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1 - SKULLBUSTER turns to fnd himsel surrounded by Wolerine! Wolerine! "e#d$ool #nd %#ntome&! 'uns! s(ords #nd )l#(s #t the re#dy. W*L+ERI,E ou ou remember remember my three three sisters o doom "E/"0**L Them d#mes 'ot in)isie ton'ues. %/,T*E2 3i. ou don4t no( me. 6 - 7UT T* - BETS IS SU""E,L SU""E,L 0/,I7KE"! still (ith the butter8y e9e)t oer her #)e. 0SL*7KE :TELE0/T3I7; <*"= Lo'#n= 0ULL B/7K-> - 7UT T* - SKULLBUSTER smiles #t the men surroundin' him! he4s holdin' # 3/,"3EL" "ET*,/TI*, "E+I7E! his thumb #bout to )ome do(n on the deton#tion button. 0SL*7KE :TELE0/T3I7; IT?S / SUI7I"E ISSI*,== SKULLBUSTER L#st time (e met I m#de you #n4 them )l#(s # 'u#r#ntee. @ A BUTT*,. SKULLBUSTER 7#me b#) rom the de#d to ee$ my $romise-S%2 -"EE05 - 0ULL B/7K - B*,EBRE/KER SEL% "ET*,/TES. "ET*,/TES. / l#r'e l# r'e e&$losion it flls the street. SKULLBUSTER :7/0;
-- to send you to hell=C S%2
5 - 7UT T* - 3ILLT*0 - /r)h#n'el #nd Betsy #re (#t)hin' the 'i#nt deton#tion in the )enter o to(n (here their te#mm#tes (ere Dust st#ndin'.
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1 - 0sylo)e #nd /r)h#n'el turn to fnd <#te(#y st#ndin'! 3E?S
6 - E". S3*T - 0sylo)e turns to /r)h#n'el. 0SL*7KE 3e )#n?t reuse their reFuest or they?ll ill his tribe. /R73/,
> - 7UT T* - We )#t)h u$ (ith the o$enin'. L#dy "e#thstrie e&ists the t#ern to see the smolderin' )r#ter #nd 8#mes billo(in' out o it. W*L+ERI,E?S 73/RRE" 3/," :ore'round; $rominently $oin' o the 8#mes! 8esh boilin'! )om$letely )ooed o9 in # e( $l#)es. Behind her st#nd 7*LE #nd SKULLBUSTER. "E/"0**L?S "ET/73E" #rm isible smolderin' in the dirt. 0SL*7KE :7/0; They?re 'oin' to blo( u$ the isl#nd.C L/" "E/T3STRIKE :7*,T?";
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1 - 7UT T* - 0SL*7KE #nd /R73/,
> - %rom behind /r)h#n'el?s (in's! he #nd 0sylo)e )rou)h t#in' )oer. *n the other side The Re#ers #$$ro#)h! they )ontinue to fre on them. 0SL*7KE :7/0; 3o( mu)h r#'e I (ould eel u$on seein' them. /R73/,
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1 - L/" "E/T3STRIKE ST/,"S 7/SU/LL /S W*L+ERI,E 7R/WLS *UT *% T3E %IRE! b#dly hurt! 8eshin' )ooin'! # tr#il o blood #nd $us behind him. She?s #llo(in' him to re)oer. L/" "E/T3STRIKE :7*,T?"; I (ill rend the 8esh rom your bones! or'ed in the #d#m#ntium reuse o my #ther?s stolen dre#ms. L/" "E/T3STRIKE :7*,T?"; I (ill le#e you #lie to eel it #ll! lo( do'. W*L+ERI,E So m#ny o4 you Ders h#e lost the #rt o the di#tribe 6 - W*L+ERI,E LU, - "e#thstrie 'u#rds Wolerine?s #tt#) (ith her lon' fn'er bl#des. 3er other h#nd is )len)hed to'ether! #ll her fn'ers in one bundle ormin' one lon' bl#de. W*L+ERI,E --We 'ot di9erent $l#ns. S%2 SWOOOSH
L/" "E/T3STRIKE Wh#teer your $l#ns m#y be--
@ - I0/7T - She D#bsHs(in's the other h#nd u$ I,T* W*L+ERI,E?S %/7E! it te#rs trou'h his )hee! #nd #)ross his #)e! blood #nd 8esh eru$t. L/" "E/T3STRIKE *U WILL "IE U,S/TIS%IE"= W*L+ERI,E ER/<3/3== S%2 SHRUKK
