The Strange Affair of Amer Esper
By: Alatafirith
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Bonanza.
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Chapter One: The Brawl in the Bar
Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe Cartwright walked into the Silver Dollar Saloon and saw a small man who couldn't have been taller than five feet in his early twenties, fighting with five bigger men. The smaller man wore loose brown trousers, brown boots, a loose fitting cream colored shirt, gray gloves, a tan duster, a dark green lightweight scarf around his neck, and a dark brown hat pulled down to his eyebrows. He seemed to be handling himself pretty good; he was faster and more agile than the five guys he was fighting. A buxom blond saloon girl was standing fearfully in the corner, watching the fight, and the bartender was trying to get the six men to take it outside.
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Suddenly, while the man was engaged in a fistfight with one of his opponents, another one started to sneak up behind him.
"Look out!" the saloon girl shrieked.
The small man jumped up in the air, did a somersault in mid-air, and landed on the bar counter behind his would-be ambusher. His hat had fallen to the floor during his flip and everyone could see that the man had short strawberry blonde hair.
The five men advanced toward the bar. The small man leaped from the bar, and grabbed onto the overhead light fixture. He swung from the light, did another mid-air somersault, and landed a few feet away onto a table.
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The three Cartwrights decided to help the small man. Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe joined the man at the table, making it four against five, which were fairer odds than one against five. Together, Adam, Hoss, Little Joe, and the small man fought the five men and kicked them out of the bar.
"Thanks for your help," the man said, picking up his hat and putting it on his head, "I'm Amer Esper."
"Welcome to Virginia City, Amer," said Adam.
"Never saw a fellow take on five grown men well as you, Amer," said Hoss.
"Speaking of which, why were you fighting with those men, anyway?" asked Little Joe.
"They was hasslin' that lady over there," Amer said, gesturing toward the saloon girl, who had come towards the four men to thank Amer.
Amer's turquoise eyes flashed indignantly as he spoke.
"Thank you so much, sir!" she said, "if there's anything I can do for you, you need only ask. My name is Cécile Warner."
"Amer Esper," said Amer, "it was no problem, Miss Warner. Do you know how to get over to the Ponderosa?"
"Why, those gentlemen should be able to tell you," said Cécile, "they're Ben Cartwright's boys!"
"This must be my lucky day!" exclaimed Amer, "I had come in here for a drink and directions for the Ponderosa, and then those men started hasslin' Miss Warner, so I decided to teach them some manners, and then you fellas came in."
"Well, Amer, we'll take you to the Ponderosa with us," said Adam.
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