Gun Smith Cats Version 1.0: 03/19/93 Volume 2 (Stories first appeared in Afternoon magazine) Artwork and story by Kenichi Sonoda Translated by Curtis Hoffmann and Kiyoshi Takenaka Inside Illustration: Sonoda in Hell Jacket The riot gun in back keeps me over the desk if I fall asleep / The "Government" paperweight / "Holbein" transparent watercolors / Mysterious objects, I hope that the blotches were caused by the photographic development process [and aren't evidence of some psychic phenomena.] / Board set up to redirect the chill of the air conditioner behind the shelves. / Correcting lines while checking their thickness using the lightbox. / Sunglasses because of the dazzling light (prescription.) / No time for meals, so I'm eating a Caloriemate (fruit flavor.) Chapter 1: Jamming 4-1 May Quit calling him "middle-aged, middle-aged"! Ken was only 35!! -2 Rally [Pound] That's old enough to be called "middle-aged!" You'd better think about your future, instead of running away with a middle-aged man!! -3 May An 18 year difference is not unusual these days!! Rally This is not a numbers problem! Also, it's not good to cure your broken heart with liquor! Wait. "18 year," and "35," she's 17...!? Bar. I hope she's lying... -4 May You said you'd accompany me everywhere and treat me to everything. You don't have to act like you're my guardian or something!! 5-1 Rally I AM your guardian! May Ha! A 19-year old virgin!? -3 Rally You little sh...! May [Zip] Don't play innocent. A pro can smell these things!! -4 Rally ... May! A child that thinks that having sex makes them an adult is disgusting! -5 May Rally just pretends to be a grown up just because she's good with guns! You handle your frustration through shooting, don't you? 6-2 Rally This... I HAD been consoling you because of your broken heart, but... -3 May [Stand] Don't kid around!! I have more experience in love affairs than you! Rally, you'll never understand my feelings!! -4 Rally Minnie May, stop!... May Don't use my name. I'm leaving by myself! -5 [Bang] [Clink] 7-1 Wait. Hold on... that isn't the way an adult behaves, is it? Rally Uh... Bar. Hey, Rally. -2 Bar. I let you and a minor come in here to drink because you asked me. -3 Bar. But YOU'RE under-aged!! Rally She... she was only joking! Joking! -4 Wait. Like, the bit about your being a virgin? -6 Rally [Open] Yeah -- uh, well, that's right. Well, put this on my tab --. -7 Wait. ... she's a virgin alright... Bar. Hey, put out the "open" sign. -8 Rally [Open] Sigh -- ... 8-1 [Rrrrr] -2 Rally [Blam] Shriek. -3 Rally [Shhhh] Th... that brat... set this up in only 10 seconds... -4/5 [Rumbling...] [Bang bang bang] -6 Bud This is the second day in Illinois...? It's time to change vehicles. 9-1 Bud [Rattle rattle] We've already run out of back-up license plates and food. Marj. Well, if we rob a metropolitan area gas station, the police will get us easily. -2 Marj. [Bang] Why don't we hit a house and make some money... -3 Rally [Swish] May!! -4 Rally She's not back yet... Hmph! -5 Rally [Flop] She said she was coming home! -6 Rally Really... -7 Rally [Stretch] What am I doing to do to that airhead. I have a big grudge to settle with her for the Cobra's engine! -8 [Ding Dong] 10-1 Rally [Ding dong, ding dong] [Roll] Guests? How depressing. I'm not home, you know -- not home! -2 Rally Have they left?... -3 [Bang] [Clatter...] [Creak] -4 [Zip!!] -5 Rally Burglars... -6 [Grin] -7 John Too showy, is it? -8 John [Tap] Hmm, they generally use security alarm switches on the backdoor and windows. But we can enter through the front door if we just take care of the lock. -9 John Yup, no wire running out from the lock. 11-1 [Open] -2 Rally It's been so long since we've had burglars. Self-defense -- la-la-la. -3 Note [Squeeze] Earwhispers -4 [Plug] -5 Bud Hey, go look upstairs! I'll check the garage. John Sure. -6 [Bam, bam -- bam] 12-1 Bud ! -2 [Slide] [Thud] -3 Rally Hello there, burglar-san. -4 Bud Bitch! John... Rally I only shot him in the side and both shoulders. -6 John Groan. 13-1 [Squeeze] -2 John Well, your tenderness is making me feel honest... Rally It's a shame, you won't let me defend myself. -3 Bud [Flip] I won't struggle just so you can shoot me. 14-1 Rally [Boom!] ! -2 Rally [Brarrrr] Shriek!! -3 [Clatter] -4 Marj. [Tatatatata] Ah... -5 Marj. [Tatatatata] That machine gun idiot... Now, the police will be on their way here. 15-1 Girl !? Papa, those were gunshots from next door. -2 Papa Ah... the house owned by the gunshop keeper! Girl Yes. Rally Onichan. -3 Papa She's probably in the basement, shooting. Girl Sigh -- ... 16-1 Rally Whew. -3 Rally He's doing quite well. -4 Marj. [Noise] Bud! -5 Bud [Noise!] Yeah! Marj. [Noise] What are you doing? Someone else in there? Bud [Noise] Yeah. -6 Marj. I was sure you'd shoot that M-60 like an idiot. Let's get out of here before the cops show. Bud I haven't killed her yet. -7 Marj. Then what are you shooting for! Bud It'll be over soon. -8 Rally Heh heh heh. But, that's not the way it works, squid-dick. -9 Rally He gave me a good pistol port... 17-1 Marj. Bud! There's a girl about to enter the house. Bud What. Marj. Grab her, don't let her escape! -3 [Twist] -4 Rally Ah...! -5 May Rally you shit!! I'm back!! -6 [Grab] -7 [Zip] 18-1 May Ah... -2 Rally Mi... Minnie May... You little child... You got more wine... Why're you always so stupid!? -3 May Who're you calling stupid! I've helped you many times. Bud Marjorie, I got the hostage! Drive up here!! Marj. Ok! -4 [Roar] -5 Rally If you say so, go ahead and handle this by yourself!! I'm not dropping my gun! -6 Bud Wh...! May If you want, I will!! 19-1 [Lift] -3 [Screech] -4 [Grab] -5 [Flick/snak] 20-1 Bud [Shock] Ahhhh -- !! -2 Bud [Bump] Ge!! -3 [Run] -4 Bud [Thud] Go!! -5 [Kick] -6 [Tap] 21-1 [Pop] -3 Bud Ah... -4 Bud [Swing] ... That brat!! -5 Bud A.... -6 [Blam blam blam] 22-3 [Crash] -4 Bud Shi... -5 Rally Get out of here... It's ok. Bud ...... 23-1 [Squeal] -2 Bud [Roar] Fuck off!! -3 May [Roar] Rally, wasn't that too nice of you? Rally Mm..... -4 Rally It was partly because I saw you under the truck. May Ahah. -5 May Inspite of my screwing up, it looks like you still trust me. Rally I trust your skills, not your personality... -6 Rally -- Um, about when? -7 May 3... 2... 24-1 [KBOOM] -2 Rally [...ooom] How could you have done that in 10 seconds... I admire you again, Bomb Girl. -3 May Heheh -- 25-1 [Roll roll] -2 Marj. .... uw... Bud He... hey, you still alive...... -3 Marj. Sh ----- i ----- t. Bud Ah, looks like it, looks like it. -4 Rally Nice!! May Ah, um, Rally... -5 Rally Hm... May At lunch... ah... about the Cobra... -6 May So, sorry... ok. It was the liquor... 26-1 May After that, I wanted to apologize... But I felt so uncomfortable, that I couldn't come back home sober... -2 Rally What are you talking about. [Slap] No hard feelings, really. -3 May Really!? Rally After all, the damage is mutual. -4 May Eh? -5 May What is this! There's holes everywhere!! Rally No -- there's not! Only in the door and walls. May Neko-chan has holes too! Rally I'll buy you another one!! John Excuse me... I'm in pain here. Chapter 2: Muzzle & Edge 28-1 [Clang] -2 Rally [Running] Stop!! 29-1 [Leap] -2 Rally Gack!? -3 [Thud!] 30-1 [Thud] [Trip] -2 Misty !! -3 [Flop] [Thud] -4 [Plop] -5 Rally [Click] Right, hold it there! -6 Rally [Rattle] Too bad, Misty-chan. 31-1 Rally [Clatter] Put them on. Misty ... you're not a cop, are you? -2 Rally You're not satisfied with a bounty hunter? -3 Misty Two days!! -4 Rally Eh? Misty You can take me in afterwards, ok? Just give me two days!! -5 Misty There's a real criminal!! I didn't do anything! I know who did it! 2 days is enough to catch him... 32-1 Rally Right, just hurry up with the cuffs! -2 Misty [Click] ..... -3 May [Beep beep] Yes! May-chan. -4 May Eh? "In front of the next building"... You flew over!? From the roof!? -6 May I can't believe that... That's an 8 foot gap... -7 Rally You have a good lawyer who's kind enough to get you bail money, Why don't you talk to him. -8 Misty You're kidding! Lawyer Hills is the guy who really did it!! I was framed!! 