"Cactus Kez. You got a lotta nerve showin' your face around these parts."

"More friends of yours?" Min asked kez as he still got his Hands up.

Pffft! These squares? I don't think so. Kez answered before smirking back to the cowboys.

"There's a whole mess of people that just can't wait to get their prolegs on the likes of you." The Caterpillar cowboy said with his serious face.

"Looks like she got a couple of new goons with her, too."

"Hold on! We just met her!" Min replied as he think this is like a fight or looking for trouble.

"Get ready to be, like, dazzled!"

"What do you..." Ryan said before he could say that else. Kez floated to the Cowboys and it looks like she's attack them with her sparkles that made them hurting their eyes. "Run!" Kez shouted before continuing distracting them.

"Come on!" Ryan said as the three of them started running. Min grab Hazel's hand and running pass the Cowboys "A warning would have been nice!" running pass Kez.

"Huh? I totally gave you one." She said as she started following them to a town where all insects were at living their own lives. They almost got spray alive by two bugs who was doing a dual. Ryan and Min jump and roll under the carriage while Hazel sneak under the carriage with them hiding with them.

"Hey! Any of y'all seen three varmints and an outlaw?"

"What do we do?" The younger one whispering ask one of her guardians with a scared face.

"Saloon! Ryan responded as he pointed to the place. They all got out under the carriage and ran to the Saloon. There, there were some insects there drinking and talking. That was then, there was a beige white cat with yellow eyes wearing a blue proof you sleeved Victorian dress with a blonde wings. She even got two blue feathers in her hair as she's cleaning the table and looking at them.

"Uh, maybe she can help?" Min asked.

"Man's best friend." Ryan answered before he, Hazel and Kez walking to her while Min was confuse on what his best friend just said before "What?"

Kez went over to the cat and was about to order something to drink for all of them. "Yeah, hey. Could I get, like, four cups of hot tea?"

" Wait." That was then Kez float up in the air finding at least three cups of hot tea in the counter. Where there were some Flys flying around cause it seems that it's been old.

"I got these, like... last week. They're still good, right?" Kez asked before turning over to the cat while Hazel sat one of the chair to feel comfortable and the boys coming over two them."

"You didn't pay for them last week." The cat answered.

That was then Hazel found tin can where it had the same grasshopper with his hat that they saw before. "(giggles) This tea has the same grasshopper with a cowboy hat on it that we saw earlier, that's how we know it's the good stuff." Hazel responded before she give a big smile to show them the tea mix. But Min ring the bell three times to get the cat attention.

"We're being chased." Min whispered to the cat.

"Aren't we all?"

"We need a place to hide." Min said

"And what's in it for me?" The cat giving him a mirtful smirk.

"Uh... uh..." Min try to check if he had anything he can give to the cat. But then Ryan push him to the side taking off his glasses as he started flirting at her with his coquetry grin. "For someone so beautiful? I'm sure we can arrange...something." before grabbing her curly blonde hair as she smiled at him. "Hmm?"

"I respect the moxie, but I've already got plenty." The cat said politely with a smirk face.

"Ugh! Why can't anything just be easy?"

That was then the cat got their attention as she look at the same 202 number that Ryan got as well. The cat was shock before Questioning them about their numbers.

"When did your numbers sync?" The cat asked.

"Sync? They've been this way since we got on. Hazel got one too." Ryan answered before pointing at Hazel as she wave her hand up where she got 202 as well.

"At the same time? A buy-one-get-one-free passenger? "That's a curiosity worth saving. The cat responded before pressing a button where a bar table opening to let the Trio's including hiding under the bar table. They all went in before it closed and the cowboy Caterpillar came in the Saloon still looking for them as he came inside.

"Ma'am."

"Thirsty, Sheriff?" The cat asked.

"We're lookin' for an outlaw. Small. Silver. She's got a vacant stare that goes on for miles and miles."The Caterpillar cowboy explained before grabbing a normal bell show her what Kez look like. Like this. With a pair of needy little passengers. The cat look down looking at the three passengers scared and trying not to make a sound. Ryan and Min was shaking in fear while Hazel was covering her mouth trying not to speak.

