Advent Of A Gunslinger

“That’s right. I knew I recognized ya from when I first saw ya,” the hyena woman continued, “I think I used’ta know your pa too. Foolish old thing died with a whimper too.”

“Que?! You what?!” Vido screeched back. This was now the second individual claiming to know his father. “Just how many were you?”

“Oh, you wanna know, don’tcha?” Ejei tauntingly leaned over, placing her hands on her knees, “Well, I’ll tell ya. And let this little horse-lady go. All for that small fee I mentioned just moments before.”

“Ya’ll are kiddin’ me…” Axel grumbled out of frustration. The more he looked at that green pegasus, the greater his sense of familiarity became. It was too powerful to ignore. “She’s…It’s coming back’ta me now. All them years ago--even down to the way her wings look. Just like pa’s. That’s her--no doubt about it….dammit! Focus, boy…”

As much as he tried to fight it, his emotions started to overtake him. The thought of losing his sister again caused an unknown sense of fear to well up within his body. For the first time on his journey thus far, Axel’s knees could be seen shivering ever so slightly--he was hesitant. Unable to think or act.

And Vido could see it. The aura of anxiety coming from Axel was palpable to the griffon. Such a state of nerves was something he had never witnessed before, and he knew the root cause of it all. “Axel…” He shut his eyes and grit his teeth. “Hijo de puta…you know what? Fine! I’ll play your silly game, perra! But once we’re done, we’re out of here, got it?!”

“Such a feisty boy,” Ejei commented with a wheezing laugh, “Do ya know who ya messin’ with?”

“You wanna go? Then I’m ready!” he squawked.

“...Lord Magpie, please,” Kora tried her best to talk him down, “We don’t know what she has in store. It could be something you aren’t prep--”

But the griffon was absolute in his decision. “I don’t care. If that’s Axel’s sister, and if she knows information about my padre, then I have no choice. The rest of the griffons are dishonorable cowards with zero cojones, but not me.”

SHOOM!

With a swift blur of motion, Ejei tackled him and pressed his back against the wall. “Alright then, let’s see if you can back up your words…”

“Hey--the shit you think yer doin’?!” Axel was about to step in, but…

Click.

Kolasi aimed a shotgun at the head of the restrained pegasus mare, now holding onto the leash. “Don’t take another step. Not unless you want me to make smithereens out of her brains.”

The mare could be seen and heard weeping softly, turning her head away from the situation…

“...” Kora had extended her claws, but was given no choice but to retract them in this instance.

And Axel, he was just as helpless. Unable to say or do anything--fuming to himself as he stood there in silence. Unless… “Dammit. Dammit. DAMMIT. What can I do? C’mon now, Remy, think. That’s yer sister Fleche over there. There’s gotta be a way outta this. They got six guns pointed at ya from all angles. What can I do…” He started looking down at his gear for an answer.

Unfortunately… “Hey!” “Kolasi shouted, “Don’tcha start thinkin’ bout no plans, boy! I ain’t gon’ tell ya no more. Make one move…”

The guards that were behind Axel and Kora took a step forward with their rifles aimed at the she-cat and hippogriff’s heads.

“Ghh!” Vido was pressed against the wall by the large hyena woman, and tried to pry her paws off of his shoulders with his claws, “That all ya got?! C’mon, you can do better than that, puta!”

“Oh shut up,” she growled into his ear, “I’m not gonna kill ya. That’d be way too easy. You’re too much of a small fry for that.”

The griffon paused and asked, “Wait…you aren’t?”

“Wanna know a little secret?” she leaned in and whispered, “About why your dad, Mr. Magpie, went missing?”

As soon as he heard that, he was powerless. Desperate for anything he could know about his old man’s disappearance. “Y-yes…” he mumbled, “Please tell me…”

One of Ejei’s paws went down to his pelvis, sensually rubbing at his fur. “Oh I’ll tell you alright, once you…entertain me enough.”

“EEK!” In an instant, he crossed his legs to try and shut her out. “N-no…you know what? I don’t need to know…k-keep your secrets…”

Axel could already see where this was headed, and couldn’t remain idle. “What’re you doin’--?!”

Thud.

But he was forced to stop moving as soon as he felt the barrel of one of the diamond dog’s guns tap the back of his head.

“Oh?” Ejei opened her mouth, exposing rows of sharp teeth laced with drool. “You don’t wanna know about your dad? That’s a shame. What kind of son is that, hm? A son that isn’t willing to make sacrifices? You’d be a disgrace, honey…”

Kora was about to say something next. “Stop thi--!”

But one of the guards grabbed her arms and pulled them behind her back, restraining her completely.

“Disgrace…” Vido repeated as he broke eye contact. “No…you’re wrong. He wouldn’t want me to stoop to your level.”

Through sheer force alone, Ejei forced his legs open with her paw and continued rubbing his fur. “Well you sure aren’t making things better for your friends. The sooner we get done with this, the sooner ya’ll can leave, honey.”

The griffon blushed, but did his best to refuse. “N-no…madre always told me to save myself for someone important. You are not that someone.”

But the hyena woman took this as a challenge instead. “Oh! His cherry ain’t been popped yet? In that case, I’mmabout’ta have some fun with you.” With one of her paws holding him in place, she used her other paw to undo her shorts…

Vido feverishly shook his head out of panic--his lion legs shaking and squirming desperately but with no sign of escape. “No…please don’t. I can’t do this! You can’t make me!”

“You boys are all the same. You just don’t know whatcha want yet,” the hyena mocked him, “But don’t worry. I’ll show ya.”