I DO NOT OWN HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS.
Pike County, Kentucky. 2 Weeks later.
The woods were quiet as Parris and Squirrel hunting Sam McCoy made their way through the brush, looking for that days meal.
"When ya think we gonna find some meat?" Squirrel asked as the two men walked.
"I dunno, there's usually a couple rabbits round here." Parris replied as the two men continued their search. Suddenly, they heard the sound of a twig snap. Both brothers turned around and gripped their rifles as Billie Jo Preston came into view, all dressed in black.
"Well well, what do we have here?" he asked as his eyes shone with wickedness. "What you boys doing round these parts?"
"This here's McCoy country, we're of the McCoy family." Sam stated.
"Then you've been helping Jed Graham avoid justice for killing my pa." At this, it finally dawned on the brothers who they were dealing with.
"You Billy Jo Preston!" Parris shouted.
"Ya killed our aunt Betty, ya son of a bitch!" Sam yelled as both men raised their rifles, but before they could shoot, Billie Jo felled both of them with his revolver. As Billie Jo walked over to the bodies, he was flagged by his posse. He grinned with glee as he knelt down and scalped both of the McCoys. Holding their scalps in each hand, he let out a loud injun yell. He was willing to kill as many McCoys as he had to in order to get a showdown with Jed Graham.
(Tolbert's POV)
A couple hours later, Tolbert McCoy and his brother Pharmer were walking to his still. Business had been erratic due to the rising popularity of Johnse Hatfield's moonshine and it was pissing Tolbert off.
"How much farther Tolbert?" Pharmer asked.
"Ya whine about the walk every time!" Tolbert complained.
"Because it's a pain every time!" Pharmer complained in return.
"Button yer lip n' tough it out." his brother ordered as The two kept walking until Pharmer stopped dead in his tracks.
"Tolbert!" He yelled as the eldest McCoy brother came over and saw the bodies of Sam and Parris. they had been shot and scalped.
"That son of a bitch Preston done this!" Tolbert exclaimed.
"Scalped 'em like he was an injun." Pharmer said nervously.
"We gotta tell poppy 'bout this." Tolbert decided as they slung the bodies on the back of Tolbert's horse and made their way back to the McCoy main house.
(Jed's POV)
Jed and Alifair had brought lil' Randall over for a family visit and everyone was still fussing over the baby. Even Perry Cline was there; Jed wasn't happy about handing off his child to the slimy lawyer, but did so to appease Randall.
"I think he'll grow to be a strong young man." Perry remarked as Randall nodded.
"Hopefully, he's strong 'nough ta kill Hatfields." Jim remarked which earned a chuckle from Calvin and Bud. As everyone was having a pleasant time, Tolbert and Pharmer burst through the door.
"Poppy, he killed 'em!" Pharmer exclaimed out of breath.
"What ya talking bout?" Randall asked with a confused look on his face.
"That devil Billie Jo Preston done it." Tolbert insisted. "He laid in wait for Parris and Sam n' then he shot n' scalped em."
"That damn savage." Randall muttered as he spit on the floor. Jed was filled with guilt at the prospect of two more people dying because of him.
"He's killed too many o' our kin poppy." Jim decided. "We need to finish this once n' fer all."
"Jim's right, we need ta kill this bastard!" Tolbert exclaimed.
"I could send a letter to governor Buckner explaining our situation and see if we could get your boys deputized." Perry offered. That way, we could have state wide support in our war against Billie Jo Preston."
"Do it, we need to bring the Lord's justice down on this spawn of Hell!" Randall agreed as the McCoy clan prepared themselves for war.
NEXT TIME, JED HAS BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF BEFORE THE MCCOYS MOBILIZE. REVIEWS NEEDED AND APPRECIATED.