Go West Young Hermit

Go West Young Hermit Part 4

Aut-th-or's Note: The gang is together again, Mighty leaves, and other things.

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 Scar:

 " What the actual fudge." 

 That was honestly not what I expected. I expected the 'F-word' not the safe for work version of the word. 

 Doc looked at Mighty, " Thank you for not swearing. Tin would probably arrest you if you said the alternative." he chuckled. Mighty shrugged her shoulders, " That's why I didn't say it mate. I've got to play in the band tonight." 

 It was at that moment that Doc's tail twitched, " Mighty, shouldn't be practicing then?" the hybrid questioned. Mighty's ears perked up again as she nodded. 

 Mighty gave me one last look, " When you and Mister Cubfan get better, ya'll should swing by the bar. Ren, Joe, and I are playing tonight. The whole town and some of those outta towners are gonna be there."

 The hybrid left the building after grabbing her bag and a banjo. I looked over at Doc, " Is Mighty always like this?" I questioned as Doc shrugged, " Sometimes. Mighty runs the local stables in the outskirts of town; she doesn't get much sleep." he explained as he sat down on top of a chest.

 I looked around, " Can I stay here and get some sleep? I've been through a lot." I questioned as Doc nodded. I laid down and curled up in a blanket. 

((Timeskip to afternoon.... No, {{-ERROR-}} it's not high noon. Get out of m- {{-ERROR-}}-))

 There was some shouting that came from outside. I jumped to my feet and breathed heavily. Doc was getting his weapons, " Stay inside sir. Those bounty hunters are coming in, and they got something dangerous." 

 I raised my eyebrow, " What is it?" I questioned as I took a step forward. Doc shot me a glare, " I'm going to find out soon enough even if you don't tell me." I pressured as he sighed.

 Doc spoke quickly, " Remember those outlaws? The bounty hunters caught 'em." Doc hissed. I perked up. It could either be those bad guys or my friends.

 " What if it's my friends?" I questioned as Doc sighed. I kept pressuring him until he let me come out with him. 

 When the sun shined down more on Doc, I noticed that the black scales actually formed kind of a mask around his face and arms, but his legs were actually human. I guess I was too tired to notice this before. 

 The gila monster flickered his tongue as he put on his hat. He adjusted the long coat he was wearing, " Stay close to me Other Scar....." he ordered as he dropped what looked like a gun into his hostler. 

 We came up to the pair of horses. Python had his mouth bounded together, and Wels and Python both had their wrists bounded together. The snake hybrid had a small rattle on the end of it. 

 That explains what Python had become. I mean, would he be called Rattlesnake? I'm still calling him Python though. Even if he got a species change. 

 The two men hoped down from their horses and brought my two friends down. Wels's eyes widened, " Scar! I'm so glad to see you." he beamed. Python let out a mumbled squeak. 

 The shorter man looked towards his partner, " So, these are the friends." he smiled. The taller man quickly untied Wels and Python. The man also pulled Python's muzzle bind off causing him to stretch his mouth open. His tongue flickered as he rubbed his beard and muzzle.

 " Itfeelssogoodtobeabletotalkagain...." Python tail waggled as he let out a sigh. Doc spoke to the two men as Wels and Python stood at my side. I told them what I knew causing the two to look at each other.

 Wels frowned slightly, " We briefly heard about our counterparts from Jeremy and Ry, but we didn't know they were that bad." he frowned as he crossed his arms. I nodded at him. 

 Python was still rubbing his muzzle when Doc came back to us. He had a grave look on his face. The hybrid explained that if Wels and Python were in town then their counterparts, who are the people that Doc knows, could be coming to town.

 " Why do you think that?" I questioned as Doc looked towards some of the cowering townsfolk. He explained that mine and Cub's counterparts showed up in town to sell some things right before the two of us appeared. I suppose that could just be a coincidence, but if I say that aloud then I may end up with a gila monster wanting to bite me.

 I simply nodded at Doc's reasoning. The two bounty hunters left the town to possibly scope out the area. Doc looked between the three of us, " So, I assume the Doc of your world doesn't have an arm?" he questioned as he turned his body to show his lack of an arm. 

 The three of us nodded slowly as Doc let out back into the same room. Cub was awake now and was opening his bag as his tail twitched. I walked over to him, " Cub?" I smiled as he looked up at me.

 Cub's tail started to wiggle as he hurried over to me, " Scar!" he grinned as we both hugged. I let out a sigh as my shoulders dropped, " You're not delirious anymore." I smiled as I pulled away. Cub smirked, " Yep... It feels so good to be able to talk and move...." he sighed. 

 After reconnecting, the four of us sat down on the two beds. Python was still rubbing the small rope burns present on his muzzle. Wels was helping him apply some aloe on the burns. 

 " Sorry about those hunters.... It always seem like they're trying to find something to gain some achievement." Doc chuckled awkwardly. Cub looked up at Doc, " I have a question Doc...." he frowned as Doc raised his eyebrow and scratched his beard.

 " What happened to your eye?" Cub questioned as I leaned against him. Doc crossed his arms, " The Python of this world, my world, did this." he spoke with a growl. Cub nodded at the explanation and went to rub his fingers through my hair as I laid across his legs.

 Doc went on to explain that pretty soon we'd be heading out to the tavern. Mighty and he already explained that the four of us were safe to mess with in this town and to not treat us badly.