33-1 Rally [Rattle rattle] Humm... Misty You're not listening to me... -2 Misty [Rattle rattle] A lock... Should I open it? -3 Rally ....! Ah, I see. You're sneak thief. Misty Got a metal hair pin? -4 Rally [Scrape] So. -5 Rally You say Hills attacked the drug dealers' boss and stole the coke? Misty [Scrape] There's another guy that did that part. Afterall, I'm just a sneak thief looking for cash. -6 Misty [Scrape scrape] You don't think a 15-year-old girl like me can cash in the coke, do you? -7 Rally So, well... Misty You'll trust me!? -8 Rally [Tsk tsk] Not a chance. This is a matter for the police and courts. 34-1 Misty [Clack] It's open!! -2 Misty [Flick] And here's your hair pins! -3 Rally Ah... -5 [Clatch] -6 Rally [Spin] Ah... -7 [Flick] 35-1 Rally [Lunge] ! -5 [Scrape] 36-1 Rally So... you've shown your true colors... You WERE lying. Misty Everything I said is true! But there's no time. I'll escape any way I can. -2 Rally Hills would post your bail. He's your ally, right!? -3 Misty Hill's nephew is the guilty one. They wouldn't... want his name to come up in front of the press in court. -4 Rally [Clash] If you know it so well... -5 [Grab] -6 Rally !! Why don't you... 37-1 Rally [Whip] tell it to... -2 Rally [Step] the police!! -3 Rally [Skrrrt] ! -5 Misty [Whump] Do you think the... 38-1 Misty [Slit] police would listen to... -2 Misty [Flip] a street punk!? -3 Rally [Thud] I can see that!! -4 [Clatch] -5 [Clatch chack clatch] 39-2 Rally Ah... Aaaahh, ah -- !! -3 [Boom] -4 [Zip] 40-1 Rally Mi... Misty Brown, you... Don't think you can get away after gashing up a $1800 P210. -2 Misty From the beginning, I didn't expect to get out of this, quietly. But, if I were with Hills, he'd kill me and make it look like an accident. -3 Misty Now that I've gotten this far, he'd exert some influence against me -- even if I was in jail... So now, I don't have a choice but to bring down the real man. -4 Rally -- Sounds like what she's saying is reasonable... but from the way she's attacking me... Drop the knife... -5 Rally [Twitch] And lie face down on the roof... -6 [Plop] -7 Rally [Dash!] Ah!! 41-1 Rally [Run] Stop...! -2 [Trip] -3 Rally [Fall] Ah... -4 [Jump] -5 Rally You... you...!! -6 Rally [Zip] IDIOT!! We're six floors up!! 42-2 Misty You can't shoot an escapee in the back, eh. I can see your panties, gramma! [NOTE: "All of your underwear is exposed" is a common child's phrase.] -3 Misty [Boom boom boom] Kya! -4 Rally [Klang] Think again!! 43-1 Misty Shi -- !! -3 Rally [Clash] Don't think you got away because of your knife skills. The only reason I didn't shoot you is because you're a kid. Misty Hey, I could have cut deeper, But I sliced up only your skirt and jacket because I was being nice!! -4 [Clang] 44-1 [Poing] -3 [Creak] [Spang] [Spoing] -4 May She's late... -5 Voice Kya -- -6 May [Scuff] Huh....? 45-1 Both [Creak] [Running] Kya --- !! -2 Misty [Running] Hurry, hurry, hurry -- . -3 Misty We're falling because of you! Rally Who chose to escape to this building!! -4 Misty You're the one strutting around in her panties. Rally And who sliced up my skirt!! -5 Misty [Bang] It's collapsing!! 2 floors left!! 46-1 [Groan] -2 Both [Plummet] Kya!! -4 [Boom] [Clatter] [Wham] -5 [Settling of dust] -6 Misty ...... 47-1 Misty Ah... -3 Misty Lucky. -7 Misty Well.... 48-1 [Whip] ! -2 Misty Th... that's dirty!! May Rally! -3 May ! -4 Rally That's not necessary, May. -5 Rally [Lift] Looks like you're basically ok. So, shall we search together? -6 Misty Eh? -7 Rally We'll get Hill's nephew. I trust you. -8 Misty Ah... 49-1 Misty Thank you... -3 Voice Hey, camera! I want a lawyer! Bystanders -- step back. -6 Hills Hoh. You've captured Misty. 50-1 Roy Yes... together with your nephew, Mark-kun. -2 Roy Incidently, we also found a large amount of cocaine in his house... Which apparently had gone missing during an earlier case... -3 Roy We've gotten a detailed confession from him... -4 Roy This is an arrest warrant. -5 Rally But... -6 Rally You're still a sneak thief, and you can't weasel out of that. Misty He he... Could you take care of me when I get out? Chapter 3: Magnum Primer 52-1 May [Thud!] Oof!! -2 Guy Wait here until I come back!! -3 May [Slam] Shi... -4 May A -- ah... -5 May Caught while minding the store... May-chan, this is the biggest blunder of my life. What am I going to do? Voice Who's that? -7 [Cla-chack] 53-1 Glass Lookit this -- it's a SG-550! Mous. There's something wrong about a neighborhood gun shop that's this well-stocked. Thug Heh -- hehehe Keraa and Coke {Hekkeraa doesn't translate.} -2 Sig. How about checking this out, guys? That little girl's jacket. Voice What about it? This... -3 Sig. Look. 4 hand grenades, det cord, primers, powder... -4 Glass Huh!? Are they in the same trade as us? Mous. Hey! This gun is full-auto. -5 Glass !? Mous. An... illegal shop? -6 Voice What kind of shop was that? It was named "Gun Smith Cats"... 54-2 Rally .... well..... -3 Rally That useless idiot, May... Crap... -4 Becky Minnie.... May? -5 May Eh.... 55-1 Becky May-chan, you were also caught? May Eh -- Becky, why the hell are you here -- !! -2 Becky Ahaha... I was seen shadowing someone from this organization... -3 Becky And you, May-chan? May .... Some burglars came to steal the shop's goods... -4 Becky Hey, you're supposed to be called the "explosives girl." May I can't help it if they use gas! -5 May How about you, Becky. Aren't you the great one for shadowing? -6 Becky It's not an easy job... This is a good organization. They are going to war with a mafia coke king, and are hitting gun shops to prepare for the upcoming battle. -7 May Ah, so that's why they raided us... Becky They're good, especially Grey, their boss. -8 May Gre...y? 56-1 Voice [Hustling] The Boss just got back!! Voice Everybody, line up outside the trailer!! -2 [Pose] -3 Grey [Slam] Got the weapons? Glass Yes sir! Even more than we planned on. -4 Grey Let's look! Glass Sure! They're inside the trailer. -5 Grey Hoh... can't get these goods on the open market. Glass The shop today looked interesting, -6 Glass And we even picked up a little something extra with the rest of the stuff. 57-1 Grey Something extra? Glass When we were watching the shop, 3 hours before opening time... someone showed up. -2 Glass A 12-13 year-old brat; she's in the basement with that woman. -3 Glass [Wham] Heee!!! -4 Glass Ah... shi. Grey Now, haven't you been listening to me... you bastard... -5 Grey You're kidnapping babies!? What're you thinking!! Glass [Lift] Haaaa!! -6 Grey We've negotiated with the police to steal these guns today. They'll overlook this because we're going to hand them the mafia drug family in exchange. Glass [Claw] Shi... Grey You've made trouble for us. -7 Grey [Drip] Now we have to do something... 