Future Stranger

Ch.3: Final Confrontation

After asking a few Clakkers about Fire-Shootin' Fred, the Stranger started heading towards Fred's hideout: the oil rigs. Since the oil rigs were so far away, Stranger "borrowed" a hover car from a Clakker. The controls were tough at first, but Stranger got the hang of it. He set the car to full power and raced to the oil rigs.

When the Stranger reached the rigs, he turned on the computer that was connected to his ear. Immediately, the little computer turned on and revealed a radar, showing all humanoid beings that could hurt Stranger. Right now, the radar was empty. The Stranger walked into the rigs. He pulled out his auto- rifle, loading in a pack that held in the battery needed to fire lasers. He held the rifle in both hands, ready to blast any sucker lucky enough to find him and dumb enough to try to attack him.

The Stranger saw the entrance to Fred's hideout. He knew it was the hideout because about 10 Outlaws were standing in front of the gate.

It seemed as though the Stranger wasn't the only person to receive an upgrade. The Outlaws were armed with weapons that looked a lot like the Stranger's. Each of them was talking to each other, showing of their weapons. None of them noticed the Stranger aiming his laser darts at them.

The darts were incredibly powerful and were able to kill a single Outlaw the second it hits him.

The Stranger aimed his darts at one of the Outlaws. He fired his first dart and, a second later, the outlaw collapsed. The Stranger heard one of the Outlaws shout.

"What the hell was that?" Shouted the Outlaw. He and the other were standing around their dead friend. Stranger took that time to use his auto-rifle on them.

The Stranger jumped out from behind the rock and pulled the trigger. A flurry of lasers shot out of the gun, mowing down the Outlaws one by one. One courageous Outlaw managed to hit the Stranger with a laser. But the Strangers armor made the small laser feel like nothing. The Stranger kept blasting until the Outlaws were all killed.

The Stranger walked through the gate and went on in. As he entered the hideout, the Stranger ran into a Flamer with a new flame-thrower. Immediately, the Stranger ducked the giant flame that shot out of the gun. The armor made Stranger move so quick, even he couldn't believe he moved so fast. The Stranger watched the Outlaw mutter to himself about where the Stranger left. Stranger took this time to jump out and punch the Outlaw in his back. The punch was so strong, the Stranger heard the Outlaw's back snap. The Outlaw fell lifeless on the ground.

While he was walking, the Stranger pressed a button on his little computer. The radar changed into a map of the oil rigs, showing every place in the rigs. He saw that he was about halfway there. Suddenly, the Stranger felt a huge fist hit his jaw. The blow was so strong, it sent Stranger into the wall. He looked up and saw an Outlaw Nailer.

Only this guy didn't have nails at the ends of his fists. Rather, he had fists made of metal. The Stranger couldn't tell if the Nailer was wearing metal over his real hands, or if he had metal balls for hands. But either way, the Nailer looked tough.

The Stranger pulled out his auto-rifle and blasted away. Unfortunately, the Nailer managed to block the shots with his fists. The Stranger put away his auto-rifle and pulled out his SMG. He blasted the Nailer, but once again, the Outlaw blocked the blasts. Damn. Thought the Stranger. How am I supposed to stop this punk? It got worse when the Stranger saw five small holes on each of the Nailer's hands open and reveal five little robotic fingers. The Nailer grabbed Stranger by his arm. Suddenly, the Nailer's hands started glowing white with electricity. The Stranger was practically toasted by the shock.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!" Shouted the Stranger.

When the Stranger fell, he saw the Nailer ready to punch him with the shocker fists again. Stranger took this opportunity to move behind the Nailer as he struck. The Stranger jumped onto the Outlaws back, pulled out his SMG, and blasted away at the Nailer's head.

Blood gushed out of the Nailer as the lasers hit his head. The Stranger jumped of just as the Outlaw was about to collapse. He ignored the bloody corpse, wiped some of the blood of his armor and moved on.

Eventually, he made it to a giant building at the end of the rig. He looked around and saw nobody near the gate.

Way too quite to be the hideout. Thought Stranger. He walked in.

The first thing Stranger noticed was that there were 4 giant tankers, no doubt filled with oil. He also saw a door at the end of the room. As the Stranger walked into the middle of the room, he heard Fred.

"Well, Stranger. I'm impressed. I didn' think you'd make it this far." Said Fred. But Stranger looked everywhere and didn't see him. Suddenly, a huge shadow appeared underneath Stranger. It kept getting bigger and bigger, until the Stranger moved out of the way and the falling object landed on the ground.

