I'd say sorry this took so long but...

I just wanna put this into two parts. This will be long!

Angel and Kit barely had any time to recover before the gang started firing their blasters into the air. They all came dashing out of the train manically hooting in victory. Angel got her hand on her pistol and started to get up before Kit pushed her down. The Gang hadn't seen them, but to start shooting the Paralyzers now would be suicide! Even with good cover, there would be too many dangerously armed outlaws for them to stop on their own. He whispered to her. "Let them file out some. We can come from behind that way."

Angel looked towards the door with all the criminals going into her town. She hated that, but she knew Kit was right. The fact that the train had run itself off the tracks to the near center of town would be enough of a shock to the other Deputies. Now more than ever they would need clever thinking to stop all this. Then when Angel saw Manny go running out the doors, wildly shooting two pistols in his hands, waiting time was over. Kit couldn't stop her from making a break, so he covered her, shooting and paralyzing what few were still in the building.

Once the room was quiet enough, Kit looked around, giving himself a quick moment to groan. "Augh, Bodal's gonna turn from frog-green to mornin' sky red." Kit hadn't seen his sister yet, he knew she was on that train though. As much as he knew he would have to go after Angel, he felt he should check the train first to see what they were fighting against. Climbing over the remains of Ebberim's destroyed stage, Kit looked into the front of the train where the engineers would have been. It was empty and looked like the heat from the coals had exploded from inside the furnace. "Where's the mugic?" Kit asked.

It wouldn't be anything small town to have the Hole-in-the-Head Gang gunning for it. "Why would a gang of mostly Mipedian Creatures steal a train of Underworld mugic?" It would be useless to them unless the mugics were generic mugics. "They should be locked up somewhere in the cargo." Kit figured. "If the gang's not using 'em I can only hope its cause they haven't gotten to it yet." Kit decided to leave the commotion to the warriors, he would be more useful to Dust Town from here. And hopefully, he wouldn't have to run into his trigger-happy, hot-headed twin sister.

It wasn't easy for Kit to climb through coal and broken cars. When he finally reached the cargo, Kit thanked his lucky stars that the whole gang seemed to be off the train. He started to feel a bit like a coward, sneaking around in the dark while everyone else was in the fight. "Let's just try an' see what we're dealing with here." He whispered to himself

It was as dark as night inside the cars, and the sound of firing outisde was as clear as could be. However, the lights on the train still had some power to make them flicker on and off. Kit looked when he could for a safe, for a locked compartment, for a mugic left lying on the floor. "What's yer game?" Kit said. "Why steal a train with nothin' good on it…. And then crash it into a small town saloon?"

"Bad driving?" a deep voice suggested.

Kit spun around. Vinta, another Mipedian outlaw of the Hole-in-the-Head Gang, made himself visible to the Deputy. "Like I told Boss, 'Ya never let a Danian drive.'"

Vinta began advancing on the much smaller human. Kit stepped back little by little reaching for his Paralyzing Pistol, not quite ready to draw just yet. He had some questions first.
"W-What could Mudeenu want with Dust Town?" Kit asked, meeting the lizard's glare. "Even before the war this was neutral turf. There ain't enough here to even make the lowest Overworlder shake in their sandals."

Vinta laughed. "Don't be so serious, boy. Prince Mudeenu's just doin' a favor. The Boss will get what he wants, and then we'll be ridin' outta this Ol' Dust River."

"Wait!" Kit spoke out. "Mudeenu isn't the boss?"

"Whelp, he's my boss. Thing is 'The' Boss wants ta-"

Vinta didn't get the chance to finishes. He was just then hit in the back by a yellow light that froze him in place, mouth open and all. Kit looked behind the Creature to see the little, green Second Deputy coming into the car with them.

"H'earring!" Kit was happy that his friend had come to his rescue, but there was the matter of information Vinta could no longer give up. Kit ran up to meet H'earring. "Thanks, but couldn't you have waited just a second or two?"

H'earring huffed and looked up angrily at Kit. "This ain't no time for interogatin'. We got bigger troubles happenin' right now!"

