-Scrambled Dimensions-

In a place resembling the Wild West, somewhere in nowhere, a gust started to spiral. The wind continued to twirl, as if there was a tornado. Then, a hole was formed at the center of the vortex. Two people were spat out - an old hare and a pink cat. The whirlwind suddenly vanished out of thin air, leaving the two travelers alone.

"Great," the cat, donning bright red shopping blouse, pink skirt, and whit shoes, grumbled loudly. "Don't tell me we're in Katina… It's so dry here!" She then looked at the person beside her, and was shocked to find out who he was. "Peppy? Wait. Don't tell me you're responsible in this mess!"

"Nay… I too was surprised to suddenly get sucked by a black hole or something, Katt," Peppy, an old rodent with long ears, wearing his eyeglasses, white jacket, red scarf, brown pants, and black boots, replied while walking away from her. The hare then took out a small communicator and attempted to call somebody. "Great Fox," he spoke to the device, but he didn't receive anything. "That's odd. I'm sure the Great Fox could pick the signal even if we're in Venom… That means we're not in Katina…" He pushed a button, making the minicomputer to scan the area. The results suddenly alarmed him.

Unrecognizable area. Cannot establish coordinates.

"Sheesh, I'll be almost grateful if we're in that desert planet than in a place who-knows where," she complained once more. She dusted her boots after stepping some dry soil. "Eww, we need some place to stay before we get all dirty and sweaty! The hot sun is killing us!"

He agreed, so the two set off. They looked around at the dry ground, following the jumpy tumbleweeds and some carriage tracks imprinted on the soil. After many minutes of tracing the imprints and investigating the surroundings, they finally saw a town. A small patch of city was found just after crossing the slope.

"Huh? What the, what kind of place is that?" he wondered, for he even cleaned his glasses to assure himself. "Yes… The town looks like it's from an uncivilized one. We aren't in Lylat anymore, Katt!"

"What do you mean by that?" she suddenly exploded. Later, she became rational. "I don't care though. What's important is that we get inside that garbage dump!" When she moved forward, something eventually grabbed her left arm. "Peppy!" she exclaimed as she faced the person holding her.

Three big pigs, one pink, one brown, and one black, attempted to halt them. "Hii hii… Nice skin ya got there, missy!" the pink one grinned as he let go of her arm. "And look yer clothin'. Pretty strange an' expensive…" He took out a shotgun and pointed it at them. "I reckon it'll sell a mighty 'mount of dough. Now, if ya value yer life, give 'em clothes!"

"How rude of you three!" Peppy warned them as he placed his hand on his belt. The black swine noticed him move and pointed his pistol to him. "Damn… I'm getting too old for my reflexes…"

"Hii hii!" snorted the brown one. "Yer askin' for it! Drop yer booty!"

There you are… You gave this one a hard time.

"Wha? Who's there?" the pink one growled as he looked around. He saw a person standing beside a cactus. "Yer a meddlin' varmint! Who the heck are ya?"

The man walked forward. He was a brown-eyed yellow wolf with a brown ten-gallon hat, wearing a red scarf, no undershirt, a long open brown coat with one sleeve ripped out, black leather gloves, a belt running from his left shoulder to his right waist, blue pants with ripped rims at the bottom, and black boots.

"Who's the hunk?" Katt asked with a smile. "Tee hee, looks like we're saved, Peppy!"

"Wait... Isn't he… Isn't he…?" one of the hogs squealed. "Isn't he… the bounty hunter who never lost a bounty?"

"I never knew I was famous by the likes of you," he muttered as he grabbed his rifle holstered at the belt worn around his torso. "Now, let them people go, or we're going to have some pork feast to do, marked with my name, Lone Wolf."

Chapter 2 - Lone Wolf of the West

"Ya meddlin' punk! I'll show ya!" the pink one snorted as he attempted to point his shotgun to him. However, the wolf quickly shot the armament, knocking it off. He swiftly took out his hand pistol and shot the weapons of the boar's companions. He hurled a net with weights, catching the crooks. "Hmm… I want my bounty to be alive… It's a big cut-off to the payment if any of you three were holed. Consider yourself lucky that I didn't use my full potential." The three didn't squeal and remained quiet for the rest of the day. He took his brown eyes to the two people and told them, "I didn't help you… If you want any assistance from me, you have to pay up."

"He really has a big ego," Katt muttered to herself. She then thought of something. "Well, since we're heading to the place anyway, we'll accompany you!" She then grabbed the left of Lone Wolf and informed him, "My name's Katt Monroe!" The lupine didn't make any reaction, though it could easily be told that he was irritated.

Peppy nodded, "Yes… That's a nice idea. You might also want to take us to a clothing boutique, since we don't want to be involved in another incident like that. Oh, my name's Peppy Hare, and you remind me of a friend of mine." He smiled, making the wolf sigh. They started to traverse, when all of a sudden, he asked, "By the way, what's your name?"

"I recall about telling you that," he grumbled as he pulled the net of the swine. "It's Lone Wolf."

"Um, we want your real name," the cat annoyed him once more. "We don't want to call you by your um… alias, you know?"

"But that's my real name, darn it!" he yelled at them. "It's Lone Wolf… LONE WOLF!"

"Wow, what a short temper," the rabbit shrugged as he whisked through the dry ground. After that, nobody talked again.

After a few minutes, they were able to enter the city. They continued to thread until they reached the sheriff's office, which wasn't far from the road. Lone Wolf gave the three to the officers, which in turn he received the money for catching the criminals.

"That's so many," Peppy told the cowboy wolf, "that it makes me wonder what you spend it for."

"I use this money for living, obviously, and for weapons," he answered back with a hint of hesitation. "Why do you keep asking things? Aren't you from this country?"

"Well," the feline replied while looking at the old hare, telling her to say the truth in a low voice, "we aren't actually from this country, continent, or world! Something weird happened, and we suddenly ended up here. Now, we don't know how to get back to our world!" She gave a loud whine, making everybody look at her. "Oops."

"World distortion, huh? Just like what he told me," Lone Wolf thought about their statements. He had to pretend he didn't know about it. "I'm not sure if you're telling the truth or not, but since almost everybody knew about you two being acquaintances of mine, I have to do something… First off, you two need to change outfits. It will make you less intimidating… Next, before the moon rises, we'll visit a friend who may be able to help you out."

"Well, that certainly changes things," Peppy chuckled a bit. "Are you sure you want to use your money?"

"Yeah, I am," he whimpered without looking at them. He just heard the cat girl complaining about the new dresses they should wear, but he simply forgot them.