So now Ava's dead and I'm a wanted man. The surgery I got in Old Town made sure no one would recognize me. It was best that I left the neighborhood, though. Shelly said I could crash at her place for a while so that's good news. Gail was obviously upset about it, "So just like that, you're outta here, huh, Dwight?" I hated doing it to her but it was the best way to stay out of trouble and the best way to make sure no trouble came to Old Town. The area had enough to deal with. First, there were the girls who disappeared and the whole mess with Marv. Then I come blowing through town around the same time. Things were too crazy, although they were about to get worse.
The night saw three attacks in three different parts of Old Town from the creep:
The first group of thugs came right through the front gates with tires screeching and guns blazing. They tore through the main street, right into the heart of the neighborhood. Gail saw it all. The patrons all headed to safety as every girl on the block pulled their pieces. They opened fire on the two cars as they were coming through. The thugs inside were blown to bits and the girls decided to keep the cars and whatever weapons they had on them. Gail got a good look at them and said they were wearing face paint to look like mimes or some shit. With that bunch dead, there was no room for questioning, although they apparently weren't alone.
I was packing everything into the back of my caddy when I spotted the second group. Three of them had grabbed one of the girls and were trying to pull her into an alley. Like the other group of assholes, they had mime face paint. The girl cursed loudly as she tried to pull the rod from her leg holster. She managed to get my attention just before they clubbed her and dragged her away. I pulled my Colts and slid across the hood of my caddy, firing from both barrels. One of them got a few shots in his back before spinning around and taking a few more in the chest. The other two dropped the girl and headed into the alley. Like a jerk, I followed. When I came to the entrance, they had their guns already drawn.
I didn't give them the opportunity to fire. I jumped, kicking the first one in the face; we both went to the floor with me landing on his chest. The second managed to get a shot off, but it went over my head. I pressed one gun against the thug underneath me and trained my spare on the jerk down the alleyway. I pulled both triggers at the same time. The one underneath me lost his head. Point blank. The other one got a hole through his belly but he lurched like he might fire off another round, so I put another hole through his face.
It didn't end there, though. About the same time, two new girls were walking through the West end. One was named Becky and the other was a lady from the Projects. Think her name was Chasity. Anyway, a group of them came out of the back of a delivery van. Becky hid behind a dumpster but they grabbed Chasity. Neither girl had quite learned how to fight but they had a guardian.
One of the bastards got his head chopped off by a flying blade.
Another one was impaled by a long katanna.
The one behind him got his gut sliced open by a smaller sword, spilling his intestines into the gutter.
After those three were killed, that's when the group realized Miho was there. Their guns rattled away, but hit nothing. She flipped overhead with two brief glints of metal spinning around her. The goons stood still for a second before their heads rolled off their shoulders with their bodies dropping soon after. Chasity got up, trying to regain her composure. That's when the bastard responsible for it all popped out of the van.
The Joker. Son of a bitch. He finally shows up in Sin City and where does he go first? Old Town! He came out and yanked Chasity around as two other goons flanked him. Miho avoided their gunfire and tackled Joker to the ground, ready to shove a katanna through his chest. He grabbed the flower on his lapel, squirting a stream of acid which Miho had to dodge. When she was forced to let him go, Joker managed to pull Chasity inside the van and shut the doors. Meanwhile, the remaining goons fired at Miho some more, only to get cut down in the next second. As she dealt with them, the van sped away with Chasity in tow. Becky was hysterical when she told us the story but at least now we know what we're dealing with. Miho has been on edge ever since. She's been aching for a chance at the Joker. We're going to oblige her. It looks like I won't be leaving as soon as I planned.