ME : * Hiding with MissSparkle * Hey guys! Here is chapter 2 … We're hiding from Terribul.
Sparkle: He isn't happy with us. *says with a grimace.* But while we hide you enjoy the new chapter. We own no one- well Sonic owns the OC gonna be mentioned in this chapter- Ryan Brown and Bob Carraun own the show.
*We bolt as the chapter starts.*
A few hours later back in Cowtown , We see a young calf about five covered in the doctor's office bed. Moo , Cowlorado and Dakota came in in a panic carrying the calf in."This is crazy," the Kid kept saying and for once, he wasn't exaggerating.
"Yep," Dakota said as they all waited anxiously for the doctor's diagnosis. It took them some hours to get back to town . Minus Kid's panicking ( Along with theirs ) it had been a tense ride . They turn their backs for one moment , the next , Terribul was against a wall glowing and shrinking! A broke star shaped rock next to him. They'd gaped in complete shock before Moo had rushed forward, but Terribul had already fallen unconscious upon the debris strewn floor. Except he was no longer a large bulky bull but a calf. They'd scooped him up and rushed back home, except the weather had taken a turn for the worse, hindering their progress. Rain and the dessert don't exactly equal a easy horse ride. So the reason it took so long is because of the rain still falling outside.
Kid, Moo, and Dakota looked up when the doctor came over to them , snapping the bulls out of their memory lane.
"Well Doctor?" Moo questioned, standing up.
"As far as I can tell, he's perfectly healthy," the doctor stated, brushing himself down. "There's some bruising and he's still unconscious but other than that, fine."
"Fine? He was a full grown bull a few hours ago," Moo exclaimed.
" HOW is that fine!?" Kid added in as he waved his arms about.
The old bull shrugged . saying honestly " Look fellas , I just fix the physical wounds and the sick . " he looked over his shoulder to where the calf is "But I can say one thing though . The supernatural is involved . "
"Supernatural?" Moo repeated. "You've got to be kidding me."
"Afraid not," the doctor said. "You better decide who is going to be looking after him." the three law cows looked at eachother ... yeah they couldn't think of anyone willing to after how the sheriff was like as a adult . And the Mayor? Forget it they didn't trust that old bull with kids in inking a moment , Moo said "We will."
"We will?" Cowlarado repeated.
"Yes," Moo said pointedly. "Like the code of the west says, we never leave a good cow behind."
"Yeah but it's Terribul," the younger bull reminded him. "Really think he'll cooperate?" Dakota nodded in agreement . No telling how the calf would react.
"Momma?" A young timid voice called from back where the beds were ... was that Terribul? They all glanced at each other before Moo, taking the lead as always, hurried over to the bed."Uh, hi there, little guy," he greeted kindly.
Brown eyes looked up at the older bull before the red calf asked timidly "W-Who are you?".Moo blinked in surprise but managed to say. "I'm Moo, Marshal of these here parts." he watched as the calf looked around , asking "Where's my mama? "
"Afraid I'm not sure," Moo said honestly. "What's the last thing you remember?" The five year old thought a bit before saying " Bandits paying my pa a visit."
"Bandits?" Moo nodded in reply before adding "and I heard a nothing."Terribul nodded in reply before, adding "and I heard a gun... Then nothing."
"I see," Moo said softly, that didn't sound good. "And...you weren't hurt?"
Terribul shook his head before asking. "What's going on?"With that question , the older bull had to think of a answer...not easy."You were knocked out," he said slowly. "That's why everything went black."Terribul frowned but accepted the answer.
"What about my dad?" he asked, a far more difficult was answered by Cowlorado when the young bull came over "We couldn't find him ,sorry ". Moo was grateful for the younger law cow's nact for making up stories to get out of trouble .
"Oh," Terribul said, looking distressed. "Will you find him?"
"We'll investigate what happened," promised Moo watched as the five yearold drooped his shoulders with a sigh of relief. The red calf then asked ,looking around curiously "Where am I? are we still in Moon moutain pass?"
The law cows shared a look in shock ,that was in the middle of the mesa! and a cold area too. "No son, you were brought to town," Moo explained. "I'm the Marshal here."
"Really?" Terribul said in confusion. "How did I get here?". Thinking quick , Kid said "we found you outside of cowtown. " that wasn't exactly a lie.
"Yep," Dakota agreed, giving his support to the younger bull.
"So what's gonna happen now?" Terribul asked, looking worried.
"Well...we'll look after you until we figured things out," Moo offered. Their new charge looked at them in awe . He was apprehensive ,sure, but still amazed these law cows would help him , they didn't know his family history apparently . It was said family history that made the other kids alienate Terribul and Horribul . Both twins always having to play with each other ,got boring at times...chores included. "Really?" he asked in amazement.
"Course," Moo said with a smile. "Like the code of the west says, find a lost lamb, look after it until you can bring it back to the flock."