"I know the Gang is in the town, but-"

"It's not the Gang I'm talking about!" H'earring shouted. "Ghatup, Frafdo, and even Raznus, are shooting Bolt Blasters!"

Kit gasped. "How did they even a hold of those? Angel had every last one banned and melted down!"

"Except for some she stowed away in the Sheriff's office with a key she gave to Raznus." H'earrring pointed out, miserably. "Those things shoot out devastating lightning bolts! It's totally chaotic out there! But they're not aiming at just any of the outlaws, Kit! I heard Frafdo shout over to Ghatup that they only have to hit the humans!"

All the noise outside died down to Kit. The blood drained from his face in horror. "My sister…"

"I know Angel and I said both said to put Dust Town first, bu-"

Kit was already gone.

H'earring wasn't understating when he said the town had gone completely chaotic. While the now rogue Deputies shot down lightning from up on the roofs, the citizens, even an enraged Bodal, had joined in the fray using whatever they could get their hands on. The ground was littered with broken shards of glass and wood, and some unfortunates who had been beaten down by the fighting.

Kit couldn't even take a second to freak out over all this. Everything Dust Town had stood for had just crumbled down today. All the peace he and Angel had worked to uphold was gone. The Deputies, people he had trusted, had blatantly disobeyed the orders of the Sheriff. People who were trying to help were falling down and fighting back to protect their homes. The only thing Kit was able to think: Kat… Angel… I've got to get you out of here!

So Kit ran, ducked, and shot his Paralyzer at anyone who got in his way. He didn't even bother to yell at the other deputies to stop. He just kept calling out. "Angel! Kat! Manny! Where are you?!" He ran down the street, checked the allies, and kept calling their names. He just hoped that he could find them in time.

I know I swore to protect the people of the town. But this friends and family! Kit thought that the worst thing today was his sister getting arrested or Angel losing her badge. But this. Even if Ghatup, Frafdo and Raznus didn't shoot anyone on their side, their insubordination could get Angel thrown in the State Pen and Kat would be…

He didn't think about it. Kit just kept trying to find them.

"Angel! Kat! Manny!"

All at once, Kit was pulled over the frame of a broken window by his collar. His hat fell in front of his eyes, but he already had his paralyzer ready to fire! "Whoa, amigo!" Though his vision was out, Kit recognized the voice and slang in an instant. He saw Manny crouching down on the floor across from where he was sitting.

"Manny?!"

"The one and only!" Though Kit was glad to see he hadn't been blasted or worse, he still kept his defense weapon aimed at his former- friend's face. "Ooooohhhh-kay! Let's put that away for a second now." Manny started to gently point the weapon away, Kit immediately brought it back.

"Manning Rosen, you are under arrest for petty theft, diner-dashin', and, as of today, train robbery!" Kit spoke tone-serious, like he had practiced this morning.

However, Manny remained unphased. "Guilty on all accounts, but I'd like not to add 'murder of ma friends' to the list." Kit, still suspicious, held his pistol. "Bro, I left to try livin another way an' I like it for the most part. But I draw the line right here! Dude, I love Dust Town and I know how hard Angel's worked to get it this good! I came on this heist to help my little sister, Kat's out lookin' for her right now!"

"I wish I could believe you, Manny. Really." Kit said, "Ya know it'll break Angel's heart to see you behind bars."

Manny lifted his hand up in panic. "I'm dead serious! And if we don't find the girls one of em gonna be plain dead!"

Kit hardened his glare. "Angel's a good shot, you know that. And once I paralyze you here, I'll go get my sister myself!"

Manny got a scared look on his face he said, "No! You need me, Kit! The Boss has a serious grudge against her! He stole the train cause he knew it would lead to this town! You can go see it yourself later- It wasn't even stocked without any useful mugic on it!"

Kit sat there, letting Manny sweat while he tested his words. The train had been empty of even one piece of mugic, but that didn't mean someone from the Hole-in-the-Head Gang hadn't already taken it off with them. Yet what Manny was saying did match what Vinta had been threatening him with. I'll take the risk this time. Kit drew back his gun, releasing the trigger to Manny's relief. "Alright." Kit consented. "I can't stop the other Deputies from aiming at ya though. Actually, I don't think I can be seen with you."