"I appreciate the clarification. But I'm afraid I haven't seen anyone matching that description...'round these parts. Je m'excuse." The cat answered as the three passengers felt relief that the cat didn't take them in. Ryan was shaking his fist up and down silently. Hazel saying yes silently as well while Min felt relive as he sigh.

"Alright, then. We'll be on our way. Let's go, boys!" The Caterpillar cowboy said before walking to the door grabbing his hat. Before he could go, he turn around and replied to catch again."But if you do see Kez, I have it on good authority. that Judge Morpho has a big bounty out on her."

"Bounty?"

Few minutes later, Ryan and Min was in jail along with Kez being in the cage. Hazel was sent to a place where lil bad kids go. Min got his whole face down with his hands covering him. Ryan was right by the bars before blowing his hair to get the spider off his face. "Why did you flirt with a cat?" Min asked before looking up.

"I dunno, man. She was kinda hot." Kez answered.

"I got us a hiding place, didn't I?" Ryan asked.

"With someone who immediately sold us out!" Min answered as he shouted.

"I didn't hear you coming up with a plan."

Yeah, so I'm kinda done with all this. Get ready for, like, the drop. Kez said before flying up with the cage on her while Ryan blows his hair again as the spider fly again. Kez went high as she could and went down as she breaks the cage into pieces. " Kez, you could have woken up the guard!" Min shouted whispering to kez before standing up from his sit.

"I, like, gave you a heads up." Kez said as she went through the cage.

"You shoulda said something. Oh, yeah! My stuff!" Kez replied before flying to the bucket saying "prisoner junk" and went inside getting her stuff. Kez got out the basket eating some money holding a photo of a man with a pink castle.

"Is that a photo?" Ryan asked.

"Yeah. This is Morgan. Cute, right?" Kez replied before eating the photo. "That should be everything. Nice."

"So, what do we do next? We gotta save hazel." Ryan asked.

"Oh, yeah. Uh, you two." Kez responded before backing up to not thinking about leaving them and trying to escape. "Um, well...I'll do my half, and, I mean, you two can, like, keep an eye out for me, and, uh, I'll have your back." Kez said before stepping over to the keys right by the Grasshopper cowboy sleeping as it almost woke him up. "Rude." Kez replied before flying into the window flying away leaving Ryan and Min still in the cage with a shocking face. Min got his ghost pale face and Ryan put his head down still holding the bars.

"There is absolutely no way she's coming back for us. What do we do now?" Min asked before looking over to kez. Before Ryan could say something. He look down thinking of an idea with the cage that Kez broke. "Keys might be a start." Ryan use Kez's cage bars using them as a stick trying to grab the key carefully by the Grasshopper still sleeping. As Min thinking of a new plan if this plan failed before Ryan could ask him a question.

"So...do you think our parents know where we are? Ryan asked

"In an Old West bug jail? I'm gonna say no." Min answered.

"But they'll wonder where we went to. At least... yours probably will."

"Yeah." Min looked feeling a lot worry about hazel. Though, he's starting to blame himself for not being the best guardian to her since she got away who knows what place she's in. Though, He did miss her adorable smile and already feeling regrets leaving the child alone with those cowboy bugs. "Aren't you worried about hazel?"

"What!? Of course I do." Ryan answered before looking at Min. "That's why once we escape, we can save her and get out of here."

"Min look him away for a second. Ryan got his worry expression on his face as he sigh. "Listen, I...I don't even know that you're ready for......you know...this."

"You mean having kids?" Min asked before looking up at him. "I mean...it's just hard for me, you know? I feel like I'm ready but I'm not. I mean I don't hate kids...I just..." Min replied before he didn't what say next.

"My question is why are you afraid of making a mistake. Besides, It's like what parents or guardians do in life. They make a mistake and try to fix it for their child to be safe and happy." Ryan explained.

"But Hazel is different, How are you okay letting a six year old coming with us to new York even though she doesn't even know anything about us?" Min asked. "I mean Of course, I want Hazel to be happy but what if her parents are worry back at home."

Ryan didn't know what to say next as he try to figure out if she does have a family worry. Though, he took a deep breath before he spoke again. "I tried asking her back at home but all she said that she didn't know. I mean it's like she didn't have anywhere else to go." Ryan answered.

