Troublemakers [Engl.]

5. A Men Noon

There was a stifling silence for a fraction of the time. Until a deep male voice from outside struck like a lightning.
"HEY! I saw you!"
The person seemed to stand only a few feet away from the house.
Beans was the first one who dared to lift her head from the floor again.
That voice seemed familiar to her.
But before she could even make a sound over her trembling lips, Bill had jumped up and stood in a few steps in the living room.
Glass lay over the place, which had been created by the shattered window panes.
The Gila monster hurriedly looked around. A movement behind the sofa let him breathe a sigh of relief when the heads of his remaining crew appeared behind it.
"T-that guy just popped in here," Stump stammered.
A malicious hiss escaped the big lizard.
"This idiot!"
"HEY! Are you hibernating in there or what?" it sounded again from outside.
They hurried to the smashed windows and peeked carefully through the curtains. Including Beans, who had regained composure and wanted to face the person who had dared to cause such a mess in her home without saying anything beforehand.
Not far away someone was standing with two brandished revolvers. The accompanying shooter was a large lizard, perhaps as tall and wide as Bill, albeit with clear external differences. He was wearing jeans, but instead of an undershirt, he was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt. A white liana-shaped tattoo was on his left forearm. A metal chain flashed around his neck and he wore a dark gray Baker Boy slate hat on his head.
"Huhu ?!"
The lizard took down the revolvers a little so that it was easier to see his face. "I didn't want to take root here!"
Beans sank against the wall of her living room. The lizard was a Chuckwalla and she only knew one who had such bad behavior.
"Chuck ?!" she cried with irritation and looked over at Bill. "Please don't tell me it's Chuck."
The bandits in her house exchanged mischievous looks and mumbled.
"No .. nes ... yes."
"I thought he is hanging around in Arizona," hissed Bean indignantly.
"He was," Stump confirmed her anger. "But now he's back again."
"Probably because of the water," added Kinski.
Chorizo also had to put in his two cents. "Yesterday he just appeared to us out of nowhere. We weren't even prepared for a duel."
The girl groaned and touched her head. "Oh no! Are the gang warfare starting again with you?"
Bill growled. "It's not our fault that it was my ... our city from that we had to displace in the past."
"Your city?"
But Beans wasn't in the mood of discussing that topic. Instead, she opened the front door and trudged out of the house furiously.
"Chuck!"
The Chuckwalla giggled outside when he saw the girl approaching.
"Oh, hola, numb nut. Long time no see. You are still living here?"
"My name is still Beans!" She snapped at him.
"Okay, beanstalk. Could you get out of the line of fire? I have something to do."
But the lizard girl was unimpressible.
"Does that have to be again ?!" Angrily she put her hands on her hips. "I thought you would have clarified that once and for all years ago."
The Chuckwalla hissed amused. "In these days, it was a dead paper here. But now I'm interested again. And I don't need any wimps like them here on my land."
"Your land?!"
Bill's head had popped up in the door frame, but he didn't venture out yet.
"It is my land!"
"Not a bit of it!" Chuck said. "It is my country."
"Mine!"
"No, mine!"
"That's enough now!"
Angrily she pried one of the revolvers out of Chuck's hand.
"If you already have different opinions, then have it out each other like men!"
She waved the gun around. "But without lead poisoning!"
Chuck rubbed his scaly forehead.
"Wouldn't be such a bad idea. What do you think, Billy?"
Bill was now standing on the terrace, cracking his fingers. "All right."
"Ha, gorgeous."
Both put their revolvers away and wanted to start at once, but Beans held him back.
"No! No fights in my house!"
"All right," said Bill. "Then we'll fight outside."
Both large lizards marched next to the barn, always bumping into each other.
The others trotted on. Only Beans was indignant.
"I'll frazzle you out!" Bill growled.
"Says you," countered Chuck. "Still a big mouth like a couple of years ago."
"Not bigger than you ..."
"Shut up and strike."
They had reached the courtyard behind the barn and neither of them hesitated long and clashed at each other. Both rolled across the floor, pushed each other off and each tried to hit the other.
"Strike hard, Bill!" Stump cheered and rubbed his bandaged arm.
The others also agreed to the commendation. Beans stood next to it with crossed arms and shook her head disapprovingly. "Men."
The fight lasted barely a minute when both fighters tipped over exhausted.
Stump, Kinski and Chorizo hurried to Bill and tried to lift him up again. But Beans had no understanding for a new kick-off.
"Stop now!" She roared. "Bill! Chuck! I want that you shake hands and get along with each other for today!"
The two brawlers stood up with panting. Bill had it a little easier because his three people supported him.
Her hands clung brutally, but everyone had a mean grin on his lips.
"Sorry Stumpy for banging you in the shoulder," Chuck apologized with mock regret.
"Oh, it almost doesn't hurt anymore," said Stump, which was not entirely true.
"But next time I'll defeat you. Sure as rain."
Bill pressed the handshake tighter. "Not if I defeat you first."
"All right. But very soon."
They gave each other another strong handshake. Then they broke apart as if nothing had happened.
"It was nice to see you again," Chuck muttered as he was walking away. When he passed Beans, he gave her a mischievous look. "Perhaps I'll come over to you for a coffee."
He said goodbye with a laugh.
Bill adjusted his braces.
"Alright guys. Let's ride."
Beans stared at the four stunned.
"Hey, Beans!" She heard Kinski call. "It was nice with you. We should repeat it."
Chorizo giggled to himself. "Too bad, I would like to see her in pants again. What color have they?"
"Hey, Beans!" Stump said. "The coffee was good. Can we have a coffee-to-go?"
"Hey!" Bill called to her. "Are you frozen again?"