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Stranger rolled his eyes as the three walked out of the Doc's office. Once outside, the three bounty hunters saw a bunch of Clakkers running around in a panic. Alex, Stranger, and Dil all looked at each other and the human sighed as Stranger and Dil each grabbed a nearby Clakker's shoulder, pulling it to a stop. Stranger opened his mouth to speak, but Dil beat him to it, "What 're all ya pekker-heads flappin' about?" She asked.
Stranger grunted, annoyed, but then looked at the Clakker. "What she said."
"Oh, didn't ya 'ear? Boilz Booty is comin' ta town! He's gonna break his brother outta jail, Stranger!" The Clakker yelped and then, as soon as Stranger and Dil let it go, bolted for the nearest house.
Alex opened her mouth, but shut it. She blinked. "Bounty store, Strange?" The human asked, sighing, as she looked up at her guardian.
"Bounty store, kiddo." Stranger nodded before walking towards said store.
Dil and Alex looked at each other, shrugged, then followed the older bounty hunter towards the bounty store. Once inside, they saw the clerk clucking nervously. He looked up at them and then clucked again. "Oh Stranger! And company. Boilz Booty is comin' ta town!"
"We know." Dil and Alex said at the same time.
The Clakker ignored them. "Here!" He yelled, shoving a poster into Stranger's hands just as an explosion was heard. "Oop! That's him now! G'd luck, ya three!" The clerk said before running in the back.
Stranger looked at the poster and, ignoring Alex and Dil, who were leaning to see what it said, read it and then tucked it away. "Les' go."
"Righ' behind ya!" Alex said, pulling out her dagger. The human licked her teeth as Chomp jumped onto her shoulder.
Dil chuckled at the human as she pulled out one of her slingshots and loaded it with a rock. Stranger pulled out two things and handed each of the girls one. "Here." He grunted, "It's one of the vacuum things I have."
"Cool!" Alex grinned as she took the smallest one from Stranger. The human stuck it into her pack. "Thanks!"
Dil smiled as she took the last one. "Thank you."
"I can't always be there to suck up every single outlaw y'all kill or knock out, can I?" Stranger asked as he unlocked his bow. "Those are all old models, but they work."
Alex grinned at her friends and then looked at the door. "Well, let's go make a living." She sighed.
Stranger chuckled and Dil giggled. The three walked together out of the bounty store and then stared in shock at the town. Buildings were on fire and some were even collapsed, dead Clakkers were lying on the ground and outlaws were walking the streets. Boilz's voice made the three bounty hunters turn and see the outlaw, "Good works, boys! Now, stay here and cover my escape!"
"Ya got it, boss!" One shooter nodded.
Stranger pulled out his crossbow and then loaded a Zapfly in it. Alex took her dagger and ran behind a trailer to the back allies of the town. Dil kept her slingshot ready to fire as she fired Alex, muttering something about "Someone's gotta keep an eye on the kiddo".
Stranger smiled as the Zapfly loaded. He hid in the shadows and waited for just the right moment, then, he fired. The little bug landed on a barrel of explosives, sending the two minions to kingdom come. He chuckled, but winced as a bullet almost hit his arm. The bounty hunter cursed and turned. Stranger saw three outlaws looking at him. He ran behind the bounty store, loading his crossbow.
"Hold on, Al!" Dil yelled as Alex skidded to a stop. "Now don'tcha go runnin' off! Ya could get killed!"
"So? It's the danger of being a bounty hunter." Alex shrugged before she twisted the dagger in her hand. The human took a deep breath and then looked at Chomp. "Go."
The Fuzzle jumped off Alex's shoulder onto the ground and then growled. He jumped out of view and screaming was heard. Alex smiled a confident smile and followed her pet into battle. Dil sighed and shook her head, but followed the two. There, she saw the human and Fuzzle fighting two outlaws. Dil aimed and fired a rock from her slingshot at a minion, who promptly fell down, unconscious. She smiled and whipped out the vacuum Stranger gave her then sucked up the outlaw. Dil turned to help Alex, but saw that the human was already sucking the outlaw up that she had been battling just seconds ago Alex grinned as she turned around to face Dil.
"Well? Stranger and I told you I could handle myself." Alex smiled.
Dil smiled back and shook her head, chuckling slightly. "Alright, so ya can take care of yerself."
"Damn strait!" The human nodded before hearing a gun shot.
Both of the female bounty hunters looked at each other and yelled, "Stranger!" The two bolted out of the ally way to the center of town.
The sight that greeted their eyes was Stranger and Boilz both firing at each other. Stranger was hiding behind a trailer, firing at Boilz, and at outlaw was firing back at Stranger as he walked towards the bounty hunter. Stranger growled as he went back to hiding, loading his crossbow, which gave Boilz time to reload his gun if he wanted to, but he didn't. The outlaw grinned and ran towards the hidden Stranger.
