Chapter 7-Valentine
Colt was in Blackwater. He walks into the Sheriff's office. "Mr. Miltion Mr. Ross," Colt says to the two agents.
"What have you found?" Ross asks.
"Nothing. This gang is good at hiding. No robberies no murders no fights," Colt tells them.
"Yeah, that does not surprise me. We have something to lure them out, though," Milton says.
"What?" Colt asks.
"Sean Macquarie. We found him, and now we're going to use them as bait to lure them in," Milton says.
"How are you going to get them here?" Colt asks them.
"They probably will hear about it pretty soon. It will also be in the newspaper I bet they have gang members we don't know about in Blackwater," Milton says.
"Yes, I bet they do. What do you want me to do?" Colt asks.
"Stay in Valintine. If they are there, you will see if. Remember to follow them to Van der Linde," Milton says.
"Of course," Colt says before he leaves. He gets on Thea and rides out of Blackwater.
Camp
Arthur walks over to Uncle and kicks him. "Careful not to work yourself to death there, Uncle," Arthur says to the old man as he stands up.
"I was thinking," Uncle says
"Does it pay well?" Arthur asks.
"Eventually," Uncle says.
"So, While the rest of us are busy stealing, killing, lying fight to try to survive, you get to think all-day," Arthur says to Uncle.
"It's a strange world we live in. Arthur Morgan," Uncle says.
"Do you wanna head into town see if we can find anything out?" Arthur asks the older man.
"Sure, I got some errands to run," Uncle says.
"Great go check the horse are ready," Artur tells Uncle. Uncle sighs before he walks away.
"If you're gonna take the old man in town, could you take us too?" Karen asks. Arthur lights a cigarette.
"Why what do you have planned?" Arthur asks.
"Nothing we'll find something for y'all to do. We always do," Karen says.
"We're bored out of our minds. Been cooped up here for two weeks now," Mary-Beth says. "Karen's ready to about murder Grimshaw," Mary-Beth says.
"Can Miss Grimshaw spare you?" Arthur asks.
"Can Miss Grimshaw spare you?" What happened to you, Arthur? Three young, healthy women want you to take 'em robbing, and you're worried about house. Let's go!" Karen says.
"Fair enough, you got me. Come on, get in. I'm gonna go talk to Dutch," Arthur says before he walks over to Dutch's tent.
"You seen Colt?" Artur asks Dutch, who looks up at him.
"Left late last night. Said he needed to go check in with the Pinkertons see if they heard anything on Sean," Dutch says. Arthur nods. "Also asked him to look for Lenny and Micah," Dutch tells Arthur, who nods before he heads over to the girls.
With Colt
Colt was riding on the trail when someone ran into him on his horse, knocking him and the other man on the ground. Colt gets up and looks at the young man. "You okay?" Colt asks him.
"Yea, I'm fine," The man says as he holds his shoulder.
"No, you're not. What's your name, son?" Colt asks.
"Lenny," The man says.
"Lenny Summers, by any chance?" Colt asks. Lenny looks at him for a moment before he pulls out his gun.
"Woah, kid. I'm with Dutch," Colt says. Lenny lowes his gun. "Your shoulder is popped out of place. I'll take you to Valentine to get your arm fixed, and then I'll take you to camp," Colt says to Lenny, who nods as he gets back on his horse. Colt gets on Thea. "Can you ride, okay?" Colt asks.
"Just fine," Lenny says as they start to ride slowly. "How did you end up with Dutch?" Lenny asks.
"I'm a bounty hunter. I was hired by the Pinkertons to hunt Dutch down," Colt says. Lenny puts his hand on his gun. "I'm not finished," Colt says. "I'm friends with Sadie, and I was friends with her husband. She left a note for me at her house. I tracked down Mr. Escaulla and Mr. Smith and got a meeting with Dutch. The agreement was I can come in freely if I give them information on the Pinkertons. I've been with the gang for about three weeks now. Also, I'm Arthur's brother," Colt says to him. Lenny looks at him.
"Arthur has a brother?" Lenny asks.
"Yeah. We got separated when he was fifteen. Why were you in such a hurry?" Colt asks him.
"I imagine Dutch or Arthur has mentioned Micah," Lenny says.
"Arthur described him as a hot-headed idiot, and from what I have read on him, I agree," Colt tells him.
"Well, he met some friends and got himself arrested. They want to hang him," Lenny tells him.
"I imagine you want to break him out," Colt says.
"Of course," Lenny says.
"Look, Micah will want revenge on the town if we break him out in town. A lot of people will die unnecessarily," Colt says.
"So, what we let him hang?" Lenny asks.
"No. But we need another plan. Once that does not require all those people to die," Colt says. Lenny nods as they ride forward.
Valentine
Arthur Uncle Tilly Karen and Mary-Beth ride into town. "Smell those sheep," Tilly says
"Or is that Uncle?" Karen asks.
"Very funny," Uncle says.
"This is a decent little town," Mary-Beth says.
"You would know Arthur brought you here last week," Karen says. Mary-Beth laughs.
Look at all that snow on the mountains. Sure don't want to be back up there," Mary-Beth says.
"You think we should have asked Molly to come with us? Tilly asks.
"Oh no, Miss O'Shea is far too high and mighty now for the likes of us or to do any real work. She's a society lady now," Karen says. "Okay, take a good look around, ladies. Let's see what we got here," Karen says as they turn the corner onto the main street.
"Sheriff's office on the right. Sure you and Colt could pick up some bounties there, Arthur," Uncle says.
"Heaven forbid you put your head on the line," Arthur says.
"That's a young man's game," Uncle says.