58-1 Becky I'm appalled. May-chan, you always wear this kind of thing in your shoes? -3 May [Slop slop] They're my disaster prevention stuff. -4 Becky I really think we should try to exit through the window -- it's about "face-wide." May Becky, we start with your hips, first. -5 May Earlier, you mentioned Grey... You said he's a big black man missing his left hand? -6 Becky You know him, May-chan? May Am I right? -7 May I'm not sure if it's his left hand... But I have met a big black guy... -8 Becky Who the hell is he? May ...... -9 [Twist] 59-1 [Walking] -2 [Open] -4 [Whump] 60-1 May As... I was afraid... Becky Yo... you do know him? -2 Grey You... why, Back then... -3 Grey When you and Ken dismantled that bomb... -4 May Ken is... what about him!! -5 Grey [Clack clack] Don't play innocent. We can talk about the woman who blew off this hand. -6 May Becky, get ready to run past his legs. 61-1 Grey [Touch] There's plenty of time... -2 [Phzz] -3 Grey [Wham] Shit!! -4 May [Running] Run!! -5 [Zip] [Zip] 62-1 Grey Arrrgh!! -2 [Whack] [Clack] -3 Grey [Zip] Shit!! -4 Thug Boss has been twitchy lately. G2 Oh, that? When his bomb project failed, management cut his funding, so he needs to steal to get the guns... -5 Grey [Beep] Hey! -6 G2 [Beep] Yes, Boss! Grey The 2 women escaped! Two of you, harden the front and back gates! 63-1 G2 Eh? Grey Did you do a body check? They had explosives!! Keep the brat alive, but kill the one with the glasses!! -2 Grey Two of you stay inside and search the house. -3 Grey [Chak] I'll make it three!! -4 [Running] -5 [Running] -6 Becky Errr... The black guy makes it 3 of them inside. May [Clatter] [Shake shake] So? Hey, could you search that shelf for spices? 64-1 May [Pop] Some tabasco and black pepper should do nicely... Becky You're frying glass? -2 Becky [Rustle] Making an "item" for them!? -3 [Clatter] [Clicks] [Rattles] -4 [Pose] -6 [Thud] [Creak] -8 Mous. [Kick] Sigorney! It's the kitchen!! There's a pole in the way! Sig. Hey, wait! He said they may have explosives! -9 Mous. [Squeeze] Do you think a small girl with gunpowder... 65-1 Mous. [Brrrrp] is scary!! -2 [Kick] -3 Mous. ? It's dark. Maybe this is just a blind. -4 Mous. [Click] The light switch... -5 [Puff] -6 [Krrrsh!] 66-2 Sig. [Swing] [Clatter] Glass!? -4 [Shhh] [Note: Black pepper] -5 [Bang] -6 Sig. Erk! Coff coff. -7 [Bonk] 67-1 May [Chak] Got a gun!? Becky Ok! May Let's hit it! -2 [Run] -3 May Hold on, is the front door ok? Becky There's still a ways to go to the guards at the gate. -4 [Bo -- om] -5 Grey [Zip] Freeze!! 68-1 Grey Drop the guns... -2 [Clatter] [Thud] -3 Grey [Walking] Well, little cat-chan. -4 Grey We have so much to talk about, so you can't die right away. For example... -5 Grey Tell me something about the woman who blew off my hand... And Ken's current location. -6 May Ken's... location? ... Well, don't you know where he is? 69-1 Grey [Grab] Don't screw around with me!! May Kya!! -2 Grey Want me to use "medicine" to force a confession!? -3 May There... by your hand, on the railing... -4 Grey !? -6 [Zsst] -7 [Bang] -8 Grey Owwww....!! 70-1 Grey Owwww....!! Becky May! May Shit!! -2 [Rip] -3 [Bam] -4 May Into the trailer! Hurry! Becky Ok! -5 G2 Hey! It's them.... Blond I'll get the car!! -6 Becky [Pose] Alright! 71-1 Becky [Smash] Kya!! -2 Grey [Appear] You bitches!! -3 May [Brrrrp] Becky, get us out of here!! -5 [Roar] [Squeal] [Thud] -6 [Skreetch] 72-1 G2 [Bam bam bam bam bam bam] [Tsh tsh tsh tsh] Uo -- h. -2 [Crunch] -3 [Whump] [Roar] -4 Grey You let them get away!! G2 Boss... -5 G2 We blew it... we hadn't unloaded the entire cargo... 73-1 Grey It's ok... G2 Huh? Grey What was the name of the shop you pulled that brat from? -2 G2 It was the... Gun Smith Cats... -3 Grey [Splash splash splash] We'll look up the shop manager's identity. G2 Yes. -4 May Rally, we're back! -5 Rally [Crash] You... 74-1 May Ahah. Sorry... -2 Rally What's the trailer for... Becky Don't get angry at May-chan. She put in a great day today... -3 May [Stagger] I'm so tired... -4 Rally [Plop] Kya! Becky Ahem... -5 Rally Hold on here... May Today... -6 May It was a hard day... But I found out one good thing... Rally What? -7 May Ken's still alive. That's great... Chapter 4: Sight In 76-1 May Go to the police!? No way. -2 May Wh, what are you talking about! They'll discover that we have full-auto weapons in the shop!! Rally It's ok! Because when you were asleep, I hid the guns in the warehouse. -3 May And my explosives? Rally You can hide them, yourself. -4 Becky To tell the truth... We've already moved the trailer. -5 May Eh? Becky We put it in a scrapyard. Now, we only have to call the police. 77-1 Rally What I'm saying is... we'll pretend the criminals abandonded the trailer for some reason, after they did the job. We already hid the illegal guns, the police will take care of the rest. They'll handle the other shops, so our insurance may cover the damage. -2 May How do we handle Grey? -3 Rally We already told the police about their hideout. May What!? Becky [Bite] Because they know Rally's shop address, won't we be in danger if we don't act fast? -4 Rally [Sip] I don't think the police will catch them. I just checked the shop, and it looks like it was hit again... Less than three hours after May returned. -5 Rally I'm sure he holds a grudge against me for blowing off his left hand the month before last. He tried to force May to talk about me, right? Becky He did that, feverishly. 78-1 Rally Probably, they'll find this place in no time... I think I'll ask the police for protection, both here and at the shop. -2 May [Slam] I'm against that!! -4 May They're not idiots, they'll expect that. I don't think the police will catch them, either. -5 May Didn't I say that Grey hadn't yet caught Ken? But... While the police try to find them, they'll find Ken... And kill him! 78-1 May During the bomb incident, Ken helped all of us!! We can't wait another day to catch Grey!! -2 May Grey is hot on searching for us! If we take advantage of that, we could catch him even as early as today... -3 Rally [Pose] The risk's too big! Do you think we can handle a terrorist-like gang? -4 May So far, we've been doing fine! -5 Rally At worst, we might be arrested at this ourselves!! Other people might get hurt! 80-1 May Bu, but... -2 [Slap] -6 Becky Hold on, Rally!! Rally Enough selfishness. This is just puppy love, again. 81-1 Rally [Step] Becky, we're going. -2 Becky Already!? Rally We have to discover the trailer and make the call! Then we have to talk to Roy!! -3 Becky ..... -3& -4 Rally May! Why don't you hide all of your bombs, because this might bring the police here!! -5 Becky May-chan, sounds like Ken is not a normal guy. So he probably won't get caught, even if they do find him... -6 May That asshole, Rally..... -7 Rally Becky, hurry up in there!! 82-1 Glass Boss! -2 Glass Nobody was in Gun Smith Cats... But we know where the house is. -3 Glass --- and the information from -4 Glass L.A. is... -6 Grey ..... what is it? Glass That hand is... -7 Grey I placed a special order for the woman who did this to me. It's a 13" plate of CV steel. -8 Glass ... Boss, the mafia's coke deal is in one week. Why don't you forget her for a while... I can't raise my arm because of the damage Boss did to my armpit -- it still hurts... 