The Magnificent Seven
A/N: I recently had a history lecture on the American west and this idea popped into my head and I've been thinking about it ever since then. This story will have nothing to do with the Western movie of the same name. Enjoy!
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Reyna POV
Reyna never thought she and her sister, Hylla, would ever make it out of their home in Puerto Rico but here they sat on a train bound for New Mexico.
After making the boat trip across the Gulf of Mexico, Reyna and her sister hopped across many trains until they found one bound out west. They were currently hiding in an empty train car as they anxiously waited for their arrival.
As if on cue, the train started to slow down and Reyna shook her sister awake.
"Hylla, we're here," Reyna said with an excited tone.
Hylla was leaned back against the wall of the train car and when Reyna shook her she groggily leaned forward and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. A grin made it's way onto her face as the train came to a halt. Reyna and Hylla stood up and cracked open the train car door and peeked out to make sure no one was looking before grabbing their belongings and stepping out of the train and scurrying away.
Reyna could hardly contain her excitement as they entered the small Western town of Cloudcroft.
They had instructions to meet a man who could guide them around. The instructions said he would probably be at the local saloon. Reyna peered around until finding the saloon. It was a rather small building for a saloon but Reyna didn't pay much attention to the details of the place as she grabbed her sister's wrist and practically dragged her over to the saloon.
They entered the saloon to see a few tables scattered around and a bar off to one side with some people sat at the counter drinking. It was late in the afternoon so there was a decent crowd. A man also sat at a piano in the corner playing a tune that Reyna couldn't recognize.
Reyna decided to walk up to the man behind the counter who was serving people drinks and see if he knew the man that she was looking for.
"Excuse me sir?" she asked politely.
"Be with you in a second miss!" the man answered as he was pouring a man at the counter a glass of whiskey.
After he finished pouring the man his drink the man placed some coins on the counter and turned his attention back to his drink.
The man behind the counter looked to Reyna and gave her a friendly smile. He had a goatee and curly brown hair that was a tangled mess.
"Welcome to The Oasis, the best saloon in all the West," he said with a proud tone. The man at the counter let out a smirk as he took a sip out of whiskey. The bartender shot him a dirty look before looking back to Reyna with a smile.
"Don't mind him, my name's Grover," he said with a friendly expression. "What can I do for you today miss?" he asked.
"My name is Reyna and this is my sister Hylla and we were looking for a man named Nico di Angelo, we were told he could guide us to the edge of the frontier," Reyna said.
The man who Grover just scolded let out a laugh before downing the rest of his whiskey and turning his attention to Reyna.
"You're looking at him, and just call me Nico," he said.
He had messy black hair and olive colored skin. He had on a black a black duster with a black shirt and pants to match. What startled Reyna was his eyes, they were black, much like her own, but his eyes had the look of a deranged madman. Reyna could sense an aura of death coming of the man and it made her want to cower in fear but she stood her ground.
"Can you take us to the edge of the frontier?" Reyna asked with a tone of confidence.
Nico let out a sigh before running a hand through his hair. Reyna noticed that Nico had a revolver strapped to his waist. She also noticed an interesting looking skull ring on his hand as well.
"That's a dangerous trip miss, are you sure you want to?" Grover asked from behind the counter.
Reyna looked to Hylla who was standing behind her, she gave her a look asking for her sister's approval and Hylla responded with a simple nod of the head.
Reyna turned back to look at Nico and Grover.
"We're sure," she said.
After a brief walk from the saloon, Reyna followed Nico to the stagecoach they would be using to travel west.
She and Hylla dumped their belongings in the back before Nico spoke up.
"I'm gonna need one of you ladies to sit up front with me." he said.
Reyna and Hylla shared a look.
"I'll sit in the back, you can sit with the ghost boy," Hylla said with a smirk as she climbed into the back.
Reyna rolled her eyes and walked around to the front where Nico was sitting. He tossed her a bronze colored double barreled shotgun which Reyna nearly dropped when it was thrown to her.
"The hell is this thing for?" she asked. She had never once in her life fired a gun before and while she figured she would have to eventually, she didn't think she would have to at this point.
"It's a dangerous ride Reyna and someone has to be keep an eye out for trouble," he said as he took the reins in his hand.
Reyna just stood there frozen for a moment before shaking her fear away.
"This is what father told you about," she told herself.
Nico looked over to see Reyna still standing there and rolled his eyes.
"Are you coming or not?" he asked with an irritated tone.
Reyna quickly jumped up into the passenger seat with the gun in tow as Nico whipped the horses to go and they were off.
Reyna was feeling a mixture of emotions at this point.
She felt excited that she was going on a new adventure with her sister. However, she also was scared of the danger that awaited her out on the frontier. Maybe, they'll be lucky and nothing bad will happen she hoped.
If only she had known had wrong she would be.