"Then let me introduce you to the magic of the back door."

It was like old times to the two boys. Running from trouble and into new trouble. There was a silent agreement for them not to talk to each other, that way neither the lawmen nor the outlaws would see them sneaking around together. Though, of course, Manny was infamous for breaking the silence. "In case you worried, Bro-"

"Don't call me that." Kit spat. "This is temporary. There is no way I can ever forgive you or Kat for what you've done!"

Manny looked dejected as they stopped at a corner. "Aw Kit… If you really felt that way, why were you looking for all of us when I found ya?"

Kit began to stutter. "I-uh, well… F-Frafdo, and Ghatup are the quickest shots around. But the Sheriff specifically forbids fatal fire arms in the town. It would be bad if the Marshall found out they were aiming at humans with those."

Manny got a smug smirk on his face. "And why, may I ask, are they looking specifically for us?"

"B-Because…" Kit didn't want to admit it. He was happy to see Manny. He sighed with a smile, giving up, "Probably they didn't think Angel and I could get ya, and if we didn't then we couldn't be Sheriff and Deputy ever again." Kit didn't want to admit how he had been silently happy that the four of them would be in the same town again. He and angel secretly wanted them back, and this had been their first chance to reunite in a long time.

Manny reached over with one big arm and pulled Kit into a crushing man-hug. "Aww! I missed you too, little buddy!"

Kit allowed a small laugh between them.

Finally he asked, "So where are we going?"

Manny looked around the corner and around them. The fight had died down a little, but it was unclear which side had won yet. "It's like this…"Manny began to explain. "Being on one side of the law and then switching to the other, opens a lot of doors ya don't normally get to. When I left Dust Town, everyone thought I must have something against the town and the not-so-good-crowd just kind of came around me. Ya know how I always got along best with the Mipedians in town? Well, after Von Bloot was put away, the Gang just kind of splintered off and I got to hanging out with a few.

"So, naturally, when this new boss starts getting them back together with a plot against Dust River, I was invited along. When I heard the plan involved Angel as the target, I was mad enough to take him down right then and there. But I was in the lion's den, man! So I figured I would play the part of rogue-Deputy and get you and Angel out before it was too late!"

Kit slapped his hands over Manny's too loud, too fast talking mouth. "That's all fine!" Kit made a point to talk in as close to a whisper as he could. "But who is this 'Boss' and what does he have against Angel?"

"Hrmphh! Dermphgrmfer!" Manny said with Kit's hand keeping him from talking.

Kit removed his hands and groaned in annoyance, "One more time…"

Manny didn't get the chance. A bolt of lightning struck and charred the ground behind him, making Manny crash right into Kit. The boys looked up. The one who had fired the Bolt Blaster was Deputy Raznus from up on the roof. "I got mah eye trained on him, Kit! You alright?"

"No, I'm not alright!" Kit shouted. Furious, he got to his feet. "Raznus, I'd expected this from the others… but not you. After all Sheriff Angel's done for you, you betray her like this?"

"I'm not betraying her, I'm trying to protect her!" Raznus desperately defended.

"Then where is she?" Kit crossed his arms.

A blast hit Raznus from behind. He cried out as he fell off the building and onto the dirt below. "No!" Kit started to run to where Deputy Raznus had fallen. Manny quickly caught his shoulder.

"Dude! There's gonna be a lot worse if we don't find Angel and Kat!" He turned Kit around, making him look his friend dead in the face. "Think about it: This guy is willing to go through anybody to get the Sheriff here. We just gotta save Angel and hope no more Creatures fall off of roofs, okay?"

At this point, Kit had had enough. "Do you even see what's happening around you anymore?!" He was so angry his face was turning all shades of red. "Dust Town is done for! No doubt both the Overworld and Mipedian Tribes will withdraw from the treaty after this, not to mention the Underworld mugic and Danians were involved too! You and Kat being a part of this will ruin any shot Angel had at staying sheriff and-"

A sharp slap and sticking on the side of the First Deputies face shocked him into stopping his sentence. Now it was Manny, the Former-Deputy who spoke with a hushed fury. "Now, I ain't taking none of that no more. I got inta this gang under pressure and I've done things I'm not that proud of, but let me tell ya that this, right here, is why I left. You and Angel have always put your own reputations ahead of everything else! Ahead of your friends and family, and now your own safety."

