Thousands of years after Earth became uninhabitable, humanity colonized other planets and moons around the solar system. Amid rising crime rate, the Galactic Space Force (GSF) set up a legal contract where registered bounty hunters (known as Coyotes...
Planetary News: The leaders of Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn will meet soon to discuss how to deal with poachers and trophy hunters. After Cleopatra killed the hunters, they realized they were doing a terrible job handling them.
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Smoke, dust, and rubble remained of what once was the cafe. Wolf frowned at the sight of such a fine establishment getting ruined because of a bounty—he was all too familiar with the destruction of buildings. Luckily, it wasn't his fault this time and the GSF wouldn't deduct his pay.
Wednesday had turned the earpiece into a helmet in time, protecting Wolf from a potential head injury and toxic gases released by the projectiles. He stood and swiped dust from his suit before examining himself. The helmet activated its x-ray vision, allowing him to see if he had any broken bones.
"You're fine," Wednesday said.
"What about Rainbow and Cleopatra?"
"Listen carefully."
Wolf stood silently, and the helmet increased its hearing sensitivity. Bullets fired from a distance and explosions shook the ground. The machines wouldn't intervene. What happened in the human sector was for humans to deal with. And most humans on Pluto didn't give a shit about anyone but themselves when trouble came around.
More explosions made the ground tremble, with gunshots filling the air like a war zone. The non-coyotes were fighting someone. But who?
Rainbow had jumped in front of him and Cleopatra while the projectiles headed towards them. After that, darkness clouded Wolf's vision because of the helmet.
"It's Cleopatra fighting them. Isn't it?" Wolf asked.
"Yes."
Dammit! The terrorist was like a cockroach: annoying and hard to kill. Was that why Rainbow fell for her? She wanted to be with a cockroach? But she had a plethora of suitors to choose from in Paradiso. Why Cleopatra out of everyone else? Rainbow had to know the woman had bounties on her head like flies and arrest warrants up to her neck.
"Where's Rainbow?"
Wednesday activated the helmet's thermal vision, allowing Wolf to spot a weak heat signature not far away from him. Rushing to it, he found Rainbow leaning against a collapsed pillar while blood dribbling out of her mouth, nose, and eyes.
"No, no, no." He knelt next to Rainbow and cupped her face with his hands. "Deactivate helmet." It turned back into an earpiece. "Rainbow, wake up. Rainbow." He shook her head gently while tears ran down his face. He didn't need x-ray vision to know how bad this was.
No, it was worse. She had risked her life by jumping in front of him and Cleopatra to take the full brunt of the projectiles. And now, she was paying for her bravery with her life.
Rainbow didn't have half her torso and her entire lower section, with blood pooling around her.
"Rainbow, please wake up." Wolf patted her face multiple times. She opened her eyes. "Oh, thank God."
