Chapter 2
Jim walks into Hawkins store and looks around. He looks at the stairs and sees Jake walking down the stairs with a box in his hands. Jakes goes to a counter and starts to put things in their place.
"Help you?" asked Jake.
"Yeah. I was looking for this rebel cowboy that came to earth, using his Molecular/Psonic powers to travel through time, in other words, to the western time. But the only thing I see is an old storekeeper," said Jim, smiling. Jake looks at him and smiles.
"Jim? Jim!!!" said Jake. He leaves the box on the counter and runs to Jim, laughing.
"Yeah, it's me!!!" said Jim, as he drops his things to the floor and laughs too. Jake hugs Jim.
"You're a week early, Boy," said Jake.
"Yeah. I got an express from Montressor to here and I got the splinters to show for it," said Jim.
"What happened here?" asked Jake, as he pointed to Jim's lips. Jim puts a finger on his lips and thought it was nothing.
"Huh. I hardly even noticed that. It was discrimination about something. I meet bunch of deep thinkers on the way over here," said Jim.
"Yeah. You look great," said Jake, as he hugs Jim again. Jake and Jim are in the next room. Jake was pouring a drink to Jim's glass. Jim starts to drink and noticed that the drink was too strong.
"Ooh. Grace makes this," said Jim.
"Uh-Uh," said Jake.
"Your Grace," said Jim.
"Yeah. Boston Texas cantus crewed," said Jake. Jim sighed and thought about the drink. Jakes looks at the photo album that Jim brought from Montressor. Smiles when he sees the pictures of their grandparents. "Look at them." He raises his glass in the air. "Here's to family. And what it takes to make one." Jim raises his glass in the air too.
"To family. Hope you guys are up there, together. Hope you're dancing," said Jim. Both of them take a drink. Jake sighs.
"So you brought all of this from Montressor? You'll stay awhile, right?" asked Jake.
"I was thinking if earth could use a reasonable person to bring justice," said Jim.
"Did grandpa made you join the firm? Tried that with me and bang, here I am," said Jake. Jim looked at his hands and to Jake. "He did, didn't he?" He took a sip of his drink.
"Well, we talked about it before hand," said Jim.
"That was his firm, Jim. His dreams. 2 months ago when we got in contact, you said that you wanted to help people like new mutants, now you want to be a lawyer?" asked Jake, in disbelieve.
"Justice is created by the Justice System, right?" asked Jim, as he got up from his seat and started to walk to the main room.
"Laws are created by the Justice System. Justice is created by men and women every day," said Jake.
"Hey, Jake. You know what you got in here?" asked Jim, as he picked up something from the counter and showed it to Jake. Jake looks at him and sighed.
"Uh....Rouge?" said Jake.
"Yes. You can't put lady's make up next to blasting powder. This has paraffin in it. Paraffin is an alkaline, man. One spark and you're looking for your kneecaps in the streets," said Jim.
"I knew that, mutant boy. That was a test to see if you were paying attention," said Jake.
"Yeah, I was," said Jim, as he walked back to his seat.
"Jake! We got them! We got them," said a voice, as the person came into the store.
"Where?" asked Jake, as he got up from his seat.
"Who the hell is this?" asked the guy, as he came into the room and pointed at Jim.
"This is my brother, Jim. Jim, meet Kansas City Haas," said Jake, as he put his vest on.
"Nice to meet you, Kansas," said Jim, as he extended his hand to him.
"That's because you don't know me," said Kansas. They laughed. He shook Jim's hand. "Nice to meet you. 2 days do ride north."
"Do the others know?" asked Jake, as he putted on his coat.
"They're just waiting outside. Grabbed your kit. Let's go," said Kansas. He pointed to Jim. "What about little Yankee Doodle here?"
"Sure," said Jim, smiling.
"No! No, you stay here. Let Grace fatten you up, play with little man. I'm sorry to run out like this on you just as you get here. But it's be a couple of days," said Jake, as he walks out of the room.
"Whoa. Whoa. Hold on there, cowboy. Where are you going?" asked Jim, as he walked with Jake and Kansas.
"We found the campsite and the fire arms that we were trying to find. They call themselves Regulators. These animals have been terracing people of their property for the incoming railroad station that's coming in," said Jake.
"Yeah. But why are you going after them?" asked Jim, as they walked out of the store.
"We're the Texas Rangers, kid. A voluntary origination bringing law and order to a lawless land," said Kansas, as they walked to their horses.
"You can't say it like that, Kansas. It feels like we're sitting at home and drinking milk all day," said Jake.
"Well, do you?" asked Kansas. "Joe bathes his ass in milk." All of them laugh. "Sorry, his donkey."
"Whoa. Jake, you're a cop!?" said Jim.
"No. There's s sheriff here in town. But he has jurisdiction in town," said Jake.
"And a little sack of courage," said Kansas, as he got on his horse.
"It's a job that needs doing. There's no one to do it but us. It's not a big deal," said Jake.
"Then if it's not a big deal, then let me come," said Jim.
"No. Since grandpa and grandma are gone, you're far away from Montressor, you're my responsibility," said Jake. "It's too dangerous. This is what rangers do. You're not a ranger. I'm only going to be gone for a couple of days." Jim nodded his head. He looked at his men. "Ok. Let's head out!" They rode off to find them.
"Couple of days," scoffed Jim. An idea bobbed in Jim's head and Jim smiled at the thought. He decided to go follow them.