Kit's eyes were still wide, even as he directed his gaze over to where Raznus had fallen. "This ain't a game neither, Manny." He firmly reminded him. "Without Angel the Treaty of Brotherhood wouldn't even have been considered. Her Dad was loved by the Overland tribes, even during the war, and accordin' to Chief Maxxor she burns with the same fire as him. Chaor said the same about my Pa. Raznus-"

"Might still be alive if he hadn't put you and Angel's rep above his own life." Manny folded his arms. "I get your Dads; shadows stretch far, but what about the shadows that stand beside ya? What about what we've sacrificed for you? Left our homes, our families, turned a blind eye to more unfortunates just cause you can't break away from the rules. I love Angel like she was ma' sister, and if I didn't any less I would have just walked out on these Hole-Heads and not be here to watch both your backs today."

Kit stood staring down at the fallen Danian. Kit realized that the other deputies hadn't gone against orders out of pride, anger or adrenaline rush. It wasn't because of any law or oath they had taken, they took up those arms to defend him and Angel because they were more than the law in Dust Town. The Sheriff and Deputies were friends. That's why Manny was back helping him now, and why Raznus, despite any better reasoning he possessed, had gone along with the other two. H'earring too had shown more than the average loyalty to the humans, even more than he showed to his fellow Creatures.

He wanted to show the Marshalls and Tribal Leaders alike that they had what it takes to bring in every criminal and that towns with co-existing tribes could exist.

A kind of peace his own father said was never meant to last and his sister had called him a fool for trying. They had come so close…

"I… I guess somewhere down the line, Angel and I forgot why we were doing this." He gave Manny an apologetic look. "We wanted a place where everyone could be with their friends. We kept to the law to keep the job, and it just ended up pushing everyone away."

Manny's hand was placed comfortingly on Kit's shoulder. "I get that, bro. You wanted a new paradise. But that kind of order is a dream of the old world. Out here, chaos is a law of nature!"

While his friend's words of wisdom were odd, Kit got the gist. It was about time to let lose if he was going to save what was really important. "So… I don't really care who your new boss is, where is he with Angel?"

Back on the main street, both human boys were shooting every which way. Kit opted to stunning, but occasionally ducked out of the way so a trigger-happy Manny could shoot two enemies at a time. They ran and blasted all the way back to the Sheriff's office.

"Here?" Kit asked as they hid behind a corner.

Manny said, "I told ya, this is personal to 'em. The Sheriff dying' in battle is one thing, but if she she's found on the floor of her own office, the whole deal with the treaty would be off."

"Maybe you should tell me this guy's name after all." Kit said, checking the gauge in his stun gun. "If I know his past, maybe I can figure out his M.O."

Manny just shrugged, "Meh, Chad's a 'wants-to-see-the-world-burn' kinda guy. Now I'm up for a little fun here and there, but there is a limit to-"

"Chad? Chad! CHAD!?" Kit's freak-out had hit maximum. "Manny, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"You said it didn't matter!" Manny quickly defended himself.

"Chad 'The Demon' is no ordinary bandit, Manny!" Kit grabbed his collar. "That guy's pure bred evil! He'll turn a town upside-down, take the loot, set on it fire and stand laughin' over the flames. HOW CAN THAT NOT MATTER?"

"I just did what you said!" Manny whimpered.

"Can't you use better judgement? For Pete's sake, you used to be the First Deputy!"

"Well, whose bright idea was it to make fourteen-year-olds law enforcement anyway?"

The argument was cut short by a series of crashes coming from the inside. The two boys ducked into alley between the buildings until they came to a window. There was a stack of crates. "Stay here and scope." Kit ordered Manny. "I'll listen in from the front door. If it things take a turn for the worst, do what you do best, buddy." Kit smiled at the last part. Manny tipped his hat and grinned.

