GUNBABY is the son of a female pirate (yes there were
female pirates) and her pirate captain/lover. His parents were pirates on the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean. Shortly after his birth a brutal hurricane capsized the ship. GUNBABY was found two days later, dehydrated and a little sunburned, floating in a barrel on the Gulf Coast of Texas with nothing but a dirty diaper and a pirate eye patch of a Teddy Bear skull and crossbones.
The time is the early-mid 1800's. Texas is not yet a state; the Mexican American War is on the horizon and the towns and villages of coastal Texas are wild. Attack by Mexican invaders and pirates from the Gulf lead to an uncertain and precarious existence. Almost everyone carries a gun. A surprising number of them find they need to use it.
Rescued from a bear by the sheriff of a small local town called Dyperville, GUNBABY was originally delivered to the care of the local Pastor and his incredibly hot mail order bride; Dotty. Unfortunately for the Pastor some highwaymen confront him on his way into town one afternoon and he is murdered because he refuses to relinquish his gold cross. Dotty wears the recovered cross.
When one of the highwaymen leans over to check GUNBABY's carriage for valuables GUNBABY removes the highwayman's six shooter from his shoulder holster with one smooth jerk. The Sheriff discovers the dead Pastor, the squalling GUNBABY and the bodies of all six highwaymen and a legend is born. Several of the highwaymen are shot through the sides of the carriage where GUNBABY had no direct line of sight.
With no other recourse Dotty converts the church in the center of town into a saloon where she tends bar and raises GUNBABY. The saloon is where hard drinking and gambling take place in the main hall and a full service cathouse is run in the upstairs bedrooms. The Sheriff who develops complicated feelings about Dotty chips in with raising GUNBABY and ensuring the security of the drinking establishment (which often means calming GUNBABY down before he knifes someone); although his guilt over the death of the Pastor who was his friend makes it difficult for him to express his love for Dotty.
GUNBABY cries whenever you take his guns away. I mean really cries; and he never stops. Eventually the Sheriff creates a small harness for GUNBABY so he can carry his six shooter with him on his back. He is also known for carrying a Derringer in his diaper. He never takes off his eye patch. Rumor has it that he lost his eye to the bear that the Sheriff saved him from. Another rumor is the highwaymen cut it out as their last act of aggression before he killed them. And yet another rumor states that his eye is fine and the reason that he is such an amazing shot is because he has no depth perception.
He is the fastest draw in the west and the Sheriff often has to chase off Gunslingers who come to test themselves against him. Speculation abounds about his uncanny speed and is often contributed to his parentage. The mystery of whether or not his parents survived the shipwreck and are looking for him or assuming he is dead is an overriding theme of the story. GUNBABY loves and protects Dottie. He is less appreciative of the Sheriff and their relationship is akin to a heavily armed Dennis the Menace and his Mr. Wilson.
The saloon is called "The Holy Dyper." <---- changed it.... like this name better!
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