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So, last chapter for this week. Enjoy.

12. Good question, next question

Despite their curiosity, it gave the bandits collywobbles, when they reached the area again.
"Have your guns ready," Bill ordered.
They did and rode slower. Always ready to flee or to fire.
Bill looked around repeatedly and used his tongue to smell a suspicious scent.
But everything seemed to be like nobody had ever entered the landscape. When they saw the hill "Black Shadow" in distance, they left the roadrunners and slunk on foot the rest.
"Keep your eyes and ears open," Bill muttered.
The others nodded.
"That's so exciting," Chorizo said.
Stump bit his nails. "I hope our curiosity will not kill us."
They followed their traces, which they left on their run yesterday. Behind the little familiar hill they stopped. They lay themselves on their bellies and peeked over the rising ground.
"All quiet and peaceful," Stump said.
Kinski raised his ears. "Mmmmh. No sound."
"Maybe a trap," Chorizo whispered.
"A trap for what?" Bill muttered. "Nobody knows that we are coming."
"Maybe a trap for others," Stump commented.
"Or just a fairy tale of a stupid gecko," Bill growled. "Did I tell you? Nobody would dare to…"
"And where are they now?" Kinski asked bored.
"I don't know," Bill replied sarcastically. "Not at home, there is no mystery about it."
"If you are sure that they aren't home, why you don't take a look into the cave?"
"It was not my idea to come here. It was yours."
"And I thought the leader has always to do the important step."
Bill narrowed his eyes. "The leader has to make sure, that he will not hurt. The work is part of you."
"So, are you afraid?"
"No, I'm not afraid!"
Stump ducked his head, then he lifted his hand. "Uh… I have an idea."
"And what?!" Bill asked annoyed.
"We could shoot a bullet and then we could ran away if someone appears."
"Okay," Bill agreed, which was better than to go into the cave.
He drew his gun and after seconds of hesitation, he fired.
The shot echoed through the area. The bandits held their breath. They looked at the entrance of the cave and around. But nothing happened.
"Nothing," Bill commented and stood up slowly.
With mistrustfulness, he stared to the cave. If Jake was in near, he would come out quickly.
Carefully and tentatively, he came closer and closer to the cave. He stopped few meters in front of it. The others nodded at each other and went behind him.
Stump's courage faltered. "Maybe it is okay everything. Let's disappear."
"Wait!" Bill lifted his hand.
"What is it?"
"Do you smell that?"
"We don't have a good sense of smell like you."
Bill let out his tongue several time in and out.
Looked wary into the cave. He narrowed his eyes. "Something isn't right."
The others looked at him curiously.
Bill turned around. "Someone has to check the cave."
The others fell back with a big step. "Your turn."
The Gila monster growled. "You!"
He grabbed Stump's arm.
"No, no, no, no, no! Bill! No!"
Stump teared away from Bill but Bill managed to grab his leg. Stump reached forward and grabbed Kinski's legs.
"Bill! I'm too young to die! Bill!" Stump shouted.
Bill pulled like crazy. Kinski was in danger to drag away with him.
"Let my leg!"
Bill felt a typing touch on his leg.
"Uh, Bill? What about my money?"
Bill looked down where the little gecko looked at him.

"Aaaaaahhhh!" With clunked crash, the little gecko landed on the cave floor.
"Ouch! I just asked for my money."
Bill and the others listened intently.
"No sound," Kinski said.
They winced when they heard footsteps.
"Bill. I still don't know why you had thrown me into that hole," the little gecko scolded. "But you hurt my proud."
"The cave seems to be empty really," Kinski said without to answer gecko's question.
Bill thought a moment. "An empty cave isn't dangerous. In this case… Alright. Let's go."
They walked inside carefully and a little unsurely. Despite of that, everything seemed to be alright.
They didn't trust that silence. Stump kept very close behind Kinski.
Bill stopped. The others crashed against him.
"PSSST!" he hissed.
The sun through the cave hole shined beautiful into the darkness.
"Nice place," Stump muttered.
"Do you see something strange?" Bill asked.
"Uh, no."
"Bill let's go away," Stump said. "Maybe they only went outside for a walk."
"Or they left the place," Chorizo added.
"Possible. But something is not right like they only left the place."
"Why?" Kinski wanted to know.
"I still smell bullets and guns. And something different."
"Sure," Chorizo agreed. "Jake has bullets and guns."