Inside the sheriff's office, the scene was already looking grim. Chad, clad in black from hat to boots, was holding Sheriff Angel in a tight head lock, with his mini-blaster aimed at the other occupant in the room, Kat 'Crazy-eyed' Kalinkas. She also had her own Fire Pistol aimed, though her gloved finger was just touching the trigger.

"You knew what the plan was from the beginnin', Crazy-Eye." Chad stated. Angel's blue eyes darted between the two outlaws as they spoke.

Kat smirked back. "Hm, and you knew there was a reason I'm called Crazy-Eye. No one can tell who I'll aim at next."

Chad tightened his headlock on the Sheriff. "So you're endgame is the Hole-in-the-Head Gang. Puh," he spat. "You can have em'. All I need is to settle the score with the Sheriff here an' I'll walk out nice an quit on the nearest horse."

Kat's crystal in her weapon began to glow with life. "See, that's the thing." Kat said very casually. "Having a whole posse to run around with would be a real blast. Excitement, wealth, fame… who wouldn't love it? But what if I want to retire one day? Who's good enough to send me out in a blaze of glory? Where will a get a proper burial where everyone can see and hear my story after I'm gone?"

Both Chad and the Sheriff both shared a look. "…What?"

Kat continued. "Chad, you're want this to play out so that the Tribes and our people stay at war. You profit from that, and this sweet little Sheriff is in the way of your perfect chaotic world. Every other day, I'd go right along with it. But just being the follower? That ain't in my blood. And let's just say, my blood runs thicker and hotter than a runaway train. "

Angel finally spoke up. "Kat! Do have any idea what this has done to Kit? Do you really think he wants to see his own sister dead or in jail?!"

Kat just shrugged. "Don't know. Angel, you know I have a code of my own."

"And this has nothing to do with it." Chad redirected his weapon at Kat who remained unaffected. "Alright, Kat, I can make a deal. You let me and the Peace-keeper walk outta here and the gang is yours. I'll leave her body out where it's no trouble to find it." Angel didn't struggle as he talked.

Kat's stance became straighter, and her brown eyes took a serious slant. But then she lowered her weapon. "Just one last condition, Boss." She cast a casual glance at Sheriff Angel. Angel looked out the window to see Manny peeking in. "You gotta escape here, alive."

Kat ducked and rolled behind a desk just as the door to the Sheriff's office was blasted away. First Deputy Kit stood there with his furious eyes staring directly at Chad. Sherriff Angel took advantage of her captor's shock by elbowing him hard in the gut. He staggered back, releasing her. That was when Manny jumped in from the window and tossed a Stun Gun over to the Sheriff which she caught. In a less than a second, Chad found himself surrounded by two current and two former lawmen of Dust River.

"Chad 'The Demon'… Whatever your last name is! You are under arrest!" Angel declared.

Chad looked around. Everyone was well-armed against him. In all his planning: the Gang to distract the goody-goody deputies, two traitors to the law to draw out the Sheriif, and crashin' a worthless train to throw off the rest of the town; not once did he see his own pawns turning against him. He dropped his blaster and held his hands up in the air.

Angel pulled out a rope to tie Chad's hands with and keep him in the cells they had. She hesitated, and then threw the rope to Manny. He caught it, looking confused. "Deputy Manny," Angel said with a smile. "Tie him with his wrist behind him and lock him in the first cell."

Manny did just that. "What?" Chad smirked as he was led away. "No good-bye kiss, Angel?"

Angel made a sound of disgust.

"That boy is madder than a herd a' cats." Kat shook her head.

Angel suddenly turned her Paralyzer Pistol on the red-head. Kat gasped in shock, as did her brother.

"Angel!" Kit took a step towards the Sheriff to reason with her.

Angel spoke directly to Kat. "Manny I can accept was here to help. But you, Kat, even with what you've done I can't risk you walking out of here."

"How can you say that?" Kit demanded. "Kat just saved your life, Angel! How can you welcome back Manny but not her?"

"Your sister was never a deputy, Kit." Angel said. "You were the one who told me she never had much of a moral conscience. How do I know she just won't walk out of here with the Hole-in-the Head Gang and be back for another heist?"

