The door opened with a bang and five men with dingy swords poured
into the room. Because of the size of the doorway only two men at a time
could enter at a time, which was great because Chris's plan counted on
this. It also counted on the men being surprised at seeing them awake, and
they were, so the first five were taken out easily. However, the next five
were not so easily killed and they swept into the room like a tidal wave
jumping over the bodies of their dead companions. A red haired man and his
short companion engaged Buck, while a man with a mouthful of rotting teeth
and a man with a patch over one eye battled Chris. This left a man with
greasy hair for JD, the same JD who had emptied his stomach at the first
site of blood and then bravely picked up his borrowed weapon and faced the
charge. Chris easily dispatched rotting teeth to the Netherlands of the
underworld but one eye was proving to better then he had estimated, this
shown by the scratch on his shoulder. Of course he had done better he
thought proudly eyeing his opponent who was covered with blood from the
numerous scratches Chris had scored on his body.
As for Buck, well like always Buck had turned the situation to his advantage and made it humorous at the same time. Having dealt with the carrot top he was currently giving swordsmanship lessons to his short companion.
"No man, what did I tell ya before! It's the double swoop and then the parry." Buck chortled
The man fighting Chris was distracted by this and was startled to feel a twinge of pain and to look down and see two feet of Chris's sword protruding from his gut. Idly he wondered for a moment how that got there and then had a fleeting thought about whether or not the sword was made of real silver before he looked up at Chris with a shocked look on his face.
"You lose!' Chris said venomously and pulled the sword free with a twist letting the dying man slump to the floor. He glanced over his shoulder to see how Buck was faring and then shouted:
"Buck! Stop playing with him and get it over with!" He then turned back to the fresh wave of men coming through the doorway and planted himself in their path.
Buck disarmed his opponent in a dazzling move and then dispatched the man quickly. Wiping off the sweat that was intermingling with the blood on his face, he gave a loud roar and then charged the eight men who had tackled Chris and were currently trying to pin him down.
JD currently battling for his life saw and heard none of this. JD's lack of experience was slowly but surely killing him as could be seen from the long slice on his arm that was bleeding freely down through his pants and puddled on the floor. However his enthusiasm gave him an edge over his opponent who fought for money. But unfortunately this wasn't proving to be enough as he was driven back until he was pined between a wall and his opponent. Luckily Buck having surprised the men attacking Chris and having killed three of them and made sure Chris's back was covered as he got up saw this. With a shout he dived in front of the sword aimed at JD's chest and took it in the leg instead, as he was falling he managed to skewer JD's opponent in the chest.
"Buck!" JD screamed in fear
Chris hearing this cursed vehemently and with renewed vigor attacked the slaver he was battling, while at the same time trying to work his way closer to the door so he could put the bar across it. With one man down, and the majority of the fighting left to himself and an inexperienced kitchen boy Chris was rethinking his earlier vow. The odds were not looking good and Chris knew when it was time to retreat and that time was now.
Meanwhile Buck was struggling to get up, using the wall and JD to balance himself. JD was stupefied, why had Buck jumped in front of that sword? So JD being JD came right out and asked him and the answer he got left him shaken.
"Because you're a kid, but you're my kid, and nobody messes with my kid!" Buck said hoarsely eyeing Chris's battle over JD's shoulder. Seeing Chris's nod at the only window in the room Buck got the hint and limped towards it.
"Excuse me kid, but it's time Ol' Buck made some renovations around here! I feel the need for a breeze." With that said he took a leg from a broken chair and smashed out the window. Glancing back at JD with a grin on his face he was startled to see that two of the slavers had broken away from their fight with Chris and were heading towards JD who had his back turned to them.
"JD, come here boy!" He said tensely. The slavers seeing this began to run at the two men standing by the window. Buck moved protectively in front of JD and held up his bloodied sword.
Looking back over his shoulder at JD who was standing by the broken out window he curtly told him "Jump, boy, jump." "Nigh, Buck and leave ye two behind. I think not." JD stammered nervously
Buck engaged the two men at the same time and once again issued his command of jump.
"I owe you a blood debt now, my honor wouldn't allow it. JD said more confidently now
"JUMP!" Buck screamed his face red with exertion has he battled the two men at once. The blood loss was getting to him and he was beginning to tire. JD hesitated for a moment looking back at the two men still fighting and with a scream of frustration Buck elbowed the boy out the window where he fell and hit the straw he had strategically moved their earlier.
"Chris, your next!" Buck shouted to the man still struggling to bar the door against the ten men still outside.
"Go ahead Buck!" Seeing Buck's look he added "Don't worry, I'm right behind you!"
Buck finished off the last man and pounding a bloody fist against his heart which Chris returned he jumped out the window and landed in the straw with a grimace of pain for his bad leg. There he meet JD who was waiting silently with their two horses and their gear which he had smuggled to the stables earlier. They made short work of loading the two war horses who were disgruntled at having to ride again so soon. JD was angry at Buck for pushing him but he knew now was not the time or the place to get in a fight. After loading the knight's gear he went into the shadows and returned with a short straggly horse that almost resembled a pony in stature.
Seeing Buck's grin he protested "Hey, I got her for a good deal, I outbid the glue maker." Buck just chuckled and rubbed the kid's head affectionately. Then as one they looked to the window where Chris still battled.
Meanwhile back up in the room Chris was battling for his life, he was dodging blades left and right as he struggled to close the door. Finally after what seemed to take hours but in reality was only five minutes or so he shut the door with a bang and slapped the cross beam across it. Hearing the banging and pounding coming from the other side he wisely moved both beds in front of the door as a blockade. Satisfied that it would at least hold them for a little while he crossed to the room to the window and jumped out landing neatly in the straw with a roll. He then joined his mounted companions and together they spurred their horses down the dark streets of Eagle Bend whose residents peered out of their windows at the commotion.
