This is my first YOUNG RIDERS fanfic. Please read and me know if I should continue or not thanks.
Chapter 1
Trouble
Dark clouds pushed their way through the blue sky. The howling wind had the riders out at the corral making sure all was secure. Holding his hat on, Buck looked up at the sky. Something stirred inside his head and a bad feeling crept over him. It was barely noon and it looked like midnight across the desert. He spoke in Kiowa unaware of listening ears. Ike touched his friends shoulder and signed "What did that mean?"
Buck smiled at his silent friend's curiosity. "Trouble, Ike, this storm worries me." But his expression changed with the call of "rider coming" floating toward him.
He watched as Lou sprinted toward her horse that Jimmy was holding. She grabbed the reins and took off as the pouch was handed off to her. "Ride Safe Lou" several of the rider's called out. Kid slowed his horse down and dismounted as Jimmy grabbed Katy's reins and walked her into the barn.
Rachel called the boys to lunch. Cody's appetite getting the better of him looked at Buck picking at his food, "Buck if you ain't gonna eat that..." Buck slid his plate toward Cody. The others stared at Buck "What's wrong Buck, You look like you just found out your twin brother is ugly. " Cody said bringing a chuckle from the other rider's.
"I guess it's this weather. I just got a feeling of trouble coming."
The riders never doubted Buck's instincts. Every one of them could tell of instances where Buck's instincts had helped them in one way or another. Buck stood up and said "I'm gonna go check the barn again." The wind almost pulled the bunkhouse door open before he reached for it. Fighting the turbulant wind and the rain that fell at an angle, he made his way to the shelter of the barn. The clouds were black and mini dust cyclones danced across the yard.
Lou was grateful her hat had a string on it or she would be stopping constantly to retrieve it. Instead she just let it fall to her back and pushed Lightning farther down the trail. Raindrops fell on her shoulders and she knew before long she would need to find shelter from the rain. "Come on Lightning, Let's see if the Murphey's are home." She reined the horse in the direction of the nearest farm as she watched the dark clouds above her. She had never seen clouds so dark.
Lightning pranced and started backing up. "Whoa girl" Lou tried to calm the horse. The silence around her startled her and the rain had suddenly stopped. She felt a weird feeling deep in her gut just as the dark cloud in front of her took the shape of a small funnel and descended to the ground. She saw debris flying all around the spiraling cyclone as it neared her. Spooked, Lightning reared onto her hind legs. Lou tried to hang on to the frightened animal but when the horse fell Lou lost her grip of the reins. She felt the impact of the horse on her chest as they both hit the ground. The sound of the whirling wind coming closer to her went silent as the darkness crept over her.