Dakota smiled and rolled his eyes slightly. He then watched as the child in front of them said , frowning as he said "My pa says the code of the west is a waste of time." Dakota snorted and the Kid had to hide his snigger as Moo said. "Well, that's how I do things. If your pa gets on better without it, that's great. But it's my way." This is probably what fueled Terribul's hate for the code of the west . Shrugging,the adult turned calf said " 'Kay."
"Why is he adorable as a calf?" Kid asked Dakota with a groan , god he was finding the kid cute now.
"Calves are always cute," the older cow stated. "They just grow up ugly."
"Not everyone!" the younger exclaimed, glancing at himself in a nearby mirror. His suragit big brother sighed with a facepalm at that . Before the blue bull can say anything , the four looked as a beige heffar in a fuchsia dress came in looking frantic . Lilly Bovine was her name,her red hair drenched from the rain . She had come to the doctor's when she heard the law cows were seen rushing to the doctor's , worried someone was deathly injured . " Tell me everyone is ok!" The heifer begged, her voice filled with worry.
"We're all fine Miss Lily, no need to worry," Moo started to say but she had already spotted Terribul.
"Oh lordy, who is this little calf?" she asked with great concern, moving over to him. Said calf hid under the covers shyly, he didn't like so much attention... Now his brother, if he were there , would relish in it. "What's the matter?" Miss Lily asked him but it was Moo who answered.
"He's just a little shy, no need to worry," he told her. "We found him some distance away and just brought him in for a checkup."
The redhead gained a look of understand, nodding with a "Oh." That made sense in a way. "I'm sorry for frightening you," she said gently to Terribul who was still hiding. "I'm Miss Lily. I was just worried someone might be hurt."
He peeked out at her but didn't answer. She looked nice though. Coming out of hiding, the scarlet calf said quietly " I-I'm Terribull."
"Terribul?" she exclaimed in surprise. "Really?"
"Uh, yes?" he said uncertainly, why had she reacted like that. Miss Lilly held her head in shock, looking at her feet as she tried to make sense of all of this. "Uh, Dakota, why don't you watch Terribul while I have a quick word with Miss Lily," Moo said quickly, they had to get the situation under control. The blue bull mentioned nodded as his friend and leader dragged the heffar off, earning a surprised yelped from Lilly. His not so subtle crush crossed her arms, frowning as she asked sternly " Marshal Moo Montana what is going on?"
The marshal now suddenly felt like he was in trouble with a mother when she said it in that tone,he tried hard not to get a shiver of fear down his spine. Looking around quick, he then explained on what happened at the mine to right now. "Oh of all the crazy!" she exclaimed, staring at him in disbelief. "You're seriously telling me that cute little calf in there is the Sheriff?"
"Afraid so Miss Lily," Moo said, rubbing his hair under his hat a little sheepishly. "Sorry for dragging you out like that but he doesn't remember who he was." He watched as the former show girl signed to calm down.. This was very hard to wrap her mind around. She ran into the grumpy Sheriff this morning, and was he his normally gruff self. Now, he was a cute calf that looked like he was lost. "Don't seem right to break it to him," Moo now said. "So we figure we look after him until we can find a way to reserve this."
She looked at him and even though this was confusing, she could see why he was thinking this. How could you tell a child he was actually a grumpy adult? After thinking a few moments, Lilly asked "What does he remember exactly?"
"He was separated from his father and heard some sort of altercation," Moo explained, remembering what the little calf had told him. "Said he heard a gun go off and then silence. He doesn't remember much after that except he thought we were in Moon Mountain Pass. Seems like he was de-aged to a certain point in his life."
"He looked to be a few years younger than Cody." Miss Lily noted,looking the marshall in the eye. She then asked curiously "Who is going to watch him?"
"We're still working that out," he admitted. "I'd appreciate any advice you might have Miss Lily. You've got experience raising a young calf, after all."
He paused before saying seriously. "I ain't trying to pass the buck or nothing, I just wanna do the right thing by him."The redhead infront of him thought, looking to the side at the doctor's office... Looking back at the blonde, she said "He told me once he grew up with varmints ,so he will be avoiding the jailhouse no doubt. "It was known the marshall and his Cowboys slept there more than their home.
Moo nodded, he then asked "How you know that?"
"When Terrible is drunk." The tumbleweed owner shrugged,leaning back on one foot "He is REALLY talkative and spills anything he is hiding."
"Huh, I see," he said in mild surprise. "Ain't encountered him drunk that often."
"He seems to prefer to avoid you when drunk," she said with a small smile. "Doesn't want to be at a disadvantage when interacting with you. He doesn't get drunk too often but he does go to town when he does."
He considered this, adjusting his hat slightly before asking. "Hasn't said anything about the Masked Bull, has he?"
