Bonanza
God Bless the Children
Ages: Amelia 17 Joe 23 Hoss 29 Adam 35
Description: Three escape prisoners take the school house including six children, their teacher Miss Wilcox, Emily and Amelia hostage.
Trouble
It was a normal day just like any other. The Cartwright's were sitting at the table eating breakfast when Amelia comes down the stairs and heads for the door.
"Amelia don't you want any breakfast?" called Ben. Amelia quickly hurries over to the table.
"I wish I could Pa but I'm late as it is" said Amelia quickly. Just then Hopsing, their Chinese cook rushes out of the kitchen carrying a brown paper bag and walks over to Amelia.
"Missy need to eat something while helping little children with school play" said Hopsing handing her the brown paper bag.
"Thank you Hopsing" said Amelia appreciatively. "What's the school play gonna be?" asked Joe. "I have no idea I won't find out until I get there" said Amelia.
"Well you better get going on then" said Ben cheerfully. Amelia nods and says goodbye before walking out of the house.
She rides up to the school house a few moments later. Her best friend Emily was standing outside waiting for her. "I was beginning to think that you weren't gonna get here" teased Emily.
"I would've if my Pa and brothers didn't ask me twenty questions" said Amelia as she mounted off her horse. "They're still being over protective?" asked Emily implying about the Cartwright brothers who were known for being over protective of their one and only sister.
"Yeah but they aren't as bad as they were" said Amelia. They laugh as they walk into the school house.
Three men ride into town wearing blue jumpsuits that prisoners wear. "We need to find a place to escape from prison in California" said the first of the three convicts.
The other two convicts saw the school house in the distance at the other end of town. "Not the school house! Are you crazy? There could be children there" said second convict. "We don't have any other choice. Besides the boss told us to take everyone in there hostage and hold them for ransom" said the third convict.
They rode up to the schoolhouse mounted off their horses and walk in with their guns drawn.
"Ya'll better not do something that you'll regret" said one of the convicts coldly. "You might wanna take your own advice cause there's no way you're gonna get away with this" said Amelia confidently.
"Shut up!" order the second convict pointing his gun at her.
Meanwhile at the Sheriff's office Roy was looking over a telegram and a wanted poster from the sheriff in California that was sent to the telegraph office. Just then the Cartwright's walked in.
"Hey Roy what's new?" asked Little Joe cheerfully. Roy looks up at them. "Three ex-convicts escaped from prison in California" reported Roy.
"Any idea as to where they were heading?" asked Adam. "Sheriff Crawford down in San Francisco said that they were heading here" said Roy. "Why here?" inquired Joe. "I don't know" said Roy deep in thought.
A little girl runs in and over to Ben and Roy. "Lucy what's the matter? How come you're not at school?" asked Roy concerned when he saw the frighten girl.
"Amelia helped me out of a window told me to come here" exasperated Lucy trying to catch her breath. "Why?" asked Ben urgently. "Three men with guns came into the school and they're holding everyone hostage" explained Lucy.
"Is everyone alright?" asked Hoss concern for his sister. "Yeah everyone is fine. Amelia told me to tell you that the men are escape convicts" said Lucy. The Cartwright's look at each other then at Roy alarmed.
Roy takes the wanted poster and shows it to Lucy. "Are these the men?" asked Roy. Lucy looks at the poster with a frozen look on her face and nods her brown pigtailed head frighten. "They're the men at the school house" Lucy managed to say. The boys look nervously at their father and Roy.
They all hope that everyone was alright and prayed that Amelia would be alright.