Determined, Kit went and stood between his sister and Angel. With conviction he said, "Because I'm tired of losing the people I love the same way."

Manny stood off to the side and listened as Kit went on to the wide-eyed Sheriff. "I lost Kat because I always put the law ahead of her. Even when she stole so we wouldn't be hungry on the street, I always blamed her for us being thought of as bad people. Angel, maybe we're as responsible for this day as they are. Manny was always an odd stick and you always got after him because he did things differently than we were trained to. But it was that same going against the grain that saved us!"

Angel, sighed looking at Kit sympathetically, though she did not lower her Paralyzer. "Kit… we can't let something like this slide. I'm grateful to Kat and Manny and I'll speak for them at each of their trials if it comes down to that. But order can't exist with chaos."

"Order can't exist without it." Kit argued back. "Angel, I didn't before, but now I think I see what Manny's been talking about. We used to have fun, causing trouble and helping our friends! I know the games are over for us, but haven't you felt something's been off? It's not the Marshall constantly watching over us, and it's not the Creature on the brink of war. It's us! The law isn't all black and white, not all the time."

Angel looked as if she was remembering something. She blinked, her eyes lowered and looked around. "I… But Mom… and Dad…"

From behind her, a familiar large hand came up and was placed on her shoulder. "Mrs Majors woulda' respected the rule of the law…. Maybe. And yer Pa would be tellin' ya sometimes yer friends have ta remind ya of that."

Angel looked at her three friends in the room. All four of them had once been rabble-rousers in the past, but somehow they had become divided on different side of the law. They used to all get in trouble, then go back out and do it again! Whatever became the deciding point, wherever the line was drawn… if things went even a little differently, would Manny or Kat be the one pointing the badge and Paralyzer at her? All Angel had to do was look at her friends' eyes to know that none of them would. A bit of shame she had been holding back finally came forward.

The Paralyzer dropped to the floor.

Angel finally went and hugged Manny, welcoming him back home. "Missed ya, partner." She said.

"Missed ya, too."

Kit lowered his arms and relaxed. After all this it looked like today had gone in the complete opposite of what he thought. As his sister came up and stood beside him, he said, "I guess even a Chaotic day can have a happy ending."

"It can." Kat replied. Then she grabbed Kit by the arm and threw him across the room at the other two making them fall over.

"Ha, ha!" the red-headed girl laughed, "You guys are so gullible!" Kat then let out a loud whistle and the wall to the Sheriff's office was blown so there was a giant gapping hole in it!

All on different land transports were Ulmar, Rarran, Ultadur, Pyrithion along with Siado, Kolmo, Marquis Darini and Mudeenu himself. All of them waiting outside the destroyed wall for Kat. Recovering from the forced pile-on, Kit looked up at his sister, "Why?"

Kat got a smug look on her face. "Cause that's the way of the west, little brother. These boys needed a leader and I knew Chad wasn't gonna make the cut from the beginning. Boy was too narrow of the mind to begin with. Besides," Kat walked over and crouched down to her brother's level to whisper. "I know you got a thing for the Sheriff. I ain't getting ma brother back no matter how this turns out." She said so sinisterly that the words almost sounded like a threat.

If only they didn't hold a ring of surrender to them.

Standing back up, Kat spoke to the rest of the company. "The Hole-in-the-Head Gang is now under the great leadership of Crazy-Eyed Kat! All tribes and all humans welcome who don't see any good commin from the law and want their freedom from it!"

She dashed all the way over to her own hover bike. "Oh, and Angel!" Kat called over. "Ma boys already tied up the rest of deadweights up in the saloon. I don't need no weak-links runnin' with me. But hey! You guys ever get tired of this dusty piece a dirt, I think I can train ya up to ride with us!" Hopping on her ride with hollering laughter, Kat took off with the rest of her new gang behind her.

Manny, Angel and Kit finally untangled themselves and tried to run after her. They ran until they reached the end of the town line, but Kat was well-on her way to the horizon. Panting, the three friends looked on as the Hole-in-the-Head Gang escaped.

"So," Manny, still catching his breath tried to clarify, "does this mean we lost?"

