Chapter Two: The Mysterious Gunslinger

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As we pan down from the Sun blaring heat engulfing the sand. A horse moving along with a 20 year old on its back. Wearing a loose fitted Brown vest, over a white button-up shirt, his boots lacking Spurs, and is yellow hat dawned on his head, a red bandana around his neck, not to mention his vibrant blonde hair. That's right it's Billy the kid it's been about a week of his travels it seems Chiphorn isn't as close as he thought. He's runnin ever low water, he probably has three days worth of water but it is for not. As in the distance is an oasis, this gets him happy excited even. As he waste no time and rushes his horse to get there.

But the closer and closer he gets the further and further it seems. His head seems almost shaky as he falls off his horse. Landing on top of a cactus. As he stares up at the sun vultures start circling. His last thoughts.

"Ha...ha.haaaa, is this really how I'm going to die..."

Before he can finish this though a shadowy figure looms overhead. As he reaches down the only thing Billy could make out about this figure is his cold hand in this blazing heat it feels like ice. But this figure starts picking up Billy, and Billy asked shakily.

"Wh...who are you?"

Billy's question was not answered before he passed out. In his dream there's no image, nothing he can imagine all there is, is the screams of a mother. A mother being taken away by a group of gunslingers. Before he woke up to the cold cold feel he was dropped in a horse trough. But he jumps up and looks around the Stone trail covered in bits of sand, the wooden porches all leading to different shops or houses, A well in the middle of the street dividing a four lane passage, not to mention these nicely made houses. That's right he found himself in Chiphorn his horse right beside him though he does notice something immediately looking at his horse one of the satchels on the side is missing a bag a bag where he kept all of his chips he's been robbed. He can't believe it it had to have been that mysterious figure. Billy vows.

"I swear to everything! All inspiring gunslingers, and all rattlesnake wearing shopkeepers. I will kill whoever took my chips... Oh the tax hall."

As Billy looks up. That's exactly what he sees the tax Hall the most likely place for a Golden Chip to be, And that's where he'll start looking. He wastes no time jumping onto the porch over the railing and swings open the door quickly looking around he runs up to the main tax keeper. A man wearing a red suit, a white goatee, and as Billy would put it "a silly tiny top hat without the brim." As Billy exclaims.

"Hey look Mister I got no time. You know, I'm out here trying to look for a Golden Chip. Maybe you've heard of it? I don't know, but basically I know there's one in this town. I need it. Like right away."

As the tax keeper is taking it back this kid is talking fast and if it wasn't for the metal bars that separate him in the boy The boy would be in his face so the tax keeper taps the counter. And says.

"Well there boy, funny little accent you got there doesn't sound like you're from around here at all, you don't talk with any Southern tone. So pardon me if I get this wrong you're looking for the Golden Chip? Right?"

Billy quickly nods his head, as the tax keeper continues.

"Well then son I'm sorry. You a little late. Old Kalladoi he came in here not a little too long ago, then pick that thing up. I believe he said he was heading over towards Sun booth if that'll help you, but just so you know this information ain't free it'll be 20 chips ."

As Billy hears this his eyes widen she grabs his hats brim and he squeezes it before loudly exhaling and then he says.

"Well mister thank you, but you see I can't pay you. So got to run!"

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