Last time on Only One Shot... (haha it sounds like a soap opera)

The 'son of Avon' took off his hat and Avon stared in shock. "It's you!"

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"If I'm going to die," he murmured against his cigar, "Then you're all going to die with me."

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Rico smiled almost cheekily at Vincent and said in his happy sing-song voice, "Are you ready to fight half-brother Valentine?"

Vincent gave him a fanged grin. "Ready when you are half-brother Gaspar!"

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Cortez held his hand up with a cocky smile, the other still trained on Avril's head. He grinned at Gohan, showing his gold front teeth. "Of course not Gohan! We were just playing castle! And guess what?"

The angry father glared darkly at him. "What?"

Cortez's smile got wider and if possible, colder. "You are just in time to play knight..."

Only One Shot

Chapter 28: Fight to the Death! Good vs. Evil

"Yes Avon, its me." he replied,

"But you're Sharpner Pencil!" Avon said in bewilderment. "How can a buffoon like you almost kill my nephew?"

"I resent that statement!" Sharpner yelled, "I'm pretty good too you know!"

Avon rubbed his chin idly. "Well I guess all your injuries made sense...plus you do have Rachel's blonde hair and Barney's green eyes..."

"You just figured this out now?" Sharpner rolled his eyes, pulling out bullets from within his overcoat. "Well I hope you figured out why I am here!"

Avon yawned, scratching his neck. "To kill me?" he answered in a bored tone.

"I have come to kill...er yeah but I have come to do it for revenge!" Sharpner yelled, putting the bullets into his shotgun.

Avon discreetly placed bullets into his own gun. "Really now? I didn't do anything to you, if anything I should be looking for your father since he took Rachel from me."

"My parents were in love and because of your 'death' my mother killed herself!" he growled, firing a shot into the air and cocking the gun. "You'll pay for her grief and death!"

The saiya-jin froze in shock, his eyes wide in horror. "Rachel...killed herself?"

He barely had time to dodge the bullets that came towards him, hissing dangerously close to his ear. He rolled out of the way of the next shot that left an impression on the ground. Twisting expertly out of the way of the next shot he dive rolled around the corner and placed his back hard against the wall, trying to make himself invisible.

Taking calm breaths from his exercise, Avon peered around the corner to see Sharpner moving swiftly behind the opposite corner adjacent to him. He furrowed his eyebrows in apprehension. No sound was heard but the ringing of the bullet shells clattering against the floor, then there was silence. Sharpner was stupid but knew what he was doing.

He peered around the corner again only to move swiftly back just in time as a large corner of the wall was shot off where his head once was. He glanced at the open door in the other hallway and steeled his features. He cocked his gun and dived, shooting down the hallway as he did until he landed, rolling swiftly into the other room.

Avon heard Sharpner cry out but didn't dare go back and look to see where he hit him. He looked around the room he was in to realize with shock and irony that he was in a laser tag room. Suddenly he remembered that the place was an arcade before a club and hid as he heard footsteps.

Sharpner winced in pain as he felt the bullet crack the bone below his kneecap. Using the shotgun to support him like a cane, he walked down the hallway, stumbling over the spent shells. He glanced at the open door and narrowed his eyes before sitting down where Avon had; glancing at the part of the wall he blasted off.

Tearing off pieces of his overcoat, he tied the shotgun to his leg for support and pulled out a precision rifle. Wobbling he stood, placing his hat over his head, before limping his way towards the door. Sharpner peered in, green eyes glancing from side to side, before ducking inside and closing the door behind him.

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Vincent fired at Rico and dived out of the way of a few shots, ignoring the pain in his leg. Rico dodged Vincent's shots and landed on his arm. Ignoring the pain, he shot a few of his own and rolled out of the way as Leone jumped past him with Gato following closely behind. The large panther twisted around too late as Gato bit his ear and kicked the puma.

Gato swiped at Leone only for the large panther to duck and head butt the puma in the jaw. They jumped away from each other as the two brothers fired again then leapt at one another. Vincent hissed as a bullet found its way into his arm and slid against a wall out of sight while Rico gritted his teeth in pain at the bullet that broke the bone in his leg.

Gato managed to knock Leone into a wall and charged at the hurt Vincent. He was too slow however as Leone quickly slammed into him, causing the puma to go flying through a door and his claws to barely miss Vincent's face. The saiya-jin ignored the blood from the slash over his brow and fired at Rico who dodged and hid behind a wall of his own.

Leone ran towards Rico, ignoring the bullet that penetrated his shoulder, and bit into the demi-saiya-jin's shoulder. Rico howled in pain and fired a shot into the panther's stomach which didn't even faze him. Gato soon came out of nowhere and jumped on Leone's back, trying to bite into his neck. Vincent, seeing Leone in trouble, shot Gato in the side.

The mountain lion roared, letting go of Leone's neck. In response the black panther swiftly twisted around and crunched the bone in Gato's front leg. Gato roared again and swiped at his face, giving the panther a scratch over his eye. Leone hissed and kicked Gato into Rico, sending both of them sliding across the hallway.