Jim walks into Hawkins store and looks around. He looks at the stairs and sees Jake walking down the stairs with a box in his hands. Jakes goes to a counter and starts to put things in their place.
"Help you?" asked Jake.
"Yeah. I was looking for this rebel cowboy that came to earth, using his Molecular/Psonic powers to travel through time, in other words, to the western time. But the only thing I see is an old storekeeper," said Jim, smiling. Jake looks at him and smiles.
"Jim? Jim!!!" said Jake. He leaves the box on the counter and runs to Jim, laughing.
"Yeah, it's me!!!" said Jim, as he drops his things to the floor and laughs too. Jake hugs Jim.
"You're a week early, Boy," said Jake.
"Yeah. I got an express from Montressor to here and I got the splinters to show for it," said Jim.
"What happened here?" asked Jake, as he pointed to Jim's lips. Jim puts a finger on his lips and thought it was nothing.
"Huh. I hardly even noticed that. It was discrimination about something. I meet bunch of deep thinkers on the way over here," said Jim.
"Yeah. You look great," said Jake, as he hugs Jim again. Jake and Jim are in the next room. Jake was pouring a drink to Jim's glass. Jim starts to drink and noticed that the drink was too strong.
"Ooh. Grace makes this," said Jim.
"Uh-Uh," said Jake.
"Your Grace," said Jim.
"Yeah. Boston Texas cantus crewed," said Jake. Jim sighed and thought about the drink. Jakes looks at the photo album that Jim brought from Montressor. Smiles when he sees the pictures of their grandparents. "Look at them." He raises his glass in the air. "Here's to family. And what it takes to make one." Jim raises his glass in the air too.
"To family. Hope you guys are up there, together. Hope you're dancing," said Jim. Both of them take a drink. Jake sighs.
"So you brought all of this from Montressor? You'll stay awhile, right?" asked Jake.
"I was thinking if earth could use a reasonable person to bring justice," said Jim.
"Did grandpa made you join the firm? Tried that with me and bang, here I am," said Jake. Jim looked at his hands and to Jake. "He did, didn't he?" He took a sip of his drink.
"Well, we talked about it before hand," said Jim.
"That was his firm, Jim. His dreams. 2 months ago when we got in contact, you said that you wanted to help people like new mutants, now you want to be a lawyer?" asked Jake, in disbelieve.
"Justice is created by the Justice System, right?" asked Jim, as he got up from his seat and started to walk to the main room.
"Laws are created by the Justice System. Justice is created by men and women every day," said Jake.
"Hey, Jake. You know what you got in here?" asked Jim, as he picked up something from the counter and showed it to Jake. Jake looks at him and sighed.
"Uh....Rouge?" said Jake.
"Yes. You can't put lady's make up next to blasting powder. This has paraffin in it. Paraffin is an alkaline, man. One spark and you're looking for your kneecaps in the streets," said Jim.
"I knew that, mutant boy. That was a test to see if you were paying attention," said Jake.
"Yeah, I was," said Jim, as he walked back to his seat.
"Jake! We got them! We got them," said a voice, as the person came into the store.
"Where?" asked Jake, as he got up from his seat.
"Who the hell is this?" asked the guy, as he came into the room and pointed at Jim.
"This is my brother, Jim. Jim, meet Kansas City Haas," said Jake, as he put his vest on.
"Nice to meet you, Kansas," said Jim, as he extended his hand to him.
"That's because you don't know me," said Kansas. They laughed. He shook Jim's hand. "Nice to meet you. 2 days do ride north."
"Do the others know?" asked Jake, as he putted on his coat.
"They're just waiting outside. Grabbed your kit. Let's go," said Kansas. He pointed to Jim. "What about little Yankee Doodle here?"
"Sure," said Jim, smiling.
"No! No, you stay here. Let Grace fatten you up, play with little man. I'm sorry to run out like this on you just as you get here. But it's be a couple of days," said Jake, as he walks out of the room.
"Whoa. Whoa. Hold on there, cowboy. Where are you going?" asked Jim, as he walked with Jake and Kansas.
"We found the campsite and the fire arms that we were trying to find. They call themselves Regulators. These animals have been terracing people of their property for the incoming railroad station that's coming in," said Jake.
"Yeah. But why are you going after them?" asked Jim, as they walked out of the store.
"We're the Texas Rangers, kid. A voluntary origination bringing law and order to a lawless land," said Kansas, as they walked to their horses.
"You can't say it like that, Kansas. It feels like we're sitting at home and drinking milk all day," said Jake.
"Well, do you?" asked Kansas. "Joe bathes his ass in milk." All of them laugh. "Sorry, his donkey."
"Whoa. Jake, you're a cop!?" said Jim.
"No. There's s sheriff here in town. But he has jurisdiction in town," said Jake.
"And a little sack of courage," said Kansas, as he got on his horse.
"It's a job that needs doing. There's no one to do it but us. It's not a big deal," said Jake.
"Then if it's not a big deal, then let me come," said Jim.
"No. Since grandpa and grandma are gone, you're far away from Montressor, you're my responsibility," said Jake. "It's too dangerous. This is what rangers do. You're not a ranger. I'm only going to be gone for a couple of days." Jim nodded his head. He looked at his men. "Ok. Let's head out!" They rode off to find them.
"Couple of days," scoffed Jim. An idea bobbed in Jim's head and Jim smiled at the thought. He decided to go follow them.