Through the Arizona desert a man walks alone. Dressed like a good old cowboy with a poncho over his clothes as he walks on the side of the road. To people far away he looks like an ordinary man but the closer you get the more you realized, he's a walking skeleton man.
He walks slowly under the Arizona sun as he notices a nearby town and heads toward the little settlement. There are houses, police station and many more buildings but in smaller quantities since this place was recently settled by people from neighboring cities and towns.
He spots a bar and heads toward it to get a quick drink. Passerbys noticed the walking skeleton and look at him with suspicion due to the recent construction of this town they are surprised by the unknown visitor.
Entering the bar he sees that it's mostly empty except for some costumers playing games or just there for a drink or two
"I don't expect people like you to come around this here parts" the bartender talks to our skeleton friend as he take a seat, "Since this place had been recently settled I'm surprised to see visitors come by so quickly" the man continued "So what drink do you want, I got plenty of options"
"Just give me good ol' whiskey" our skeleton said as he eyed the few costumers in the bar. There had been reports of a prolific bank robber in the nearby towns and due to the fact that the bank here has not been robbed yet he guessed that maybe this is the next target of the criminal
The bartender gave the man a his whiskey and try to make small talk. "So you got any business in town", "No, just a hunch" he replied as the bartender gave the costumer a confused look wondering what his costumer just said
"There has been reports of a bandit with a hobby of robbing banks around these here parts, I just want to claim his bounty and move to another target" the skeleton man casually said as he sips the drink he ordered
Right on time an explosion can be heard in the distance as everyone looked outside to see the bank on fire with a giant hole in one of it's walls. Policemen and firefighters rush to the scene trying to stop the fire from spreading to nearby buildings
The man finished his drink and placed his payment on the counter and the empty cup on top of the money as he walks out of the establishment
A silhouette of the bank robber can be scene in a nearby alleyway as he tries to
hide and escape from the scene, unfortunately for him a man in cowboy clothes spots him and heads for his direction.
"Really?, no one's gonna go after me, what a bunch of clowns no wonder why their bank got robbed" the criminal said as he used his quirk to quickly escape the scene
BANG BANG BANG
Three shots were fired towards the theif as he looks in confusion as a man made up of skeleton approaches him. "Where do you think you're going? The fun has just begun" more shots were fired as the criminal dodged every last bullet shot towards him.
Was this a joke he thinks to himself as he kept dodging the shots fired at him. "Give up old man you can't shoot a man even if it's right infront of you" the theif mockingly said to the skeleton man
Unbeknownst to him there was a billboard behind him and our skeleton friend was aiming for the structure. Slowly but surely the frame of the billboard weakened as the bullets and gun used by our friend has been modified to be more powerful and lethal than the run of the mill gun bought by the common public
The thief kept up his insults towards the cowboy as he continuously dodge the bullets not meant for him.
Creek
Was the last thing the wouldbe theif heard as the billboard went down towards him. He tries desperately to dodge the falling advertisement board as it falls directly on top of him. The robber become unconscious as the billboard which was promoting dental care fell down on him with a big smile
The police quickly arrive to see the man incapacitated under the billboard and our skeleton friend near him
"Are you a hero by any chance?" the cops asked, "Why of course I am, Officer" Skeleton man said to the cops as he showed them his Pro Hero License. The hero name imprinted on the card reads 'Dead Man'
"Thanks for apprehending this criminal, he's been a menace around these parts and we couldn't thank you enough" the cop said as he observes his colleagues get the criminal under the billboard out and into their car
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Arriving at the city bank he went to collect the bounty from his recent capture. "Well well well if it isn't the Dead Man himself" a familiar voice called out to him as he turns toward where the voice came from. "How's it been?" a man using a formal suit and a brown trench coat says to our friend here
"Oh it's been a while, are you here to cash in a bounty as well" he replied as he walks to the steps of the bank. "Yeah some dickhead stole a bunch of stuff from some rich guys and they put a bounty on their head. How about you?" Dead response with "Local bank robber robbing banks"
Both of them entered the bank and lined up, as they were doing so Dead's friend started to do small talk with him. "Have you heard of the news" the friend said, Dead confused asked about the news in question "Apparently there's a former member of the safety commission in Japan with a bounty on her head, anyone who can capture her dead or alive will be swimming in cash" Dead thinks to himself as to why a former member of the Safety Commission would be targeted by the same organization she came from
"Though many died in the process, I'm not saying I'm a coward I just think if a target got that many dead under her belt, I would just mind my own business"
"I'll try and take her down, though I ain't too fluent in Japanese"
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