Rico stood, stumbling on his broken leg as Gato stood on three legs, one front leg hanging limply at his side. He gripped his arm, blood tricking from his mouth, shoulder, and hurt arm. Blood trickled out of Gato's mouth as well and blood dripped from his side onto the floor. Rico wheezed as he felt a rib or two broken and leaned hurt against the wall.

Vincent stood as well, leaning against a wall and holding his broken arm. His leg dripped blood from Gato's earlier bite and the cut over his brow bled as well, blood trickling from his mouth. Leone stood on uneasy paws, blood coming from his mouth and his eye permanently closed with a scar. Blood pooled underneath him and his ear was half-chewed off.

Bullet holes filled the hallway and blood was splattered against the walls, floors, and some of the closed doors. A few doors were broken and some blood had even hit the ceiling. It looked as if WWII had been fought in a hallway. Both brothers smiled and pointed their guns at each other and shot, only to realize their clips were empty and bullets gone.

They stared up at each other, smiled wider, before bursting into laughter. The two cat stayed silent however, watching each other from both sides of the hallway. Both brothers tossed their now useless guns to the floor and took out the hidden sword they carried under their coat.

Vincent ripped pieces of his coat to tie around his bloody hand for grip with a smile while Leone held his saber in his teeth "It seems we've made a mess again half-brother."

Rico ripped pieces of his coat as well, following Vincent's example while Gato held his sword with his own teeth. "Yes it seems we have half-brother. Our guns have finally gotten tired as well."

Vincent smiled and pointed his sword at Rico while Leone growled. "Well then we'll just have to finish this the old fashioned way. Guns may get tired but swords do not."

Rico gave him a sadistic grin and pointed his sword at his half-brother while Gato growled beside him in response to Leone's. "Sí brother, swords always fight to the death!"

Time seemed to stand still as they stood with pointed swords and growling companions. Then both narrowed their eyes and charged at each other with a cry, both cats roaring as they charged. Two swords clanged as they met and two cats hissed as they collided while two roses lay almost forgotten in between them on the floor.

(A/N: Sorry to intrude at such a crucial moment but this is where the phrase comes in - Two black lions fight amidst roses. I just wanted to clarify that since it didn't make sense in earlier chapters.)

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Gohan clenched his fist in anger, teeth bared. He made a move as if to attack but stopped when Cortez pressed the gun against Avril's head. Gohan gazed at his only daughter and glared at Cortez. The Spanish mobster laughed maniacally only to feel Gohan's elbow connecting to his chest like a truck hitting a rabbit. He was no match for a saiya-jin.

His eyes went wide in shock as he fell back and hit a wall, blood dripping from his mouth. He looked dead and in a way he felt like he was. Gohan stared at the dead-like Cortez and was about to make the signum crucis when he realized something like that was too good for a man like him.

"Tell the devil I said hi Cortez." he said coldly and picked up Avril.

He was about to walk out the door when a shot rang out and blood dripped onto the floor. He looked down to see that the blood was his and stumbled at the pain he received. He fell to his knees in front of the door as another shot hit his leg and Avril rolled out from his arms into the hallway still unconscious.

Gohan fell to the floor in pain and was kicked over to stare into the face of a sadistic looking Cortez. The mobster's chest looked slightly caved in and his breathing was more like a painful wheeze. Blood came forth onto everything nearby when he coughed but his eyes were crazed. Cortez was not ready to give up living...not yet.

"How do you like the new anti-saiya-jin bullets Gohan?" Cortez rasped out painfully with a wheeze, blood dripping from his mouth. "New from Capsule Corp with quick results. They're much more painful to saiya-jins than the first model."

"You...bastard..." Gohan managed to gasp out. The pain was unbearable; it felt as if his insides were melting.

Cortez laughed darkly but was stopped short by his own coughing and excruciating pain. He held his chest as he leaned against the pool table, blood splattering on the once emerald green. He wheezed again and felt his insides crumble whenever he tried to breath.

He sat down in a chair and looked at Gohan with crazed bloodshot eyes, his gun hanging limply from his hand. "Life's a bitch ain't it? This world doesn't give a damn about anyone, especially when you live in Satan City...Sin City."

"Just die you fucker!" Gohan yelled and coughed up blood. He groped the wall, struggling to get up, while Cortez watched him silently with a sadistic smile.

"I'm not ready to die just yet boy. I told myself that if I was going to die then everyone in this fucking building is going to die with me!" the mobster replied with a very strained laugh before smiling darkly, eyes burning. "Besides, I just met the Diablo and promised to bring you to hell with me!"

"Well I wouldn't want to break such a promise then!" Gohan spat and pulled out a device with one button.

Cortez stared in confusion. "What the hell are you going to do what that?"

"Something I've wanted to do for a long time." Gohan smiled darkly and closed his eyes as he pressed the button with one hand and held his angel necklace with the other.

