Authour: Gildedtongue

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Chapter One: Vash Finds Religion

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Another painfully hot day rose over the planet, showing a lone blond man in red drudging across the desert carrying a large black duffel bag.

"Aaaaaaaiii. It's so hot!" he said to himself.

"But at least it's a dry heat!" he responded to no one but himself.

"Dry or not, my brained boiled!"

"Baked you mean, to boil you'd need water.."

Vash the Stampede blinked softly, standing still, realizing that he must look quite the spectacle. It's been a few months since his encounter with his brother Knives, and once again, the hunter of peace returns to his quest to find the mayfly known as love.

Meryl Strife had returned to headquarters to beg for her job back, knowing that Vash is safe now that the Gun-Ho Gang is no more.

A few more desolate miles the gunman walked, feeling the effects of dehydration kick in. Mirages of beautiful women carrying large buckets of pure, cool, clear water walked around the Humanoid Typhoon, laughing and giggling at him. Out of desperation Vash took a shot at one of the buckets, finding his gloved hand in the middle of a barrel cactus.

"Ai ai ai ai ai, owwww! Will this never end?" Vash asked himself, as he wiped his brow. Over the next dune, Vash thought he saw something. A large building in the middle of nowhere, bright neon signs stating clearly "Krispy Kreme Doughnuts."

Not caring if this was another illusion caused by the twin suns, Vash dashed down the dune into the building, opening and nearly slamming the glass door.

"Neyow!" a small yellow-eyed black cat purred as the gunman entered. 'I could have sworn I've seen that cat before.. No matter..' Vash smiled as he went up to the counter, a teenaged girl waiting at the cashier's box.

"Hello, my name's Vash. Is this place real?"

"Yup, this is the fabled shop of the best doughnuts in the entire universe, the Krispy Kreme.. People travel for miles on end just to try our wares. Would you like to try a free glazed sample?"

Vash smiled as the cashier handed him his first sample of the glazed crack. Though no one knew it then, but at that moment, the world will be changed forever.