Legato's story
All eyes were on the doorway. A tall dark figure walked into the room slowly, taking his time. They all knew who it was, hoping when he came into the light they were wrong. The shadow stepped into the light of the room. It was Legato.
"I figured you'd be here some time soon Vash the Stampede."
Everyone drew they're weapons. Britt tossed Danni her gun. Legato had made her keep it from her when she first got there.
"What have you been doing Legato? There are bodies all over this place. My brother would never have let the place get like this. What have you done!?" Vash yelled all in one painful breath.
"Well, as you know, your brother, Knives, he hated all the human race. They were slugs spoiling the harvest. He wanted them all dead. And he was willing to do anything to get things the way he wanted."
The others listened intently.
"He was even willing to sacrifice his right hand man's life. He was going to kill me. My new gung-ho gun, Rose, had failed, I killed her. He thought that it was only fair, since all my trainees were failing, that I was sentenced to their punishment. Death. He didn't do it himself you see. He sent a man, a man I never knew, a man cloaked in a dark coat and dark clothes, a mask of black over his face, to do his dirty work , like he had so often made me do. He sent a worthless ass to kill me. He thought I was dead...I killed the shadow man. He died by bullets of his own gun. I made him kill himself."
Legato stood, still in the doorway watching the expressions of horror and surprise drape over the faces of his listeners.
"I laid low for a while, in a dark room, eating nothing. Luckily it was only a day before I had my chance. Knives walked by the room I was in, looking for something, something I will never know, something he would never find. For he was to die by my hands that night. I stepped out of the darkness of the room as he walked by, stopping him in the hall. I looked at him with hate-filled eyes. He looked back astonished I was still alive. He never once wondered why the shadow man had never returned from his duties. I had a knife stored in my coat. I slipped my hand inside and gripped the knife. He was frozen with fear. He was afraid of me. A smile played across my face. I took the knife and plunged it into the heart of the cold man in front of me. His eyes were still full of shock when he fell backwards onto the cold stone floor, dead. Now I am to continue his work. I will kill all of humanity on this worthless little planet."
Legato grinned.
'He's gone insane." Vash thought to himself.
Vash waved the group to the side of the room. He had to do something about this. It was now or never. Kill or be killed. Legato took out a gun, swift as a cat and shot Vash in the shoulder with out Vash even realizing he moved. He let out a gasp of shock. What just happened?
Legato walked slowly over to the group by the wall. Danni was in front. She had her gun pointed at Legato the whole time he was walking toward them. Her hands were shaking with fear, excitement, and terror.
"I will kill you all!!" Legato yelled at them picking up his gun again with a insane gleam in his eyes. He put his finger on the trigger. Danni could see Vash getting up from the corner of her eye. He walked to the back of Legato. Legato pulled the trigger hitting Danni in the shoulder, quite close to her chest. Another gunshot rang out. Legato opened his mouth and blood poured out from it like a faucet. Danni looked up from her position on the floor, gripping her shoulder, her whole front covered in scarlet blood. Legato fell to his knees, Vash was visible from her position with his gun still pointed at Legato, smoking from the last shot.
'He shot him....he killed Legato...he killed....' Danni thought through the intense pain. It was pain she never felt before.
Wolfwood, Meryl, Millie, Jacki and, Britt stood shocked and frozen in their positions against the wall. Vash was taking in short sharp breaths, he was in shock. He had just took someone's life. Stole it from him, like stealing candy from a local store. Without a though, he took a man's life. He pulled Legato's limp form away from Danni and the others. He kneeled down next to her. He took off Danni's red jacket and shirt and ripped off a piece of Legato's jacket. He quickly wrapped it around her shoulder to keep from losing to much blood. She stood with his help and hugged him as best as she could with one arm.
"Thank you." ____________________________________________________________________________ __
All eyes were on the doorway. A tall dark figure walked into the room slowly, taking his time. They all knew who it was, hoping when he came into the light they were wrong. The shadow stepped into the light of the room. It was Legato.
"I figured you'd be here some time soon Vash the Stampede."
Everyone drew they're weapons. Britt tossed Danni her gun. Legato had made her keep it from her when she first got there.
"What have you been doing Legato? There are bodies all over this place. My brother would never have let the place get like this. What have you done!?" Vash yelled all in one painful breath.
"Well, as you know, your brother, Knives, he hated all the human race. They were slugs spoiling the harvest. He wanted them all dead. And he was willing to do anything to get things the way he wanted."
The others listened intently.
"He was even willing to sacrifice his right hand man's life. He was going to kill me. My new gung-ho gun, Rose, had failed, I killed her. He thought that it was only fair, since all my trainees were failing, that I was sentenced to their punishment. Death. He didn't do it himself you see. He sent a man, a man I never knew, a man cloaked in a dark coat and dark clothes, a mask of black over his face, to do his dirty work , like he had so often made me do. He sent a worthless ass to kill me. He thought I was dead...I killed the shadow man. He died by bullets of his own gun. I made him kill himself."
Legato stood, still in the doorway watching the expressions of horror and surprise drape over the faces of his listeners.
"I laid low for a while, in a dark room, eating nothing. Luckily it was only a day before I had my chance. Knives walked by the room I was in, looking for something, something I will never know, something he would never find. For he was to die by my hands that night. I stepped out of the darkness of the room as he walked by, stopping him in the hall. I looked at him with hate-filled eyes. He looked back astonished I was still alive. He never once wondered why the shadow man had never returned from his duties. I had a knife stored in my coat. I slipped my hand inside and gripped the knife. He was frozen with fear. He was afraid of me. A smile played across my face. I took the knife and plunged it into the heart of the cold man in front of me. His eyes were still full of shock when he fell backwards onto the cold stone floor, dead. Now I am to continue his work. I will kill all of humanity on this worthless little planet."
Legato grinned.
'He's gone insane." Vash thought to himself.
Vash waved the group to the side of the room. He had to do something about this. It was now or never. Kill or be killed. Legato took out a gun, swift as a cat and shot Vash in the shoulder with out Vash even realizing he moved. He let out a gasp of shock. What just happened?
Legato walked slowly over to the group by the wall. Danni was in front. She had her gun pointed at Legato the whole time he was walking toward them. Her hands were shaking with fear, excitement, and terror.
"I will kill you all!!" Legato yelled at them picking up his gun again with a insane gleam in his eyes. He put his finger on the trigger. Danni could see Vash getting up from the corner of her eye. He walked to the back of Legato. Legato pulled the trigger hitting Danni in the shoulder, quite close to her chest. Another gunshot rang out. Legato opened his mouth and blood poured out from it like a faucet. Danni looked up from her position on the floor, gripping her shoulder, her whole front covered in scarlet blood. Legato fell to his knees, Vash was visible from her position with his gun still pointed at Legato, smoking from the last shot.
'He shot him....he killed Legato...he killed....' Danni thought through the intense pain. It was pain she never felt before.
Wolfwood, Meryl, Millie, Jacki and, Britt stood shocked and frozen in their positions against the wall. Vash was taking in short sharp breaths, he was in shock. He had just took someone's life. Stole it from him, like stealing candy from a local store. Without a though, he took a man's life. He pulled Legato's limp form away from Danni and the others. He kneeled down next to her. He took off Danni's red jacket and shirt and ripped off a piece of Legato's jacket. He quickly wrapped it around her shoulder to keep from losing to much blood. She stood with his help and hugged him as best as she could with one arm.
"Thank you." ____________________________________________________________________________ __