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0SL*7KE :7/0; I )#n4t sto$ the smile--
5 - 0retty Boy 8#ils (ildly #s he dies! 3e no)s Betsy oer the ed'e o the hill. 0SL*7KE :7/0 U00ER LE%T; -- until he #lls A0RETT B* ER/<33--= 0SL*7KE :7/0 L*WER RI<3T; --Until he t#es me (ith him. N - /r)h#n'el liter#lly flls B*,EBRE/KER?s #)e (ith his (in' bl#des lie # $in)ushion. 0SL*7KE :TELE0/T3I7; W#rren-- 3EL0= /R73/,
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1 - /r)h#n'el turns to see #)on #nd Ree)e! 'lo(in' bombs on their b#)s! #s they run to(#rds <#te(#y (ho h#s o$ened # door. /R73/, - /r)h#n'el t(irls #nd tosses 0sylo)e into the '#te(#y #ter the t(o Re#ers #s 0SL*7KE Thro( me -- (hile the $ort#l is still o$en= 0SL*7KE ,*W= 0SL*7KE :7/0; In t(o se)onds I4ll be in the middle o Uto$i# A 0SL*7KE :7/0; We#rin' #n 2-%or)e uniorm. 0SL*7KE :7/0; Tres #u& $#s.
@ - L#dy "e#thstrie d#rtin' to(#rds Wolerine (ho stumblin' in ront o the t#ern! holdin' his bloody #)e! blinded #nd 'ruesome. W*L+ERI,E :7/0; Thirty se)onds inside # torn#do o it)hen nies -A W*L+ERI,E :7/0; -- urio4s sou$ed u$ A Sm#rter too A W*L+ERI,E :7/0; Sin'le in)ision A #)ross eyes into my nose AW*L+ERI,E :7/0; -- no si'ht -W*L+ERI,E :7/0; -A no smell --
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1 A I0/7T - I,T. T/+ER, - L#dy "e#thstrie #nd Wolerine e&$lodin' throu'h the ront (indo( into the t#ern. W*L+ERI,E :7/0; /lmost #s i she4d s$ent some time thinin' on this. S%2 KR/S33 W*L+ERI,E :7/0; o$ens my thro#t -- ,o more t#lin' -W*L+ERI,E :7/0; Let eye 'ro(s b#) in time to see (h#t4s ne&t A6 - They l#nd on # t#ble! )r#shin' it. "E/T3STRIKE SI,KI,< 3ER 7L/WS I,T* W*L+ERI,E?S 73EST. W*L+ERI,E :7/0; 0un)tures both lun's AW*L+ERI,E :7/0; -- Im$ossible to bre#th AW*L+ERI,E :7/0; - Wolerine i)s her into the (#llO #boe her is #
@ - Wolerine Dum$s #nd sli)es #t her! missin' her but *0E,I,< T3E B*TT* *% T3E
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1 - "e#thstrie hits Wolerine (ith # $o(erul i) in the 'ut! sendin' him 8yin' to(#rd the other side o the room (here (e s#( the "/RTB*/R" e#rlier. S%2 TK/00 W*L+ERI,E :7/0; Three ste$s to the let A W*L+ERI,E :7/0; only (#y this4ll (or AW*L+ERI,E :7/0; she i)s -L/" "E/T3STRIKE ,o si'ht A no smell A you f'ht lie # blind m#n= 6 - Wolerine rises u$! ne&t to the d#rtbo#rd! the 3I<3-TE73 S0E/R WE/0*, WIT3 T3E L/SER TI0 STILL STU7K I, T3E 03*T* *% 3I. W*L+ERI,E :7/0; I end u$ (here I (#nted -W*L+ERI,E i'ht need to loo into your ol#)tory )om$onents! d#rlin4. > A Wolerine $ulls the 'lo(in' 3I<3-TE73 S0E/R WE/0*, out o the (#ll. W*L+ERI,E Een throu'h #ll this blood A @ - 1H6 S0L/S3 - I0/7T - W*L+ERI,E 3URLS T3E 3I<3-TE73 S0E/R WE/0*, I,T* L/" "E/T3STRIKE?S ST*/73! SETTI,< 3ER *, %IRE. S%2 S3,UKK-%W****S33 W*L+ERI,E -- Een I )#n smell you4re doused in erosene.
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