- SHOWDOWN.
"...Two..." Chuck counted. Kill-A-Lot moved his fingers, eager to grab his weapons.
"... Three..." Chuck gulped. His plan had to work so he could have a chance against this villain.
"... Four..." Chuck clenched his teeth. Now, or never.
"... Three... Two...One...!" Chuck changed to a playful tone, and markingthe rhythm with his left feet.
"Every birthday, my mom and dad would say, you're another year older, another year wiser...!" Chuck sang, confusing Kill-A-Lot. Then, the villain smiled.
"Hey, I know that one!" Sean said, and joined the singing.
"But I still go to school to get an education! I treat each and every day like a mini vacation!" Both guys sang. Then, Chuck shut up, allowing Sean to keep singing.
"All Grown Up! I really wanna shout it out! All Grown Up! I want the world to know! All Grown Up! I really wanna shout it out! All Grown Up with you. All Grown Up... with...!" Sean didn't noticed the mallet directing to his head.
SKWEAK!
The criminal fell on his butt, half groggy. Chuck stood in front of him.
"Didn't count with my cleverness, uh?" Chuckie said, preparing his mallet for a second blow. The Kid reacted, and grabbed one of his guns. Fortunately, since he was stunned, The Kid wasn't as fast as usual, and Chuck could avoid him, roll on the floor, and take down a table to use it like a shield.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The bullets hit the table, almost penetrating it. Chuck popped out from his hideout to throw his mallet at The Kid, hitting hishand and making the villain to dropthe gun.Sean tried to take out his other pistol, but Chuck pounced over him, and they rolled on the floor, one trying to keep the other away from his respective weapon. Sean hit Chuck, making the hero to release him, and the criminal stood up. Chuck rolled on his back to stand up, and both rivals got fighting stances.
Chocolate Boy left his hiding site, and sat on his usual place, behind the keyboard. Thanks to his usual hyper-state (fueled by no less than ten chocolate shakes per hour), he wasn't so scared by now, and got encouraged to do something he always wanted to.
"Oh, boy, I had been waiting for an excuse to play this one!" CB said, excited, and started playing the classic fighting tune of the classic "Batman" series. The moment he pressed the first keys, The Kid and Chuck returned to their fight.
POW!
The Kid punched Chuck on the kisser.
WHAM!
Chuck replied with a left hook.
PUNCH!
The Kid hit Chuck so hard, he fell on his back. The criminal prepared to pounce on him.
KICK!
Chuck used both feet to hit Sean on his stomach. While the villain was breathless, Chuck stood up again.
OUCH!
Chuck stepped hard on Sean's right foot. The Kid grabbed his foot in pain, and Chuck took the chance to push him.
CRACK!
Sean landed on a chair, breaking it. The ColoRed Chuck took this chance to try getting his mallet back, but The Kid (thanks to the experience of multiple bar's fights) stood up quickly, and grabbed some bottles from a nearby table, using them as projectiles to keep Chuck away from the Lumper.
CRASH!
Sean broke the bottom of a bottle to use it as a sharp weapon. Chuck noticed this, and ran behind a table. Sean tried to cut him, but every time he got next to the hero, he moved the contrary side of the table, starting a chase.
The Kid got an idea, and jumped over the table to get the hero. However, The ColoRed Chuck reacted throwing himself under the table, and, once there, he quickly stood up while grabbing the table's legs, lifting it and making Sean to fall, landing on his butt next to the counter.
UFF!
Chuck finally could grab his mallet. The Kid lifted a chair, and threw it against the hero; Chuck hit the chair with the mallet, avoiding the impact, but that gave The Kid the chance to grab his other gun. Fortunately, before he could shoot, he had to use his free hand to stop the mallet who was directing to his head again, while Chuck used his left hand to grab the wrist of the villain's hand who was holding the pistol. Even if The Kid was obviously stronger, Chuck, being left-handed and having a good adrenaline's boost, could keep the gun down while struggling with him. During the struggling, they both fell behind the counter and out of view. Their fighting sounds were easily heard.
WHAM! PUNCH! CRASH! POW!
After a few seconds, Chuck popped his head out from the counter, smiling. The Kid black-gloved hand emerged then, grabbing the hero's collar, who gasped, and was brought back to the fight.
CLANG! CRACK! YIKES! BIFF!
The Kid popped his head a few seconds later, grinning evilly. However, he changed his expression to a gulping one when Chuck's hand, holding The Skweaky Lumper, emerged too.
SKWEAK!
The mallet hit Sean's head, dropping it back behind the counter.
SKWEAK! PUNT! KACHING! TRAK!
Chuck's head emerged, smirking. A moment later, Kill-A-Lot's hand emerged too, holding his pistol and aiming at the hero's head. Chuck gasped, and lowered his head out of sight to avoid being shot. The hand returned back behind the counter.
SPINCH! KICK! YEOWCH! JAB!