"Oh yes, we can get up to some mischief here, alright," Tilly says.
"Just remember keep a low profile," Arthur says.
"Will you remember that, though. Arthur?" Karen asks.
"Probably not," Arthur says.
"Let's park up down the end there, near the stables," Uncle says. Arthur stops the wagon. "Alright, here we are just like I said. The cultural center of civilization. Man at his finest," Uncle says.
"Uncle, What are we doing?" Arthur asks.
"Well, we're gonna do what any self-respecting maniac does put the woman to work," Uncle says.
"With pleasure, we'll start at the saloon," Karen says.
"Okay, just stay outta trouble and don't get yourselves noticed," Arthur says.
"Right, I need to get something from the stores," Uncle says.
"Okay, we'll see you at the general store when you're done," Arthur says.
"Come on, ladies imagine we're in Paris," Karen says as she Mary-Beth and Tilly walk away.
"So that's how you see yourself is it? A maniac?" Arthur asks.
"Well, in my youth, I used to be known as the one-shot kid," Uncle says as they walk.
"Okay... I'm not gonna ask why," Arthur says.
"You're a sad man, Arthur Morgan. But I know you love me," Uncle says.
"Desperately... you're my favorite parasite. No... ringworm's my favorite parasite. You're my second favorite parasite," Arthur says.
"Very funny," Uncle says.
"I lied... ringworm, then rats with the plague then you," Arthur says.
"Shut up, this is the place come on," Uncle says. After they finish shopping, they sit on a bench, and Arthur takes a nap. Arthur wakes up when Mary-Beth came over.
"Gentlemen. I think I got something good. I snuck into this fancy house and acted like a service girl. Usually works. Someone was saying her sister was taking a trip from New York or someplace. A train full of rick tourists head to Saint-Denis and then cruising off to Brazil," Mary-Beth tells them.
"Okay," Arthur says.
"A train laden with baggage passing through a bit of deserted country at night as to get to the docks in time for tides in someplace called Scarlett Meadows," Mary-Beth says.
"Yeah, I know it, yeah, it's right out near New Hanover. Right, it's real quiet out there," Uncle says.
"Sounds good. Where's Tilly and Karen?" Arthur asks.
"I think at the hotel they were picking up some drunken fellers that they were gonna rob," Mary-Beth tells him.
"Why?" Arthur asks.
"Seemed easy. They have been gone for quite a while," Mary-Beth says.
"I guess I'll go see if there's any trouble," Arthur says as he gets up.
"There's Tilly over there," Mary-Beth says. They see Tilly getting dragged to the site of the hotel. "That does not look ideal," Mary-Beth says.
"Excuse me," Arthur says as he walks towards the hotel. "Get your hands off her friend," Arthur says to the man holding Tilly.
"Who are you?" The man asks.
"A friend of mine," Tilly tells the man.
"Get off her," Arthur says.
"Or what, exactly?" The man asks.
"You wanna find out?" Arthur asks.
"You're making a big mistake Tilly Jackson," The Man says.
"Just get lost," Tilly says. The man leaves.
"Go wait with Uncle and Mary-Beth across the street," Arthur tells her.
"Okay, thanks, Arthur," Tilly says before she leaves. Arthur then walks into the hotel.
"I'm looking for a girl who came in here earlier with a drunker feller. Mid-twenties blond, you'd remember her," Arthur says.
"Yeah, they're in 2b upstairs. Are you a friend of his?" The man asks.
"A friend of hers," Arthur says before he walks upstairs. Arthur walks to the door and tries to open it. It was locked, so he kicked it open.
"Who are you," The man asks as Karen was on the ground after being hit.
"A friend of hers," Arthur says.
"Get out of here, buddy. I paid," The man says.
"Ain't paid to hit her," Arthur says before he punches the man in the face knocking him out. Arthur and Karen walk outside Karen, telling him about the bank.
"Thank you, Arthur. I don't much like being saved," Karne says. They walk over to the others.
"You okay," Tilly asks Karen.
"Yeah," Karen says.
"Hey, who's that guy over there looking at us?" Mary-Beth asks.
"Weren't you in Blackwater a few weeks back?" The man asks.
"Me? No sir. Ain't from there," Arthur says.
"No, you were. I definitely saw you with a bunch of fellers," The man says.
"Me? No. Impossible. Listen, buddy, come here a minute," Arthur says.
"I saw you," The man says before he rides off.
"Go get the girls home," Arthur tells the man before he leaves on a horse he stole. He chases the man until he falls off a cliff the man holds onto the edge. Arthur helps him up.
"I'm a mess," The man says.
"Well, you ain't dead," Arthur says.
"There is that," The man says. "Jimmy Brooks," Jimmy says.
"I think it's best for both of us if we pretend this never happened," Arthur says.
"I agree. You saved my life. You're a good man," Jimmy says before he pulls out a pen and hands it to Arthur. "It's one of them steel ones," Jimmy says.
"That's very kind of you. But I'm not a good man. Jimmy Brooks not usually. You see, I was in Blackwater. I kill people, and maybe I should have killed you. Should I have killed you, Jimmy Brooks?" Arthur asks.
Me? I never saw you not now, not ever. I think we have an understanding?" Jimmy asks.
"Of course we do. Jimmy Brooks. I will remember that. I've got a good memory," Arthur says. Jimmy leaves. Arthur walks to the horse he stole to return it.
That is the next chapter. Thanks for reading. As of right now, the pairing will be Colt and Sadie and Arthur and Mary-Beth. Tell me how you feel or if you have any more ideas. Thanks for reading. Until next time.
