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"There's not enough room in this forum for the two of us." FM slammed his emptied whisky glass down on the wooden counter. "Step outside, Grix......"
Grix eyed FM carefully. They'd known each other for a long time, but things had been gettin' a little strained lately."
"What's this about, FM," he demanded, making his way through the packed but hushed saloon and pushing the swinging doors outwards as he stepped onto the dusty ground outside.
"Well," replied FM, pushing open the doors again and following Grix outside into the hot, dry air, "You've bushwhacked one of my topics just one time too many. It's time we had this out. Mano a Mano. Poster to Poster."
Grix paused in his stride to think of a witty retort about FM's last comment, then decided that now was probably not the time.
"So, what's it to be? 10 paces, turn and fire?" asked Grix, making sure his gunbelt was fastened properly.
"You know me better than that, Grix. 30 paces." FM checked his gunbelt. The Smith and Wesson 6-shot revolver hung loosely at his right hip.
They stood back to back under the glare of the midday sun, and started to count.....
1....2....3....
The occupants of the saloon were packing the windows trying to get a glimpse of the showdown outside. This was unheard of. The last shootout in the town of Last Chance Reserve had been quite a time ago, when the Er-no posse had cleaned out the Desperate Dans, but this was different. Two equally matched opponents were about to face off.
Insane Bartender was going even more nuts behind the saloon's counter because he was losing good sales whilst all this was going on.
Outside, the count was at 25.... as FM glanced to his right and saw PB on the roof of the Red Splat Hotel and Boarding House, shotgun at hand. PB nodded with a knowing look. FM nodded back.
The count was 26.... as Grix looked across to the SR Saddlery, where he spied Sniper with his trusty Winchester Rifle. Grix gave a brief nod. Sniper returned it.
27....28...29..
Dust whirled up as both men spun to face each other. The blast of PB's shotgun firing both barrels broke the deafening silence that preceeded it, and a cloud of sand flew up at Grix's feet as the buckshot ploughed into the ground.
Grix drew his gun and took aim, FM was still drawing his because he was left handed and his belt was on the wrong way, Sniper fired his rifle, and there was a sharp report, then a clatter as PB dropped his shotgun and swandived off the roof of the hotel and landed in a horse trough.
FM grappled with his pistol, it had snagged in the holster, and he reminded himself to be more careful where he left his chewing gum.
Grix took pity. (No he didn't). Grix fired his gun. Fortunately, FM and done his research and Grix's eyesight wasn't as good as it should have been, and at 30 paces it was like trying to read a Wanted Poster through a mirage. Grix's first bullet flew out of town faster than a newbie Gameaday winner. He wasn't sure if he had hit FM or not, but then he heard FM pull back the hammer of his Smith and Wesson with a
*click*
Grix eyed FM carefully. They'd known each other for a long time, but things had been gettin' a little strained lately."
"What's this about, FM," he demanded, making his way through the packed but hushed saloon and pushing the swinging doors outwards as he stepped onto the dusty ground outside.
"Well," replied FM, pushing open the doors again and following Grix outside into the hot, dry air, "You've bushwhacked one of my topics just one time too many. It's time we had this out. Mano a Mano. Poster to Poster."
Grix paused in his stride to think of a witty retort about FM's last comment, then decided that now was probably not the time.
"So, what's it to be? 10 paces, turn and fire?" asked Grix, making sure his gunbelt was fastened properly.
"You know me better than that, Grix. 30 paces." FM checked his gunbelt. The Smith and Wesson 6-shot revolver hung loosely at his right hip.
They stood back to back under the glare of the midday sun, and started to count.....
1....2....3....
The occupants of the saloon were packing the windows trying to get a glimpse of the showdown outside. This was unheard of. The last shootout in the town of Last Chance Reserve had been quite a time ago, when the Er-no posse had cleaned out the Desperate Dans, but this was different. Two equally matched opponents were about to face off.
Insane Bartender was going even more nuts behind the saloon's counter because he was losing good sales whilst all this was going on.
