Ch 13: Altercation

"Alright, the bandits are gone. Driven the majority of them away, at least."

"My sector is clear. How's the rest of the crew?"

"Keep it d-down! I'm trying to save a life here!"

"Oh, sorry Est. Is... he gonna pull through?"

"Just let me work. Tim can pull through if you leave me b-be, okay?!"

"Okay, okay!" (When did she get so demanding?)

"Still nervous at working at high pressure?"
"J-just a little. I'm still training myself to h-handle these situations better..."

"PRIVATE ESTHER! STATUS REPORT!

"EEEP! Uhm... Anna was struck in the right hip, and has been bleeding for quite a while. I already patched her up to the best of my ability, and full recovery will be quick."

"Thanks again, Est."

"Timmy, on the other hand, suffered from many injuries in many different sections of his body, making an exact diagnosis effort difficult. There's just so much blood... and... it's too much... I can't save him..."

"Tim's dying on us? Well, at least we're on par with our previous seasons."

"That's not a good thing! Est, at least lemme help you wi-"

"JUST LEAVE ME BE!"

"-GUAH!"
"Ah! Tim!"
"W-w-why... me..."
AN ENEMY HAS BEEN SLAIN.
"J-justin! How c-could you?!"
"Woah woah woah, back it up! Anna can vouch for me, Tim was being shot at by the raiders, and I was down at the bottom keeping her head down! How could it have been me?!"
"W-well.. Announcer would only say... that... if you killed Tim..."
"I'm telling you, it wasn't me!"
"Esther, trust him. He kept me alive, while Tim tried to fend them off. It was... something all right."
"T-then... why would he say it if Justin didn't kill Tim?"
"Don't know at all... Man, what the heck is going on around here..."
"Something that you wouldn't expect, Justin? What's the least likely thing to happen?"
"You getting together with Anna."
"Shots fired, man..."
"That, let us think. Make yourself useful and go check the stock or something."
"Well, I was the sole defender in the back..."
"TG! REPORT, SOLDIER!"
"Geez! What is everyone's problem today?! I fought to the best of my ability, ALONE, with you THREE up at the front, but we lost the back two wagons. Esther's and Anna's."
"R-repeat that again..."
"Your wagon was blown to smithereens, Anna."
"..!"
"TG! You freaking suck at defending! I would shoot you right now if I'd get away with it!"
"It's your fault for not sending Tim or yourself back to help me! I was ALONE!"
"What? Is there something wrong with that?"
"Just... Why.. am I even bothering..."
"HEY! What was that about my belongings?!"
"I tried my best, okay?! Not all things are possible by yourself! I don't care what values of friendships I was taught from RPGs and other horsecrap! I couldn't do it all!"
"You even promised me to make all things possible in your hands, and you can't even do that!"
"Haha! Get roasted!"
"You're not helping either, Justin."
"Then take action into your own hands!"
"Then I'll make it possible Anna. Justin, give me your credit card."
"The heck TG?! Why me?!"
"I'm going to buy a new wagon, complete with everything for Anna's sake!"
"There's no sentimental value in that at all..."
"No way maaaaan! I'm still in debt! You know the crap I had to go through just to get us together!"
"Then give me your time machine."
"Wait, he still has that?"
"Don't ask me, I didn't even know that he still had it."
"DUDE! You know how Season 10 ended! The Justinpocalypse maaaan! There's nooooo way in all of eternity that I'm living through that mightmare again!"
"Well Charlie fixed it, right? I'll just go back in time and stop the bandits from ever coming!"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...what?"
"Dude. Even I'm not that stupid to mess with the past. Like heck it'll happen under my watch!"
"Thank goodness... I was worried for a second that you'd agree..."
"The bet! I'm fine! I'm still alive, so pay up!"
"The heck?! Tim's alive again?!"
"Tim, shut up. You died, and I have no clue on why you're even back."
"I demand a hearing, then! Round up suspects! Find out my murderer!"
"ANNOUNCER! WHO KILLED TIM?"

Uh... Well, Tim died, and I got a popup notification like I always do about someone's death. I just announce the findings, not investigate into them.