"Anyway."
He looked at the end of the cave, which lay more in darkness.
His glance wandered at the little gecko, which followed them.
"You, go inside," Bill ordered.
The gecko crossed his arms on his chest. "I'm not part of your gang. You have no right to make me rules."
Bill snorted and aimed a gun at him. "Is that rule enough?"
The gecko sighed. "Alright, alright. I will go. And what about my money?"
Bill pushed him away with his foot. The little gecko walked forward until he disappeared around a little corner.
First, there was nothing, but then…
"AHHHH!"
"Aaaaahhhh!"
Bill and the others twirled in panic and ran outside. Stump stumbled against a stone and crashed on the sandy floor. Bill, Kinski and Chorizo reached the hill and jumped behind it.
Stump wanted to stand up again, but he was like paralyzed. He hid his face under his hands and hoped to remain undiscovered.
"Sorry," a voice came out the cave. "It was just a mirror. A very broken mirror."
"Bill, did you hear that?" Kinski asked.
"Of course I did," Bill growled and stood up. "Don't understand why you ran. Get down!"
He shook off Chorizo, who had leeched on his back with fear.
With great strides, he went back to the cave. Passing Stump who lay still on the floor.
"There is no time for sleeping," Bill said and disappeared inside the cave.
The gecko clinched a few steps back when Bill came in.
"How I said, it was just… that…"
He pointed at the mirror. Bill stopped and forgot the punishment for that silly action.
"Bill? Everything okay or not?" Stump asked.
"Tell me what is right or not," Bill said and pointed at the mirror, where bits of broken glass covered the floor. Just a few fragments hung in the frame.
Chorizo narrowed his eyes. "Are there bullet shots inside?"
"Look," Stump said and picked up a few empty bullet casing from the floor.
"Uh, Bill. Look at this."
Kinski pointed into a corner. The corner was filled with blankets and pillows, but something didn't fit into the mould. The blanket had rumpled and dispersed. One pillow was thrown in an unusually place and the others on that side and on the other side.
Kinski scratched his chin. "Either they had a very, very wild night, or they had a fight."
"Uh, Bill?" Stump began. "Do you think she had…"
Kinski shrugged his shoulders. "She has a wild temperament when she is angry."
Bill thought a moment and let wander his eyes in the cave again. "I can't imagine that she would go wild like that."
"Indeed," Chorizo said and eyed the empty bullets closer. "The bullets are very big. Not fired from a normal gun."
Bill took one of them. "Jake's bullets. I would realize them every time under thousand others."
"Ahh!" Stump screamed. "Do you think Jake killed her?"
"Or someone other killed him," Chorizo added.
"Bullshit," Bill muttered. "Are you kidding me? Who should be so strong and clever to catch or to defeat the Grim Reaper of the West? Beside the chameleon, but this was just an exception."
"But what if there is one more exception here?"
Chorizo raised his hand exited. "Or the sheriff was here and killed him."
"And where is the corpse, Dummy Watson?"
"Uh… eh…" The mouse looked around in hope to find something, which looked like Jake.
"I don't know," he shrugged his shoulders.
"But Bill," Kinski admitted. "This could be possible. Don't forget. People, who are sick of emotions do things that could shock you."
"What do you want to say with that?" he asked upset.
"I meant chameleons can also be jealous."
Bill thought a moment. Then he waved his hand.
"Nah, not him. Even if, there is still the question, where the heavy snake is now."
"Maybe a hawk took him this morning," Stump supposed.
All looked at him.
"What? This could be possible. It might well be."
"Maybe he is still in near," Chorizo said worried.
"Or someone pulled him out."
They turned around and looked at the gecko, who pointed on the floor.
Now also Bill realized the blurring on the dusty floor. There were also footprints, which were partly obliterated.
"Seems that the blurring track guide outside," Chorizo said.
"The hawk pulled him out," Stump said hoarsely.
They looked around unsurely.
Bill growled. "Stop that rubbish talk and give me more realistic perspectives."
"Mmmmh." Kinski petted his chin. "In crime series, the police is always looking for evidences near the crime scene."
Bill snorted, but at the moment he had no other suggestion.
"Alright. Let's search. Maybe we will find something."
Stump crawled on his hands and knees over the floor and scanned it. Chorizo walked deeper in the cave and Kinski looked under every object.