Videl...forgive me...

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And that is the end of the 28th chapter of Only One Shot...haha I'm just joking with ya! You don't actually think I'd stop the climatic fights of the century with just that? Read on dedicated reader! (bows)

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Avon heard the door close and peered up to see nothing. Dammit he's here... he thought and began to quickly place bullets into his m16. Usually he wouldn't have a gun like that but it was his last resort and he wasn't going to take his chances with his sniper rifle just yet.

Suddenly a bullet hit above his head and he scrambled elsewhere. He looked at the bullet hole and noticed it hit just beside his head when he moved to peer up again. He felt the blood go down his cheek where the bullet sliced by and looked about with a frown. Shit I didn't think he'd find me this fast! He must be using a sniper rifle or something...

"Come out Avon, you can't hide forever! That shot by your head proves it." Sharpner's voice rang out tauntingly from what it seemed everywhere. "Pity my precision rifle isn't as accurate as my sniper rifle or that wouldn't have been by your head...it would've been your head."

A precision rifle huh? If I was him I'd stick to my good ol' sniper rifle instead. Avon calculated where the shot was possibly fired from and moved from his spot to fire. He earned a hard shot in the shoulder and the privilege of hearing his shoulder bone crack, but was satisfied with the cry of pain from Sharpner. Smirking he hid again.

Sharpner cursed and looked at his shaking bloody hand. Hissing he hid, glancing frantically from side to side as he ripped pieces from his overcoat once more and bandaged his hand. Trying to ignore the pain he peered around the corner only to lose his hat. Sharpner yelped and grabbed his hat, rolling to another area.

"Tell me Sharpner," Avon's voice echoed, causing Sharpner to glance around. "If Rachel and Barney loved each other like you claim then why did she kill herself over me?"

"You broke my family apart!" Sharpner exclaimed and shot at the shadow trying to run past when he looked around the corner for Avon.

Avon gritted his teeth together to keep from crying out and barely stopped stumbling into the wall. Sharpner had got him that time but he knew where he was now. Wrapping his sniper rifle to his leg for support he began to circle around to Sharpner's hiding place.

"And how pray tell did I break your family apart?"

Sharpner listened to the echoing voice and began to move; unaware that Avon was close behind him. "My mother...my father...they had an argument over you...again. My father refused to let my mother see you again and she grew old from grief. A blind man could see she still loved you...more than she ever loved my father...and when she heard of your death she wanted to see your grave. My father refused as usual and in her grief she killed herself."

The blonde felt the barrel at the back of his head and turned in surprise to look down it. Avon pulled the precision rifle from him and tossed it aside. "Then I didn't kill your mother, your father did."

Sharpner stared at him then lowered his eyes. "Kill me then Avon. My father doesn't accept failure."

To the blonde's surprise Avon shook his head and lowered his m16 with a smile. "I'm sorry Sharpner I can't do that. I could never steal from Rachel."

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"OW! Dammit human can't you do anything right?" Vegeta complained as Amon accidentally his bleeding shoulder on one of Vincent's mob's black Integras.

Amon gave him a sheepish smile. "Whoops, sorry Veggie."

Vegeta snarled. "MY NAME IS NOT VEGGIE!"

"Dad?"

The two looked up to see half of Vincent's men staring at them and Trunks getting out of his car. Heiji soon followed with a bruised face and a half-conscious look. When Videl came out of the car however Amon and Vegeta felt like hiding, the look on her face was anything but pleasant.

"Trunks you dumbass!" Vegeta hissed, grabbing his son towards him by the neck. "What in your right mind possessed you to bring her with you?"

"But dad Avril was captured!" Trunks protested, gasping for air when his father let go.

Vegeta stared in shock as Vincent's medics carried him off to treat his wounds. "Captured?"

Amon looked just as pale and Videl growled, grabbing him by the neck and shaking him. "Yes she's captured so why are you staring into space? Someone needs to tell Gohan they've captured his daughter!"

Amon blinked at her. "But Videl...the explosives..."

Heiji snapped to consciousness immediately and stared at Amon. "Oh kami the explosives..."

"What explosives?" Videl snapped.

"Great kami above I forgot about the explosives..." Trunks groaned slapping a hand to his face.

Everyone turned to look at the club just in time to see it blow pieces of wood and metal towards them. Everyone ducked and once it was over got up to look. The club was still there but was up in flames. Videl fainted and Heiji caught her. Amon narrowed his eyes and ran towards the club.

"Wait Amon where are you going?" Trunks called but Amon didn't answer, just ran faster. Trunks groaned and slapped himself in the head over and over again. "Stupid, stupid, stupid..."

Ok NOW it's the end of Chapter 28. I would add the inside results of the explosion...but I decided to leave that for the next chapter. It's only fair for these people after all. Don't worry though, no one's dead...yet (maniacal laughter). The characters are really going at it though huh? And Cortez...(shivers) man I wouldn't want to be anywhere to see those injuries. Hope the fight scenes are up to par...

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