Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ CrossFire ❯ Beginnings ( Chapter 1 )

#1 Beginnings

by XBlade

After the fight with Knives, Vash settled down with Meryl. He was able to reform Knives' memories and thoughts. Knives doesn't kill anymore and actually likes the human race.

Vash and Meryl had a son named Jin. He grew like little Vash. By the time he was one, he could talk and everything. He was a good child and believed everyone has a chance at anything. He is very childish and loves donuts. He had spiky hair like Vash's, but it was red.

But also like Vash, he had a twin brother.

A twin brother that was evil on the inside. He also looks like Knives. He studied Knives' old ways. He was even able to get a hold of and hide Knives' black .45 colt revolver. On top of all of this, his name….. is Thousands Daggers! (Daggers, everyone calls him)

As Jin left out to play in the desert that morning, he felt like somethings would never be the same. Since he was 12, he is old enough to leave by himself. He went out by this crater he loved to hand around and explore. He sat on the edge and watched the sunrise. A scorpion crawled next to him, he felt the ground move by his hands, he got startled and fell into the crater, bruising and fracturing some bones, he then fell unconscious.

He awoke a few hours later, but not in the crater. Jin was in a girls house. It turns out a girl by the name of Mizu had been by that area at the time. She saw him fall and so she helped him to her house and is trying to help him heal. He awoke and stared at the girl, thinking she is an angel. "Where am I?" asked Jin.

"Don't talk. You damaged your ribs. You could hurt yourself." replied Mizu.

Jin nods slowly, then drifts off to sleep. Another girl peeks from behind a corner and sees the sleeping Jin. "Mother, who is this?" asked the girl.

"He had fallen in that big crater. So I brought him here so he can heal." Said Mizu.

The girl went up to Jin, she was about his height, and said, "Hello there. My name is Umi Waters."

Jin awoke and stared at her. He sat up a bit and said, "My name is Jin Strife."

He then sat up, and walked around. "So it seems you are okay then." Said Mizu.

"Yes, I guess it seems that way. Well, I better be getting home" answered Jin.

Mizu hands him a red trench coat she had found in the desert. It looks like it fits him just right. It was edited because the coat was too long. "I found this in that crater, lying next to you. I thought it might be yours." Said Mizu.

"Thank You" said Jin, a bit confused. "I better be on my way home now."

They wave, and he walks out the door.

Jin comes to the same crater he had fallen down. He jumps onto a board that is lying in the rocks, and slides down to the bottom. When he gets down there, he sees something never thought he'd see. Vash's .45 long colt revolver. He picks it up and climbs up the other side of the crater, towards his home.

When he opens the door to his house, he sees everyone on the couch watching TV. "What's on TV that's so special?" asked Jin.

"It's the launching of the first space ships. They rebuilt them all. They're out exploring this space area, I guess it was only a matter of time." Said Meryl.

"Yes, and I might be going on the next few ships. You coming too Knives?" said Vash.

"Yeah, I guess. As long as they got some tea, eh Vash?" said Knives.

"Hey, where'd you get that coat?" asked Vash.

"Well, I had fallen into this crater. This girl took me in while I was unconscious. She helped me out, and she gave me this coat." Replied Jin.

"Jin, that's my old trench coat. The Red is for the red Geranium. It means Determination. I can see it was altered to fit you." Said Vash.

"I guess. I also found this gun in the middle of the crater." said Jin.

Jin tosses Vash the gun. "Interesting. This is my old gun." Said Vash.

"Jin, was there a black one there by it?" asked Knives.

"No, there wasn't. as a matter of fact. Nothing else was over there." Said Jin

"I made sure that both guns were there with my coat. Why would someone take only the black gun?" said the pondering Vash.

"Yeah, and the girl that healed me was pretty cute too! Her daughter was also pretty." Jin said turning red a bit.

"Jin's got a girlfriend! Jin's got a girlfriend!" chants Daggers as he walks into the room and hands Vash a box of donuts.

"Nuh Uh!" said a bright red Jin.

Jin heard a knock at the door. "Hello." Meryl opened the door to greet whoever it is.

"Where is he?!?" asked the anxious mask wearing person.

"Who?" asked Meryl.

"That bastard Vash The Stampede!" said the mask wearer.

"Hiya!" Vash said as he looked at the person who was holding a gun.

Just then, Jin went up to see who it was, he recognized the persons hair. "Mizu?!?" said Jin.

She took off her mask so she could see Jin. "Jin?!? W-what are you doing here?" asked Mizu.

"I live here. Vash is my father." Answered Jin.

"Sorry Jin. I'm no-" Mizu was interrupted by a gun shot.

Mizu started to bleed from the stomach, and tears came down her cheeks. "We must kill the spider to save the butterfly." Said a voice similar to Knives'.

They all look to Knives'. "What? Does it look like I have a gun?" said Knives'.

"It wasn't him. It was me." Said Daggers.

Jin kneeled by Mizu. "I'm Sorry Mizu. I'll heal you like you did to me." Said the teary eyed Jin.

"I'm sorry Jin, but I'm afraid I wont be around. I didn't know you for long. But I valued the time we spent. It is wrong to kill people. I am wrong aswell. Goodbye Jin The Stampede." Mizu said as her pulse faded away.

"Serves her right. The little B*tch was gonna try to take my job. To kill you, Vash The Stampede!" said Daggers.

"No. Daggers, you are WRONG!" Jin said as he stood up with glowing eyes.

"And what do you think you're gonna do about it?!?" said Daggers, holding the gun up.

Jin thought. The he jumped for the silver gun as Vash and the others moved out of the way. Daggers shot at Jin, but Jin dodged in the air. He grabbed the gun, shot Daggers in the hand, and jumped for it, grabbed it and held both to his head. "Get out. NOW!" yelled Jin.

Daggers did just that. He ran out of the town yelling in pain. "Mizu, I'm sorry that had to happen to you." Jin said crying a bit.

Just as a tear hit the black gun, it turned Silver. Then Jin thought. "UMI! I forgot about Umi!" Jin says as he runs out of the house, and towards Mizu and Umi's house.

Jin gets to her house and sees Umi reading. "Umi.." Jin says as he walks in.

"Oh Hey Jin!" she says with a smile on her face.

"I have some bad news for you….you mother, Mizu, was shot. Shes dead, I'm sorry." Said Jin with sadness in his eyes.

Jin tells her the whole story. Umi started to cry, and Jin started to walk out the door when Umi yelled "Jin! Wait. I want to come with you, after Daggers. I want revenge." She said holding up a crossbow.

"Well, alright." Jin said.

Well, Whatcha think so far? It gets better. Much better. My friend Kouji will be typing the next several chapters. Okay, seeya soon!