Hello Darlings! Hope you liked the intro to our little adventure. Again, be sure you've read WBAF before this, or you will be hopelessly confused.

I received a comment affectionately calling me "evil" for killing Fred. There are two things I would like to clarify about this. 1) That was Eraman's idea. She told me to do that. She is the evil mastermind. 2) If you thought that was bad, just wait! Fred may have been the first death...but he will by no means be the last!

With that said, let the adventure begin!


The boys were saddling their horses for a ride through the woods. They hadn't been 'just out for a ride' in a long time. Missions and trips to places yes, but not just a ride for no reason. The brothers missed it, and so did their horses. Naur had gotten especially restless, practically ripping the reins from Wes's hands in his hurry to get hitched up and out of the stables.

Wes laughed and patted the horses neck gently, "Easy there bud! I know your excited, but if you get any more eager, you're gonna end up biting my fingers off! Then we won't be able to ride at all for a LONG time!"

Naur huffed brusquely, but settled down. He didn't want his companion to be injured after all. He relaxed and let Wes work, trusting the man to be quick about it.

"Wes!" Chris called, "Can you help me with this when you're done? One of the straps on my saddle bag just broke."

"Again?" Mike asked, coming over to help after finished tacking Emma up, "That's the fourth time this month! Seriously Chris, I think you need a new one!"

Chris sighed. "I know. But anytime I try putting a different saddle bag on Calli, she bucks it off. For some reason, she only likes this one."

"It's because it fits her." Wes said, throwing a riding blanket over Naur's back before going to get his saddle, "You've been riding with that one so long that she knows it. She's used to the weight of it, so anything heavier puts too much pressure on her back and anything lighter feels too loose. That spooks her, which is why she'll buck it off. She's also use to the build of that one. How and where it lays on her. So even if the weight is right, she'll buck and squirm to try to get it on her the way she likes it on her back."

"So basically I need to find a new saddlebag that is completely identical to my old worn one." Chris sighed.

Wes nodded, strapping the saddle onto Naur. "Afraid so. Until then I'll help you fix that one up so you're not riding without it."

Chris grinned, "Thanks Wes."

Wes smirked, "It's what brothers are for."

Mike smiled at the familiar sentiment before going back to Emma and starting to tend her mane. He hadn't had a chance to really give it time lately, though you wouldn't be able to tell looking at it. The mane was meticulously brushed and even had a few little braids flowing through it. That was all Tina's doing. She apparently found it soothing to groom Emma and used it as a chance to bond a little with her husband's horse. The two were now rather close with each other, which made Mike happy. It was important to him that the most important girls in his life get along. It also helped him a great deal to have Tina groom Emma for him, as it gave him one less thing to worry about. All he needed to do now was pluck out a few stray bugs and blurs caught in the snow white tresses.

"Where is Tina?" Chris asked, "Isn't she joining us?"

Mike shook his head, "Tina and some other girls are having a day out on the town together. Puck, Sam, and Artie all went with too so that they are protected."

Wes sighed, "Too bad. It's a beautiful day in the forest today." He finished tacking Naur up and went to help Chris with his saddlebag. He hissed at the state of it. "Ya. We really need to find you a new one. It's getting to the point where not even I could fix this. We can patch it up for now, but I think in the next few days or weeks or so we should start looking." He started stitching up the snapped strap.

Mike came over and ruffled Chris's hair. "Ya. Last thing we need is it falling off Callie and you losing all your gear."

Chris gulped, "Hadn't thought of that..."

"Well it's a good thing we had." Wes smiled, finishing the strap and checking the others for damage. "Relax Chris. You know we'd never let anything happen to you."

Chris nodded as Wes finished checking the saddlebag. They quickly finished tacking Callisto up and were ready to go.

Wes swung himself onto Naur's back with ease. The horse reared back and neighed excitedly.

Wes laughed, "I know boy. I know. Come on. Let's go."

Naur didn't have to be told twice. He burst from the stables like a bat out of hell.

"WES! NAUR!" Chris called, jumping onto Callisto's back and hurrying out of the stables, "Slow down, would you?"

"Ya!" Mike called, managing to pull Emma up next to Calli. "Wait for us!"

Wes laughed loudly, "Catch me if you can slowpokes!"

Mike and Chris looked at each other. Wes was challenging them! Well, challenge accepted!


Gotta love those boys! Review and let me know what you think so far? Until next time my lovelies!