"Really. Justin supposedly killed me? Even I don't believe that crap."
"Then why are you back alive for the third time?"
"Heck if I knew either, Esther. But I'll take every chance that I can get to live."
*shhhhink* "Now, are you willing?"
"Pulling out your sword, huh? I always knew it was a bad idea to let you keep it. Well, you DO know that I have a gun... right? Or are you that stupid?"
"HEY! I take some serious offense to that statement!"
"Shut up TG!"
"GAH! Why is everyone still against me?!"
"That was an example of joking around at the worst time."
"Now back to the real problem. You are a certified con artist, Justin. You might just be playing all of this off like you don't know what's going on. You killed me to make a point about using your powers too. You didn't stick to your promise, so I feel like it's necessary to make my own point."
"Heheh... Look at you, putting up an argument. Well, I'll tell you something. I can't see anything ahead, or predict the future because my plans were ruined."
"Like you didn't make a big deal about it already..."
"My supernatural powers, if you will, only let me see things happening at a particular moment. I can't change the past without my time machine, and I can't predict the future with my plans destroyed."
"I don't believe it one bit."
*click* "Stop being an attention whore and spiting me on. I already proved that I can still hit someone from point blank, and it's you we're talking about here now."
"Be that way! If you want me to stand up for my point, then shoot me, RIGHT NOW. Or I'm going to beat you up, RIGHT NOW."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Well, if none disagree or agree, then I'll go on."
BOOM!
"Acugah........"
AN ENEMY HAS BEEN SLAIN.
DOUBLE KILL!
"Moving on, how's the other injured?"
"Why ask me this?"
"I myself want to know as well."
"Oh, nothing much, just still losing blood over here."
"Here, lemme help you up."
"D-don't do it just for me! I'm fine on my own."
"I'm just trying to be helpful!"
"..."
"What else could I do?!"
"Help me with these dead bodies..."
"Ap... I didn't mean to forget you, Est. Sorry again."
"That, would you just cut your act already?"
"I'm not acting! I'm professing my feelings to you literally every single day!"
"You also can't say you're helping when all your attention is on me! What about Esther?!"
"What? I got her permission to date you already!"
"What."
"I never said anything..."
"Contracts and fine print say otherwise."
"You had the permission for me and That to date... ON YOUR CONTRACTS?!"
"Yeah. How else am I supposed to get you guys in trouble if you don't want to take risks?"
"THAT'S IT, EVERYONE DIES!"
BOOM!
"Starting with you."
"Ugh, I can't put up with this. I'm out."
"WAIT! ARE YOU LEAVING?!"
"Yes."
"AFTER ALL I HAVE DONE FOR YOU!"
"All this trip, I've been the only person you've been doing things for, and even then, you STILL can't even have a conversation with someone other than me!"
"Okay, look, I know that I might screw up every now and then, but the others are fine, right? Justin? Esther?"
"I'd rather stay out of this..."
"Justin?"
"Hey, do what you want. There's nothing restraining me from stopping you."
"W-wait! Please, Anna. Give me a chance. Give us a chance."

"Yeah, cause this new season was chance enou-"
"FOURTH TIME'S THE CHARM!"
Shink!
"Did you just... stab Tim with his own sword...?"
"Yeah. We're getting additional weapons with every death of his, so I'm fine with it."

"...your definition of value is off..."

"Esther. You said that I'd be fine with my wounds?"
"Y-yeah..."
"Then I should be fine on my own. Like how I always am."

"Anna, you're not leaving without-"

"I'm leaving with THIS, all right!"

WHAM!

*footsteps heard in the background*

"AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

"Oooooooh! Nut Shot! That'll surely leave... heh... a MARK! Get it?! Cause she's leaving... a mark! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHA"

"W-would you just stop it now, Justin? This pile of dead bodies will stink after a while..."
"Fine, fine. That's three swords, though. One for each of us."
"I-I'm a pacifist..."
"Dual wielding for me then!"

"I'm eventually gonna find Anna, whether it be by accident, or hopefully by purpose."

"TG, we all need to band together... No matter the grudge."

"Do I need to tie you up, TG? Trust me, it's a gripping experience."

"Pssh, you don't know me, then. Sneaking out is my specialty, and I intend to use it."

"Like heck you will! I'll have you tied up before you know it!"

"Well, are the others willing to work with you? Or me?"

"I'm back... and if I refuse to work, then I'll probably get shot..."
"Good Tim! You know what you're doing!"

"You, Esther? Are you finally leaving this madman?"

"As much as I dislike him, I cannot leave Tim in mortal peril. Plus, I don't side with you."

"Est! I honestly tried to help! Why do you still hold a grudge against me?! Was it because of before?"

"...go."

"Eh?"

"...just go. I don't want to associate with you. All you care about is Anna, and you're using me to get to her. Now either stay with us and help the restoration effort out, or go and be an even bigger fool than I am for letting you do this. Anna will survive on her own, but I know for a fact that without divine mercy, you won't."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Well? Are you going to leave us now?"

"Savage, cruel, and all true, Esther. Especially for your standards. I'll take my chances though. If I can't prove my worth to the team here, then I'll prove my worth and love to Anna."

"Go get her! I have absolutely no faith in your so called skills!"

"You're more suicidal than me, it'll be great for ratings!"

"Well, might as well take the shot. Esther already hated my guts before, and now its gotten worse. One for the team, for the better of it all, right?"

"Have fun with the devil, TG. It'll be a ride."

"Give my greetings to him. Tell him I'll be on the sidelines for this one."

"Good luck."
"See? You do care Est, you're always sweeter than Anna. That's what makes you special."

"Are you saying that I'm nothing without my sweetness?"

"Well, when you get angry... That's something."

"I'm not angry! I'm frustrated!"

"This isn't even her final form!"
"Shut up, Justin."
"A-as you say... but get outta her if you are leaving, TG!"
"Then I shall be off! I don't have an exit catchphrase!"

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"You're really not having a good time, are you Est?"
"I can see how Anna left on her own accord."
"You're not as hot-headed as her. But I know for a fact that I don't want to see you angry..."
"You weren't joking about the whole final form thing Justin?"
"Dude. Don't ever piss off the nice guy or the pacifist. Or the Canadian."
"Way to get racist, dumba**."
That's another five dollars, thank you very much.
"THAT'S IT! YOU'RE DEAD TO ME TIM!"
"Ahhh s**t."
BOOM!


"Dear God, someone please give me the patience to put up with these idiots..."