Bill tried to get an idea of the surround.
He snorted with disgust. "Typical. Very typical. Always if you want to finish something, something other happens. Damn!"
He kicked a stone meters away.
"Bill?" the gecko asked. "I think I said you something important. Uh… could you give me something valuable for my service?"
He rubbed his fingers.
Bill didn't pay attention to him, because something different caught his attention. He flicked with his tongue. He bent down and picked it up something familiar on the floor next to the pillows and blankets. Thoughtfully he looked at the thing in his hand.
He whistled loudly.
"Hey! Come here!" he cried.
The others came in fast pace.
"What is it? What is it?" Stump asked.
"Look at this."
He held the thing before them. They looked at it with open mouth.
"Is that…?"
"Yes, Beans's medallion." Bill watched it closer. "It's from her mother. She would never go without this."
Stump nodded. "True that."
Bill scratched his chin. "In this case, it is clear, she was robbed."
Chorizo looked at it. "Maybe Jake kidnapped her."
Kinski looked at him with unbelieve. "Why should he? He took away her one week ago and gone without her mother's heirloom? Are you crazy?"
"I told you, he would do."
They looked at the gecko.
Bill snorted. "Who would be so crazy to rob a rattlesnake, especially with a gun tail?"
Stump chuckled. "Good question, next question."
Kinski wanted to know more about that. "How did he look? Do you know his name?"
The gecko shook his head. "No."
Bill couldn't believe what he heard. "You don't know? Nice!"
"I never seen him before," the little gecko advocated. "I guess, that he is new here."
"What kind of animal was he?" Kinski asked more.
"It was a fox. Dirty clothes. Brown grey fur. Long coat. But I don't wanna lie you. He has something dangerous in his eyes."
"Oh, ho," Bill said theatrically. "I'm afraid."
The Gila monster flicked his tongue. "I'm also dangerous."
"Sure, but this guy looks like he wouldn't hesitate to kill his own parents and children."
"Nah, you watch too many horror movies."
"Uh, I usually watch comedy…"
"Shut it!"
Kinski petted his chin. "Mmmmmh. If it really was a bounty hunter… maybe he is not a honest man."
Stump looked at him nosily. "What's your point?"
"Think about it. Beans would never let her heirloom of her parents. That means, she had taken away against her will. If it would be law-abidance, they would never treat her like that."
"Do you think the unknown person could harm her?"
"Possible. Why not? She is a good looking girl…"
"Don't speak it out," Stump said. "She is a too decent girl than to come in such a mop of men…"
"How do you know that it was more than one?" Chorizo asked.
"That's obvious," Kinski explained. „It needs more than one to defeat Rattlesnake Jake."
Bill crossed his arms on his back and walked up and down. "But who and why?"
"Why?" Stump said again. "Maybe for revenge."
"And who?" Kinski added. "It could be everyone. Jake had killed a lot of creatures."
"But there is nobody who would dare to attack him," Bill cut them.
"Oh, ho. If you are angry…" Kinski gave to think.
"I could imagine the guy did," the gecko said.
"I can't believe that," Stump cried. "They were kidnapped. How terrible."
"Yes, indeed," Bill muttered thoughtfully. He stopped. "No, that's… that's great!"
His men exchanged glances. "Great?"
"Damn! Guys! Don't be so stupid. That's like a gift from heaven."
"Why that?" Stump asked still irritated.
"Our prayers were answered."
Kinski and Stump looked at each other. "Did we prayed?"
"That's will be fun. Let's go."
Bill ran outside. The others ran after him.
"Bill, what are you going to plan?"
"Back to town."
"Which town?"
"Our town."
The others grew pale. "But Bill," Stump asked. "Why should we… Shouldn't we keep our hand off and go somewhere else?"
"Baloney!" Bill cried. "This could be very interesting. Better than can-shooting or bank robbing. I'm curious what the sheriff will make a face when he will hear that."
He grabbed Kinski's and Stump's ear and dragged them to the roadrunners.
"But Bill…"
"Stop talking and on the runners!" Bill cut him off.
He jumped on the chicken and rode away. The others sighed and did the same.
"Hey! Bill!" the gecko yelled. "What about my money? Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! WILIAM!"
But Bill didn't listen. Also not the others and let him alone. With disappointment, he looked after them and kicked a stone away.
"He will come back, he will come back, he will come back."

To be continued...

