Road Pirate

Johnny B. Goode was playing from someone's car.  I walked up to my 34 Dussenberg Graber and leaned up against it.  A buddy of mine came up "Say Tony you hear the word?"  I smirked "What's that Fred?"  Fred shared the smirk "There's a guy lookin for you...he's outta the wastelands he's looking to win that bounty on your head for whoever kills you."  I answered "What's he driving?"  Fred's smirked fadded "A 42 Deuce Coupe"  I smirked and caressed one of my Maxims and said "I ain't dead yet be seeing ya Fred."  Fred nodded and walked off. 

I got into my car took out my 45. and chambered a round.  I was mad at another showdown and said "It's all so fucking hilarious."  I started my straight 8 and listened to it purr for a bit before I started driving.   My stomach growled something fierce to remind me I hadn't eaten in little over a day.  I figured I'd stop by the Rat Nest before heading out of town. 

The Rat Nest was a pit as always but there was a sort of love of the place.  I pulled out right by the front door and holstered the 45. which had been sittin in my lap.  I walked in and felt the burst of sweat, booze, and smoke it was a busy night.  Little Richard was in the middle of Keep a'Knockin when I sat down at the bar.  Sally who'd worked there for as long as I'd been her asked me "What you need Tony?"  I said "I'll have a beer and a burger Sal, also you hear about the guy lookin for me?"  Sal smiled and said "Sure thing the guy whose lookin for you is sitting in the booth to your left so watch your back."  I looked in the mirror behind the bar and saw the guy he had a big scar on his right cheek and a eyepatch on the right eye from where I'd assume the knife or whatever cut his eye.  I figured he was probably 45 maybe 50.  I tried to play it cool Sal came back and said "Here ya go Hon need anything else?"  I said "Yeah wink at me if that guy comes over here."  She said okay and started cleaning glasses.  I began to sink my teeth into Rat's greasy burgers made of something that definatly wasn't cow, dog probably.  I sipped my beer and went back to eating.  I finished my Burger in under 5 minutes I was that damn hungrey.  I almost didn't notice Sal winking I said "Thanks"  I looked in the mirror and he was about 6 feet behind me.  He said "You know for the most wanted man in the

sector you ain't that hard to find."  I grabbed my bottle and threw it right at his face.  It hit dead on and the Rat Nest,  jumped into my car and punched it.  I looked in the rearview mirror and saw someone staggering out of the bar and jumping into a 32 Deuce.  I thought no way he'll catch me but he did and started shooting with his mounted Machine guns nobody told me this guy was a pirate same as me.  I undid a flap that hid 4 Maxims and squeezed the trigger.  The guns shook the whole car but I kept my finger on the trigger because he was shooting too.  I changed gear with my other hand while I steered with my knee for a second.  I was beginning to pull away,  shifted again into 5th I was really pulling away now.  I must've hit the guy because he skidded off the road and into the desert the infected desert.  No way will he make it back to town with all these things out here. 

I kept driving listening to the purr of my Straight 8.......