Here is another chapter. I don't know how many chapters I'll finish, probably around chapter around either 9 or 10.

Part: 4

Mr. Becker got up and then walked downstairs without checking on his son, Templeton. He knew Templeton isn't his son, but he raises him as his own. He walked into the kitchen and sat down to eat breakfast.

"Mr. Skyler, will you go get my son?" Mr. Becker asked. "It's time for his breakfast.

"Yes, sir."

Mr. Skyler, the butler went upstairs to get Templeton, opened the door and walked in the room. He walked up to the crib and saw an empty crib he rush out of the room and then ran downstairs to tell his boss that Templeton is gone.

"Sir, Templeton is gone," Skyler said.

"What?!" Mr. Becker yelled. "Who has him? Where's that maid?"

"She left last night to go home," Skyler explained. "It was her last day yesterday."

"Oh. what about those men was here yesterday?"

"I don't know, they were here for Samantha," Skyler said. "But it's won't hurt us to check it out."

"Okay. Tell the men to check them out at the hotel and report back to me."

"Yes, sir."

Skyler walked outside to tell the men to go to town to see if the men are still in town. Two men got on their horse and left the ranch.

A few minutes later, they arrived in town, went up to the front of the rail, stepped off their horse, ties it up, and walked inside the hotel. They walked up to the hotel clerk.

"What can I do for you, sir?" Clerk asked.

"Those two still here?" Brad asked.

"No, they've checked out last night," Sam answered.

"What about the toddler? Did you see him with them?"

"No, I haven't seen the toddler, sir. I'm sorry," Sam explained. "But I did see the mohawk guy walked out of the front door and didn't see the skinny guy with him."

"What about Ms. Harris? Did she came through the front door with the toddler?" Brad asked.

"No, sir."

"What about the back door? Maybe she walked in the back door," Brad said. "The skinny guy could go out to the back door, can he?"

"I just told you, I've never seen him go out or her coming in the back door. I was doing something else in the back of the room."

"Can we go checked it out?"

"Sure go right ahead."

Brad and Frank walked out of the hotel and got on their horse and then went behind the back alley. They stepped down from the horse and they saw the wagon track. They got back on their horse and left the area.

A few minutes later, they ride back to the house. Brad stepped down from the horse and then went inside the house went straight to the office and walked inside.

Mr. Becker looked up and saw Brad walked in.

"Well, do you talked to the clerk?" Mr. Becker asked.

"Yes and he says, he hasn't seen the maid coming in the front door," Brad explained. "The men have checked out last night and he hasn't seen Templeton."

"Don't mean they have him!" Mr. Becker shouted. "What about the back door?"

"I did check it out, there was a wagon track on the ground heading west," Brad said.

"Let's go. Brad, go saddle my horse," Mr. Becker ordered. "And tell the men to get ready."

"Yes, sir."

Brad walked out of the house and tell the men to get the horses ready. The men got the horses ready for them and their boss except for Brad and Frank, Mr. Becker walked out of the house and got on his horse and left the ranch to find his son.

*Outside New York, getting close to Chicago.*

Templeton screamed the way, Murdock hurting his back. B.A. and Murdock can't figure what's wrong with him. He laid his head down on Murdock's shoulder.

"What's wrong with him?" B.A. asked. "He didn't cry all the way here."

"I know, he just woke up this morning. Hannibal said about Templeton being abused."

"Check the bruise on his body, maybe the reason he is crying."

Murdock nodded, he checked Templeton's body, he checked the arms and legs, no bruise and then checked his front, no bruise. He checked his back and saw the whipped and bruise on his back. He shows B.A. Templeton's back.

B.A. got so angry that he wants to hit somebody, "Mr. Becker will pay for what he did when I get my hands on him."

"Get in line." Murdock is angry too. He held the toddler is in his arms. Templeton fell asleep on Murdock's shoulder.

They finally arrived in B.A. hometown, he pulls up in front of the house. B.A. stepped down from the wagon and walked around the wagon, and looked up at Murdock.

"Do you want to stay here or come with me to pick up my mother and her stuff?" B.A. asked.

"I'll wait here 'till you come back with your mother," Murdock answered.

"Okay." B.A. walked up to his mama's house, opened the door, and then saw his mama packing her stuff, "Hi, mama."

Mama Baracus looked up and saw her son, "Hi, baby boy. how was the trip?"

"It went smooth. And you finish packing?" B.A. asked.

"Yes, I just finished my last packs. Can you loading it for me?"

"Sure, Mama." He picked her suitcase and loading it in the back of the wagon and then went back to pick up her last stuff and put is in the back of the wagon.

Mrs. Baracus saw Murdock holding the toddler, looked at her son confused.

"Who is this toddler?" Mrs. Baracus asked.

"This is Templeton Smith and we're taking him to Hannibal Smith who is his father," B.A. explained.

"He should be in the back," Mama Baracus said.

"Why?"

"He got a fever, young man." Mama Baracus looked at B.A.

"How do you know, mama?"

"Mama knows. Help me in the wagon and hands me the baby," Mama ordered. "Don't argue with me."

"Yes, mama." B.A. help his mama in the wagon and then Murdock hands Templeton to mama Baracus.

Mrs. Baracus touch Templeton's forehead and she knew has a fever. Murdock told her to looked at his back, so she lifts the shirt up and saw his back being whipped and she can't believe what she saw.

"Who would do this to a young child?" Mrs. Baracus asked. "How far is Wyoming?"

"Mr. Becker did this to him," B.A. explained. "It took us five days to get to New York and probably take more then five days get to Wyoming, depended on how fast we get there."

"Don't go too fast, we got a child here," Mrs. Baracus said. "And don't hurt the horse. Take your time."

"Yes, mama."

They left Illinois to heads towards Wyoming. Unknown to them, dark clouds are heading their way.