83-1 Glass [Zip] ! -2 [Pow] [Fwip] -3 [Ker -- ack] -4 Grey Well? This 3.3 pound blade is fired by a car's suspension spring. This is much more reliable than you, with you're whining about tiny details... -5 Grey --- Well, continue? -6 Glass We... we know where Ken Tarky is holed up... -7 Grey Hah... 84-1 Roy Rally, you found this trailer? Rally May witnessed it being pulled in by a truck. I was running around looking for it all this afternoon. -2 Roy In addition to the stock from your shop, I heard there were guns on the theft list from Peter Gunns, and The Nagata Gunshop. Rally I'm glad I found it. -3 Roy Why didn't you report it to the police immediately? Rally I thought May had been kidnapped... But she'd actually run out to chase the truck. After she got back, we concentrated on finding the trailer. -4 Roy That true? Rally Would I lie to you, Roy? Roy ..... Very well. 85-1 Roy You think the gang in the truck belongs to Grey? Rally There's no chance of May mistaking him, because of the bomb affair the month before last. -2 Roy You say he'll get back at you for his left hand? -3 Roy I think Grey has already realised that May belongs to the Gun Smith Cats. Rally Do you think he could trace our address from the shop's? -4 Roy ..... Ok! I'll put some people in to guard your house. Rally Tha -- nk you. -5 Chief Didn't I tell you to never call here!! What happened today!! 86-1 Chief That trailer of yours! It was found loaded with stolen goods -- Now, we have to check it out! What's with your story of trading the mafia to the police? -2 Cop [Swish] Captain! The report on... -3 Chief I'm in the middle of a big call!! Cop Ye, yes sir!! -4 Grey Don't worry, I won't break the deal on handing the mafia's drug people over to you. -5 Chief You better not! We had a report on your hideout, from a local citizen. I'm still sitting on it. Grey Thanks. -6 Grey Can I ask a favor... Chief That part of the deal? Grey Sure. But it's not a big thing... 87-1 Grey This is about the one who found the trailer, the owner of "Gun Smith Cats"... So... Aha, her name's Vincent. This concerns her. -2 Rally A country house? Roy's? -3 Roy It's more like a small cabin, than a second house... But it might good enough for a one-week stay. -4 Rally That sounds great, right? May ..... -5 Roy During which, these three policewomen, and two detectives, will house-sit night and day, in turn. Kate Hell -- o. PW 2 Pleased to meet you, May-chan. PW 3 This is a very nice, big house. 88-1 May I'm not going!! -3 Rally May... May It's not necessary for us to hide with some cop who'll put us up for the night!! I'm staying here!! -4 Rally You're coming with!! -5 Roy May-chan... children should listen to their elders. -6 May Grrrr... I'm just two years younger than Rally... -7 [Rumble] 89-1 Rally What're you doing? Wearing that children's hat. May I am a child... Rally When are you going to stop behaving like that? Jump in! -2 May There's a reason I behave like this... you don't trust me at all... Rally May... -3 May Rally... You're bringing me along with because you think I'm going to do something horrible if you leave me behind, don't you? -4 Rally Hm, you know that. -5 Roy [Brrrrr] [Beep beep] Hey, let's roll! -6 Rally Ah, wait... May!! May I'm riding with Roy!! 90-1 Rally [Slam] Really... -3 Rally Ah, that's good. -4 [Brrrrr] [Rumble] -5 Kate They've left? PW 2 Yes. PW 2 [Soft footstep] Hey, don't you think Roy is being really nice to Rally? -6 PW 2 Huh? What is it? PW 3 Nothing... Thought I heard some footsteps... -7 [RINGGGG] [Jump] -8 Voice [Ring] The phone, it's the phone! Kate Ok, ok, o -- k! -9 Kate [Click] Hello... Ah, Chief! -10 Kate Yes, just now... right, like you said. I put a transmitter on Rally's car... 91-1 Kate But... why's that... Ah, it's for protection... There's some chance of someone acting with the suspects? -2 Kate [Click] What was that all for... -4 May That was a strange call... -5 May Roy can take care of everything, but the police chief is getting involved without even telling him... -6 [Appear] -7 May No... Grey and the police..... -8 [Roar] [Humm] [Apear] 92-3 [Beep Bap Boop] -4 Roy [Ring] [Click] Hello. Rally Roy! There's a vehicle behind me that's been following us at high speed, but isn't trying to pass us. -5 Roy You want me to slow down? Rally Right. -6 Rally Is May being quiet up there? -7 Roy ! She's not with you!? -8 Rally Eh!? That, that's... -9 Roy I've got it -- she stuck her hat in the back of my beetle!! -10 [Whump] 93-1 Rally [Wham] [Screech] !! -4 [Whirr] -5 [Boom] [Roar] -6 Rally Kya -- Roy!! Move fast!! I'm going to hit you!! Roy That's too much to expect from my beetle!! 94-1 [Stomp] -2 [Squeal] -3 [Ease away] -4 [Roar] [Screech] -5 Roy [Look] Hee..... 95-1 [Screech] [Whump] -2 Rally It's just puppy love. -3 [Spin] -5 [Shift] 96-1 [Roar] -2 Rally Mm -- well, shall we call you "Minnie May?" Minnie Mouse looks so cute. -5 [Boom/shatter] 97-1 Rally [Crack] Shit... -2 Rally My only choice is to slam on the brakes and let him pass me... -4 [Shift] [Squeal] -6 Rally We're partners now. 98-1 Rally We're partners now. 100-2 Rally GREY!! -3 [Chomp] -4 Rally The rollbar stopped him! 101-1 Rally Now's my chance!! -2 [Sprang] -3 [Znick] -4 [Pah] 102-1 Grey Damn! -2 Rally A -- h!! Now, now this... -3 Rally [Crash] This was a $1500 P210... -4 Rally ! -5 [Ka - chak] -6 Rally Dammit... [Shift] -7 [Squeal] 103-1 [Boom] -2 Rally ! -3 Grey Vincent! I love you!! -5 Grey Let's have a date!! -6 [Roar] 104-1 [Leap] -2 Rally [Slid down] I should be able to escape if I keep more than 100 yards between us. -3 Rally Anyway, my engine is a 360 Hp -- over 7 liter! -4 Rally I just have to avoid that shotgun until then... -5 Grey Enough with the gun! Kick in the engine!! G2 Yes sir! -6 Rally Alright!! I'm pulling away... 105-1 [Roar] -2 Rally Give me a break!! -3 Rally We're over 120 mph!? Note America uses mph instead of km/h. In this case, it's about 193 km/h. -4 Grey Fool! Do you think this is an ordinary Chevy!? Note Chevy = Chevrolet -5 Rally That sound... It's a Corvette Supercharger!! Note Different from Turbo, a Supercharger is a more powerful kind of engine. -6 [Approach] [Rush] 106-1 Roy The Captain!? Bullshit! -2 Roy He sold Rally out!? When could he have... -3 Cop Earlier, he called Kate at Rally's house. Probably passed on word right after that. Roy The Captain did this? -4 Cop Then he left the office. Anyway, there's no chance he'll admit to it. (Note: The board reads: "Megadeth" and "Protector.") -5 Roy Bought out by Grey? Cop Probably. -6 Roy Hey, Chapman should be back from patrol by now. Why don't you have him drive you in pursuit of Rally's frequency. Cop Hey, hey... Chapman drives a.... 107-1 [Roar] -2 Girl [Roar] Kya --- -3 Girl Wo -- w, this is great! How fast? Boy 130 mph!! I bet it's your first time at 130!! -4 Girl Let's go faster. Boy Twit! Any faster and we'd be airborne. -5 Boy I've completely tuned up this Japanese Supra. [Steer] No car can go faster than us. -6 Girl Umm... Boy What is it? -7 Girl Something's coming up from behind us really fast... Boy Hah! That's ridiculous... 108-1 Boy [Zoom] Eep! -2 Boy [Zoom] [Spin] Wah wah wah!! -3 [Smash] [Crack] -4 [Zwa -- ] Hya -- ! 109-1 Rally I can't get an opening... That van's faster on the straight away. Note The wind hurts, so she's wearing glasses (not prescription.) -2 Rally How I wish May were here... -3 May You don't... trust me... -4 Rally Damn... I'm being fickle... -5 Grey All right. Shoot out her tires! G2 Ole, Boss! -6 [Pose] 110-1 Mary Papa, still? Papa [Thrumming] Yes -- . -2 Papa I'll be done after 2 more bolts. -3 Mary Ahh. -4 [Pop up] -5 Mary [Run] Papa! A rabbit, a rabbit! Papa Hey, hey! -6 Papa It's dangerous to run out into the road!! -7 Mary But -- the bun-chan... Papa [Faint roar] No, get back here right away!! 111-1 Mary Hmm? -2 [ROAR] 112-1 [Blam] -2 [Whump] -3 [Screech] [Squeal] -4 [Smash] 113-1 [Tumble] -2 [ROAR] [Thud] -3 Papa Mary!! -4 [Whoosh] 114-1 [Zip] [Whap whap] -2 [Fwip] -3 Grey [Chunk] ! -4 [Screech] [Slide] -5 Grey [Thud thud thud] We have that brat in the shaft? G2 Her car..... -6 [Smash] [Whump] 115-1 Note Ahh, it's smashed again... -2 [Wham] [Roar] [Bump] -3 Papa Mary, you ok!? -5 [sssshhhh] 116-1 [Bamp] [Roll] -2 [Bright light] -3 Grey ! -4 Rally Groan... 