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[b][i]The Fastest Gun in Uvera[/i][/b][/center]

Ken grinned and said, "Well, don't mind if I do!"

Nevertheless, he didn't act immediately. Instead, he sought a piece of dried, half-eaten, or even rotten fruit from the edge of the arena even as he observed the Guards and the Aldugan Spines fighting amongst each other. Then, as the other prisoner-gladiators began charging at the mysterious masked man, the youth went towards Takemura and said, "So, want to form a strategy to take down Mr. Lightning Guy, or would you prefer to be a gladiator forever? No shame if the latter, but I'm taking my chance to get out, get in good with the Sand King,, and make those Aldugan Spines [i]pay[/i]..."

The Oni smiled and said, "He's flying; how do we get at him?"

Ken gave it some thought and said, "Toss me at 'Mr. Lighting Guy'." [i]That ought to put me above the heads of the other prisoners, too. And make for a show.[/i]

Takemura said, "Will do," before dropping his club, picking up Ken, and then tossing him at the floating foe, pistol in one hand and a piece of half-eaten fruit in the other while his Vision was tied to his rags. If Ken hit, he'd smash the half-eaten fruit onto the masked man's covered face and turn it into a sleeping aerosol that would seep inside the mask - The guy needed to breathe, right?

If that didn't work, well, he still had his gun and was going to shoot him in the side of the head before that guy used lightning on himself to repel his assailant. But just in case he did, Ken, grit his teeth so that he could resist being fried by electricity - Wait, he still had a lingering shield from the Geo Generator; he could survive one shock, maybe two!

If the boy kept a clear head and trusted his luck, maybe freedom would be at hand, and so would access to his old gear. And if he can get a favor from the Sand King, perhaps by foiling the Aldugan Spines' coup, he can obstruct attempts to enslave Uverans (and the occasional Waltonian) and thus remove foreign interference in Greater Walton/Uvera...

[@Renose]