Magnus walked over to where the gun was and picked it up off of the ground. He unloaded the pistol. He looked at the dead Mightyena on the ground and saw where Jeffrey had shot it. The exit wound was at the back of the neck, where the spinal cord was. Jeffrey hadn't killed it, only crippled it. Magnus kneeled down and pet the Mightyena on the ears, comforting it.
"It's okay, it'll be over soon." Magnus told the dying Pokemon. He put the clip back in the gun, cocked it and placed the barrel directly on the temple of the Mightyena. BANG! The shot rang and the Mightyena was put out of it's misery.
"What the hell'd you do that for?" Jeffrey asked. "It was already dead."
"No, it was paralyzed." Magnus corrected him. "You only shot its spinal cord, that's why it fell and collapsed. It had no nerve control, it was no more dead than me or you. If we'd have left it there, it would have slowly starved to death. So I did the only humane thing there was to do, I put it out of its misery."
"How sad," Aari looked at Magnus, "I don't think I could ever do anything like that."
"I honestly can't remember how many Pokemon I've hunted over the years. But, I made sure that none of them were in pain. I've honed my aim to the point that any Pokemon I hunt, died almost instantaneously, sparing them any discomfort. Jeffrey, it's obvious to me that you've never shot a gun before. If you ever pick up a firearm again, without properly knowing how to use it, I will kick your ass. Do you understand me?"
"Yeah, I understand Magnus." Jeffrey said, slightly embarassed. "I'm sorry."
"Good now, everyone get to sleep, I'll take the next watch. All this excitement's made it kind of impossible for me to sleep anyway."
The rest of the group returned to their sleeping bags, Magnus pulled Jeffrey aside and spoke to him.
"I'm going to show you how to use this thing properly, but not now. Not until I say you're ready to use it. That's all."
With the rest of the group asleep, Magnus sat and watched, all the while thinking.
Jeffrey is one crazy ************... I'm going to have to make sure he doesn't hurt anyone in the future...
Magnus stood watch for a few hours and watched as the sun slowly rose over the horizon.
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"It's okay, it'll be over soon." Magnus told the dying Pokemon. He put the clip back in the gun, cocked it and placed the barrel directly on the temple of the Mightyena. BANG! The shot rang and the Mightyena was put out of it's misery.
"What the hell'd you do that for?" Jeffrey asked. "It was already dead."
"No, it was paralyzed." Magnus corrected him. "You only shot its spinal cord, that's why it fell and collapsed. It had no nerve control, it was no more dead than me or you. If we'd have left it there, it would have slowly starved to death. So I did the only humane thing there was to do, I put it out of its misery."
"How sad," Aari looked at Magnus, "I don't think I could ever do anything like that."
"I honestly can't remember how many Pokemon I've hunted over the years. But, I made sure that none of them were in pain. I've honed my aim to the point that any Pokemon I hunt, died almost instantaneously, sparing them any discomfort. Jeffrey, it's obvious to me that you've never shot a gun before. If you ever pick up a firearm again, without properly knowing how to use it, I will kick your ass. Do you understand me?"
"Yeah, I understand Magnus." Jeffrey said, slightly embarassed. "I'm sorry."
"Good now, everyone get to sleep, I'll take the next watch. All this excitement's made it kind of impossible for me to sleep anyway."
The rest of the group returned to their sleeping bags, Magnus pulled Jeffrey aside and spoke to him.
"I'm going to show you how to use this thing properly, but not now. Not until I say you're ready to use it. That's all."
With the rest of the group asleep, Magnus sat and watched, all the while thinking.
Jeffrey is one crazy ************... I'm going to have to make sure he doesn't hurt anyone in the future...
Magnus stood watch for a few hours and watched as the sun slowly rose over the horizon.
[HEADING=1]End of Chapter 4[/HEADING]