;) (Wink) — Description
So, last chapter for this week. Enjoy.

12. Good question, next question

Despite their curiosity, it gave the bandits collywobbles, when they reached the area again.
"Have your guns ready," Bill ordered.
They did and rode slower. Always ready to flee or to fire.
Bill looked around repeatedly and used his tongue to smell a suspicious scent.
But everything seemed to be like nobody had ever entered the landscape. When they saw the hill "Black Shadow" in distance, they left the roadrunners and slunk on foot the rest.
"Keep your eyes and ears open," Bill muttered.
The others nodded.
"That's so exciting," Chorizo said.
Stump bit his nails. "I hope our curiosity will not kill us."
They followed their traces, which they left on their run yesterday. Behind the little familiar hill they stopped. They lay themselves on their bellies and peeked over the rising ground.
"All quiet and peaceful," Stump said.
Kinski raised his ears. "Mmmmh. No sound."
"Maybe a trap," Chorizo whispered.
"A trap for what?" Bill muttered. "Nobody knows that we are coming."
"Maybe a trap for others," Stump commented.
"Or just a fairy tale of a stupid gecko," Bill growled. "Did I tell you? Nobody would dare to…"
"And where are they now?" Kinski asked bored.
"I don't know," Bill replied sarcastically. "Not at home, there is no mystery about it."
"If you are sure that they aren't home, why you don't take a look into the cave?"
"It was not my idea to come here. It was yours."
"And I thought the leader has always to do the important step."
Bill narrowed his eyes. "The leader has to make sure, that he will not hurt. The work is part of you."
"So, are you afraid?"
"No, I'm not afraid!"
Stump ducked his head, then he lifted his hand. "Uh… I have an idea."
"And what?!" Bill asked annoyed.
"We could shoot a bullet and then we could ran away if someone appears."
"Okay," Bill agreed, which was better than to go into the cave.
He drew his gun and after seconds of hesitation, he fired.
The shot echoed through the area. The bandits held their breath. They looked at the entrance of the cave and around. But nothing happened.
"Nothing," Bill commented and stood up slowly.
With mistrustfulness, he stared to the cave. If Jake was in near, he would come out quickly.
Carefully and tentatively, he came closer and closer to the cave. He stopped few meters in front of it. The others nodded at each other and went behind him.
Stump's courage faltered. "Maybe it is okay everything. Let's disappear."
"Wait!" Bill lifted his hand.
"What is it?"
"Do you smell that?"
"We don't have a good sense of smell like you."
Bill let out his tongue several time in and out.
Looked wary into the cave. He narrowed his eyes. "Something isn't right."
The others looked at him curiously.
Bill turned around. "Someone has to check the cave."
The others fell back with a big step. "Your turn."
The Gila monster growled. "You!"
He grabbed Stump's arm.
"No, no, no, no, no! Bill! No!"
Stump teared away from Bill but Bill managed to grab his leg. Stump reached forward and grabbed Kinski's legs.
"Bill! I'm too young to die! Bill!" Stump shouted.
Bill pulled like crazy. Kinski was in danger to drag away with him.
"Let my leg!"
Bill felt a typing touch on his leg.
"Uh, Bill? What about my money?"
Bill looked down where the little gecko looked at him.

"Aaaaaahhhh!" With clunked crash, the little gecko landed on the cave floor.
"Ouch! I just asked for my money."
Bill and the others listened intently.
"No sound," Kinski said.
They winced when they heard footsteps.
"Bill. I still don't know why you had thrown me into that hole," the little gecko scolded. "But you hurt my proud."
"The cave seems to be empty really," Kinski said without to answer gecko's question.
Bill thought a moment. "An empty cave isn't dangerous. In this case… Alright. Let's go."
They walked inside carefully and a little unsurely. Despite of that, everything seemed to be alright.
They didn't trust that silence. Stump kept very close behind Kinski.
Bill stopped. The others crashed against him.
"PSSST!" he hissed.
The sun through the cave hole shined beautiful into the darkness.
"Nice place," Stump muttered.
"Do you see something strange?" Bill asked.
"Uh, no."
"Bill let's go away," Stump said. "Maybe they only went outside for a walk."
"Or they left the place," Chorizo added.
"Possible. But something is not right like they only left the place."
"Why?" Kinski wanted to know.
"I still smell bullets and guns. And something different."
