"I'unno. somethin' fun!" Lightning pouts.

"kid you're drunk. what do you want to do for fun?" Doc ask.

"I dunno. I jus' don' wanna go back down there. the room still smells from Red cleanin' it." Lightning mumbles. "I don' wanna go back." Lightning pouts. Doc frowns in thought before nodding.

"okay come on. I know where we can go." Doc murmurs, starting up the car. Lightning grins excitedly.

"really?" he ask. Doc nods and drives off the track. he knows this is a dumb idea, but he knew the younger would love it. "where?" he asks.

"you'll see." Doc smiles. Lightning pouts a little.

"what are we gonna do?" he ask.

"something I used to do a lot." Doc smiles. Lightning nods excitedly, grinning. Doc smiles and drives them just to the edge of town. he pulls up into the trees and parks the car. he leans under the seat and grabs something Lightning doesn't see before he gets out "come on." Doc smiles. Lightning looks confused, but gets out.

"what is this place?" Lightning ask.

"just follow me baby." Doc smiles. Lightning nods and grabs his hand, cuddling to his side.

"can you give me any information?" Lightning asks.

"information, biggest word you've used all night." Doc teases. Lightning pouts at him annoyed. "we're gonna come out here and teach you to shoot a gun, but don't panic, kid. its gonna be okay. we're gonna do it the fun way." Doc assures.

"there is no fun way." Lightning mumbles, holding tighter to his hand.

"sure there is. there's an old paint factory out here. when I was about your age, Smokey took me out here and taught me to shoot, well taught me to aim." Doc chuckles.

"whats a paint factory gotta do with anything?" he ask curiously.

"makes it fun." Doc assures. Lightning tenses and cuddles to him.

"D-Doc... please... I don't wanna do this..." Lightning whimpers.

"you don't even have to touch it baby, but I promise you'll like this." Doc assures gently. flicks on a flashlight looking around. "grab a couple cans." Doc says. Lightning looks around and grabs the first can he sees. Doc grabs a couple cans and puts them up in the window. Lightning puts them beside Docs can.

"now what?" he asks hesitantly.

"just come stand behind me okay?" Doc ask, shutting the flashlight off.

"isn't it gonna be loud? Lightning asks.

"maybe a little." Doc murmurs. "just stay behind me, promise everything will be okay." Doc assures gently. Lightning nods.

"will me holding onto you mess you up?" he asks hesitantly.

"no baby." Doc assures. he pulls the gun from his waist band and holds the gun out, taking the safety off.

"where did you even get that?" Lightning asks nervously.

"Smokey loaned it to me." Doc says, taking aim. "just relax baby. I can't shoot if you're gonna be terrified and jumpy." Doc murmurs softly.

"I-I'm sorry." Lightning says, staring at the gun.

"just relax a little kid. the only thing thats gonna get shot is those paint cans okay?" Doc ask. Lightning nods relaxing himself a little. "no just watch me okay?" Doc ask.

"7 buckets?" Lightning ask.

"yeah. you guys this generation. you'll understand." Doc assures. "ready?" Doc ask.

"n-no." he says, shaking.

"take a deep breath okay? I got this." Doc murmurs. Lightning nods against his side, taking the deepest breath he could. Doc fires once, feeling the younger flinch against him. "Monty you can only see this if you open your eyes." he chuckles softly.

"I can't." Lightning mumbles, clinging to him.

"just open your eyes." Doc soothes gently. Lightning looks up, swallowing his hard. he flinches hard as Doc fires a second shot, but watches the paint explode everywhere.

"thats kinda cool." Lightning mumbles.

"mmhmm." Doc smiles. "do you want to try?" Doc ask. Lightning looks at the red and orange paint splattered everywhere. "I'll hold you the whole time." Doc offers.

"I dunno." he mumbles quietly. Doc smiles slightly and aims the gun, firing off a round into the next paint bucket. yellow paint explodes everywhere.

"its okay." Doc assures, shrugging. "you don't have to." Doc murmurs.

"last time I fired one of those things I almost took my thumb off." Lightning says.

"I'll teach you how to hold it kid. I'm not an idiot." Doc assures. Lightning frowns a little but nods.

"okay. I'll give it a shot." he mumbles. Doc smiles and flicks the safety on.

"alright come here." Doc says, gently pulling the younger in front of him.

"so Smokey taught you how to shoot?" Lightning asks.

"taught me how to aim a gun. I'd just point, shoot, and hope I got it." Doc snorts, pulling the younger against his chest and wrapping his arms around him. "I'll teach you everything about guns when you're sober. see that?" Doc ask. Lightning nods. "thats the safety." Doc murmurs.

"is it on or off?" he asks hesitantly.

"oh." Doc assures. he gently grabs the youngers hands and wraps them around the handle gently. Lightning tenses. "shhh. shh. easy. shh. safety's on." Doc assures.

"I don't like it." Lightning says.