"Hey!"
Boilz turned and saw Dil and Alex standing behind him, Alex had a hand on her hip while Dil had her slingshot ready, but it wasn't aimed; the two glared at Boilz.
Said outlaw laughed. "So, Stranger! These are you lil' helpers, huh? Well, little girls, I can only say one thing…" Booty raised his gun and aimed it at the two, "…prepare to enter a world of pain." He grinned, firing.
"Move!" Dil yelled, grabbing Alex and jumping out of the way. She put Alex down once they were safe behind a building. "Got any ideas, kid?"
"Jus' one." Alex muttered, pulling out her longest dagger as Chomp jumped onto her shoulder. "Fight. Kick his ass. Get the moolah."
Dil laughed as she put a Stingbee in her slingshot. "Alright, kid. But if we die, remember this was yer plan."
"Ya got it. 3…2…1…now!"
The two jumped out of hiding and Dil fired a bee at Boilz, who's back was now turned to the two. Alex growled and ran towards the outlaw as Dil continued to fire shot after shot at Boilz as the outlaw turned. The human snarled and slashed him in the chest. "That's what you get for messing with Stranger!" Alex growled as she jumped back.
"Human…" Boilz growled, walking towards her. "You're gonna pay for that."
Alex swallowed and took a step back, but kept her face strait as she prepared for another strike. Just as Boilz got close enough she could smell him, the outlaw yelled in pain and stumbled forwards. He turned in rage and saw Stranger glaring at him, crossbow loaded with Boombats and Thudslugs. "Leave mah partners 'lone, Boilz." He snarled. "Now ah'm tellin' ya like I told Floyd, alive or a corpse, yer ass is comin' with me an' Dil an' Alex."
"That's what you think, Stranger!!" Boilz yelled, aiming his gun. He fired, but nothing happened. "Wha'? Aw shit! I'm outta bullets!"
Dil and Alex grinned as Stranger walked over to Boilz, who gulped. Dil put her hand on Alex's shoulder and smiled at Stranger. "Made a bad choice not reloadin', Boilz." She chuckled.
"Aw shit." Boilz muttered before Stranger's hand slammed into his face with a sickening 'thud', knocking the outlaw out.
Stranger smirked as he sucked up the boss and then looked at the two before looking around the town and sighed. "Ain't nothin' here left fer us…bes' go on ta Buzzerton…"
"Yeah…" Dil nodded, while Alex grunted in response as she put her dagger and the vacuum in her pack for safekeeping. Dil chuckled and both she and Stranger ruffled the human's head.
"Hey, knock it off! I ain't a kid, ya know! I'm an adult…almost." Alex muttered.
The two older bounty hunters chuckled as they walked towards the open gate. Once outside, Stranger pulled out the operation bill and sighed, slapping the papers with the back of his hand. "I'm gonna need a lot more moolah if'n I'm gonna get that operation." He shook his head, sighing again.
"Yeah…" Alex looked at her guardian. "Les' go!"
Dil laughed. "To Buzzerton!" She smiled as Alex grabbed Stranger's arm and started to pull him towards the next town. She followed as well, looking around.
The three began to walk down the straight road towards town, which turned right at a tree. A small town was being rebuilt around the turn and houses were nearly complete; a small crop of corn and other fruit was being tended to by two female Clakkers. The three bounty hunters looked at each other and they all walked up to one. "Aren'tcha guys a little too far from town?" Stranger asked, looking at the Clakker.
"Oh no, Stranger! Since ya cleaned up this here place, we're able to build up a new town here to live safely." The Clakker replied then walked away.
Stranger shrugged and then looked at Dil and Alex, who also shrugged back. The three walked away from the town, letting the Clakkers get on with their boring lives.
Once they had gotten away from the small town, they saw a bridge that led across a deep gorge with some of camp below, but they didn't notice the latter. The three stepped on the roofed bridge, but that didn't go unnoticed. As Alex and Dil started to talk to Stranger, trying to make him smile, two outlaw Mortars noticed them and grinned.
"Hey, you see those pinheads? Waltzing on the bridge?" The first outlaw asked the second one, elbowing him.
"Yeah…hehehehe….looks like it's time fer a lil' target practice." The second one nodded.
The two laughed as they lit the cannons. "This'll be like shootin' Grubbs in a barrel!" The first one laughed as they fired their shells at the bridge.
Dil glanced over and saw the attack. "Stranger! Grab Alex and run!" She screamed before running.
Stranger looked over and, seeing the attack, grabbed Alex and threw her on his back. He and Dil attempted to run to the other side of the bridge, but failed. The bridge exploded and everyone went flying. Stranger landed on the ground, hitting his head, and was knocked unconscious. Alex yelled and managed to grab hold of the cliff's edge, hanging on for dear life. Dil was no where to be seen.
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