"Sure," Chorizo agreed. "Jake has bullets and guns."
"Anyway."
He looked at the end of the cave, which lay more in darkness.
His glance wandered at the little gecko, which followed them.
"You, go inside," Bill ordered.
The gecko crossed his arms on his chest. "I'm not part of your gang. You have no right to make me rules."
Bill snorted and aimed a gun at him. "Is that rule enough?"
The gecko sighed. "Alright, alright. I will go. And what about my money?"
Bill pushed him away with his foot. The little gecko walked forward until he disappeared around a little corner.
First, there was nothing, but then…
"AHHHH!"
"Aaaaahhhh!"
Bill and the others twirled in panic and ran outside. Stump stumbled against a stone and crashed on the sandy floor. Bill, Kinski and Chorizo reached the hill and jumped behind it.
Stump wanted to stand up again, but he was like paralyzed. He hid his face under his hands and hoped to remain undiscovered.
"Sorry," a voice came out the cave. "It was just a mirror. A very broken mirror."
"Bill, did you hear that?" Kinski asked.
"Of course I did," Bill growled and stood up. "Don't understand why you ran. Get down!"
He shook off Chorizo, who had leeched on his back with fear.
With great strides, he went back to the cave. Passing Stump who lay still on the floor.
"There is no time for sleeping," Bill said and disappeared inside the cave.
The gecko clinched a few steps back when Bill came in.
"How I said, it was just… that…"
He pointed at the mirror. Bill stopped and forgot the punishment for that silly action.
"Bill? Everything okay or not?" Stump asked.
"Tell me what is right or not," Bill said and pointed at the mirror, where bits of broken glass covered the floor. Just a few fragments hung in the frame.
Chorizo narrowed his eyes. "Are there bullet shots inside?"
"Look," Stump said and picked up a few empty bullet casing from the floor.
"Uh, Bill. Look at this."
Kinski pointed into a corner. The corner was filled with blankets and pillows, but something didn't fit into the mould. The blanket had rumpled and dispersed. One pillow was thrown in an unusually place and the others on that side and on the other side.
Kinski scratched his chin. "Either they had a very, very wild night, or they had a fight."
"Uh, Bill?" Stump began. "Do you think she had…"
Kinski shrugged his shoulders. "She has a wild temperament when she is angry."
Bill thought a moment and let wander his eyes in the cave again. "I can't imagine that she would go wild like that."
"Indeed," Chorizo said and eyed the empty bullets closer. "The bullets are very big. Not fired from a normal gun."
Bill took one of them. "Jake's bullets. I would realize them every time under thousand others."
"Ahh!" Stump screamed. "Do you think Jake killed her?"
"Or someone other killed him," Chorizo added.
"Bullshit," Bill muttered. "Are you kidding me? Who should be so strong and clever to catch or to defeat the Grim Reaper of the West? Beside the chameleon, but this was just an exception."
"But what if there is one more exception here?"
Chorizo raised his hand exited. "Or the sheriff was here and killed him."
"And where is the corpse, Dummy Watson?"
"Uh… eh…" The mouse looked around in hope to find something, which looked like Jake.
"I don't know," he shrugged his shoulders.
"But Bill," Kinski admitted. "This could be possible. Don't forget. People, who are sick of emotions do things that could shock you."
"What do you want to say with that?" he asked upset.
"I meant chameleons can also be jealous."
Bill thought a moment. Then he waved his hand.
"Nah, not him. Even if, there is still the question, where the heavy snake is now."
"Maybe a hawk took him this morning," Stump supposed.
All looked at him.
"What? This could be possible. It might well be."
"Maybe he is still in near," Chorizo said worried.
"Or someone pulled him out."
They turned around and looked at the gecko, who pointed on the floor.
Now also Bill realized the blurring on the dusty floor. There were also footprints, which were partly obliterated.
"Seems that the blurring track guide outside," Chorizo said.
"The hawk pulled him out," Stump said hoarsely.
They looked around unsurely.
Bill growled. "Stop that rubbish talk and give me more realistic perspectives."
"Mmmmh." Kinski petted his chin. "In crime series, the police is always looking for evidences near the crime scene."
Bill snorted, but at the moment he had no other suggestion.
"Alright. Let's search. Maybe we will find something."
Stump crawled on his hands and knees over the floor and scanned it. Chorizo walked deeper in the cave and Kinski looked under every object.
