The man placed his finger on the trigger. "Don't move."
With that, Devi leapt and did a backhand spring off the roof. Everyone started shooting as she did her trick. One of them got lucky and a bullet skimmed the outside part of her left thigh. It stung as she landed in the dusty street. Unfortunately, she didn't have anytime to check how bad it is.
The people there were ready for her. Some of them started shooting at her, all missing her barely.
I never truly wanted to use this, Devi thought as she reached for her Peacemaker. She pulled it out and shot at the people's feet. She shot only twice, to use it more as a distraction more than anything. It was a good enough to allow her to get away. Devi darted away in the other direction, placing her gun back in its holster. Her leg stung a bit, but she ignored it as she ran.
She leapt and bounced off the wall and ricocheted off the walls of the alley. Devi thought she saw Vash, Milly and Meryl, but she didn't have time to find out that it is false and the people were after her bounty.
Devi landed and rolled again, but she stopped as soon as she appeared in the street. Some of the people looked at her weird. She readjusted the pack on her back, trying to make it more comfortable. Dusting herself off a bit, Devi walked down the street for the auto shop.
She reached the auto shop with no problem. Devi entered, paid for the refueling and cleaning it off and then walked her bike out into the street. She set her pack in the compartment of the motorcycle. Straddling her bike, she revved her motorcycle.
Devi heard the distant screams behind her. She looked behind her to see it was half of the town. Quickly, she turned around, placed her sunglasses on her face after realizing that she never put them on until now, and sped off on her motorcycle away from the group. The motorcycle drowned out the shouts from the group. Devi could feel the bullets get close to her skin, but none of them hit directly. She smiled in victory as she drove away from the now beaten town of Chevy, leaving a trail of dust behind her.
What Devi didn't see was the jeep that pulled away from the edge of town and followed Devi's trail.
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Throughout the mists of the battle, Vash, Milly and Meryl walked through the town, getting supplies that they would need to continue their trip. As usual, Vash would be either thinking of Devi or flirting with some girl who wasn't after Devi at the moment. Meryl would have to drag Vash away from the girls and apologize for his behavior.
They were walking down the one street when they heard gunfire in front of them. Then saw a person wearing all black run and bounce down the alley. They stopped where they stood for a moment in surprise.
"Was that Devi?" Vash asked after a moment.
"No, it couldn't have been," Meryl answered. "Devi was taller."
"Oh, ok. Then shall we get going?"
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Chapter 9: Close Encounter of the Unfriendly Kind
The next morning, Devi separated what was left of her money and placed half in her pack. She made another mental note to find a gambling game to get some more money, if she's lucky that night. Picking up the other half of her money, she pocketed it in her trench coat.
Heading downstairs, Devi could smell a different scent in the air. She also noted that most of the people moved away from her, scared. Some of them where watching her out of the corners of their eyes. She set her pack down next to the stool that she sat down at. Devi ordered a small meal, then paid for the night and her meal and left the saloon, trying her best not to look at the huge hole that was still there from last night's fight.
Oy..like I need to be reminded of that. That person she fought reminder her of Vash, yet it wasn't Vash. For one thing, the hair was lighter and much shorter and the scent she caught was more on the spicy side than what Vash's was. Devi just hoped that she didn't run into him again, it would probably cause more destruction, maybe even more than last night.
Devi walked down the street and entered a general store. She mostly grabbed food, dry foods that won't become bad so fast. Devi did see a blanket too, a checkered blanket of royal blue and orange. It was a bit odd with the coloration, but it attracted her and she liked it. She got lucky and had enough money for the supplies, but not enough for a pillow. Devi wasn't worried about it at the moment, she was just wanted to leave before people became suspicious.
Upon leaving the store, Devi noticed a group of men to her left, so she turned right and headed for the auto shop, where she left her motorcycle. She didn't need to turn around to know that those men were following her. Devi quickened her pace, but it proved nothing. Another group of men appeared from one of the streets ahead. Unfortunately, she wasn't near another street as means of escape.
They, cornered against the wall, surrounded her. In all actually, she didn't want to hurt them, since they really didn't do anything to her unlike those scientists. Devi caught few of the men say the same thing.
"It's the genetic experiment. It's worth $$100 billion double dollars."
"Let's get it and collect the money."
Most of the men pulled out their guns and aimed them at Devi. Devi raised her eyebrows. "Well, what an interesting situation I've gotten myself into. Hmmm...now to get myself out of it."
One of the men shot at her feet, she took a small step back but no look of surprise came to her face. "Don't you even think about moving, you're coming with us."
"You like to think that, but I really have to get moving." With that statement, Devi leapt high into the air and stuck to the wall. Most of the people were surprised as they watched her practically fly from the wall over the street to the rooftop. Some of them had the nerve to try to shoot at her, but they all missed.
And, thus, begins the chase that'll lead to the partial destruction of the town.
*****
Devi landed on the roof easily; she darted across the rooftop and leapt to the street below. She ran to her left, and right behind Devi the group of men that surrounded her before appeared and chased her. They all shouted, telling everyone in town who she was.
Soon enough, the whole town was after her. Devi kept evading the people, but not their explosives. She was able to protect herself from major injury, but not scrapes and scratches. There was a huge explosion at a building Devi was near. Miraculously, she was just at the edge of the explosion and it sent her flying through the air.