"What?" Min responded as he stands up from his sit.

"Yeah, maybe I'll try to ask her again later somewhere safe." Ryan answered before turning back to min. "But hey, maybe we can introduce them to your parents." Ryan responded as he smile at him.

Min look at him with a slightly frowning face. "Ryan, my parents is different from yours. All they did is raise me to have a better future by going to uni in September. What if...I told them that i...no we literally adopt a child that we didn't know," Min asked worrying about what his parents would say if they meet their adopted daughter when they get back home.

"You know my parents doesn't care about me except Emma." Ryan said mumbling to himself.

"What." Min asked.

"L...Let's get out of here" Ryan replied before continuing to use the cage sticks to grab the key and it work. "Yes!" Ryan pipulled the stick over to the before grabbing the keys to escape. Min went over to Ryan before turning to key to open the door to freedom. Once they try to escape, A cowboy Grasshopper came inside leaving Ryan And Min terrified trying not to make noises. The Grasshopper went over to another Grasshopper for his hat to appear to be his molt as it turns into dust and falls to the ground. As the grasshopper turn around. He saw Ryan and Min trying to escape. He grab his gun and pointed at them as he shouted at them "What do you two think you're..." Before looking down seeing Kez gone by the cage broken into pieces and escape.

"What have you done?!"

"We didn't do anything!" Ryan said.

"Well, here. Pretty clear. I-I can see it." Grasshopper pointing to the cages who is clearly broken into pieces.

"Right. We did do that. But we have nothing to do with Kez."

"We don't even understand half the stuff she says." Min said holding his hands up.

"Save it for the judge"

Ryan and Min were immediately brought to court. All the bug people was there sitting in the chairs waiting for the trail to start. "Hush up, I said, "Hush up," the lot of you. Show some gosh dang respect for the honorable and migratory Judge Morpho." The beetle said.

"It's a judge. They gotta be fair." Min whisper to Ryan as caterpillar walk pass them with a grin smile as he laughs. It was then the catipiter sat on his cocoon and slowly turning himself into a butterly judge which made ryan blush a little and Min confuse.

"Eww. Is the hat part of her skin? How does that work?" Ryan asked.

" Ugh." Min replied as he slam himself to the table and covering himself with his arms. As the trail begin and the people angrily yelling at the same time. The butterfly judge slamming her gavel so hard to keep ther people down.

"Order! Order! That means shut your dang mandibles!" The judge replied before everyone kept quiet. "That's better. Now, sounds like I got a fair and impartial trial to preside over."

"As you always do, Your Honor. These two ruffians here are part of
Cactus Kez's new gang.

"Any witnesses to that?" The judge asked

"Yes, Your Honor... you...in your larval state. Mm-hmm. That checks out. And they broke Cactus Kez outta jail to commit more crimes."

"Hey, Min, I have an idea." Before Ryan standed up as min try to stop him from doing anything stupid. "Maybe not the best time." Min said.

"Hey Judge! I mean, Your Honor. I'd like to approach the bench." Ryan replied.

"Would you, now?"

Ryan went off the table and started ready to speak his bench as he begin. "I'm a simple man. A simple family man, Min-Gi's even simpler including hazel as a simple young lady. When we came into your town, we..."

"Guilty!" The judge yelled as she hit her gavel so hard.

"What?! No way!" Ryan and Min Replied with their unfair surprise face.

"Perfect as always, Your Honor." The grasshopper said as he held his spray to min as he stand up and walk to Ryan.

"How can we be guilty? We don't even know what we're charged with."

"Our town used to be a little slice of heaven. Beetle Bailiff? Our way of life was preserved in that there charter. But Cactus Kez's understanding of the law is as loose as her understanding of coasters." The judge said as beetle bailiff showing them a paper showing Kez's tea stain.

"You can't lock us up for a tea stain!" Min yelled.

"I'd like to sentence you two fairly, but that part of our charter ain't legible no more. Using my personal and unbiased discretion, I sentence you two to the zapper, where you will fry, fry, fry!" The judge said as the crowds gone growing as they cheering for the zapper.

Ryan and Min went up top by the zapper as their getting ready to get zap. Most of all, They didn't know what to do.

