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Cottonmouth Part 2

Go-Go stood atop the staircase swinging her ball and chain above her head. Mask de Smith stood at the bottom, twin grenade launchers at the ready. Go-Go swung the chain once more and sent it flying downwards at Mask. Mask pulled the trigger on his left launcher. The shell connected with the heavy steel ball, sending it flying back to his opponent. Go-Go took control of the blast and used the momentum to swing the ball a second time, now twice as fast. Mask countered again with the remaining explosive shell, while Go-Go, with an impressive show of force swung it again in his direction.

"Hyaaaaa!" Mask caught the ball as it plummeted towards his chest. He took the chain over his shoulder and yanked it forward with all his strength, sending Go-Go flying off the stairs, eventually being slammed on her back on the floor in front of Mask.

"I don't want to hurt you, amiga. Just walk away," Mask de Smith told her. Go-Go looked up at him with fire in her eyes, and pulled a long switchblade out from the back of her skirt. She rushed at the towering man, but he easily caught her arm and slapped the blade out of her hand. He grabbed her around the waist, and quickly arched himself back, taking Go-Go with him, preforming his signiture move, The Smith Special Side Suplex.

"Ahhhhhh!" Go-Go screamed as her skull cracked on the hardwood floor. She lay there, silent and limp. Smith stood back up. A nearby security camera caught this deadly exchange, and short circuited for a second. When it came back into focus, the masked wrestler had been replaced by a tall, black man, in a white suit.

Garcian Smith

He looked down at the body of the recently deceased girl, then turned his head forward and began walking up the staircase. When Garcian got to the top he could see the transparent figure of Go-Go Yubari. Her eyes were no longer visible and appeared to be shadowy pockets. She began to speak in hissing, garbled Japanese words.

"What? What is it? You think you're cool or something? Ha! As if! I would never share a body with you people. I mean, I may have been a killer, but you guys are weirdos. Miss O-Ren will cut you down soon. See you in hell Killer 7." After saying this, her image faded away.

Garcian made his way to the master bedroom and walked inside. The first thing he spotted was a large plasma screen television. He turned it on and flipped to channel 4. On the screen there was an attractive woman with jet black hair and a bloody white dress.

"What the hell are you looking at?" The woman said looking into the camera.

The TV was turned off, and when it did, the woman on the screen was now standing in the middle of O-Ren's Ishii's bedroom.

Kaede Smith

Kaede brandished a large semi-automatic pistol with a scope attachment. She walked across the room onto the balcony outside. On the roof stood O-Ren Ishii in a flowing white kimono, holding a long shining blade.

"So you're here to kill me?"

Kaede smiled and straitened out her bloody dress. "That's the plan," Kaede raised her weapon and fired three shots at the woman on the roof. O-Ren deflected each bullet with her sword and ran along the roof, away from Kaede.

"Cat and mouse," Kaede said grimly. She took out a small blade, and, in a disgusting display, slit her right wrist. She aimed the arterial spray over the empty air between the balcony and the roof. The ghastly figure of a woman in a red S&M suit, covering her eyes, pointed her fingers like a gun at the crimson rain, and then pretended to shoot. After the bloody shower subsided, a metalic staircase crossed the balcony and roof. Kaede's bare feet quickly ran up them, towards her target. When O-Ren was within her sight, she fired, emptying the rest of her clip. O-Ren cut every bullet in two, with graceful precision.

O-Ren ran at Kaede, her sword trailing behind her. She jumped into the sky, about to bring the sword down on Kaede's head. Kaede dodged the attempt on her life, and gave a powerful kick to O-Ren's throat. O-Ren staggered back, gasping for air. Kaede gave two more masterful kicks, each connecting with O-Ren's jaw. She fell on her back, looking up at her assailant with fear. Kaede kicked her katana off the roof, and started talking to her as she reloaded her weapon.

"Are you afraid, huh?" She said in a monotone voice. "You're going to die tonight, here in the moonlight," Kaede fumbled with the clip. "This is a good death," She aimed her gun at O-Ren's head.

O-Ren spit at her and said in perfect English, "I'll meet you in h-" Kaede shot her in the head.

"Oh, I'm sorry. What were you about to say?"

Bill sat in his zen garden, holding a cup of sake. A calm, blonde woman removed her shoes and joined Bill on the sandy ground. She kissed him on the cheek.

"We just got word that Cottonmouth has been killed."

Bill looked intrigued, "Really?" The woman poured herself a cup.

"Yup,"

"Rival yazuka?"

"No, no one's claimed responsibility yet, if it was yazuka they would have claimed the roost by now."

"So, it must be an assassin."

"My, thoughts exactly," she sipped her sake. Bill got up.

"Well, you keep me posted, alright Kiddo?"

Beatrix looked up with a smile, "Will do,"

Bill returned the smile. "That's my girl," Bill walked away, towards the house.

COTTONMOUTH COMPLETE

"A thousand smiles are lost in an instant, every day"

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