117-1 Cop [Whap whap whap whap whap] This is the police! All of you in the van, come out!! Thrown your weapons down and lay face-first on the ground. -2 G2 [Bang] Shit. -3 [Blam] -4 G2 [Sploot] Oah! -5 Rally I've been rescued. -6 May Don't kill him -- take Grey alive! Cop Huh -- !? What did you say? Swing the light to the right! 118-1 Voice [Whaps] I repeat! Come out of the van!! Throw your weapons down and lay face-first on the ground! -2 Sig. What's going on? Boss! You said you had the police under control? -3 Grey Give me that one! I'll handle the copter! -4 Sig. [Clatter] I can't go along with you! I'm surrendering! -5 Grey [Swing] Bitch!! -6 Sig. [Slash] [Splatter] He..... -7 Pilot Someone's coming out! Cop Right! 119-1 [Step] -2 Cop His hand... no... Something about that hand... -3 [Pull] [Flick] -4 [Zip] -5 Pilot ! 120-1 [Ka-boom] -5/6 [Whaps] [Zoop] [Click] 121-1 [Chunk] [Zip] [Thwick] -2 [Whaps] [Fwip] -3 [Ke - rash] -4 Rally Shit! My ribs and right arm... 122-1 [Stand] -2 Grey Yo. I'm going to rape you. -3 [Slit] -4 [Stand] -5 Grey Hoh. Better than I'd thought... 123-1 Grey But before that... -2 Grey I'll take your right hand!! -3 [Chunk] -4 Rally Shi!! -5 Grey What! -6 [Slit] -8 May Diana, go over there. 124-1 [Thud] -2 Grey [Recoil] A hand grenade... -3 Grey [Thwip] ! -4 May Put on that special holster belt I just threw! If you don't want me to press the trigger button. -5 Rally May! 126-1 Grey You were riding on the chopper... (How could you have survived?) That grenade is a fake, isn't it... -2 May My best trait is my flexibility. I used Diana as a dummy... So, hurry up! -3 May I'm going to use you as a hostage until your organization finds Ken. Grey Hoh.... -4 Grey However... you're a little late... -5 Grey I've found him! -6 Grey And ordered him to be executed! -7 [Blam!] 126-1 Grey [Splang] ! -2 Cop Spread your legs and kiss the ground! -3 Cop [Panting] Do it!! -4 Grey Ole... Chapter 5: Hard Touch 128-1 [Push] -3 [Boom] -4 [Clatter clatter clatter] -5 Medic Your right arm is completely broken. Your left ribs were fractured. -6 [Empty] -7 Rally Ue... Cracked rib... 129-1 Rally That pain was with a 9mm short, now a 9mm parabellum... -2 [Jab] -3 Chief -- Eh, what do you want? Are you going to tell the press, and feed me to the dogs? -4 Roy It's not unusual for the police to deal with one suspect to get a bigger fish... So we won't tell the press. However, why the hell did you sell out one of the city's best hunters!! -5 [Boom boom boom] Note Karto -- thanks for the saucer-guns. I gave them to my staff! And thanks to Yoshida in Kyoto for writing to me, but Karto gave me 5 guns and that's enough to last for a while. Our blessings. (Note: See the last page of volume 1.) 130-1 Rally [Twinge] Ah..... -2 Rally Not only not a hit... but... thi... thi... this pain is too much... -3 [Thwap] -4 Chief The people in forensics were amazed by this. Once you put it on, you can never dismantle it, because of this special switch. -5 Chief In addition, I heard there was a remote control trigger... Don't you think it a little unusual for an honest bounty hunter to have a device like this? 131-2 Chief Well? Let's pretend we haven't seen each other... And this will remain with my department. -3 Roy Hm? Rally ...Ok! -4 [Boom] [Tik] -5 Rally Go... 132-1 Rally vern... -2 Rally ment -- (See below.) -3 [Boom] -4 Rally Smaison ---- (Not sure what this means.) -5 Becky Why are you groaning? -6 Becky Why don't you stop shooting if it hurts so much? Rally I'm appreciating the recoil with my ribs. -7 Becky You just broke the bone the night before last? It won't heal if you push it too much. 133-1 Rally But... I just got this one... Becky Hey, that gun is... -2 Rally Right! It's an old model Czech CZ 75! Until now, it was kept by the police as evidence in a murder case. Roy gave it to me. (Refer to "CZ 75" in volume 1.) -3 Becky Was it about 4 months ago, the same type of gun became scrap...? Rally So! I haven't touched one like it in a long time. -4 Rally [Boom] Cringe -- Becky Grey's men... I found them. 134-1 Rally Eh? -2 Rally That sounds a little too quick -- is it alright? Huh, a Maruni? Note A BMW 2002 Turbo (Maru == 0, ni == 2) Becky Trust Becky-chan's information! -3 Becky I know the hospital where two of Grey's men are staying -- What are you going to do? Rally [Open] [Open] There's no point to meeting them if they're unconscious, right? And there's nothing to gain in talking to Grey... 135-1 Becky [Slam] [Slam] Why? He's in jail, maybe you can do something, can't you? Rally I don't have anything to trade with, with him... On top of which, do you think he'd change his attitude just because he's in jail? -3 Becky [Rrrrr] [Groar] .....right! -4 Rally I'm concerned about his having been caught too easily. As if he knows he can get out anytime, or direct his men from his cell... -5 Becky [Rrrrrrr] Then, shouldn't we hurry? Otherwise, that Ken guy may be in real trouble... Rally Minnie May helped save both our lives, so we'll do this one for her. 136-1/3 [Lots of panting] -5 May Nn.... 137-1 May Ha....ah! -2 [Curl] -3 May [Plop] Ha. -4& May [More panting] Sigh... 138-1 Becky [Ba -- dump] May-chan! -2 May Be, Becky -- what the hell... Becky Why the cheerful greeting? You wanted me to get that information for you. -3 May .... Eh? That means, you're here because... -4 Becky I found Grey's henchmen. Rally's waiting out in the car. 139-1 Rally [Hum] Hm. -2 [Shake] -3 May Thanks for waiting, Rally. -4 [Ting] -5 Rally [Groans of Death] May Ah, hurry up, Becky! -6 Becky [Plop] You forgot your panties! -7 Becky [Slam] Got a weapon? May Of course! See -- see! Becky You don't forget THAT kind of thing. Rally [Groan] 140-1 [Stop] [Zip] -2 Becky Alright -- we've arrived! Rally Here? -3 Becky Yup! The other side of this brand-spanking new building. Rally You're kidding! And they don't have enough money to pay for weapons? -4 Becky This building was financed with Japanese capital and the economy went bad -- construction was halted just before it was completed. They're struggling to find a buyer. There are a couple of tenants on the ground floor -- otherwise, it's empty. Rally So, that's why they're staying there? 141-1 Becky The company running this building has something to do with Grey's organization. Rally Really, eh... -2 May Hey, Becky, you're not coming with? -3 Becky Hm -- well. With one day's car rental and driving fee, $1000 information charge. [tap tap] If I go with you, that's $15 per hour... and hazard pay... -4 Becky How about this total? Rally ... you don't need to come with us. -5 Becky Ok, but please send me the rental and information fee later. Thank you -- . -6 Rally .... Becky, you're talking to someone with a broken arm, and whose Cobra is totalled -- isn't that a little cold? Becky Not at all. 142-3 Rally Prepared? -4 May Ok. -5 [Point] -6 [Bambambambam] -7 [Click] -8 [Bounce] 143-1 [Ka -- boom] -2 Rally How... many minutes? -3 May It's harmless after 5. -4 Rally .... ok? -5 May [Strained grin] Ju... just fine. -7 [Rush] -8 Rally ! 