Chuck's head emerged again, panting. A moment later, his mallet emerged on the contrary side, hitting him from behind.
SKWEAK!
Chuck shook his head, and turned to see the Lumper.
"Which side are you, dope?" Chuck angrily said. Then he returned to the fight, mallet and all.
CLING! KNOCK! HOOK! KAPOW!
Chuck crawled silently from behind the counter, while the fight's sounds were still heard. The hero, with a few bruises on his face, dusted off his outfit, and walked to the counter's front, knocking it. Kill-A-Lot stood up behind the counter, panting and with some bruises as well.
"Excuse me, but, who are you fighting with?" The ColoRed Chuck asked in a casual tone. Sean smirked.
"The ColoRed Chuck, but I think the coward left, because I can't find..." Sean stopped talking when realizing who was in front of him, and the mallet directing to his head.
SKWEAK!
This attack was really hard, stunning the villain. Chuck dropped the mallet, and slammed the criminal's face and chest against the counter. Then, he pulled him by the belt, placing The Kid face down on the counter.
"I've always wanted to do this." Chuck said to CB, whose was still playing. Then, Chuck grabbed Kill-A-Lot by his collar and belt, and took some impulse before started sliding the criminal through the counter's smooth surface, breaking some bottles who were still there, and aiming to the saloon's window.
KEEERRAAASSSH!
Unfortunately, Chuck forgot to release the criminal after throwing him, and both he and The Kid landed outside the saloon, The Kid face first, and the hero on his back. The town's people, gathered outside the saloon to hear the battle, gasped in surprise, especially Stinky, who could only imagine how damaged was his saloon.
"I did that on purpose to finish the fight here and stop destroying the place. All my movements are coldly calculated." Chuck said to the people in a pained voice, while standing up. Kill-A-Lot stood up as well, as pained as the hero, and walked a few feet away from the saloon, next to some horses who were tied on the street. The people opened to give them space.
"Okay, ColoRed Fool, you are the guy who had injured me the most, but now is time to finish you." The Kid said in an angry tone while leaning to grab something from his boot. Everyone gasped when noticing it was another pistol, small, but surely loaded.
"Hey, ColoRed, here!" Chuck heard the voice of Chocolate Boy, who popped from behind the broken window, and tossed The Lumper to the hero. Chuck caught it, and threw it in Sean's direction.
The criminal ducked to avoid the mallet, who hit a nearby horse's rear instead.
"Ha! Missed me!" Sean said in a mocking tone, but then, the surprised horse reacted to defend himself from its unseen attacker the way horses usually do.
KAAAHHOOOAAAX!
The beast hit Kill-A-Lot on his back with a back kick using both hoaxes, sending him flying through the air and landing hardly, face down, in front of Chuck.
WHAAAM! SPLURT!
"You know, somehow I doubt that thing on your face is mud." Chuck said while covering his nose with his left hand. Sean lifted his pained, dirty, and stinky face to look at him.
"I never liked the "Back To The Future" movies." The Kid said in a pained voice, and then fell unconscious, while the town's people cheered at The ColoRed Chuck.
"Thank you, thank you, my pleasure... now, if any of you can take me to the closest infirmary, I'll thank you even more." Chuck said, with a slightly pained expression at the last part.
-EPILOGUE.
Eugene locked on the prison cell's door, with Kill-A-Lot Kid, his right arm on a cast and the face covered with band-aids, trapped inside.
"I'll bring you dinner after The ColoRed Chuck's leaves. Try to rest." Eugene said to the criminal in a friendly tone. The villain scowled him.
"I'll make a deal with you. Let me go, and maybe I'll not strangle you once I'm out of here." The villain said, moving next to the cell's bars.
"Sorry, Kid, but no thanks. Besides, now that you are in there, maybe we can finally get a decent sheriff here so I can go back to my dream of creating my own theatrical company." Eugene said while doing some simple dancing steps. A moment later, a tall girl with brown loose hair, wearing a poncho and sandals, appeared at the prison's door.
"Eugene, hurry up. We are just waiting for you." Sheena, Eugene's girlfriend, called him. She was one of the happiest persons because of The Kid's capture, since it meant Eugene will not need to fight him, so this time he'll be really okay.
"Coming!" Eugene said happily, and walked next to Sheena. She gave him a little kiss, and then they left the prison. Kill-A-Lot growled, but then got a sinister grin, and looked at the cell's window.
On the meantime, almost the whole town was on the main street, saying their good-byes to The ColoRed Chuck, whose had some band aids on his face as well.
"Sorry about the damage on your saloon, guys, but it wasn't easy to catch this crook." Chuck said while shaking hands with Stinky and Lila.
"Don't worry, ColoRed Chuck. With Kill-A-Lot in jail, now we'll be able to use all the money we need to repair the place, instead of giving him a part to spare our lives." Lila said, smiling.
