I apologize for not getting this up sooner. I wanted to get this up last week but life has been busy as of late. I will try to get the next chapter up quicker next time.

The following morning as Reid was still looking for clues that would help him find Pitch and his gang he noticed someone that looked similar to Anna walking to the bank. The only problem was despite the fact that this person was dressed exactly like Anna and their hairstyle exactly the same, this person was far to tall to be her.

That instantly barred Reid's attention and he followed the mysterious person, but at a safe enough distance so he wouldn't attract attention.

When the mysterious person walked into the bank Reid sat down on a stool inside and just listened to what the person said.

"Hello" The person said in a obviously fake feminine voice that Reid could tell wasn't Anna's. And considering how bad the fake voice was he didn't think that the person inside that dress was even female.

"How may I help you today mam." The bank clerk asked

"I would like to take out a life insurance policy please."

"And who's life insurance policy would you like to take out?"

"My mother's Brittany Winters. And can you put the money in the name of Anna Winters."

"Absolutely, anything else?"

"No that will be it." The fake Anna said

"A life insurance policy?" Reid gasped to himself. "What the hell are these people planning?" Reid had to find out who was under that drag, he needed to know just what this person was planning,

Whatever it was Reid figured it wasn't good. First thing however, he needed to get a look at the person's face. So as the person was starting to walk out, Reid got up and faked accidentlly bumping into the person.

"Oh I am so sorry madam." Reid said faking a apoligy as he got a good look at the person's face. It wasn't Anna's that much he could tell, it looked more masculine, Reid knew he had seen that face before on a wanted poster, but with the wig covering part of his face Reid couldn't quite make out who it was.

"Out of my way fool." The guy said now in a masculine voice, temporarily forgetting he was supposed to mimic Anna.

Reid definetly recognized that voice, and he thought he knew who was under there. But he had to make sure. He had to see him unmasked. Reid continued to follow him at a safe distance until the guy walked into a stagecoach.

Reid hid behind some bushes as he watched the guy take off his wig and and revealed himself to be Hans.

"Get us out of here Cavendish." Hans said as Cavendish drove the coach off, unaware that Reid was watching them.

There was no doubt anymore that something foul was going on with Hans and the rest of Pitch's gang. and whatever it was one thing was for sure, Anna and her family was in grave danger.

"There it is." Jack told Elsa as he pointed to a building resting on a hill about three hundred meters away. "That is where Pitch and his men should be hiding. You ready to end this Elsa."

"Let's kill these bastards." Elsa said as him and Jack rode toward the direction of the hill, ready to take out Pitch once and for all.

Little did they know that from inside the hideout, one of Pitch's thugs, a tall, slender and pale skinned man with spiky hair spotted the two of them coming through a telescope.

"Boss!" The guy said "Jack Frost and the Winter's eldest daughter have been spotted coming our way."

"How long till they get here Hades?" Pitch asked

"They are about three hundred meters north of us."

"Let them come." Pitch said "We will have a ambush waiting for them when they arrive. Get Frollo, Nottingham and everybody else ready Hades. Once Jack and the Winter girl arrives they will burn."

"As you say boss."

Ten minutes later Jack and Elsa reached the hideout and the two of them drew there guns ready for a bloodshed. Neither of them noticed that Hades was watching them from the bushes through the scope of his gun.

"Got a lock on the targets boss." Hades said to Pitch who was crouched next to him behind the bushes. "Should I take the shot?"

"Not yet." Pitch said, "Wait till they get off their horses. I might want to keep their horses when we are done with them."

"Let's get this over with." Elsa said as she stepped off her horse and headed toward the front entrance of the house. But she immediately stopped when Jack raised his right hand as a signal to stop. He heard something from inside the bushes.

"What is it Jack?" Elsa asked

"I thought I heard the cocking of a gun." Jack said as he turned his head slowly toward the bushes. That's when he spotted a shadowy figure from inside the bush, it was a ambush, they knew they were coming.

"It's a ambush!" Jack called out. "Get down Elsa!"

"Now!" Pitch screamed and Hades fired his gun, just missing Jack and Elsa as Jack pulled Elsa down to the ground to avoid getting shot.

"Run" Jack said as he picked Elsa up off the ground and ran to take shelter behind a boulder, all while shooting back at the men ambushing them.

"How did they know we were coming?" Elsa asked as the two of them hid behind a boulder and shot at the gang.

"I don't know Elsa." Jack replied as he reloaded his gun. "But somebody tipped them off."

"Come out of hiding Jack," Pitch said "It's no use, your surrounded. Give up peacefully and the two of you might still be able to leave this place alive."

"Like hell you're going to let us walk," Elsa shot back. "You are going to have us killed just like you had my father killed."

"Now Elsa your father brought his death on himself." Pitch replied. "He had his chance to surrender his land peacefully to us but he refused. Then he dared fire his gun at my men. So his death was his own fault. But your right I am going to kill you even if you surrender, but only because I see you as a threat."

"You won't be seeing anything for much longer!" Elsa screamed as she got up from her hiding place to take them head on.

"Elsa, what are you doing get down!" Jack said. But Elsa didn't listen, she was to mad, she was desperate to take them out.

