The Western Nightmare

by Zaster21

John Marston is released from prison where he is called again to locate a outlaw taking over land and claiming that it's his. John Coronado ends up being Marston's new enemy. As soon as Marston finds out a plot to kill the mayor, Marston is the new public enemy while Coronado is in the limelight as he takes the Mayors spot and then puts a huge bounty on Marston.

2. Chapter 2: The Ranch's Death

As I was making my way to Blackwater I had to cut through Rio Bravo. I had to avoid seeing my lover Bonnie MacFarlane. She ended up finding out that I was imprisoned and she never saw me for five years. I didn't want to see what she was doing, I felt like she found a different man. So I was walking through Rio Bravo when I was approached by a woman and it was Bonnie. She had blonde hair and green eyes. She was beautiful abd she looked happy.

"Bonnie?" I asked.

"Hi John." she responded.

"I.. I.." I started to stumble with my words.

"I know you were imprisoned and our ranch was burned." Bonnie said.

"How?"

"The story goes that me and the helping hands were taking livestock until I heard gunshots. I thought it was just one of the Marshalls killing a outlaw but then I saw men dressed in all black where the started to shoot at us. I was really lucky that my shotgun was with me. I started to shoot then my men started to get shot one by one. I got on to old Betsy, my new white horse, then I rode off to get to the top of the mountain to see what was going on then I saw my dad get dragged out of the house. I saw this man. The Traveler. He started to tell my dad that he owed him like a lot of gold and he started to abuse him and he asked where I was and he shot my dad in the head. I saw them light the house on fire." Bonnie told me.

"The Traveler?" I said. The Traveler was this man who takes over land and claims that it's his. The real name is unknown. I don't know if he's like The Superior Outlaw. He takes everything away from landowners and even Marshalls.

"Yes. He started to say that I should be his girlfriend and I didn't want to be his girlfriend. I knew I had to break you out. This happened just 2 days ago. I lost everything and when I went to Armadillo, you weren't there."

"Well turns out that people like The Traveler doesn't suffer." I said then I had a flashback where I saw the face of The Traveler.

When I was young I remember when my parents were killed The Traveler said "You suffer like me." I remember the harsh deep voice and that the man who was The Traveler would of killed me.

"The Traveler? I met him when I was like 8 or 9. He killed my parents. This is crazy. Did you encounter him?

"No I never even remember hearing about this creep. That's why my brother was killed by him. I heard that you were blamed for the killing of a young girl as well as attempted murder. I know you, you're not a killer." Bonnie stated. I started to think of what the hell would happen if she would find out about me killing all of those people. I didn't want her to find out. The problem was that I knew someone who knew The Traveler.

"We need to meet Dickens. He knows The Traveler." I said.

"I need answers."