Disclaimer: Blah. No own Trigun. It's just the babblings of a fan…
A/N: Hopefully, XBlade will take over next chapter. I'm pumping out all my ideas… x.x!
Beach Holiday
By Kouji
The duo, after sneaking on a Sandsteamer, had reached the small town of April. Jin had heard there was a swimsuit contest, so he and Sly took a little break from their search for Daggers. They arrived at exactly 8:00 AM, four hours until the contest began. Suddenly, a well- dressed man ran up to them. "Are you Jin the Stampede and Sylve--"
Sly interrupted him. "Don't use the real name…"
"Oh, sorry…" the man apologized. "What should I call you, then?"
"Just call me Sly…"
"Okay then, Sly…"
Jin raised an eyebrow. "May we ask what your name is?"
"Oh! Sorry… I am John P. Conwile, sponsor of this contest and owner of this island!"
Sly stared at Conwile. "What's an old man like you doing sponsoring a swimsuit contest?"
"W-well, you see…" Conwile stumbled.
"I see… You're nothing but a dirty old man!"
"Aw, you don't have to put it that way…"
Jin interrupted the conversation. "Why did you contact us, anyway?"
Conwile frowned. "Well you see, someone has been killing off contestants and--"
"And you want us to figure out who's doing this, right?"
"Yes, that would be nice…"
"… What's in it for us?"
"I'm a very wealthy man… I could get that damage to the Sandsteamer fixed, thus you have no bounty on your head…"
"That's a good deal… We'll do it!"
"Good! You now have… 3 hours and 55 minutes to find this person!"
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Sly frowned. "Jin, do you think it was a good idea to accept this? I mean, I could always work off the money and you could TRY to stay out of trouble and not get the bounty raised… It WAS my fault, so… Jin? Jin?!" Sly turned around to see Jin flirting with contestants. Sly got an "X" shaped vein on his head as he walked over to Jin, bopped him on the head and dragged him away.
Jin glared. "What did ya do that for?!"
"We HAVE a JOB to do… "
"You were the one who had doubts!"
"Yeah, but it wouldn't be a good idea to get close to one of the contestants… They could die at any--" Suddenly, the lights went out. There was a scream, then the lights came back on and there was a dead body.
"Noooo!!! They got the really really cute one!!!" Jin yelled.
"Hey, Jin…"
"Whyyyy!!! She was so young!!"
"Jin…"
"BWAAAAA!!!"
"JIN!!!!"
"You don't have to yell… What is it?"
"… Look…"
"What?"
"The killer slipped up and left a bloody trail… I shot her in the arm"
"Hey… How did you know that the killer was a she?"
"Well, um… I sorta slipped and grabbed onto her…"
"Never mind, don't wanna hear it…"
"Well, let's go!"
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"Damn gunman…" hissed a female voice. "Shoot me then grabbing me…" she turned on a light switch to reveal a black haired woman in a red, very skimpy bikini. Her long hair went all the way down her back. She looked at her bleeding arm, got out a first-aid kit, and patched it up. She then looked back and realized she had left a trail. "Shit! Now they're going to find me! I have to get out of here!"
"Too late!" Jin said, silver guns drawn. Sly stood next to him, with two pistols in hand. The woman gave them a hateful look.
"Why? Why must you ruin my dream?"
Sly raised an eyebrow. "What?…"
"Ever since I was a girl, I wanted to win in a swimsuit contest… But they said I didn't have what it takes… So I began killing other contestants this year, hoping to get rid of most of the competition… I am Sary…"
"Yeah, yeah… Save me the sob story", Sly glared, "That doesn't make what you did right… You senselessly took the lives of girls with similar dreams to yours… Now you have to live with that guilt…"
"You're right… I'm… sorry…"
"Now just turn yourself in, and we'll see what we can work out…"
"No! I won't let you!" She said as she brought out a gun and shot Sly, making him hit the wall.
"Sly!" Jin yelled.
"Don't worry, she only hit my shoulder… She almost got me, though… Now take her out!"
"Sounds like a plan to me!" He faced of against Sary. "Looks like I have to fight you! Too bad, you're kind of cute!"
"R-Really?…" Sary sputtered.
"Yeah… I'd say you would have had a good chance in winning! Too bad you had to ruin it…" Jin said, shooting Sary in the 9 vital targets. She fell to the ground.
"Whoa!" Sly yelled. "That was overkill!! What the hell's wrong with you?!!"
"Don't worry…" Jin said, taking out a bullet from the left gun. "Rubber bullets! Got them from my dad's old stuff before I left!"
"Oh…"
"She's just stunned… Let's hurry off to the old man!"
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Colewile looked at the tied up young woman. "So, this is the one who was killing the contestants?"
Jin nodded. "Now, about that reward…"
"Oh, yes! Of course! I'll send someone to pay for the Sandsteamer, and your bounties should be off within a week!"
"Thanks… Now Sly, let's just enjoy the competition!"
"… Jin, I'm surprised…" Sly muttered.
"Hm? What?!"
"Many young woman were struck down today… We should at least have some sense of honor…"
"Yeah, you're right… Sorry…"
"Let's have a moment of silence, then we can see the competition… We do have around 2 hours anyway…"
Jin nodded, and the stood to have a moment of silence for the dead competitors.
~~~
Jin and Sly stared as they were kicked out of the arena. Sly stared at Jin. "You just HAD to jump on stage, didn't you?"
Jin nervously shrugged. "I didn't see a 'No jumping on stage' sign, so I went for it!"
Sly smiles a bit. "Oh well, at least we're gonna have that bounty off our head soon…"
"Yeah…" Jin says, smiling. They then walk off to wait for the ferry off the island.
~~~
Meanwhile, Vash and the others were driving through the desert night. Vash was driving and smiling. "Wow! It sure is great to be driving my old Jeep again!"
Meryl's eyes widened. "Vash, keep your eyes on the… um, sand!"
"Huh?" Vash said, opening his eyes to see Febuary City. "GAH!!" He made a sharp turn, and hit the breaks. They just barely nicked the wall of a bar.
Knives blinked. "Vash… I think I should drive from now on…"
"Nonsense! Besides, I parked right next to this bar!" Vash said, running into the bar.
"Oh no you don't Vash!" Meryl said, getting out of the vehicle.
"Aw, c'mon Meryl!" Milly said, dragging Meryl into the bar. "It'll be fun!"
Knives was left alone in the Jeep. He stared at the bar, stood up and said "Why the hell not…" He then ran into the bar.
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Vash and Knives were sitting down, drunken out of their minds and began to sing. "Na… nanana… nanana… nana NANANANA!
aoi sora no shita de! kaze wa mirai ni fuku…
taiyou no hizashi wo… dakishimeru you ni
tada! nagasareru dake!
ashiato dake wo nokoshite…" Vash's face then turned green, he held his mouth closed, and ran towards the restroom.
Meryl rubbed her temples, groaning. "Why me?"
Milly, on the other side of the bar, was so drunk she began stripping.
Meryl groaned again. She dragged Milly, Knives, Milly's clothes, and Vash (when he got out of the restroom) out of the bar and drove away to March City, where she hoped to find her son, Jin. Then her plan would be to go find Daggers. She just hoped they were both all right…
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Jin and Sly hopped on to the Sandsteamer, when a cloaked figure also got on. Sly looked over to the figure and stared. I'll have to keep an eye on that person… They then looked around for some donuts so Jin would be quiet finally. The Sandsteamer took off, and they were back on their way to March City…
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