"I am not hiding from these guys, they are going to die, tonight!" Elsa replied as she was opening fire on Pitch's men. One guy fired a shot at her but it just zipped over Elsa's shoulders. Elsa replied by firing a shot right between the eyes. Another man pointed his gun at her but Elsa spotted it and ducked as she got a shot off before he did, shooting him twice in the chest.

She was so distracted taking out that one guy however, that she didn't see Frollo point a gun to her from behind until she felt a bullet hit her right in the back of her left shoulder.

"ELSA!" Jack screamed as she saw Elsa fall to the ground, clinching her shoulder. Frollo pointed the gun to her again as she laid on the ground, but before he could take the kill shot Pitch put a hand on his right shoulder and stopped him.

"Don't kill her, not yet at least. Not like this."

Jack was now steaming. He didn't know if Elsa was still alive or not but the sense of not knowing caused the same flame he felt when he lost Sophie. He ran out from behind the rock and started gunning them down like dogs, hitting them point blank in the eye not even breaking a sweat. He was not going to lose another girl he cared about, not again, he didn't think he could handle it.

After taking down five of Pitch's men he pointed the gun at Frollo, the man who shot Elsa. But just as Jack was about to pull the trigger and leave him laying in a pull of blood Jack suddenly felt his head spinning again, he was having another spell.

"No, not now." Jack cried as he rubbed his forehead trying to get the pain to stop. But it only intensified, his vision blurred and he fell to his knees as his body started shaking violently. Jack tried to keep a hold of his gun, and he tried to aim it at Frollo but his body was shaking to bad for him to even keep a hold of it.

"What's wrong Jack?" Frollo laughed. "You don't look so good." Frollo then shot Jack in the shoulder causing him to fall to the ground, still shaking like a leaf.

"Hold your fire men," Jack heard a voice say that he knew sounded familiar, but in his current state there was no way he could say who it belonged to. But when his vision started to come back to him he saw the person walking up to him and Jack's eyes widened. No it couldn't be?

"It's like I told you before you left Jack!" Nottingham said as he reached where Jack Frost lay. "Do not trust anybody." Then Nottingham struck Jack over the back of the head with his gun and Jack went out cold.

Twenty minutes later Jack woke up to find himself tied up in a chair next to Elsa, his hands bound behind him and his feet tied together. The two of them were in some sort of shed but they didn't exactly no where exactly they were.

"Where the hell are we?" Jack asked

"You are in our old storage shed Jack." Nottingham laughed as he walked up to Jack and punched him in the face.

"Why don't you just go ahead and kill me?" Jack said as he spit up blood.

"Oh we will." Nottingham said "But Pitch wanted to make sure your death was as painful as possible. He wants you to burn."

"So that explains why you have us tied inside this old shed huh?" Elsa asked

"Precisely." Nottingham said. "You two are a threat to our plan."

"And just what is your plan anyway?" Elsa asked curiously.

"Why to take control of Colby of course." Nottingham said

"And just how does taking my ranch help you take control of Colby anyway?"

"You see deary unlike most other cities in Texas ranchers actually make a lot of money off their profits. While Ranches in other cities struggle to make a profit with droughts or famines. Ranches In Colby thrive in business. You make over three hundred dollars just on one of your cows. You also get a percentage of whatever meat or vegetable from your ranch sells at the local stores. Don't you see Elsa, you ranchers have a big impact on Colby's economy.

But it's not just the ranches in this city that we want. How do you think I got to be sheriff of this godforsaken town? Pitch had the previous one killed and with just enough push was able to force me into the Sheriff's seat. We also have the position of Judge, Jail Warden, and most of the high positions in Colby under our control. The only one still left to take is Mayor. And once we take your Ranch we will have Mayor North killed, and Pitch will take up the mantle of Mayor and Colby will be under our full control."

"You will never take my ranch!" Elsa roared.

"Oh but we will Elsa!" Nottingham said "Pitch has Hans and some of our men heading that way right now. They will burn your ranch to the ground, have your mother and whoever else is unfortunate to get in their way gunned down. And once it is all settled down your sister will be the one to take the fall for it."

"No!?" Elsa gasped

"Yes, you see Elsa, Hans made a important trip to the bank today disguised as your sister. While he was there he took out a life insurance policy for your mother. After your ranch is burned to the ground and your mother dead, the police will believe your sister did it to collect your mother's life insurance money. She will hang for her crimes and the Ranch will be auctioned off and Hans will buy the ranch for the highest price."

"You will not get away with this Nottingham." Jack growled. "You and everybody else in your pathetic gang are dead when I get out of this!"

"Oh but we will get away with it." Nottingham said as he opened the door to walk out. "The plus side for you two is, you won't be alive to see it."

"No!" Elsa cried as she struggled in her seat to get free from her bonds causing her and her chair to fall to the floor as Nottingham locked the door.

"Burn it to the ground!" Nottingham ordered as some of the lower ranks in the gang were dousing the shed in gasoline. Nottingham then lit a match and tossed it at the building and walked away as the the shed quickly found itself engulfed in flames.

"Goodbye Jack" Nottingham laughed to himself as he got on his horse and rode toward Colby.

I know I know! I am evil. I will try to get the next chapter up faster then this one but I can't make any promises.

If you want, please leave a review telling me how much of a sadist I am and I will see you later.