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NEWB broke through the bushes and looked around. He was given explicit instructions and licked his lips in anticipation. There is nothing like a good kickass hunt with plenty of beer thrown in the equation, he thought. He took a long swig from the small bottle he carried with himself and moved forward.

He noticed some tracks going forward and followed them. The tracks disappeared near the trunk of a large tree and Newb stopped, all senses on the alert. He looked around keenly and spotted nothing.

Just then, he heard a branch creak above him.

He looked up instantly, and spotted his target. DOC FAUSTUS!!

Doc froze for an instant as he looked back at Newb. He tried to turn around, but Newb jumped upwards and did a flip in mid-air, landing on the branches just below Doc.

"Hiya, Doc. They call me Newb," he winked at Doc and started shooting.

BLAM!! BLAM!!

Both shells caught Doc off-guard, and thundered into his belly. Doc fell forward, and Newb jumped right over him, somersaulting and flipping forward, and aiming directly at Doc in mid-air.

BLAM!! BLAM!!

BLAM!! BLAM!!

All 4 shells thumped into Doc's body before it even hit the ground. Doc fell down heavily on a clump of bushes, letting out a huge groan as the blood poured out. Newb landed right beside him and looked down.

"What do you think of Newb law, Doc?," Newb asked with a wide, wicked grin.

Doc turned around and crawled into the bushes, taking his HPs out quietly.


Newb whirled around, and winked towards his left. HAMMERFAN came forward, and looked at him questioningly.

"He went through the bushes over there," Newb gestured carelessly forward, taking his small beer bottle out again for another swig.

Hammerfan nodded and moved forward, following a thin trail of blood. She followed the track to the river, and saw nobody. Just then, someone broke through the water on the other side of the river and collapsed on the bank, reaching for something behind him.

It was Doc Faustus.

"Think you can aim and shoot that far, lady? Or do you need glasses?," Newb laughed as he followed Hammerfan's gaze.

"Watch," Hammerfan replied with a smile, and lifted up her shotgun to aim.

Doc had patched himself up, and laid back on the sandy bank to ease his heavy breathing.

Hammerfan aimed, and fired twice.

BLAM!! BLAM!!

Both shells sped through the air and thudded into Doc's left side. He groaned and turned around, exposing his back.

BLAM!! BLAM!!

Hammerfan fired twice again. Both shells entering Doc's back in a flash and opening huge red gaps which rapidly started vomiting fresh blood.

Doc tried to stand up, but failed. He crawled forward once, lifting his body upwards. But in doing so, he exposed his chest.

BLAM!! BLAM!!

Hammerfan fired twice again. Both shells seared their way into Doc's chest and he fell backwards heavily with a loud sigh. His body was wracked in a huge spasm of pain as he coughed once, and fell into the sand.

Newb nodded, approvingly. "Nice shooting, lady," he smiled.

"Thanks," Hammerfan replied with a nice smile, as she threw the empty shotgun away.


(To Be Continued...)