The first thing Stranger saw was the robot that Fred stole. The legs were bent the same way that a birds' legs are. The arms were really just huge flame-throwers, but not normal ones. They were just big, gapping holes in the robot's arms. In the control part of the bot was none other than Fred.

"Well, Stranger. How do ya like m' new toy? I see you got an upgrade." Said Fred, his voice amplified by a microphone.

"Listen up, Fred. I'm bringin' you in dead or alive. So, unless youse want to die, tell me how to get back to our time." Threatened Stranger.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! You really think I'm gonna tell YOU! When I kill you, I'll use the time portal I stole and get back to our time. Then with this bot, I'll rule all of Mudos!" Shouted Fred.

"It's your funeral, Fred." Said Stranger.

Stranger immediately jumped out of the way as Fred blasted a giant fireball at Stranger. The Stranger saw that there were pipes connected to the 4 tankers, connecting to Fred's robot.

The Stranger pulled out his auto-rifle and blasted at the head of the robot. The bullets were reflected off of the robot's armor and back at Stranger. The lasers hit Stranger in the chest and broke through the armor. He smelled the smelly smell of burning fur before the armor fixed itself.

"Not bad, Stranger." Said Fred. "But let's see how you handle my missiles!"

A rocket launcher appeared on the back of the robot. Instantly, 12 missiles were fired at Stranger. The Stranger ran as fast as he could, which was pretty fast, but he still couldn't outrun the missiles. The Stranger ran to the top of the building and lead the missiles to the roof. Just as Stranger planned, the missiles hit the roof and caused it to collapse. The pieces of roof fell down and hit the robot.

The pieces of roof crashed onto the robt. But it simply shook of the damage.

"Nice try, Stranger, but as long as there's oil in this machine, it's indestructible!"

Oil. Of course.

The Stranger ran past all of the blast from the robot and ran up to one of the pipes connected to the tankers. He pulled out a knife that he found on one of the Shooters and stabbed the pipe.

Black oil gushed out everywhere, covering the Stranger and the ground. But Stranger kept slashing until he made the hole big enough to fit one of his grenades. He pulled out all three of his grenades and pressed the trigger button. As soon as the grenades started beeping, Stranger crammed all of them into the hole in the pipe. The flow of the oil guided the active grenades through the pipes . . .

. . . and straight into the robot.

As soon as the grenades disappeared, Stranger ran as fast as he could out of the building.

"What's the matta', Stranger! 'Fraid of my toy! You're nothin' but a big, whiny . . ."

Stranger never knew what Fred was about to say, because at that time, the entire building exploded in a giant fireball. The Stranger stared at the flames, wondering whether or not Fred survived.

Suddenly, Stranger saw a figure coming out of the fiery building. He knew it was Fred, because he was the only other person in there. He was limping, holding his left arm. When Fred got close to Stranger, he collapsed on the ground. Stranger used his leg to flip Fred over.

"You alive, Fred?" Asked Stranger.

Fred coughed out a cloud of smoke and muttered, "Yup. Looks like ya caught me, Stranger. But the jokes on you. The portal's been destroyed. Looks like you're stuck."

Stranger simply stared at Fred, taking in what he just said. But the Stranger didn't say anything. He just grabbed Fred's arm and dragged him back to town.

The Stranger walked back into the gun store, holding a form that the police in the police office gave him, proving that he brought back Fred. He walked up to the counter and showed it to the clerk.

"Well, looks like I caught your thief." Said Stranger.

"Well, a deals a deal, Stranger. I better pay you."

The Clakker handed Stranger a little device that looked like an ipod.

"What's this for?" Asked Stranger.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. The clerk next store told me about you. We got rid of dollars and coins. Now, everyone uses these little devices to hold credits.

Credits are like money from the old time. They work the same. Right now, you're credit holder has 8,000 credits."

The Stranger took the device and walked into the general store.

"Howdy, Stranger. I heard that Fred's stolen time portal was destroyed. Seein' as how it's your only way to your time, I found a guy that'll sell you a time portal that he owns. One thing though: he'll only sell it for 35,000 credits. No more, no less."

The Stranger thought about that.

"Well, looks like I'll have to catch more Outlaws to buy that portal."

With that, the Stranger walked back to the police station to see if they had more bounties.

Follow the Stranger's journey to get enough credits to buy the portal in Future Stranger 2. Coming Soon.