Mind still racing, Kit said, "Half the town's in shambles, at least one deputy's been badly hurt, and the strongest members of a notorious posse just got away. Angel…?" Kit wasn't sure what to say to her. As the Sheriff all of this would fall on her shoulders.

She walked up to stand beside Kit. Instead of the worry and anxiety he had expected to see reflected back at him, Angel stood there looking off in the distance with confidence and relief. "We also saved half the town, more so thanks to the deputies taking those Blasters. Not to mention the citizens all worked together today to defend themselves and their homes. We got most members of the gang to show Marshall Crellan when he gets here, and…" She took Kit's hand in her own. "All the people I care about got through today alive. I'll count that as a win."

Kit could feel himself blush. "Yeah, but Kat..." She had gotten away.

"Was just one of the few who got away in the confusion? Yeah, and I can tell the Marshall that Manny was on a undercover mission for us this entire time." Angel smiled over at Manny. "Given my family's past with Marshall Crellan, I think I can get him to believe me."

A wide grin spread over the former-sort-of-outlaw's face as he walked over to them. Holding them both in a tight hug, Manny declared, "Now that's the Angel Majors I know and love! Good to have ya both back!"

As they laughed in joy of their reunion, a small-sized, big-eared deputy came running in. "Sheriff Angel! Everybody! She's okay! Deputy Kit's with her and so is Deputy Manny!" Behind H'earring came the entire town, including the deputies with a limping Raznus with them. They all cheered joyfully at the outlaws being finally run off by the heroes of their town. Even Manny was immediately accepted back.

Amid all the cheers and congratulations, one voice called out to everyone, "QUIET!" Bodal, pushing his way through the crowd with his broom in hand up to the Sheriff. "I received a very important message from the Marshall. He will be here by tomorrow and wants to get a full report from whoever is in charge on what happened."

"What will you tell him Angel?" Kit asked. No doubt that a serious blow would be dealt to Angel's reputation. And if she told about the Deputies taking the Bolt Blasters, there was chance they would be put on trial, not to mention Manny and himself working together and failing to capture the entire gang. The fact that his sister got away would definitely be brought up.

"Well?" Manny asked.

Angel took the message from Bodal's hand and turned to Kit. "I'll tell him the truth." She beamed, "That you saved the day, Kit. You're Dust River's hero."

Kit was lifted up by the people of Dust River, praising him as their local hero. Some even suggested that he might make a good-co-sheriff alongside Angel. Others asked how he had done it, and what exactly he had done today. But before Kit could answer, a light thump hit his square in the face.

Kit jolted awake on the couch in his house to see the credits on the living room T.V. rolling with two cowboys riding over the plains. His attacker, and waker from his dream was none other than his own twin sister. The pillow was still in her hand.

"You choose the movie and then sleep through it?" Kat scoffed. "Jeez, Kit, if I had known you were asleep I would have changed it to my pick. Though... it was pretty good, you missed out."

Sitting up, Kit rubbed his face then adjusted his glasses. "Humans in a land undefined by law while balancing right and wrong, risking reputation and loved-ones? Yeah, how irrelevant to us, Kat."

He was being sarcastic about something, she didn't know what. "Did I hit you too hard with this? If you want I can rewind."

Looking up at the screen, Kit shrugged. "Nah, I don't think I really missed anything." Kit was only partly sad that this had been a dream, but he was happy that his sister was sitting here with him and they could see Angel and Manny tomorrow in Chaotic. Did he want to tell them about what he dreamed? He decided to put that thought away for later. "It's only eight at night, what did you want to watch?"

Excitedly, Kat grabbed the remote. "This!" he clicked to the channel playing 'Invaders With Tentacles.' "An alien movie?" Kit asked, surprised. "Kat I never picked you for a sci-fi fan but-"

He was cut off by the sound of her snoring. Kit looked between the television and his sister. He thought of just turning it off. Then he kicked his feet up onto the coffee table and reclined back into the couch. "You'll have to ride this one out without me, partner. Happy trails to ya."

A/N: A tribute to one of my favorite episodes. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree as people say!

Many of you might have guessed how this was going. And thank you to those who reviewed!