Title: Aftershocks
Author: Cindy Ryan
Notes: See part one
"Lou, there's nothing you can do."Kid stated quietly as he caught up with his fiance at the enterance to the resturant. Everyone else was filing past them out into the street.
Lou shook her head tears forming. "There has to be something, Kid. We just can't let him die for nothing."
Kid started to place his arm around Lou. "Let me take you home, Lou. You need to rest."
Lou shook away his grasp. "I have to do something, Kid."
Kid could only watch as Lou made her way through the crowd to Judge Thompson.
******
"Any last words, Hickock?"Thompson asked as the hangman placed the noose around Jimmy's neck.
Jimmy forced himself not to look at Lou. As much as he wanted her face to be the last one he saw Jimmy couldn't take the hurt and anger he knew he'd find there.
"No."Jimmy stated quietly.
"Please, Your Honor."Lou pleaded as she reached the Judge's side. "This isn't right...."
"Very well."Thompson acknowledged ignoring Lou. "James Butler Hickock. You are sentanced to be hanged by the neck until you are dead......"
"FIRE!!"Someone shouted causing the crowd to turn.
Kid followed the crowd's gaze and saw the horseless wagon racing toward them engulfed in flames. He looked toward the roof of the closest building and saw Cody poised rifle trained on the noose.
Kid quickly reached Lou's side and started to pull her away from the crowd.
"Kid, what are you doing?"Lou asked. "I have to make the judge see...."
Kid placed a gentle hand on her shoulder and turned her toward Cody. "Lou, look."
Lou looked up and saw Cody and smiled. She followed Kid back across the street to the safety of the awning of the resturant.
*******
"Get water!"A deputy shouted.
"It's headed toward the bank!"
Cody checked his aim once more and squeezed the trigger.
Once Cody shot the rope of the noose Jimmy stumbled on platform. He ripped the remaining piece rope from his neck and jumped down behind the platform.
"One of these days, Hickock we're going to let you hang."Cody stated with a grin as he joined Jimmy. He leveled his rifle and fired off several shots.
"You'd miss me."
"Get him out of here, Cody."Teaspoon ordered as he came to stand at Jimmy's right gun raised.
Jimmy glared at the older man. "I told you I wasn't runnin', Teaspoon."
"This isn't the time or place to argue."Teaspoon replied as they ducked a round of gunfire from Wilcox's deputies.
Jimmy shook his head as he fired off a few shots. "This ends today, Teaspoon. One way or the other."
Teaspoon nodded. "Wilcox, call off your men and we'll talk."
Wilcox smirked. "Nothin' to discuss. All of you are under arrest."
"Come make the arrest."Cody called with a grin as he fired off several rounds.
Buck and Noah joined them taking positons behind the hangman's platform.
"We've had worse odds."Buck commented.
Noah ducked as a couple bullets nicked the wood in front of him. "We better find a way to even them or we'll be here all day."
"This won't last that long."Teaspoon muttered as he looked over at Kid.
Kid met Teaspoon's gaze and nodded. Part of him still didn't want to help Jimmy but he owed it to the others.
Kid looked over at Lou. "Let's go. I have an idea."
Author: Cindy Ryan
Notes: See part one
"Lou, there's nothing you can do."Kid stated quietly as he caught up with his fiance at the enterance to the resturant. Everyone else was filing past them out into the street.
Lou shook her head tears forming. "There has to be something, Kid. We just can't let him die for nothing."
Kid started to place his arm around Lou. "Let me take you home, Lou. You need to rest."
Lou shook away his grasp. "I have to do something, Kid."
Kid could only watch as Lou made her way through the crowd to Judge Thompson.
******
"Any last words, Hickock?"Thompson asked as the hangman placed the noose around Jimmy's neck.
Jimmy forced himself not to look at Lou. As much as he wanted her face to be the last one he saw Jimmy couldn't take the hurt and anger he knew he'd find there.
"No."Jimmy stated quietly.
"Please, Your Honor."Lou pleaded as she reached the Judge's side. "This isn't right...."
"Very well."Thompson acknowledged ignoring Lou. "James Butler Hickock. You are sentanced to be hanged by the neck until you are dead......"
"FIRE!!"Someone shouted causing the crowd to turn.
Kid followed the crowd's gaze and saw the horseless wagon racing toward them engulfed in flames. He looked toward the roof of the closest building and saw Cody poised rifle trained on the noose.
Kid quickly reached Lou's side and started to pull her away from the crowd.
"Kid, what are you doing?"Lou asked. "I have to make the judge see...."
Kid placed a gentle hand on her shoulder and turned her toward Cody. "Lou, look."
Lou looked up and saw Cody and smiled. She followed Kid back across the street to the safety of the awning of the resturant.
*******
"Get water!"A deputy shouted.
"It's headed toward the bank!"
Cody checked his aim once more and squeezed the trigger.
Once Cody shot the rope of the noose Jimmy stumbled on platform. He ripped the remaining piece rope from his neck and jumped down behind the platform.
"One of these days, Hickock we're going to let you hang."Cody stated with a grin as he joined Jimmy. He leveled his rifle and fired off several shots.
"You'd miss me."
"Get him out of here, Cody."Teaspoon ordered as he came to stand at Jimmy's right gun raised.
Jimmy glared at the older man. "I told you I wasn't runnin', Teaspoon."
"This isn't the time or place to argue."Teaspoon replied as they ducked a round of gunfire from Wilcox's deputies.
Jimmy shook his head as he fired off a few shots. "This ends today, Teaspoon. One way or the other."
Teaspoon nodded. "Wilcox, call off your men and we'll talk."
Wilcox smirked. "Nothin' to discuss. All of you are under arrest."
"Come make the arrest."Cody called with a grin as he fired off several rounds.
Buck and Noah joined them taking positons behind the hangman's platform.
"We've had worse odds."Buck commented.
Noah ducked as a couple bullets nicked the wood in front of him. "We better find a way to even them or we'll be here all day."
"This won't last that long."Teaspoon muttered as he looked over at Kid.
Kid met Teaspoon's gaze and nodded. Part of him still didn't want to help Jimmy but he owed it to the others.
Kid looked over at Lou. "Let's go. I have an idea."
