NOte: I decided to do this one in four installments to conform to word limits. It takes place after Wolfwood dies in the anime version)
Vash was alone in the almost endless desert of Planet Gunsmoke. He wasn't sure which was heavier, the cross-gun he was carrying, or the weight of his heart from the grief he was suffering. He never liked the fact that he was dubbed "The Humanoid Typhoon", but this was one time the name seemed apt.
He sighed and sat down on a rock, placing the Cross-gun on the ground. He took out his canteen and drank the water inside and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Vash the Stampede?" a voice called to him. He turned in the direction of the voice and saw that it belonged to a white-robed figure who was also sitting on a rock.
(More tomorrow)