"Not except for a few mutters," she shrugged again. "Nothing you could use, Marshal." Said Marshal frowned at that, two things went through his mind. 1: a theory and 2: Worry on how to change Terribul back to normal. The latter was troubling him. " Kid is mixed up about us watching Terribul."
"Because of how he's been as an adult?" she asked, giving him a shrewd look.
"In part, yes," he acknowledged with a nod. "But also because of our jobs. We patrol a wide area and it works fine since we're all bachelors, but if we have a calf to look after, there'll have to be changes. We need to decide who the best guardian is for him." Seeing that would be a problem, Lily thought that over. "Well," she said eventually. "I'm sure I could lend a hand along with Cody. We could look after him when you guys are on the job. But I can't help but think he'll want you three with him so you'll need to spend time with him. You can be a good influence on him."
Moo thought about her suggestion carefully before saying.
"That's some sound advice Miss Lily, I'd better put it to the boys."
" And I'll go tell Cody on what's going on." the heifer said before leaving, but stopped to quickly add "You be careful, if I remember carefully. Five year olds get into so much mischief." she then rushed off. He chuckled, she was probably right about that. The bull wondered how Cody would take the news, surely not too badly. He was a very good calf, he'd be a great adoptive big brother to Terribul. Even if the idea of looking after the shrunken sheriff was bound to be a bit strange. Well, this was something they needed to adapt to.
"I'm coming," the blonde murmured to himself, heading back inside to his friends and the little calf. He walked inside, freezing at the site of Terribul and Kid making faces at eachother. "Now then, what's going on in here?" The marshal questioned, putting fists on hips and regarding them with a raised brow.
They in turn froze and looked at him sheepishly.
"Well?" Moo pressed, looking stern.
"He started it!" Both calf and deputy said pointing at eachother.
"Hmm," Moo sighed, rubbing his face before turning stern again. "Well, you can both knock it off this instant. Kid, you should have known better."
"But he started it," protested the younger bull but Moo was shaking his head.
"Regardless of who started it, you are older and should know better. No more making faces, you hear me?" he demanded. The black and white cow crossed his arms with a pout, mumbling "Got it."
"Good," Moo said, giving him one last stare before turning to Terribul who was looking a little mulish.
"I ain't gonna ask who started it but I'd appreciate no more faces," Moo told him. "Now I was just talking with Miss Lily and she's got a young nephew she think you'd enjoy meeting. how does that sound?" He watched as the five yearold thought it over, he was never good with meeting new kids. Since they always chased him and his brother away. "He's a real nice kid, is our calf pint," Moo offered to the frowning youngster. "You boys could share a drink together and talk."
"Yeah, I guess Cody would be fine with that," Shrugged the Kid. Thinking that over, Terribull nodded with an "OK."
Speaking of Cody, lets see how the calf mentioned is taking the news.
At the tumbleweed. Miss Lilly had just told her nephew about the situation, the brunette didn't exactly by that the adult turned five yearold lost his memories though.
"Now Cody, I want you to be nice- and I mean it." The heifer said to her nephew. "Okay, okay," he said with a sigh. "But what if he's mean?"
"If he misbehaves, you can let me know," she stated. "But he doesn't remember being the Sheriff, so he should not act badly. But you're older now so you must be kind and look after him." Seeing the point in those words. Cody sighed, saying " Alright Miss Lilly. " he then thought of something, asking "Who tells his uncle Patch?"
His aunt looked at him in confusion "How you know about his uncle?" she watched her nephew pull out a paper, muttering about a wire falling out of the bull's pocket earlier when he was heading to meet the Marshal and the others. Frowning, Lilly took the wire and read it "Terrorbull, hope to see ya soon, Uncle Patch." looking at the brunette, she said "Why didn't you give it to him?"
"I was to scared to since he looked ready to kill someone." Cody said with a grimace as the others finally arrived. "Mmm," she said, he should have given it to the Sheriff but indeed the large bull often looked to be in a furious mood and it could be very off putting to the kids. So she let it go for now and turned to Moo.
"Marshal, Cody found this earlier," the redhead said, holding out the slip of paper which he took with a slightly curious look on his face. The blonde then read the note, eyes going wide with a look of surprise. Was this one of the reasons Terribull was mad earlier? Moo grimaced at the thought of how this complicated things. Kid was going to lose it.
Looking down, the marshall asked Cody and Terribull (hoping to get the kids to get to know eachother aswell. ) "Can you two excuse us adults?" when the two calves nodded, Moo gestured the other three to the back room of the saloon to talk.
Me: Oh my GOD that was tiring to make the chapter and Running from a mad sheriff!
Sparkle: I'm just glad Kid is good with a lasso and he lassoed the Bull.. For now. SO! What you think will happen next chapter?
Me: Won't know until that comes up. But I wonder how Bulloney , Saddlesore and Boothill will react to this *giggles at the thought.* Well! Bye everyone! See you next chapter!