Outside, the count was at 25.... as FM glanced to his right and saw PB on the roof of the Red Splat Hotel and Boarding House, shotgun at hand. PB nodded with a knowing look. FM nodded back.
The count was 26.... as Grix looked across to the SR Saddlery, where he spied Sniper with his trusty Winchester Rifle. Grix gave a brief nod. Sniper returned it.
27....28...29..
Dust whirled up as both men spun to face each other. The blast of PB's shotgun firing both barrels broke the deafening silence that preceeded it, and a cloud of sand flew up at Grix's feet as the buckshot ploughed into the ground.
Grix drew his gun and took aim, FM was still drawing his because he was left handed and his belt was on the wrong way, Sniper fired his rifle, and there was a sharp report, then a clatter as PB dropped his shotgun and swandived off the roof of the hotel and landed in a horse trough.
FM grappled with his pistol, it had snagged in the holster, and he reminded himself to be more careful where he left his chewing gum.
Grix took pity. (No he didn't). Grix fired his gun. Fortunately, FM and done his research and Grix's eyesight wasn't as good as it should have been, and at 30 paces it was like trying to read a Wanted Poster through a mirage. Grix's first bullet flew out of town faster than a newbie Gameaday winner. He wasn't sure if he had hit FM or not, but then he heard FM pull back the hammer of his Smith and Wesson with a
*click*
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Snowboarding guy walks past...
"Has anybody seen the snow? All I see is dust."
Walks along a little, and spots Grix on the floor...
"Woah! What happened there? Wait! I heard about this thing where you do something called CPZ. Yeah , they do it on Robot Wars too. Lets give it a go".
"Has anybody seen the snow? All I see is dust."
Walks along a little, and spots Grix on the floor...
"Woah! What happened there? Wait! I heard about this thing where you do something called CPZ. Yeah , they do it on Robot Wars too. Lets give it a go".
FantasyMeister wrote:
> FM was confused. He'd only pulled back the trigger with a *click*,
> and yet Grix was saying he was dead.
Then he saw it. On the
> ground next to Grix's body. The Ant.
He raised his pistol and
> fired off six quick shots, and six little Ant legs went
> flying.
He stepped forward, raised his foot, and brought it down
> on the prone Ant form that was trying to crawl away using only its
> antennae.
There was an squishy, squirty, squelchy kind
> of
*click*
That's the first time I've been killed in any of these stories!!
Oh well...
Oh yeah...
FM was looking around, pleased with himself. Then he heard a little tapping at the window. He opened, and the Ant colony came rushing in. They stole all his sugar, peed on his floor and then made him cower like a cowardly coward.
> FM was confused. He'd only pulled back the trigger with a *click*,
> and yet Grix was saying he was dead.
Then he saw it. On the
> ground next to Grix's body. The Ant.
He raised his pistol and
> fired off six quick shots, and six little Ant legs went
> flying.
He stepped forward, raised his foot, and brought it down
> on the prone Ant form that was trying to crawl away using only its
> antennae.
There was an squishy, squirty, squelchy kind
> of
*click*
That's the first time I've been killed in any of these stories!!
Oh well...
Oh yeah...
FM was looking around, pleased with himself. Then he heard a little tapping at the window. He opened, and the Ant colony came rushing in. They stole all his sugar, peed on his floor and then made him cower like a cowardly coward.
Erm? Like that`d work quick enough. Besides, the body is gone, the brain may follow as it can`t move the body anymore.
Oxygen go and breath on plant life for it.
How do you shut hell up? Is this Final Destination? I hope not!
Shut the hell up.
Unbeknownst to the Sniper, FM had a seven shooter, and he quickly fired off one more shot.
Sniper's lifeless body went flying back through the sugarglass window and landed on the foam mattress concealed from the cameras in the back of the SR Saddlery.
Unfortunately, the only thing real about this was the bullet.
Sniper's lifeless body went flying back through the sugarglass window and landed on the foam mattress concealed from the cameras in the back of the SR Saddlery.
Unfortunately, the only thing real about this was the bullet.
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