As they started across the meadow outside of the town JD innocently asked: "So where are we going anyways?"
"On the adventure of your life kid, the adventure of your life. If you don't get your fool self killed that is." Buck replied with a grin
The last sound the town of Eagle Bend heard was JD's loudly protested "Buck!!!"
As for Buck, well like always Buck had turned the situation to his advantage and made it humorous at the same time. Having dealt with the carrot top he was currently giving swordsmanship lessons to his short companion.
"No man, what did I tell ya before! It's the double swoop and then the parry." Buck chortled
The man fighting Chris was distracted by this and was startled to feel a twinge of pain and to look down and see two feet of Chris's sword protruding from his gut. Idly he wondered for a moment how that got there and then had a fleeting thought about whether or not the sword was made of real silver before he looked up at Chris with a shocked look on his face.
"You lose!' Chris said venomously and pulled the sword free with a twist letting the dying man slump to the floor. He glanced over his shoulder to see how Buck was faring and then shouted:
"Buck! Stop playing with him and get it over with!" He then turned back to the fresh wave of men coming through the doorway and planted himself in their path.
Buck disarmed his opponent in a dazzling move and then dispatched the man quickly. Wiping off the sweat that was intermingling with the blood on his face, he gave a loud roar and then charged the eight men who had tackled Chris and were currently trying to pin him down.
JD currently battling for his life saw and heard none of this. JD's lack of experience was slowly but surely killing him as could be seen from the long slice on his arm that was bleeding freely down through his pants and puddled on the floor. However his enthusiasm gave him an edge over his opponent who fought for money. But unfortunately this wasn't proving to be enough as he was driven back until he was pined between a wall and his opponent. Luckily Buck having surprised the men attacking Chris and having killed three of them and made sure Chris's back was covered as he got up saw this. With a shout he dived in front of the sword aimed at JD's chest and took it in the leg instead, as he was falling he managed to skewer JD's opponent in the chest.
"Buck!" JD screamed in fear
Chris hearing this cursed vehemently and with renewed vigor attacked the slaver he was battling, while at the same time trying to work his way closer to the door so he could put the bar across it. With one man down, and the majority of the fighting left to himself and an inexperienced kitchen boy Chris was rethinking his earlier vow. The odds were not looking good and Chris knew when it was time to retreat and that time was now.
Meanwhile Buck was struggling to get up, using the wall and JD to balance himself. JD was stupefied, why had Buck jumped in front of that sword? So JD being JD came right out and asked him and the answer he got left him shaken.
"Because you're a kid, but you're my kid, and nobody messes with my kid!" Buck said hoarsely eyeing Chris's battle over JD's shoulder. Seeing Chris's nod at the only window in the room Buck got the hint and limped towards it.
"Excuse me kid, but it's time Ol' Buck made some renovations around here! I feel the need for a breeze." With that said he took a leg from a broken chair and smashed out the window. Glancing back at JD with a grin on his face he was startled to see that two of the slavers had broken away from their fight with Chris and were heading towards JD who had his back turned to them.
"JD, come here boy!" He said tensely. The slavers seeing this began to run at the two men standing by the window. Buck moved protectively in front of JD and held up his bloodied sword.
Looking back over his shoulder at JD who was standing by the broken out window he curtly told him "Jump, boy, jump." "Nigh, Buck and leave ye two behind. I think not." JD stammered nervously
Buck engaged the two men at the same time and once again issued his command of jump.
"I owe you a blood debt now, my honor wouldn't allow it. JD said more confidently now
"JUMP!" Buck screamed his face red with exertion has he battled the two men at once. The blood loss was getting to him and he was beginning to tire. JD hesitated for a moment looking back at the two men still fighting and with a scream of frustration Buck elbowed the boy out the window where he fell and hit the straw he had strategically moved their earlier.
"Chris, your next!" Buck shouted to the man still struggling to bar the door against the ten men still outside.
"Go ahead Buck!" Seeing Buck's look he added "Don't worry, I'm right behind you!"
Buck finished off the last man and pounding a bloody fist against his heart which Chris returned he jumped out the window and landed in the straw with a grimace of pain for his bad leg. There he meet JD who was waiting silently with their two horses and their gear which he had smuggled to the stables earlier. They made short work of loading the two war horses who were disgruntled at having to ride again so soon. JD was angry at Buck for pushing him but he knew now was not the time or the place to get in a fight. After loading the knight's gear he went into the shadows and returned with a short straggly horse that almost resembled a pony in stature.
Seeing Buck's grin he protested "Hey, I got her for a good deal, I outbid the glue maker." Buck just chuckled and rubbed the kid's head affectionately. Then as one they looked to the window where Chris still battled.
Meanwhile back up in the room Chris was battling for his life, he was dodging blades left and right as he struggled to close the door. Finally after what seemed to take hours but in reality was only five minutes or so he shut the door with a bang and slapped the cross beam across it. Hearing the banging and pounding coming from the other side he wisely moved both beds in front of the door as a blockade. Satisfied that it would at least hold them for a little while he crossed to the room to the window and jumped out landing neatly in the straw with a roll. He then joined his mounted companions and together they spurred their horses down the dark streets of Eagle Bend whose residents peered out of their windows at the commotion.
As they started across the meadow outside of the town JD innocently asked: "So where are we going anyways?"
"On the adventure of your life kid, the adventure of your life. If you don't get your fool self killed that is." Buck replied with a grin
The last sound the town of Eagle Bend heard was JD's loudly protested "Buck!!!"