144-2 Rally Her information indicated 2 people! Look over there! -3 Thug [Chik] How about looking over here. -4 Glass Be a nice little brat and don't move!! May !! -5 Rally How... Thug The girl with the glasses that was looking for us? 145-1 Thug We let her find us, because we were expecting you. But, we didn't expect you quite so quickly. -2 Thug You're going to pay for this in a variety of ways... -5 Rally That's it, a camera over the door... -6 Glass So now, just put your gun on the floor. Do it! -8 Thug NOW! -9 [Twist] 146-1 [Bam bam] -2 Thug [Thap thap] Shit! -3 [Brrrrp] [Whap] -4 [Bam bam] -5 Rally Shi... 147-1 Glass You bitch!! -2 [BOOM BOOM] -3 Rally He's blown off both shotgun barrels!! -4 Rally Now's my chance!! -5 [Bambambambam] 148-1 Rally I missed!? Calm down, ribs!! -2 [Click] -3 Rally I blew it!! I shot too many times, because of the pain!! -4 [Eject] 149-1 [Reach] -2 [Chunk] -3 [Bite] -4 Glass The game is over... -5 Glass I'll rape you after you die. -6 [Drop] 150-2 [Squeeze] -3 [Tap] -4 [Flick] 151-1 [Snap] -2 Thug ! -3 [Boom] 152-2 [Ba (missed)] -3 [Thud] -4 Rally [Collapse] Panting. -5 May Rally!! 153-1 May You... you ok!? Rally [Panting] Ja... jammed! my ribs... I can... hardly... breathe... -2 Rally [Panting] W... well. Go on... Those two... -3 May Rally, forgive me... me and Ken... -4 Rally [Panting] May, you helped me, and in return I treated you so badly... So, go on. 154-1 May Yes! -2 Glass [Panting] Shi... -3 May So, tell me... -4 May Ken's location... Chapter 6: Wood Bullet 156-1 [Jet roar] [Landing] -2 May I wonder when I was in L.A... last. Becky May! -3 Becky The bus for the hotel is over there. May Ah, ok! 157-1 Becky [Roll roll roll] But... -2 Becky Do you really need that much luggage just for L.A.? May It's just clothing. Becky Clothing? -3 May China doll, evening dress, Leisure suit, rubber suit, about 30 pair of underwear. Becky You don't need all that to find Ken! -4 May This for after I find Ken. They're all his favorites. 158-1 Becky Are you going to the hotel right after you find him? -2 May I don't know if I can wait 'till we reach the hotel. Just thinking about meeting him makes me feel... [Splrt] -3 May Oh no, I didn't mean to do that... Becky I'm going right back after he surfaces. -4 May Ah, Rally and I got into a mess because of WHOSE information? -5 Becky That's why I paid out of pocket to come here with you! May If you're supposed to be my babysitter, you should stay with me on the way back too, right? -6 Becky .... You're just using me to carry your souvineers, right? May Bingo. 159-1 Doc. It's swelling up very nicely... -2 Doc. Jeezus... you've got a fracture, and you still insist on pushing yourself this hard? Rally Is it broken? Doc. Can't tell until we get the x-rays back. -3 Doc. [Apply] We'll put on this medicine patch... Rally Ow..... -4 Rally ..... Doc. It hurts there, eh... So, it may be broken after all. -5 Doc. Anyway, 4-5 days in a hospital bed would do you good. Rally Eh..... 160-1 Rally [Shake] Um... could we make 2 days... Doc. You fool! Are you making fun of me!! -2 Doc. [Zip] It's a bad idea for a young woman to treat her body so brutally!. I used to be a military doctor, and I'll order you to be tied down if I have to! -3 Doc. If you try to escape, I'll have you placed in a special private room! Rally ... Sigh, well, 5 days won't kill them... Doc. Hey, are you listening to me!! -4 Glass You know... Thug Hm.... -5 Glass Why do you think there's a prison cell in a gun shop? -6 Thug They have illegal automatic weapons. 161-1 Glass Of course, they'd have a prison cell... Thug Hey, have you unlocked it? -2 Glass [Scratch scratch] Not with wire this soft... -3 Glass [Plink] No go! -4 Thug Don't worry. In two days, Ken will be dead and we'll be outa here. Those women probably won't make it in time. Glass Worry about getting out of here! -5 Thug It's ok! Look -- we have the power line... Glass And water? -6 Thug If we flood it under the door, the next person to step in it -- great, eh? Glass Yeah! You know... -7 Glass If she falls down when trying to feed us, we can reach the keys through the little hatch. O -- k... Let's do it the next time they feed us. 162-1 Becky Here? -2 May Starbarg Film Studios... yes! No mistake. -3 Becky But, how do we find him? It's a big place... May We've got a tour reservation, it's an easy job. -4 Becky But, we don't even know what name he's using. 163-1 May It's ok! We can guess, The kind of job he's got. -2 Dir. Scene 95!! Ready, and... -3 Dir. [Clap] Action!! 164-1 [Run] -2 [Zap] -3 [Running] -4 [Zap ---- ] -6 [Shooting] 165-1 [Dash] Actor Hurry!! -2 Dir. [Running] Great! Now, just take his hand and raise the helicopter! (Notice: Hollywood's film crews wear Japanese caps.) 166-1 [Trip] [Thud] -2 [Zit] [Stop] -3 Dir. Cut!! No good! -4 Chel. Ow -- ie. Actor You ok? Dir. Lower the helicopter!! Voice Right! 167-1 Dir. 45 minute break -- !! Joe! Sorry about this -- please reset the bullet charges within that time. -2 Joe [Pull] 20 minutes'll be enough. -3 Dir. [Sit] [Wiggle] You do a good job. Joe Yeah, thanks. -4 Dir. How could you stop before the last three charges? If you hadn't, the girl might have gotten burned. -5 Agent [Sniffle] It's just a minor scratch... -6 Agent Hurry over to let the doctor look at you. Chel. [Spin] O -- k! -7 Chel. [Thud] N. 168-1 Joe You ok? Chel. Ow -- . -2 Chel. So -- rry. -4 Chel. ? -5 Joe [Walking] ..... -6 Actor I've had enough! That kid's blown this scene three times now! Agent Don't shout over three blown scenes, she's just a child! -7 Actor Director! Please! We've only got 5-6 scenes in the can with her -- just get someone else! -8 Agent Stop playing around! She's our agency's #1 kid! Actor With so many foul-ups!? We can't continue the shooting! 169-1 Actor We can find lots of other child actresses like her! Agent O -- h!! -4 [Spin] -5 Agent Her last film won awards! Actor For Special Effects!! Dir. Stuff it, you morons!! -7 Dir. The kid... heard you... 170-1 Becky Kya -- it's great, great!! Guide This evacuation pod was used 2 years ago in our studio. May Excuse me... Isn't Eliminatar 2 being shot now? Can we... -2 Guide Ah, nope. No publicity until it's in the theaters. May I see... -3 May I'm sure Ken's working the special effects... I can't do anything until I get on the set... 171-3 Guide !! -4 Guide Huh? Your little sister is? Becky Ah, um, she must have gone off to the toilet... -5 Guide She shouldn't be on her own... Becky Sorry. But, she'll be right back after doing her business. Please don't be too violent, May... -6 Voice She hasn't been to first aid? Did she go home? It's because of what you said!! I'm sorry -- um, what should we do? Quickly, find her!! 172-1 May Director, sorry! Dir. ! -2 Dir. Chelsey. May Sorry I'm late. -3 Dir. Didn't you go to first aid? May I was in the toilet. And it took a long time. -4 Actor Chelsey, I'm sorry about what I said earlier... May Me too, about blowing the scene. -5 Agent Hey! What happened to your scratched nose! May Ah, ah hah hah! My saliva must have cured it. -6 Dir. [Clap] So, everyone! Stand by! 173-2 May Director, it says "Minnie May".... Dir. Ah, that? It's just what he always names his nail board. -3 Dir. ? Hey wait, where'd Joe get to? Guy He said he was going to the toilets.... -4 May Which toilet? Guy Down that corridor to the next storehouse, and... -5 May Director -- I'm going to the toilet! Dir. What! Chelsey, you were just there! -6 May Gotta go again! #2 this time! -7 [Shrug] -8 Guide [Blink] Huh? Chelsey, is the shooting over? 174-1 [Running] -5 [Slide] [Thud] -6 [Click] -7 [Swing] 175-1 [Whip] -2 [Swish] -3 Joe ! -4 [Bam bam] [Leap] -5 A. You deserve your reputation, Ken! I didn't expect you'd notice me, and run away!! -6 Joe I'd been expecting you. [Chak] I saw you find me 3 days ago! 176-1 A. I'd thought the other assassin had killed you. Joe I got to him first. -2 Joe What're you going to do! If you take too long, someone will come along! -4 Joe Well!! A. Ok, how about this, Ken!? -5 [Thud] [Splash] -6 A. It's kerosene! My bullet is an "exploder" -- it makes fire! -7 A. Well!? Ken!! Note "Exploder" refers to a bullet that fragments into small pieces. Make a small hole in the top of the shell, fill with powder, put in a primer, and seal the hole. You can't normally buy this kind of bullet. 