"She is right, Mister Chuck. Thanks a lot for helping us." Stinky added. Chuck nodded and shook hands with Hoods and Blake.
"Hope your friend gets better." Chuck said to Hoods, who simply nodded. Then, the hero directed to Blake.
"And you need a few helpers on the bank, and, especially, security." Chuck commented. Blake nodded.
"In deed, ColoRed. Actually, I just contacted a couple of friends from the capital, and they'll send me one or two guys to protect the bank. Plus, Eugene and I will call the authorities, and, without Kill-A-Lot around, they'll surely find a volunteer to be our sheriff." Blake informed. At that moment, Eugene and Sheena arrived.
"Sorry I'm late. I had to be sure Kill-A-Lot wouldn't be able to escape again." Eugene explained. Chuck got a serious look.
"You finally repaired the window's bars?" Chuck asked.
"Well, I couldn't, but the blacksmith will do it tomorrow." Eugene shrugged. Everyone gasped.
"But he can escape now!" Hoods said, scared.
"I don't think so. I couldn't repair the window, but I could connect the bars to the prison's electric installation." Eugene explained.
"YEEEEEEEEOOOOOUUUUUCCCCCHHH!" Everyone could hear Kill-A-Lot's painful scream. Eugene crossed his arms, and smiled.
"I'm accident-prone, but not that dumb." Eugene said with a smirk. Everyone chuckled.
"Nice trick, Eugene. Well, I'll better go now... and, in the tradition of the western heroes, I'll do it walking to the horizon. See you, guys." Chuck said, waving bye to everyone. They waved in reply, and Chocolate Boy turned on a tape recorder, so everyone could hear a classic " western hero's leaving" tune, while Chuck walked away, facing the horizon.
The moment Chuck reached the end of the street, a land rover, with Tommy Pickles, also known as Okey Dokey Jones, driving it, appeared from nowhere, and stopped next to him.
"Tommy! What are you doing here?" Chuck asked, confused.
"Angelica said you were late for a date, and got worried, so she asked me to find and pick you up." Tommy said. Chuck slapped his forehead.
"I was about to call her to summon me back the moment I were out of town, you know, to not ruin the whole "hero leaving village" scene." Chuck said in frustration. Tommy noticed the town people, some of them laughing , and others with confused expressions. Tommy's face reddened.
"Ups. My mistake. Want me to leave to, you know, finish the scene yourself?" Tommy said, laughing nervously. Chuck shook his head, and entered the car, sighing.
"Nah. It's already ruined... but thanks for the intention anyway. And we can still drive to the horizon." Chuck said to his friend, smiling at him. Tommy relaxed, and started driving away.
"So, you're not angry?" Tommy asked.
"Not as long you can give me a good idea for Angie's gift. Our first anniversary is next week." Chuck replied, while the vehicle headed to the horizon.
"You had been Angelica's boyfriend for a year? And people still doubts you're a hero!" Tommy said in a half-joking tone. Both friends laughed, while leaving the town.
THE END.
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By the way, Angelica, what did he finally got for you? (Ah, well, since he couldn't get a good idea, he asked Tony Stark to allow us using one cabin he has near a lake for the weekend. Boy, it was great, wonderful, delightful... and the cabin wasn't bad either.) Okay, enough information... wait, you said Tony Stark? Like in Tony "Iron Man" Stark? (Well, there are some advantages on dating a superhero. They get no salary, and there's no such thing as "working from 9 to 5", but they met some really cool people and visit many interesting places.) You can say that again. (Okay. They get no salary...) You're hopeless. (I know. Isn't that great?)
As you could notice, I had characters from other 2 series playing several roles. (Yep. We had Stinky Peterson, Lila Sawyer, Chocolate Boy, Sheena "Crazy Last Name" Kaczynski, and the mention of Harold... not my assistant, but Harold Berman, all of them from the Hey, Arnold! cartoon, and Blake Gripling, Robert Lightfoot, aka Hoods, and the mention of Carl Foutley, all of them from As Told By Ginger. We also mentioned Kim Possible, from Disney; Jet Fusion, a Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius character; and Scooby Doo, from Warner Brothers/Hanna-Barbera.)
Well, as usual, thanks to everyone who reviewed this story. (Yeah. Thanks a lot guys. I liked it too, despite the fact I had no role in it.) Well, you were referred a couple of times. (Of course I had to be referred. After all, who is the show's star?) Well, besides Chuckie, there's Tommy, and Lil, and Kimi, and Phil, and Dil, and Susie... (I have an idea... let's say good-bye to the readers now, SO I CAN STRANGLE YOU!)
-gulp- Okay, you guys heard the girl. Thanks again for reading and reviewing, and keep the good writing... and keep her away from me! (I'll give you a five minutes' head start... or seconds. I had never been good at Math.) –zooming away-
(Relax, people. I'll not hurt him. But, now he's gone... his cookies are mine! HA, HA, HA! So long, folks!)