"Hope y'all are ready to be dazzled by 2,000 volts of justice!" The Judge Said happily as their getting ready for the zap ryan and min. But that was then, Min finally realized something.

"Dazzled. We kept not understanding Kez. The flash, the cage." As min thinking of something.

"She bailed on us, Min. She probably bail on hazel too. Agh! I'm so stupid!

"No listen, She said she'd "have our backs." Which mean hazel as well.

Think. But think like Kez would." Min replied to ryan to let him them think of what kez said earlier.

Ryan was thinking for a second about what min was talking about until he started to get it. That was then he saw a lil shadow kiddo running underneath the table with some sparkling passing the bell on the table. That was then, they came up with a plan to escape.

"(Gasp) Cactus Kez is back! She's got the town charter!" Ryan yelled as it caught everyone attention.

"And she's fixin' to finish the job! Git 'er!"

Everyone got their spray ready and ran to get kez. "Settle down!

Let's get through one set of executions at a time!" Judge said to get the execution ready. But that was then, A pill bug accidentally hit the wood stick which made the gravity going down. Ryan and Min both jumped off while the judge got zapped several times."Aaaaah! Hey! Aah! Aah! Aah! Aah!"

"Ryan! Min!"

It was hazel burst running to both of her guardians. "Hazel!" Both of them replied as Min ran to hazel as he hug her tight along with Ryan. "HAZEL! I was so worried about you. I'm so so sorry for not protecting you."

"(Giggles) Min, It's okay. You're actually tickling me" hazel replied giggling. Ryan sighed as he rub hazel's hair with a relieved smile that she was safe.

"Hey, guys! Great job with your half of the plan." Kez said.

"I help out too."

"Wait, If you're here, then who's back there?" Ryan said, as he putting at the bell back in the table as all crowd runs to it. "It's that foxy stunt double from the saloon. Mmm!"

It was until then the cat show up as she jump on

"You set all that up to distract them and save us?"

"Yeah. That's what I said." Kez answered. "A bounty for turning you in and a favor for helping you three out." Also, your kiddo did a excellent work on being sneaking. An excellent plan, if I do say so myself."

Ryan and Min flinched as they both look at each other blushing thinking of the word the cat just said "Our Kiddo". Hazel giggles a little as she amazed by her work on their plan.

"It's fake!"

"And if you want to live long enough to pay me back, I suggest you get moving." The cat said.

"Right. Moving along now!" Ryan replied before running along with Min. As hazel waving goodbye to the cat for helping. The cat smile at hazel as she ran along with Ryan min, and Kez.

Few minutes later, Ryan was carrying hazel on his back since she was tired and sleepy. Min was looking at hazel as she was sleeping peacefully. "Heh, I guess she is cute when she's asleep."

"I know right. Besides, I hope there's somewhere we can sleep at once get out of here." His friend said. It was until they both started hearing hazel mumbling saying Ryan and Min as her papa's.

"P...papa Ryan, Papa Min." Hazel mumbled in her sleep. Which give min and ryan a shock face. They thought for a second about what she just said.

"Do you think it's possible we can be...you know... her papa's?" Min asked.

"I...I wanna give it a shot on it. But I'm not sure about you."

Min Helded Ryan's hand as he smile at him "Hey, I promise I'll be on her side. Now lets be her papa's until we get home." Ryan give him a cracking laugh as he accept it. He look back at the old west town and looked at Kez for a sec. " So... we almost got killed. Are we really gonna stick with Kez? Ryan asked min whispering.

"It was a misunderstanding. It's not her fault we don't speak like Kez.
(

Started laughing) Heh. Nobody speaks like Kez." Min answered before started laughing again.

"You got that right." Ryan said as both of them laughing and not hearing the sound of both including hazel's number going down.

"Hey, what are we whispering about?" Kez asked.

"Nothing. We're all good." Min answered"

"Lead the way, friendo."

"Aw""ww, you guys. Morgan is gonna, like, love you two.Such little charmers!" Kez said as the four of them exiting out of the old west car before the door closed by it self.

Back in town, It was then the judge was still alive as she grab the fake bell angrily "I'm gonna find that no-good..." It was then the judge got interrupted by three parka denizens who was after the same person.

"I'm looking for a little silver bell. You seen her?" One of them asked.