177-2 May That Ken! Not in the toilet. But then... -3 [Slide] -4 May My weapons are just two small bombs... I could have brought more if I hadn't taken the plane... -5 [Toss] [Press] -6 [Running] -7 Both [Slide] ! 178-3 Joe Chelsey -- RUN!! -4 May [Boom] Kya! -5 Joe Shit! -6 [Grab] -8 A. Don't move! Slide your Scorpion here. Joe Damn... 179-1 [Swshssh] -2 May [Bonk] Kya. -3 A. [Raise] Don't move... or the brat dies. -4 May Ken! Run! -5 [Click] -6 Joe May!? 180-1 [Spt spt spt spt spt spt spt spt] -2 nnNNo ------ !! 181-1 A. Heh..... -2 [Tap] -4 [Blam] -5 May Ken! -6 A. [Thud] Coff... -7 May Ah..... 182-1 Joe Hi.... -2 Joe [Draw] I'd rigged a special switch on the Scorpion, so when he pulled the trigger, the bullet would be a wooden dummy. This way, Grey-sama will think Ken Tarky is dead... Note If you use a wood bullet, the auto will function, you'll feel the recoil, and the bullet will shatter as it leaves the barrel. It's safe. -3 May [Pull] ....Jerk ... I was worried about you... -4 May You jerk.... Chapter 7: Medical Shot 184-1 Paper Sonoda: Will voters look past looks? Rally "L.A.'s Starbarg Film Studio on Fire..." "Body of Special Effects man, Joe Hamel found..." Grey knows Joe is Ken Tarky. I hope he believes this story. -2 Rally But, who was the body, really?... -3 Becky He noticed one of the two assassins Grey sent... and kept the corpse on ice until the other guy attacked... Rally Ge -- !! -4 Becky Ken is very impressive. He planned on all of this. Rally Did he plan to let the assassin's body play his own part from the beginning? (Note: Eliminatar 1 is on TV.) 185-1 Becky Right! He was expecting the second one to come, so he killed the first and locked him in a fridge. Then he set up the second to shoot him with a stage gun. He played the special effect as if he'd actually been shot. -2 Becky He escaped after putting his clothes and sunglasses on the corpse and lighting the fire. Rally Uwa, rough! -3 Becky You look rough, yourself! What are these bags? -4 Rally Just too little sleep. And May? Becky She's been in the L.A. hotel ever since they reunited. 186-1 May [Scrape] Plastic surgery? Ken Aaa... -2 Ken [Scrape scrape] I'm supposed to be dead; I can't go around with this face. It's not enough to change my hair color and grow a beard. -3 May [Splashing] I don't like that... tell me you're kidding? -4 Ken There's no other way... May Uh uh -- !! I don't want you to have a different face -- !! 187-1 Ken How about just a little change to the nose! -2 May No! I like your eyes, nose, ears, mouth -- as they are! -3 Ken It's a matter of life and death! Do you still insist? -4 May But -- ... Ken "But" nothing! -5 May Well, Ken... After the surgery, will you return to Chicago? Joe Ah... certainly. -6 May Well, on one condition... Ken What's that? 188-1 May You put a pearl in it! (In his penis.) Ken .... hey! -2 Becky Ok Rally, here! -3 Rally Ah, ahhh... -4 Becky I brought it from your house, as you requested. Rally Kya -- ! Looky, looky, my 1960 model 25 Auto-chan. 189-1 Rally [Plop] It goes here... -2 Rally [Whop] and then... -3 Rally [Whop] I can sleep. -4 Rally Ah, this is it! Finally. This feeling through the pillow! The smell of burnt powder! Becky Rally, you really are... -6 [Snore] 190-1 Becky Hey... wait a sec, Rally... -2 [Tap] [Snore] -3 Becky [Snore] Hold on! Pay the gas fee before going to sleep! I'm flat broke after covering for Minnie May's L.A. trip! Nurse [Da-blam] Patients are supposed to have quiet! -4 Becky [Uh...] Yes... sorry. [Snore] -5 Nurse [Slam] Don't be walking up sleeping patient-sans! -6 Becky [Snore] ...... -7 Becky ! 191-1 [Hover] -2 [Slip] -4 [Zip] [Click] -5 [Pose] 192-1 Rally Huh, Becky. What's this? -2 Becky [Ba-thump ba-thump] Er, um... that is... about the cost of gas... Rally [Flick] Ah, that's right!! -3 Rally [Yawn] I think I gave you the keys to the shop. Grey's men are locked up in the basement. They... need to be fed. -4 Becky Eh...? Rally [Plop] 'night. -5 Glass Wha... Thug M... -6 Glass I'm hungry... Thug Don't talk about it! 193-1 Glass Do you think that woman will really let us die... Thug I don't know! -2 Glass Should we drink out of the toilet again? Thug No way! -3 Glass Anger makes you more hungry. Thug Shut up! I'll eat you while you're sleeping!! -4 Becky Well, how about that. Take the gun from under her pillow and she springs wide awake... -5 Becky [Snore] But this has no effect at all... 194-1 Becky [Rattling of a gurney] [Ba-wham] Eh? -2 [Move] -3 Nurse You're getting a roommate in a serious condition. Don't disturb him, please. -4 Nurse Please be especially quiet. Becky Ok... -5 Nurse Visiting hours are almost over, too. Becky Ok... 195-2 [Tick tick tick] -3 [Snore] -4 [Snore] [Sit up] 196-2 [Rrrippp] -3 [Plop] -4 [Rrripppp] -5 [Open] -6 [Rrrrippp] -7 [Plop] 197-1 [Screw] -2 [Tighten] -3 [Pull] -4 [Step] -5 [Zip] 198-1 [Snore] -2 Guy [Click] Rally Vincent.... (Your face looks weird...) I'm really after the shrimp and the one with the glasses, but this is on order from my boss... 199-1 Guy [Crack] [Snore] But, it'll be ok... -2 Guy Since I'll let you meet the shrimp and "glasses" later. -4 [Push] -5 [Pop open] 200-1 [Zip] [Snag] -3 Guy [Whip] !! -4 [Push] 201-1 [Eject] -2 Guy Oh... -3 Guy The hammer...!! -4 Rally Wha? -5 Guy [Turn] Shit....!! -6 [Run] -7 Guard He, hey! Hold on..... 202-1 Rally [Hey!] [Hey, stop] [Sniff] Ahhh... -2 Rally [Plop] Mmmmm. -3 [Think] -4 Rally [Frown] Hmm... -5 [Running] -6 [Zip] [Screech] -7 Rally Hmmm...? 203-1 Guy [Whap] I fucked up!! Move out!! -2 [Shift] -3 Guy [Squeal] [Roar] Hurry!! -4 Amb. [Honk] [Roar] Hey! -5 Guy [Turn] Uw!! [Bam] Exit through the rotary!! 204-1 [Squeal] [Roar] [Spin] -2 [Toss] -3 Mous. How'd you screw up shooting someone in their sleep!! -4 Guy I left the bomb back there!! It'll blow any second now! -5 Guy [Bonk] Eh? 205-1 [Ka -- blam] -3 [Coff coff] [Collapse] -4 Rally [Sirens] Snore... 206-1 Rally -- Grey's men were captured with wounds all over their bodies, last night? -2 May Right! Becky I wonder, why'd their car explode? -3 Rally Well... I reflexively shot at one of them... I don't remember anything after that. -4 May [Snicker] Where are the other two? -5 Rally Still in the basement... (What are you smiling at?) May What do we do with them? Now that we're done... (Nothing.) Becky Ah!!...... -6 Rally What is it, Becky? Becky I forgot... -7 Glass We might really die... Thug I'm hungry... Chapter 8: Bean 207-1 Rally [Swing] Hi -- ! -2 Roy Hey, that was fast! Cop This the guy you called in about? Rally Yes. The papers, please. -3 Roy Your right arm ok? Rally The cast was removed the day before yesterday. It was on one month. Voice Hey, hey, let me go! Be quiet! -4 Rally Also got the car fixed -- . Thank you. Roy The GT 500's been repaired? Rally Three days ago. 208-1 Rally I couldn't be happier -- with the warm-up of the car, and the rehabilitation time. 209-2 Rally Hee hee Roy Look at that. 210-1 Rally The tires are Goodyear Eagles, the shocks from (Berushotine)! -2 Rally The steering came from Momo and the seat is Recarro... -3 Rally [Open] And I just tuned up the engine, too. Roy Slow down! Where did you get the money? -4 Rally The parents of the girl who was in the middle of the road during the chase are very rich. They paid for all of this. -5 Roy [Slam] Good for you... My beetle came out of my insurance. Rally But, I'm on the insurance blacklist as "Rally the Destroyer." So I can't use it anymore. 