It certainly didn’t take Vash very much time to get into the party, as, before long, the red-clad gunman found himself rather inebriated, ranting with a smile on his face to the three-foot-tall yellow salamander creature walking beside him, bottle still in hand. Tied around his forehead was what appeared to be a necktie. Where did he get it? No one knows. “So then — and this is the best part,” he continued telling his epic tale, stumbling along as he did so. “The dragon thing, just when I thought it had had enough, changed shape.” he told it. “And I mean toooootally changed shape. Wasn’t even the same dragon anymore — all bright and shiny like it was — and stronger, too!” he paused to take another swig. “So then, I started fighting against that dragon, cuz you know, I didn’t want anyone to get hurt — but then, that guy, you know, the guy I mentioned earlier? I saw him up on the dragon’s neck, trying to kill the thing,” The salamander nodded, listening intently. “And then, before I could even do anything, I saw that girl — you know, the girl I mentioned earlier? And she was coming at the thing with her sword like this,” he stopped and swung his bottle-hand out in front of him to demonstrate, taking on a sloppy attack pose. “So you know what I did?” he asked rhetorically, looking back down at his amphibious companion. “I didn’t wanna see anyone die, so without even thinking, I launched myself off the rocks and tackled her out of the air!” he exclaimed, lunging forward and tossing himself onto the ground.
“And then… it was all over. I saw the dragon collapse, and then, the trial was done…” he continued dramatically, still lying in the dirt. “I couldn’t save the thing, unfortunately…” he trailed off. “But!” he spoke up triumphantly. “At least I tried… and that’s the important thing, right?! You gotta at least try to save everyone! You gotta try…” he rambled, starting to bring himself up off the ground.
At that moment, he noticed Saber standing only a few feet away from him, ordering food from the sand where Archer was cooking. Vash stopped and stared for a few seconds before a reaction finally kicked in. He began pointing frantically at them. “Look! Look!” he told the salamander. “It’s them! It’s those guys! You know, the guys I told you about earlier?” Still crouching on the ground, he turned the salamander’s body so that it faced them. “Say hello to my fellow challengers!!” he grinned.