Bill tried to get an idea of the surround.
He snorted with disgust. "Typical. Very typical. Always if you want to finish something, something other happens. Damn!"
He kicked a stone meters away.
"Bill?" the gecko asked. "I think I said you something important. Uh… could you give me something valuable for my service?"
He rubbed his fingers.
Bill didn't pay attention to him, because something different caught his attention. He flicked with his tongue. He bent down and picked it up something familiar on the floor next to the pillows and blankets. Thoughtfully he looked at the thing in his hand.
He whistled loudly.
"Hey! Come here!" he cried.
The others came in fast pace.
"What is it? What is it?" Stump asked.
"Look at this."
He held the thing before them. They looked at it with open mouth.
"Is that…?"
"Yes, Beans's medallion." Bill watched it closer. "It's from her mother. She would never go without this."
Stump nodded. "True that."
Bill scratched his chin. "In this case, it is clear, she was robbed."
Chorizo looked at it. "Maybe Jake kidnapped her."
Kinski looked at him with unbelieve. "Why should he? He took away her one week ago and gone without her mother's heirloom? Are you crazy?"
"I told you, he would do."
They looked at the gecko.
Bill snorted. "Who would be so crazy to rob a rattlesnake, especially with a gun tail?"
Stump chuckled. "Good question, next question."
Kinski wanted to know more about that. "How did he look? Do you know his name?"
The gecko shook his head. "No."
Bill couldn't believe what he heard. "You don't know? Nice!"
"I never seen him before," the little gecko advocated. "I guess, that he is new here."
"What kind of animal was he?" Kinski asked more.
"It was a fox. Dirty clothes. Brown grey fur. Long coat. But I don't wanna lie you. He has something dangerous in his eyes."
"Oh, ho," Bill said theatrically. "I'm afraid."
The Gila monster flicked his tongue. "I'm also dangerous."
"Sure, but this guy looks like he wouldn't hesitate to kill his own parents and children."
"Nah, you watch too many horror movies."
"Uh, I usually watch comedy…"
"Shut it!"
Kinski petted his chin. "Mmmmmh. If it really was a bounty hunter… maybe he is not a honest man."
Stump looked at him nosily. "What's your point?"
"Think about it. Beans would never let her heirloom of her parents. That means, she had taken away against her will. If it would be law-abidance, they would never treat her like that."
"Do you think the unknown person could harm her?"
"Possible. Why not? She is a good looking girl…"
"Don't speak it out," Stump said. "She is a too decent girl than to come in such a mop of men…"
"How do you know that it was more than one?" Chorizo asked.
"That's obvious," Kinski explained. „It needs more than one to defeat Rattlesnake Jake."
Bill crossed his arms on his back and walked up and down. "But who and why?"
"Why?" Stump said again. "Maybe for revenge."
"And who?" Kinski added. "It could be everyone. Jake had killed a lot of creatures."
"But there is nobody who would dare to attack him," Bill cut them.
"Oh, ho. If you are angry…" Kinski gave to think.
"I could imagine the guy did," the gecko said.
"I can't believe that," Stump cried. "They were kidnapped. How terrible."
"Yes, indeed," Bill muttered thoughtfully. He stopped. "No, that's… that's great!"
His men exchanged glances. "Great?"
"Damn! Guys! Don't be so stupid. That's like a gift from heaven."
"Why that?" Stump asked still irritated.
"Our prayers were answered."
Kinski and Stump looked at each other. "Did we prayed?"
"That's will be fun. Let's go."
Bill ran outside. The others ran after him.
"Bill, what are you going to plan?"
"Back to town."
"Which town?"
"Our town."
The others grew pale. "But Bill," Stump asked. "Why should we… Shouldn't we keep our hand off and go somewhere else?"
"Baloney!" Bill cried. "This could be very interesting. Better than can-shooting or bank robbing. I'm curious what the sheriff will make a face when he will hear that."
He grabbed Kinski's and Stump's ear and dragged them to the roadrunners.
"But Bill…"
"Stop talking and on the runners!" Bill cut him off.
He jumped on the chicken and rode away. The others sighed and did the same.
"Hey! Bill!" the gecko yelled. "What about my money? Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! WILIAM!"
But Bill didn't listen. Also not the others and let him alone. With disappointment, he looked after them and kicked a stone away.
"He will come back, he will come back, he will come back."

To be continued...