211-1 Roy [Rev] [Purrrrrr] Ah... that's right. -2 Roy Hold on! Rally!! Rally Eh.... -3 Roy It's about Grey... Word is he's going to break out of prison! Rally EH? 212-1 May Ah -- !! Hmph! This car could have broken down anywhere, but it HAD to choose the worst neighborhood for it! -2 May It might have been better to go with Rally to the police... Ah, the fan belt... And the plug is dirty. -3 Voice Hey little girl, what's up? May [Cringe] Oh shit. -4 Blond Need a hand? Black Heh heh... Punk She's just a kid. 213-1 May Th... that's ok! My brother will be back soon. -2 Blond [Grin] Heh... -3 Blond You're lying! The driver's seat is moved up for a small person.... [Gulp] You're alone. -4 Boom Ah. I know her! -5 Boom Long ago, she was a girl at a place called the "Purple Cat House!" 214-1 Blond The hell you say! When'd you hear this? Boom 2-3 years ago. My older brother brought me along... Black You saying she been a 'ho since she been 10? Punk Great, I like this situation! -2 Voice So she's a blond girl trained at the best Chinese-run whorehouse... Voice We can't pass up this chance. There's a big profit in selling her. -4 Rally So Roy's personal informant in jail gave you that. If you think it's trustworthy, why don't you handle it in prison? 215-1 Roy If we do that, we'll blow the informant's cover, and he'll be lynched. Rally You're not telling me to catch Grey, are you... -2 Roy No, I'm not... I'm just telling you to watch out. I need more information. -3 Rally I don't have a jail informant... Roy I heard that Grey's hired a specialist to help him get away after the break-out... Can't you follow up that with your own sources? -4 Roy It'll happen in one week... The driver goes by the name "Bandit." That's all I know so far. -5 Rally Band... 216-2 Rally No... He and Grey are enemies... Roy Rally! -3 Roy What's wrong? Do you know something? -4 Rally [Paaa -- an] ... no. But I'll check it out. -5 Rally !! Roy [Open] Please do that. -6 Roy [Slam] I'll contact you later... 217-1 [Roar] [Squeal] -2 Roy Why's -- she in such a hurry... She may get ticketed for speeding. -3 [Roar] -4 Rally Even if it was such a quiet sound, it was clear enough. I'm so familiar with it. -5 Rally It's not a backfire from a car, it's not a gun! It's the sound of a grenade! -6 Rally Given the wind direction, it's close to the slums... Minnie May! 218-1 [Crash] -1 Punk [Drop] [Gas] [Cough] Shit!!... -2 May [Run] Beh! -3 Voice Shit!! That brat!! After her!! -4 Voice That brat had a grenade... It was just a toy explosive!! Go! -5 [Groan] [Run] 219-1 Voice Hey! Did you hurt your eyes!! [Appear] It's ok! We'll kill that brat! -2 Voice I'll get the car and cut her off on the other side of the alley!! Oh! Fig. ..... -4 [Beep] -5 May Hi -- This is May-cha -- n! Rally It's me! What're you doing!? 220-1 May Eh -- ! How did you know!? -2 Rally I heard the sound of your plaything come from the slums!! -3 May I'm running along Tacos St. to the back alley, for some reason. I'll come out behind Robbinson's used car shop. Please pick me up! -4 Rally Ok! -5 May [Clatter clatter] Ho... -6 Black There's the brat! Blond After her! 221-1 May Heheh. This place is just like my backyard, when I used to run around there. -2 May Left'll take me into a passage grown-ups can't get through... -3 [Appear] -4 May [Clash] Eh? -5 May What the? What's this fence doing he -- re. Blond [Skid] Get her!! Black The brat!! 222-1 May [Screech] A.... [Spin] -2 Thug [Open] Found her!! -3 Black Throw that dangerous jacket down!! -4 May At this distance, and this layout, I can't use a grenade... Now what!? 223-1 [Plop] -2 May [Rip] Kya!! -3 Black Don't move!! -4 May Ah... (Note: If you compare the knife with panel 2, that fence seems to have done a number on it.) -5 Black Oh... -6 Thug !! 224-2 Bean Having fun with the kid? -3 May [Whack] Kya! 225-1 Black [Thud] You bastard! -2 [Bam bam bam bam] [Pok pok pok pok] -3 [Growl/dirty glare] 226-1 [Roar] [Squeal] -2 Rally [Rush] May! -3 May Rally! 227-1 Rally Bea... Bean Bandit!! -2 Bean Yo. Long time no see. 228-1 Rally Let the kid go!! -2 May Rally, you're wrong!! The guy rescued me! -3 Rally Eh.... Bean [Walk] As she said. Don't point that thing at me, ok? -4 Bean It's really been a long time... since that bomb, hasn't it? -5 Rally What is this about? Don't think I owe you for this. -6 Bean I just punished some gang members... who'd been abusing children. She'd been saved by accident. 229-1 Bean Well, I gotta go... Rally Don't move!! I'll shoot! May Rally!! -2 Rally I know you're wearing a bullet-proof jacket! I'll aim for your head. -3 Bean I've done nothing. Is there a bounty on me? -4 Rally Eh -- ... Ah... -5 Bean [Flick] I'm just a consignment driver. Contact me if you have some special cargo. -6 Rally [Catch] [Slam] [Rrrrr] [Roar] Ah, hey, wait... 230-1 Rally [Vrrooom] May! Move!! Stop, you!! -2 [Rrrrroooom] -3 [Traffic noises] -4 [Thrum] [Purrrr] 231-1 Bean Now you're talking on the phone, while chasing me! Rally I've got some questions to ask you, Mr. Bandit!! You're going to help Grey's prison break, aren't you! -2 Bean You don't have to call me "Mister"!! "Bean" is fine!! -3 Rally Answer me!! Bean No comment!! Rally Helping a vicious criminal and enemy means being a "pro," to you!? -4 Bean Money talks! How about you!! 232-1 Rally There's a big difference between catching criminals and helping them get free! Bean People like him can send out directives at will. -2 Rally That doesn't mean... Bean I suggest you drop your speed!! -3 Rally H--ey! Afraid of my chasing you? Bean You'll be making the next turn at 120 mph!! Note 120 mph = 193 km/h. -4 Rally Eh? -5 [Turn] 233-1 Rally Shit!!..... -3 [Bouncing] -4 [Squeal] [Screech] -6 [Rush] 234-4 Rally So it goes... This was still a warm-up drive... I jumped the corner before the tires were broken in. (Note: The implication is that the tires still have a glazed/slippery tread.) -5 Rally [Traffic] That Bandit, eh... I'll play again once I'm back in fighting condition. -6 (Note: In volume one, May states that she prefers the "no-power" Elan over the Cobra. We are now reminded of why this is.) =========================================================================== 235 Manga Extras +2 Gun Smith Lucky -1 Voice A human pistol -- !! -2 [Bang] -4 Voice Body cartridge -- !! 236 First Strip (Summarized) Most people are very surprised when they meet Kenichi Sonoda. In person, he looks like this (a crazed bum,) but his artwork looks like this (Rally.) This is how his brain works. 236 Second Strip Kenichi is at Manga no Mori (Manga Forest, a comic chain, with one store in Ikebukuro.) No one recognizes him, so he can shop in peace. However, one guy yells "Hey, It's Sonoda!" Kenichi leaves with people calling out to him. So, if you come to Manga no Mori, you may be able to meet him. 237 The following artwork comes from Sonoda's studio assistants. These are their own representations of Rally and Minnie May, with comments. =========================================================================== Back Cover: Name: Rally Vincent Age: 19 (Working as 21) Weight: 112 lbs Height: 5' 6.5" Note: According to some reports, Sonoda actually named her after Larry Hagman on Bewitched, and she should technically be called Larry Vincent. But common fan usage has it as Rally, and that's the spelling I prefer. Note: When Sonoda/Rally refers to the "Government," it's the standard issue Colt Government Model, Series 80. A .45 with an 8-round magazine.