"because you're thinking about your mom kid. don't think about her. think about Sheriff laying on the floor." Doc murmurs. Lightning shakes his head.

"no. I don't want to think about that." Lightning says, desperately.

"shh. think about Chick standing over him. okay?" Doc murmurs. he carefully helps the younger line up the sight, explaining to him gently. he clicks the safety off gently. "okay safety is off." Doc murmurs.

"put it back on." Lightning said.

"no come on kid. I know you see it. picture that bastard standing over Sheriff. that bucket right there is Chick. come on." Doc murmurs. "all you have to do now and squeeze that trigger." Doc murmurs.

"Doc I-" Lightning tried.

"you can do this kid. you're angry at him. you hate him. this is what you wanted right? that bucket is his head. yeah? put a bullet through it." Doc murmurs. Lightning flinches and pulls the trigger with a shout. immediate green pain explodes everywhere. Lightning stares trembling, watching the green drip down the wall along with the red, orange, and yellow. Doc had grabbed the colors of the rainbow, except the red. Lightning had grabbed that. Doc cheers for him squeezing his waist gently. "hell yeah kid." Doc grins. "can you do it yourself?" Doc murmurs.

"I.... um... I can try..." Lightning says shrugging. he swallows hard. Doc steps back.

"be careful, watch for kick back." Doc murmurs.

"just point it at the bucket... right?" Lightning ask hesitantly.

"yeah. you got this kid. just like the last one." he murmurs. Lightning stares at the flinching as he pulls the trigger. the bullet misses and goes straight through the window behind the buckets.

"I-I missed." Lightning said.

"thats okay Monty. try again." Doc murmurs. "aim a little lower." Doc adds. Lightning lowers the gun slightly and fires it again. "hell yeah! you did it! look at that blue kid!" Doc grins. Lightning looks at the wall, his lips twitching up in a smile. "next one. come on." Doc smiles.

"uh, okay." Lightning said. he took aim carefully.

"relax baby. its easier if you're relaxed." Doc assures. Lightning nods taking a deep breath in before firing again. he laughs as the paint bucket explodes before firing at the last one. he looks down long enough to click the safety on then he's cheering and laughing. giggling like a crazy man, until he realizes Doc isn't laughing with him.

"Doc?" Lightning ask turning his head. "DOC!" Lightning shouts, running over.

"easy Monty, its a flesh wound. I promise. I'm okay." Doc assures as the younger kneels next to him.

"what happened? I shot you?" Lightning ask tearfully.

"this kid, is a great time to explain ricochet." Doc mutters. "you hit the window seal just right that it bounced off and caught me in the leg. just a graze. its alright." Doc assures, rolling up his pant leg. he's bleeding, but not badly.

"I shot you." Lightning said tearfully.

"no you didn't. the window shot me." Doc huffs, getting up. "I'm fine. come on. lets get home so I can clean this up." Doc murmurs.

"m'sorry." he says tearfully.

"don't cry kid." Doc says, hugging him tightly. "I'm not even gonna need stitches for this thing, just an over sized bandaid." Doc assures.

"its not bad?" he asks sniffling.

"no. I'm okay." Doc assures, smiling a little. "come on." Doc murmurs, taking the gun back. he leads Lightning outside and back to the car.

"I bit you... an I shot you..." Lightning mumbles. he sniffles and cuddles Docs side.

"give me your arm kid." Doc says as he starts the car. Lightning looks confused, but holds his arm out to Doc. Doc grabs his arm gently and bites the youngers arm, not hard enough to leave any marks or bruises, but hard enough to make a point. "there. now we're even." Doc murmurs, heading back for Smokeys. Lightning looked at his arm, then to Doc.

"hardley! I took a chunk out of your arm!" Lightning cried.

"and I bit you back. we're even." Doc says.

"b-but-" Lightning tries.

"what you want me to bite you again?" Doc ask. Lightning shakes his head, taking his arm back and curling up.

"no that hurt." he mumbles.

"exactly. you were upset because you hurt me. we're even now." Doc smiles, holding him gently as he drives. Lightning blinks quietly and nods.

"okay." he mumbles.

"okay." Doc says softly. its quiet a moment and the younger sniffles a little.

"does.... does that mean you're gonna shoot me?" he asks.

"no. I'm not. I'd never point a gun at you." Doc murmurs softly, holding tighter. "I'd shoot myself before I ever shot you." Doc says. Lightning looks at him.

"I'm sorry." he mumbles.

"for what?" Doc ask.

"you got me drunk and brought me out here so I'd be happy.... and I got all sad now like last night." he mumbles softly.

"thats okay kid. you had fun right? watching that paint explode?" Doc ask.

"yeah." Lightning mumbles.

"and you had fun out on the track?" Doc ask.

"yeah I did." Lightning says.

"then everythings okay. you you happy and having fun. you were excited. you were smiling so bright and laughing. thats all I ask for love. thats all I ever ask for." Doc murmurs. "I just want you to be happy." he adds.

"I am happy. happy with you." Lightning murmurs.