"Why me," Devi shouted as she flew through the air and landed on a rooftop. She rolled to lessen the blow of the landing, but it didn't help that well. "Oy.that hurt."
Devi lifted herself up from the roof. She heard more shouting and the all too familiar scent of gunpowder. There was another close explosion and she took a quick cover from the debris.
"I guess that means I better be going." Devi stood and ran in the opposite direction of the explosions.
*****
Sometime went by before Milly, Vash and Meryl reached the edge of the town. What they saw was the last thing that they'd expect to see. The town was practically a war zone. Most of the buildings had holes and others had chunks of them missing. Gun shots and explosions where everywhere. People were shouting and saying about not blowing up someone.
"What in the world is going on?" Meryl demanded at someone nearby with a rifle in their hands.
"We're after that genetic experiment that has 100 billion double dollars on its head," the person stated. "The only problem is that we can't catch it and it has yet to send back a single shot."
"Hmm.sounds like someone I know," Meryl stated as she side glanced Vash. "Or at least heard of."
"Well, you're welcome to help if you want to," the person stated.
"No thank you," Meryl quickly answered before Vash could say anything. "We want to refuel and restock and be on our way hopefully by nightfall. Bye now."
Meryl pushed Vash past the person they were talking to. Milly followed right behind, smiling as usual. There were more explosions and gunfire around them as they moved along the street.
"Well, this should be interesting," Vash comment as Meryl continued to push him down the street. "And will you please quit pushing me? I can walk on my own, you know."
Meryl gave Vash a final shove, which resulted in Vash being face planted in the sand. She stepped over him, then turned and faced Vash. "Fine, but you stay out of trouble."
Instantly, Vash stood and did a very military-like salute. "Ma'am, yes, ma'am!"
Meryl sighed and rolled her eyes as she turned around. "And quit fooling around."
It was Vash's turn to roll his eyes as he slumped his shoulders, then turned and followed Meryl and Milly, mumbling something about Meryl still being no fun.
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Devi ran rooftop to rooftop to get away from the people who were after her. Explosions were everywhere and gunshots were being fired at her, but none of them were able to hit her. Most of her injuries were mainly from bad landings and debris.
Man, Devi thought as she leapt onto another roof. These people can't hit the broad side of a barn.
She landed and rolled halfway across the roof. Devi stood and became face to face with a group of men and women, all aiming their guns at her. One of them raised his gun to have a more careful aim of her.
"You better give yourself up, 5201."
Devi narrowed her eyes at the mention of her experiment ID. Slowly, she took a few steps backwards, but stopped when everyone tensed and aimed. A defiant smirk came across her face.
"Well, as much as I would like to stay and be turned in for oh-so- much money, but I better be going."
The man placed his finger on the trigger. "Don't move."
With that, Devi leapt and did a backhand spring off the roof. Everyone started shooting as she did her trick. One of them got lucky and a bullet skimmed the outside part of her left thigh. It stung as she landed in the dusty street. Unfortunately, she didn't have anytime to check how bad it is.
The people there were ready for her. Some of them started shooting at her, all missing her barely.
I never truly wanted to use this, Devi thought as she reached for her Peacemaker. She pulled it out and shot at the people's feet. She shot only twice, to use it more as a distraction more than anything. It was a good enough to allow her to get away. Devi darted away in the other direction, placing her gun back in its holster. Her leg stung a bit, but she ignored it as she ran.
She leapt and bounced off the wall and ricocheted off the walls of the alley. Devi thought she saw Vash, Milly and Meryl, but she didn't have time to find out that it is false and the people were after her bounty.
Devi landed and rolled again, but she stopped as soon as she appeared in the street. Some of the people looked at her weird. She readjusted the pack on her back, trying to make it more comfortable. Dusting herself off a bit, Devi walked down the street for the auto shop.
She reached the auto shop with no problem. Devi entered, paid for the refueling and cleaning it off and then walked her bike out into the street. She set her pack in the compartment of the motorcycle. Straddling her bike, she revved her motorcycle.
Devi heard the distant screams behind her. She looked behind her to see it was half of the town. Quickly, she turned around, placed her sunglasses on her face after realizing that she never put them on until now, and sped off on her motorcycle away from the group. The motorcycle drowned out the shouts from the group. Devi could feel the bullets get close to her skin, but none of them hit directly. She smiled in victory as she drove away from the now beaten town of Chevy, leaving a trail of dust behind her.
What Devi didn't see was the jeep that pulled away from the edge of town and followed Devi's trail.
*****
Throughout the mists of the battle, Vash, Milly and Meryl walked through the town, getting supplies that they would need to continue their trip. As usual, Vash would be either thinking of Devi or flirting with some girl who wasn't after Devi at the moment. Meryl would have to drag Vash away from the girls and apologize for his behavior.
They were walking down the one street when they heard gunfire in front of them. Then saw a person wearing all black run and bounce down the alley. They stopped where they stood for a moment in surprise.
"Was that Devi?" Vash asked after a moment.
"No, it couldn't have been," Meryl answered. "Devi was taller."
"Oh, ok. Then shall we get going?"
