Crackdown Against Crime

Rosie's Restaurant. It's lunch time and the Maddogs are dining here as well. Another bounty hunter walks in with a P.O.ed look.

"What do ya know, Dixie Blade." says Silver

"She looks mad enough to chew titanium." says Beowulf

Dixie goes through the place and stops in front of Trevor Mason who is currently reading a newspaper. Trevor looks up to greet her but Dixie promptly slaps him across the face.

"Ah. Nice to see you to Ms. Blade."

"You filthy Brit! That bounty was mine and you know it! How dare you take it away from me!"

"What's the addage you Americans use? You snooze, you lose."

Trevor goes back to his paper but Dixie snatches it away from him.

"I'm not done with you! Get up!"

"Why?"

"So I can deck you!"

"Now Ms. Blade, that's hardly---"

"Shut up!! I'm sick of your smug, superior British attitude!"

Dixe makes as if she's going to him him but finds she's being held back by Saphire.

"Grow up Blade."

"I tracked the guy down for three months and he has the gall to steal him from me! I'll make you pay for that!"

"If it will help I'll give you the bounty." says Trevor "I'm set anyways."

Dixie screams with fury and lunges at Trevor but Saphire grabs her, hovers in the air and holds her upside down.

"Cool it!"

"Put me down you witch!!"

"All right that's enough!" says Rosie "It seems what we need is to become organized or something."

"Organized?" says Trevor "Bounty hunters? The idea is absurd!"

"Put a lid on it Mason!"

"You know that sounds like a good idea." says Wesley "Give me a couple days to come up with something and i'm sure we can prevent stepping on each others toes."

"Can you put me down Saphire?" says Dixie

"You going to act civilized?"

"Yes."

Saphire rights her and puts her down.

"You really think you can do that?" says Dixie

"Absolutely!" says Wesley

"Give Wesley an idea and he's bound to come up with a solution." says Outlaw

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A day later numerous bounty hunters are gathered in front of Rosie's.

"This better be good." says one

"It is." says Rosie "Welsey has come up with a way so that we don't step on each other's toes."

"I heard about what you did Mason. Rather sneaky even for you."

"That's why we need to form a guild or union." says Wesley "So we can prevent toes being stepped on. I've contacted a friend of ours and he's willing to help set up a network for us.

"I don't need help in catching bounties." says another

"Uh-huh, I'm sure that's the case Clay." says Dixie "I take it Parvo's payoffs are to your liking?"

Clay steps back in shock. Beowulf grabs him by the collar.

"Tell me I didn't here that Reynolds!" growls Beowulf

"Have you not beeen paying attention lately?!" says Outlaw "Parvo tried to take you all out a couple months ago!"

"Give me a break will you? I needed the money!" says Clay

"So that's why you gave up on those bounties." says Dixie

"Those guys work for Parvo. He paid me to leave them alone."

"Who else is doing this?" says Outlaw

"Uhh, last I heard Pete Ringo and Justin King." says Clay

Both men shift nervously.

"Well what do you expect?" says Pete "You Rover types are taking all the big bounties."

"Which is why we need to form this organization." says Wesley "Come back in two days and we'll pass out the needed equipment."

Two days later numerous bounty hunters are milling outside Rosie's. Rosie, Wesley and Sergey Talinsky come out.

"Listen up!" says Wesley "Were going to read off your names and you'll go with Professor Talinsky here to pick up your new equipment."

"What sort of equipment?" says Trevor

"Laptops that tell you if a bounty is taken or not and updates every day." says Sergey "Laser pistols and rifles. Cloak/changeling belts and more."

"All right let's get started." says Wesley

Rosie starts calling out names

"Trevor Mason. Dixie Blade. Charlie Grace. Jack Nighthawk. Clay Reynolds. Big Joe Malone. Justin King. Pete Ringo. Ricky Sandoval. Amanda Steel. Steven Bear. Katy Baker. Kyle Milo. Alex Martin. Marc Wolf. John Cunningham. Vixen Star. Crystal Falco. Dale Hart. Tony McCain. Brian Sleeper........"

"Ever since the new Bounty Hunters Guild was formed, many accomplices of General Parvo and other "super villians" have been captured further hampering their efforts. The Guild, actively criticised in the beginning by other hunters, has won many of them over. The Guild spokesperson Rosie O'Neal, a former bounty hunter herself, and owner of the bounty hunters only restaurant had this to say."

"We hope to bring down the criminal element and live in a world where bounty hunters, Road Rovers, and Strayers are not needed. A world where super villians like General Parvo, Ross Dole, Matthew "The Admiral" Slyness, and others don't exist and law abiding citizens walk the streets in safety."

The End