This is my third Trigun fic! This stupid idea wouldn't live me alone!!!!!!!!
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Two in the same boat
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Introduction-

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Erics ran for his life again! This was the eigth time this week this has happened! He quickly ran behind a rock. He sat down behind it and began to try to caught his breath.

"Why... does.... everyone... think... I'm.... Vash.. the... Stampede..?" He asked himself while taking breaths inbetween each word. Then he heard the man following him step by him.

He quickly held his breath as the man walked by, searching for him. The man's gun in his hand, ready to shot at anything that moved. He turned his head towards Erics' hiding place.

Erics felt his heart pound even louder then before. His brain was screaming at him and his legs felt numb.

The man grunted then turned around.

Erics let out his breath too soon and the man turned around. He fired at Erics.

"AAHHH!" Erics yelled and ran away again. He got hit in the shoulder and fell to the ground. He grabbed his shoulder in pain.

The man walked up to him and kicked Erics on his back. Then stepped on Erics' shoulder. Erics screamed in pain.

"I can't believe a man like you is Vash the Stampede, but money is money!" The man said as he pointed his gun at Erics.

Erics looked at the barrel of the gun. His eyes wide in fear. His breath was ragget and short.

"B-but.. I'm not Vash!" Erics shouted, then the sound of a gun was heard. Blood spilled onto the ground and everything was silent once again.
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Part 1-Erics secert
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"MERYL! WAIT UP FOR ME!" Milly said as she ran after her partner.

"We have to find Vash the Stampede as soon as possible. The agentcy will be very angry if we don't find him soon. We've been ont he case for over a four monthes now. Besides, he was reported to have killed a man here last night." Meryl said as she walked down the street.

"Hey! That's mine you jerk!" A man shouted in a chidish voice.

Meryl and Milly looked around the corner to see a tall blonde haired man with green eyes and a red coat, whinning over a box of doughnuts.

"Now they're mine!" The man chuckled. He kicked the blonde haired man to the ground, then kicked dirt on him.

The blonde haired man looked up at him.

Meryl went around the corner and pointed one of her guns at the one who kicked dirt on the blonde haired man.

"Why don't you just give the box back to that poor man?" Meryl said.

The man took one look at her gun before giving the box to the blonde man, but not before stepping on the box and rubbing it into the ground.

"There's your box back!" The man sneered before walking off laughing.

The blonde haired man looked at the box with sad eyes. He was now sitting up looking at it. Meryl walked over to him.

"Are you alright sir?" She asked, helping him to his feet.

"I'm fine thanks to you. Who are you two? I haven't seen you around town before?" He asked.

"I'm Meryl. This is my partner, Milly." She said.

Milly gave a happy smile and waved. "hello!"

"Hi. I'm Erics. So, what bring you two to this town anyway?" Erics asked them.

"Well, we're looking for Vash the Stampede. Do you happen to know where he might be Mr. Erics?" Milly asked in a cheerful manner.

"AAHHH! VASH THE STAMPEDE?!?! Why are you looking for a killer like him for?!" Erics asked them.

"It's our job as insurance agents to find him and stop him from causing some damage in the cases that he is envolved in." Meryl said in a very professional manner.

"Ohh... So, do you mean he's here?! Right now?!" Erics asked them.

"He was last night. You didn't hear anything?" Meryl asked him.

Now, they started to walk to a bench to sit down. Meryl sat by Erics, Milly went off to buy something to eat.

Meryl couldn't put her finger on it, but there was something strange about this Erics man.

"Well, there was something." Erics said rubbing the back of his neck.

"What?" Meryl asked getting closer to him. 'This might be a good lead.' She thought.

"Well, there was a bounty hunter here yesterday and he was looking for Vash. But, the strange thing was, he thought I was Vash!" Erics said, plainly still shocked at that.

"He thought YOU were Vash the Stampede?!" Meryl asked, equally shocked.

"Yeah! He even tried to kill me last night. But, that wasn't the strangest part either."

"What was the strangest part?"

"Well, the last thing I remember about it was him aiming his gun at me, then nothing."

"Nothing?"

"That's right. Nothing. The next thing I know is I'm waking up in my hotel room.. but I had blood on the front of my shirt. I thought maybe I was shot.. but I wasn't. I think it was the bounty hunter's blood.."

"..That certainly is strange. There was a bounty hunter killed last night too. He was supposivly killed by Vash the Stampede. Did, you happen to see anyone else around you at the time?" Meryl asked, staring up at him.

Erics twisted his face in concentraition. "Humm.. I don't think so.. I don't remember anyone around us at the time. I think everyone fled from the sound of gun shots."

"Well, that atleast lets me know Vash the Stampede was here last night. Thank you for your help Mr. Erics. But, we'd better be going." Meryl said as she got up from the bench.

"Wait! Are you really going to go after that killer?!" Erics asked.

"I have to. It's my job." She said as she continued to walk.

"Wow.. that's one deadicated woman..." He mumbled as he watched her leave. Then smelled the air. "DOUGHNUTS!!!"

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Strange.. yes I know it is! This is a strange idea that was bothering mr for awhile. I hope you all got what was happening. If you didn't... Vash is a phyco.. well, he has spilt personalities. I got this idea from my friend who originally thought Vash had spilt personalities... it's weird trust me.. but worth reading!