The raiders were so close some of us could shoot them already, I should have gotten a rifle for this. They were shooting us and we were shooting them, our men were falling and so were theirs. Ana dropped the cannon on the ground like a mortar and shot, the shot flew on top of the raiders and exploded into a fiery ring that eventually filled the whole ring with fire, it limited the raiders room that they had.

"Taste the flames, assholes!"

Ana shouted to the raiders, she kicked the side of the cannon and pulled a small lever on the side, I assume that's how she reloads the cannon.

After a bunch of the raiders got closer to us, I could finally shoot them with the hand cannon. I put the gas container between my teeth and took out the alien gun, then I hopped over the bags and walked towards the raiders. I fired the hand cannon at a raider, the bullets pierced them and exploded, then I shot the laser gun at the closest raider as I filled the cannon with gas, it was way harder to fill it since the container was between my teeth. Dodging their bullets wasn't as hard as I thought, these people were not really trained to shoot while riding a horse or they just suck.

The laser gun had run out of bullets and the cannon had one shot in it. The raiders were still coming and they seemed to never stop, Ana shot another incendiary shot right on top of me, I had a few seconds react to it.

"You just had to do that!"

I shouted towards Ana and ran out of the way since if I didn't, I would have burned alive. I just managed to get out of the area before the shot exploded and began spreading, I quickly snagged the gas container back and put it back between my teeth.

"Get out of there you moron! Get your ass somewhere else other than the firing range!"

Ana shouted and reloaded the cannon again. I stood still trying to see who I was going to shoot at, I chose to shoot at a group of raiders. A few of them realized that I was an easy kill so they began heading towards me, I saw that and began running away.

"Shit! Not good!"

I tried to say and ran towards the cover where Ana was in. I was close to the cover and dove behind the cover, during the jump I got shot in the right ankle.

"Aw shit, that hurts like hell!"

I squealed, then I dropped everything I was holding and held the wound.

"You alright?"

Ana asked and gently kicked the wounded part.

"Stop that! Hand me that bag!"

I shouted and pointed at my ammo bag. Ana reached for the bag and tossed it to me, I dug through it and found a pair of pliers.

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"You're gonna...?"

Ana asked, I nodded and put the tip of the pliers inside the wound and squeezed the bullet with them, then I pulled it out.

"Shit! Do you happen to have any alcohol with you? I would really need it now!"

I shouted.

"Here, I got you."

A familiar voice said and held out one of the liquor bottles over the fence that was behind us, it was Joy.

"What a coincidence!"

I said and took the bottle, I poured it on the wound, it burned a lot.

"Who the hell are you?"

Ana asked and pointed at Joy.

"I'm his pal, and you are?"

Joy said and pointed at Ana.

"She is Ana, and no, you're not my pal, you just follow me around everywhere"

I said and dug through the bag for the ammo I needed. Joy hopped over the fence and took cover, then took out his revolver, as he took it out his sheriff badge fell out.

"You're a sheriff?"

Ana asked and turned the cannon at Joy, he put his foot over the badge and put his hands up.

"Yes I am."

Joy said, Ana seemed mad about it.

"Keep my identity hidden or this will go through your skull, got it?"

Ana said and turned the cannon towards the raiders.

"Wait, that's all?"

Joy said and put his hands down.

"Yeah? What else was there?"

Ana asked.

"I'm a sheriff at a festival, I'm kind of doing what's wrong and you don't care?"

Joy asked.

"Hmmm... Nope. I got my problems you got yours."

Ana said and chuckled, then she fired the cannon at the raiders.

"That is true... Let's end it there."

Joy said and hid the badge again. He began aiming at the raiders and shot a raiders horse accidentally.

"That's not good..."

Joy said. I saw this as an opportunity to interrogate the raiders and see who they were working for. I rushed to the man with a wounded horse and tackled him.

"Who do you work fo-"

I couldn't finish my sentence and saw the red skull tattoo on his neck. I felt that my heart began ponding faster out of anger.

"Where the hell is your leader?! Answer me!"

I asked the man and slammed his head on the ground.

"H-He's on the back! I-I'm just doing as he says!"

The man said. I took his revolver and threw him on the side, then I got up and looked in the back to try and see if the leader was there. There was a man who stood out from the rest, he had white hair and a mighty looking horse, it had to be him. I put the gas container between my teeth and took out all the guns once again and began running to the back, the laser gun was out of ammo so it was pointless to use.

"Arthur! Don't!"

Joy yelled from the back.

I ran through all of the raiders and shot the ones who tried to shoot me, I was running out of ammo once again. I was getting closer and closer but more tired and hurt from the shots that the raiders had landed on me.

"That asshole must die! Even if it kills me, he will die by me!"

I thought and shot the last shot from the cannon. I had the random mans revolver left and I had to use the bullets on that as well.

The amount of raiders got smaller the closer I got to him, and there weren't so many. I saw him but a brave raider got on the way, I didn't want to use bullets on him so I threw a knife at him, he fell from his horse.

After everything all that I was able to see him clearly. I was heavily wounded but I was determined to take him down. I took a few steps closer to him and fire rose between us, either I was seeing things or it was him who made those flames. I pointed the gun at him and pulled the trigger, nothing. I pulled the trigger again, still nothing, I had ran out of bullets.

"Give... Them back... You asshole."

I said while gasping for air. I assume he knew what I meant but he just stood silent. I took out another knife and got ready to run at him but then I was shot in the chest, it was him who shot me.

"You... Asshole.."

I said and fell on my knees and then on my face. I was beginning to pass out until I heard him toss something on the ground next to me, then he began to leave. My vision was getting darker and darker, was this going to be it for me? I will not forgive myself if it was my end now.